Sunday, June 26, 2011

Marshall June Grand Prix, Day 1

On Saturday, I won this game at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round One: Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2203) - Michael Gutierrez (USCF 1748), Marshall Chess Club 6/25/2011

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O Bg4 6.h3 Bxf3 7.Qxf3 Nf6 8.d3 Bd6 9.Nd2 O-O 10.b3 Ne8 11.Bb2 Qf6 12.Qg3 Qe6 13.Nc4 f6 14.Ne3 g6 15.a4 Ng7


16.Qg4 Qxg4 17.Nxg4 Bc5 18.Rad1 Ne6 19.g3 h5 20.Nh2 g5 21.Kg2 Rad8 22.Rfe1 Kf7 23.Nf1 Rd7 24.Ne3 Rfd8 25.Nf5 Bd4 26.Bxd4 Nxd4 27.Nxd4 Rxd4 28.Re3 a5 29.Rde1 b6 30.Kf1 c5 31.Ke2 c6 32.Ra1 R8d7 33.Rf3 Kg6 34.Rf5 R4d6


35.f4 exf4 36.gxf4 gxf4 37.Rg1+ Kh6 38.Kf3 Rg7 39.Rxg7 Kxg7 40.Rxh5 Kg6 41.Rf5 Rd7 42.Kxf4 Rh7 43.Kg4 Rh8 44.h4 Rh7 45.h5+ Kg7 46.Kf4 Rh8 47.e5 fxe5+ 48.Kxe5 Rd8 49.Kf4 Rd6 50.Kg5 Re6 51.Kf4 Re2 52.Rg5+ Kh7 53.Rg6 Rxc2 54.Rxc6 b5 55.axb5 Rc3 56.Ke4 Rxb3 57.Rxc5 a4 58.Rc4 Rxb5 59.Rxa4 Rxh5 60.Ra1 Kg7 61.Rf1 Rh2


62.d4 Rd2 63.Ke5 Re2+ 64.Kd6 Rd2 65.d5 Rc2 66.Kd7 Rd2 67.d6 Ra2 68.Ke7 Re2+ 69.Kd8 Rd2 70.d7 Rd3 71.Rf4 Rd1 72.Ke7, Black resigns.