Monday, February 3, 2014

Marshall February Grand Prix 2/1/2014

On Saturday, I won this game in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round One: Sicilian Defense, Grand Prix Attack

Zachary Morris (USCF 1882) - Jim West (USCF 2202), Marshall Chess Club 2/1/2014

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.f4 Nc6 4.Nf3 g6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.d3 Bg7 8.O-O e6 9.Qe1 Ne7 10.Qh4 h6 11.Bd2 Qc7


12.f5 exf5 13.exf5 Nxf5 14.Rae1+ Kf8 15.Qc4 Kg8 16.Nd5 Bxd5 17.Qxd5 Rf8 18.Re2 Qc6 19.Qb3 Bf6 20.Bc3 Bd4+ 21.Bxd4 cxd4 22.Rfe1 h5 23.Re4 Kg7 24.Nxd4 Nxd4 25.Rxd4 Re8 26.R4e4 Rxe4 27.Rxe4 Re8 28.Rxe8 Qxe8 29.Kf2 Qd7


30.Qc3+ f6 31.Qa5 Qc6 32.c3 Qc5+ 33.Qxc5 dxc5 34.Ke3 Kf7 35.d4 cxd4+ 36.cxd4 Ke6 37.Ke4 h4 38.d5+ Kd6 39.Kd4 f5 40.a4 b6 41.Kc4 Ke5 42.Kb5 Kxd5 43.Ka6 f4 44.Kxa7 h3 45.g3 fxg3 46.hxg3 h2 47.Kxb6 h1=Q


48.a5 Qg1+ 49.Kb7 Qxg3 50.a6 Qb3+ 51.Kc7 Qxb2 52.a7 Qa3 53.Kb8 g5 54.a8=Q+ Qxa8+ 55.Kxa8 g4 56.Kb7 g3 57.Kb6 g2 58.Kb5 g1=Q 59.Kb4 Qc1 60.Kb3 Kd4 61.Ka2 Qc3 62.Kb1 Qd2 63.Ka1 Kc3 64.Kb1 Qb2#.