Monday, January 19, 2009

Liberty Bell Open

Playing in the two-day schedule, with a time control of game/40, I drew this game yesterday at the Liberty Bell Open in Philadelphia.

Round Three: Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - David Sherman (USCF 2201), Liberty Bell Open 1/18/2009

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O f6 6.d4 exd4 7.Nxd4 c5 8.Nb3 Qxd1 9.Rxd1 Bg4 10.f3 Be6 11.Be3 b6 12.Nc3 Bd6 13.a4 a5 14.Nb5 O-O-O


15.Rd2 c4 16.Nxd6+ Rxd6 17.Rxd6 cxd6 18.Nd4 Bd7 19.Nb5 Bxb5 20.axb5 c3 21.Bxb6 cxb2 22.Rb1 a4 23.Rxb2 Kb7 24.Be3 Ne7 25.Ra2 Ra8 26.Kf2 Ng6 27.f4 Ne7 28.Ke2 f5 29.exf5 Nxf5 30.Bf2 h5 31.Kd3 a3 32.c4 Ra4 33.g3 h4 34.Kc3 hxg3 35.hxg3 d5


36.cxd5 Nd6 37.Kb3 Ra5 38.Rxa3 Rxb5+ 39.Kc2 Ne4 40.Be1 Rxd5 41.Re3 Nf6 42.Re7+ Rd7 43.Rxd7+ Nxd7 44.Bc3 g6 45.Kd3 Kc6 46.Ke4 Kd6 47.f5 gxf5+ 48.Kxf5 Ke7 49.Kg6 Kf8 50.Kh7 Kf7 51.Bg7 Nc5 52.g4 Ne6 53.Bh6 Kf6 54.Be3 Ng5+ 55.Kh6 Nf3, and draws.