Sunday, February 20, 2011

USATE, Day 1

On Saturday, I drew this game at the United States Amateur Team East tournament.

Round Two: Sicilian Defense, Paulsen Variation

Jim West (FIDE 2113) - WGM Anya Corke (FIDE 2257), Parsippany NJ 2/19/2011

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Be7 7.O-O Nc6 8.Nc3 Nf6 9.Be3 b5 10.a3 Ne5 11.Be2 Bb7 12.Nd2 d6 13.f4 Ng6 14.Qe1 O-O


15.Qg3 Kh8 16.Rad1 Qc7 17.Qh3 Rfd8 18.Bf3 Ng8 19.Bh5 Bf6 20.Bxg6 fxg6 21.f5 gxf5 22.exf5 exf5 23.Qxf5 Re8 24.Qf2 Be5 25.Nf3 Nf6


26.Nxe5 dxe5 27.h3 Qc6 28.Rd2 Rad8 29.Rfd1 Rxd2 30.Rxd2, draw.