Friday, July 29, 2011

Thursday Night Action 7/28/2011

This game ended in a draw on Thursday night at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Four: Philidor Defense

Andre Harding (USCF 2014) - Jim West (USCF 2205), Marshall Chess Club 7/28/2011

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bc4 Be7 5.d3 O-O 6.h3 Nc6 7.Be3 Na5 8.Bb3 Nxb3 9.axb3 a6 10.Qd2 Be6 11.g4 c6


12.g5 Nh5 13.d4 Nf4 14.Bxf4 exf4 15.Qxf4 f6 16.gxf6 Rxf6 17.Qe3 Rh6 18.Ke2 Kh8 19.Rag1 Qd7 20.h4 Bg4 21.Kd2 Rf8 22.Ng5 Bxg5 23.hxg5 Rxh1 24.Rxh1 Rf3 25.Qe1 Qf7 26.Kc1 Rxf2 27.Kb1 Qf4 28.g6 h6 29.Rg1 Bh5 30.e5 Bxg6 31.exd6 Bxc2+ 32.Ka2 Qd2


33.Qxd2 Rxd2 34.Rg2 Rxd4 35.Rxc2 Rxd6 36.Re2 Kh7 37.Re7 b5 38.Ne4 Rg6 39.Nc5 a5 40.Nd7 Rg2 41.Nf8+ Kg8 42.Re8 Kf7 43.Rc8 a4 44.bxa4 bxa4 45.Nd7 Ke7 46.Ne5 h5 47.Rxc6 h4 48.Ng6+ Kd7 49.Nxh4 Rxb2+ 50.Kxb2 Kxc6 51.Ka3 g5 52.Nf3 g4 53.Ne5+, draw.