Monday, March 23, 2009

Marshall Chess Club Swiss 3/22/2009

In my game against Jason Margiotta, played yesterday at the Marshall Chess Club, I nearly walked into 41.Rxh6?? Rc3#.

Round Three: Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2217) - Jason Margiotta (USCF 1819), Marshall Chess Club 3/22/2009

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O Qd6 6.a4 Bg4 7.h3 Bh5 8.d3 O-O-O 9.Nbd2 f6 10.Nc4 Qd7 11.Be3 Bf7 12.Nfd2 Bb4 13.Qe2 Bxd2 14.Nxd2 f5


15.exf5 Qxf5 16.Qg4 Qxg4 17.hxg4 Nf6 18.f3 Rhe8 19.Rfe1 Rd7 20.Bg5 h6 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Ne4 Rd4 23.Nxf6 Re6 24.Ne4 Bg6 25.Kf2 Bxe4 26.Rxe4 Rxe4 27.dxe4 Kd7 28.Rh1 Rg6


29.Rh5 Ke6 30.Ke3 a5 31.c4 Kd6 32.Kd3 b6 33.b3 Ke6 34.c5 bxc5 35.Kc4 Kd6 36.Rf5 Re6 37.Rf8 Kd7 38.Kxc5 Rd6 39.Rh8 Rd3 40.Rh7+ Kd8


41.Kxc6 Rxb3 42.Rd7+ Ke8 43.Rd5, Black resigns.