Ruy LopezC83

Jensen, Chris
Bauer, Rick

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Re1 This rook move is always played in the Closed, but is rare in the open. More common are... 9. c3 9. Nbd2 9. Qe2 9... Be7 I could not find any direct way to take advantage of White's rare move, so I chose basic development. 9... Na5 9... Nc5 9... Bc5 10. Be3 10. c3 O-O 11. Nbd2 11. Bc2 Bg4!? 12. Bxe4?! dxe4 13. Qxd8 Raxd8 14. Rxe4?? Rd1+ 15. Ne1 (15. Re1 Bxf3) 15... Bf5 16. Re3 Rxc1 11... Nc5 12. Bc2 d4!? This thematic break frees up the game. 12... Bg4 13. Ne4 13. Nb3 13. cxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Nf3 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Bg4 17. Be3 13... dxc3 13... d3 14. Nxc5 dxc2 15. Qxd8 Raxd8 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bg5 Bxg5 18. Nxg5 Rd2 19. Ne4 Rd5 14. Nxc3 Nb4 It is not easy to see what White has done wrong, but it seems that the initiative has passed to Black. 15. Be3 Qxd1 15... Ncd3 16. Re2 Nxc2 17. Qxc2 c5 18. Rd1 c4 19. Ne1 Bf5 16. Bxd1 Ncd3 17. Re2 Rad8 17... Bg4 18. Rd2 18. Nd4?! Nxe5 19. a3 Nd5 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bd4 Nc6 22. Nxd5 22. Rxe6? Nxd4 22... exd5 23. Rc1 Nxd4 24. Rxe7 c6 The unsupported Nd4 holds everything and to my amazement, was impervious to attack! 25. Kf1 Rde8 26. Re1 26. Ra7 Rf7 (26... Ra8) 27. Rxa6 Rfe7 28. Bg4 Nb3 29. Rd1 Nd2+ 30. Kg1 Re1+ 31. Rxe1 Rxe1# 26... Kf7 27. Rc3 Rxe1+ 28. Kxe1 Ke7 The king will secure the queenside and prepare the advance ...c5. 29. b4 White stops ...c5, but provides Black with an alternative way to make progress on the queenside. 29... Kd6 30. g3 a5 31. f4 axb4 32. axb4 Ra8 33. h4 Ra2 33... Ra1 34. Kd2 Rb1 35. Ra3 Rxb4 36. Ra7 Nf5 37. g4 Ne7 34. Rd3 Nc2+ 35. Bxc2 Rxc2 36. Kd1 Rb2 37. Rd4 h5 38. Kc1 38. Ke1 g6 39. Kf1 Ke6 40. Ke1 Kf5 38... Rb3 39. g4 hxg4 40. f5 Rg3 40... Rc3+!? 41. Kd2 Rc4 41. Rf4 Ke5 42. Rf1 d4 43. h5 Rh3 44. Kd2 Rxh5 45. Rc1 Rh2+ 46. Kd3 Rh3+ 47. Ke2 47. Kd2 Rc3 47... Rc3 48. Rf1 g3 49. Kd2 g2 50. Rg1 Rg3 White Resigned. 51. Ke2 Kxf5 52. Kf2 Kf4 53. Ke2 d3+ 54. Kf2 54. Kd2 Kf3 54... Re3 55. Rd1 Re2+ 56. Kg1 d2 0-1










 

