Rahway Grand Prix 12/22/2012

On Saturday, I drew these games in the grand prix tournament at Chess Mates.

Round Two: King's Indian Defense, Orthodox Variation

Rodion Rubenchik (USCF 2372) - Jim West (USCF 2207), Rahway NJ 12/22/2012

1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 g6 4.Nc3 Bg7 5.e4 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Nd2 c5 10.Rb1 Ne8 11.b4 b6 12.bxc5 bxc5 13.Qa4 f5 14.Nb3 fxe4 15.Nxe4 Bf5 16.f3 Bxe4 17.fxe4 Rxf1+ 18.Bxf1 Nf6 19.Bd3 Qd7 

20.Qxd7 Nxd7 21.Na5 Rb8 22.Nb7 Nc8 23.Bd2 Bf6 24.a4 Ndb6 25.Na5 Nd7 26.Rb7 Rxb7 27.Nxb7 Kf8 28.a5 Be7 29.Kf2 Nf6 30.Kf3 Ke8 31.a6 Nd7 32.Na5 Nb8 33.Bc2 Nb6 34.Bb3 Kd7 35.Ke2 Kc7 

36.Kd3 Nxa6 37.Nc6 Nc8 38.Ba5+ Kb7 39.Ba4 Nb8 40.g3 Bf6 41.h4 Nb6 42.Bb5 a6 43.Nxb8 axb5 44.cxb5 Kxb8 45.Bxb6 Kb7 46.Ba5 h5 47.Bd2 Kb6 48.Kc4 Be7 49.Bh6 Ka5, draw.

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Round Three:  Caro-Kann Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2207) - Praveen Balakrishnan (USCF 2232), Rahway NJ 12/22/2012

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Qc7 6.Ne2 Bg4 7.h3 Bxe2 8.Bxe2 e6 9.O-O Nf6 10.Bd3 Bd6 11.Nd2 O-O 12.Nf3 e5 13.dxe5 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Be3 Rfd8 16.Qa4 Nd7 

17.Qh4 g6 18.Bd4 Bxd4 19.Qxd4 Nc5 20.Rad1 Ne6 21.Qe3 d4 22.cxd4 Rxd4 23.Be2 Rad8 24.Rxd4 Rxd4 25.Bg4 Qd6 26.Bxe6 fxe6 27.Re1, draw.