Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Marshall October Under 2400 10/21/2018

On Sunday, I won this game in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Four: Larsen's Opening

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Wesley Hellner (USCF 1901), Marshall Chess Club 10/21/2018

1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.f4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Nf3 e6 7.O-O Be7 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 9.Ne5 O-O 10.d3 Rc8 11.Nd2 b5 12.a4 b4


13.Nxc6 Rxc6 14.Qe2 a5 15.e4 d4 16.Nc4 Qc7 17.Bc1 h6 18.f5 exf5 19.Rxf5 Re6 20.Bf4 Qd8 21.Bd2 Nd5 22.Qf3 Ne3 23.Nxe3 dxe3 24.Bxe3 Bf6 25.Rf1 Bd4 26.Bxd4 Qxd4+ 27.Qf2 Rc6


28.Qxd4 cxd4 29.R1f2 g6 30.Rxa5 Rfc8 31.Rb5 Rxc2 32.Rxc2 Rxc2 33.Rxb4 Rc3 34.Rxd4 Rxb3 35.Kf2 Kf8 36.h4 h5 37.Ke3 Ke7 38.g3 Ke6 39.Rc4 Rb1 40.Kd4 Rg1 41.a5 Kd6 42.Ra4 Kc7 43.a6 Kb8


44.Rb4+ Ka7 45.Rb7+ Kxa6 46.Rxf7 Rxg3 47.e5 Kb6 48.e6 Kc6 49.Rf4 Kd6 50.Re4 Ke7 51.Kc4 Rg4 52.Kd5 Rxe4 53.dxe4 g5 54.hxg5 h4 55.g6 Kf8 56.Kd6 h3 57.e7+, Black resigns.