Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Marshall May Under 2300 5/22/2016

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

Round Four: Philidor Counter Gambit

Eddy Tian (USCF 1859) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 5/22/2016

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.e6 Bc5 7.Nf7 Qf6 8.Qd2 Bxe6 9.Nxh8 Nh6 10.h3 e3 11.fxe3 Nf5 12.Qf2 Bd6 13.Qf3 Bg3+ 14.Kd1 Nd7 15.Bd3 Ne5 16.Qe2 O-O-O 17.Nd2 Rxh8


18.Nf3 Rf8 19.c3 Nd6 20.Nxe5 Qxe5 21.Rf1 Rh8 22.Bd2 c5 23.Be1 Bxe1 24.Rxe1 c4 25.Bc2 h5 26.Kd2 Ne4+ 27.Bxe4 Qxe4 28.Rac1 Bf5 29.Rf1 g5 30.Ke1 Re8 31.Rf3 h4 32.Kf2 Qe5 33.Kg1 g4 34.Rf2 gxh3


35.Qf3 Bd7 36.Re1 Rg8 37.Qf4 Qg5 38.Qxg5 Rxg5 39.Kh2 hxg2 40.Rxg2 Re5 41.Rd2 Bf5 42.Rd4 Be4 43.Kh3 Rf5 44.Rd2 Rh5 45.Rf1 Bf5+ 46.Kh2 Bd3 47.Rf4 Kc7 48.Rdf2 a5 49.Kh3 Re5 50.R2f3 Be2 51.Rf2 Rxe3+ 52.Kxh4 Bd3

53.R4f3 Rxf3 54.Rxf3 Kc6 55.Kg5 b5 56.Kf4 Bb1 57.a3 Kc5 58.Ke5 b4 59.Rf8 bxc3 60.bxc3 Be4 61.Rb8 Kc6 62.Rb2 Bf3 63.Rb1 Be4 64.Rb8 Bf3 65.Rb2 Bh5 66.Kd4 Bf3 67.Rf2 Bg4 68.Rf1 Kb5 69.Kxd5 Ka4


70.Rb1 Be2 71.Kc5 Kxa3 72.Kb5 Bd3 73.Rg1 Kb3 74.Kxa5 Kxc3 75.Ka4 Bc2+, draw.