Monday, December 10, 2012

Rahway Grand Prix 12/8/2012

On Saturday, I won this game at Chess Mates in the grand prix tournament.

Round Two: Philidor Defense

Ted Belanoff (USCF 2152) - Jim West (USCF 2207), Rahway NJ 12/8/2012

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Be7 5.d3 O-O 6.h3 c6 7.Bg5 Nbd7 8.Qd2 b5 9.Bb3 a5 10.a4 b4 11.Ne2 Nc5


12.g4 Ncxe4 13.dxe4 Nxe4 14.Qe3 Nxg5 15.Rd1 Nxf3+ 16.Qxf3 d5 17.Ng3 Bh4 18.Nf5 Bxf5 19.gxf5 Bf6 20.Rg1 e4 21.Qf4 Bxb2 22.Ke2 Qf6 23.Rg4 Be5 24.Qe3 Qxf5 25.Rdg1 Qf3+ 26.Qxf3 exf3+ 27.Kxf3 Kh8


28.Kg2 Rad8 29.f4 Bf6 30.Kf3 c5 31.Ba2 c4 32.Rd1 Rfe8 33.Rg2 Bc3 34.Rg5 Rb8 35.Rgxd5 b3 36.cxb3 cxb3 37.Bb1 g6 38.Rd7 Kg7 39.Rc7 Rec8 40.Ra7 Rd8 41.Rc1 Rbc8 42.f5 Bb4 43.Rg1 Bc5 44.f6+ Kg8 45.Bxg6 hxg6, White resigns.