Friday, August 30, 2019

FIDE Mondays 8/26/2019

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

Round One: Caro-Kann Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Ely Spears (USCF 1600), Marshall Chess Club 8/26/2019

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.c3 e6 6.Bf4 Be7 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.h3 h6 9.Nbd2 Bd6 10.Bxd6 Qxd6 11.O-O O-O 12.Re1 Nd7 13.Qe2 a5 14.a4 b6 15.Nf1 Re8 16.Bb5 Bb7


17.Bxc6 Bxc6 18.Ne5 Nxe5 19.Qxe5 Qxe5 20.Rxe5 b5 21.axb5 Bxb5 22.Nd2 a4 23.f4 Bd3 24.Re3 Bc2 25.Rc1 Bg6 26.Ra1 Reb8 27.b4 axb3 28.Rxa8 Rxa8 29.Nxb3 Ra2 30.Nc5 Kf8 31.Kh2 Ke7 32.Kg3 Rd2 33.Kf3 h5


34.g4 hxg4+ 35.hxg4 Kd6 36.Kg3 Kc6 37.Nxe6 Be4 38.Nd8+ Kc7 39.Nxf7 Rd3 40.Rxd3 Bxd3 41.f5 Bb5 42.Kf4 Kd7 43.Ke5 Ke7 44.Nd6 Bc6 45.g5 Kd7 46.f6 g6 47.Nf7, Black resigns.