Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Westfield Octos, Round 2, 10/6/2019

On Sunday, I drew this game at the octos in Westfield.

Round Two: Pirc Defense

Mark Kernighan (USCF 2212) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Westfield NJ 10/6/2019

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nbd2 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.c3 O-O 6.Bd3 e5 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.Nxe5 Nxe4 9.Nxe4 Bxe5 10.Bg5 Qe8 11.O-O f5 12.Bc4+ Kh8 13.Nd2 Qc6


14.Re1 Bf6 15.Bh6 Rd8 16.Qe2 Bd7 17.Nf3 Re8 18.Qxe8+ Bxe8 19.Bd5 Qxd5 20.Rxe8+ Qg8 21.Rxg8+ Kxg8, draw.