Round Two: Philidor Counter Gambit
Kwadwo Acheampong (USCF 1697) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 6/18/2016
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bg5 Be7 5.Bxe7 Nxe7 6.dxe5 fxe4 7.Ng5 d5 8.e6 O-O 9.Qh5 h6 10.Nf7 Qe8 11.Nxh6+ gxh6 12.Qxh6 Qg6 13.Qd2 Bxe6 14.Nc3 c6 15.O-O-O Nd7
16.h4 Rf6 17.g4 Qxg4 18.Bh3 Qh5 19.Rdg1+ Kf8 20.Nxe4 dxe4 21.Bxe6 Ne5 22.Rg5 Qh6 23.Rxe5 Rxe6 24.Rg5 Rd6 25.Qf4+ Qf6 26.Qxe4 Rad8 27.Rg3 Qh6+ 28.Re3 Nd5 29.Rf1 Nxe3 30.fxe3+ Rf6 31.Qb4+ Kg8 32.Rg1+ Kh8 33.Qc3 Kh7
34.b3 Rdf8 35.Kb2 R6f7 36.Qd3+ Rf5 37.e4 Rf3 38.Qd7+ R8f7 39.Qg4 Qf6+ 40.Kb1 Rf1+ 41.Rxf1 Qxf1+ 42.Kb2 Qf6+ 43.Kb1 Qg6 44.Qe2 Qe6 45.Qh5+ Kg8 46.Qg5+ Kf8 47.Qc5+ Qe7 48.Qc3 Rf4 49.e5 Rf5
50.e6 Rf1+ 51.Kb2 Qf6 52.h5 Rb1+ 53.Kxb1 Qxc3, White resigns.
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Round Three: Sicilian Defense, Dragon Variation
Jim West (USCF 2200) - Ashutosh Gajbinkar (USCF 1769), Marshall Chess Club 6/18/2016
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 Bd7 9.Bc4 a6 10.Bb3 b5 11.Nxc6 Bxc6 12.Bh6 O-O 13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.Nd5 Nxd5 15.Bxd5 Bxd5 16.Qxd5 Qb6 17.O-O-O Rac8
18.Qd4+ Qxd4 19.Rxd4 a5 20.Kb1 Rc5 21.Rhd1 Rfc8 22.c3 Rc4 23.Rxc4 Rxc4 24.Rd5 Rc5 25.Rxc5 dxc5 26.a4 b4 27.cxb4 cxb4 28.Kc2 Kf6 29.Kd3 Ke5 30.Kc4 f5 31.exf5 gxf5 32.Kb5 Kd5 33.f4 h5
34.Kxa5 Kc5 35.g3 b3 36.Ka6 Kc6 37.a5 e6 38.h4 Kc7 39.Kb5 Kb7 40.Kb4 Ka6 41.Ka4 Kb7 42.Kxb3 Ka6 43.Ka4 Kb7 44.b4 Ka6 45.b5+ Kb7 46.Kb4 Ka7 47.Kc5 Kb7 48.Kd6 Ka7 49.Kxe6 Kb7 50.Kxf5 Ka7 51.Kg5 Kb7 52.Kxh5 Ka7
53.f5 Kb7 54.f6 Kc7 55.Kg6 Kd6 56.f7 Kc5 57.b6 Kb5 58.b7 Kxa5 59.b8=Q Ka6 60.f8=Q Ka5 61.Qa3#.
