Friday, September 7, 2012

September Game/90, Round 1

On Wednesday, I won a double rook endgame at Chess Mates.

Round One: Caro-Kann Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Roger Pedersen (USCF 1927), Rahway NJ 9/5/2012

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.c3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bg4 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.Nd2 e6 9.Ngf3 a6 10.O-O Be7 11.Rae1 O-O


12.Ne5 Nxe5 13.Bxe5 Ne8 14.Qc2 f5 15.f4 Nd6 16.Bxd6 Bxd6 17.Be2 Bxe2 18.Rxe2 Rae8 19.g3 g6 20.Nf3 Re7 21.Rfe1 Rfe8 22.Re3 Kg7 23.Qe2 Kf6 24.h4 h6 25.Kg2 Qc8 26.Ne5 Bxe5 27.Rxe5 b5 28.a3 Qc4 29.Kf2 Qxe2+ 30.R1xe2 Rc8


31.Ke1 h5 32.Kd2 Rc6 33.Re1 Kf7 34.b4 Rec7 35.R5e3 Re7 36.Ra1 Rb7 37.a4 Kf6 38.Ra3 Kf7 39.Re1 Rbc7 40.axb5 axb5 41.Rc1 Rb7 42.Ra8 Rcc7 43.Rca1 Rb6 44.Rh8 Rbc6 45.Ra3 Rc8 46.Rh7+ Kf8 47.Rb7 Rd8 48.Rxb5 Rcc8


49.Rba5 Rc7 50.Ra8 Ke7 51.Rxd8 Kxd8 52.Ra8+ Ke7 53.Kc2 Rb7 54.Kb3 Rc7 55.Rh8 Kf6 56.Ra8 Ke7 57.Ra6 Kd7 58.b5 Rb7 59.Kb4 Rc7 60.Ra3 Rc4+ 61.Kb3 Rc7 62.Ra8 Rb7 63.Kb4 Rc7 64.Rg8 Rc4+ 65.Kb3 Kc7 66.Rxg6 Kb6 67.Rxe6+ Kxb5 68.Re5, Black resigns.