Monday, June 18, 2012

Marshall June Grand Prix 6/17/2012

All four games of mine were drawn, in the weekend tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Three: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Wesley Hellner (FIDE 1784) - Jim West (FIDE 2112), Marshall Chess Club 6/17/2012

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nf3 Be7 8.O-O O-O 9.h3 Nbd7 10.Be3 b5 11.a3 Bb7 12.Nd2 Rc8 13.Bf3 Nb6


14.Qe2 Nc4 15.Nxc4 Rxc4 16.Bg5 Qc7 17.Bd2 Rc8 18.Rac1 Qd7 19.Bg5 Nxe4 20.Nxe4 Bxe4 21.Bxe4 Bxg5 22.Rcd1 g6 23.c3 R4c5 24.Bd5 Kg7 25.g4 Bf4 26.f3 Rh8 27.Kg2 h5 28.Rh1 hxg4 29.fxg4 Qe7 30.Qf3 a5 31.Rhe1 Qf6 32.Rf1 Rb8 33.Rde1 b4


34.axb4 axb4 35.c4 Ra5 36.Qb3 Qh4 37.Ra1 Qd8 38.Rad1 Qb6 39.Bxf7 Rf8 40.Bd5 Qe3 41.Qxe3 Bxe3 42.Rxf8 Kxf8 43.Be4, draw.