Sunday, October 6, 2019

Thursday Action, Round 4, 10/3/2019

On Thursday, I finished with a score of 2-1-1 in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Four: Alekhine Defense

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Gregory Garrett (USCF 1602), Marshall Chess Club 10/3/2019

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Ne4 3.d3 Nc5 4.d4 Ne4 5.f3 e6 6.fxe4 Qh4+ 7.Kd2 g6 8.Qf3 Bh6+ 9.Kd1 Bxc1 10.Kxc1 Qe1+ 11.Qd1 Qxe4 12.Nf3 c5 13.c3 Qc6 14.dxc5 Qxc5 15.Qd4 Qa5 16.Nbd2 Nc6 17.Qf4 d5


18.exd6 Bd7 19.Nc4 Qc5 20.Nfe5 Nxe5 21.Qxe5 Qxe5 22.Nxe5 f6 23.Nxd7 Kxd7 24.Kc2 Kxd6 25.Rd1+ Ke7 26.Bb5 Rhd8 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.Rd1 Rd6 29.Rxd6 Kxd6 30.Be2 Ke5 31.Bf3 b6 32.Kd3 Kf4


33.Bd1 e5 34.g3+ Kf5 35.Ke3 Ke6 36.Bb3+ Kd6 37.Bg8 h6 38.Bh7 g5 39.g4 b5 40.b4 Kc6 41.Bg8 Kb6 42.Ke4 a5 43.a3 axb4 44.axb4 Kc6 45.Bf7 Kd6 46.Be8 h5 47.h3 Ke6 48.Bxb5 f5+ 49.gxf5+ Kf6


50.Be2 g4 51.Bxg4 hxg4 52.hxg4 Kg5 53.Kxe5 Kxg4 54.f6 Kf3 55.Kd4, Black resigns.