Round Two: Philidor Counter Gambit
Michael Thaler (USCF 2298) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 7/11/2010
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Nxe5 dxe4 7.Bc4 Qd6 8.Bf7+ Ke7 9.Bxg8 Rxg8 10.Bg5+ Ke8 11.Qh5+ g6 12.Qxh7 Rg7 13.Qh8 Be6 14.O-O Nd7
15.Bf4 Nxe5 16.Bxe5 Qe7 17.Bxg7 Qxg7 18.Qxg7 Bxg7 19.Rfe1 Kf7 20.Rxe4 Bf5 21.Rf4 Kg8 22.Re1 Bxc2 23.h4 Rd8 24.Re7 Bxd4 25.Rff7 Be4 26.Rd7 Rxd7 27.Rxd7 Bxb2 28.Rxc7 a5 29.a4 Bc6 30.g4 Be5 31.Re7 Bf6 32.Rc7 Bxh4 33.Rc8+ Kg7
34.Ra8 Bxa4 35.Rxa5 Bc6 36.g5 b5 37.Ra7+ Kf8 38.Rc7 Be4 39.Rc5 Bf5 40.Rxb5, draw.
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Round Three: Sicilian Defense, Delayed Alapin
Ildar Salakhutdinov (FIDE 2291) - Jim West (FIDE 2090), Marshall Chess Club 7/11/2010
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.c3 Nf6 4.h3 Nc6 5.Bd3 g6 6.Bc2 Bg7 7.d4 O-O 8.d5 Nb8 9.Bf4 Qb6 10.b3 Qa6 11.a4 Rd8 12.Bd3 Qa5 13.Bd2 c4 14.b4 Qc7 15.Bc2 e6 16.dxe6 Bxe6 17.Bf4 Nc6 18.Ra3 Ne5 19.O-O b6
20.Bh2 Nxf3+ 21.Qxf3 a6 22.Rd1 Rab8 23.g4 Ne8 24.Qe3 a5 25.b5 Rbc8 26.Kg2 Qc5 27.Qxc5 Rxc5 28.f4 Rc7 29.Nd2 f6 30.Nf3 Bf7 31.Nd4 Bf8 32.Raa1 Rdd7 33.Rd2 d5 34.e5 fxe5 35.fxe5 Ng7 36.e6 Nxe6 37.Nxe6 Bxe6 38.Bxc7 Rxc7 39.Re1 Bf7
40.Bd1 Bg7 41.Rc2 d4 42.cxd4 Bxd4 43.Bf3 c3 44.Re4 Bg7 45.Kf2 Bb3 46.Bd1 Bf8 47.Ke2 Bxc2 48.Bxc2 Re7, draw.
