Sunday, December 30, 2012

Marshall Saturday Game/60 12/29/2012

Yesterday I won this game at the Marshall Chess Club in the game/60 tournament.

Round Two: Pirc Defense

Jim West (USCF 2207) - Brian Arthur (USCF 1780), Marshall Chess Club 12/29/2012

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 c5 6.dxc5 Qa5 7.Bd3 Qxc5 8.Qe2 O-O 9.Be3 Qb4 10.O-O Ng4 11.Nd5 Qa5 12.Nxe7+ Kh8 13.Nxc8 Rxc8 14.Bd4 Nc6 15.Bxg7+ Kxg7 16.Kh1 Qb6 17.h3 Nf6 18.c3 Nh5 19.Qf2 Qxf2 20.Rxf2 Nxf4


21.Bc2 f6 22.Rd1 Rd8 23.Rfd2 Kf7 24.Rxd6 Rxd6 25.Rxd6 Rd8 26.Rxd8 Nxd8 27.e5 fxe5 28.Nxe5+ Ke6 29.Nf3 Kd5 30.Kh2 Ne2 31.h4 Nc6 32.g3 Na5 33.h5 gxh5 34.Bxh7 Nc4 35.Bg8+ Kc5 36.Nd4 Nxd4 37.cxd4+ Kxd4 38.Bxc4 Kxc4


39.Kh3 Kd3 40.Kh4 Kc2 41.Kxh5 Kxb2 42.g4 Kxa2 43.g5 b5 44.g6 b4 45.g7 a5 46.g8=Q+ Ka3 47.Qg5 a4 48.Qc1+ Ka2 49.Qc2+ Ka3 50.Qb1 b3 51.Qa1+ Kb4 52.Kg4 a3 53.Kf3 b2 54.Qa2 Kc3 55.Qxa3+ Kc2 56.Qa2 Kc1 57.Ke3 Kc2 58.Kd4 Kc1 59.Kc3, Black resigns.