Tuesday, April 25, 2017

FIDE Mondays 4/24/2017

This game was played last night at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Four: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Justin Grgas (USCF 1835) - Jim West (USCF 2201), Marshall Chess Club 4/24/2017

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 b5 8.Qf3 Qd7 9.O-O Be7 10.Qg3 O-O 11.Bh6 Ne8 12.Rad1 Kh8 13.Be3 Nc6


14.Nxc6 Qxc6 15.f4 Bb7 16.Rfe1 Bf6 17.f5 b4 18.fxe6 fxe6 19.Ba4 Qc7 20.Ne2 Be5 21.Bf4 Nf6 22.Bxe5 dxe5 23.Nc1 Nxe4 24.Qe3 Qc5 25.Nd3 Qxe3+ 26.Rxe3 Rad8 27.Rde1 Rd4 28.Nxe5 Nc5 29.Bb3 Rd2


30.R3e2 Nxb3 31.axb3 Rxe2 32.Rxe2 Kg8 33.Nd7 Rc8 34.Ne5 Bd5 35.Kf2 Kf8 36.Nd7+ Ke7 37.Nb6 Rf8+ 38.Ke1 Kd6 39.Nxd5 Kxd5 40.Kd2 Rf1 41.c4+ Kd6 42.Ke3 a5 43.Kd2 Rh1 44.h3 g6 45.Ke3 Rb1


46.Kf4 Rf1+ 47.Ke4 Rd1 48.Ke3 Rb1 49.Kf4 Rf1+ 50.Ke4 Rd1 51.Ke3 Kc5 52.Rc2 h5 53.Rf2 Re1+ 54.Kd2 Rg1 55.Re2 Kd6 56.Ke3 Rb1 57.Ke4 Rd1 58.Ke3, draw.