Round One: Philidor Counter Gambit
Shijil Kundilakkandi (USCF 1953) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 10/23/2016
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Ng3 e4 7.Ne5 Nf6 8.Bg5 Bd6 9.f4 O-O 10.Be2 c5 11.c3 cxd4 12.Qxd4 Nc6 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.O-O-O h6
15.Bxf6 Bxf4+ 16.Kb1 Qxf6 17.Qxf6 Rxf6 18.Nh5 Rf8 19.Nxf4 Rxf4 20.Rhf1 Rxf1 21.Rxf1 Be6 22.Kc2 Rf8 23.a4 Rxf1 24.Bxf1 Kf7 25.b4 Ke7 26.Kd2 Kd6 27.Ke3 c5 28.b5 Ke5 29.a5 d4+ 30.cxd4+ cxd4+ 31.Kd2 e3+ 32.Kd3 Bd7
33.Kc4 Bg4 34.Kd3 Kd5 35.b6 Bf5+ 36.Ke2 axb6 37.a6 Kc6 38.Kf3 g5 39.g4 Bc2 40.h3 Kc7 41.Bg2 Kb8 42.Ke2 Ka7 43.Bb7 b5 44.h4 gxh4 45.Bc8 b4 46.Bf5 b3 47.Be6 Kxa6 48.Bc4+ Kb6 49.Bxb3 Bxb3
50.Kd3 Kc5 51.Ke2 Kd5 52.Kd3 Ke5 53.Ke2 Ke4 54.g5 hxg5 55.Kf1 d3 56.Ke1 d2+ 57.Kf1 d1=Q+ 58.Kg2 Qe2+ 59.Kh3 Be6#.
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Round Two: Sicilian Defense, King's Indian Attack
Jim West (USCF 2200) - Michael Rohde (USCF 2490), Marshall Chess Club 10/23/2016
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.Nbd2 Bd6 6.Bg2 Nf6 7.O-O O-O 8.Re1 Bc7 9.a4 b6 10.c3 Ba6 11.Qc2 Rc8 12.Bf1 Re8 13.Qb1 e5 14.exd5 Qxd5 15.Qa2 Qxa2 16.Rxa2 Rcd8
17.Nc4 Bxc4 18.dxc4 e4 19.Nh4 h6 20.Be2 Ne5 21.Bf4 Nf3+ 22.Bxf3 Bxf4 23.gxf4 exf3 24.Rxe8+ Rxe8 25.Nxf3 Re4 26.a5 Rxc4 27.axb6 axb6 28.Ra8+ Kh7 29.Ne5 Rxf4 30.Rb8 Ng4 31.Nd7 g5 32.Rxb6 c4
33.Rc6 Nxf2 34.Nf6+ Rxf6 35.Rxf6 Nd3 36.Rxf7+ Kg6 37.Rb7 Kf5 38.b3 cxb3 39.Rxb3 Ke4 40.Rb6 h5 41.Rb5 Ne5 42.Kg2 h4 43.Rxe5+ Kxe5 44.Kf3 Kf5 45.h3 Ke5 46.Kg4 Kd5 47.Kxg5, Black forfeits.
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Round Three: French Defense, Exchange Variation
Jim West (USCF 2200) - Jay Bonin (USCF 2414), Marshall Chess Club 10/23/2016
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 c6 5.Bd3 Bg4 6.O-O Bd6 7.Re1+ Ne7 8.Bg5 Nd7 9.Nbd2 Nf8 10.c3 Ne6 11.Bh4 Qc7 12.Qc2 Ng6 13.Bg3 Bxf3 14.Nxf3 O-O
15.Ne5 Rae8 16.Re3 c5 17.Nxg6 hxg6 18.dxc5 Nxc5 19.Bxd6 Qxd6 20.Rae1 Rxe3 21.Rxe3 d4 22.cxd4 Qxd4 23.Qc4 Qxc4 24.Bxc4 Rd8 25.g3 Kf8 26.Kg2 Rd2 27.b4 Nd7 28.Rd3, draw.
