Friday, January 18, 2019

Thursday Night Action 1/17/2019

On Thursday, I finished with a score of 2-1-1 in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round One: Philidor Counter Gambit

Jeff Schumacher (USCF 1864) - Jim West (USCF 2202), Marshall Chess Club 1/17/2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.a3 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Ne7 9.c4 c6 10.e6 O-O 11.Qh5 h6 12.Nf7 Qe8 13.Qg4 Kh7


14.Bb2 Qxf7 15.Qxe4+ dxe4 16.exf7 Rxf7 17.O-O-O Rf8 18.Re1 Bf5 19.f3 Nd7 20.fxe4 Bg6 21.g3 Nc5 22.Bd4 b6 23.Bg2 Rad8 24.c3 Nd3+, White resigns.