New Yorker Game/50 Open

Today I finished with a score of 2-1-2 in a game/50 Swiss at the New Yorker Hotel. My only loss happened in round two against GM Alex Lenderman, who shared first place with GM Jaan Ehlvest. Here are my two wins.

Round One: Philidor Counter Gambit

Gary Patella (USCF 1905) - Jim West (USCF 2204), New Yorker Hotel 6/26/2010

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nxe5 dxe4 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Nxg6 Nf6 9.Qe5+ Kf7 10.Nxh8+ Kg7 11.Bh6+ Kxh8 12.Bxf8 Nc6 13.Qc5 Nd7 14.Qc3 Qxf8 15.Bb5 Qb4


16.Bxc6 Qxc3+ 17.bxc3 bxc6 18.Rb1 Nb6 19.h3 Be6 20.a3 Rg8 21.Kf1 Rg5 22.Re1 Nc4 23.Kg1 Bd5 24.a4 Nd2 25.h4 Rg4 26.Kh2 Rxh4+ 27.Kg3 Rxh1 28.Rxh1 a5 29.Kf4 Kg7 30.f3 exf3 31.gxf3 Nc4 32.Rg1+ Kf6 33.Kg3 Be6 34.Rh1 Bf5 35.Rh6+ Bg6


36.Kf4 Na3 37.Rh1 Nxc2 38.Rb1 Nxd4 39.Rb7 Ne6+ 40.Ke3 Bc2 41.Ra7 Bxa4 42.Rxa5 Bb5 43.Ra7 c5 44.Ra8 Bc6 45.Rh8 Kg7 46.Rc8 Bd7 47.Ra8 h5 48.f4 h4 49.f5 Nf8 50.Ra7 h3 51.Kf3 Bxf5 52.Rxc7+ Nd7


53.Kg3 Kf6 54.Ra7 Ke5 55.Ra2 Nf6 56.Rf2, White resigns.

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Round Three: Philidor Counter Gambit

Isaac Barayev (USCF 1988) - Jim West (USCF 2204), New Yorker Hotel 6/26/2010

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nxe5 dxe4 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Nxg6 Nf6 9.Qe5+ Kf7 10.Bc4+ Kg7 11.Bh6+ Kxh6 12.Nxh8 Bb4+ 13.c3 Qxh8 14.h4 Kg7 15.cxb4 Qf8 16.O-O-O Nbd7 17.Qg5+ Kh8


18.Be6 Qg7 19.Qf4 Nf8 20.Bxc8 Rxc8 21.h5 Ne6 22.Qf5 Qg5+ 23.Qxg5 Nxg5 24.Rh4 Nd5 25.a3 Rf8 26.Rd2 h6 27.Rc2 c6 28.Rh1 Nf4 29.g3 Nd3+ 30.Kb1 Rxf2 31.Rxf2 Nxf2 32.Rf1 e3 33.Re1 Ng4 34.Rf1 Ne6


35.Kc2 Nxd4+ 36.Kd3 e2 37.Re1 Ne5+ 38.Kxd4 Nf3+ 39.Ke3 Nxe1 40.Kxe2 Nc2 41.Kd3 Na1 42.Kc3 Kg7 43.b3 Kf6 44.Kb2 Nxb3 45.Kxb3 Kg5


46.Kc4 Kxh5 47.Kc5 Kg4 48.Kd6 Kxg3 49.Kc7 h5 50.Kxb7 h4 51.Kxc6 h3 52.Kb7 h2 53.Kxa7 h1=Q 54.b5 Qa1 55.b6 Qxa3+ 56.Kb8 Kf4 57.b7 Ke5 58.Kc7 Qd6+ 59.Kc8 Qc6+ 60.Kb8 Kd6 61.Ka7 Qc7 62.Ka8 Qa5+ 63.Kb8 Kc6, White resigns.