Tuesday, February 20, 2018

USATE 2018, Day 1

Pictured (from left to right) at the USATE 2018 is the team Ferrero Forever: NM Jim West, Ron Saylo, Michael O'Connor, Joe Salvatore.

Round One: French Defense, King's Indian Attack

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Matthew Lerman (USCF 1728), Parsippany NJ 2/17/2018

1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 Nc6 5.g3 g6 6.Bg2 Bg7 7.O-O Nge7 8.Re1 O-O 9.e5 Qc7 10.Qe2 Nf5 11.c3 d4 12.a4 Rb8 13.Nc4 b6 14.Bf4 Ba6


15.Nfd2 Rbd8 16.g4 Nfe7 17.Bg5 Rd7 18.Nf3 Bxc4 19.dxc4 dxc3 20.bxc3 h6 21.Bxe7 Nxe7 22.Red1 Rfd8 23.Rxd7 Qxd7 24.a5 Nc6 25.axb6 axb6 26.Re1 Qd3 27.Qxd3 Rxd3 28.Rb1 Nxe5 29.Nxe5 Bxe5 


30.Bf1 Rxc3 31.Rxb6 Rc2 32.Rb3 Bd4 33.Rf3 e5 34.Bd3 Rc1+ 35.Kg2 Re1 36.Bc2 e4 37.Rf4 e3 38.fxe3 Bxe3 39.Re4 Rc1 40.Bd3 Bd4 41.Bf1 Kg7 42.h3 Rc2+ 43.Be2 Rc3 44.Bf1 Re3 45.Rxe3 Bxe3 46.Kf3, draw.