Monday, October 23, 2017

Marshall October Under 2300 10/22/2017

On Sunday, I played this game in the tournament at the Marshall Chess Club.

Round Four: Philidor Counter Gambit

Thomas Fini (USCF 1704) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 10/22/2017

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.exf5 e4 5.Nfd2 Bxf5 6.c4 Nf6 7.Nc3 c6 8.Nb3 d5 9.Bg5 Bb4 10.Qd2 O-O 11.Be2 Nbd7 12.O-O Qe8


13.a3 Bxc3 14.Qxc3 Qg6 15.Bxf6 Nxf6 16.Qg3 Qxg3 17.hxg3 b6 18.c5 Rab8 19.a4 bxc5 20.Nxc5 Rxb2 21.Ba6 Nd7 22.Nxd7 Bxd7 23.Rab1 Rfxf2 24.Rxf2 Rxb1+ 25.Rf1 Rxf1+ 26.Kxf1 Kf7 27.Kf2 Ke7 28.Ke3 Kd6


29.Be2 c5 30.Bd1 c4 31.Bc2 g5 32.Kd2 Kc6 33.Kc3 Bg4 34.Kd2 Kb6 35.Kc3 Ka5 36.Bxe4 dxe4 37.Kxc4 Kxa4 38.d5 e3 39.Kd3 e2 40.Kd2 Kb5 41.d6 Kc6 42.d7 Kxd7 43.Ke1 a5 44.Kf2 a4 45.Ke1 a3 46.Kf2 a2 47.Ke1 a1=Q+ 48.Kd2 e1=Q+ 49.Kd3 Qac3#.