[Event "BCCC2018"] [Site "Mechanics Institute"] [Date "2018-05-24"] [White "Patrick Cook"] [Black "Harrison Harrison"] [WhiteElo "1657"] [BlackElo "1620"] [Result "1-0"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d6 4.e4 Bg7 {An orthodox Opening from Harrison...who would have thought!! (P.C.)} 5.Be2 O-O 6.Bg5 h6 7.Be3 Kh7 8.h3 Nc6 9.Nf3 a6 10.Qd2 Rb8 11.d5 Ne5 12.Nxe5 dxe5 13.O-O Bd7 14.b4 b5 15.c5 c6 16.d6? {16.Rad1...is much better. Black can't really take the pawn on d5 since 17.exd5...looks good for White. (P.C.)} exd6 17.Qxd6 Rb7 18.Rad1 Qc8 19.Kh2 Ne8 20.Qd2 f5 21.f4!? {stockfish 9 is saying White is losing (jb)} exf4 22.Bxf4 g5 23.Be3 f4 24.Bd4 Be6 25.Bxg7 Rxg7 26.Qd8 {White offered a draw...(P.C.)} Qb7 27.Bh5 Rgg8 28.Qd4 Nf6 29.Be2 Qg7 30.Qd6 Bc8 31.Qxc6?! {The White King is in serious trouble...it's hard to find a decent move. (P.C.)} g4! 32.h4 f3 33.Bd3 g3+ 34.Kh1 Qg4? {34...f2 is mate in a couple of moves! (P.C.)} 35.Rxf3 Qxh4+ 36.Kg1 Qh2+ 37.Kf1 Qh1+ 38.Ke2 Qxg2+ 39.Ke1 {Harrison had played the game very quickly, but here he sank into a very long think. 39...Qxf3 40.e5+...loses the Queen. (P.C.)} Bd7! 40.e5+ Kh8 41.Rxf6?! {A last desperate throw of the dice...(P.C.)} Bxc6?? {41...Qxc6 is completely winning. (P.C.)} 42.Rxh6+ Kg7 43.Rh7# {Neither of us realised that this was mate until it was played! So Harrison joins my trophy wall of Patrick's Curse victims! (P.C.) that's the best game you have played Harrison! (jb)}