Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Westfield Quads 12/9/2012

On Sunday afternoon, I finished with a score of 2-0-1 at the quads in Westfield.

Round Three: Caro-Kann Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2207) - Mark Kernighan (USCF 2202), Westfield NJ 12/9/2012

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Bf4 Bg4 7.Qb3 Qc8 8.Nd2 e6 9.Ngf3 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.Rae1 Bh5


12.Ne5 Nxe5 13.Bxe5 Bg6 14.Bxg6 hxg6 15.Qd1 Qc6 16.a3 Nd7 17.Bg3 Rac8 18.Nf3 b5 19.Ne5 Nxe5 20.Bxe5 a5 21.Qg4 Bd6 22.Bxd6 Qxd6 23.h4 b4 24.axb4 axb4 25.Re3 bxc3 26.bxc3 Qa3


27.c4 Qb4 28.cxd5 exd5 29.h5 gxh5 30.Qxh5 g6 31.Qxd5 Rcd8 32.Qc5 Qxd4 33.Qxd4 Rxd4 34.g3, draw.