Monday, August 1, 2011

Kopiecki - Zilbermintz

In winning a game/15 tournament at the Queens Chess Club, Lev Zilbermintz [pictured] defeated Ed Kopiecki with the Newark gambit 4...b5 in the PCG.

Round Three: Philidor Counter Gambit

Ed Kopiecki (QC 1967) - Lev Zilbermintz (QC 2036), Queens Chess Club 7/1/2011

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 b5 5.Bxg8 Rxg8 6.dxe5 dxe5 7.Qxd8+ Kxd8 8.Nxe5 Bb4+ 9.c3 Re8 10.Bg5+ Be7 11.Nf7+ Kd7 12.O-O fxe4 13.f3 h6 14.Be3 exf3 15.Ne5+ Ke6 16.Nxf3 Bf6 17.Bd4 Nd7 18.Na3 a6 19.Rae1+ Kf7


20.Nh4 Rxe1 21.Rxe1 Bxh4 22.Nc2 Bb7 23.Rf1+ Bf6 24.Ne3 Be4 25.Rf4 Re8 26.Ng4 h5 27.Nxf6 Nxf6 28.Kf2 Re6 29.Kg3 Kg6 30.Bxf6 gxf6 31.Rf2 f5 32.Rd2 Rd6 33.Re2 Rd3+ 34.Kf4 Kf6 35.h4 Rd1 36.Rf2 Rh1 37.g3 Rd1 38.b3 c5 39.c4 bxc4 40.bxc4 Rc1


41.Rb2 Rxc4 42.Rb6+ Ke7 43.Kg5 Ra4 44.Kxh5 c4 45.Kg5 c3 46.Rb8 Rc4 47.Rb6 c2 48.Rxa6 c1=Q+ 49.Kg6 f4+ 50.Kg7 Qc3+ 51.Kh6 Rc6+ 52.Rxc6 Qxc6+, White forfeits.