Monday, May 21, 2012

Marshall May Grand Prix

Yesterday I played this game at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Three: Caro-Kann Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (FIDE 2112) - Vladimir Polyakin (FIDE 2078), Marshall Chess Club 5/20/2012

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Bf4 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.O-O O-O 9.Nbd2 Nh5 10.Be3 Qd6 11.Re1 Bd7 12.Nb3 Rad8 13.Nc5 Bc8 14.Bf1 f6


15.Bb5 b6 16.Nb3 a6 17.Bxc6 Qxc6 18.h3 Qc7 19.Qd2 f5 20.Bg5 Bf6 21.Ne5 f4 22.Bh6 Bg7 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.f3 Bf5 25.Nc1 e6 26.Ncd3 g5 27.Nf2 Ng3 28.Nh1 Nxh1 29.Kxh1 Kh8 30.Qe2 Qg7 31.Kg1 Ra8 32.a4 Rfc8 33.Ra3 Qc7 34.Rb3 Rcb8


35.Ng4 Qg7 36.Qe5 Qxe5 37.Nxe5 Rb7 38.Ra3 Rc8 39.Rc1 Kg7 40.Kf2 h5 41.Ke2 Kf6 42.Kd2 Ke7 43.Rh1 Kf6 44.Rb3 Rcc7 45.Ra3 Rh7 46.Raa1 Rbc7 47.b4 Bg6 48.a5 b5 49.Rae1 Bf5 50.Re2 Rc8 51.Rhe1 Rhc7 52.Rc1 Rg7 53.Rce1 Rgc7 54.Rc1 Rg7 55.Rce1 Rgc7, draw.