Thursday, August 15, 2019

FIDE Mondays 8/12/2019

This game was played on Monday at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Two: French Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Neel Yerramilli (USCF 1850), Marshall Chess Club 8/12/2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.Bd3 Ne7 O-O O-O 7.Re1 Bf5 8.Bg5 f6 9.Bh4 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 c6 11.Nbd2 Re8 12.Bg3 Bxg3 13.hxg3 Nd7 14.Re3 Ng6 15.Rae1 Rxe3 16.Qxe3 Ndf8


17.a4 Kf7 18.Nb3 Qe7 19.Qc3 Qd6 20.Kf1 Nd7 21.Re3 b6 22.Qe1 Qf8 23.a5 Re8 24.axb6 axb6 25.Rxe8 Qxe8 26.Qxe8+ Kxe8 27.Ke2 Ke7 28.Nh4 Nxh4 29.gxh4 Kd6 30.g3 Nf8 31.c3 Ne6 32.Ke3 Nc7


33.Nc1 Ne6 34.Nd3 Ke7 35.f4 g6 36.g4 Ng7 37.Kf3 Ke6 38.b3 h6 39.Nb4 Kd6 40.Nc2 Ke6 41.Ne3 f5 42.g5 hxg5 43.hxg5 Ne8 44.Ng2 Nd6 45.Ke3 Nc8 46.Nh4 Ne7 47.Nf3 Kd6 48.Ne5 Ke6 49.Kd3 Kd6


50.c4 c5 51.dxc5+ bxc5 52.cxd5 Kxd5 53.Ke3 Ke6 54.Kd3 Kd5 55.Nf3 Nc6 56.Nh4 Ne7 57.Ng2 Kc6 58.Kc3, draw.