MY MATE TERRY!

NEIL DAINTY v TERRY COWLING 25TH. November 2013

1. e4 d6
2. d4 Nf6
3. Nc3 Nbd7 I've no idea what opening this is; whatever it is Terry knows more about it than I do. I'm itching to play f4, but not sure so I delay Nf3
4. Bd3 e5
5. Nf3 Be7 where to put my Bishop? b2 followed by exchanging on e5 looks the best
6. O-O c6
7. b3 O-O
8. Bb2 Qc7
9. Ba3 Re8 Why did I do that; it just forces him to develop?
10. Qd2 b5 after only 10 moves I am 17 minutes behind on time
11. Rad1 Bb7 The Bishop doesn't seem a threat here as if he plays c5 I can block the Bishop with d5
12. dxe5 dxe5
13. Bb2 Rad8 ...Nc5 is coming so I think I need by Queen off this file
14. Qc1 Nc5 I now spend a lot of time pondering my next move. I should be calculating, but pondering is more accurate. I'm not too worried about NxB because a pawn on d3 looks potentially good, even though it would initially be backward; but I suspect he wants the Bishop pair. I spend ages looking at Nxb5 cxb5 Bxc5 followed by Bxe5 but I decide against.
15. Rfe1 Nxd3
16. cxd3 a5 I've been eyeing either of my Knights on f5. If it provokes g6 all the better. This advance helps me decide which Knight
17. Ne2 Bd6
18. Ng3 g6
19. Qg5 Qe7
20. Nf5! Qe6 (the !is mine).
21. Nh6+ Kf8 Aware I'm about twenty five minutes behind I now miscalculate.
22. Nxe5 Bxe5
23. Bxe5 Qxe5
24. Qc1 c5
25. f4 Qd4+
26. Kh1 Kg7
27. f5! Qe5 I now have only 17 minutes left compared with 43 for Terry; but the moves are coming much quicker
28. Qg5 Qe7
29. fxg6!! Can I have !!! please? Ng8
30. Nf5! Kh8 Terry sportingly lets me play it out..
31. g7++