Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Marshall MLK Game/30 1/16/2017

On Monday, I won this game in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Three: Philidor Counter Gambit

Eric Yuhan Li (USCF 2065) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 1/16/2017

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.Nxh8+ Kg7 11.Bg5 Be7 12.O-O-O Kxh8 13.Bxf6+ Bxf6 14.Qxe4 Nc6 15.Bd3 Qg8 16.c3 Bd7 17.Kb1 Re8


18.Qf4 Bd8 19.Rhg1 Rf8 20.Qd2 Be6 21.b3 a5 22.Bc2 Bg5 23.Qe2 a4 24.Qb5 axb3 25.axb3 Rxf2 26.Qxb7 Na5 27.Qxc7 Bxb3 28.Qxa5 Bxc2+ 29.Ka1 Bxd1 30.Rxd1 Rf8 31.Kb2 Rb8+ 32.Kc2 Qb3+ 33.Kd3 Qxd1+ 34.Kc4 Qb3+ 35.Kd3 Qb5+ 36.Qxb5 Rxb5


37.c4 Rb8 38.c5 Rc8 39.Kc4 Be3 40.Kd3 Bg1 41.Kc4 Bxh2 42.d5 Bd6 43.c6 Kg7 44.Kb5 Kf7 45.Kb6 Ke7 46.Kb7 Rc7+ 47.Kb6 h5 48.Kb5 Kf6 49.Kc4 Ke5 50.g3 Rg7 51.Kd3 Kxd5 52.c7 Bxc7 53.Kc3 Rxg3+


54.Kb4 Bd6+ 55.Kb5 Rb3+ 56.Ka5 Bc7+ 57.Ka6 Rb6+ 58.Ka7 Kc6 59.Ka8 Rb8+ 60.Ka7 Rb1 61.Ka8 Ra1#.