NM West Takes Swiss; Agashe Wins Quad

On Saturday, NM Jim West took first place in the 8-player Swiss tournament, while Aditya Agashe won the quad.

Round Two: Sicilian Defense, Lowenthal Variation

Jim West (USCF 2214) - Terry Fricker (USCF 1910), Rahway NJ 12/12/2015

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nb5 a6 6.Nd6+ Bxd6 7.Qxd6 Qe7 8.Qd1 Nf6 9.Nc3 h6 10.Bc4 b5 11.Bb3 d6 12.O-O O-O 13.Be3 Be6

14.Nd5 Bxd5 15.Bxd5 Rac8 16.c3 Nxd5 17.Qxd5 Na5 18.a4 Nc4 19.axb5 axb5 20.Qxb5 Nxe3 21.fxe3 Rb8 22.Qe2 Qb7 23.Rad1 Qxb2 24.Qxb2 Rxb2 25.Rxd6 Rc2 26.Rc6 Rb8 27.h4 f6 28.Rf3 Rb1+ 29.Kh2 Rbc1

30.Kg3 Rxc3 31.Rxc3 Rxc3 32.Kg4 Rc4 33.Kf5 Kf7 34.h5 Rc2 35.g3 Rh2 36.Kg4 g6 37.hxg6+ Kxg6 38.Rf1 h5+ 39.Kf3 h4 40.gxh4 Rxh4 41.Rg1+ Kf7 42.Ra1 Rh3+ 43.Kf2 Rh2+ 44.Kg3 Rh5 45.Ra7+ Kg6 46.Ra8 Rg5+ 47.Kf3 Kf7, draw.