Thursday, October 24, 2019

From "Chess.com" e-Mail Match with Lev

Candidate master Lev Zilbermintz [pictured] sends this game from an unrated e-mail match.

Philidor Counter Gambit

Jacob Chudnovsky (USCF 2449) - Lev Zilbermintz (USCF 2120), Chess.com 10/15/2019-10/21/2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Neg5 exd4 7.Bd3 Qe7+ 8.Kd2 Qf6 9.Qe2+ Be7 10.Bxh7 Nc6 11.Re1 Bg4 12.Bxg8 Rxg8 13.h3 Bf5 14.g4 Bd7 15.Kd1 O-O-O 


16.Ne6 Rde8 17.Bg5 Qxe6 18.Qxe6 Bxe6 19.Rxe6 Rgf8 20.Rxe7 Nxe7 21.Nxd4 Rxf2 22.Rc1 Nc6 23.Nxc6 bxc6 24.c4 Re4 25.cxd5 cxd5 26.Rc5 Rd4+ 27.Kc1 Rc4+ 28.Rxc4 dxc4 29.Be3 Rh2 30.Bxa7 Rxh3 31.Bd4 g6 32.g5 Rg3 33.Bf6 Rg2 


34.a3 Kb7 35.Kd1 Ka6 36.Ke1 Ka5 37.Kf1 Rc2 38.Ke1 Ka4 39.Kd1 Kb3 40.a4 Rxb2, White resigns.