Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Sunday Game/50, Round 2, 1/26/2020

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

Round Two: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Brian Pang (USCF 2028), Marshall Chess Club 1/26/2020

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nbd7 8.f4 Nc5 9.f5 Be7 10.Qf3 Qc7 11.Be3 b5 12.O-O O-O 13.fxe6 fxe6 14.Qh3 Nxb3 15.axb3 b4


16.Nxe6 Qb7 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.Rxf8+ Bxf8 19.exd5 Qxd5 20.Nf4 Qe4 21.Qf3 Qxf3 22.gxf3 Bb7 23.Kf2 Rc8 24.Rc1 Be7 25.c4 bxc3 26.Rxc3 Bh4+ 27.Kg2 Re8


28.Rc7 Rxe3 29.Rxb7 Bg5 30.Rb8+ Kf7 31.Rb7+ Kg8 32.Rb8+, draw.