Monday, November 9, 2015

Marshall November Weekend FIDE 11/7/2015

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

Round Three: Pirc Defense

Joris Katz (FIDE 1854) - Jim West (FIDE 2062), Marshall Chess Club 11/7/2015

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Qd2 d6 5.e4 c6 6.f3 b5 7.O-O-O Nbd7 8.Bh6 Bxh6 9.Qxh6 b4 10.Nb1 Qa5 11.a3 bxa3 12.Nxa3 Ba6 13.Bxa6 Qxa6 14.Qe3 Nb6 15.Ne2 h5 16.Rhe1 Kf8 17.Nc3 Kg7 


18.d5 cxd5 19.exd5 Rhe8 20.Qd4 Qc8 21.Re2 Rb8 22.Rde1 Rb7 23.Nab5 Qc5 24.Qxc5 dxc5 25.Nd6 exd6 26.Rxe8 Nxe8 27.Rxe8 Rd7 28.Kd1 f5 29.Ke1 Kf7 30.Re2 g5 31.Kf2 Re7 32.Rxe7+ Kxe7 33.f4 g4 34.b3 h4 35.g3 h3


36.Nb5 Nxd5 37.Nxa7 Nb4 38.c3 Nd3+ 39.Ke2 Nxf4+ 40.Kf1 Nd5 41.b4 cxb4 42.cxb4 Nxb4 43.Nc8+ Ke6, White resigns.