1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e6 4. Bxc4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O Bd7 7. a3 Bd6 8. b4 O-O 9. Nbd2 not bad opening play considering it was my first serious OTB game 9... Ng4 10. h3 rather over-reactive on my part 10... Nh2 black loses the plot and hands over his horse 11. Nxh2 Bxh2+ 12. Kxh2 Qe7 13. Nf3 Qd6+ 14. g3 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Qxd6 Nxe5 is better, but I was eager to simplify 16... cxd6 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. Bb2 a6 19. Bxe5 Bf5 20. Rad1 b5 21. Bd5 Rad8 22. Bb7 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Bc2 24. Rd6 Re8 25. Bxa6 the bishop on e5 is immune because of the back rank mate threat 25... Kf8 26. f4 Ra8 27. Bb2 Ke7 28. Rb6 Kd7 29. Bxb5+ Kc7 30. Rc6+ simple fork tactic wins the bishop 30... Kb7 31. Rxc2 Kb6 32. Bd3 Rd8 33. Bxh7 g6 34. a4 Rh8 throws away his last piece 35. Bxh8 Ka6 36. Rc6+ Kb7 37. b5 f5 38. a5 g5 39. fxg5 f4 40. gxf4 leaving the lone King against a Rook, two Bishops and six pawns - black still insists I prove the win 40... Ka7 41. Rc7+ Kb8 42. b6 Ka8 43. g6 Kb8 44. g7 Ka8 45. g8=Q# 1-0