[Event "BCCCA2022"] [Site "Mechanics Institute"] [Date "2022-05-05"] [White "Angus Blenkiron"] [Black "Patrick Cook"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo "1547"] [Result "0-1"] 1.e4 Nf6 {No French from the drawmaster...! (P.C.)} 2.e5 {Angus avoids the Pirc after 2.Nc3 d6...(P.C.)} Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6 5.exd6 cxd6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.Nf3 Nc6 9.Be2 O-O 10.h4!? Bg4 {Threatening 11...Bxf3 and if the Bishop recaptures, the c4 pawn falls. (P.C.)} 11.b3 Nd7 {This Knight is now unemployed and heads for f6...(P.C.)} 12.Ng1?! Bxe2 13.Ngxe2 Nf6 14.Ng3 h5 15.f3 d5! 16.Qd2 dxc4 17.bxc4 Na5 18.Qd3 Rc8 19.Rb1 Nxc4 20.Rxb7 Nxe3 21.Qxe3 Nd5 22.Nxd5 Qxd5 23.Rb4?? Qd6 24.Ne2 Qxb4+ 25.Kf2 Rfd8 26.Rd1 Rc2 27.Kg3 e5! 28.d5 Qb2 29.Kf2 Qb6 30.Qxb6 axb6 31.Ke3 Rxa2 32.g4 hxg4 33.fxg4 Ra4 34.Kf3 Bf8 35.Ng3 Rf4+ 36.Kg2 Rxg4 37.Kh3 Rd4 38.Rh1 Be7 39.Kg2 R8xd5 40.h5 Rd2+ 41.Kf3 R5d3+ 42.Kg4 f5+ 43.Nxf5 Rg2+! 44.Ng3 Rgxg3#