Hamilton Quads 1/24/2009

In yesterday's quads at Hamilton, I tied for first place in quad one with a score of 1-0-2. As you will see, I should have lost in round three but benefited from mistakes that were made in a mad scramble at the end of the first time control which was 40/80.

Round One: Philidor Counter Gambit

Dragan Milovanovic (USCF 2264) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Hamilton NJ 1/24/2009

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Neg5 exd4 7.Nxd4 Qe7+ 8.Be3 Nf6 9.Be2 c5 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Bxd7+ Qxd7 12.Nde6 h6 13.Nxf8 Rxf8 14.Nf3 d4 15.Bf4 Qe6+ 16.Qe2 Qxe2+ 17.Kxe2 Nbd7

18.Bd6 Rg8 19.Rhe1 Kf7 20.Kf1 Rge8 21.Nd2 Rxe1+ 22.Rxe1 Re8 23.Nb3 Rxe1+ 24.Kxe1 Ne4 25.Bc7 b6 26.f3 Nef6 27.Bf4 Ke6 28.Ke2 Nd5 29.Bd2 Ne5 30.Nc1 Nc4 31.Nd3 Nce3 32.Bxe3 Nxe3 33.Ne1 c4


34.c3 dxc3 35.bxc3 Nd5 36.Kd2 Ke5 37.Nc2 b5 38.Nd4 a6 39.g3 g6 40.Nc6+, draw.




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Round Two: Larsen's Opening

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Boris Privman (USCF 2221), Hamilton NJ 1/24/2009

1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 c5 3.e3 Nc6 4.f4 Nf6 5.Nf3 g6 6.Bb5 Bg7 7.O-O O-O


8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.d3 Bg4 10.Nbd2 Ne8 11.Bxg7 Nxg7 12.h3 Bxf3, draw.




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Round Three: Larsen's Opening

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Mark Kernighan (USCF 2237), Hamilton NJ 1/24/2009

1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 c5 3.e3 Nc6 4.f4 Nf6 5.Nf3 h6 6.Bb5 Qb6 7.a4 a6 8.Bxc6+ Qxc6 9.d3 Bf5 10.Nbd2 Rd8 11.Qe2 e6 12.a5 Be7 13.Ne5 Qc7 14.g4 Bg6 15.Ndf3 O-O 16.h4 h5


17.gxh5 Bxh5 18.Qg2 Ne8 19.Rg1 d4 20.Ng4 g6 21.Ng5 Bxg4 22.Qxg4 Ng7 23.h5 Bxg5 24.hxg6 Bf6 25.Rh1 fxg6 26.Qxg6 Qe7 27.e4 Bh4+ 28.Ke2 Rxf4 29.Rag1 Qf6 30.Qh5 Rf2+ 31.Kd1 Rf1+ 32.Rxf1 Qxf1+ 33.Rxf1 Nxh5 34.Rh1 Bf6 35.Rxh5 Kf7


36.Rxc5 Rd7 37.Ke2 e5 38.c3 dxc3 39.Bxc3 Ke6 40.b4 Bh8 41.b5 axb5 42.Rxb5 Bg7 43.Kd2 Bh6+ 44.Kc2 Bf4 45.Rb6+ Kf7 46.Bb4 Be3 47.Rd6 Rc7+ 48.Kb3 Bd4 49.Rd8 Ke6 50.Rh8 Kf6 51.Rh6+ Kg7 52.Rh2 Kf6 53.Rc2 Rh7 54.Bc5 Bxc5 55.Rxc5 Rd7 56.Kc3 Ke6


57.Rb5 Rc7+ 58.Kb4 Rd7 59.Kc4 Rd4+ 60.Kc3 Rd7 61.Rb6+ Kf7 62.Rh6 Rc7+ 63.Kb4 Rc1 64.Rb6 Rc7 65.Kb5 Rd7 66.Kc4 Rd4+ 67.Kc5 Rxd3 68.Rxb7+ Kf6 69.a6 Kg5 70.Rb4 Kf4 71.a7 Rc3+ 72.Kb6 Ra3 73.Kb7, Black resigns.