Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Sunday Game/50, Round 2, 10/27/2019

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

Round Two: Larsen's Opening

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Royal Buchanan (USCF 1848), Marshall Chess Club 10/27/2019

1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6 3.e3 Bg7 4.f4 d5 5.Nf3 O-O 6.a4 b6 7.Be2 Bb7 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Na3 e6 10.Qe1 c5 11.Bb5 a6 12.Bxd7 Qxd7 13.Ne5 Qd8 14.Qc1 Rc8 15.d3 Qe7


16.Nb1 Rfd8 17.Nd2 Nd7 18.Nxd7 Qxd7 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Qb2+ d4 21.e4 b5 22.axb5 axb5 23.Ra7 Ra8 24.Rfa1 Qc6 25.Rxa8 Rxa8 26.Rxa8 Bxa8 27.Nf3 f6 28.Qa3 Bb7 29.Qa7 Kh6 30.h3 f5 31.Ne5 Qc7


32.b4 cxb4 33.Qxd4 b3 34.cxb3 Qc1+ 35.Kh2 Qxf4+ 36.Kh1 fxe4 37.Ng4+ Kh5 38.Nf6+ Kh4 39.Nxe4 Bxe4 40.dxe4 Qf1+ 41.Kh2 Qf4+ 42.Kg1 Qc1+ 43.Kh2 Qf4+ 44.Kg1, draw.