Thursday, June 21, 2012

"Chess Mates" Championship, Round 3

On Wednesday evening, this game was played at Chess Mates in the club championship.

Round Three: Philidor Defense

Art Macaspac (USCF 2134) - Jim West (USCF 2208), Rahway NJ 6/20/2012

1.Nf3 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.e4 e5 5.Bg5 Be7 6.dxe5 dxe5 7.Bc4 O-O 8.O-O c6 9.a4 a5 10.h3 Qc7 11.Qe2 Nc5 12.Rfd1 Be6


13.Rd2 Rfd8 14.Rad1 Bxc4 15.Qxc4 Ne6 16.Be3 Rxd2 17.Rxd2 Rd8 18.Rxd8+ Bxd8 19.Nd2 Be7 20.Nb3 h6 21.f3 Bb4 22.Na2 Be7 23.Nac1 Nd7 24.Nd3 b6 25.Kf1 Bg5 26.Bf2 Nf4 27.Nbc1 Nxd3 28.Nxd3 Be7 29.c3 Kf8


30.b4 axb4 31.cxb4 f6 32.g3 h5 33.g4 hxg4 34.hxg4 g6 35.Qe6 Qd6 36.Qxd6 Bxd6 37.a5 bxa5 38.bxa5 Nb8 39.Nc5 Bxc5 40.Bxc5+ Kf7 41.Ke2 Ke6 42.Kd3 f5 43.Kc4 fxe4 44.fxe4 Na6 45.Ba3 Kd7 46.Kd3 Ke6 47.Ke3 Nc7 48.Kf3 Na6 49.Kg3 Nc7 50.Kh4 Kf6


51.Bc1 Na6 52.Bg5+ Kf7 53.Bd8 Nc5 54.Bb6 Na6 55.Kg5 c5 56.Kh6 c4 57.Be3 c3 58.Bc1 c2 59.Kg5 Nc5 60.Kh6 Kf6 61.Be3 Kf7 62.Kh7 Na6 63.Kh6 Nc5 64.Kh7 Na6, draw.