[Event "BCCCA2022"]
[Site "Mechanics Institute"]
[Date "2022-06-02"]
[White "Paul Dao"]
[Black "Patrick Cook"]
[WhiteElo "1620"]
[BlackElo "1547"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.e4 {I was expecting him to play the french(P.D)} Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.d4 d6 5.f4 dxe5 6.fxe5 Nc6 {I am uncomfortable playing this opening as my opponent usually wins one of my centre pawns.} 7.Be3 Bf5 8.Nc3 e6 9.a3 Na5? 10.Nf3 {Could have played the immediate d5} (10.d5 exd5 11.cxd5) 10...Be7 (10...Naxc4 11.Bxc4 Nxc4 12.Qa4+ Qd7 13.Qxc4) 11.d5 O-O 12.Bxb6 axb6 13.b4 exd5 14.cxd5 (14.bxa5 Rxa5 15.cxd5 Rxa3) 14...Nc6 15.dxc6 Qxd1+ 16.Rxd1 Rxa3 (16...bxc6 17.Nd4! Bg4 (17...Bd7 18.Nc2) (17...Rxa3 18.Nxc6 (18.Nxf5 Bxb4 (18...Rxc3 19.Nxe7+ Kh8)) 18...Bg5 19.Nd5 Be4 20.Nde7+) 18.Rc1) 17.Nd5! Re8?? (17...Bd8 18.cxb7 Bg5 19.Nxg5 Bc2 20.Ne7+ (20.Rd2 Ra1+ 21.Kf2) 20...Kh8 21.b8=Q (21.Nxf7+ Rxf7 22.b8=Q+ (22.Rd8+ Rf8 23.Rxf8#) 22...Rf8 23.Qxf8#) (21.Rd8 Rxd8 22.b8=Q Ra8 23.Nxf7#) 21...Rxb8 22.Nxf7# {I would have loved this checkmate}) 18.Nxe7+ Rxe7 (18...Kf8 19.Nxf5 bxc6) (18...Kh8 19.Nxf5 bxc6 20.Ng5 f6 (20...Rxe5+ 21.Be2 Re8 22.Rd8 (22.Nxf7+ Kg8 23.O-O (23.Rf1 Kxf7 24.Nd6+ Ke6 25.Bg4+ Ke7 26.Rf7+ Kd8+ 27.Nxe8+ (27.Kf1 Re7 (27...cxd6 28.Rxd6#) (27...Rh8 28.Rd7#) (27...Re1+ 28.Kxe1 (28.Rxe1 cxd6 29.Rf8+ Kc7 30.Re7# (30.Rc8+ Kb7 31.Re7+ Ka6 32.Be2+ b5 33.Rxc6#)) 28...cxd6 (28...Re3+ 29.Kf2 cxd6 30.Rxd6+ Ke8 31.Rfd7 Re5 32.Rd8+ Ke7 33.R6d7+ Kf6 34.h4) 29.Rxd6+ Ke8 30.Rdd7 Re3+ 31.Kf2) 28.Rf8+) 27...Kxe8 28.Rdd7) 23...Rxe2 24.Ne7+ Rxe7 (24...Kf8 25.Nxc6 g6 26.Ng5+ Ke8 (26...Kg8 27.Rd8+ Kg7 28.Rf7+ Kh6 29.h4) (26...Kg7 27.Rf7+ Kh6 28.h4 Kh5 29.Rd4) 27.Rd8#) 25.Rd8+ Re8 26.Rxe8#) 22...Rxd8 23.Nxf7+ Kg8 24.Nxd8 Ra1+ 25.Bd1) 21.Nf7+ Kg8 22.Bc4 Kf8 23.e6 Raa8 24.e7+ Rxe7+ 25.Nxe7 Kxe7 26.O-O) 19.Rd8+ Re8 20.Rxe8#