[Event "BCCCA 2021"]
[Site "Mechanics Institute"]
[Date "2021-07-01"]
[White "Perrin, Kevin"]
[Black "Cook, Patrick"]
[WhiteElo "1576"]
[BlackElo "1570"]
[Result "0-1"]

1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.exd5?! exd5 {A French, Exchange variation with the d pawn oddly placed on d3. (P.C.)} 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.Be2 Bd6 6.O-O Ne7 7.Bg5 f6 8.Bh4 O-O 9.Nc3 c6 10.Bg3 Bxg3 11.hxg3?! Re8 12.Qd2 Qd6 13.Kh2 Ng6 14.Rh1 Nd7 15.Nd4 Bxe2 {The clocks were stopped here for Kevin to deal with administrative tasks...Black offered a draw...Kevin said he wanted to play chess! (P.C.)} 16.Ncxe2 c5 17.Nf3 Nde5 18.Kg1 Re6 19.d4? Nc4 20.Qd1 {20.dxc4...loses a piece after Nxd2 21.cxd6 Nxf3+ 22.gxf3 Rxe2 (P.C.).} Nxb2 21.Qf1 b6 22.dxc5 bxc5 23.Nf4 Nxf4 24.gxf4 Qxf4 25.Rb1 Nc4 26.Qd3 Qe4! 27.Qb3? Rb6 28.Re1! {I expected him to resign...this keeps the game going. (P.C.)} Rxb3 29.Rxe4 Rb1+ 30.Re1 Rxe1+ 31.Nxe1 Ne5 32.Rh3 Rb8 33.Ra3 Nc6 34.Nd3 c4 35.Ne1 Rb1 36.Kf1 Nd4 37.Rxa7 Nxc2 38.Re7 Kf8! 39.Re2 Nxe1 40.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 41.Kxe1 Ke7 42.a4 Kd6 {Another victim of Patrick's Curse...! (P.C.)} {#R}