Saturday, December 21, 2019

Thursday Action, Round 2, 12/19/2019

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

Round Two: Philidor Counter Gambit

Mark Trosman (USCF 1387) - Jim West (USCF 2202), Marshall Chess Club 12/19/2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Bg5 Be7 6.Bxe7 Nxe7 7.exd6 exf3 8.dxe7 Qxe7+ 9.Kd2 fxg2 10.Bb5+ c6 11.Re1 Be6 12.Bc4 Qb4+ 13.Nc3 Qxc4 14.Qh5+ g6 15.Qh3 O-O


16.Rxe6 Rxf2+ 17.Ne2 Na6 18.Rg1 Rd8+ 19.Ke1 Rf1+ 20.Rxf1 gxf1=Q+ 21.Kxf1 Rf8+ 22.Ke1 Nc7 23.Re5 Qf7 24.Qb3 Qxb3 25.axb3 Re8 26.Rxe8+ Nxe8 27.Nf4 Kf7 28.Nd3 Nd6 29.Nc5 b6 30.Na6 c5 31.b4 cxb4 32.Nxb4 Ke6


33.Nc6 a5 34.Nd4+ Kd5 35.Nf3 Nf7 36.h4 b5 37.Ng5 Nxg5 38.hxg5 Ke5 39.Ke2 Kf5 40.Kd3, White resigns.