Tuesday, September 6, 2011

New Jersey Open 9/5/2011

I finished the New Jersey Open with a score of 2-1-3.

Round Five: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Jim West (FIDE 2113) - David Grasso (FIDE 2191), NJ Open 9/5/2011

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 b5 8.O-O Be7 9.Be3 O-O 10.f4 b4 11.Na4 Bb7 12.e5 Nd5 13.Bxd5 Bxd5 14.Nf5 Nc6


15.Nb6 dxe5 16.fxe5 Rb8 17.Nxd5 Qxd5 18.Qxd5 exd5 19.Nxe7+ Nxe7 20.Bc5 Rfe8 21.Rad1 Rb5 22.Bxe7 Rxe7 23.Rfe1 g6 24.Kf2 Ra5 25.Rd4 Rb7 26.Ra1 Kf8 27.a4 Rc5 28.Rc1 Ke7 29.c4 bxc3 30.bxc3 Rb2+ 31.Kf3 Rb3 32.Ke2 Rb2+ 33.Kf3 a5


34.c4 dxc4 35.Rcxc4 Rxe5 36.Re4 Rxe4 37.Rxe4+ Kf6 38.Rf4+ Ke6 39.Re4+ Kf6 40.Rf4+ Kg7 41.Rc4 Ra2 42.h4 h5 43.g3 Ra1 44.Kf4 Rf1+ 45.Ke3 Rf5 46.Rc6 Kf8 47.Rc7 Kg8 48.Ra7 Kg7 49.Ra6 Rc5 50.Kd4 Rc1 51.Ke3 Rc3+ 52.Kf2 Rc5 53.Ke3 f6


54.Ra7+ Kh6 55.Ra6 Rf5 56.Ke4 Rc5 57.Ke3 Re5+ 58.Kf3 Rf5+ 59.Ke3 g5 60.Ke4 Re5+ 61.Kf3 g4+ 62.Kf4 Kg6 63.Rxf6+, draw.