Saturday, June 15, 2019

Thursday Action, Round 2, 6/13/2019

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

Round Two: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Anthony Kozikowski (USCF 2129), Marshall Chess Club 6/13/2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 Nbd7 7.Bb3 Nc5 8.f3 e6 9.Be3 Be7 10.Qd2 Qc7 11.O-O-O b5 12.g4 Bb7 13.g5 Nfd7


14.h4 Nxb3+ 15.Nxb3 Nb6 16.Bxb6 Qxb6 17.Qd4 Qxd4 18.Rxd4 Bc6 19.Na5 Rc8 20.Nxc6 Rxc6 21.Rf1 h6 22.f4 hxg5 23.hxg5 Rh2 24.Rd2 Rh3 25.Rg2 b4 26.Nd1 Rc4 27.f5 g6 28.f6 Bd8


29.Nf2 Bb6 30.Nxh3 Rxe4 31.Kd1 d5 32.Nf4 a5 33.Nd3 a4 34.Rf4 Rxf4 35.Nxf4 Bc5 36.Rh2 Be3 37.Rh8+ Kd7 38.Nxg6 fxg6 39.f7 Bc5 40.f8=Q Bxf8 41.Rxf8 e5 42.Rg8 Ke6 43.Rxg6+ Kf5 44.Rd6 d4 45.g6, Black resigns.