[Event "BCCC 2018"]
[Site "Mechanics Institute"]
[Date "2018-05-10"]
[White "Ruari Coffey"]
[Black "Cassandra Barnett"]
[WhiteElo "1438"]
[BlackElo "1138"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.Nf3 {Not wanting to go into a pirc/modern or QGD, I decided for a more flexible opening (R.C)} c5 2.b3 Nc6 3.Bb2 d5 4.d4 e6 5.e3 Nf6 6.Be2 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.Nd2 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.c4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Qa5? {Not sure the intention of this move (R.C)} 12.cxd5 Nxd5 13.Nc4 Qd8 14.Rc1 b6 15.Ne5 Rc8 16.Rxc8 Bxc8 17.Nc6 Qd7 18.Nxe7+ {giving up an active knight for the dominance of dark squares (R.C)} Qxe7 19.Bc4 Rd8 20.Qa1 {Qe2 (R.C)} Qg5 21.Rd1 Bb7 22.Bf1 h6 23.Be5 {Bb2 (R.C)} f6 {Black offered a draw (R.C)} 24.Bf4 Qg6 25.Bg3 {4 consecutive bishop moves that ultimately does nothing (R.C)} Qe8 26.Qd4 Qd7?? {This loses a piece. Moving the rook away from the d-file would be better (R.C)} 27.e4 Qc8 (27...e5 28.Qb2 {and the threats remain (R.C)} Qc8 29.Bc4 {Is winning completely (R.C)}) 28.exd5 {No hurry, 28. Bc4 (R.C)} Rxd5 29.Qg4 Qc2?? {Drops the rook (R.C)} 30.Qxe6+ Kh7 31.Rxd5 {31. Qxd5 also works.} (31.Qxd5 Bxd5 32.Bd3+ Qxd3 33.Rxd3) 31...Qb1 32.Qf5+ Qxf5 33.Rxf5 Be4 34.Rf4 Bb1 35.a3 {Thanks for the game Cassandra (R.C) gg (C.B.)} {#r}