Monday, August 6, 2012

Marshall Chess Club Swiss 8/5/2012

Yesterday I won this PCG at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Three: Philidor Counter Gambit

Catherine Ye (USCF 1648) - Jim West (USCF 2202), Marshall Chess Club 8/5/2012

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nc3 e4 7.Ne5 Nf6 8.Bg5 Bb4 9.Qd2 O-O 10.a3 Bxc3 11.Qxc3 c6 12.Be2 Nbd7 13.O-O Qe8


14.Qg3 Nxe5 15.dxe5 Nd7 16.Bf4 Qf7 17.Be3 Qe7 18.Bd4 c5 19.Bc3 d4 20.Bc4+ Kh8 21.Bd2 Qxe5 22.Qh4 Nf6 23.Bf4 Qe7 24.Rfe1 Bd7 25.Bg5 Bf5 26.Rad1 a6 27.a4 Rae8 28.Ra1 Qd7 29.Ra3 d3


30.cxd3 b5 31.axb5 axb5 32.Bb3 exd3 33.Rd1 c4 34.Ba2 Qe6 35.Be3 Qe4 36.Qg3 Qg4 37.Qxg4 Bxg4 38.Rd2 Nd5 39.h3 Nxe3 40.fxe3 Be2 41.Ra7 Rxe3 42.Rd7 h6 43.Rd5 Rb8 44.Rd7 Re6 45.Rd5 Ra6 46.Bb1 Ra1 47.Kh2 Rxb1 48.Rd4 Rd1 49.Rxd1 Bxd1 50.Kg3 Bb3 51.Kf2 Re8 52.Kf1 Re2 53.Rd8+ Kh7, White resigns.