Sunday, February 9, 2020

Thursday Action, Round 2, 2/6/2020

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

Round Two: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Brewington Hardaway (USCF 2246) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 2/6/2020

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.O-O Be6 9.Be3 Nbd7 10.a4 O-O 11.Kh1 Rc8 12.Bf3 Nb6 13.a5 Nc4 14.Bc1 b5 15.axb6 Qxb6


16.Be2 Qb7 17.f3 Rfd8 18.Qe1 d5 19.Bd3 d4 20.Ne2 Bb4 21.Qh4 a5 22.h3 Ne3 23.Bxe3 dxe3 24.Nbc1 Bd2 25.b3 Ra8 26.Ra4 Bd7 27.Rc4 Bb5 28.Rc5 Bxd3 29.Nxd3 Nd7 30.Rd5 Re8 31.Qg3 f6 32.Qg4 Nf8 33.Nc5 Qf7


34.h4 Red8 35.c4 Rxd5 36.exd5 Bb4 37.Nd3 Qg6 38.Qe4 Qxe4 39.fxe4 Bd2 40.Ra1 Nd7 41.Kh2 Rb8 42.Ra3 Kf7 43.c5 Bb4 44.Nxb4 Rxb4 45.c6 Nc5 46.Rxa5 Nxe4 47.Ra7+ Kg6 48.Ra4 Rxa4 49.bxa4 Kf7 50.a5 Nd6


51.a6 Nb5 52.d6 Ke6 53.d7 Ke7 54.Kh3 Na7 55.Nc3 Nxc6 56.Kg3 f5 57.Kf3 f4 58.Nb5 Kxd7 59.a7 Nxa7 60.Nxa7 Kd6 61.Nb5+ Ke6 62.Nc7+ Kf5 63.Ne8 e4+ 64.Ke2 Kg4 65.Nxg7 f3+ 66.gxf3+ exf3+ 67.Kxe3 Kxh4, draw.