April Game/90, Round Two

This game was played on Wednesday night in the game/90 Swiss tournament at Chess Mates.

Round Two: Philidor Counter Gambit

Michael O'Connor (USCF 1766) - Jim West (USCF 2210), Rahway NJ 4/11/2012

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nxe5 dxe4 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Nxg6 Nf6 9.Qe5+ Kf7 10.Bc4+ Kg7 11.Bh6+ Kxh6 12.Nxh8 Bb4+ 13.c3 Qxh8 14.h4 Kg7 15.Qxc7+ Bd7 16.cxb4 Qf8 17.Qg3+ Kh8 18.a3 Nc6 19.O-O-O Rc8

20.Kb1 Nxb4 21.axb4 Rxc4 22.Rc1 Rxb4 23.Qa3 e3 24.Rc4 Nd5 25.fxe3 Qf5+ 26.Rc2 Ba4 27.Rhc1 Bxc2+ 28.Rxc2 Rc4 29.e4 Qf1+ 30.Ka2 Rxc2 31.exd5 Qc4+ 32.Qb3 Qxb3+ 33.Kxb3 Rc8

34.Kb4 Kg7 35.g4 Kf7 36.g5 Ke7 37.h5 Kd6 38.g6 hxg6 39.hxg6 Kxd5 40.g7 Rg8 41.Kb5 Rxg7 42.b4 Kxd4 43.Ka5 Kc4 44.b5 Rg1, White resigns