Monday, May 9, 2011

Marshall Chess Club Swiss 5/8/2011

On Sunday, I drew this game in a game/30 Swiss tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Three: Caro-Kann Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Kassa Korley (USCF 2320), Marshall Chess Club 5/8/2011

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Qc7 6.Ne2 e5 7.dxe5 Nxe5 8.Bb5+ Bd7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.O-O Nf6 11.Nd4 Bd6 12.Nd2 O-O 13.N2f3 Ng6 14.Qc2 Rac8 15.Qf5 Rfe8


16.Bg5 Qxf5 17.Nxf5 Ne4 18.Nxd6 Nxd6 19.Rad1 Nc4 20.Rxd5 Nxb2 21.Rb5 Na4 22.Rxb7 a5 23.Ra7 Nxc3 24.Rxa5 Ra8 25.Rxa8 Rxa8 26.Ra1 Nxa2 27.g3 Ra6 28.h4 f6 29.Be3 Kf7 30.Kg2 Ne7 31.Nd4 Nd5 32.Kf3 Nxe3 33.Kxe3 Ra3+ 34.Kd2 Ra4 35.Ke3 Ra8


36.Kd2 Ra4 37.Ke3 h5 38.Ne2 Ra8 39.Nd4 Re8+ 40.Kd2 Nb4 41.Ra7+ Kg6 42.Ne2 Rd8+ 43.Ke3 Nd5+ 44.Kf3 Kh6 45.Nf4 Nxf4 46.Kxf4 Rd3 47.Ke4 Rb3 48.Ra2 g5 49.hxg5+ Kxg5 50.Ra8 f5+ 51.Ke5 Rb5+ 52.Kd4 Kg4 53.Ra3 Rb8 54.Ra2 Rd8+ 55.Kc4 Rd1 56.Rb2 Kf3 57.Rb5 Kxf2 58.Rxf5+ Kxg3 59.Rxh5, draw.