Monday, April 4, 2011

Marshall April Grand Prix, Day 2

On Sunday, I drew this game in the Marshall April Grand Prix tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Three: Sicilian Defense, Sveshnikov Variation

Jim West (FIDE 2135) - WIM Alisa Melekhina (FIDE 2304), Marshall Chess Club 4/3/2011

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.c3 Ne7 12.Nxe7 Qxe7 13.Nc2 f5 14.exf5 Bb7 15.Qh5 e4 16.Be2 Be5 17.O-O Rg8 18.f4 Bf6 19.a4 O-O-O


20.axb5 e3 21.Rf3 axb5 22.Qh3 Kb8 23.Ne1 Bxf3 24.Qxf3 Qb7 25.Qxb7+ Kxb7 26.Bxb5 Ra8 27.Rxa8 Rxa8 28.Nc2 Bd8 29.Nxe3 Bb6 30.Kf2 Ra2 31.Kf3 Rxb2 32.Bc4 Bxe3 33.Kxe3 f6 34.h4 Kc6 35.g4 Rh2


36.g5 Rxh4 37.g6 d5 38.Bd3 Rh3+ 39.Kf2 hxg6 40.fxg6 Rh8 41.Kg3 Kd6 42.Kg4 Ke7 43.c4 dxc4 44.Bxc4 Kf8 45.Be6 Rh1 46.f5 Rg1+ 47.Kf4 Kg7 48.Ke4 Re1+ 49.Kf4 Rg1, draw.