Wednesday, August 14, 2019

From Edison with Lev

Candidate master Lev Zilbermintz [pictured] sends this game from the Edison quads.

Round Three: Philidor Counter Gambit

Errol Singh (USCF 1941) - Lev Zilbermintz (USCF 2083), Edison NJ 8/10/2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.h3 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Nc3 f4 6.d4 Qf6 7.d5 c5 8.Nb5 Qe7 9.c4 a6 10.Nc3 Nf6 11.Be2 Qf7 12.Qd3 h6 13.Bd2 g5 14.O-O-O Qc7 15.Kb1 Bg7


16.Nh2 h5 17.Nf3 Nh7 18.g3 Nd7 19.gxf4 exf4 20.e5 Nxe5 21.Nxe5 Bxe5 22.Bxh5+ Kd8 23.h4 g4 24.Bg6 Qg7 25.Na4 Nf8 26.Ba5+ Ke7 27.h5 Nxg6 28.hxg6 Kf6 29.Qe2 Bf5+ 30.Ka1 Qxg6 31.Nb6 Rae8


32.Bc3 Rxh1 33.Rxh1 Kg5 34.Rg1 Rh8, draw.