Round One: Philidor Counter Gambit
Suhas Kodali (USCF 1979) - Jim West (USCF 2217), Marshall Chess Club 8/24/2013
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Ne7 9.e6 O-O 10.c4 c6 11.Qg4 Qa5+ 12.Bd2 Qb6 13.Be3 Qb2 14.Rd1 Qf6 15.Bd4 Qg6
16.Bc5 Qf6 17.Bd4 Qf5 18.Be2 Qxg4 19.Bxg4 Na6 20.cxd5 cxd5 21.Ke2 b6 22.Nf7 Nc7 23.Nd6 Bxe6 24.Bxe6+ Nxe6 25.g3 Nxd4+ 26.Rxd4 Rf6 27.Nb5 Rc6 28.Rd2 Rc5 29.Nd4 Rac8 30.Rc1 Kf7 31.Rb1 Kf6 32.Nb5 a6 33.Nd4 b5 34.a4 Nf5 35.Nxf5 Kxf5 36.axb5 axb5
37.Rb4 Rxc2 38.Rxb5 Rxd2+ 39.Kxd2 Ke5 40.Rb7 Rg8 41.Ra7 h5 42.h4 g6 43.Ra6 Rf8 44.Ke2 Rf6 45.Ra5 Rb6 46, Kd2 Rb2+ 47.Ke3 Rb3+ 48.Kd2 Rd3+ 49.Ke2 Kf5 50.f3 Rxf3 51.Rxd5+ Kg4 52.Rg5+ Kh3 53.Rxg6 Rxg3 54.Re6 Rg4 55.Ke3 Kxh4
56.Re5 Rg5 57.Rxe4+ Kg3 58.Ke2 Kg2 59.Kd2 Rg4 60.Re2+ Kf3 61.Re3+ Kf4 62.Rh3 Kg5 63.Ke2 Ra4 64.Kf2 Ra2+ 65.Kg1 Kg4 66.Rb3 h4 67.Rc3 h3 68.Rc4+ Kg5 69.Rc3 Rg2+ 70.Kh1 Kg4 71.Ra3 Re2 72.Kg1 Re1+ 73.Kh2 Re2+ 74.Kg1 Rd2 75.Kh1 Rf2 76.Kg1 h2+ 77.Kh1 Rb2 78.Rc3 Ra2 79.Rb3, draw.
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Round Two: Philidor Counter Gambit
Ed Kopiecki (USCF 2006) - Jim West (USCF 2217), Marshall Chess Club 8/24/2013
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 Nc6 5.exf5 Bxf5 6.O-O Nf6 7.Re1 Be7 8.Nc3 Qd7 9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.Nxe5 dxe5 11.Rxe5 Qxd1+ 12.Nxd1 Bxc2 13.Bg5 Bxd1 14.Rxd1 Kf8 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Red5 Re8 17.Rd7 Re7
18.b3 g6 19.g3 h6 20.h4 Rhh7 21.Rd8+ Re8 22.Rxe8+ Kxe8 23.Bd3 Rg7 24.Be4 b6 25.b4 g5 26.h5 Re7 27.Bg6+ Kf8 28.b5 Re2 29.Rd7 Be7 30.a4 Ra2 31.Rxc7 Rxa4 32.Kg2 a6 33.bxa6 Rxa6 34.Rb7 Ra2 35.Rb8+ Kg7 36.Rb7 Kf8, draw.
