Monday, March 7, 2011

New York March Open, Day 2

On Sunday, I drew the following game in the New York March Open tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Three: Sicilian Defense, Chekhover Variation

Jake Miller (FIDE 2033) - Jim West (FIDE 2135), Marshall Chess Club 3/6/2011

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Bg5 e6 9.O-O-O Be7 10.Bf4 O-O 11.Bxd6 Qxd6 12.Qxd6 Bxd6 13.Rxd6 Bxe4 14.Nxe4 Nxe4 15.Rd7 Rab8 16.Re1 Nf6


17.Rd4 Rfd8 18.Red1 Rxd4 19.Rxd4 Kf8 20.g4 h6 21.Ne5 Rc8 22.h4 Ke7 23.Rf4 Rc5 24.Nd3 Ra5 25.a3 g5 26.hxg5 hxg5 27.Rc4 Rd5 28.f3 b5 29.Rc7+ Rd7 30.Rc5 Rd5 31.Rc7+ Rd7 32.Rc8 Nd5 33.Ne5 Rb7 34.Rg8 Kf6 35.Nd3 Rc7 36.Nf2 Ke5 37.Nd3+ Kf6


38.Rb8 a6 39.Ra8 Rc6 40.Ra7 Nc7 41.Nb4 Rc5 42.Kd2 Nd5 43.Nxa6 Rc8 44.Rd7 Rh8 45.Nc5 Rh2+ 46.Kd3 Nf4+ 47.Kc3 Rh3 48.Ne4+ Kg6 49.Nd2 Rh2 50.Nb3 Nd5+ 51.Kd3 Nf4+ 52.Kc3 Nd5+ 53.Kd3 Nf4+, draw.