Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Sunday Game/50, Round 4, 8/25/2019

On Sunday, this game was played in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Four: French Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Jose De Villa (USCF 1980), Marshall Chess Club 8/25/2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Be7 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.O-O O-O 7.Re1 Bg4 8.Bg5 c5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.h3 Be6 11.c3 Qb6 12.Qc2 Nbd7 13.b4 Bd6 14.Be3 Qc7 15.Nd4 a6 16.Nbd2 Rac8 17.Rac1 Ne5 


18.Bf1 Qd7 19.f4 Nc4 20.Nxc4 dxc4 21.Nxe6 fxe6 22.Rcd1 Qc7 23.Bxc4 Qxc4 24.Rxd6 Ne4 25.Rd4 Qxc3 26.Qxc3 Nxc3 27.Bd2 Rfe8 28.Rd6 Nxa2 29.Rexe6 Rxe6 30.Rxe6 Kf7 31.Rb6 Rc7 32.b5 axb5 33.Rxb5 Nc1


34.Kf2 Nd3+ 35.Ke2 Nc5 36.Ba5 Re7+ 37.Kf3 Ne6 38.Bc3 g6 39.g4 Rd7 40.Be5 Nd8 41.Ke4 Ne6 42.h4 Nd8 43.f5 Nc6 44.fxg6+ Kxg6 45.Bb2 Re7+ 46.Kf4 Nd8 47.Rg5+ Kf7 48.Rf5+ Ke8 49.Bf6 Ne6+ 50.Ke5 Ng7+


51.Bxe7 Nxf5 52.Kxf5 Kxe7 53.g5 b5 54.h5 b4 55.Ke4 Ke6 56.g6 Kf6 57.gxh7 Kg7 58.Kd3, draw.