Monday, July 18, 2011

Marshall July Grand Prix, Day 2

On Sunday, I swindled a draw from a lost position at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Three: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Jim West (FIDE 2134) - Frank Paciulli (FIDE 1944), Marshall Chess Club 7/17/2011

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 b5 8.O-O Be7 9.Be3 O-O 10.f4 Qc7 11.a3 Nbd7 12.f5 e5 13.Nde2 Bb7 14.Ng3 Rac8 15.Nh5 Nxh5 16.Qxh5 Nf6 17.Qf3 Qd7


18.g4 Rxc3 19.bxc3 Nxe4 20.Qh3 Qc6 21.Rad1 Nxc3 22.Rd2 Qh1+ 23.Kf2 Bh4+ 24.Qxh4 Qf3+ 25.Kg1 Qxe3+ 26.Qf2 Qe4 27.Qg2 Qxg2+ 28.Rxg2 Bxg2 29.Kxg2 Ne2 30.Kf3 Nd4+ 31.Ke4 Nxb3 32.cxb3 Rc8 33.Rd1 Rc6 34.Kd5 Rb6 35.Rc1 Kf8


36.Rc8+ Ke7 37.Rc7+ Kf6 38.h4 h6 39.b4 g6 40.fxg6 fxg6 41.Rh7 Rb8 42.Ra7 h5 43.gxh5 gxh5 44.Rxa6 Rd8 45.Rb6 Kf5 46.Rxb5 Kf4 47.Rb7 Ra8 48.Rf7+ Kg3 49.Kxd6 Rxa3 50.Kxe5 Kxh4


51.Kd5 Kg3 52.Rg7+ Kf3 53.Rg1 h4 54.Rb1 h3 55.b5 h2 56.b6 Ra8 57.b7 Rh8 58.Kc6 Kg2 59.Rb2+ Kg3 60.Rxh2 Kxh2 61.Kc7 Kg3 62.b8=Q Rxb8 63.Kxb8, draw.