Tuesday, February 26, 2019

FIDE Mondays 2/25/2019

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

Round Two: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Nura Baalla (USCF 1981) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 2/25/2019

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.O-O-O Nbd7 11.g4 b5 12.g5 Nh5 13.Nd5 Bxd5 14.exd5 Rc8 15.Bh3 Rc7 16.Na5 Nb8 17.Rhg1 f5 


18.gxf6 Bxf6 19.Bb6 Rxc2+ 20.Kxc2 Qxb6 21.Kb1 Nf4 22.Bf5 Kh8 23.Nc6 g6 24.Bg4 h5 25.Nxb8 Rxb8 26.Bd7 Kh7 27.Qc2 Bg7 28.Bf5 gxf5 29.Qxf5+ Kh8 30.Rxg7 Kxg7 31.Qg5+ Kh7 32.Rg1 Qc7 33.Qf5+ Kh8 


34.Qf6+ Kh7 35.Qf5+ Kh8 36.Qf6+ Kh7 37.Qg5 Qf7 38.Qh4 Rg8 39.Rc1 Rg7 40.a3 Qxd5 41.Qf6 Qf7 42.Qd8 Ne2 43.Re1 Rg1 44.Rxg1 Nxg1 45.Qb6 Nxf3 46.Qxa6 Qg6+ 47.Ka1 Nd4 48.Qxd6 Qxd6, White resigns.