Monday, April 22, 2019

Marshall April Under 2400 4/21/2019

On Sunday, I drew this game in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Four: Philidor Counter Gambit

Toshinori Underwood (USCF 1884) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 4/21/2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Ng3 e4 7.Ne5 Nf6 8.Be2 Bd6 9.Ng4 Nxg4 10.Bxg4 O-O 11.Bxc8 Qxc8 12.Be3 Nd7 13.O-O Nf6 14.Qe2 c6 15.c4 Qe6


16.cxd5 cxd5 17.Rac1 Rae8 18.h3 Rf7 19.Nh5 Nxh5 20.Qxh5 Qf5 21.Qxf5 Rxf5 22.Rc2 h6 23.Rfc1 Rff8 24.Rc3 Kf7 25.Rb3 b6 26.Rbc3 Ke6 27.Kf1 Kd7 28.Ke2 Rc8 29.Rxc8 Rxc8 30.Rxc8 Kxc8


31.Bd2 Kd7 32.Kd1 h5 33.g4 hxg4 34.hxg4 b5 35.b3 Be7 36.Ke2 Bf6 37.Be3 g6 38.Kd2 a6 39.Kc3 Kc6 40.Kd2 Kd7 41.Ke2 Ke6 42.Kf1 a5 43.a4 bxa4 44.bxa4, draw.