Sunday, January 6, 2019

Thursday Night Action 1/3/2019

On Thursday, I played this game in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Two: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Benjamin Medina (USCF 1972) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 1/3/2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.Be2 Be6 9.Qd2 Nbd7 10.O-O-O O-O 11.f4 Rc8 12.h3 b5


13.Bf3 exf4 14.Bxf4 b4 15.Nd5 Bxd5 16.exd5 a5 17.Nd4 Re8 18.Rhe1 Bf8 19.Rxe8 Nxe8 20.Bg4 Nef6 21.Bg5 Rc5 22.Bxd7 Qxd7 23.Bxf6 gxf6 24.Nb3 Rb5 25.Qf4 a4


26.Rd3 Kh8 27.Rg3 Bg7. draw.