Monday, August 24, 2015

Marshall Saturday Game/60 8/22/2015

On Saturday, I finished with a score of 2-1-1 in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Two: Pirc Defense

Ed Kopiecki (USCF 1959) - Jim West (USCF 2218), Marshall Chess Club 8/22/2015

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 c6 5.Qd2 b5 6.f3 Nbd7 7.a4 b4 8.Nd1 a5 9.c3 e5 10.Nh3 d5 11.Nhf2 bxc3 12.bxc3 exd4 13.cxd4 Bb4 14.Nc3 dxe4 15.fxe4 Qe7 16.Bd3 O-O 17.O-O Ba6


18.Bxa6 Rxa6 19.Qd3 Raa8 20.Ne2 Rfe8 21.Bg5 h6 22.Bxh6 Nxe4 23.Nxe4 Qxe4 24.Qb3 Qd5 25.Qxd5 cxd5 26.Rf2 Nb6 27.Raf1 Ra7 28.Nf4 Rd7 29.Bg5 Nxa4 30.Nd3 Nc3 31.Nxb4 axb4 32.Bf6 Ne4 33.Rb2 Nxf6 34.Rxf6 Rb8


35.Rb3 Kg7 36.Ra6 Rb5 37.Ra4 Rdb7 38.Kf2 f5 39.Kf3 Kf6 40.h4 g5 41.g3 gxh4 42.gxh4 R5b6 43.Kf4 Ke6 44.Kf3 Rh7 45.Raxb4 Rxb4 46.Rxb4 Rxh4 47.Rb6+ Ke7 48.Ke3 Re4+ 49.Kd3 f4 50.Rb5 Re3+ 51.Kd2 Ke6


52.Ra5 Re4 53.Kd3 f3 54.Ra8 Rf4 55.Ra1 Kf5 56.Rf1 Kg4 57.Rg1+ Kh3 58.Ke3 f2 59.Rf1 Kg3 60.Ke2 Kg2 61.Ke3 Re4+, White resigns.