Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Marshall Masters 2/18/2014

Last Tuesday evening, I played this game at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Two: Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation

Jim West (FIDE Rapid 2094) - Zachary Tanenbaum (FIDE 1963), Marshall Chess Club 2/18/2014

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O Qd6 6.a4 f6 7.Na3 Be6 8.Qe2 O-O-O 9.Nc4 Qd7 10.d3 h5 11.b3 h4 12.Ba3 h3 13.g3 Bxa3 14.Rxa3 Bg4 15.Qe3 Kb8 16.Nfd2 Ne7


17.f3 Be6 18.Rb1 Qd4 19.Qxd4 Rxd4 20.b4 b6 21.a5 b5 22.Ne3 g5 23.Nd1 Rd7 24.Nb3 Bxb3 25.Raxb3 Rhd8 26.Nf2 Rh8 27.Ng4 Rf8 28.Rc3 Rd6 29.Rc5 Re6 30.Ne3 f5 31.exf5 Nxf5 32.Nxf5 Rxf5 33.Rf1 Ref6


34.g4 Rxf3 35.Rxf3 Rxf3 36.Rxe5 Rf4 37.Re4 Rf6 38.Re5 Rf4 39.Re4 Rf6, draw.