Alekhine's DefenseB03

Kozlowski, Robert
Wilkin, Jimi

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. exd6 cxd6 5. Bc4 as he did in the GM simul, Robert plays for a safe and solid equality with this opening. 5... Nb6 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. Nf3 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. c3 O-O= 10. Bf4 Bf5 10... e5 11. Bc2 11. Re1 11... Bg4 Black should be happy to exchange white squared bishops here. 11... Bxc2 12. h3 f5?? a tactic that should have backfired. 13. Bg3?? 13. hxg4 fxg4 14. Ng5! 13... Bh5 14. Nbd2 e5!? Black takes the initiative on the kingside. 15. Bb3+ Kh8 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Qc2 e4 18. Bh4 Qd6?! 18... Qd7 embarrasses White's minor pieces on the kingside. 19. Nh2 (19. Ng5 Rae8) 19... Bh6 19. Ng5 Ne5 20. Ne6 Bh6? another faulty sacrifice. 20... Nbc4!? 21. Nxc4 Qxe6 21. Nxf8 Rxf8 21... Bxd2 22. Qxd2! Qxd2 23. Bf6# 22. Bg3 Be2? 23. Bxe5+? 23. Nxe4! 23... Qxe5 24. Rfe1 Bd3?? 24... Bh5 25. Qxd3 exd3 26. Rxe5 Now White wins easily. 26... Bxd2 27. Rd1 Bf4 28. Re7 Nc8 29. Rxb7 Re8 30. g3 d2?! 31. Kg2 31. gxf4! Re1+ 32. Kg2 would have netted another piece. 31... Bh6 32. f4 Nd6 33. Rxa7 Re2+ 34. Kf3 Rh2 35. Bd5 Bf8 35... Rxh3 36. Kg2 Rh5 37. Bf3 36. Rd7 g5 37. fxg5 f4 38. gxf4 Rxh3+ 39. Ke2 Rh2+ 40. Kd3 Rf2 41. Rxd2 Rxf4 42. Rh2 Bh6 Black gives away his last three pieces in a search for stalemate. 43. Rxh6 Nf7 44. Rxf7 Rd4+ 45. Kxd4 Kg8 46. Rd7+ 46. a4 Kh8 47. Rfxh7# 46. Rhxh7?? would have fulfilled Black's dream. 46... Kf8 47. Rhxh7 Ke8 48. Ra7 1-0










 

GruenfeldD85

Bauer, Rick
Lenore, Jason

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2 c5 9. O-O Bg4 10. Be3 Qa5 11. Nd2 11. Rb1 b6 11... Bxe2 12. Qxe2 cxd4 12... Qxc3 13. Rac1 Qb2 14. Rxc5 Qxa2 (14... Bxd4?? 15. Rb1) 15. Rc7 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 Qb4?! 14... Qa4 15. Rab1!? b6 16. Rfd1 16. d5 Ne5 17. f4 Qc4!? 16... Rfd8? 16... Qa4!? 17. Nc5! Qa3 17... = Qc3 18. Rb3 17... bxc5?! 18. Rxb4 cxb4 19. d5 18. Rb3 Qa5 19. Nb7 19. Rb5? Qc3 19... Qa4 20. Nxd8 Rxd8 21. d5 21. Rbd3?! Nxd4 22. Qd2 e5 21... Nd4? 21... Na5! 22. Rbb1 Qxe4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Rbd3 Bc5 24. g3 Qd7 25. Kg2 f6 26. f4 Qb7 27. h4!? h5 28. Kh2 Bd6 29. e5 Bc5 30. f5!? Qd7 30... gxf5 31. Qxh5 fxe5 32. Qg6+ Kh8 33. Rf3 Rf8 34. Rxf5 Rxf5 35. Qxf5 Bd4 36. Rf1 31. fxg6 Qf5 32. exf6 exf6 33. Qe6+ Qxe6 34. dxe6 Black Resigned. 0-1 Rooks will be exchanged and the ending is dead lost. In fact the e6 and g6 pawns would cost Black his bishop... 34... Re8 34... Rxd3 35. Rxd3 Kg7 36. e7! 35. Rd8 Rxd8 35... Kf8 36. g7+ 36. Rxd8+ Kg7 37. e7! Bxe7 38. Rd7 Kf8 39. g7+ 1-0










 

Ruy LopezC67

Bourque, Mark
Restrepo, Albeiro

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Be6?! 9... Ke8 9... Bd7 10. Ng5 Ke7 11. b3 h6 12. Ba3+ Ke8 13. Nxe6 fxe6 13... Bxa3 14. Nxc7+ Ke7 15. Nxa8 Bb2 16. Rad1 Bxc3 17. Rd3 14. Bxf8 Rxf8 15. Rad1 Ke7 16. Rd3 Rad8 17. Rfd1 Nh4 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rxd8 Kxd8 20. f4 g5 21. fxg5 hxg5 22. Ne4 g4 23. Nf6 g3 24. hxg3 Ng6 25. Ng4 a5 26. Kf2 c5 27. Ke3 Kd7 28. Ke4 b5 29. Nf2 Kc6 30. Nd3 c4 31. bxc4 bxc4 32. Nf4 Nf8 33. a4 c3 34. Kd4 Nd7 35. Nxe6 Nb6 36. Nc5 Nd5 37. Nb3 Ne7 38. Nxa5+ Kd7 39. Kxc3 Nf5 40. Nc4 Nxg3 41. a5 Nf5 and White won. 1-0










