Monday, October 17, 2011

ICA Fall 2011 Open

Yesterday I finished with a score of 1-0-3 at the ICA Fall Open 2011 in Hackensack.

Round Two: Caro-Kann Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2208) - Maxim Farberov (USCF 1623), Hackensack NJ 10/16/2011

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.c3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Bg4 7.Qb3 Qc8 8.Nd2 e6 9.Ngf3 a6 10.O-O Be7 11.Rae1 O-O 12.Ne5 Bh5 13.Qc2 Bg6


14.Nxg6 hxg6 15.h3 Qd7 16.Nf3 Bd6 17.Bxd6 Qxd6 18.Ne5 Rac8 19.Qd1 b5 20.a3 Rb8 21.f4 Nd7 22.h4 Ndxe5 23.fxe5 Qe7 24.Qg4 Rfe8 25.h5 gxh5 26.Qxh5 g6 27.Qh6 Qf8 28.Qg5 Ne7


29.Re3 Nf5 30.Bxf5 exf5 31.Rxf5 Qg7 32.Rf6 Re6 33.Ref3 Rb7 34.Rxe6 fxe6 35.Qd8+ Kh7 36.Rh3+, Black resigns.