Sunday, November 7, 2010

Rahway Grand Prix 11/7/2010

In today's game/45 grand prix tournament at Chess Mates, I finished with a score of 3-1-1.

Here is the draw.

Round Three: French Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2216) - Marvin Shumowitz (USCF 1961), Rahway NJ 11/7/2010

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.c3 Bd6 6.Bd3 Nge7 7.O-O O-O 8.Re1 Bf5 9.Bg5 f6 10.Bh4 Qd7 11.Bg3 Bxd3 12.Qxd3 Qf5 13.Qxf5 Nxf5 14.Bxd6 Nxd6 15.Nbd2 Rae8


16.Kf1 Kf7 17.a4 Rxe1+ 18.Rxe1 Re8 19.Rxe8 Kxe8 20.Ke2 Ke7 21.Kd3 Ke6 22.b3 Ne7 23.c4 c6 24.Ne1 g5 25.f3 h5 26.Kc3 a5 27.Nd3 dxc4 28.bxc4 b6 29.Nb3 Ndf5 30.Kd2 Nc8 31.g3 Kd6 32.g4 hxg4 33.fxg4 Nh6 34.h3 f5 35.gxf5 Nxf5 36.Nf2 Ng3 37.Ke3 Ne7


38.Kf3 Ngf5 39.Ne4+ Ke6 40.Nxg5+ Kf6 41.Ne4+ Ke6 42.c5 bxc5 43.dxc5 Kd5 44.Nxa5 Nd4+ 45.Ke3 Nef5+ 46.Kd3 Ne6 47.Nc3+ Kxc5 48.Nxc6, draw.