Monday, May 22, 2017

Marshall May Under 2300 5/20/2017

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

Round Two: French Defense, King's Indian Attack

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Adi Murgescu (USCF 1930), Marshall Chess Club 5/20/2017

1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.g3 c5 5.Ngf3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.O-O O-O 8.e5 Nd7 9.Re1 b5 10.Nf1 Bb7 11.h4 Qc7 12.Bf4 Rfd8 13.h5 h6 14.N1h2 d4 15.Ng4 Bf8


16.Nd2 Ne7 17.Nf6+ Kh8 18.Nxd7 Rxd7 19.Bxb7 Qxb7 20.Qf3 Qxf3 21.Nxf3 Nd5 22.Bd2 Rc8 23.a4 a6 24.axb5 axb5 25.Ra5 Rb7 26.Rea1 Be7 27.Ra8 Rxa8 28.Rxa8+ Kh7 29.b4 c4 30.Nxd4 c3 31.Be1 Bxb4


32.Nc6 Rc7 33.Nd4 Rb7 34.Ne2 g6 35.hxg6+ Kxg6 36.Rc8 Ra7 37.Bxc3 Bxc3 38.Nxc3 Ra1+ 39.Kg2 Nxc3 40.Rxc3 Rc1 41.Kf3 b4 42.Rc4 Kf5 43.Rxb4 Rxc2 44.Rf4+ Kg6 45.Rf6+ Kg7 46.d4 Ra2 47.g4 Ra3+ 48.Ke4 Ra1


49.Rf3 Kg6 50.Rf6+ Kg7 51.f3 Rd1 52.Ke3 Ra1 53.Kd3 Rd1+ 54.Kc3 Ra1 55.f4 Rg1 56.f5 exf5 57.gxf5 h5 58.Rb6 h4 59.Rb2 Rg5 60.f6+ Kg6 61.Rh2 Rh5 62.Kc4 Kf5 63.Kd5 h3 64.Kd6 Ke4 65.d5 Kf5


66.Rf2+ Ke4 67.e6 fxe6 68.dxe6 h2 69.Rxh2 Rxh2 70.e7, Black resigns.