[Event "VCCC"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2018-10-14"]
[White "Ruari Coffey"]
[Black "Omar Bashar"]
[WhiteElo "1487"]
[BlackElo "1800"]
[Result "0.5-0.5"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Bc4 e6 6.h3 a6 7.a4 Nbd7 8.Bb3 O-O 9.Be3 c5 10.O-O Qc7 {During the game I started to become a bit worried about my position. Not exactly sure why as looking back on it, it seems fine (R.C)} 11.Nd2 b6 12.d5 exd5 13.Nxd5 Nxd5 14.Bxd5 {The tempo I needed to save the b-pawn (R.C)} Rb8 15.c3 Nf6 16.Bb3 Bb7 17.f3 {White's kingside pawn structure is very weak but at least I have a dark squared bishop to help with the defence (R.C)} Rfe8 18.Bf2 {Bf4 was better (R.C)} d5 19.exd5 Bxd5 20.Bxd5 Nxd5 21.Ne4 Rbd8 22.Qc2 Be5 23.Rad1 Qc6 24.Rfe1 Kg7 25.Nd2 {White offered a draw and black accepted after much thought. Again, lucky to not be put on the spot as there were several f5 pushes with an advantage to black. (R.C)} {#d}