Sunday, January 4, 2009

Marshall Chess Club Swiss 1/3/2009


Last night, I played this game on the first day of a FIDE rated tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Two: Larsen's Opening

Richard Tuhrim (FIDE 2028) - Jim West (FIDE 2193), Marshall Chess Club 1/3/2009

1.b3 b6 2.Bb2 Bb7 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 f5 5.Be2 Nf6 6.d3 Be7 7.Nbd2 O-O 8.O-O a5 9.a3 Na6 10.c4 Qe8 11.Qc2 Nc5


12.b4 axb4 13.axb4 Na6 14.b5 Nc5 15.Rxa8 Bxa8 16.Ra1 Bd6 17.Ne5 Bxe5 18.Bxe5 d6 19.Bb2 e5 20.Nb3 Qg6 21.Bf1 Nfd7 22.Ra7 Rc8 23.Bc1 h5 24.Qa2 Nxb3 25.Rxa8 Rxa8 26.Qxa8+ Kh7 27.Bb2 Nd2 28.Be2 e4 29.dxe4 fxe4 30.Qc6 Nf3+ 31.Kh1 Ne1


32.Bf1 Nc5 33.Bc3 Ned3 34. Kg1 Qf7 35.Bxd3 exd3 36.Qf3 Qxf3 37.gxf3 Na4 38.Bb4 Nb2 39.Kf1 Nxc4 40.Ke1 Kg6 41.f4 Kf5 42.h3 g6 43.Kd1 Ke4 44.Ke1 Kf3 45.Bc3 Na3 46.Bf6 Nxb5 47.Kd2 d5 48.Kxd3 c5 49.Bd8 c4+ 50.Kd2 Nd6


51.Kc3 Ne4+ 52.Kd4 c3 53.Kd3 b5 54.Be7 c2 55.Kxc2 Nxf2 56.Bc5 Nxh3 57.Kd3 h4 58.Kd4 Nf2 59.f5 gxf5 60.Bd6 Ng4 61.Bf4 b4 62.Kxd5 b3, White resigns.