Round One: Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation
Jim West (USCF 2200) - Wesley Wang (USCF 1860), Marshall Chess Club 5/24/2014
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O Bd6 6.d4 Bg4 7.dxe5 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 Bxe5 9.Nd2 Qf6 10.Qxf6 Bxf6 11.e5 Be7 12.Ne4 O-O-O 13.Be3 f5
14.Ng5 Bxg5 15.Bxg5 Re8 16.f4 h6 17.Bh4 Ne7 18.Bxe7 Rxe7 19.Rae1 Re6 20.h4 Rd8 21.Rd1 b5 22.Rxd8+ Kxd8 23.Rd1+ Ke7 24.h5 a5 25.Kf2 c5 26.Kf3 c4 27.Rd5 c6 28.Rd1 b4 29.Rd4 c5 30.Rxc4 Rc6
31.c3 Ke6 32.cxb4 axb4 33.b3 Kd5 34.g4 fxg4+ 35.Kxg4 Ke6 36.Re4 Ra6 37.f5+ Ke7 38.Re2 Rc6 39.Rc2 Rc8 40.Kf4, Black resigns.
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Round Two: Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
Dore Sheppard (FIDE 2026) - Jim West (FIDE 2043), Marshall Chess Club 5/24/2014
1.Nf3 c5 2.b3 Nf6 3.Bb2 d6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 g6 6.g3 Bg7 7.Bg2 O-O 8.c4 a6 9.O-O Qc7 10.Nc3 Nc6 11.Rc1 Nxd4 12.Qxd4 Ne8 13.Qd2 Rb8 14.Nd5 Qd8 15.Rfd1 Bxb2 16.Qxb2 Be6
17.Nf4 Qb6 18.h4 Ng7 19.h5 gxh5 20.Be4 Rbc8 21.Qb1 Rc5 22.Bxh7+ Kh8 23.Kg2 Bf5 24.Bxf5 Rxf5 25.Rd5 e5 26.c5 dxc5 27.Rcxc5 Qf6 28.e4 Rxf4 29.gxf4 Ne6 30.Rxe5 Nxf4+ 31.Kf1 Qh4
32.Rxh5+ Nxh5 33.Qb2+ f6 34.Qd4 Nf4 35.f3 Qh1+ 36.Kf2 Qg2+ 37.Ke3 Qg1+, White resigns.
