Monday, April 25, 2016

Marshall April Under 2300 4/24/2016

On Sunday, I drew this game in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Four: Philidor Counter Gambit

Derek Chen (USCF 1984) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 4/24/2016

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.e6 Bc5 7.Nxe4 Be7 8.Ng5 Bxg5 9.Qh5+ g6 10.Qxg5 Qxg5 11.Bxg5 c6 12.Nc3 Bxe6 13.Kd2 Nd7 14.Re1 Kf7 15.g3 Ngf6 16.Bg2 Rhe8


17.Re2 Bf5 18.Rhe1 Rxe2+ 19.Rxe2 Re8 20.Rxe8 Kxe8 21.h3 h5 22.f3 Kf7 23.g4 Be6 24.Ne2 hxg4 25.hxg4 Ne5 26.b3 Bc8 27.Ke3 c5 28.Kf4 Nc6 29.Nc3 Be6 30.Nb5 Ne8 31.c3 a6 32.Na3 d4 33.cxd4 Nxd4


34.Ke4 Nc6 35.Nc4 b5 36.Ne5+ Nxe5 37.Kxe5 c4 38.b4 Nc7 39.Kd6 Nd5 40.a3 Nc3 41.Kc6 Na2 42.Bf1 c3 43.Bd3 Bb3 44.Kb6 c2 45.Kxa6 c1=Q 46.Bxc1 Nxc1 47.Bxb5 g5 48.Bc6 Ne2 49.b5 Nd4 50.Kb6 Ke7


51.Be4 Kd6 52.Ka5 Kc7 53.b6+ Kb8 54.Kb4 Bd1 55.a4 Bxf3 56.Bxf3 Nxf3 57.Kc5 Ne5 58.Kd5 Nxg4 59.Ke4 Nf6+ 60.Kf5 g4 61.Kf4 Kb7 62.a5 Ka6 63.Kg3, draw.