Sunday, September 23, 2018

Marshall September Under 2400 9/22/2018

On Saturday, I played this game in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Two: Larsen's Opening

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Wesley Hellner (USCF 1878), Marshall Chess Club 9/22/2018

1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.f4 c5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.O-O Be7 8.Bxc6 Bxc6 9.Ne5 Qc7 10.d3 Rd8 11.Nd2 b5 12.a4 b4 13.Ndf3 O-O


14.Nxc6 Qxc6 15.Ne5 Qb7 16.Qf3 Qc7 17.Rae1 c4 18.dxc4 dxc4 19.Nxc4 Rd5 20.e4 Qc5+ 21.Kh1 R5d8 22.f5 exf5 23.exf5 Nd5 24.h3 Bf6 25.Bxf6 Nxf6 26.Re5 Rd5 27.Rfe1 Rxe5 28.Rxe5 Qd4 29.Qe2 Qf4


30.Kg1 Rd8 31.Qf1 Qd4+ 32.Kh2 h5 33.Re3 Qh4 34.Kg1 Qd4 35.Qd3 Rd5 36.Qxd4 Rxd4 37.Re7 Ne4 38.Kh2 h4 39.Ne5 Nf6 40.Rxa7 Rf4 41.Nf3 Rxf5 42.Nxh4 Rc5 43.Rb7 Rxc2 44.Rxb4 Nd5 45.Rb8+ Kh7


46.a5 Ra2 47.b4 Ra4 48.Rd8 Nc7 49.Rd4 Na6 50.Nf3 Rxb4 51.Rxb4 Nxb4 52.Kg3 Kg6 53.Kf4 Kf6 54.Ke4 Ke6 55.Ng5+ Ke7 56.g4 g6 57.Nf3 Kd6 58.Ne5 Ke7 59.g5 f5+ 60.gxf6 Kxf6 61.Kd4 Na6


62.Nd7+ Kg5 63.Nc5 Nc7 64.Ke5 Kh4 65.Kf6 g5 66.Kf5 Nb5 67.a6 Nd6+ 68.Kg6 Nb5 69.Ne6 g4 70.hxg4 Kxg4 71.Kf6 Kf3 72.Nd4+, Black resigns.