Monday, January 4, 2016

Marshall January Weekend FIDE 1/2/2016

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

Round Three: English Opening, Symmetrical Variation

Wesley Hellner (FIDE 1788) - Jim West (FIDE 2070), Marshall Chess Club 1/2/2016

1.g3 g6 2.Bg2 Bg7 3.c4 c5 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.d3 e6 6.Nf3 Nge7 7.O-O O-O 8.Bg5 h6 9.Bd2 d5 10.e4 d4 11.Ne2 e5 12.a3 a5 13.Ne1 Be6 14.f4 Rb8


15.Rb1 Bg4 16.h3 Bxe2 17.Qxe2 f5 18.Nc2 fxe4 19.Bxe4 Qd7 20.Kh2 b5 21.b3 bxc4 22.bxc4 exf4 23.Bxf4 Rxb1 24.Rxb1 g5 25.Bd2 Be5 26.Qg2 Qd6 27.Rb6 Bxg3+ 28.Qxg3 Rf2+ 29.Bg2 Qxg3+ 30.Kxg3 Rxd2 31.Bxc6 Rxc2


32.Be4 Ra2 33.Rxh6 Kg7 34.Re6 Kf7 35.Re5 Kf6 36.Rxc5 Rxa3 37.Rb5 a4 38.c5 Rc3 39.Rb4 a3 40.Rxd4 Nf5+ 41.Bxf5 Kxf5 42.Ra4 Rxd3+ 43.Kg2 Rc3 44.c6, draw.