Monday, August 27, 2012

New York State Senior Championship

On Sunday, I won a minor piece endgame at the Marshall Chess Club, in the New York State Senior Championship tournament.

Round Four: French Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2202) - Wesley Hellner (USCF 1971), Marshall Chess Club 8/26/2012

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bg4 6.O-O Be7 7.Re1 O-O 8.Bg5 Nbd7 9.Nbd2 Re8 10.c3 Bh5 11.Qc2 Bg6


12.Bxg6 hxg6 13.Re2 Bd6 14.Rxe8+ Qxe8 15.Re1 Qf8 16.Kf1 Re8 17.Qb1 Re7 18.Rxe7 Qxe7 19.Qe1 Kf8 20.Qxe7+ Kxe7 21.Ke2 Ke6 22.h3 Nh5 23.Ne1 Nhf6 24.f3 Nh5 25.Nd3 f6 26.Be3 f5 27.g4 f4 28.Bf2 Nhf6 29.h4 g5


30.hxg5 Nh7 31.Bg1 Ndf8 32.Nc5+ Bxc5 33.dxc5 Nxg5 34.Nb3 Kd7 35.Nd4 Nfe6 36.c6+ bxc6 37.Nxe6 Nxe6 38.Bxa7 c5 39.b4 cxb4 40.cxb4 Kc6 41.a4 Kb7 42.Bf2 c6 43.Kd3 Ka6 44.Bd4 g6 45.Bf6 Kb6 46.Be7 Ka6 47.Bd6 g5


48.Be7 Kb6 49.Bd6 Ka6 50.Be5 Kb6 51.Bd4+ Ka6 52.Kc3 Nd8 53.Bc5 Ne6 54.Bf2 Kb7 55.b5 c5 56.a5 d4+ 57.Kc4 Kc7 58.Be1 Kd6 59.a6 Nc7 60.Ba5 d3 61.Bxc7+ Kxc7 62.Kxd3 Kb6 63.Kc4 Kc7 64.Kxc5, Black resigns.