Marshall September Under 2300 9/22/2013

Playing in the one day schedule on Sunday, I finished with a score of 2-0-2 in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Two: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Alisher Podavonov (USCF 2100) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 9/22/2013

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.a4 Be6 10.f4 Qc7 11.Be3 Nbd7 12.Kh1 exf4 13.Bxf4 Ne5 14.a5 Rac8 15.Qd4 Rfe8

16.Bg5 h6 17.Bh4 Bc4 18.Bxf6 Bxf6 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.Qxd5 Qc6 21.c3 Qxd5 22.exd5 Nc4 23.Bxc4 Rxc4 24.Rf2 Rce4 25.g3 Re1+ 26.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27.Kg2 Rd1 28.Rd2 Rb1 29.h4 Bxc3 30.bxc3 Rxb3 31.Re2 Rxc3 32.Re8+ Kh7 33.Rd8 Rc5 34.Rxd6 Rxa5 35.Rd7 Kg6

36.Kf3 Kf6 37.Ke4 Ra4+ 38.Kd3 Rb4 39.Kc3 a5 40.h5 g6 41.hxg6 fxg6 42.Rd6+ Kf5 43.Re6 b5 44.Ra6 Rc4+ 45.Kd3 Ke5 46.Rxg6 Kxd5 47.Rxh6 Rg4 48.Rh5+ Kc6 49.Rh6+ Kc5 50.Rh5+ Kc6 51.Rh6+ Kd7 52.Rh7+ Ke6 53.Rh5 Rxg3+ 54.Kc2 Rg2+ 55.Kb1 Rg1+ 56.Kb2 Rg2+ 57.Kb1 b4

58.Rxa5 Kd6 59.Rb5 Rg4 60.Kb2 Kc6 61.Rh5, draw.

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Round Four: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

George Berg (USCF 2104) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 9/22/2013

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Bg2 O-O 9.O-O Nbd7 10.a4 b6 11.Re1 Bb7 12.Nd2 Bc6 13.Nc4 Qc7 14.Ne3 g6

15.g4 Nc5 16.Ned5 Nxd5 17.exd5 Bd7 18.Bh6 Rfe8 19.Re3 Bf8 20.Bxf8 Rxf8 21.b4 Nb7 22.Ne4 f5 23.gxf5 Bxf5 24.Rc3 Qd8 25.Qe2 a5 26.b5 Rc8 27.Rc6 Bd7 28.Rxc8 Bxc8 29.Ra3 Bf5 30.Ng3 Nc5 31.Be4 Qg5, White resigns.