Sunday, September 1, 2013

New Jersey Open 8/31/2013

On Saturday, I played this game in the New Jersey Open at the Headquarters Hyatt.

Round One: Philidor Counter Gambit

Kimberly Ding (USCF 2012) - Jim West (USCF 2217), Morristown NJ 8/31/2013

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 f5 4.exf5 Bxf5 5.d3 Nf6 6.Be3 Be7 7.h3 O-O 8.Be2 c6 9.g4 Be6 10.g5 Nd5 11.Nxd5 cxd5 12.h4 Nc6 13.d4 Qa5+ 14.c3 Rac8 15.Rg1 e4 16.Nd2 Qc7 17.Bg4 Qd7


18.Qe2 Bxg4 19.Rxg4 b5 20.Rg3 Na5 21.g6 hxg6 22.Bg5 Nc4 23.Nxc4 bxc4 24.O-O-O Bxg5+ 25.Rxg5 Qf7 26.Rdg1 Qxf2 27.Qxf2 Rxf2 28.Rxg6 Rc7 29.h5 Kh7 30.Rxd6 Rb7 31.h6 gxh6 32.Rh1 Rbxb2 33.Rdxh6+, draw.