Monday, June 17, 2013

Marshall June Under 2300, Day 1

On Saturday, I played these games at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round One: Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2221) - Roger Smith (USCF 2035), Marshall Chess Club 6/15/2013

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.O-O d6 6.d4 exd4 7.Qxd4 Ne7 8.b3 c5 9.Qe3 Bb7 10.Nbd2 Qd7 11.Bb2 f6 12.Nc4 Ng6 13.Rad1 Qe6 14.Rfe1 Be7 15.Na5 Bc8 16.Qd2 O-O


17.Qd5 Bd7 18.Qxe6+ Bxe6 19.Nc6 Rfe8 20.Nxe7+ Nxe7 21.Nd2 Nc6 22.Bc3 Nb4 23.Bxb4 cxb4 24.Nf1 a5 25.f3 a4 26.Ne3 axb3 27.axb3 Ra2 28.Ra1 Rea8 29.Rxa2 Rxa2 30.Rd1 Ra6 31.Nd5 Bxd5 32.exd5 Ra5 33.Kf2 Rc5 34.Rd2 Kf7


35.Ke2 Kg6 36.Ke3 Kf5 37.g4+ Kg5 38.Ke4 g6 39.Rg2 h5 40.f4+ Kh4 41.gxh5 Kxh5 42.h4 f5+ 43.Kd4 Kh6 44.Re2 Kh5 45.Rh2 Rc3 46.Rf2 Kxh4 47.Rg2 Kh5 48.Rg5+ Kh6 49.Rxg6+, draw.



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Round Two: King's Indian Defense

Mustafa Atakay (USCF 2008) - Jim West (USCF 2221), Marshall Chess Club 6/15/2013

1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d6 3.e3 g6 4.Nd2 Bg7 5.Bg3 O-O 6.f4 c5 7.c3 Nc6 8.Ngf3 cxd4 9.cxd4 Qa5 10.a3 Bf5 11.h3 Rac8 12.b4 Qd8 13.Rc1 Qd7 14.Bb5 a6 15.Ba4 b5 16.Bb3 Ne4  17.Nxe4 Bxe4 18.O-O Bxf3 19.Qxf3 e6


20.d5 Ne7 21.dxe6 fxe6 22.Qg4 d5 23.e4 h5 24.Qe2 Kh7 25.Kh2 Rxc1 26.Rxc1 h4 27.Bxh4 Rxf4 28.Bg5 Rxe4 29.Qf3 Qd6+ 30.Kh1 Nf5 31.Rd1 Qe5 32.g4 Nd4, White resigns.