Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Liberty Bell Open 1/20/2014

On Monday, I won this game in the Liberty Bell Open at the Sonesta Hotel.

Round Six: Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation

Jim West (FIDE 2065) - Haik Der Manuelian (FIDE 2035), Liberty Bell Open 1/20/2014

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O f6 6.d4 Bg4 7.dxe5 Qxd1 8.Rxd1 fxe5 9.Rd3 Bd6 10.Nbd2 Nf6 11.Nc4 O-O 12.Nfxe5 Be2 13.Re3 Bxc4 14.Nxc4 Ng4 15.Re2 Bxh2+ 16.Kf1 Bg3 17.f3 b6


18.b3 Ne5 19.Nxe5 Bxe5 20.Rb1 Rad8 21.Bg5 Rd7 22.Rd2 Rxd2 23.Bxd2 Kf7 24.Be3 Ke6 25.Rd1 c5 26.c4 h6 27.Ke2 c6 28.a4 Bd6 29.Rh1 Be5 30.g4 Bf4 31.Bxf4 Rxf4 32.Rh5 Rf7 33,g5 hxg5 34.Rxg5 Kd6 35.Rg6+ Kc7 36.Ke3 b5


37.a5 Rd7 38.e5 Rd1 39.Rxg7+ Kd8 40.Ra7 Rb1 41.Rxa6 Rxb3+ 42.Ke4 Kd7 43.Ra7+ Kd8 44.a6 Rb4 45.Rh7 Rxc4+ 46.Kf5 Ra4 47.a7 b4 48.a8=Q+ Rxa8 49.Rh8+ Kc7 50.Rxa8 b3 51.Ra1 c4 52.Rb1, Black resigns.