Monday, March 21, 2016

Marshall March Under 2300 3/19/2016

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

Round Three: Sicilian Defense, Sozin Attack

Jim West (USCF 2200) - James Lee (USCF 1903), Marshall Chess Club 3/19/2016

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Be7 8.Be3 O-O 9.O-O a6 10.f4 Qc7 11.Qf3 Na5 12.f5 Nxb3 13.axb3 e5 14.Nde2 Bd7 15.g4 Bc6


16.g5 Ne8 17.Ng3 b5 18.Rad1 b4 19.Nd5 Bxd5 20.Rxd5 Qxc2 21.f6 gxf6 22.Nf5 Qc7 23.Nxe7+ Qxe7 24.gxf6 Qe6 25.Bh6 Nxf6 26.Qxf6 Qxf6 27.Rxf6 Rfc8 28.Rfxd6 a5 29.Rd2 f5 30.Rg2+ Kf7 31.Rg7+ Kf8


32.Rf6+ Ke8 33.Re6+ Kf8 34.Ra7+ Kg8 35.Rxa8 Rxa8 36.exf5 Kf7 37.Rxe5 Kf6 38.Rb5 Ra7 39.Be3 Re7 40.Bd4+ Kf7 41.Rxa5 Rd7 42.Ra7 Rxa7 43.Bxa7 Kf6 44.Bc5 Kxf5 45.Bxb4 Ke6 46.Bf8 Kd5


47.h4 Ke5 48.h5 Kf6 49.h6 Kf7 50.Bg7 Ke7 51.Kf2 Kd6 52.Ke3 Kc6 53.Kd4 Kb5 54.Bf8 Kb6 55.Ke5 Kb5 56.Kf6 Kc6 57.Kg7 Kd7 58.Kxh7 Ke8 59.Kg7 Kd7 60.h7 Ke6 61.h8=Q, Black resigns.