[Event "Newton Abbot C v South Hams B Board 1"]
[Site ""]
[Date "16 Nov 2018"]
[Round ""]
[White "Ben Wilkinson"]
[Black "Jason Cole"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Bd3 Bxd3 5.Qxd3 e6 6.Ne2 Qb6 7.a3
c5 8.c3 Nc6 9.O-O cxd4 10.cxd4 Nge7 11.b4 Nf5 12.Bb2 Be7 13.Nd2
O-O 14.Rac1 Rae8 15.Rc2 f6 16.b5 Nb8 17.f4 fxe5 18.fxe5 Bg5 19.Nf4
Nd7 20.Kh1 Nh6 21.g3 Ng4 22.Nb3 Bxf4 23.gxf4 Qd8 24.Qg3 Nh6 25.a4
Nf5 26.Qf2 Nb6 27.Nc5 Rf7 28.Rfc1 Nc4 29.Ba1 {This has been a close game, a cross between a Caro-Kann and French Defence, but Jason's pieces are gradually finding better positions.} Nfe3 30.Rc3 Nf5
31.R3c2 Kh8 32.Ne4 {Ben takes a chance, and Jason should take advantage 32... dxe4 33.Rxc4 Ref8 34.Rf1 Ne7 35.Qg3 Nd5 (35...e3! is even better) leaves Black well on top.} h6 33.Ng3 {even here 33... Ref8 leaves Black better, but there is a long struggle ahead.} Nfe3 {Draw Agreed.} 1/2-1/2