Sunday, January 5, 2020

Thursday Action, Round 1, 1/2/2020

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

Round One: English Opening, Symmetrical Variation

David Cesarini (USCF 1792) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 1/2/2020

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.g3 Nc6 5.Bg2 e6 6.O-O Nge7 7.a3 O-O 8.Qc2 b6 9.Rb1 d5 10.cxd5 exd5 11.b4 Bf5 12.d3 cxb4 13.axb4 Rc8 14.Bd2 d4


15.Nb5 Nxb4 16.Qa4 Nbc6 17.Bb4 Nxb4 18.Qxb4 Nc6 19.Qa4 Qd7 20.Rfc1 Rfe8 21.Rc2 a5 22.Rbc1 Nb4 23.Rxc8 Rxc8 24.Rxc8+ Qxc8 25.h4 Qc1+ 26.Kh2 Qc2 27.Qxc2 Nxc2 28.Nd2 Be6 29.Nc4 Bxc4 30.dxc4 f5


31.Bd5+ Kf8 32.Bc6 Nb4 33.Na7 Nxc6 34.Nxc6 Ke8 35.c5 Kd7 36.Nb8+ Kc7 37.Na6+ Kb7, White resigns.