[Event "BCCC2019 B"] [Site "Mechanics Institute"] [Date "2019-04-25"] [White "Tom Oppenheim"] [Black "Sean Macak"] [WhiteElo "1031"] [BlackElo "1159"] [Result "0-1"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.h3 b5 10.a3 Bb7 11.Bd3 Nbd7 {the position is equal [jb]} 12.Re1 Re8 13.Bd2 Bf8 {The bishop is more useful on f8 and it gets out of the rooks way from protecting E5 which allows d5 to be pushed (S.M) knight h2 is better not b4 [jb] (bas) b4 is not a great move in view of blacks halp-open c-file but it does not deserve even one questionmark. I have removed your two (no less) questionsmarks, jb...} 14.b4 h6 15.Be3 {A4 looks nice giving space to your light squares Bishop after captures (S.M)} Qc7 16.Bd2 d5 {Frees up blacks position (S.M)} 17.exd5 Nxd5 18.Nxd5 Bxd5 19.Be4 Bxe4 20.Rxe4 Nf6 21.Re2 Rad8 22.Rc1 {(bas) here 22.c3 and 23.Qb3 was needed first, to get white's queen out of the bind. Also after e4 white knight would get a good spot on d4} Nd5 23.Qe1 $15 Nb6 $41 {If 24. Bc3, E5 saves the pawn because white can’t take after Rxe5 Rxe5, Qxe5, Qxc3 wins the bishop (bas) I don't understand: is the bishop not protected by the queen on e5? I believe that white's only move is 24.Rd1 (a clever one?), Nc4 25. Bc1 and black is only slightly better (-0.3), Realised that I meant to say after e4 not e5 (S.M)} 24.Rxe5? (24.Nxe5? Rxd2) (24.Rd1 Nc4) 24...Rxe5 $19 25.Nxe5 Re8! 26.f4 f6 {Good game by Tom besides that Slip up at the end (S.M) Accuracy by white 33% and black 51% this Accuracy is by fritz16 you played a good game tom [jb] (bas) solid opening, Sean, and taken the given chances, efficiently.} {#R}