Saturday, February 19, 2022

Muthukumar - Zilbermintz

Candidate master Lev Zilbermintz [pictured] sends this game.

Round Two: Philidor Counter Gambit

Haari Muthukumar (USCF 1946) - Lev Zilbermintz (USCF 2046), Westfield NJ 1/30/2022

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.e6 Bc5 7.Qe2 Nc6 8.c3 Qf6 9.Nf7 Bxe6 10.Nxh8 O-O-O 11.Be3 d4 12.cxd4 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 Bxd4 14.Nd2 Bxb2 15.Rd1 Bc3 16.g3 Nh6 17.Bg2 Bg4 18.Qxe4 c6 19.O-O Bxd1 20.Rxd1 Bxd2 21.Qxh7 Ba5 22.Rxd8+ Bxd8

23.Bh3+ Kb8 24.Qd3 Bb6 25.Qe2 a5 26.Bf1 Ng4 27.Kg2 Nxf2 28.h3 Qh6 29.Qe8+ Ka7 30.Kh2 Ng4+ 31.Kh1 Qd2 32.Qe2 Qd4 33.Qg2 Ne3 34.Qg1 g5 35.Ng6 Qe4+, White resigns.