2020 Summer Chess Open (Round 1)

 [Event "Summer Open"]
[Site "Illinois"]
[Date "08.08.2020"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tullis"]
[Black "Lizzi"]
[Result "1/2 - 1/2"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 a6 7. a3 b5 8. Ba2
Bb7 9. b4 Be7 10. Bb2 d6 11. Re1 Ng4 12. h3 Nh6 13. d4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15.
Nd5 Kh8 16. Bxd4 Bg5 17. Qd3 Ng8 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 Qg5 20. Bd5 Bxd5 21. Nxd5
Rac8 22. Re3 Nf6 23. Nxf6 Qxf6 24. c3 Qe6 25. Qd5 Qxd5 26. exd5 Rce8 27. Rae1
Rxe3 28. Rxe3 Kg8 29. Re1 f5 30. Ra1 Re8 31. Kf1 Kf7 32. a4 Re5 33. axb5 axb5
34. Rd1 g6 35. Rd4 Kf6 36. Rd3 h5 37. f3 f4 38. Kf2 g5 39. g3 fxg3+ 40. Kxg3 Re2
41. f4 h4+ 42. Kf3 Re7 43. Re3 Rxe3+ 44. Kxe3 Kf5 45. fxg5 Kxg5 46. Kf3 Kf5 47.
Ke3 Ke5 48. Kf3 Kf5 *

 This was the first time I played Alekhine's Defence in an official chess tournament.  It turned into the four-knights game which is a beginner's open and it has been so long since I've studied it!

 - Lizzi