Monday, May 20, 2019

Under 2400, Round 2, 5/18/2019

On Saturday, I drew this game in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Two: Larsen's Opening

Jim West (USCF 2200) = Wesley Hellner (USCF 1954), Marshall Chess Club 5/18/2019

1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6 3.e3 Bg7 4.f4 d5 5.Nf3 c6 6.Be2 O-O 7.O-O c5 8.a4 Nc6 9.Na3 b6 10.Bb5 Bb7 11.Bxc6 Bxc6 12.Ne5 Bb7 13.Qe2 Ne4 14.d3 Nd6 


15.Nb5 a6 16.Na3 Rc8 17.Nb1 c4 18.Bd4 cxb3 19.cxb3 Nf5 20.Qb2 Nxd4 21.Qxd4 f6 22.Nf3 Qc7 23.Nbd2 e5 24.fxe5 fxe5 25.Qb2 Qc3 26.Qxc3 Rxc3 27.Ne1 Rxf1+ 28.Kxf1 e4 29.dxe4 dxe4 30.Rb1 a5 31.Kf2 Bf8


32.Rb2 Bc5 33.Nc2 Bd5 34.Ke2 Rd3 35.b4 axb4 36.Nxb4 Rxe3+ 37.Kd1 Be6 38.h3 g5 39.Nc2 Rg3 40.Nxe4 Rxg2 41.Nxc5 bxc5 42.Rb8+ Kf7 43.a5 Rg1+ 44.Kd2 Rg2+ 45.Kc1 Bxh3 46.a6 Rg1+ 47.Kb2 Bg2 


48.a7 h5 49.Ne3 Be4 50.a8=Q Bxa8 51.Rxa8 h4 52.Rc8 h3 53.Rh8 g4 54.Nxg4 Rxg4 55.Rxh3 Ke6 56.Kc3 Kd5 57.Rh5+ Kc6 58.Rh3 Kb5 59.Kc2 c4 60.Kc1 Rg2 61.Rf3 Kb4 62.Rh3 Ra2 63.Kb1 Rf2 64.Kc1 Rf4


65.Rg3 Rd4 66.Kc2 Rf4 67.Kc1 c3 68.Rg8 Kb3 69.Rb8+ Kc4 70.Rc8+ Kd3 71.Rd8+ Rd4 72.Rxd4+ Kxd4 73.Kc2 Kc4 74.Kc1 Kb3 75.Kb1, draw.