Tuesday, March 20, 2018

FIDE Mondays 3/19/2018

On Monday night, I won this game at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Two: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Nura Baalla (USCF 1800) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 3/19/2018

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.f3 O-O 9.Qd2 Be6 10.g4 b5 11.g5 Nh5 12.O-O-O Nd7 13.Rg1 Nb6 14.Na5 Qc7


15.Be2 b4 16.Nd5 Nxd5 17.exd5 Qxa5 18.dxe6 fxe6 19.Bc4 d5 20.Bb3 g6 21.Qg2 Bc5 22.Qe2 Rf5 23.Kb1 Bxe3 24.Qxe3 Qb5 25.c3 bxc3 26.Qxc3 Rb8 27.Rde1 Qb6 28.Rg4 d4 29.Qc4 Ng7 30.Rge4 Qb5


31.Qc7 Rxg5 32.Rxe5 Rxe5 33.Qxe5 Qxe5 34.Rxe5 Rf8 35.Bd1 Rd8 36.Kc2 Kf7 37.Kd3 Nf5 38.Bb3 Rd6 39.Ra5 Ne7 40.Bc4 Nc6 41.Rc5 Kf6 42.f4 e5 43.Bd5 Nb4+ 44.Ke4 Rxd5 45.fxe5+ Ke6 46.Rxd5 Nxd5 47.Kxd4 g5


48.a3 h5 49.b4 g4 50.Ke4 h4, White resigns.