 

SicilianB40

Tortora, Dennis
Mansigian, Joe

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Be3 d5 7. Nd2 Nxd4 8. Bxd4 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Bb5+ Kf8 12. Qxd8+ Bxd8 13. O-O-O Bc7 14. g3 Ke7 15. f4 a6 16. Bd3 b6 17. Rhe1 g6 18. Nc3 Bb7 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Rhd8?? 20... Rhc8 21. Nd5+ Rxd5 22. Rxd5 Bd6 23. Rd3 Bc5 24. b4 f5 25. Rc4 Bd6 26. Rc6 Bxb4 27. Rxb6 Bc5 28. Rc6 Bg1 29. Rc7+ Kf6 30. Rxh7 Bc5 31. Rdd7 e5 32. fxe5+ Kxe5 33. c3 g5 34. h4 f4 35. gxf4+ gxf4 36. Rh5+ Ke6 37. Rxc5? 37. Rdd5 37... Kxd7 38. Rf5 Rc8 39. Kb2 Rc4 40. h5 Ke6 41. Rf8 Ke7 42. Rf5 Ke6 43. Ra5 f3 44. Rxa6+ Kf7 45. Ra7+ Ke8 46. h6 f2 47. h7 Rh4 48. h8=Q+ Rxh8 49. Ra8+ Kd7 50. Rxh8 f1=Q 51. Rh2 Qf4 52. Rc2 Qc4 53. Rd2+ Kc6 54. Rd4 Qb5+ 55. Rb4 Qe2+ 56. Kb3 Kc5 57. a4 Qd1+ 58. Kb2 1/2-1/2










 

Alekhine's DefenseB02

Mejios, Manuel
Bourassa, Ron

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 Nf6 2. d3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 5... d5 6. h3 a6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. O-O h6 9. Nc4 Be6 10. Ne3 Qd7 11. Kh2 Ne7 11... d5 12. c3 Bb6 13. Qe2 Qb5 14. Qc2 Qd7 15. d4 exd4 16. cxd4 16. Nxd4!? 16... d5 17. e5 17. Ne5?! Qd8 17... Ne4 18. Bd2 Nxd2?! 18... c5!? 19. Qxd2 c6 19... c5 20. Nh4 g5 21. Nf3 Ng6 22. Ng1 f5 23. f4 gxf4 24. gxf4 Kh7 25. b4 Nh4 26. Bh1 Rg8 27. Nf3 Qe7 28. Rad1 Rg7 29. a3 Rag8 30. Qf2 Nxf3+ 31. Bxf3 a5 32. Nc2 axb4 33. axb4 Ra8 34. Ra1 Rgg8 35. Rfd1 Rxa1 36. Rxa1 Rb8 37. h4 Bf7 38. Kh3 Rg8 39. Qd2 Be6 40. Ne3 Qg7 41. Nf1 Qg1 42. Rd1 Qg6 42... Rg4! 43. Bg2 Bxd4 43. Qf2 Ra8 44. Ng3 Ra3 45. Qe2 Bd8 46. h5 Qf7 47. b5 Qe7 47... cxb5 48. Kg2 Qb4 49. bxc6 bxc6 50. Qc2 Qc3 51. Qxc3 Rxc3 52. Be2 Bh4 53. Bd3 Bxg3 54. Kxg3 1/2-1/2










 

QGDD46

Jensen, Chris
Himes, Dennis

NBCC Prelim
2002


Game of the week from round 2.

