Friday, December 27, 2019

Thursday Action, Round 1, 12/26/2019

On Thursday, I played this game in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round One: Philidor Counter Gambit

Richard Major (USCF 1680) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 12/26/2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Ng3 e4 7.Ne5 Nf6 8.Be2 Bd6 9.O-O O-O 10.Bg5 Qe8 11.Bxf6 gxf6 12.Bh5 Qe7 13.Ng4 f5 14.Ne5 f4 15.Nh1 Nc6


16.Nxc6 bxc6 17.Re1 Qg5 18.Be2 Kh8 19.g3 Bd7 20.h4 Qg7 21.Kh2 e3 22.f3 fxg3+ 23.Kg2 Qh6 24.Rg1 Qxh4 25.Kf1 Bh3+ 26.Rg2 Bxg2+, White resigns.