Sunday, June 9, 2019

Edison Quad, Round 1, 6/8/2019

Pictured are Roman Rychkov and Eric Li.

On Saturday, I drew this game at the quad in Edison.

Round One: Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Roman Rychkov (USCF 2147), Edison NJ 6/8/2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O f6 6.d4 exd4 7.Nxd4 c5 8.Nb3 Qxd1 9.Rxd1 Bd6 10.Be3 b6 11.a4 Bg4 12.f3 Be6 13.Nc3 Ne7 14.a5 Bxb3 15.cxb3 b5 16.Nd5 Nc6


17.Rdc1 Nb4 18.Bxc5 Nxd5 19.Bxd6 cxd6 20.exd5 Kd7 21.Rc6 Rhe8 22.Rac1 Ra7 23.Kf2 Re5 24.Rc8 Rxd5 25.Rg8 Ke6 26.Re1+ Kf7 27.Rc8 b4 28.Rb8 Rxa5 29.Rxb4 Rb5 30.Ree4 Rab7 31.Rxb5 Rxb5


32.Re3 d5 33.Rd3 Ke6 34.Ke3 Rb4 35.Kd2 d4 36.Kc2 Kd5 37.Rd1 Rb6 38.Re1 Re6 39.Ra1 Kc5 40.Kd3 Re3+ 41.Kd2 Rxb3 42.Rxa6 Rxb2+ 43.Kd3 Rxg2 44.Ra5+ Kd6 45.Rh5 Rf2 


46.Kxd4 Rxf3 47.Rxh7 Rf4+ 48.Ke3 Rg4 49.Kf3 f5 50.h3 Rg1 51.Kf2 Rg6 52.Rh8 Ke5, and drawn in ? moves.


                                          Final Position