Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Marshall January Weekend FIDE 1/3/2016

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

Round Four: French Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (FIDE 2070) - Jose De Villa (FIDE 1806), Marshall Chess Club 1/3/2016

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bd6 6.O-O O-O 7.Nc3 c6 8.Bg5 Bg4 9.h3 Bh5 10.g4 Bg6 11.Ne5 Be7 12.f4 Bxd3 13.Qxd3 Nbd7 14.Rae1 Re8


15.Re2 c5 16.Nxd7 Qxd7 17.Rfe1 c4 18.Qf3 h6 19.Bh4 Rad8 20.Kg2 Kh7 21.g5 Ng8 22.Re5 f6 23.Rxd5 Qc8 24.Qe4+ Kh8 25.Rxd8 Rxd8 26.gxh6 Nxh6 27.Qxe7 Nf5 28.Qe2 Nxh4+ 29.Kh2 Qf5 30.Qf2 Ng6


31.Re4 b5 32.a3 a5 33.Qe3 b4 34.axb4 axb4 35.Ne2 Kh7 36.Ng3 Qd5 37.f5 Nf8 38.c3 bxc3 39.bxc3 Rb8 40.Rf4 Rb2+ 41.Rf2 Rb8 42.Qf3 Qa5 43.Ne2 Re8 44.Qh5+ Kg8 45.Qxe8 Qc7+ 46.Kg1 Qa5 47.Qe3 Kh7


48.Qf3 Qa1+ 49.Kg2 Kh8 50.Nf4 Kh7 51.Ne6 Qa3 52.Qh5+ Kg8 53.Qe8, Black resigns.