Sunday, February 23, 2020

Thursday Action, Round 3, 2/20/2020

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

Round Three: Ruy Lopez

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Nathaniel Moor (USCF 2074), Marshall Chess Club 2/20/2020

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.O-O Bb6 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 O-O 8.Nc3 d5 9.e5 Ne4 10.h3 Bf5 11.Be3 f6 12.Qb3 fxe5 13.Qxd5+ Qxd5 14.Nxd5 exd4 15.Nxb6 Rad8


16.Bxc6 bxc6 17.Nxd4 cxb6 18.Nxc6 Rd7 19.Rfd1 Rc7 20.Nd4 Bd7 21.Rac1 Rfc8 22.Rxc7 Rxc7 23.Rc1 Rxc1+ 24.Bxc1 Kf7 25.f3 Nc5 26.b3 Nd3 27.Bd2 Ke7 28.Kf1 Kd6 29.Ke2 Ne5 30.Bf4 Kd5 31.Bxe5 Kxe5 32.Ke3 g5


33.Ne2 h6 34.f4+ gxf4+ 35.Nxf4 Kf5 36.Ne2 Kg5 37.Kf2 h5 38.Nd4 a5 39.Nf3+ Kf4 40.g3+ Ke4 41.h4 b5 42.Ne1 b4 43.Ke2 Bg4+ 44.Kd2 Bc8 45.Ke2 Bg4+ 46.Kd2 Bc8 47.Ke2 Ba6+ 48.Kd2 Bb7 49.Nd3 Kf3


50.Nf4 Kxg3 51.Nxh5+ Kxh4 52.Nf4 Kg4 53.Nd3 Kf3 54.Ne5+ Ke4 55.Nc4 Kd4 56.Nxa5 Bd5 57.Kc2 Ke3 58.Kb2 Kd3 59.a3 bxa3+ 60.Kxa3 Bxb3 61.Kxb3, draw.