Monday, July 11, 2016

Marshall Saturday Game/60 7/9/2016

On Saturday, I finished with a score of 2-0-2 in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Three: Larsen's Opening

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Ariel Shusterman (USCF 2033), Marshall Chess Club 7/9/2016

1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 c5 3.e3 Nc6 4.f4 Bf5 5.Nf3 e6 6.Bb5 Nf6 7.O-O Bd6 8.Ne5 Rc8 9.d3 O-O 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.Nd2 h6 12.h3 Qb6 13.Kh1 c4 14.e4 Bh7


15.Nexc4 dxc4 16.Nxc4 Qc7 17.Nxd6 Qxd6 18.e5 Qe7 19.exf6 gxf6 20.Qg4+ Kh8 21.Qh4 Kg7 22.Rae1 Rce8 23.f5 Qd8 24.fxe6 fxe6 25.Bc1 Rf7 26.Qxh6+ Kh8 27.Bb2 e5 28.Bxe5 Ref8 29.Rxf6 Rxf6 30.Rf1 Qd7


31.Rxf6 Rxf6 32.Qxf6+ Kg8 33.Qh8+ Kf7 34.Qxh7+ Ke6 35.Qxd7+ Kxd7 36.h4 Ke6 37.d4 Kd5 38.h5 a5 39.a4 c5 40.c4+ Ke6 41.dxc5 Kd7 42.Bc3 Kc6 43.Bxa5 Kxc5 44.Bc3 Kb6 45.b4 Ka6 46.h6 Kb6 47.h7 Ka6 48.h8=Q Kb6 49.Bd4+ Ka6 50.Qa8#.