Sunday, January 20, 2013

Rahway Grand Prix 1/19/2013

Yesterday I drew this game in the grand prix tournament at Chess Mates.

Round Three: Philidor Defense

Jim West (USCF 2204) - Boris Privman (USCF 2227), Rahway NJ 1/19/2013

1.e4 d6 2.d4 e5 3.Nf3 exd4 4.Qxd4 a6 5.Bg5 Nc6 6.Qd2 Nf6 7.Nc3 Be7 8.O-O-O O-O 9.h3 b5 10.Kb1 Be6 11.Bd3 Ne5


12.Nxe5 dxe5 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Nd5 Bg5 15.Qc3 Bxd5 16.exd5 Qd6 17.h4 Bh6 18.g4 Bf4 19.Be4 Rad8 20.Qd3 g6 21.h5 Kg7 22.hxg6 hxg6 23.Rh3 Rh8 24.Rdh1 Qc5 25.Qf3 Rdg8 26.a3 Qd4


27.Rxh8 Rxh8 28.Rxh8 Kxh8 29.Qe2 b4 30.axb4 Qxb4 31.c3 Qb6 32.f3 a5 33.Qc4 Kg7 34.Qc6 Qxc6 35.dxc6 Kf6 36.Kc2 Ke6 37.b4 axb4 38.cxb4 Be3 39.b5 Bb6 40.Kb3 Kd6 41.Kc4 Ke6 42.Bd5+ Ke7 43.Be4 Kd6


44.Bd3 Ke6 45.Be4 f5 46.gxf5+ gxf5 47.Bd3 Ba7 48.Bc2 Bg1 49.Bd3 Bb6 50.Bc2 Ba5 51.Bd3 e4 52.fxe4 f4 53.Be2 Kd6 54.Bf3 Bb6 55.Bg2 Ke5, draw.