Sunday Game/50, Round 4, 5/26/2019

On Sunday, I finished with a score of 2-0-2 in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Four: Sicilian Defense, Alapin Variation

Jon Jacobs (USCF 2274) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 5/26/2019

1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bc4 e6 7.cxd4 d6 8.O-O dxe5 9.dxe5 Be7 10.Qe2 Qc7 11.Nc3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Bd7 13.Bd3 Na5 

14.Ng5 Bxg5 15.Bxg5 h6 16.Bd2 Rc8 17.Rab1 b6 18.Rb4 Bc6 19.f4 g6 20.Rd4 h5 21.Rd6 Rd8 22.Be3 Kf8 23.Bd4 Nb7 24.Bc2 Rg8

25.Rxd8+ Nxd8 26.Rd1 Nb7 27.Qf2 Bd5 28.Bb3 Bxb3 29.axb3 Kg7 30.Ra1 Na5 31.Qa2 Nc6 32.Bf2 Rd8, draw.