Monday, December 6, 2010

Rahway Grand Prix 12/5/2010

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

Round Five: Larsen's Opening

Jim West (USCF 2210) - Marvin Shumowitz (USCF 1973), Rahway NJ 12/5/2010

1.b3 b5 2.e3 Bb7 3.Bb2 Nf6 4.f4 e6 5.Nf3 a6 6.Be2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.a4 b4 9.Qe1 d6 10.d3 c5 11.Nbd2 Nd5 12.Nc4 Bf6


13.Bxf6 Nxf6 14.e4 d5 15.exd5 exd5 16.Nce5 d4 17.Qh4 Nd5 18.Qxd8 Rxd8 19.g3 f6 20.Nc4 Nc3 21.Kf2 Bd5 22.Nfd2 Nxe2 23.Kxe2 Re8+ 24.Kf2 Bxc4 25.Nxc4 Nc6 26.Rae1 Kf8


27.Nd6 Rxe1 28.Rxe1 Rd8 29.Re6 Nb8 30.f5 Nc6 31.Nb7 Rc8 32.Nxc5 Ne5 33.Nxa6 Rxc2+ 34.Kf1 Nxd3 35.Re4 Rf2+ 36.Kg1 Rxf5 37.Rxd4 Ne5 38.Rxb4 h5 39.Rf4 Rxf4 40.gxf4 Nd3 41.f5 Ke7


42.b4 Kd6 43.b5 Ne5 44.Kg2 Nc4 45.Kg3 Ke5 46.Kh4 Kxf5 47.Kxh5 g6+ 48.Kh4 Kf4 49.Nb4 g5+ 50.Kh5 Kf3 51.Nd5 Kg2 52.Nxf6 Kxh2 53.Kxg5 Kg3 54.Nd7 Kf3 55.b6 Nd6 56.a5 Ke4 57.a6, Black resigns.