Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Marshall August Under 2300 8/21/2016

On Sunday, I finished with a score of 4-1-0 in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Five: Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense

Jim West (USCF 2207) - Derek Clasby (USCF 1982), Marshall Chess Club 8/21/2016

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 Be7 8.Nc3 a6 9.Bd3 d6 10.h3 Re8 11.a3 Bf8


12.e5 Nd7 13.Bxh7+ Kxh7 14.Ng5+ Kg8 15.Qh5 Qxg5 16.Bxg5 g6 17.Qh4 Be7 18.Bxe7 Nxe7 19.exd6 Nf5 20.Qf4 Nxd6 21.Rfe1 Nf8 22.Rxe8 Nxe8 23.d5 Nd6 24.Re1 Bf5 25.g4 Bd3 26.Qd2 Bc4 27.Ne4 Bb5


28.Nf6+ Kg7 29.Qd4 Kh6 30.h4 g5 31.hxg5+ Kxg5 32.f4+ Kg6 33.Nh5, Black resigns.