Sunday, January 22, 2012

Marshall January Under 2300, Day 1

Yesterday I played this game at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Two: Philidor Counter Gambit

Ed Kopiecki (USCF 1932) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 1/21/2012

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 Nc6 5.dxe5 dxe5 6.Qxd8+ Nxd8 7.Nxe5 fxe4 8.Nc3 Nf6 9.Bg5 Bd6 10.f4 Ne6 11.O-O-O Nxg5 12.fxg5 Bxe5 13.gxf6 gxf6 14.Nxe4 Bf5 15.Rhe1 Bxe4 16.Rxe4 Rd8 17.Rde1 Kd7 18.g3 c6 19.Rg4 Kc7


20.Be6 Rde8 21.Rg7+ Kb6 22.Bf5 Bxb2+ 23.Kxb2 Rxe1 24.Bxh7 Re3 25.h4 Rxg3 26.Rxg3 Rxh7 27.Rg6 f5 28.Rf6 Rh5 29.Rf7 a5 30.Kb3 Ka6 31.c4 b5 32.cxb5+ cxb5 33.Rf6+ Kb7 34.Kc3 Kc7 35.a3 Kd7 36.Ra6 a4 37.Rb6 Rxh4 38.Rxb5 Ke6 39.Ra5 Re4


40.Kd3 Kf6 41.Ra8 Kg5 42.Ra5 Kg4 43.Rb5 Rf4 44.Ke2 Kg3 45.Ra5 Kg2 46.Ke3 Kg3 47.Ke2 Re4+ 48.Kd3 Kg4 49.Rb5 Rf4 50.Ke2 Kg3 51.Ra5 Rf2+ 52.Ke1 f4 53.Rxa4 Ra2 54.Ra8 Ra1+ 55.Kd2 Kf2 56.Kc3 f3 57.Kb4 Rh1 58.Rf8 Rh4+ 59.Kb5 Ke3


60.Rxf3+ Kxf3 61.a4 Ke4 62.a5 Kd5 63.a6 Rh1 64.a7 Ra1 65.Kb6 Kd6 66.Kb7 Rb1+ 67.Kc8 Rc1+ 68.Kb7 Rb1+ 69.Kc8 Ra1 70.Kb8, draw.