Monday, February 9, 2009

Marshall Chess Club Swiss 2/7/2009

On Saturday, I drew this game in a game/45 Swiss tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round One: Larsen's Opening

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Kevin Rosenberg (USCF 1897), Marshall Chess Club 2/7/2009

1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 f5 4.e3 Nf6 5.a3 g6 6.b4 d6 7.d3 Bg7 8.Qc2 O-O 9.Nd2 Ne7 10.Ngf3 b6 11.Be2 Bb7 12.O-O Kh8 13.Rac1 Rc8


14.c5 Qd7 15.Qb1 Nfd5 16.cxd6 cxd6 17.Rxc8 Rxc8 18.Rc1 Rxc1+ 19.Qxc1 Ba6 20.Bf1 Nc7 21.h3 Ne6 22.Qc2 Qc6 23.Qxc6 Nxc6 24.Nc4 Bxc4 25.dxc4 e4 26.Bxg7+ Kxg7 27.Nd2 Ne5 28.f3 exf3 29.Nxf3 Kf6 30.Kf2 Ng5 31.Nxg5 Kxg5


32.g3 Kf6 33.Be2 h5 34.h4 Ke6 35.Ke1 d5 36.cxd5+ Kxd5 37.Bb5 Nc4 38.Be8 Nxe3 39.Bxg6 Nc2+ 40.Kd2 Nxa3 41.Bxf5 Nc4+ 42.Kc3 Ne5 43.Bc2 Ng4 44.Bg6 Nf6 45.Bf7+ Ke5 46.Kc4 a6


47.Bg6 Ne4 48.Bxh5 Nxg3 49.Bg6 a5 50.bxa5 bxa5 51.Kb5 Kf4 52.Kxa5 Kg4 53.h5 Nxh5 54.Bxh5+ Kxh5, draw.