Nigel vs Dane, Game 1 of the Fourth Boris Chessky Cup Head-To-Head

A few firsts for the first game of the Fourth Boris Chessky Cup Head-To-Head:

• first time playing at the Watery Mouth Cafe; 
• first time playing with chess clock time restraints (60 minutes each, no increment - neither of us got into time trouble, but it was an interesting factor to the game); 
• first time playing with the touch-move rule (didn't end up a problem, but, again, was interesting having that potential rule hanging over us, compared to our usual social approach to the games).

First to 5 points: 

• Dane: 0.5
• Nigel: 0.5

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 g6 7. e3 Bg7 8. h3 a6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. a3 Re8 11. O-O Nh5 12. Bh2 Bh8 13. b4 b5 14. Rc1 Bb7 15. Ne2 f6 16. Nf4 Ng7 17. Ne2 e5 18. dxe5 fxe5 19. Bb1 Nh5 20. Ba2 Nf6 21. Nc3 e4 22. Nd4 Nxd4 23. Qxd4 Rc8 24. Ne2 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Ng4 26. Qd2 Nxh2 27. Kxh2 Be5+ 28. Kg1 Kg7 29. Rc5 Re7 30. Nd4 Bd6 31. Qc3 Kh6 32. Rxd5 Bxd5 33. Bxd5 Rc7 34. Qd2 Bxb4 35. axb4 Qxd5 36. g4 Qc4 37. Nf5+ gxf5 38. Qd6+ Kg7 39. Qe5+ Kf8 40. Qxf5+ Rf7 41. Qe5 Qe2 42. Qh8+ Ke7 43. Qe5+ Kd8 44. Qh8+ Kd7 45. Qd4+ Ke6 46. Qxe4+ Kf6 47. Qd4+ Kg6 48. Qe4+ Kg7 49. Qd4+ Kg8 50. Qd8+ Rf8 51. Qd5+ Kg7 52. Qe5+ Rf6 53. Qg5+ Rg6 54. Qe7+ Kh8 55. Qe5+ Rg7 1/2-1/2