Saturday, October 5, 2019

Thursday Action, Round 3, 10/3/2019

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

Round Three: English Opening

Oliver Chernin (USCF 2222) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 10/3/2019

1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3 O-O 5.Bg2 d6 6.O-O Nc6 7.d3 e5 8.Rb1 Nh5 9.b4 f5 10.Qb3 Kh8 11.b5 Ne7 12.a4 h6 13.a5 Rb8 14.Nd5 Be6 15.Ba3 g5


16.Nxe7 Qxe7 17.Qc2 b6 18.axb6 axb6 19.Bb2 f4 20.Ra1 Bf5 21.Nd2 fxg3 22.hxg3 Nf6 23.Ra7 Qd8 24.Nf3 Nd7 25.Qd1 Be6 26.Qc2 Bg4 27.Re1 Bxf3 28.Bxf3 Nc5 29.Rf1 Ne6 30.Bg2 Nd4 31.Qd1 Ne6 32.e3 Qe7


33.Qh5 Nc5 34.Rd1 Qf6 35.Qe2 Qe7 36.d4 exd4 37.Bxd4 Bxd4 38.Rxd4 Ne6 39.Rd1 Nc5 40.Rd2 Qf7 41.Bd5 Qg7 42.Qh5 Rbc8 43.Kg2 Rce8 44.Qd1 Ne4 45.Bxe4 Rxe4 46.Rc2 Re7 47.Qd4 Qxd4 48.exd4 Kg7


49.c5 dxc5 50.dxc5 bxc5 51.Rxc5 Rff7 52.Rc6 Re2 53.Rcxc7 Rexf2+ 54.Kg1 Rf1+ 55.Kg2 R1f2+ 56.Kh3 Rxc7 57.Rxc7+ Kg6 58.b6 Rb2 59.b7 h5 60.Rc6+ Kf5 61.Rc5+ Kg6 62.Rc6+ Kf5 63.Rc5+ Kg6, draw.