Monday, September 3, 2018

New Jersey Open 9/1/2018

On Saturday, I played this game at the New Jersey Open tournament.

Round One: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Vrithik Umapathy (USCF 1908) - Jim West (USCF 2207), New Jersey Open 9/1/2018

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O Be6 9.Be3 Nbd7 10.f4 Rc8 11.Qd2 O-O 12.Rad1 b5 13.a3 Qc7 14.Bd3 Nb6 15.f5 Nc4


16.Bxc4 Bxc4 17.Rf3 a5 18.Nd5 Bxd5 19.exd5 Bd8 20.c3 Qb7 21.h3 a4 22.Nc1 Bb6 23.Bxb6 Qxb6+ 24.Qe3 Qxe3+ 25.Rxe3 Rc5 26.Red3 e4 27.Rd4 Re8 28.Ne2 Re5 29.g4 h5 30.Ng3 hxg4 31.hxg4 g5


32.Re1 e3 33.Red1 e2 34.Re1 Rcxd5 35.Rxd5 Rxd5 36.Rxe2 Nxg4 37.Re8+ Kh7 38.Ne4 Rd1+ 39.Kg2 Ne3+ 40.Kf3 Nxf5 41.Rb8 Kg6 42.Rxb5 Rd3+ 43.Kg2 f6 44.Rb4 Nh4+ 45.Kf1 f5 46.Nf2 Rd2 47.Ke1 Nf3+ 48.Kf1 Ne5


49.Ke1 Rxf2 50.Kxf2 Nd3+ 51.Kg1 Nxb4 52.axb4 Kf6 53.b5 Ke6 54.c4 Kd7 55.Kf2 Kc7 56.Kf3 Kb6 57.Ke3 Kc5 58.Kd3 g4 59.Ke3 g3 60.Kf3 f4 61.Kg2 d5 62.cxd5 Kxd5, White resigns.