Sunday, July 14, 2019

Edison Quads, Round 1, 7/13/2019

On Saturday, I played this game at the quads in Edison.

Round One: Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Aleksey Sergeev (USCF 1466), Edison NJ 7/13/2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O d6 5.Re1 a6 6.Ba4 b5 7.Bb3 Bg4 8.c3 Be7 9.d3 O-O 10.Nbd2 Re8 11.h3 Bh5 12.Nf1 d5


13.Ng3 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 d4 15.Bg5 h6 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Nh5 Qd6 18.Nxf6+ Qxf6 19.Qxf6 gxf6 20.Bd5 Ne7 21.Bxa8 Rxa8 22.cxd4 exd4 23.Rac1 Rc8 24.b4 c6 25.Rc5 Ng6 26.e5 Nxe5 27.Rexe5 fxe5 28.Rxe5 Kg7


29.Kf1 Rc7 30.f4 f6 31.Re8 c5 32.bxc5 Rxc5 33.Re2 Rc3 34.Rd2 a5 35.Ke2 b4 36.g4 a4 37.Kf3 b3 38.axb3 axb3 39.Ke4 Rc2 40.Rd1 b2 41.Rb1 Kg6 42.Kxd4 f5 43.Kd5 fxg4 44.hxg4 Kf6 45.d4 Rg2


46.Ke4 Re2+ 47.Kd3 Rg2 48.Ke3 Ke6 49.Ke4 Re2+ 50.Kf3 Rc2 51.g5 hxg5 52.fxg5 Kf5 53.g6 Kxg6 54.Ke4 Kf6 55.Kd3 Rg2 56.Kc3 Ke6 57.Rxb2 Rxb2 58.Kxb2 Kd5 59.Kc3 Kd6 60.Kc4 Kc6


61.d5+ Kd6 62.Kd4 Kd7 63.Ke5 Ke7 64.d6+ Kd7 65.Kd5 Kd8 66.Ke6 Ke8 67.d7+ Kd8 68.Kd6, stalemate.