Sunday, January 16, 2011

Marshall January Under 2300, Day 1

On Saturday, I drew this game at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round One: Sicilian Defense, Sozin Attack

Jim West (USCF 2210) - Stephen Hrop (USCF 2047), Marshall Chess Club 1/15/2011

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Be7 7.Bb3 O-O 8.Be3 Na6 9.f4 Nc5 10.Qf3 Nxb3 11.axb3 a6 12.f5 Re8 13.O-O exf5 14.Nxf5 Bxf5 15.Qxf5 Qc8


16.Qxc8 Raxc8 17.Bd4 Bd8 18.Rf4 Nd7 19.Raf1 f6 20.Ra1 Bb6 21.Bxb6 Nxb6 22.Rd1 Rc6 23.Rd2 Rec8 24.Rf3 Kf7 25.Rfd3 Ke7 26.Kf2 R8c7 27.Ke1 Rc8 28.Kd1 Nd7 29.Nd5+ Ke6 30.c4 Nc5 31.Re3 a5 32.g3 Rb8 33.Nf4+ Kf7 34.Ne2 Re8 35.Nd4 Rb6


36.Nb5 Rxe4 37.Rxe4 Nxe4 38.Rd4 f5 39.Rd5 g6 40.Kc2 Ke7 41.Nd4 Nc5 42.Nb5 Na6 43.Rd1 Nb4+ 44.Kc3 Kd7 45.Ra1 Nc6 46.Rd1 Ne7 47.Ra1 Ra6 48.Rd1 Rb6 49.Ra1 Nc6 50.Rd1 Ne5 51.Rd5 Ng4 52.Nd4 Ke7 53.Nf3 Ra6 54.Rb5 Ra7 55.h4 Nf6


56.Kd4 Ne4 57.g4 Ng3 58.gxf5 Nxf5+ 59.Ke4 Kd7 60.Kf4 Kc7 61.h5 a4 62.hxg6 hxg6 63.Kg5 Ne7 64.bxa4 Rxa4 65.b3 Ra1 66.Nd4 Rf1 67.Ne6+ Kc8 68.Nf4 Kc7 69.Ne6+ Kc8 70.Nf4 Kc7, draw.