Bartell & Rubenchik Win Machan Super Swiss

Yesterday IM Tommy Bartell and FM Rodion Rubenchik tied for first place in Dr. Machan's Super Swiss tournament.

Round Four: King's Indian Defense, Saemisch Variation

Tommy Bartell (USCF 2483) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Rahway NJ 7/25/2015

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nc3 O-O 6.Nge2 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Ng3 exd5 9.cxd5 Re8 10.Be2 a6 11.a4 Nbd7 12.Be3 Qc7 13.O-O b6 14.Rc1 Bb7 15.Qd2 Re7

16.f4 Ree8 17.Bf3 Rab8 18.Nh1 Ba8 19.Nf2 b5 20.axb5 axb5 21.b4 Qd8 22.bxc5 Nxc5 23.Bxc5 dxc5 24.Rfd1 c4 25.Ne2 Qb6 26.Nd4 Nxd5 27.Ne2 Nf6 28.e5 Ne4 29.Qd4 Nxf2 30.Kxf2 Bxf3 31.Kxf3 Qxd4 32.Nxd4 Rec8

33.Ke4 Bf8 34.g4 Bc5 35.f5 Bxd4 36.Rxd4 Rd8 37.f6 Rxd4+ 38.Kxd4 h6 39.h4 g5 40.hxg5 hxg5 41.Rh1 Rd8+ 42.Kc5 c3 43.Kxb5 Rd5+ 44.Kc4 Rxe5 45.Kxc3 Re4 46.Rg1 Rf4 47.Kd3 Rxf6 48.Ke3 Rf4

49.Rg2 Kg7 50.Rg1 Kg6 51.Rg2 f5 52.gxf5+ Kxf5 53.Ra2 Kg4 54.Rg2+ Kh4 55.Rg1 Rf8 56.Rh1+ Kg4 57.Rg1+ Kh5 58.Rh1+ Kg6 59.Rg1, draw.