[Event "BCCCA 2021"]
[Site "Mechanics Institute"]
[Date "2021-04-22"]
[White "Stewart, Scott"]
[Black "Elgindy, Hossam"]
[WhiteElo "1707"]
[BlackElo ""]
[Result "1-0"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 {Greeted with the Philidor in round 1, was just discussing the Morphy Opera game with rob on Monday. So it informed my next few moves.} 3.d4 Bg4 4.dxe5 Bxf3 5.Qxf3 dxe5 6.Bc4 {It is always nice to threaten a checkmate :)} Qf6 {We leave the Morphy opera game behind} (6...Nf6 7.Qb3 Qe7 8.Bg5 c6 9.Nc3 b5 10.Nxb5 cxb5 11.Bxb5+ Nbd7 12.O-O-O Rd8 13.Rxd7 Rxd7 14.Rd1 Qe6 15.Bxd7+ Nxd7 16.Qb8+ Nxb8 17.Rd8# {Because it's never a bad moment to look at the Morphy Opera game}) 7.Qb3 Bc5?? {Stockfish hates this move, says the White King is safe and we should just go eat the a8 rook.} 8.O-O (8.Qxb7 Qxf2+ 9.Kd1 Qd4+ 10.Nd2 Nf6 11.c3 Qd6 12.b4 Bb6 13.Qxa8 {Would you go into this willingly?}) 8...b6 9.Nc3 c6 10.Be3 {Black can't take on e3 or face death down the f file} Bd4 11.Bxd4 exd4 12.e5 Qg6 13.Ne2 Nd7 14.Nf4 Qf5 15.e6 Nc5 16.exf7+ Kf8 17.fxg8=R+ Rxg8 18.Ne6+ {A pretty miniature and a nice beginning to my title defence.} {#r}