Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Marshall Senior Classic 1/27/2019

On Sunday, I won this game in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Four: Caro-Kann Defense, Exchange Variation

Sandra Oliver (USCF 1541) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 1/27/2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7 4.e3 O-O 5.h3 c5 6.c3 cxd4 7.exd4 d5 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.Nbd2 a5 10.a4 b6 11.O-O Ba6 12.Qe2 Qc8


13.Ne5 Nxe5 14.dxe5 Nd7 15.Bxa6 Qxa6 16.Qe3 e6 17.Nf3 b5 18.axb5 Qxb5 19.Rab1 a4 20.Nd4 Qc5 21.b4 axb3 22.Rxb3 Rfb8 23.Rfb1 Rxb3 24.Rxb3 Rb8 25.Rxb8+ Nxb8 26.Qe1 Nd7 27.Nf3 h5 28.Qd2 Qc7 29.Qd4 Bf8 30.Qd2 Nb6


31.Bh6 Nc4 32.Qf4 Nxe5 33.Nxe5 Bxh6 34.Qg3 Bg7 35.f4 Bxe5 36.fxe5 Kh7 37.Qe3 Qc4 38.Qd4 Qxd4+ 39.cxd4 Kg7 40.Kf2 f6 41.exf6+ Kxf6 42.Kf3 e5 43.Ke3 h4 44.dxe5+ Kxe5, White resigns.