Monday, November 17, 2014

Marshall Sunday Game/45 11/16/2014

On Sunday, I finished with a score of 1-0-3 in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Two: Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2202) - Ed Kopiecki (USCF 2013), Marshall Chess Club 11/16/2014

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O Bg4 6.h3 h5 7.d3 Qf6 8.Nbd2 Ne7 9.Nc4 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Qxf3 11.gxf3 Ng6 12.Rd1 O-O-O 13.Be3 Be7 14.Kf1 Bf6 15.Ke2 Rhe8


16.a4 Nf4+ 17.Bxf4 exf4 18.c3 c5 19.a5 g6 20.Rd2 Rd7 21.Rad1 Red8 22.Kf1 Bg7 23.e5 Rd5 24.d4 cxd4 25.Rxd4 Rxd4 26.Rxd4 Rxd4 27.cxd4 Kd7 28.d5 Bf8 29.Ke2 Bc5 30.Kd3 Bxf2 31.Ke4 Bg3 32.Nd2 Be1 33.Nb3 Bb4 34.Kxf4 c6


35.Ke4 cxd5+ 36.Kxd5 Bf8 37.Nd2 Bb4 38.Nc4 Ke7 39.b3 Kd7 40.Nb6+ Ke7 41.Nc4 Kd7 42.f4 Ke7 43.Nd6 Bxa5 44.Nxb7 Bd2 45.Nc5 a5 46.Ke4 Bb4 47.Nd3 Ke6 48.Nxb4 axb4 49.h4 f6 50.exf6 Kxf6 51.Ke3 Kf5 52.Kf3 Kf6 53.Ke3 Kf5 54.Kf3 Kf6, draw.