Friday, July 13, 2018

Thursday Night Action 7/12/2018

On Thursday, I finished with a score of 2-0-2 in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Three: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Jacob Pope (USCF 2070), Marshall Chess Club 7/12/2018

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Be7 8.f4 Qc7 9.Be3 b5 10.a3 Bd7 11.Qf3 O-O 12.O-O Nc6 13.f5 e5 14.Nde2 Na5


15.Nd5 Nxd5 16.Bxd5 Bc6 17.Nc3 Rfc8 18.Qh5 Bf8 19.Rf3 Bxd5 20.Nxd5 Qxc2 21.Rh3 h6 22.Qg4 Rc4 23.Bxh6 Qxe4 24.Nf6+, Black resigns.