Friday, September 2, 2011

Thursday Night Action 9/1/2011

Last night, I won this game at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Four: Philidor Counter Gambit

Szymon Rudowski (USCF 1909) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 9/1/2011

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 f5 4.exf5 Bxf5 5.Bc4 Nc6 6.Qe2 Nf6 7.d4 Qe7 8.Bb5 exd4 9.Nxd4 Qxe2+ 10.Kxe2 Bd7 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bd3 Be7 13.Re1 O-O 14.Kf1 Rfe8 15.h3 Bf8 16.Bf4 Rxe1+ 17.Rxe1 Re8 18.Rxe8+ Bxe8


19.Be3 c5 20.Nb5 Bxb5 21.Bxb5 Be7 22.Bc6 Kf7 23.a4 d5 24.b4 d4 25.Bf4 cxb4 26.Bxc7 Ke6 27.Ke2 Nd5 28.Bb8 Bc5 29.f4 Ne3 30.Kd3 h5 31.Bf3 g6 32.Be4 h4 33.Be5 g5


34.Bh8 gxf4 35.Bxd4 Bxd4 36.Kxd4 a5 37.Kc5 Ke5 38.Bb7 Nxc2 39.Kb5 b3, White resigns.