Monday, September 20, 2010

Rahway Grand Prix 9/19/2010

On Sunday, grandmaster Mark Paragua won the game/45 grand prix Swiss at Chess Mates in Rahway.

Round Five: Caro-Kann Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2219) - Yaacov Norowitz (USCF 2520), Rahway NJ 9/19/2010

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.c3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bg4 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.Nd2 e6 9.Ngf3 Bd6 10.Bxd6 Qxd6 11.O-O O-O 12.Rae1 Nd7


13.Qc2 g6 14.Re3 Rac8 15.Qb1 Rb8 16.Rfe1 Bxf3 17.Nxf3 b5 18.a3 a5 19.Ne5 Ncxe5 20.dxe5 Qe7 21.Qd1 b4 22.axb4 axb4 23.Qg4 bxc3 24.bxc3 Rfc8 25.h4 Rb3 26.h5 Nf8 27.hxg6 fxg6 28.c4 Rb4 29.Rc1 Qc7 30.Bf1 Qc5 31.Rf3 dxc4 32.Qf4 Qe7 33.Rfc3 Kg7


34.Rxc4 Rbxc4 35.Rxc4 Rxc4 36.Qxc4 g5 37.g3 Ng6 38.f4 gxf4 39.gxf4 Qh4 40.Qxe6 Qg3+ 41.Kh1 Qf3+ 42.Kg1 Qe3+ 43.Kh1 Qf3+ 44.Kg1 Qg3+ 45.Kh1 Qh4+ 46.Kg1 Qxf4 47.Qf6+, draw.