Monday, February 16, 2009

USATE 2/15/2009

Last night, I won this PCG at the U.S. Amateur Team East tournament in Parsippany.

Round Four: Philidor Counter Gambit

Roger Pedersen (USCF 1939) - Jim West (USCF 2200), USATE 2/15/2009

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Bb3 Be7 7.Bg5 Na6 8.Bxf6 Bxf6 9.a3 Qe7 10.h3 f4 11.Qd2 Be6 12.Bxe6 Qxe6 13.O-O-O O-O 14.Kb1 b5


15.Na2 Nc5 16.b3 a5 17.Ng1 b4 18.a4 d5 19.f3 dxe4 20.fxe4 Rfd8 21.Re1 Nxb3 22.cxb3 Qxb3+ 23.Qb2 Qxa4 24.Nc1 Rab8 25.Qa2+ Qxa2+ 26.Kxa2 a4 27.Nf3 b3+ 28.Kb1 b2 29.Na2 Rxd3 30.Rd1 Re3 31.Rhe1 Rxe1 32.Rxe1 a3


33.Rd1 Rb3 34.Kc2 Rb7 35.Kb1 Kf7 36.Rd3 Ra7 37.Nd2 Ke6 38.Nc4 Be7 39.Nd2 g5 40.Nf3 h5 41.Rd1 Ra8 42.Rd3 g4 43.hxg4 hxg4 44.Nd2 Rh8 45.Nf1 Rh1 46.Rd1 Rg1 47.Ne3 Rxd1+ 48.Nxd1 Bc5 49.Nac3 f3 50.gxf3 gxf3


51.Ka2 f2 52.Nxf2 Bxf2 53.Kxa3 Bd4 54.Nb1 Kf6 55.Kb3 Kg5 56.Kc2 Kf4 57.Kd3 c5 58.Nd2 c4+ 59.Kxc4 Ke3 60.Nb1 Kxe4 61.Nd2+ Ke3 62.Nb1 e4 63.Kb3 Kd3 64.Ka2 e3, White resigns.