Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Saturday Game/50, Round 2, 6/29/2019

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

Round Two: Sicilian Defense, Rossolimo Variation

James Oh (USCF 2015) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 6/29/2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.c4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.d4 cxd4 7.Nxd4 Bg7 8.O-O O-O 9.Bxd7 Qxd7 10.f3 Rc8 11.b3 Nc6 12.Nde2 Qd8 13.Bb2 Qa5 14.Kh1 a6


15.a4 Nd7 16.Rb1 Qd8 17.Nd5 Bxb2 18.Rxb2 a5 19.f4 Nc5 20.Nec3 Nb4 21.Rd2 Nxd5 22.Rxd5 Qb6 23.e5 Qxb3 24.Rxc5 Qxc3 25.Rxc8+ Rxc8 26.exd6 exd6 27.Qxd6 Qxc4 28.Rd1 Qxa4 29.f5 Qc6


30.Qe5 Qc2 31.Re1 Qxf5 32.Qe7 b6 33.h3 Qf4 34.Qa3 h5 35.Qb2 Kh7 36.Qxb6 Qd2 37.Qg1 Rc2 38.Rf1 Kg7 39.Qh2 Rc1 40.Qe5+ Kh7 41.Rxc1 Qxc1+ 42.Kh2 Qd2 43.Kh1 Qb4 44.Qf6 Qb1+ 45.Kh2 Qf5


46.Qd4 g5 47.Kg1 h4 48.Qd1 Kg6 49.Qd6+ Qf6 50.Qd3+ Kh6 51.Qc4 Qa1+ 52.Kf2 Qe5 53.Kg1 Kg7 54.Kh1 f6 55.Qa4 Qc7 56.Qb5 f5 57.Qb2+ Kg6 58.Qb5 g4 59.Qe8+ Kg7 60.hxg4 fxg4 61.Qe4, and drawn in ? moves.


                                       Final Position