Round One: Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation
Jim West (USCF 2203) - Edward Hai (USCF 1706), Marshall Chess Club 8/30/2018
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O f6
6.d4 exd4 7.Nxd4 Bc5 8.Qh5+, Black resigns.
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Round Three: Sicilian Defense, Dragon Variation
Jim West (USCF 2203) - Harris Lencz (USCF 1918), Marshall Chess Club 8/30/2018
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.h4 h5 11.O-O-O Rc8 12.Bb3 Ne5 13.Bg5 a6 14.Kb1 b5
15.g4 hxg4 16.h5 Nxh5 17.Nd5 Re8 18.Rxh5 gxh5 19.Qh2 gxf3 20.Qxh5 Rc4 21.Bxc4 bxc4 22.Rh1 Ng6 23.Qh7+ Kf8 24.Bh6 Bxh6 25.Qxh6+ Kg8 26.Nf5 Bxf5 27.exf5, Black forfeits.
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Round Four: Philidor Counter Gambit
Jesse Nicholas (USCF 2000) - Jim West (USCF 2203), Marshall Chess Club 8/30/2018
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.exf5 Bxf5 5.O-O Nf6 6.d4 e4 7.Nh4 Qd7 8.Bg5 Be7 9.Nc3 c6 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Nxf5 Qxf5 12.Nxe4 Be7 13.Re1 Kd8 14.Ng3 Qf8 15.Qg4 d5 16.Nf5 Bf6 17.Bb3 g6 18.Ne3 Nd7
19.c4 Nb6 20.cxd5 cxd5 21.Bxd5 Qd6 22.Bxb7 Rb8 23.Bf3 Re8 24.Rac1 Rc8 25.Rxc8+ Nxc8 26.Rc1 Ne7 27.Bb7 h5 28.Rc8+ Nxc8 29.Qxc8+ Ke7 30.Nd5+ Kf8 31.Qc3 Bxd4 32.Qf3+ Kg7
33.Ne3 Bxe3 34.fxe3 Qb6 35.Bd5 Qxe3+ 36.Qxe3 Rxe3 37.b3 Rd3 38.Bc4 Rd1+ 39.Kf2 Rd2+ 40.Kf3 Rxa2 41.h3 a5 42.Kg3 Ra3 43.Kh4 Kh6 44.g4 g5+ 45.Kg3 a4 46.gxh5 Rxb3+, White resigns.