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Be7 5... Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5!? is the Meran Variation. 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. O-O b6 8. Bd2 8. e4!? dxe4 9. Nxe4 Bb7 10. Bf4 8. b3 8... Bb7 9. Rc1 O-O 10. cxd5 exd5!? 10... cxd5= 11. Na4 Rc8 12. b4 Ne4 13. a3 Ndf6 13... Bd6 14. Qe2 14. Ne5 Bd6 14... Re8 15. Ba6?! Bxa6 16. Qxa6 Nxd2 17. Nxd2 Bd6 18. g3 18. Qxa7 is more interesting than it looks. 18... Ra8 19. Qxb6 Rxa4 20. Rxc6 Qxb6 21. Rxb6 Re6 22. Rc1 Kf8 (22... g6 23. Rcc6) 23. Rcc6 Nd7 24. Rb7 Rxa3 25. Rxd7 Ra1+ 26. Nf1 Bxh2+ 27. Kxh2 Rxc6 18... Ng4 19. Qe2 Qg5 20. Qf3 Qh5 21. Qg2 Re6 Black conducts his attack in classic style. 22. h3 Nf6 23. Nc3 Qg6 24. Nf3 Ne4?? Oops! 24... Rce8 25. Nxd5! Qf5 26. Nc3 Rh6 27. Nh4 27. Nxe4!? Qxe4 28. Nh4 27... Rxh4!? The only chance. 28. gxh4 Nd2!? 29. Rfd1 29. Qg4?! Qxg4+ 30. hxg4 Nxf1 31. Kxf1 is safe enough, but lets Black back in the game, only a pawn down. 29... Nf3+ 30. Kf1 30. Kh1!? 30... Qh5 31. Ne4?? 31. Qg4?? Nh2+ 31. e4!? with the ideas of e5 and Rd3 should break the blockade. 31... Qb5+ mate in two! 0-1










 

Sicilian-Alekhine-AlapinB22

Blais, Kevin
Reynolds, Mark

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Be7 6... b6 7. Be2 7. Nc3 7... O-O 7... b6 8. Nc3 Bb4 8... d6 9. Bd2 Bxc3 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 10. bxc3 Nc6 11. O-O d6 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. Qc2 Nf4 14. Rfe1 Nxe2+ 15. Rxe2 Re8? 15... h6!? 16. Ng5! g6 17. Ne4! Nxd4?! 17... Qd8 18. Bg5 18. cxd4 18. Nxd6? Nxc2 19. Rc1 Rd8 18... Qxd4 19. Bc3 Qd8 20. Rd1 Bd7 21. Nf6+ Kf8 22. Nxd7+ Ke7 23. Bf6# 1-0










 

EnglishA20

Heineman, Carl
Kozlowski, Robert

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. e3 Be7 7. Nge2 O-O 8. d4 e4 9. O-O Nc6 10. a3 Na5 11. b3 b6 12. Qc2 Ba6 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Qb2 Qd7 15. Nf4 Rc6 16. Bd2 g5!? 17. Nfxd5? 17. Nfe2 17... Nxd5 18. Bxe4 Nxc3 19. Bxc6 Qxc6 20. Bxc3 Qe4!? 20... Bb7 21. e4 21. Rad1? 21. Qb1 21... Bb7 22. d5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Qxd5 24. Bxa5 Qxa5 25. b4 Qd5 26. e4 Qe6 27. Qd2 Rd8 28. Qe3 a5 29. bxa5 bxa5 30. Kg2 Rb8 31. Qa7 Rb3 32. a4 Bb4 33. Qa8+ Kg7 34. Rc1 Rc3 35. Rd1 Rc6 35... Qc6 36. e5 g4 37. Qb7 Bc3 38. Rd7 Bxe5 38... Rc5 39. Rxf7+ Qxf7 40. Qxc6 Bd4 40... Qf3+ 41. Qxf3 gxf3+ 42. Kxf3 Bd4 43. Ke2 Kf6 44. f4 41. Qc2 h5 42. Qd2 Qb7+ 43. Kg1 Qb1+ 44. Kg2 Qe4+ 45. Kg1 Qf3?? 45... Kg6!? 46. Qc1 (46. Qxa5? Qe2) (46. Kf1 Bc5 47. Qc3 Bb4 48. Qb3 Qh1+ 49. Ke2 Qe1+ 50. Kd3 Kf6 51. Qb2+ Kf5) 46... Qf3 47. Qc2+ Kf6 48. Qd2 Qxf2+!! 49. Qxf2+ Ke5 46. Qxd4+ Qf6 46... Kg6 47. Qb6+ Kh7 48. Qxa5 Qd1+ 49. Kg2 Qf3+ 50. Kf1 Qd1+ 51. Qe1 Qxa4 47. Qa7+ Kg6 48. Qxa5 Qc6 49. Qb5 Qf3 50. Qe8+ Kh6 51. Qh8+ Kg6 52. Qe8+ Kh6 53. Qe6+ Kg5 54. Qe3+ 1-0










