[Event "BCCC2019"]
[Site "Ballarat Library"]
[Date "2019-07-02"]
[White "Ruari Coffey"]
[Black "Caitlin Barnett"]
[WhiteElo "1644"]
[BlackElo "1183"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.c4 {Planning to see how black will respond in whether d4 can also be pushed going into a vaguely prepared line or not. (R.C)} e6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.d4 c5 4.d5 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 Be7 7.Nge2 {Not wanting to be in the way of the f-pawn, hoping it will be more easily playable later in the game. (R.C)} O-O 8.Ng3 Re8 9.Be2 a6 10.O-O {10. a4 was also considered but black can respond with a5, Na6 and Nb4 where there will be a long term annoyance in whites' camp. (R.C)} b5 11.b3 Bb7 12.a4 b4 13.Nb1 Nbd7 14.Nd2 Bf8 15.Bb2 g6 16.Bf3 Bg7 17.Nc4 Nb6 18.Qc2 Nxc4 19.bxc4 a5 20.Rfe1 Qc7 21.h4 h5 {Black offered a draw. However, white is almost completely aiming towards blacks king with little obstruction while blacks pieces seem less coordinated (over the board). (R.C)} 22.Rad1 Nd7 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Qb2+ f6 {Ne5, Nf6 and Re5 don't work due to Bxh5 with ideas of the immediate f4 or Nxh5 if the bishop is taken. Kg8 is considered the best move by stockfish though. (R.C)} 25.Re3 Ne5 26.Be2 Qd7 27.Qb3 Ba6 28.f4 Bxc4 {A piece sacrifice! I wasn't really expecting this but still felt that it was a bit unsound. The compensation of three passed pawns was a scary thought though. Stockfish completely disagrees with this move giving white +3.9. (R.C)} 29.Bxc4 Nxc4 30.Qxc4 Qxa4 31.Rf1 Qd7 32.f5 a4 33.fxg6 Kxg6 34.e5 {Black has six pawns to white's soon to be three pawns, white is going to have to make very accurate moves. (R.C)} Rxe5 35.Rxe5 dxe5 36.Qe4+ Kg7 37.Nxh5+ Kh8 38.Qg6 {Rxf6 is winning faster. From this position, white gives mate in 11 moves white best defence from black (R.C)} Ra7 39.Nxf6 Qd8 40.Qh6+ {A very exciting game overall with initial piece positioning followed by planned attacks on both sides of the board from both players (black on the queenside, white on the kingside). Thanks for the game Caitlin. (R.C)} {#r}