Friday, August 31, 2012

Thursday Night Action 8/30/2012

Last night, I drew this game at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Three: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Jim West (USCF 2202) - Charles McMillan (USCF 2057), Marshall Chess Club 8/30/2012

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Be7 8.f4 Nc6 9.Be3 O-O 10.Qf3 Bd7 11.O-O Rc8


12.f5 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 e5 14.Bf2 Bc6 15.g4 h6 16.h4 Nh7 17.Qg3 b5 18.a3 Bb7 19.Bd5 Bxd5 20.Nxd5 Rxc2 21.Rac1 Rc4 22.Rxc4 bxc4 23.Rc1 Nf6 24.Rxc4 Nxd5 25.exd5 Qa8 26.Rc6 Rb8 27.Qc3 Bf8 28.g5 Rb5


29.gxh6 Rxd5 30.hxg7 Kxg7 31.f6+ Kxf6 32.Qf3+ Ke6 33.Qg4+ f5 34.Qg8+ Kd7 35.Qxd5 Qxc6 36.Qf7+ Be7 37.Qxf5+ Ke8 38.Qg6+ Kf8 39.Be3 Bd8 40.Bh6+ Ke7 41.Bg5+ Kd7 42.Qf7+ Kc8 43.Qe6+ Kc7 44.Qf7+ Kc8 45.Qe6+ Kc7 46.Qf7+ Kc8 47.Qe6+, draw.