Friday, March 25, 2011

Thursday Night Action 3/24/2011

Last night, I drew this game at the Marshall Chess Club in a game/30 tournament.

Round One: Philidor Counter Gambit

James Drasher (USCF 1907) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 3/24/2011

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 Nc6 5.a3 fxe4 6.Bxg8 exf3 7.Bd5 Nxd4 8.Bxf3 Nxf3+ 9.Qxf3 Qf6 10.Qxf6 gxf6 11.c4 Be6 12.b3 O-O-O 13.O-O Rg8 14.g3 Be7 15.Nc3 c6 16.Be3 Kb8


17.a4 h5 18.Rac1 h4 19.Kh1 f5 20.Rfe1 hxg3 21.fxg3 Bg5 22.Rc2 Bxe3 23.Rxe3 e4 24.Ne2 d5 25.Nd4 Bc8 26.c5 Rdf8 27.Rf2 Rg4 28.Rf4 Rxf4 29.gxf4 Rg8 30.Rg3 Rxg3 31.hxg3 Kc7 32.Kg2 Kd8 33.b4 a6 34.Kf2 Bd7 35.Ke3 Ke7 36.Nb3 Kf6 37.Na5 Bc8


38.Nb3 Kg6 39.Nd4 Bd7 40.Ne2 Kh5 41.Kd4 Kg4 42.Ke3 Bc8 43.Kf2 Kh3 44.Ke3 Kg2 45.Nd4 Kxg3 46.Ne2+ Kg4 47.Nd4 Bd7 48.a5 Kh5 49.Ne2 Kg6 50.Nd4 Kf6 51.Ne2 Be8 52.Nd4 Bh5 53.Nc2 Bg4 54.Nd4 Ke7 55.Nc2 Bh3 56.Kd4 Kf6 57.Ke3 Bf1 58.Kf2 Bc4 59.Nd4, draw.