Jim won game two in a 73-move marathon, though his position was winning after an exchange sacrifice on move 32. Jim will represent the great state of Oregon in the Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions.
Wilson provided even more resistance than in game 1, where he only provided some resistance, but eventually, much like the boxer, he squandered his resistance around moves 19 and 20 and Jim’s pieces swarmed in to take a 1-0 lead in the playoff for Oregon’s candidate for the Irwin Tournament. I needed to play …h6 somewhere along the way.