Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Marshall Chess Club Swiss 1/16/2012

On Monday, this game ended in a draw at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Three: French Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Jacob Berman (USCF 1920), Marshall Chess Club 1/16/2012

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bd6 5.Bd3 Ne7 6.O-O Nbc6 7.Re1 Bg4 8.c3 Qd7 9.Nbd2 O-O-O 10.b4 f6 11.Qa4 b6 12.b5 Na5 13.Ba3 Kb8


14.Bxd6 Qxd6 15.Qb4 Nc8 16.Qxd6 Nxd6 17.Re7 Rd7 18.Rae1 Kc8 19.h3 Bf5 20.Bxf5 Nxf5 21.Rxd7 Kxd7 22.a4 Re8 23.Kf1 Rxe1+ 24.Kxe1 Nd6 25.Kd1 Nac4 26.Nxc4 Nxc4 27.Kc2 Ke6


28.Ne1 Kd6 29.Nd3 c6 30.bxc6 Kxc6 31.Nf4 g6 32.h4 Kd6 33.g4 Na5 34.g5 f5 35.h5 gxh5 36.Nxh5 Nc4 37.Nf6 Ke6 38.Nxh7 f4 39.g6 Nd6 40.g7 Kf7 41.Nf6 Kxg7 42.Nh5+ Kf7 43.Nf4 Ne4 44.Nxd5 Nxf2


45.Kb3 Ne4 46.Kb4 Ke6 47.c4 Nd6 48.Nc7+ Kd7 49.Nb5 Nc8 50.a5 Kc6 51.d5+ Kb7 52.c5 Ne7 53.c6+ Kb8 54.axb6 axb6 55.c7+ Kc8 56.Kc4 Nf5 57.Kc3 Kd7 58.Kd3 Ne7, draw.