Saturday, October 20, 2007

Hamilton Quads 10/20/2007

I just got home from today's Hamilton Quads where I played this game in the final round.

Round Three: Caro-Kann Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Mark Kernighan (USCF 2208), Hamilton NJ Quad 10/20/2007

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.c3 Bg4 6.Qb3 Qc8 7.Bf4 g6 8.Nd2 Bg7 9.Ngf3 O-O 10.O-O Bf5 11.Bxf5 gxf5 12.Rae1 e6 13.h3 Kh8 14.Ne5 Nbd7 15.Ndf3 Nh5 16.Bh2 Bh6


17.Nxd7 Qxd7 18.Ne5 Qe7 19.Nf3 Rae8 20.Qd1 Rg8 21.Be5+ f6 22.Nh4 Bd2 23.Qxh5 fxe5 24.Rxe5 Bf4 25.Nxf5 Qf8 26.Ng3 Bxe5 27.Qxe5+ Qg7 28.Re1 Qxe5 29.Rxe5 Rgf8 30.f3 Kg8


31.Kf2 Kf7 32.Nh5 Rd8 33.g4 Rd6 34.Nf4 b5 35.a3 a5 36.Nd3 Rb8 37.f4 Rbd8 38.Kg3 Re8 39.h4 h6 40.g5 h5 41.Kf3 Ra8 42.f5 exf5 43.Rxf5+ Kg8 44.Nf4 Rf8 45.Rxf8+ Kxf8 46.Nxh5 b4 47.axb4 axb4 48.cxb4 Rb6 49.Kf4 Rxb4 50.Ke5 Rxb2 51.Nf4 Rb1 52.Kxd5 Re1 53.h5 Kf7 54.h6 Rh1 55.Ke5 Re1+ 56.Kf5 Rh1


57.g6+ Kg8 58.h7+ Kg7 59.d5 Rd1 60.Nh5+ Kh8 61.Nf4 Kg7 62.Ne6+ Kh8 63.Nc7 Rf1+ 64.Ke5 Re1+ 65.Kf6 Rg1


66.Ne6 Rxg6+ 67.Ke5 Rg1 68.d6 Rd1 69.Nd4 Re1+ 70.Kd5 Re8 71.Nc6 Kxh7 72.d7 Rg8 73.Kc5 Kg7 74.Kd6 Kf6 75.d8=Q+ Rxd8+ 76.Nxd8, draw.