At last a win on Board 3 for Chris

A very nice opponent and a slow moving (for me) game but a really interesting one. We got so absorbed around move 32 that I failed to spot that we both had ignored a discovered check on my King. Although the audience was holding its breath at that stage. It was an unusually reflective game for me. Perhaps I should take more time on my games and the results might improve. Very happy to have had my first win for the C team in Board 3 position. Now you guys can tell me how I (or he) could have played better.

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[Event "Rugby C Team home"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2010.2.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Laurie Wilson"]
[Black "Chris Pegler"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteELO "?"]
[BlackELO "?"]

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1. c4 {Immediately I am on unfamiliar ground. Never played against this
before. Appear calm and play as usual ...} 1... Nf6 2. g3 {Hm. } 2... d5 3.
Bg2 {Its a Fianchetta - at least I know what one of those is about ...} 3...
Bf5 4. Nc3 {James says that this is the why of the c4 opening, to nt block in
the knight. } 4... c6 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 {Ouch. He's forked by bishop and
knight and I did not see it coming. } 6... Nxc3 {But I reckon I can get out of
trouble by threatening his queen.} 7. bxc3 Bg6 {Looking at this I think that
he is doing much better than me in the opening. } 8. Ne2 e5 {This is
deliberatly about stopping the knight moving forward to the fourth rank. } 9.
O-O Bd6 10. d4 {We are not into a struggle over the d5 pawn} 10... O-O 11. f4
f6 12. Qb3+ {I did not see that one coming. } 12... Bf7 {After I had moved I
realised that he has limited options for his queen. So he decides to at least
get a pawn ahead.} 13. Qxb7 Nd7 {At least I know to move my knight out of the
way so he can't take my rook as well. } 14. Qb2 Bc4 {Quite liked this pinning
of the knight onto the rook. Although I can see that his queen is already
protecting the knight. } 15. Qd2 {So I don't understand why he did this move.
But it did make me think that there was some plus in him being here so I would
try and move him on. } 15... Bxe2 16. Qxe2 {Like this. } 16... exd4 17. cxd4
{At this stage I feel, perhaps mistakenly, that although a pawn down I have a
position with potential. I've definitely been eying up the dark diagonal to
his king.} 17... Qb6 18. Be3 c5 19. d5 Qb4 20. Rab1 Qa3 21. Rb3 Qa5 {A lot of
my action is now around the c pawn. } 22. Rc1 Rab8 23. Rcb1 {Danger Will
Robinson!} 23... Nb6 {Blocks and also protects the c pawn if (when ) it
advances. Around this time I also realise that I have nicely positioned my
black bishop to guard both rooks. Which was trufully unintended. } 24. Qc2
Rfc8 25. Rb5 Qa6 {Don't quite like putting queen in a tight space like this
but seems the best option. } 26. Bf1 {Oh. So now i have to worry about the
queen if that rook moves. } 26... c4 {So let's block that particular danger.
} 27. a4 Nxa4 {I think that this was the first time that I felt that I might
have a genuine chance. } 28. Bxc4 {But I lose the c pawn that I have expended
so much effort on potecting. } 28... Nb6 29. Bxb6 axb6 {I think that this was
a good outcome for me.} 30. Qa2 {It's looking like an exchange of queens is
going to happen soon. } 30... Qa3 31. Qxa3 Bxa3 32. d6+ {What happens now is
that there is a discovered check which in the heat of the game neither of us
notice. Although our audience certainly does! What I did in the game was Bd6
(illegal) but we noticed it before we went any further and taking back moves I
then did a better move } 32... Rxc4 {Which is the better move and at least a
legal move. } 33. Rxb6 {Which unfortunately sets me up with } 33... Bc5+ 34.
Kg2 Bxb6 35. e5 {The next three moves are remembered rather than marked up. I
got rather excited and more than a little nervous. } 35... Kf7 {Moving the
king out seemed like good plan to stop his pawn run} 36. Kf3 {Marked as Kf2,
let's assume that it wasKf3 otherwise it would be another illegal move into
check. } 36... fxe5 37. fxe5 Ke6 {Aggressive king now. } 38. d7 Rd4 {He
resigns. } 0-1