Monday, March 26, 2012

Rahway Swiss 3/24/2012

On Saturday, the game/45 Swiss tournament at Chess Mates was won by Andy Chen [pictured left, with owner Art Macaspac].

Round Two: Budapest Defense

Art Macaspac (USCF 2136) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Rahway NJ 3/24/2012

1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e5 4.g3 exd4 5.Nxd4 Be7 6.Bg2 O-O 7.O-O c5 8.Nc2 Nc6 9.Nc3 Be6 10.Ne3 Rb8 11.b3 Re8 12.Bb2 Nd4 13.Qd2 a6


14.Ncd5 Nxd5 15.Nxd5 Bxd5 16.Bxd5 Bf6 17.e3 Ne6 18.Rfd1 Bxb2 19.Qxb2 Qe7 20.Rd2 Rbd8 21.Rad1 Rd7 22.a4 Red8 23.a5 Ng5 24.Qc2 h6 25.h4 Nh7 26.Bg2 Re8 27.Qf5 Nf8 28.Bh3 Rdd8 29.Qf4 Ng6 30.Qf5 Nf8 31.Qc2 Qc7 32.Qc3 b6 33.axb6 Qxb6


34.Ra2 Rb8 35.Rd3 Red8 36.Rad2 Ng6 37.f4 Qb4 38.Qc2 a5 39.e4 Ne7 40.e5 Nc6 41.exd6 Nd4 42.Rxd4 cxd4 43.Rxd4 Rxd6, draw.