 

SicilianB21

Reynolds, Mark
Bauer, Rick

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 c5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qd8 5. Nf3 Nc6 5... Nf6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Ne5 7. O-O 7... Nxe5 8. fxe5 Bxb5 9. Nxb5 a6 10. Na3!? e6 11. c4?! 11. d3 11... Qh4+ 12. g3!? Qe4+ Black thinks his last move was a blunder, but it is this assumption that causes the real blunder. 13. Qe2?? 13. Kf2 Qxe5 14. Qa4+ Kd8 is not at all clear. 13... Qxh1+ 14. Qf1 Qxf1+ 14... Qxh2 15. Qf3 15. Kxf1 Nh6 16. h3 O-O-O 17. Ke2 Nf5 18. Kf2 Be7 19. Nc2 f6 20. Ne3 Nxe3 21. Kxe3 21. dxe3 Rd1 21... Rd4 22. d3 Rhd8 0-1










 

Benko GambitA57

Bourassa, Ron
Bourque, Mark

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 The Benko Gambit. 4. cxb5 a6 5. b6 A very popula r and successful line. White declines the gambit and gains a positional bind. 5... d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nf3 Qxb6 8. Nd2 Nbd7 9. e4 Bg7 10. Be2 Bb7 10... O-O 11. O-O O-O 12. a4 Qc7 12... a5?! 13. Nc4 13. a5!? 13. Nc4 Nb6 13... Kh8?! 13... e6!? 14. Nc4 Rad8 15. f4 Ne8 16. f5!? Ne5 17. Nxe5 17. Be3!? 17... dxe5?! 17... Bxe5= 18. fxg6 hxg6 19. Qe1!? Bf6 20. Be3 Nd6 21. Bf3?! 21. Qf2! Rc8 (21... c4 22. Bb6) 22. Bg4 21... Nc4 22. Bh6 22. Na4!? Nxa5 (22... Nxe3 23. Qxe3 c4 24. Nb6) (22... 22... Qxa5? 23. Qxa5 Nxa5 24. Nxc5) 23. Nxc5 Nc4 24. Nxa6 Bxa6 25. Rxa6 Nxb2 26. Ra7 22... Bg7 23. Bg5 Kg8 24. Nd1 Nd6 25. Nc3 Bc8 26. Be2 c4 27. Be3 Rde8 28. Ra4 Bd7 29. Bb6 Qb7 30. Rb4 Bb5 31. Rf3 31. b3!? 31... Rc8 31... Rb8 32. Rh3 Bd7 33. Rg3 Bf6 34. Rf3 Rb8 35. Qf1 Qc8 36. Bxc4?? 36. Rxf6!! exf6 37. Qxf6 Ne8 38. Qxe5 36... Rxb6 37. Rxb6 37. axb6 Qc5+ 37... Nxc4 38. Rfxf6 exf6 39. Rxf6 Nxb2 40. Qc1 40. Qxa6 Kg7 40... Nd3 41. Qg5 Qc5+ 41... Qxc3? 42. Rxg6+ fxg6 43. Qxg6+ Kh8 44. Qh6+ Kg8 45. Qg6+ 42. Kf1 Kg7 42... Qxc3! 43. Rxg6+ fxg6+ 43. Ne2 Bb5 44. h4 Nf4 44... Nc1!? 45. h5 Bxe2+ 46. Ke1 Qg1+ 47. Kd2 Qd1+ 48. Kc3 (48. Ke3 Qd4#) 48... Qb3+ 49. Kd2 Qb2+ 50. Ke3 (50. Ke1 Nd3#) 50... Qd4# 45. Rxf4 Bxe2+ 46. Kxe2 Qc4+ 47. Kf2 Qd4+ 48. Kg3 exf4+ 48... Qe3+?? 49. Rf3 49. Qxf4 Re8 50. Kf3 Qd3+ 51. Qe3 51. Kf2 Rxe4 51... Qxe3+ 52. Kxe3 f5 0-1 White Resigned here in view of... 53. e5 53. d6 Rxe4+ 54. Kd3 Kf7 53... Rxe5+ 54. Kd4 Kf6 55. d6 Ke6 56. d7 Rd5+ 0-1










