Thursday, August 2, 2012

August Game/90, Round 1

On Wednesday evening, I won with the PCG at Chess Mates.

Round One: Philidor Counter Gambit

Michael O'Connor (USCF 1803) - Jim West (USCF 2202), Rahway NJ 8/1/2012

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.Qxc7+ Bd7 16.Qg3+ Bg4 17.cxb4 Qf8 18.O-O Kh8


19.Rae1 Qxb4 20.Bd5 Nbd7 21.Bxe4 Rg8 22.Qf4 Qxd4 23.Re3 Nc5 24.Rfe1 Ncxe4 25.f3 Bxf3 26.Qxf3 Rg3 27.Qf4 Rxe3 28.Qxe3 Qxb2 29.Qxa7 Kg7 30.Rd1 Kg6 31.a4 b6 32.h5+ Kh6


33.Qc7 Qf2+ 34.Kh2 Ng4+ 35.Kh3 Qe3+ 36.Kxg4 Nf2+ 37.Kf5 Qg5+ 38.Ke6 Qg4+ 39.Kf7 Qg7+ 40.Ke8 Qxc7 41.Rd7 Qe5+ 42.Kd8 Qb8+ 43.Ke7 Kxh5 44.Rd5+ Kg4 45.Rd8 Qe5+ 46.Kd7 h5 47.Rg8+ Kf4 48.Rf8+ Kg3 49.Re8 Qd5+ 50.Ke7 Kxg2 51.Rf8 Qe4+ 52.Kd8 Qxa4 53.Kc7 Qb4 54.Rg8+ Ng4 55.Rb8 Qc5+ 56.Kb7 b5 57.Ka6 b4 58.Rb5 Qc4 59.Ka5 Qxb5+ 60.Kxb5 b3, White resigns.