Monday, January 13, 2020

Sunday Game/50, Round 1, 1/12/2020

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

Round One: Budapest Gambit, Fajarowicz Variation

Sarah Budow (USCF 1691) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 1/12/2020

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 4.Nf3 Bb4+ 5.Nbd2 Nc6 6.a3 Bxd2+ 7.Bxd2 Nxd2 8.Qxd2 Qe7 9.Qc3 O-O 10.e3 Re8 11.Bd3 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Qxe5 13.Qxe5 Rxe5 14.O-O d6 15.b4 b6 16.Rae1 Bb7


17.f4 Re7 18.Rf2 a5 19.b5 Rae8 20.Rfe2 Be4 21.Rd2 Bxd3 22.Rxd3 Re4 23.Rc3 Rxf4 24.exf4 Rxe1+ 25.Kf2 Re7 26.Re3 Kf8 27.g4 h6 28.h4 g6 29.Rxe7 Kxe7 30.Ke3 Ke6 31.Ke4 f5+ 32.gxf5+ gxf5+ 33.Kd4 h5 34.a4 Ke7


35.Kd3 Kd7 36.Kc3 c6 37.bxc6+ Kc7 38.Kd3 Kxc6 39.Kd4 Kc7 40.Kd3 Kd7 41.Kc3 Ke7 42.Kd3 Kf6 43.Kc3 Kf7 44.Kd3 Ke8 45.Kc3 Kd7 46.Kd3 Kc6 47.Kd4 Kc7 48.Kd3, draw.