Round Two: Caro-Kann Defense, Exchange Variation
Liam Putnam (USCF 1929) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 9/16/2017
1.Nf3 c5 2.e3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.exd4 Bg7 5.Bd3 d5 6.O-O Nc6 7.c3 Nf6 8.Bf4 O-O 9.Nbd2 Bf5
10.Bxf5 gxf5 11.Ne5 Nxe5 12.dxe5 Nd7 13.Nf3 e6 14.Re1 Re8 15.Re3 Nf8 16.h4 Ng6 17.g3 Rc8 18.h5 Nxf4 19.gxf4 Bh6 20.Ng5 Bxg5 21.Rg3 Kh8 22.fxg5 Rg8 23.Qd2 Rc4
24.g6 fxg6 25.hxg6 Qh4 26.Kg2 Rxg6 27.Rxg6 hxg6 28.Rh1 Rg4+, White resigns.
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Round Three: Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation
Jim West (USCF 2200) - Iris Mou (USCF 1725), Marshall Chess Club 9/16/2017
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O Bg4 6.h3 h5 7.d3 Qf6 8.Nbd2 Ne7 9.Nc4 Ng6 10.hxg4 hxg4 11.Bg5 Qe6 12.Nh2 g3 13.fxg3 b5 14.Qg4 Qxg4 15.Nxg4 bxc4
16.dxc4 f6 17.Be3 a5 18.a4 Rb8 19.b3 Bb4 20.Rad1 Ke7 21.Nf2 Rhd8 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.Rd1 Rxd1+ 24.Nxd1 Nf8 25.c3 Ba3 26.b4 Nd7 27.bxa5 Nc5 28.Bxc5 Bxc5+ 29.Kf1 Kd8 30.Nb2 Kc8 31.Nd3 Be7
32.Nb4 Kb7 33.a6+ Kc8 34.Nxc6 Bc5 35.Ke2 g6 36.Kf3 Bd6 37.Kg4 Bc5 38.Kh4 Bf8 39.g4 Bd6 40.g5 f5 41.exf5 gxf5 42.g6 Bf8 43.Nxe5, Black resigns.
