Friday, May 4, 2012

May Game/90, Round 1

This game was played on Wednesday evening at Chess Mates.

Round One: Larsen's Opening

Jim West (USCF 2207) - Michael O'Connor (USCF 1840), Rahway NJ 5/2/2012

1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bf5 3.Nf3 e6 4.e3 Nf6 5.c4 c6 6.Nc3 h6 7.Rc1 Be7 8.cxd5 exd5 9.Nd4 Bg6 10.f4 O-O 11.Be2 Nbd7 12.O-O Re8


13.a3 c5 14.Nf3 d4 15.exd4 cxd4 16.Nxd4 Bc5 17.Na4 Bxd4+ 18.Bxd4 Nb6 19.Bxf6 Qxf6 20.Nxb6 Qxb6+ 21.Kh1 Be4 22.Bf3 Bd3 23.Rg1 Re7 24.b4 Rae8 25.Qb3 Be4 26.Bxe4 Rxe4 27.Qf3 Qd4 28.Qc3 Qf2 29.Rcf1 Qd4 30.Qxd4 Rxd4 31.Rf2 Red8 32.Rd1 Rd3 33.Ra1 Rxd2 34.Rxd2 Rxd2


35.h3 Kf8 36.Rc1 Ke7 37.Rc7+ Rd7 38.Rc3 Kd6 39.g4 Rc7 40.Rd3+ Kc6 41.Kg2 Kb5 42.Kf3 Ka4 43.f5 b5 44.h4 g6 45.f6 Rc1 46.Rd7 Rf1+ 47.Ke4 Rxf6 48.Rxa7+ Kb3 49.Ra5 Kc4 50.Ra7 Rf1 51.g5 hxg5 52.hxg5 Rf5


53.Rc7+ Kb3 54.Rc5 Kxa3 55.Rxf5 gxf5+ 56.Kxf5 Kxb4 57.Kf6 Ka3 58.Kxf7 b4 59.g6 b3 60.g7 b2 61.g8=Q b1=Q 62.Qa8+ Kb2 63.Qb8+ Ka1 64.Qxb1+ Kxb1, draw.