Sunday, April 15, 2012

Rahway Quad 4/14/2012

Yesterday at Chess Mates, in the game/45 quad, I won an inferior endgame when my opponent blundered.

Round Two: Philidor Counter Gambit

William Graif (USCF 2049) - Jim West (USCF 2213), Rahway NJ 4/14/2012

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.Qe2 Be7 7.Ng5 Qc7 8.Bf7+ Kf8 9.Be6 h6 10.Nf7 Rh7 11.exf5 Bxe6 12.fxe6 Qc8 13.f4 Qxe6 14.fxe5 Kxf7 15.exf6 Qxe2+ 16.Kxe2 Bxf6


17.Ne4 Be7 18.Bf4 d5 19.Nd6+ Bxd6 20.Bxd6 Ke6 21.Bg3 Na6 22.Rae1 Kd7 23.Rhf1 Re8+ 24.Kd2 Rxe1 25.Kxe1 g5 26.Kd2 Ke7 27.d4 Rg7 28.Be5 Rg6 29.c3 c5 30.Ke3 b6 31.a3 cxd4+ 32.Kxd4 Nc5 33.Kxd5 Nd3


34.b4 Nxe5 35.Re1 Rd6+ 36.Kxe5 Re6+, White resigns.