Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Sunday Game/50, Round 1, 12/29/2019

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

Round One: French Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Julian Lin (USCF 1711), Marshall Chess Club 12/29/2019

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 c5 5.Be3 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Nf6 7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.Qe2 Be7 9.Bxd7+ Qxd7 10.O-O O-O 11.h3 Re8 12.Nd2 Nc6 13.N2b3 Bd6 14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Qd3 Rac8


16.Nc5 Qe7 17.b4 Qe5 18.g3 Nh5 19.Bd4 Qg5 20.Kh2 f5 21.f4 Qg6 22.Rf3 Nxg3 23.Rxg3 Bxf4 24.Rag1 Bxg3+ 25.Rxg3 Qd6 26.Kg2 g6 27.Bc3 Qe7 28.Qxf5 Qe2+ 29.Qf2 Qe7 30.Qd4 Rf8 31.Qh8+ Kf7


32.Qxh7+ Ke8 33.Re3 Rc7 34.Rxe7+ Rxe7 35.Qxg6+ Rff7 36.Qxc6+ Kd8 37.Bf6 Rxf6 38.Qxf6 Ke8 39.Qxe7+ Kxe7 40.Kf3 Kd6 41.Ke3 Ke5 42.c3 Kd6 43.Kd4 Ke7 44.Kxd5 Kf6 45.a4 Kg5 46.b5 Kf6 47.a5 Ke7


48.b6 axb6 49.axb6 Kf6 50.b7 Kg5 51.b8=Q Kg6 52.Qf8 Kh7 53.Qf7+ Kh6 54.Qg8 Kh5 55.Ne6 Kh6 56.Qg5+ Kh7 57.Qg7#.