Saturday, August 6, 2011

Marshall August Grand Prix, Day 1

These games were played earlier today at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round One: Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation

Jim West (FIDE 2134) - Ed Kopiecki (FIDE 2031), Marshall Chess Club 8/6/2011

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O Bg4 6.h3 h5 7.d3 Qf6 8.Nbd2 Ne7 9.Nc4 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Qxf3 11.gxf3 Ng6 12.Rd1 O-O-O 13.Be3 c5 14.a4 b6 15.a5 Kb7 16.axb6 cxb6


17.b4 f6 18.bxc5 Bxc5 19.Bxc5 bxc5 20.Rdb1+ Kc7 21.Rxa6 Rb8 22.Ra7+ Kc6 23.Rba1 Nf4 24.Kh2 Ne2 25.R1a6+ Kb5 26.Ra5+ Kb4 27.Ra3 Kb5 28.c3 Nxc3 29.Rxc3 g5 30.Rb3+ Kc6 31.Rxb8 Rxb8 32.Ra6+ Kb5 33.Rxf6 Rd8 34.Nxe5 c4 35.dxc4+ Kc5 36.Rf5 Rd2 37.Kg2 g4 38.fxg4 hxg4 39.Nf3+, Black resigns.



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Round Two: English Opening

Kyle Moon (FIDE 2054) - Jim West (FIDE 2134), Marshall Chess Club 8/6/2011

1.g3 c5 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 e6 6.O-O Nge7 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nb5 O-O 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 d5 11.cxd5 Nxd5


12.e4 Nf4 13.gxf4 Qxd4 14.Qxd4 Bxd4 15.Rd1 e5 16.fxe5 Bxe5 17.f4 Bg4 18.Rd3 Bc7 19.e5 Bb6+ 20.Kh1 Rad8 21.Rd6 Bc5 22.Rd2 b6 23.h3 Bf5 24.Kh2 Rd4 25.Rf2 Rd1 26.Rf1 Rfd8 27.Rxd1 Rxd1


28.Bf3 Rf1 29.Bg2 Rf2 30.Kg3 Rc2 31.Bd5 h5 32.Bb3 h4+ 33.Kxh4 Rg2, White resigns.