Monday, October 14, 2019

Thursday Action, Round 4, 10/10/2019

On Thursday, I finished with a score of 2-2-0 in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Four: Sicilian Defense

Prec Syku (USCF 1880) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 10/10/2019

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 e6 4.O-O Nf6 5.e5 dxe5 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.d3 O-O 8.Nc3 Nbd7 9.Nf3 a6 10.a4 b6 11.Bf4 Bb7 12.Re1 Re8


13.Bg3 Nh5 14.Qe2 Nxg3 15.fxg3 Bf6 16.Kh1 Qc7 17.Rab1 Bc6 18.Ne4 b5 19.Nxf6+ Nxf6 20.axb5 axb5 21.Bb3 Bxf3 22.gxf3 Rac8 23.c3 c4 24.dxc4 bxc4 25.Bc2 Qc6 26.h3 Nh5 27.Kh2 Qc7 28.f4 g6 29.Be4 Red8


30.Bf3 Nxf4 31.gxf4 Qxf4+ 32.Kg2 Rd2 33.Rbd1 Rxe2+ 34.Rxe2 Qg5+ 35.Kh2 Rd8 36.Rxd8+ Qxd8 37.Kg2 Qg5+ 38.Kf2 Qh4+ 39.Kg2 h5 40.Re4 Qg5+ 41.Kf2 Qc5+ 42.Kg2 Qb5 43.Be2 Qxb2 44.Kf2 Qxc3 45.Rxc4 Qxh3, and Black wins in ? moves.


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