Sunday, January 18, 2015

Marshall January Grand Prix 1/17/2015

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

Round Three: Sicilian Defense, Closed Variation

Victor Chen (USCF 1800) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 1/17/2015

1.Nf3 c5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 g6 4.d3 Bg7 5.O-O d6 6.e4 Nf6 7.Nc3 O-O 8.Nh4 e5 9.f4 exf4 10.Bxf4 Ng4


11.h3 Bd4+ 12.Kh1 Nf2+ 13.Rxf2 Bxf2 14.Bh6 Bxg3 15.Nf3 Be5 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.Qd2 Be6 18.Rf1 Qh4 19.Bg5 Qh5 20.h4 f6 21.Rxf6 Rxf6 22.Bxf6 Rf8 23.Qg5 Qxg5 24.hxg5 Rxf6 25.gxf6 a6 26.Kg1 Kf7 27.a3 Kxf6


28.Kf2 g5 29.Ne2 b5 30.Ke3 h5 31.Kf2 h4 32.Kg1 Bg4 33.Nc3 Be6 34.Kh2 g4 35.Nd5+ Bxd5 36.exd5 Kg5 37.Kg1 Kf4 38.Kf2 h3 39.Bh1 g3+ 40.Kg1 Nf3+ 41.Kf1 g2+ 42.Bxg2 hxg2+ 43.Kxg2 Ne1+, White resigns.