[Event "Teters 2018"]
[Site "Mechanics Institute"]
[Date "2018-08-09"]
[White "Patrick Cook"]
[Black "Caitlin Barnett"]
[WhiteElo "1688"]
[BlackElo "1079"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.b3 {Despite her rating, Caitlin is a strong player, with a very good grasp of positional chess, and a good tactical eye. I decided to test her in my old favourite Larsen Opening. (P.C.)} d6 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 e5 5.c4 a6 6.Nc3 Bf5 7.d3 h6 8.Be2 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.a3 Rb8 11.d4 e4 12.Nd2 Re8 13.Qc2 Bf8 14.d5 Na7 15.Rfe1 c6 16.dxc6 Nxc6 17.Rad1 Qc7?! 18.Nd5! Qd8 19.Nxf6+ gxf6 20.b4 Qe7 21.Nb3 Bg6 22.Rd5 Ne5 23.Red1 Nd3!? 24.Bxd3 exd3 25.Qc3 Rbc8 26.Nc1 b5! 27.Nxd3 Bxd3 28.R1xd3 bxc4 29.Rd1?! {As J.B. would say, a waste of time. (P.C.)} Rc6 30.R1d4 {That's more like it! (P.C.)} Qe6 31.e4 Rec8 32.f4 Qe8 33.Qg3+ Kh7 34.Bc3 Qd7 35.e5! fxe5 36.fxe5 Rd8 37.Rxc4! Rxc4 38.Qd3+ Kg8 39.Qxc4 Qe6 40.Qd3 Rc8! 41.Bb2 {41.exd6?? … runs into Rxc3! (P.C.)} dxe5 42.Rxe5 Qc6 43.Qg3+ Kh7 44.Re7! Qb6+ {Black offered a draw...(P.C.)} 45.Kf1 Rc1+! 46.Ke2 Rc2+ 47.Kd1 Qd8+ {Another draw offer from Black...if 47...Rxb2 48.Rxf7+ Kh8 49.Rxf8+ Kh7 50.Qg8# (P.C.)} 48.Kxc2 Qxe7 49.Qd3+ Kg8 50.Qxa6 Qe4+ 51.Kb3 Qxg2 52.Qf6 Qxh2?? {if 52...Qg7 53.Qxg7 Bxg7 54.Bxg7 Kxg7... and White's pawns race up the board. (P.C.)} 53.Qh8# {A tough game that needed some very good ideas in the endgame to win. (P.C.)}