Round Four: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation
Jim West (USCF 2201) - Paul Kraft (USCF 1924), Marshall Chess Club 8/19/2018
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Be7 8.O-O b5 9.Be3 O-O 10.f4 b4 11.Na4 d5 12.e5 Ne4
13.f5 Bg5 14.Qe1 Bxe3+ 15.Qxe3 Bd7 16.fxe6 Bxe6 17.Nxe6 fxe6 18.Rxf8+ Qxf8 19.Rf1 Qe7 20.Nb6 Qa7 21.Nxd5 Qxe3+ 22.Nxe3 Nc5 23.Nd5 Nc6 24.Nc7 Rc8 25.Bxe6+ Nxe6 26.Nxe6 Nxe5
27.Rf5 Ng4 28.Rg5 Kf7 29.Rxg7+ Kxe6 30.Rxg4 a5 31.Re4+ Kd5 32.Re2 a4 33.Kf1 Kd4 34.Ke1 a3 35.bxa3 bxa3 36.Kd2 Rg8 37.g3 Rf8 38.c3+ Kc4 39.Re4+ Kd5 40.Rf4 Rb8 41.Rb4 Rf8 42.Ke2 Ra8 43.Kf3 Rf8+ 44.Rf4 Rb8
45.Ra4 Rb2 46.Rxa3 Rxh2 47.Ra5+ Kc4 48.Ra4+ Kxc3 49.Rh4 Rxa2 50.Rxh7 Kd4 51.Re7 Kd5 52.g4 Kd6 53.Re4 Kd5 54.Re8 Ra1 55.Kf4 Rf1+ 56.Kg5 Kd6 57.Kg6 Kd7 58.Re2 Rg1 59.g5 Kd8 60.Kf6 Rf1+ 61.Kg7 Rg1 62.g6 Kd7 63.Kf7 Rf1+ 64.Kg8 Rg1 65.g7 Kd8
66.Re4 Kd7 67.Kf7 Rf1+ 68.Kg6 Rg1+ 69.Kf6 Rf1+ 70.Kg5, Black resigns.
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Round Five: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation
Victor Chen (USCF 2066) - Jim West (USCF 2201), Marshall Chess Club 8/19/2018
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.h3 g6 7.g4 Bg7 8.Bg2 O-O 9.Be3 Nc6 10.Qd2 Bd7 11.f4 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Bc6 13.g5 Nh5 14.Bxg7 Nxg7 15.O-O-O Qa5 16.Kb1 Rfc8
17.Nd5 Qxd2 18.Rxd2 Bxd5 19.Rxd5 Rc7 20.h4 Rac8 21.c3 b5 22.Bh3 Ne6 23.Rf1 Rc4 24.f5 gxf5 25.Rdxf5 Rxe4 26.Rxf7 Re8 27.Bg2 Re5 28.Bh3 Nd8 29.R7f4 Ne6 30.Rf7 Nd8 31.R7f3 Ne6 32.Bg4 a5 33.Rf7 Nd8
34.Bh5 Re1+ 35.Rxe1 Nxf7 36.Kc2 e5 37.Rf1 Re7 38.Rf6 e4 39.Bxf7+ Rxf7 40.Rxd6 Rf2+ 41.Kc1 b4 42.cxb4 axb4 43.Rd4 e3 44.Re4 e2 45.Re3 Rh2 46.a3 bxa3 47.bxa3 Rh3 48.Rxe2 Rxa3 49.Re6 Rh3 50.Rh6 Rh2
51.Kd1 Kg7 52.Ke1 Ra2 53.Kf1 Rb2 54.Kg1 Ra2 55.Rf6 Ra4 56.Rh6, draw.
