Round Two: Philidor Counter Gambit
Jose De Villa (USCF 1913) - Jim West (USCF 2204), Marshall Chess Club 12/27/2015
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.c4 Bb4+ 7.Bd2 Qxg5 8.Bxb4 d4 9.Nd2 Qxe5 10.Nb3 Nc6 11.Ba3 Nf6 12.h3 Kf7 13.Be2 Re8 14.O-O Kg8 15.Re1 Qg5 16.Kh1 d3
17.Bxd3 exd3 18.Rxe8+ Nxe8 19.Qxd3 Nf6 20.Re1 Bf5 21.Qf3 h5 22.Bc5 Qg6 23.Qf4 b6 24.Be3 Rc8 25.f3 Bc2 26.Nc1 Qf5 27.Qg3 Ne5 28.Bg5 Nd3 29.Nxd3 Bxd3 30.Re5 Qg6 31.Qf4 Rf8 32.Qd4 c5 33.Qd6 Bxc4
34.b3 Bf7 35.h4 Nh7 36.Qd1 Nxg5 37.Rxg5 Qf6 38.a3 Rd8 39.Qc2 Rd5 40.Qc1 Rxg5 41.hxg5 Qd4 42.Qe1 Qd5 43.Qe7 Qxb3 44.Qxa7 Qd1+ 45.Kh2 Qd6+ 46.Kh1 Qg6 47.Qb8+ Kh7, draw.
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Round Four: French Defense, Exchange Variation
Jim West (USCF 2204) - Michael Ellenbogen (USCF 2157), Marshall Chess Club 12/27/2015
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.Bd3 Nc6 6.c3 Bd6 7.O-O Nge7 8.Re1 Qd7 9.Nbd2 O-O-O 10.b4 Ng6 11.Qa4 Kb8 12.b5 Nce7 13.Ba3 Nc8
14.Bxd6 Qxd6 15.Ne5 Be6 16.Re3 Nxe5 17.Rxe5 Rhe8 18.Rae1 Bd7 19.Qb3 Rxe5 20.Rxe5 Nb6 21.a4 Qh6 22.Nf1 Be6 23.Qd1 Rd6 24.Ng3 g6, draw.
