[Event "BCCCA2022"] [Site "Mechanics Institute"] [Date "2022-06-30"] [White "Paul Dao"] [Black "Jamie Brotheridge"] [WhiteElo "1645"] [BlackElo "1378"] [Result "0.5-0.5"] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Be2 Bd7 9.Qd2 h5 10.O-O Rc8 11.a4 a6 12.Nxc6 Bxc6 13.Nd5 Bxd5 14.exd5 O-O 15.c4 Nd7 16.Ra3 Re8 17.b4 e5 18.Kh1 f5 19.Bh6 Bf6 20.Be3 Qe7 21.a5 Kg7 22.Bh6+ Kg8 23.Be3 Kg7 $10 24.Rc1 f4 25.Bf2 Qf8 26.Bd3 $16 Be7 27.Rg1 h4 28.b5 Nc5 29.Bxc5 Rxc5 30.bxa6 bxa6 31.Rb1 Bd8 32.Qe1 e4 {I think that this was a blunder, I thought that it would be better to grab the a6 pawn by taking the e4 pawn with the B and not allow any f3 threats (Paul)} 33.Bxe4 Rxc4 34.Qe2 Rc7 35.Qxa6 Bf6 36.Qb6 Rec8 37.Rd3 Qd8 38.h3 Be5 39.Rdd1 Qe7 40.a6 $18 Kf6 41.Qf2 g5 42.Qa2 Ra7 43.Rb6 Qc7? 44.Rdb1 Bd4? {move 38 instead of playing bishop e5 this would have been better rook c1- kh2- qb6- rb6- ra1} 45.Rc6 Qd8 46.Qa4 Bc5 47.Qa1+ Kf7 48.Rb7+ Rxb7 49.axb7 Rb8 50.Qa6 {I missed Qd7, thought I could just play Rc8 next move} Qd7 51.Qd3 {I was completely winning, saw Bh7 but I had 4 minutes on the clock, didn't want to risk it so I offered a draw} (51.Rxc5 dxc5 52.Qg6+ Ke7 53.Qxg5+ Kf8 {I didn't see Q x f4 so i didn't play the tactic} 54.Qxf4+ Qf7 55.Qxb8+) 51...Rxb7 {#d}