Monday, January 2, 2017

Marshall Insanity 12/31/2016

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

Round Three: Budapest Gambit, Fajarowicz Variation

Paris Prestia (USCF 1886) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 12/31/2016

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 4.Qd3 Bb4+ 5.Bd2 Nxd2 6.Nxd2 Nc6 7.Ngf3 Qe7 8.a3 Bxd2+ 9.Qxd2 Nxe5 10.Nxe5 Qxe5 11.e3 O-O 12.Be2 d6 13.O-O b6 14.Bf3 Rb8 15.Rfd1 Bb7


16.Bxb7 Rxb7 17.Qd5 Qxd5 18.cxd5 f6 19.Rac1 a5 20.Rc6 Re8 21.Kf1 Kf8 22.Rd4 Re7 23.Ke2 Ke8 24.f4 f5 25.Kf3 Kd7 26.Rdc4 b5 27.Rd4 a4 28.Rb4 g6 29.Ra6 Re8 30.Raxa4 bxa4 31.Rxb7 Ra8 32.Rb4 h5


33.e4 fxe4+ 34.Kxe4 Ra5 35.h3 h4 36.Kf3 Rxd5 37.Rxa4 Rd3+ 38.Kg4 Rg3+ 39.Kxh4 Rxg2 40.Rb4 c5 41.Rb3 Kc6 42.a4 c4 43.Rb4 Kc5 44.Rb5+ Kc6 45.b4 cxb3 46.Rxb3 Ra2 47.a5 Rxa5


48.Rg3 Rh5+ 49.Kg4 d5 50.Kf3 Rh6 51.Kg4 Rh5, draw.