Saturday, August 24, 2019

FIDE Mondays 8/19/2019

On Monday, I won this game at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Three: Sicilian Defense, Closed Variation

Noah Beck (USCF 1759) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 8/19/2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 g6 5.d3 Bg7 6.Nge2 Nf6 7.O-O O-O 8.h3 Rb8 9.Be3 e5 10.Qd2 Nd4 11.f4 b5


12.Nd5 Nxd5 13.exd5 Nxe2+ 14.Qxe2 exf4 15.Bxf4 Bxb2 16.Rab1 Bd4+ 17.Kh2 f5 18.Qd2 b4 19.h4 Qf6 20.Bg5 Qf7 21.Qe2 Re8 22.Qf3 Bd7 23.Bh3 Bf6 24.Bf4 Be5 25.Bg5 h5 26.Bg2 Qg7 27.Bh3 Rb6


28.Rbe1 Ra6 29.d4 cxd4 30.Qb3 Ra3 31.Qxb4 Rxg3 32.Bf4 Bxf4 33.Rxe8+ Bxe8 34.Rxf4 Re3 35.Qxd6 Bf7 36.Qc6 Qe5 37.Qc8+ Kg7 38.Qc7 Qxc7, White resigns.