Monday, July 22, 2019

Sunday Game/50, Round 1, 7/212019

On Sunday, I drew this game in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round One: Philidor Counter Gambit

Nathaniel Mullodzhanov (USCF 1868) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 7/21/2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Neg5 exd4 7.Nxd4 Bb4+ 8.c3 Qe7+ 9.Be2 Bc5 10.O-O Bxd4 11.Qxd4 Nf6 12.Bf4 O-O 13.Bf3 c6 14.Rfe1 Qd8


15.Bxb8 Rxb8 16.Qxa7 Bd7 17.Qd4 h6 18.Ne6 Bxe6 19.Rxe6 Qd7 20.Rae1 Rbe8 21.Bg4 Nxg4 22.Qxg4 Rxe6 23.Qxe6+ Qxe6 24.Rxe6 Ra8 25.a3 Kf7 26.Re3 Ra4 27.Kf1 b5 28.Ke2 g5 29.Rf3+ Kg7 30.Re3 Kf7


31.g3 g4 32.f3 gxf3+ 33.Rxf3+ Kg7 34.Rf4 Ra7 35.Kd3 Re7 36.a4 bxa4 37.Rxa4 Rb7 38.b4 Rf7 39.Ra6 Rf6 40.Rb6 h5 41.Kd4 h4 42.gxh4 Rf4+ 43.Kc5 Rc4+ 44.Kd6 Rxc3 45.Rxc6 Rxc6+ 46.Kxc6 d4


47.b5 d3 48.b6 d2 49.b7 d1=Q 50.b8=Q Qc2+ 51.Kd5 Qg2+ 52.Kd4 Qg4+ 53.Ke3 Qxh4 54.Kf3 Qf6+, draw.