Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Sunday Game/50, Round 1, 2/9/2020

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

Round One: English Opening

John Walton (USCF 1651) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 2/9/2020

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 Nc6 5.O-O e6 6.d3 Nge7 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.Rb1 d5 9.a3 b6 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Nc4 Bb7 12.e4 Nc7 13.Bf4 Ba6


14.Qa4 Bb5 15.Qb3 Bxc4 16.Qxc4 e5 17.Bg5 Qd7 18.Rfd1 Ne6 19.Bh3 Rfe8 20.b4 cxb4 21.axb4 Rac8 22.Qb5 h6 23.Be3 Rcd8 24.Rbc1 Ncd4 25.Nxd4 exd4 26.Qxd7 Rxd7 27.Bf4 g5 28.Bd2 Rb7 29.f4 gxf4 30.gxf4 Kh8


31.Kh1 a5 32.Bxe6 Rxe6 33.bxa5 bxa5 34.Bxa5 Ra6 35.Rc8+ Kh7 36.Rc7 Rb2 37.Be1 Raa2 38.Bg3 h5 39.Rxf7 h4 40.Be1 Rxh2+ 41.Kg1 Rag2+ 42.Kf1 h3 43.Bf2 Rxf2+ 44.Ke1 Re2+ 45.Kf1 Reg2, White resigns.