Round Two: French Defense, Exchange Variation
Jim West (USCF 2200) - Jack Levine (USCF 1987), Marshall Chess Club 11/11/2017
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d3 Nf6 6.d4 d5 7.Bd3 Bd6 8.O-O O-O 9.Nc3 h6 10.Re1 c6 11.h3 Re8 12.Bd2 Nbd7
13.Rxe8+ Qxe8 14.Qe1 Nf8 15.Qxe8 Nxe8 16.Re1 Be6 17.Ne5 f6 18.Ng6 Nxg6 19.Bxg6 Bf7 20.Bxf7+ Kxf7 21.Ne2 Nc7 22.Bf4 Bxf4 23.Nxf4 Re8 24.Rxe8 Nxe8 25.f3 g5 26.Nd3 Nd6 27.Kf2 h5 28.g4 hxg4 29.hxg4 a5 30.a4 Ke7
31.b3 b6 32.Ke3 Ke6 33.f4 Ne4 34.fxg5 fxg5 35.c4 Kd6 36.cxd5 cxd5 37.Ne5 Ke6 38.Nf3 Kd6 39.Ne5 Ke6 40.Nc6 Kd6 41.Na7 Kd7 42.Nb5 Kc6 43.Na7+ Kb7 44.Nb5 Kc6, draw.
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Round Three: Philidor Counter Gambit
Macrina Lobo (USCF 1847) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 11/11/2017
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nxe5 dxe4 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Nxg6 Nf6 9.Qe5+ Kf7 10.Bc4+ Kg7 11.Bh6+ Kxh6 12.Nxh8 Bb4+ 13.c3 Qxh8 14.cxb4 Qf8
15.Qf4+ Kg6 16.Qg3+ Bg4 17.a3 Qd6 18.Qxd6 cxd6 19.h3 Bc8 20.Kd2 d5 21.Bb3 Nc6 22.Ke3 Be6 23.Rac1 a6 24.Rc2 h5 25.Rg1 Ne7 26.Rd2 Rc8 27.Kf4 Kf7 28.g4 hxg4 29.hxg4 Ng6+ 30.Kg5 e3 31.Bc2 exd2 32.Bxg6+ Kg7 33.Rd1 Bxg4 34.Rxd2 Bf3
35.Bf5 Rc1 36.Kf4 Be4 37.Bxe4 Nxe4 38.Re2 Rc7 39.Ke5 Nf6 40.Kf5 Rf7 41.f3 Ng8+ 42.Kg4 Nh6+ 43.Kg3 Nf5+ 44.Kg4 Nxd4 45.Rd2 Nf5 46.f4 Ne7 47.Rd4 Kf6 48.a4 Rg7+ 49.Kf3 Rg3+ 50.Kf2 Rb3 51.b5 Rxb2+ 52.Kf3 axb5 53.axb5 Rxb5
54.Ke2 Nf5 55.Rd2 d4 56.Kd3 Rb3+ 57.Kc4 Rc3+ 58.Kb5 Rf3 59.Kb6 Rxf4 60.Kxb7 Ke5 61.Kc6 Ke4 62.Kc5 d3 63.Kc4 Ke3+ 64.Kc3 Rc4+ 65.Kxc4 Kxd2 66.Kb3 Ke2 67.Kc3 d2, White resigns.
