Marshall Chess Club Swiss 9/30/2007

Playing the one-day schedule, I won the following game today in a Swiss tournament at the Marshall Chess Club. Castling on move ten was a mistake that left my opponent down in material. The book line is 10...Bd6 11.hxg4 hxg4 12.Nh2 Rxh2 13.Qxg4 Rh4 14.Qf5 with a slight advantage for White.

Round Four: Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2203) - Ed Kopiecki (USCF 1932), Marshall Chess Club 9/30/2007

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O Bg4 6.h3 h5 7.d3 Qf6 8.Nbd2 Ne7 9.d4 Ng6 10.Re1 O-O-O

11.hxg4 hxg4 12.Nh2 Rxh2 13.Qxg4+ Kb8 14.Kxh2 Qxf2 15.Rf1 Qxd4 16.Nf3 Qc4 17.Bg5 f6 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Qxg6 Bc5 20.Qxf6 Rg8 21.Rfd1 Ka7 22.Rd8 Rg4 23.Kh3 Rxe4 24.Re1 Be3 25.Qf5 c5 26.b3 Qb4 27.c3 Qb6 28.Qxe4 Bf4 29.g4 Qh6+ 30.Kg2 Qg7 31.Qf5 Qe7 32.Qxf4 Qxd8 33.Qxe5 b6 34.Re2 Qd7 35.Qe6 Qd1 36.Rd2 Qc1 37.Qc6 a5 38.Qxc7+ Ka6 39.Qc8+ Kb5 40.a4#.