Round Three: Pirc Defense
Michael O'Connor (USCF 1939) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Rahway NJ 12/20/2014
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.h3 Bg7 5.Be3 c6 6.a4 Qa5 7.Bd3 Na6 8.Nf3 O-O 9.O-O e5 10.Bxa6 Qxa6 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Qd2 Be6 13.Bh6 Qa5 14.Bxg7 Kxg7
15.b4 Qc7 16.Qe3 a6 17.Qg5 Rfe8 18.Rfe1 h6 19.Qe3 Rad8 20.Red1 Nh5 21.a5 f6 22.Na4 Kh7 23.Nc5 Ng7 24.Nxe6 Nxe6 25.c3 Rd7 26.Rxd7+ Qxd7 27.Qd2 Qxd2 28.Nxd2 Rd8 29.Ra2 Kg7 30.c4 Nd4
31.Kf1 Kf7 32.Rb2 Ke6 33.Ke1 h5 34.h4 g5 35.hxg5 fxg5 36.f3 g4 37.fxg4 hxg4 38.Nf1 Rf8 39.Ng3 Rf4 40.Rf2 Rxf2 41.Kxf2 Nc2 42.b5 cxb5 43.cxb5 axb5 44.Ne2 Nd4 45.Nc3 b4 46.Na4 Kf6 47.Nc5 b3 48.Na4 Nc6 49.Kg3 Kg5, White forfeits.
