Pisarsky - Del Rosario

This Philidor Counter Gambit was played at the Kolty Chess Club in Campbell, California. A detailed analysis of it can be found in the September-December 2003 issue of California Chess Journal beginning on page 6.

Lev Pisarsky (USCF 1983) - Frisco Del Rosario (USCF 2065), Kolty Chess Club Championship 2003

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.c4 Bb4+


7.Bd2 e3 8.Bxb4 exf2+ 9.Kxf2 Qxg5 10.Qd2 Qxe5 11.Bc3 Qf5+ 12.Kg1 Nf6 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.Qe2+ Be6 15.cxd5 Qd4+ 16.Qf2 Qxf2+ 17.Kxf2 O-O+ 18.Kg3 Bxd5

19.Nc3 Bf7 20.Bb5 c6 21.Ba4 Nd7 22.Rhe1 Nc5 23.Bc2 Rae8 24.a3 Bb3 25.Bxb3 Nxb3 26.Rad1 Rxe1 27.Rxe1 g6

28.Re7 Rf7 29.Re8 Kg7 30.Ne4 h6 31.h3 Rd7 32.Kf4 b6 33.g4 c5 34.g5 hxg5+ 35.Kxg5 Nd4 36.Kg4 Nf5 37.Kf4 Rd4 38.Kg5 Kf7 39.Re5 Ng7 40.Kf4 Ne6+ 41.Ke3 Rd1 42.Ng5+ Nxg5 43.Rxg5 Rh1


44.Rg3 Rh2 45.b3 b5 46.Ke4 Rd2 47.Rg5 Rd4+ 48.Ke3 Rh4 49.Rxc5 Rxh3+ 50.Kf4 Rxb3 51.Rc7+ Kf6 52.Rxa7 g5+ 53.Kg4 Re3 54.Rb7 Re5 55.Rb6+ Ke7 56.Ra6 Kd7

57.Ra5 Kc6 58.Kh5 Kb6 59.Ra8 Kc5 60.Ra5 Kc4 61.a4 g4+ 62.Kxg4 Rd5 63.Rxb5 Rxb5 64.axb5 Kc5 65.b6 Kc6 66.b7 Kc7, draw.