Saturday, January 25, 2020

Thursday Action, Round 2, 1/23/2020

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

Round Two: French Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Mark De Dona (USCF 2153), Marshall Chess Club 1/23/2020

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Be7 6.O-O Bg4 7.Bg5 Nbd7 8.Re1 O-O 9.Nbd2 Re8 10.c3 c5 11.dxc5 Nxc5 12.Bb5 Rf8 13.Qc2 h6 14.Bh4 g5 15.Bg3 Nce4


16.Bd3 Bf5 17.Nd4 Bh7 18.Be5 Nd7 19.Nxe4 Nxe5 20.Nf6+ Bxf6 21.Bxh7+ Kh8 22.Bf5 Nc6 23.Nxc6 bxc6 24.Re2 a5 25.Qa4 Qc7 26.Rae1 Kg7 27.Bb1 c5 28.Qc2 Rh8 29.Qf5 Rad8 30.h4 d4 31.cxd4 cxd4 32.Bd3 a4


33.Re6 fxe6 34.Qg6+ Kf8 35.Qxf6+ Kg8 36.Rxe6 Qc1+ 37.Bf1 Qc7 38.Re7 Qxe7 39.Qxe7 Rc8 40.Bc4+ Rxc4 41.Qe6+ Kg7 42.Qxc4 Rf8 43.Qxd4+ Kg6 44.hxg5 hxg5 45.Qxa4 Kh5 46.f3 Rd8 47.Qg4+ Kg6 48.f4 Kh7 49.Qh5+ Kg7 50.Qxg5+, Black resigns.