[Event "Teters 2018"] [Site "Mechanics Institute"] [Date "2018-08-16"] [White "Jamie Brotheridge"] [Black "Patrick Cook"] [WhiteElo "1492"] [BlackElo "1688"] [Result "0.5-0.5"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7 {I knew J.B. would be booked to the gills for my usual 3...c5 . 3...Be7 is flexible. (P.C.)yes you got me off my guard... bummer jb} 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bd3 c5 7.c3 Nc6 8.Nf1!? {Fritz 11 is saying you're winning by -0.95 jb} cxd4 9.cxd4 Bb4+ $146 10.Bd2 $10 Qb6 11.Bxb4 Qxb4+ 12.Qd2 a6 13.a3 Qxd2+ 14.N1xd2 h6 15.O-O O-O 16.b4 b5 17.Nb3 $10 {17.Rfc1...first. After 17...Bb7 18.Nb3 Rfc8 19.Nc5… Black's position is unpleasant. (P.C.) I'm just winning a bit jb} Nb6 18.Rfc1 Nc4 {Black offered a draw...(P.C.) like always grow balls jb learn from you're losing and learn nothing from drawing jb} 19.Nc5 Rd8 20.Rc2 Kf8 21.Rc3 Ke7 22.Rb1 Bd7 23.a4 Rdb8 24.a5 Ra7 25.Kf1 {Fritz 11 is saying you're winning by -0.50 which is not much can't have you beating me... the man with no gut's no victory jb} {#d}