Monday, July 29, 2013

Marshall July Under 2300, 7/27/2013

On Saturday, I played this game at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round One: Pirc Defense

Jim West (USCF 2237) - Henry Qi (USCF 1913), Marshall Chess Club 7/27/2013

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 Qc7 10.O-O Bxf3 11.Qxf3 Nc6 12.a3 O-O 13.Rab1 a6 14.Kh1 Rac8


15.h3 e6 16.Qf2 Nd7 17.Ne2 Na5 18.b3 Nc6 19.b4 d5 20.e5 f6 21.exf6 Rxf6 22.Qg1 Rff8 23.a4 Qd6 24.b5 Nb4 25.bxa6 bxa6 26.Rfc1 Nxd3 27.cxd3 Qa3 28.Nd4 Qxd3 29.Nxe6 Rxc1 30.Rxc1 Re8 31.Nc5 Qxe3 32.Qxe3 Rxe3 33.Nxd7 Re4


34.Rc8+ Kf7 35.Nc5 Rxf4 36.Rc7+ Kg8 37.Rxg7+ Kxg7 38.Ne6+ Kf6 39.Nxf4 Ke5 40.Ne2 d4 41.Kg1 Kd5 42.Kf2 Kc4 43.Ke1 Kb4 44.Nxd4 Kxa4 45.Kd2 Kb4 46.Kd3 Kc5 47.g4 Kd5 48.Nb3 Ke5 49.Ke3 h5 50.Na5 hxg4 51.hxg4 g5


52.Nc4+ Kd5 53.Kd3 Kc5 54.Nd2 Kd5 55.Nf3 a5 56.Nxg5 a4 57.Nf3, Black resigns.