Sunday, April 19, 2009

ICA Spring 2009 Open

Earlier today, I finished with a score of 2-1-1 at the ICA Spring 2009 Open in Hackensack. Here are my two wins.

Round One: Philidor Counter Gambit

Michael Hulme (USCF 1557) - Jim West (USCF 2202), Hackensack NJ 4/19/2009

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.dxe5 fxe4 5.Ng5 d5 6.f3 Bc5 7.fxe4 Ne7 8.exd5 O-O 9.Nf3 Nxd5 10.Bc4 c6 11.Nc3 Be6 12.Bg5 Qd7 13.Qd2 b5 14.Bxd5 cxd5 15.O-O-O Bb4


16.Qd3 Bxc3 17.Qxc3 Rc8 18.Qe3 Nc6 19.Nd4 Nxd4 20.Qxd4 Rc4 21.Qf2 Rac8 22.Rd2 Bf5 23.c3 b4 24.Rhd1 bxc3 25.Rxd5 cxb2+ 26.Kxb2 Qb7+ 27.Ka1 Rc1+ 28.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 29.Bxc1 Qb1#.



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Round Two: Sicilian Defense, Sozin Attack

Jim West (USCF 2202) - Joshua Colas (USCF 1915), Hackensack NJ 4/19/2009

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bc4 Bd7 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Be3 Be7 9.O-O O-O 10.f4 a6 11.Qf3 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 Qc7 13.f5 b5 14.a3 Rac8


15.fxe6 fxe6 16.Qh3 d5 17.exd5 exd5 18.Nxd5 Bxh3 19.Nxc7+ Kh8 20.Nxa6 Bd7 21.Nb4 Bc5 22.Bxc5 Rxc5 23.Nd5 Bc6 24.Nxf6 gxf6 25.Rad1 f5 26.Rd4 Kg7 27.c3 Re5 28.Rd2 f4 29.Bd1 Bd5 30.Bf3 Bc4 31.Ra1 Rfe8 32.Kf2 Bb3


33.Rd4 Rf5 34.Re1 Rb8 35.Ree4 Rbf8 36.Rb4 Bc4 37.a4 Bd5 38.Red4 Bxf3 39.Kxf3 bxa4 40.Rxa4 Rb8 41.Rab4 Rbf8 42.Rxf4 Rxf4+ 43.Rxf4 Rb8 44.b4 Rd8 45.Ke2, Black resigns.