 

PhilidorC41

Grzesiak, Bill
Baclawski, John

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bc4 O-O 7. Bb3 c6 8. O-O h6 9. Bh4 b5 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. a4 b4 13. Nb1 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Nc5 15. Bc4 Bg4 16. h3 Bh5 17. Qe2 Rad8 18. Qe3 Qe7 19. Nb3 Ne6 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. g4 Bg6 22. Nc5 Qc8 23. Nd3 Qb8 24. b3 Rfe8 25. Rfe1 Re6 26. a5 Be7 27. Ra4 f6 28. Nh4 Be8 29. Nf5 c5 30. Ra2 Bf8 31. Nxc5 Bxc5 32. Qxc5 Kf7!? 32... Rc6?? 33. Ne7+ 32... Kh8?? 33. Qf8+ Kh7 34. Qxg7# 33. Qe3?! 33. Qc4!? 33... Rc6 34. Qc1 Rc3 35. Ne3?! 35. Re3 35... Qb7 36. f3 Qc6 37. Kg2 Rdd3! 38. Nd5 38. Re2 Qc5 38... Rxf3! 39. Nxc3 Qxc3 Black's attack is unstoppable. 40. Qd1 40. Re2 Rg3+ 41. Kh2 (41. Kf1 Qf3+ 42. Rf2 Bb5+ 43. Ke1 Rg1+ 44. Kd2 Qxf2#) 41... Rxh3+ 42. Kg1 Qg3+ 43. Rg2 Qh4 40... Rg3+ 41. Kf2 Rxh3 42. Qd3 42. Rg1 Qe3+ 43. Kf1 Rf3+ 44. Kg2 Qf2+ 45. Kh1 Rh3# 42. Re2 Qg3+ 43. Kf1 Rh1# 42... Qxd3 42... Rxd3 43. cxd3 Bb5 43. cxd3 Rh2+ 44. Ke3 Rxa2 45. Rc1 Rxa5 46. Rc4 Kg6 47. Rxb4 Rb5 48. Ra4 Rxb3 49. Rxa7 Bb5 The final blow. 50. Ra1 Kg5 51. Rg1 Rxd3+ 0-1 White Resigned as his remaining pawns will fall. 0-1










 

SicilianB83

Milardo, Bob
Blais, Kevin

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nxd4 d6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f3 h6 10. g4 Ne5 11. h4 Qc8 12. Kb1 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Qxc4 14. Nd5 Rb8 15. Nb6 Qc7 16. Ne2 Bc6 17. Bd4 17. Nc3 17... Nf6 18. a4 18. g5 Nh5 19. Bxg7 Nxg7 20. gxh6 Nh5 21. Nd5 Bxd5 18... e5 19. Be3 Rd8 20. Nc3 20. g5 hxg5 21. hxg5 Rxh1 22. Rxh1 Nh5 20... Ng8 21. a5 Ne7 22. h5 g5 23. Bxg5 hxg5 24. Qxg5 Rg8 24... Bh6 25. Qf6 Rh7 25. h6 Bh8 26. Qe3 Ng6 27. Ne2 Bb5 28. c4 Bc6 28... Bxc4 29. Rc1 29. Ng3 Nf4 30. Nf5 Rg6 31. Rh2 Kf8 32. Rhd2 Ke8 33. Qa3 Bd5 34. Nxd5 Nxd5 35. Rxd5 Qxc4 36. Nxd6+ Rgxd6 37. Rxd6 Rc8 38. Rd7 Qc2+ 39. Ka1 Bf6 40. h7 Qh2 41. Qd6 Qh4 42. Rxb7 Qg5 42... Rd8 43. Rb8 43. Qd7+ Kf8 44. Qxf7# 1-0










 

