Tuesday, February 21, 2017

USATE 2017, Day 3

On Monday, I won this game at the USATE.

Round Five: Sicilian Defense

Jonathan Subervi (USCF 2285) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Parsippany NJ 2/20/2017

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.Nc3 Nf6 8.Bg5 e6 9.O-O-O Be7 10.Rhe1 O-O 11.Qd2 Qa5 12.Kb1 Qb6


13.Nd4 Rfc8 14.f4 Be8 15.e5 dxe5 16.fxe5 Bb4 17.Bxf6 Bxc3 18.Qc1 gxf6 19.exf6 Kh8 20.Rd3 Bxd4 21.Rxd4 Qc5 22.Qh6 Qxc2+ 23.Ka1 Qg6 24.Qh4 Rc5 25.g4 Rac8 26.Rdd1 Ba4 27.Rb1 Bc2 28.Rbc1 Bd3


29.Rxc5 Rxc5 30.Qg3 Rc8 31.h4 Be2 32.g5 Qc2 33.Qe3 Bd1 34.a3 Qc1+ 35.Ka2 Qxe3 36.Rxe3 Bh5 37.Rd3 h6 38.Rd7 Rb8 39.Kb3, White forfeits.