Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Under 2400, Round 3, 6/22/2019

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

Round Three: Sicilian Defense, Alapin Variation

Toshinori Underwood (USCF 1975) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 6/22/2019

1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.Qxd4 e6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Qe4 d6 8.exd6 Bxd6 9.Bc4 Nf6 10.Qe2 O-O 11.O-O Qc7 12.h3 h6 13.Be3 b6 14.Re1 Bb7 15.Nbd2 Rad8


16.Nd4 Nxd4 17.Bxd4 Be7 18.Bd3 Qc6 19.Nf3 Nh5 20.Be4 Qxe4 21.Qxe4 Bxe4 22.Rxe4 Nf6 23.Bxf6 Bxf6 24.Kf1 Rd7 25.Ree1 Rfd8 26.Ke2 Kf8 27.Red1 Ke7 28.Rxd7+ Rxd7 29.Rd1 Rxd1 30.Kxd1 Kd6 31.Kd2 Kd5 32.Kd3 b5


33.b3 Kc5 34.Nd2 Be7 35.Ne4+ Kc6 36.c4 a6 37.Nd2 Bb4 38.Nb1 Be1 39.f3 Kc5 40.a3 bxc4+ 41.bxc4 h5 42.Nc3 Bxc3 43.Kxc3 h4 44.Kd3 g5 45.Kc3 a5 46.Kd3 f5 47.a4 e5 48.Kc3 e4 49.fxe4 fxe4 50.Kb3 Kd4, White resigns.