Tuesday, December 19, 2017

FIDE Mondays 12/18/2017

On Monday, I won this game at the Marshall Chess Club when my opponent misplayed a theoretically drawn endgame.

Round Two: Caro-Kann Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2207) - Roger Smith (USCF 1977), Marshall Chess Club 12/18/2017

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.c3 Nc6 6.Bf4 e6 7.Nf3 Be7 8.O-O Qb6 9.Qb3 Qxb3 10.axb3 O-O 11.Nbd2 Bd7 12.h3 a6 13.b4 Rfd8 14.Rfe1 Be8


15.Nb3 Nd7 16.Nc5 Nxc5 17.bxc5 h6 18.Ne5 Na7 19.Bf1 Bb5 20.Bxb5 Nxb5 21.c6 bxc6 22.Nxc6 Rd7 23.Nxe7+ Rxe7 24.Ra5 Rb7 25.Rea1 Rb6 26.Kf1 Kf8 27.Ke2 Ke8 28.Kd3 Kd7 29.b3 Nd6 30.Bxd6 Kxd6 31.b4 Kc6


32.Rc5+ Kb7 33.f4 Rb5 34.Ra5 Rxc5 35.dxc5 f6 36.Kd4 Rd8 37.h4 g5 38.hxg5 hxg5 39.fxg5 e5+ 40.Ke3 fxg5 41.c6+ Kb6 42.c7 Kxc7 43.Rxa6 d4+ 44.cxd4 Rxd4 45.Re6 Rxb4 46.Rxe5 Rb3+ 47.Kf2 Kd6 48.Rxg5 Ke6


49.Rg3 Rb2+ 50.Kg1 Kf6 51.Kh2 Rb1 52.Rg4 Kf5 53.Rg8 Kf6 54.g3 Kf7 55.Rg4 Kf6 56.Kg2 Kf5 57.Rg8 Kf6 58.Kh3 Kf7 59.Rg5 Kf6 60.Ra5 Rh1+ 61.Kg4 Rb1 62.Ra6+ Kg7 63.Kh4 Rb4+ 64.g4 Rb1 65.Kh5 Rh1+ 66.Kg5 Rb1


67.Ra7+ Kg8 68.Kh5 Rg1 69.g5 Rh1+ 70.Kg6 Kf8 71.Ra8+ Ke7 72.Kg7 Rg1 73.g6 Rg2 74.Ra1 Rg3 75.Re1+ Kd8 76.Kf7 Rf3+ 77.Kg8 Kd7 78.g7 Rg3 79.Re4 Rg2 80.Kf7 Rf2+ 81.Kg6 Rg2+ 82.Kf6 Kd8 83.Re5, Black resigns.