Friday, January 24, 2020

Thursday Action, Round 1, 1/23/2020

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

Round One: English Opening, Symmetrical Variation

Bora Yagiz (USCF 2012) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 1/23/2020

1.e4 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.Nge2 O-O 7.O-O d6 8.d3 Rb8 9.h3 Ne8 10.f4 f5 11.Kh2 Nc7 12.a4 Ne6 13.exf5 gxf5 14.Nd5 Ned4 15.Nec3 e6 16.Ne3 a6 17.Bd2 Bd7 18.b3 Kh8


19.Rab1 Rg8 20.Ne2 Nxe2 21.Qxe2 Nd4 22.Qd1 Bc6 23.Nc2 Bxg2 24.Kxg2 Qc7 25.Nxd4 Bxd4 26.Qf3 Qc6 27.Rfe1 Qxf3+ 28.Kxf3 Rge8 29.b4 Kg7 30.b5 Kf6 31.bxa6 bxa6 32.a5 h5 33.Rb6 Rxb6 34.axb6 Rb8 35.Rb1 Rb7


36.Ba5 e5 37.Be1 Ke6 38.g4 hxg4+ 39.hxg4 fxg4+ 40.Kxg4 exf4 41.Kxf4 d5 42.Ba5 Be5+ 43.Ke3 dxc4 44.dxc4 Kd6 45.Rh1 Bd4+ 46.Ke4 Re7+ 47.Kf5 Kc6 48.Rh6+ Kb7 49.Rd6 Re5+ 50.Kg6 Re7 51.Bd2 Re2 52.Bg5 Bc3


53.Bd8 Rd2 54.Rd5 Rxd5 55.cxd5 Ba5 56.Kf5 Bxb6 57.Bf6 Bc7 58.Ke6 Kc8 59.Bb2 c4 60.d6 Bxd6 61.Kxd6 Kb7 62.Kc5, draw.