Sunday, November 10, 2019

Thursday Action, Round 3, 11/7/2019

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

Round Three: French Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Mark De Dona (USCF 2028), Marshall Chess Club 11/7/2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Bd2 Bxc3 7.Bxc3 Ne4 8.Qd3 Nxc3 9.Qxc3 O-O 10.Bd3 b6 11.O-O Ba6 12.Rfe1 Bxd3 13.Qxd3 Nd7 14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.Rxe5 Qd6 16.Rd1 Rad8


17.Rh5 h6 18.Rh3 c5 19.dxc5 Qxc5 20.Qxd8 Rxd8 21.Rxd8+ Kh7 22.c3 Qc4 23.Rd2 Qe4 24.Kf1 Qb1+ 25.Ke2 Qxa2 26.Rhd3 Qc4 27.f3 e5 28.Kf2 Qh4+ 29.Kf1 Qxh2 30.Rd7 Qf4 31.Re2 a5 32.Rd5 f6 33.Rb5 Kg6 34.Rxb6 Kg5


35.Re4 Qc1+ 36.Re1 Qd2 37.Re2 Qd3 38.Kf2 a4 39.Rb4 a3 40.bxa3 Qxc3 41.Rg4+ Kf5 42.Rxg7 Qxa3 43.g4+ Ke6 44.Rc7 Qb4 45.Rec2 Qd4+ 46.Kg2, and drawn in ? moves.


                                      Final Position