Wednesday, February 19, 2020

USATE 2020, Day 2

On Sunday, I won this game at the USATE.

Round Three: French Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2020) - Michael Lowey (USCF 1536), Parsippany NJ 2/16/2020

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.Bd3 h6 6.O-O Be6 7.Re1 Nd7 8.Bf5 Qf6 9.Bxe6 fxe6 10.Qe2 Nf8 11.Qb5+ Kf7 12.Qxb7 Qd8 13.Ne5+ Bxe5 14.Rxe5 Nd7 15.Re1 Ngf6 16.Bf4 Ne8


17.Qc6 Nf8 18.Nd2 g5 19.Be5 Rg8 20.c4 Rg6 21.cxd5 exd5 22.Qc2 Qd7 23.Rac1 Rc8 24.Nb3 Ne6 25.Qf5+ Nf6 26.Rc3 c6 27.Rf3 Qe7 28.Bxf6 Rxf6 29.Qh7+ Ke8 30.Qxe7+ Kxe7 31.Nc5 Rcf8


32.Nxe6 Rxe6 33.Rxe6+, Black resigns.