Tuesday, June 26, 2012

FIDE Mondays 6/25/2012

On Monday evening, this game took place at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Four: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Jim West (FIDE 2112) - Nicholas Karas (FIDE 2014), Marshall Chess Club 6/25/2012

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.f4 Nc5 9.f5 Be7 10.Qf3 Qc7 11.Be3 b5


12.fxe6 fxe6 13.e5 Bb7 14.Qh3 Nd5 15.Nxe6 Qa5 16.Nxg7+ Kd8 17.Bxc5 Nxc3 18.Qxc3 Qxc3+ 19.bxc3 dxc5 20.O-O-O+ Kc7 21.Bd5 Bxd5 22.Rxd5 Kb6 23.Nf5 Bg5+ 24.Kb2 Rhf8 25.g4 Rae8 26.Re1 h5 27.h3 hxg4 28.hxg4 Re6


29.Rd6+ Rxd6 30.exd6 Kc6 31.Re6 Kd5 32.Rg6 Bf6 33.d7 Bd8 34.Rxa6 Rf6 35.Ra8 Rf8 36.Rc8 c4 37.Ne7+ Kd6 38.Nc6 Kxd7 39.Rxd8+ Rxd8 40.Nxd8 Kxd8 41.Ka3, Black resigns.