Monday, February 26, 2018

Marshall February Under 2400 2/25/2018

Playing in the one day schedule on Sunday, I finished with a score of 1-1-1 plus two half point byes in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Four: Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Julia Miyasaka (USCF 1694), Marshall Chess Club 2/25/2018

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O Bd6 6.d4 Bg4 7.dxe5 Bxf3 8.Qxf3 Bxe5 9.c3 Nf6 10.Nd2 O-O 11.Nc4 Re8 12.Bg5 h6 13.Rad1 Qe7 14.Bh4 g5


15.Nxe5 Qxe5 16.Bg3 Qe7 17.e5 Nd7 18.Qf5 Nc5 19.f4 Rad8 20.fxg5 Rxd1 21.Rxd1 hxg5 22.b4 Ne6 23.Qf6 Qf8 24.h4 Rd8 25.Rxd8 Qxd8 26.Qxd8+ Nxd8 27.hxg5 Ne6 28.g6 fxg6 29.Kf2 Kf7 30.Ke3 Ke7


31.Bh4+ Kd7 32.a4 Kc8 33.Ke4 Kd7 34.Bf2 b6 35.Be3, draw.