Friday, March 22, 2019

Thursday Night Action 3/21/2019

On Thursday, I finished with a score of 1-1-1 plus a half point bye in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Two: Philidor Counter Gambit

Dr. R. Khan (USCF 1663) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 3/21/2019

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 d6 3.Nf3 f5 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.d3 Na5 6.Bxg8 Rxg8 7.Ng5 h6 8.Nf3 Be7 9.Nd5 Nc6 10.Nxe7 Qxe7 11.Bd2 f4 12.g3 g5 13.Qe2 Bg4 14.c3 O-O-O 15.O-O-O Rgf8


16.h3 Bxf3 17.Qxf3 Kb8 18.gxf4 gxf4 19.h4 Rg8 20.Rdg1 Qe6 21.Rxg8 Rxg8 22.c4 Nd4 23.Qd1 Qg4 24.Bc3 Ne2+ 25.Kc2 Nxc3 26.Kxc3 Qxd1 27.Rxd1 Rg2 28.f3 b6 29.d4 Rh2 30.dxe5 dxe5 31.Rd5 Rxh4 32.Rxe5 Rh3 


33.Re8+ Kb7 34.e5 Rxf3+ 35.Kd2 Re3 36.Rf8 Rxe5 37.Rxf4 h5 38.Kd3 a5 39.a3 a4 40.Kd4 Rg5 41.Ke4 Rg4 42.Rxg4 hxg4 43.Kf4 Kc6 44.Kxg4 Kc5 45.Kf3 Kxc4 46.Ke3 Kb3 47.Kd3 c5 48.Kd2 Kxb2 49.Kd3 Kxa3


50.Kc3 b5 51.Kc2 b4 52.Kb1 Kb3 53.Ka1 Kc2 54.Ka2 b3+, White resigns.