Monday, January 1, 2018

New Year's Insanity 12/30/2017

On Saturday, I won this game in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Four: Philidor Counter Gambit

Benjamin Smith (USCF 1892) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 12/30/2017

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 f5 4.d4 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Ng3 e4 7.Ne5 Nf6 8.Bg5 Bd6 9.Be2 O-O 10.O-O Qe8 11.c4 c6


12.Qb3 Bxe5 13.dxe5 Qxe5 14.Bxf6 gxf6 15.cxd5 cxd5 16.Rfd1 Be6 17.Qxb7 Nd7 18.Rd2 f5 19.Nf1 f4 20.Rc1 f3


21.Bb5 Rab8 22.Qa6 fxg2 23.Ne3 Nf6 24.Qxa7 Rxb5, White resigns.