Saturday, October 3, 2009

Marshall Chess Club Swiss 10/3/2009

Earlier today, I won this difficult game at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round One: Sicilian Defense, Dragon Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Ian Fleischman (USCF 1774), Marshall Chess Club 10/3/2009

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.h4 Ne5 11.Bb3 Qa5 12.O-O-O Rfc8 13.Kb1 Nc4 14.Bxc4 Rxc4 15.Nb3 Qc7 16.Bd4 Be6


17.h5 Rc8 18.hxg6 fxg6 19.g4 a6 20.Rh2 b5 21.Rdh1 b4 22.Na4 Bd7 23.Bxf6 Bxf6 24.Nac5 Rxc5 25.Nxc5 Qxc5 26.Rxh7 Qe5 27.Qxb4 d5 28.R7h6 Be8 29.g5 Rb8 30.Qxb8 Qxb8 31.gxf6 exf6 32.Rh8+ Kf7 33.exd5 g5


34.Re1 Qd6 35.Rhxe8 Qxd5 36.R8e3 Qd2 37.b3 f5 38.Re7+ Kf8 39.R7e5 Qf4 40.R5e3 g4 41.fxg4 fxg4 42.Re8+ Kg7 43.R1e7+ Kg6 44.Rg8+ Kh6 45.Re6+ Kh7 46.Reg6 g3 47.a4 Qd2 48.Rxg3 Qd1+ 49.Kb2 Qd4+ 50.Ka2 Qd1


51.Rg2 a5 52.R8g3 Qh5 53.Rg7+ Kh8 54.Rg8+ Kh7 55.R2g7+ Kh6 56.Rh8+ Kxg7 57.Rxh5, Black resigns.