Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Marshall Sunday Game/50 4/28/2019

On Sunday, I finished with a score of 0-0-4 in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round One: Philidor Counter Gambit

David Pozo (USCF 1590) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 4/28/2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.e6 Bc5 7.Qe2 Qe7 8.Nf7 Nf6 9.Nxh8 Bxe6 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.Nc3 c6 12.O-O-O O-O-O 13.Ng6 hxg6


14.h3 Bb4 15.f3 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Qa3+ 17.Kd2 Re8 18.Qf2 exf3 19.gxf3 Rf8 20.Bxf6 Nxf6 21.Qe3 Bf5 22.Bd3 Bxd3 23.Qxd3 Qd6 24.Rde1 Nh5 25.Qe3 Qf4 26.Qxf4 Rxf4 27.Rhg1 Rxf3 28.Rxg6 Rf7 29.Rg5 Nf6 30.Rg2 Ne4+ 31.Kc1 g5


32.Rh1 Kc7 33.h4 gxh4 34.Rxh4 Rf1+ 35.Kb2 Nd6 36.a4 Nc4+ 37.Ka2 Rf3 38.Rh7+ Kb6 39.Rgg7 Na5 40.Kb2 a6 41.Rf7 Rxf7 42.Rxf7 Kc5 43.Rf4 b5 44.axb5 axb5, draw.


Monday, April 29, 2019

Marshall Saturday Game/50 4/27/2019

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

Round Three: Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Brian Pang (USCF 1871), Marshall Chess Club 4/27/2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6 6.Bxc6 dxc6 7.dxe5 Nf5 8.Qe2 Nd4 9.Nxd4 Qxd4 10.Nc3 Bg4 11.Qe3 Qxe3 12.Bxe3 O-O-O 13.a3 Be7 14.Rac1 Rhe8


15.h3 Be6 16.Rfd1 Bf5 17.g4 Be6 18.Rxd8+ Rxd8 19.Rd1 Rg8 20.f4 g6 21.Ne2 h5 22.Nd4 Bc5 23.gxh5 gxh5+ 24.Kh2 Bxd4 25.Rxd4 Bd5 26.Rd2 Be4 27.c3 b6 28.Rf2 Kd7 29.f5 Ke7 30.h4 Kd8 31.Bg5+ Kc8


32.e6 fxe6 33.fxe6 Bg6 34.e7 Re8 35.Rf6 Be4 36.Rh6 Bf3 37.Kg3 Bg4 38.Rxc6 Kd7 39.Rc4 Kc8 40.Rd4 Bd7 41.b4 Rg8 42.Kf4 Rg6 43.Re4 Be8 44.b5 Rd6 45.a4 Kd7 46.Ke3 Rd1 47.Rd4+ Rxd4 48.Kxd4 c6 49.c4 Bf7


50.c5 Be8 51.cxb6 axb6 52.bxc6+ Kxc6 53.Kc4 Kc7 54.Kb4 Kc6 55.Be3 Bf7 56.Bd4 Be8 57.Be3 Bf7 58.a5 bxa5+ 59.Kxa5 Kd7 60.Bg5 Ke8 61.Kb6 Bg6 62.Kc7 Bf5, draw.


Sunday, April 28, 2019

Saturday, April 27, 2019

Pix from Thursday Night Action 4/25/2019

Look at these pictures taken by me during Thursday's tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.












Friday, April 26, 2019

Thursday Night Action 4/25/2019

On Thursday, I finished with a score of 2-1-1 in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Four: Philidor Counter Gambit

Samuel Padwa (USCF 1118) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 4/25/2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 f5 4.d3 Nf6 5.Be3 Be7 6.g3 O-O 7.Bg2 c6 8.Nh4 f4 9.gxf4 Ng4 10.Nf5 Bxf5 11.exf5 Nxe3 12.fxe3 Bh4+ 13.Kd2 exf4 14.exf4 Rxf5


15.Rf1 d5 16.Bh3 Rf8 17.Be6+ Kh8 18.Qg4 Na6 19.Rg1 Bf6 20.Rab1 Nc5 21.Rge1 Bxc3+ 22.Kxc3 Qf6+ 23.d4 Ne4+ 24.Rxe4 dxe4 25.Re1 Qxf4 26.Rxe4 Qxg4 27.Rxg4 Rae8 28.Bb3 g6 29.d5 cxd5 30.Bxd5 b6


31.Ra4 a5 32.Rh4 Kg7 33.a3 Rf2 34.Bc4 Rc8 35.a4 h6 36.Rd4 Rc7 37.Rd6 Rf6 38.Rd4 g5 39.Kb3 Rf4 40.Rxf4 gxf4 41.Bd5 Kf6 42.c4 Ke5 43.Kc3 Rg7 44.Kd3 Rg1 45.Ke2 Rb1 46.Kf3 Rxb2


47.h4 Rb3+ 48.Kg4 Rg3+ 49.Kh5 f3 50.Bxf3 Rxf3 51.Kxh6 Rh3 52.Kg5 Kd4 53.h5 Kxc4 54.h6 Kb4 55.Kg6 Kxa4 56.Kg7 Kb5 57.h7 a4 58.Kg8 a3 59.h8=Q Rxh8 60.Kxh8 a2 61.Kg8 a1=Q 62.Kf7 Qe5


63.Kg6 Kc6 64.Kf7 Qd6 65.Kg7 Qe6 66.Kh8 Qe7 67.Kg8 b5 68.Kh8 b4 69.Kg8 b3 70.Kh8 b2 71.Kg8 b1=Q 72.Kh8 Qbh7#.


Thursday, April 25, 2019

Pix from April Under 2400 4/21/2019

On Sunday, I photographed the players during the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.







Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Pix from April Under 2400 4/20/2019

On Saturday, I snapped these photos during the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.





 







Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Pix from Thursday Night Action 4/18/2019

During Thursday's tournament, these pictures were taken by me at the Marshall Chess Club.