Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Sunday Game/50, Round 2, 8/25/2019

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

Round Two: Caro-Kann Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Nathan Pranaprom (USCF 1737), Marshall Chess Club 8/25/2019

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nf6 5.c3 Nc6 6.Bf4 Qb6 7.Qb3 Qxb3 8.axb3 e6 9.Nf3 Nh5 10.Be3 Bd7 11.b4 Bd6 12.b5 Ne7 13.Ne5 Ng6 14.Nxd7 Kxd7 15.g3 Nf6 16.Nd2 Ne7 17.O-O Ng4


18.Rfe1 Nxe3 19.Rxe3 h5 20.Rf3 f6 21.h4 Rhf8 22.Kg2 g5 23.hxg5 fxg5 24.Rxf8 Rxf8 25.Rxa7 Kc7 26.Nf3 g4 27.Nh4 e5 28.Ra1 e4 29.Be2 Nf5 30.Nxf5 Rxf5 31.Ra8 Rf8 32.Rxf8 Bxf8 33.Kf1 Bh6 34.Ke1 Bc1 35.b3 Kd6


36.c4 b6 37.cxd5 Bb2 38.Bc4 Bxd4 39.Ke2 Bc5 40.Kf1 Bb4 41.Ke2 Bc5 42.Ke1 Bb4+ 43.Kf1 Bc5 44.Ke2 Bb4 45.Ke3 Bc5+ 46.Kxe4 Bxf2 47.Kf4 Be1 48.Kg5 Bxg3 49.Kxh5 Be1 50.Kxg4 Bc3 51.Kf5 Bd4


52.Kg6 Bg1 53.Kf7 Bf2 54.Ke8 Be3 55.Kd8 Bf2 56.Kc8 Be3 57.Kb7 Bg1, draw.