Monday, July 8, 2013

Marshall July Open, Day 1

On Saturday, I played this game at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round One: Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2237) - Ed Kopiecki (USCF 1981), Marshall Chess Club 7/6/2013

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O Bg4 6.h3 h5 7.d3 Qf6 8.Nbd2 Ne7 9.Nc4 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Qxf3 11.gxf3 Ng6 12.Rd1 O-O-O 13.Be3 Be7 14.a4 Bf6 15.Rab1 Nh4


16.f4 exf4 17.Bxf4 g5 18.Bg3 Nf3+ 19.Kg2 Nd4 20.Ne3 Rdg8 21.c3 Ne6 22.Kf3 Rg6 23.d4 Rhg8 24.Rh1 Ng7 25.b4 Be7 26.b5 cxb5 27.axb5 Ne8 28.bxa6 Rxa6 29.Rb3 Ra3 30.Rxa3 Bxa3 31.Nc4 Bd6 32.Ra1 Bxg3 33.fxg3 b6


34.e5 Kb7 35.Ke4 Rg6 36.d5 Ng7 37.Rf1 b5 38.Ne3 b4 39.cxb4 Rb6 40.Rxf7 Rxb4+ 41.Kd3 Rb3+ 42.Kd2 Rb2+ 43.Kc3 Rh2 44.Rxg7 Rxh3 45.Rxg5 h4 46.Nf5 hxg3 47.Rxg3 Rh5 48.Rf3 Kb6 49.Kd4 Rg5 50.e6 c5+ 51.dxc6 Kxc6


52.Rc3+ Kb6 53.Ke5 Rg8 54.e7 Ra8 55.Ke6 Rh8 56.Kf7 Rh7+ 57.Ng7, Black resigns.