Monday, December 19, 2016

Westfield Quads 12/18/2016

On Sunday, I drew this game in the quads at Westfield.

Round Two: Petroff Defense

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Mark Kernighan (USCF 2239), Westfield NJ 12/18/2016

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 Be7 6.Bd3 d5 7.O-O O-O 8.c4 Nf6 9.Nc3 c6 10.h3 dxc4 11.Bxc4 Nbd7 12.Re1 Nb6 13.Bd3 Re8 14.Bf4 Be6 15.Be5 Qd7 16.Qc2 h6 17.Rad1 Nbd5 18.a3 Rad8


19.Ne4 Nxe4 20.Bxe4 Nf6 21.Bd3 Qd5 22.Nd2 Qd7 23.Ne4 Nxe4 24.Bxe4 Bd6 25.b4 Bb8 26.Bd3 Qe7 27.Re3 Qh4 28.Re4 Qh5 29.Bxb8 Rxb8 30.Re5 Qh4 31.Bf5 Bd5 32.Rde1 Rxe5 33.dxe5 Qd4 34.e6 fxe6 35.Bxe6+ Bxe6 36.Rxe6 Rf8


37.Qe2 Qf4 38.Re4 Qc1+ 39.Kh2 Qxa3 40.Qc4+ Kh8 41.Qc5 Rg8 42.Re7 Qa6 43.Qe5 Qb6 44.Qc7 Qxf2 45.Qxb7 Qf4+ 46.Kh1 Rd8 47.Re1 Qd2 48.Rg1 Rd6 49.Qxa7 Qxb4 50.Qe7 Rd4 51.Qe8+ Kh7 52.Qxc6, draw.