Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Marshall Chess Club Swiss 1/14/2012

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

Round Four: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Hubert Herring (USCF 1774), Marshall Chess Club 1/14/2012

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e5 7.Nde2 Nbd7 8.Bg5 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.Bb3 h6 11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.Ng3 b5 13.a3 Re8 14.Nd5 Nxd5 15.Bxd5 Rb8 16.c3 g6 17.f4 Bb7


18.fxe5 Bxd5 19.Qxd5 Rf8 20.exd6 Bxd6 21.Rf3 Qc7 22.Raf1 Rbd8 23.Qb3 Rde8 24.Kh1 Kg7 25.Qc2 h5 26.Rd1 Qe7 27.Nf1 Bc7 28.c4 Qxe4 29.Qxe4 Rxe4 30.cxb5 axb5 31.Rb3 Rb8 32.g3 Re2 33.Rd2 Re5 34.Kg2 Ba5 35.Rc2 b4 36.axb4 Rxb4 37.Rxb4 Bxb4


38.h4 Rb5 39.Ne3 Bc5 40.Nd1 Bd6 41.Nc3 Rc5 42.Rd2 Bc7 43.Rd5 Rc4 44.Rd3 Ba5 45.Kf3 Rb4 46.Rd5 Bc7 47.Rb5 Rg4 48.Ne2 Rc4 49.b3 Rc2 50.Rb4 Bxg3 51.Nxg3 Rc3+ 52.Kf4 f6 53.Rb7+ Kh6 54.Ne4 Rc6


55.Rf7 g5+ 56.hxg5+ fxg5+ 57.Nxg5 Kg6 58.Rb7 Rf6+ 59.Kg3 Kxg5 60.Rb5+ Kg6 61.b4 Rf1 62.Rc5 Rb1 63.b5 Rb4 64.Rc6+ Kg5 65.b6 h4+ 66.Kg2 Kg4 67.Rg6+ Kf5 68.Rh6 Kg4 69.Rg6+ Kf5 70.Rh6 Kg4, draw.