Monday, July 3, 2017

Marshall Sunday Game/45 7/2/2017

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

Round One: Philidor Counter Gambit

Royal Buchanan (USCF 1476) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 7/2/2017

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.exf5 e4 5.Nfd2 Bxf5 6.Nc3 d5 7.Be2 Nf6 8.Nf1 c6 9.Ng3 Be6 10.O-O Bd6 11.Bh5+ g6 12.Be2 Nbd7 13.a3 Qc7 14.Rb1 h5 15.Re1 Ng4 16.Bxg4 Bxg4 17.Qd2 O-O-O


18.b4 Nb6 19.Na2 Nc4 20.Qc3 b5 21.h3 Bd7 22.Nf1 Rdf8 23.Be3 Bf4 24.Bxf4 Qxf4 25.Qg3 Qxg3 26.Nxg3 Nxa3 27.Re2 Nxb1 28.Nf1 Na3 29.Nd2 Nxc2 30.Nb3 Na3 31.Re1 Nc4 32.Rc1 Rf7 33.Na5 Nxa5 34.bxa5 Rhf8 35.Rc2 Kb7 36.Nb4 a6


37.g3 g5 38.Kg2 g4 39.h4 Rf3 40.Kg1 e3 41.Kf1 Rxf2+ 42.Rxf2 Rxf2+ 43.Ke1 Bf5 44.Kd1 Rb2 45.Nxc6 Kxc6 46.Ke1 Bd3 47.Kd1 Rb1#.