Monday, March 10, 2014

Marshall March Under 2300 3/9/2014

On Sunday, I finished with a score of 2-0-2 and a zero point bye in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Four: English Opening

Wesley Hellner (FIDE 1834) - Jim West (FIDE 2038), Marshall Chess Club 3/9/2014

1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.e3 Bg7 5.d4 d6 6.Be2 Nf6 7.d5 Nb8 8.e4 O-O 9.O-O Bg4 10.Be3 Nbd7 11.h3 Bxf3 12.Bxf3 a6


13.Qd2 b5 14.cxb5 axb5 15.Nxb5 Ne5 16.Nc3 Nc4 17.Qe2 Nxe3 18.Qxe3 Nd7 19.Qd2 Qa5 20.Rfd1 Rfb8 21.Rab1 Rb7 22.Be2 Rab8 23.Qc2 Bxc3 24.bxc3 Rxb1 25.Rxb1 Rxb1+ 26.Qxb1 Qxc3 27.a4 Nf6


28.Bd3 c4 29.Bc2 Nd7 30.Kf1 Nc5 31.Ke2 Nb3 32.Bxb3 cxb3 33.a5 b2 34.Kd1 Qd4+ 35.Ke2 f5 36.f3 f4 37.a6 Qe3+ 38.Kd1 Qg1+ 39.Kc2 Qxg2+ 40.Kb3 Qxf3+ 41.Ka2 Qe2 42.Qxb2 Qxa6+ 43.Kb1 Qd3+


44.Ka1 Qd1+ 45.Ka2 Qa4+ 46.Kb1 Qxe4+ 47.Ka1 Qh1+ 48.Ka2 Qxd5+ 49.Kb1 Qh1+ 50.Ka2 Qxh3 51.Qb7 Qe6+ 52.Kb2 Qf6+ 53.Kc2 f3 54.Qb8+ Kg7, White resigns.