Round Three: Philidor Counter Gambit
Leo Bykhovsky (USCF 1782) - Jim West (USCF 2207), Marshall Chess Club 12/24/2012
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.e6 Bc5 7.Nf7 Qf6 8.Qe2 Bxe6 9.Nxh8 Nc6 10.c3 O-O-O 11.h4 Rf8 12.Be3 Bxe3 13.Qxe3 Nge7 14.Nd2 Rxh8 15.O-O-O Rf8
16.f3 Nf5 17.Qg5 e3 18.Nb3 Qxg5 19.hxg5 Ng3 20.Rxh7 e2 21.Bxe2 Nxe2+ 22.Kd2 Nf4 23.g3 Nd3 24.Rxg7 Nxb2 25.Rh1 Nc4+ 26.Ke2 Bf5 27.g6 N4e5 28.Rhh7 Bxg6 29.Rxc7+ Kd8 30.Rhg7 Nxf3 31.Rxb7 Nfe5 32.Nd4 Nxd4+ 33.cxd4 Bh5+ 34.Kd2 Nc6
35.Rbd7+ Ke8 36.Rc7 Rf2+ 37.Kc3 Nd8 38.Rg8+ Rf8 39.Rg5 Rf3+ 40.Kb4 Bf7 41.Rxa7 Nc6+ 42.Kc5 Nxa7 and Black wins in ? moves.
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Round Four: Philidor Counter Gambit
16.f3 Nf5 17.Qg5 e3 18.Nb3 Qxg5 19.hxg5 Ng3 20.Rxh7 e2 21.Bxe2 Nxe2+ 22.Kd2 Nf4 23.g3 Nd3 24.Rxg7 Nxb2 25.Rh1 Nc4+ 26.Ke2 Bf5 27.g6 N4e5 28.Rhh7 Bxg6 29.Rxc7+ Kd8 30.Rhg7 Nxf3 31.Rxb7 Nfe5 32.Nd4 Nxd4+ 33.cxd4 Bh5+ 34.Kd2 Nc6
35.Rbd7+ Ke8 36.Rc7 Rf2+ 37.Kc3 Nd8 38.Rg8+ Rf8 39.Rg5 Rf3+ 40.Kb4 Bf7 41.Rxa7 Nc6+ 42.Kc5 Nxa7 and Black wins in ? moves.
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Round Four: Philidor Counter Gambit
Ian Mark (USCF 2047) - Jim West (USCF 2207), Marshall Chess Club 12/24/2012
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.O-O f4 7.d4 Qc7 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.Ng5 Be7 10.Bf7+ Kf8 11.Bb3 h6 12.Nf3 Bg4 13.h3 Bxf3 14.Qxf3 Nbd7 15.g3 g5 16.Kg2 Nc5
17.gxf4 Nxb3 18.fxe5 Nxa1 19.exf6 Bb4 20.Qf5 Re8 21.f4 Nxc2 22.Rd1 gxf4 23.Bxf4 Qh7 24.Qxh7 Rxh7 25.e5 Bxc3 26.bxc3 Kf7 27.Rd7+ Kg6 28.Rxh7 Kxh7 29.f7 Rc8 30.e6 Kg6 31.Bxh6 Kf6 32.f8=Q+ Rxf8 33.Bxf8 Kxe6
34.Kf2 Kf5 35.Ke2 Ke4 36.Bc5 b6 37.Bf2 Na3 38.h4 Nb5 39.Kd2 Nd6 40.a4 c5 41.a5 Nc4+ 42.Kc2 Nxa5 43.h5 Kf5 44.Be3 Nc4 45.Bc1 Ne5 46.Be3 c4 47.Kb2 Nf7 48.Bd2 b5 49.Ka3 a5 50.Be3 b4+ 51.cxb4 axb4+ 52.Kxb4 Kg4, draw.
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Round Six: Philidor Counter Gambit
17.gxf4 Nxb3 18.fxe5 Nxa1 19.exf6 Bb4 20.Qf5 Re8 21.f4 Nxc2 22.Rd1 gxf4 23.Bxf4 Qh7 24.Qxh7 Rxh7 25.e5 Bxc3 26.bxc3 Kf7 27.Rd7+ Kg6 28.Rxh7 Kxh7 29.f7 Rc8 30.e6 Kg6 31.Bxh6 Kf6 32.f8=Q+ Rxf8 33.Bxf8 Kxe6
34.Kf2 Kf5 35.Ke2 Ke4 36.Bc5 b6 37.Bf2 Na3 38.h4 Nb5 39.Kd2 Nd6 40.a4 c5 41.a5 Nc4+ 42.Kc2 Nxa5 43.h5 Kf5 44.Be3 Nc4 45.Bc1 Ne5 46.Be3 c4 47.Kb2 Nf7 48.Bd2 b5 49.Ka3 a5 50.Be3 b4+ 51.cxb4 axb4+ 52.Kxb4 Kg4, draw.
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Round Six: Philidor Counter Gambit
Michael Mendez (USCF 1593) - Jim West (USCF 2207), Marshall Chess Club 12/24/2012
12.a5 Nc5 13.Ba2 Ne6 14.Bxe6+ Bxe6 15.a6 b6 16.d4 h6 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.d5 cxd5 19.Nxd5 Bxd5 20.exd5 f5 21.Ra3 Kb8 22.Rc3 Qd7
23.Qc4 Rc8 24.Qb4 Rxc3 25.Qxc3 Rc8 26.Qb3 Qc7 27.c3 Qc4 28.Qxc4 Rxc4 29.Ra1 Rc5 30.Nh4 Bxh4, White resigns.
