Flaquer Wins Machan; Graif Earns NM Title

FIDE master Luis Flaquer won yesterday's Dr. Luzviminda Machan Open, a half point ahead of William Graif who earned his national master title by breaking 2200.

Round Three: Philidor Counter Gambit

Ryan Hoang (USCF 1829) - Jim West (USCF 2209), Rahway NJ 10/25/2014

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d3 c6 5.Nc3 Nf6 6.h3 Be7 7.a3 Na6 8.O-O f4 9.Ba2 h6 10.d4 Qc7 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Qe2 g5 13.Qc4 Rf8 14.Nh2 Bd7 15.Rb1 O-O-O 16.b4 Kb8

17.b5 cxb5 18.Nxb5 Qxc4 19.Bxc4 Nxe4 20.Re1 Bxb5 21.Bxb5 Nc3 22.Rb3 Nxb5 23.Rxb5 Bc5 24.Ng4 e4 25.Nxh6 Rde8 26.Bb2 e3 27.f3 e2+ 28.Rxc5 Nxc5 29.Bg7 Ne6 30.Bxf8 Nxf8 31.Kf2 Re6 32.Nf7 Nh7

33.Rxe2 Rc6 34.Re8+ Kc7 35.Re7+ Kb6 36.Nd8 Rxc2+ 37.Kg1 Rc1+ 38.Kh2 Rc7 39.Re6+ Ka5 40.Re5+ Ka4 41.Ne6 Rf7 42.Nxg5 Nxg5 43.Rxg5 b5 44.h4 a5 45.h5 b4 46.axb4 axb4 47.Rg6 b3 48.Kh3 Rb7

49.Ra6+ Kb4 50.Ra1 b2 51.Rf1 Kc3 52.h6 b1=Q 53.Rxb1 Rxb1 54.Kg4 Rh1 55.Kxf4 Rxh6 56.g4 Kd4 57.g5 Rh8 58.g6 Kd5 59.Kf5 Rf8+ 60.Kg5 Rxf3 61.g7 Rg3+ 62.Kf6 Kd6 63.Kf7 Rf3+ 64.Kg6, draw.