Monday, April 11, 2016

Marshall April Weekend FIDE 4/10/2016

On Sunday, I finished with a score of 2-1-0 plus two half point byes in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Five: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Benjamin Medina (FIDE 1806) - Jim West (FIDE 2063), Marshall Chess Club 4/10/2016

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O Be6 9.a4 Nbd7 10.Be3 O-O 11.Bf3 Qc7 


12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Bf5 14.Rc1 a5 15.c4 b6 16.Re1 Bg6 17.Bh5 Bxh5 18.Qxh5 f5 19.f4 g6 20.Qf3 e4 21.Qd1 Nc5 22.Nd4 Qd7 23.Ne6 Rfb8 24.Bxc5 bxc5 25.b3 Bf6 26.Kh1 h5 27.g3 Rb4 28.h3 Rab8 29.Rb1 Qb7


30.Re3 Rxa4 31.g4 hxg4 32.hxg4 Qh7+ 33.Kg2 Ra2+ 34.Re2 Rxe2+ 35.Qxe2 Qh4 36.g5 Bd4 37.Rh1 Qg4+ 38.Qxg4 fxg4 39.Rh6 Rxb3 40.Rxg6+ Kf7 41.Rh6 Rb2+ 42.Kg3 e3 43.g6+ Kg8 44.Nxd4 cxd4


45.c5 dxc5 46.d6 e2 47.Rh1 d3 48.d7 Rb8 49.Kf2 Rd8 50.Ke3 Rxd7 51.f5 e1=Q+, White resigns.