Saturday Game 12/8/2018

Yesterday national masters Jim West and Art Macaspac played this game at Chess Mates.

French Defense, Exchange Variation

Jim West (USCF 2203) - Art Macaspac (USCF 2200), Rahway NJ 12/8/2018

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 Bg4 6.O-O Be7 7.Bg5 O-O 8.Nbd2 h6 9.Bh4 Nbd7 10.c3 c5 11.Qc2 cxd4 12.Nxd4 Qb6 13.Rae1 Bc5

14.N2b3 Rfe8 15.f3 Bxd4+ 16.Nxd4 Bh5 17.Bf2 Nc5 18.Nb3 Rxe1 19.Rxe1 Nxd3 20.Bxb6 Nxe1 21.Qf2 axb6 22.Qxe1 Rxa2 23.Qb1 Ra8 24.Nd4 Bg6 25.Qc1 Nd7 26.h3 Nc5 27.Qf4 Ra1+ 28.Kh2 Rb1 29.b4 Nd3

30.Qb8+ Kh7 31.Qxb7 Rb2 32.Qxd5 Rxg2+ 33.Kh1 Rd2 34.Qd6 Nf2+ 35.Kg1 Nxh3+ 36.Kh1 Nf2+ 37.Kg1 Nh3+ 38.Kh1 Bd3 39.Qxb6 Nf2+ 40.Kg2 Ne4+ 41.Kg1 Ng5 42.Qc5 Nh3+ 43.Kh1 Nf2+ 44.Kg1 Nh3+ 45.Kh1 Nf2+ 46.Kg1 Nh3+ 47.Kh1, draw.