Tuesday, September 8, 2015

New Jersey Open 9/6/2015

On Sunday, I drew this game in the New Jersey Open at the Headquarters Plaza Hyatt.

Round Three: French Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2218) - Alex Wang (USCF 1971), New Jersey Open 9/6/2015

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.Bd3 Ne7 6.O-O O-O 7.Re1 Bf5 8.Bg5 f6 9.Bh4 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 Ng6 11.Bg3 Bxg3 12.hxg3 c6 13.Nbd2 Na6 14.c3 Qd7 15.Re3 Nc7 16.Rae1 Rae8


17.Kf1 Rxe3 18.Rxe3 Re8 19.Rxe8+ Qxe8 20.Qe2 Kf7 21.Qxe8 Nxe8 22.Ke2 Ke6 23.Kd3 Nd6 24.a4 b6 25.b4 h5 26.a5 Nf8 27.axb6 axb6 28.c4 dxc4+ 29.Nxc4 Nxc4 30.Kxc4 g5 31.Ne1 Nd7 32.Nc2 b5+ 33.Kd3 Nb6 34.Ne3, draw.