Monday, February 20, 2017

USATE 2017, Day 2

On Sunday, I played these games at the USATE 2017.

Round Three: Philidor Counter Gambit

Davis Zong (USCF 2043) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Parsippany NJ 2/19/2017

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Bc4 Nc6 5.dxe5 dxe5 6.Qxd8+ Nxd8 7.Nxe5 fxe4 8.O-O Nf6 9.Nc3 Bd6 10.f4 Be6 11.Bxe6 Nxe6 12.Be3 O-O


13.Rad1 a6 14.a3 Rad8, draw.



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Round Four: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Jim West (USCF 2200) - Brianna Fontak (USCF 1785), Parsippany NJ 2/19/2017

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Be7 8.f4 Qc7 9.Be3 Nc6 10.O-O O-O 11.Qf3 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 b5 13.a3 Bb7 14.f5 e5 15.Bf2 Rac8


16.g4 Nd7 17.Bd5 Nb6 18.Bxb7 Qxb7 19.Bxb6 Qxb6+ 20.Kh1 Bg5 21.Nd5 Qa7 22.c3 Rc4 23.Rae1 Rc5 24.Qf2 Qb7 25.Rd1 Rc4 26.Rfe1 Re8 27.h4 Bf4 28.g5 a5 29.Qg2 Kh8 30.b3 Rc6 31.h5 Rec8 32.Rd3 b4


33.axb4 axb4 34.c4 Ra6 35.Red1 Rd8 36.Nxf4 exf4 37.Qf3 Re8 38.Rxd6 Raa8 39.R6d5 Qe7 40.Qxf4 Qxe4+ 41.Qxe4 Rxe4 42.Rd8+ Re8 43.Rxa8 Rxa8 44.Rd5 Rb8 45.Rb5, Black resigns.