Round Two: Larsen's Opening
Jim West (USCF 2205) - Jay Bonin (USCF 2391), Marshall Chess Club 7/4/2011
1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bg4 3.g3 c6 4.Bg2 Nd7 5.Nf3 Bxf3 6.Bxf3 e5 7.O-O Ngf6 8.d3 Bc5 9.Nd2 Qe7 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Bxe4 O-O 13.Qe2 f5 14.Bg2 Rae8 15.Rad1 Bd4
16.Bxd4 exd4 17.Qxe7 Rxe7 18.Rfe1 Rfe8 19.Kf1 Kf7 20.Rxe7+ Rxe7 21.Re1 Nf6 22.Rxe7+ Kxe7 23.Ke2 Kd6 24.h3 Nd5 25.Bxd5 Kxd5 26.f4 a5 27.Kd2 Kc5 28.a3 Kb5 29.c4+ dxc3+ 30.Kxc3 Kc5 31.d4+ Kd5 32.Kd3 h5 33.h4 b6 34.Kc3, draw.
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Round Seven: Philidor Counter Gambit
Wesley Hellner (USCF 1928) - Jim West (USCF 2205), Marshall Chess Club 7/4/2011
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bd3 fxe4 5.Bxe4 d5 6.Nxe5 dxe4 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Nxg6 Nf6 9.Qe5+ Kf7 10.Nxh8+ Kg7 11.Bg5 Nc6 12.Bxf6+ Qxf6 13.Qxf6+ Kxf6 14.c3 Bf5 15.Nd2 Bh6 16.Nc4 Rxh8 17.Ne3 Bxe3 18.fxe3 Bg6 19.Rf1+ Kg7 20.Rf4 Re8 21.Kd2 b5 22.b4 Ne7 23.Raf1 Nd5 24.R4f2 Re6
25.a4 Ra6 26.a5 Rc6 27.Rc1 a6 28.Rc2 Nf6 29.h3 h5 30.Rf1 Ne8 31.Rf4 Nd6 32.Rh4 Nc4+ 33.Ke2 Rf6 34.Rf4 Rxf4 35.exf4 h4 36.Rc1 Bh5+ 37.Ke1 Kf6 38.Kf2 e3+ 39.Kg1 Kf5 40.Rf1 e2 41.Re1 Nb2, White resigns.
