Monday, December 13, 2010

ICA Early Winter 2010 Open

Yesterday I won this game at the ICA Early Winter 2010 Open tournament in Hackensack.

Round One: French Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2211) - Lazar Vilotijevic (USCF 1732), Hackensack NJ 12/12/2010

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.O-O Bg4 7.Bg5 Nc6 8.c3 O-O 9.Re1 Re8 10.Nbd2 Qd7 11.Qc2 g6 12.Re3 Kg7 13.Rae1 Bd6


14.b4 Rxe3 15.Rxe3 Re8 16.b5 Na5 17.Ne5 Bxe5 18.dxe5 Ng8 19.Qa4 b6 20.Qd4 Be6 21.Bf6+ Nxf6 22.exf6+ Kh8 23.Bxg6 fxg6 24.f7#.