Friday, May 18, 2007

Reichstein-Shibut

Here is an exciting Philidor Counter Gambit, courtesy of Virginia Chess Newsletter.

Boris Reichstein (USCF 2256) - Macon Shibut (USCF 2348), DC Open 10/29/1994

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.Nc3 Bb4


7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 c6 9.e6 Nf6 10.Nf7 Qe7 11.Nxh8 Bxe6 12.c4 Nbd7 13.cxd5 cxd5 14.Qd4 Kf8 15.h4 Kg8 16.h5 Kxh8

17.h6 Rc8 18.hxg7+ Kg8 19.Qxa7 Rxc2 20.Be2 Ne5 21.Bh6 Nfg4 22.Rb1 Nxh6 23.Rxh6 Qg5 24.Qe3 Qxg2 25.Rxe6 Qg1+ 26.Bf1 Nf3+

27.Kd1 Rd2+ 28.Qxd2 Nxd2 29.Kxd2 Qxf2+ 30.Kc3 d4+ 31.Kb3 d3 32.Rc1 d2 33.Rd1 Kxg7 34.Bc4 e3


35.Kc3 Qf3 36.Kc2 Qf5+ 37.Kc3 b5 38.Rxe3 bxc4 39.Rxd2 Qa5+ 40.Kc2 Qa4+ 41.Kb2 Qb5+ 42.Ka2 Qg5 43.Ree2 Qb5

44.Rg2+ Kf6 45.Rg3 h5 46.Rf2+ Ke6 47.Rg6+ Ke7 48.Rg7+ Ke6 49.Rg6+ Ke7 50.Rg3 Ke6 51.Rb2 Qd5 52.Rc3 Kd6 53.a4 Qd4 54.Rbc2 Kd5

55.a5 Qa7 56.Ra3 h4 57.a6 h3 58.Rh2 Kc6 59.Rc2 Kd5 60.Ra5+ Kd4 61.Ra4 Kd3 62.Rh2 Ke4

63.Rxc4+ Kd3 64.Ra4 Qf7+ 65.Ka3 Qf1 66.a7 Qa1+ 67.Kb3 Qd1+ 68.Kb4 Qe1+ 69.Kb3 Qd1+, draw.