Friday, December 30, 2011

Thursday Night Action 12/29/2011

Last night, I drew this game in a tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Two: Pirc Defense

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Anatoly Tsinker (USCF 2025), Marshall Chess Club 12/29/2011

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.f4 Bg7 5.Nf3 c5 6.dxc5 Qa5 7.Bd3 Qxc5 8.Qe2 Bg4 9.Be3 Qa5 10.O-O Nc6 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Qxf3 O-O 13.a3 Nd7


14.Bd2 Qb6+ 15.Kh1 Qxb2 16.Rfb1 Bxc3 17.Rxb2 Bxb2 18.Ra2 Bg7 19.Bc1 Nd4 20.Qf2 Rfc8 21.Bb2 Nc6 22.Bxg7 Kxg7 23.Rb2 Nc5 24.e5 Nxd3 25.cxd3 dxe5 26.Rxb7 Rab8 27.Rxb8 Rxb8 28.fxe5 Rb5 29.d4 Rd5 30.Qf3 e6


31.h4 h5 32.g4 hxg4 33.Qf6+ Kg8 34.h5 gxh5 35.Qg5+ Kf8 36.Qh6+ Ke8 37.Qh8+ Kd7 38.Qxh5 f5 39.Qf7+ Ne7 40.Qf8 a5 41.Qa8 f4 42.Qb7+ Ke8 43.Qa8+ Kf7 44.Qh8 Rxd4 45.Qf6+ Ke8 46.Qxe6 Rd1+ 47.Kg2 Rd2+ 48.Kf1 g3 49.Qh6 Rh2 50.Qa6 f3


51.Qa8+ Kd7 52.Qb7+ Ke6 53.Qa6+ Kf5 54.Qd3+ Kxe5 55.Qe3+ Kd6 56.Qf4+ Kc5 57.Qxg3 Rc2 58.Qxf3 Nd5 59.Qf8+ Kd4 60.Qg7+ Kc5 61.Qf8+ Kd4 62.Qg7+, draw.