Thursday, June 20, 2019

Sunday Game/50, Round 3, 6/16/2019

On Sunday, I finished with 3 draws in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Three: Philidor Defense

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Aidan Ahram (USCF 1906), Marshall Chess Club 6/16/2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Qxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.Bg5 O-O 7.O-O-O Be6 8.Kb1 a6 9.Be2 Nc6 10.Qd2 Nb4


11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.Nd5 a5 13.a3 Nxd5 14.exd5 Bd7 15.Rdg1 b5 16.g4 g6 17.g5 Bg7 18.Nd4 Qe7 19.Bg4 Qe4 20.Bxd7 Bxd4 21.Bc6 Rab8 22.Re1 Qh4 23.f3 Be5 24.Re4 Qh3 25.f4 Bg7 26.Rhe1 b4


27.axb4 Rxb4 28.Rxb4 axb4 29.Qxb4 Qc8 30.Qb5 Qb8 31.Qxb8 Rxb8 32.Re8+ Rxe8 33.Bxe8 Bd4 34.Bd7 Be3 35.f5 Bxg5 36.fxg6 hxg6 37.c4 f5 38.Kc2 Be3 39.Kd3 Bg1 40.h3 Kg7 41.Ke2 Kf6 42.Kf3 Bd4 43.b3, draw.