Round One: Caro-Kann Defense, Exchange Variation
Jim West (USCF 2200) - Maya Doron-Repa (USCF 1752), Marshall Chess Club 8/13/2017
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Bf4 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.Nbd2 O-O 9.O-O Bf5 10.Qc2 e6 11.h3 Rc8 12.a3 Qd7 13.Rae1 Rfe8
14.Ne5 Qe7 15.Nxc6 bxc6 16.b4 Qb7 17.Be5 Qb6 18.g4 Bxd3 19.Qxd3 a5 20.f4 axb4 21.axb4 Nd7 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.f5 e5 24.f6+ Kh8 25.Qe3 e4 26.g5 h5 27.gxh6 Kh7 28.Qg5 Qc7 29.Rf4 Qd6 30.Nb3 Qe6
31.Re3 Nb6 32.Na5 Nd7 33.Kf2 Rg8 34.h4 Ra8 35.Rg3 Nb6 36.Ke3 Raf8 37.Rgg4 Qd6, draw.
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Round Two: Sicilian Defense, King's Indian Attack
Jim West (USCF 2200) - Shiv Krishen Sethi (USCF 1935), Marshall Chess Club 8/13/2017
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 d6 4.g3 b6 5.Bg2 Bb7 6.O-O Nd7 7.Nbd2 Qc7 8.a4 a6 9.Re1 g6 10.c3 Bg7 11.Nc4 b5 12.axb5 axb5 13.Rxa8+ Bxa8 14.Na3 Bc6 15.Bf4 e5 16.Bd2 Ne7 17.h4 h5 18.Qb3 Qb7 19.Bf1 O-O
20.Ng5 Nc8 21.Bh3 Na7 22.Re3 Nb8 23.Be6 c4 24.dxc4 fxe6 25.cxb5 Bd7 26.Nxe6 Bxe6 27.Qxe6+ Qf7 28.Qxf7+ Kxf7 29.Rf3+ Ke6 30.Rxf8 Bxf8 31.Be3 Nc8 32.c4 Nd7 33.b4 Be7 34.Kf1 Ncb6 35.Ke2 Na4 36.Kd3 Bd8
37.Kc2 Bb6 38.Bxb6 Naxb6 39.Kd3 Kf6 40.Nc2, draw.
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Round Three: Queen Pawn Opening
Jose De Villa (USCF 1817) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 8/13/2017
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.e3 Bg4 4.Be2 e6 5.Nbd2 Nf6 6.a3 Be7 7.c4 dxc4 8.Bxc4 O-O 9.O-O e5 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Be2 Bxf3 12.Bxf3 Nxf3+ 13.Qxf3 c6
14.Rd1 Qd5 15.e4 Qh5 16.Qxh5 Nxh5 17.Nc4 Rfd8 18.Be3 Nf6 19.f3 b6 20.a4 Rxd1+ 21.Rxd1 Rd8 22.Rxd8+ Bxd8 23.Bg5 h6 24.Bxf6 Bxf6 25.b3 b5 26.axb5 cxb5 27.Nd6 a6 28.Kf1 Be5 29.Nb7 Bxh2
30.Ke2 Kf8 31.Kd3 Ke7 32.Kd4 Bg1+ 33.Kd5 Kd7 34.Nd6 f6 35.Nf5 g6 36.Nxh6 a5 37.Ng4 Ke7 38.e5 fxe5 39.Nxe5 Kf6 40.Nd3 a4 41.bxa4 bxa4 42.Kc4 Kg5 43.Kb4 Kh4 44.Ne5 Kg3 45.Nxg6 Kxg2 46.f4 Kg3 47.f5 Bd4, draw.