Labor Day Action, Round 5, 9/2/2019

On Monday, I finished with a score of 2-1-1 plus two half point byes in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Five: Larsen's Opening

Bora Yagiz (USCF 2005) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 9/2/2019

1.b3 b6 2.Bb2 Bb7 3.e3 e6 4.c4 Nf6 5.f4 Be7 6.Nf3 O-O 7.Be2 d5 8.Na3 c5 9.O-O Nc6 10.Nc2 Rc8 11.Nce1 dxc4 12.bxc4 Nd7 13.d4 cxd4 14.exd4 Na5 15.Rc1 Qc7 16.Nd2 Bf6 17.Nd3 Rfd8

18.Ne5 Nxe5 19.fxe5 Bg5 20.d5 Qc5+ 21.Kh1 exd5 22.Bh5 Bxd2 23.Bxf7+ Kh8 24.Qxd2 Nxc4 25.Qg5 Qe3 26.Qxe3 Nxe3 27.Rfe1 Rxc1 28.Bxc1 Nc2 29.Re2 Nd4 30.Re1 Nc2 31.Re2 Nd4 32.Rf2 Rc8 33.Bb2 Nb5

34.a4 Nc7 35.h4 Bc6 36.Rf4 Be8 37.e6 Bxf7 38.exf7 Ne6 39.Be5 Nxf4 40.Bxf4 Rf8 41.g3 Rxf7 42.Kg2 Kg8 43.Kf3 Kf8 44.Ke3 Ke7 45.Kd4 Ke6 46.h5 Rxf4+ 47.gxf4 g6 48.h6 a6 49.a5 bxa5 50.Kc5 a4

51.Kb4 Kf5 52.Kxa4 Kxf4 53.Kb4 Ke3 54.Kc5 d4 55.Kd6 d3 56.Ke7 d2 57.Kf7 d1=Q 58.Kg7 Qd7+ 58.Kg8 g5 59.Kf8 g4 60.Kg8 g3 61.Kf8 g2 62.Kg8 g1=Q+ 63.Kh8 Qe8#.