Round One: Philidor Counter Gambit
Howard Weiss (USCF 2055) - Jim West (USCF 2243), Rahway NJ 7/13/2013
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nc3 e4 7.Ne5 Nf6 8.Be2 Bb4 9.O-O O-O 10.a3 Bxc3 11.bxc3 c6 12.a4 Nbd7 13.Ba3 Re8 14.Ng4 Nxg4 15.Bxg4 Nf6 16.Bxc8 Rxc8 17.Qd2 Qc7 18.h3 b6 19.Rfe1 Re6 20.Re2 Rce8
21.Bc1 e3 22.Rxe3 Rxe3 23.fxe3 Qg3 24.Qf2 Qxf2+ 25.Kxf2 Ne4+ 26.Kg1 Nxc3 27.Bd2 Ne4 28.Be1 h5 29.Rc1 b5 30.axb5 cxb5 31.Ra1 Rc8 32.Ra2 Rc6 33.Kf1 a6 34.Ke2 g5 35.Kd3 h4 36.Bb4 Kf7 37.Ra1 Rf6 38.Be1 Ke8 39.Rb1 Kd7 40.Rb2 Kc6 41.Rb1 Rf1 42.Ra1 Kb7 43.Rb1 Ka7
44.Ra1 Rg1 45.Bc3 Rxg2 46.Rf1 Rf2 47.Rg1 Rf3 48.Ba5 Rf7 49.Rb1 Nf2+ 50.Ke2 Nxh3 51.Be1 Ng1+, White resigns.
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Round One: Philidor Counter Gambit
Taran Idnani (USCF 1820) - Lev Zilbermintz (USCF 2150), Rahway NJ 7/13/2013
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.Nxh8+ Kg7 11.Nf7 Kxf7 12.Bc4+ Kg7 13.Bg5 Be7 14.O-O-O Nbd7 15.Qg3 Kh8
16.f3 b6 17.fxe4 Bb7 18.Bxf6 Nxf6 19.Rhe1 Bxe4 20.Qe5 Bd6 21.Qe6 Qe7 22.Qxe7 Bxe7 23.Rxe4 Nxe4 24.Bd5 Bg5+ 25.Kb1 Re8 26.Bc6 Nd2+ 27.Ka1 Rf8 28.Bb5 Rf2 29.Bc6 Nc4
30.Bd5 Ne3 31.Rg1 Nxd5 32.Kb1 Ne3 33.c3 Rxg2 34.Rh1 Nc4 35.b3 Na3+ 36.Ka1 Nb5 37.Re1 Nxc3 38.Re8+ Kg7 39.Re7+ Bxe7 40.a3 Ra2#.
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Pictured is the game between Howard Weiss and Lev Zilbermintz.
Howard may be the first player in chess history to lose twice to the PCG, in a rated over-the-board tournament, on the same day!
Lev's scoresheet is inaccurate. I have tried my best to reconstruct it.
Round Three: Philidor Counter Gambit
Howard Weiss (USCF 2055) - Lev Zilbermintz (USCF 2150), Rahway NJ 7/13/2013
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.Nxh8+ Kg7 11.Bh6+ Kxh8 12.Bxf8 Qxf8 13.O-O-O Qd6 14.Bc4 Nc6 15.Qg5 Bd7 16.f3 Rf8
17.Rhf1 e3 18.Qxe3 Nd5 19.Qg5 Rf5 20.Qd2 Nb6 21.Bb3 Na5 22.g4 Nxb3+ 23.axb3 Rf8 24.d5 Qf4 25.c4 Nc8 26.Rde1 b6 27.Kc2 a5 28.Qxf4 Rxf4 29.Kd3 Rf7 30.h3 Nd6 31.f4 Nb7 32.Re5 Nc5+ 33.Kc2 Kg7 34.f5 Kf6 35.Rfe1 h6
36.R5e3 Rg7 37.Re5 Nb7 38.Kc3 Nc5 39.R5e3 Nb7 40.b4 axb4+ 41.Kxb4 Nc5 42.Rd1 Nb7 43.Kc3 Rg8 44.Rde1 Rg7 45.b4 h5 46.gxh5 Bxf5 47.Rf1 Nd6 48.Re6+ Kf7 49.h6 Rg3+ 50.Kd2 Nxc4+ 51.Kc1, White forfeits.