FrenchC14

Lenore, Jason
Himes, Dennis

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Nf3 a6 8. Qd2 c5 9. dxc5 Qxc5 10. Qg5 O-O 11. Bd3 f6 11... h6!? 12. Qh5 h6?! 12... g6!? 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. Qxg6+ Kh8 15. Qh6+ Kg8 16. Qg6+ Kh8= 13. Qg6 Nxe5 14. Qh7+ Kf7 15. Nxe5+ fxe5 16. Bg6+ Kf6 17. Bh5!? Nd7 18. O-O b5 19. Qg6+ Ke7 20. Qxg7+ Kd6 21. Rad1 Kc7 22. Bg4 Re8 23. Qxh6 Bb7 24. a3 Qe7 25. f4 Nf6 26. Bf3 26. Be2 26... e4 26... exf4 27. Qxf4+ e5 27. Be2 Rg8 27... Rh8 28. Qg5 Rag8 29. Qe5+ 28. Qh3 Rh8 29. Qe3 Rag8 30. Qd4 Nd7 31. Rf2 Qh4 32. g3?? 32. g4?? 32... Rxg3+!! 33. Kf1 33. hxg3 Qh1# 33... e3! 34. Bf3 Rg1+! 0-1 White Resigned here: 35. Ke2 Qxf2+ 36. Kd3 Rxd1+ 37. Nxd1 Qd2# 0-1










 

SicilianB86

Raghunathan, Yagesh
Bauer, Rick

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Qf3 Nbd7 9. Qe2 O-O 9... Ne5 10. Bb3 Nxe4?! 11. Ba4+ 10. O-O-O Re8 10... Ne5!? 10... Nxe4 11. Bxe7 Nxc3 12. Bxd8 Nxe2+ 13. Nxe2 Rxd8 14. Rxd6 11. f4 Qc7 12. Rhe1 b5 13. Bb3 13. Bd3 13... b4 14. Na4 Bb7 15. Nxe6 15. Qf3 Nc5 15... fxe6 16. Bxe6+ Kh8 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Ne4 18... Ng8 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Bxd7 Rxd7 21. Rxd7 Qxd7 22. Nb6 19. Rxd7 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Rxd7 Rxd7 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. Nb6 Qf7 19... Bxg5+ 20. Kb1 Qxe5 21. Rxb7 Rxe6 21... Qxe6 22. Ka1 Qc6 23. Rxb4 Nc5 22. Ka1 Rae8 23. Rxb4 Bd2 24. Nc3 24. Rxe4 Qxe4 25. Qxe4 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. b3 Re2 24... Bxc3 25. bxc3 Qxc3+ 26. Rb2 Nc5 26... Rb8 27. Reb1 Rxb2 28. Rxb2 Rb6 27. Kb1 Qxe1+ 0-1










 

FrenchC02

Blais, Kevin
Dupre, Luke

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O Bd7 8. a3 c4 9. Qc2 f6 10. Bf4 fxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Nf6 13. Nd2 Bd6 14. Rab1 Qc7 15. f4 O-O-O 16. b3 cxb3 17. Qxb3 Bc6 18. Rfc1 Nd7 19. c4 Bxe5 20. fxe5 Qb6 21. Qc3 Qc7 22. cxd5 exd5 23. Nb3 Rde8 24. Na5 Nb6 25. Nxc6 bxc6 26. Qxc6 Qxc6 27. Rxc6+ Kb7 28. Rc5 Rd8 29. a4 Ka8 30. a5 Nc4 31. Bxc4 dxc4 32. Rxc4 Rd5 33. a6 Rhd8 34. e6 1-0 Black Resigned - 34... Rxd4 35. e7 1-0










 

Scotch Game C45

LaCombe, Nathan
Kozlowski, Robert

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Qf6 5. Nxc6 Bc5 6. Qe2 6. Qd2 6... Qxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Be3 O-O 9. Bxc5 Qxc5 10. Qc4 Qxc4 11. Bxc4 c6 11... Re8 12. O-O-O 12. O-O-O Ng4 13. Rd2 Rd8 14. h3 Ne5 15. Bb3 d6 15... b5 16. Rhd1 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Rxd6 Rxd6 19. Rxd6 Re8 20. f4 Ng6 21. g3 Kf7 22. e5 Re7 23. Ne4 h6 24. Rd8 Nf8 25. Nd6+ Kg8 26. Kd2 26. Nc8 26... g6 27. Kc3 27. Ke3 27... Kg7 28. Rb8 b6 29. Kb4 g5 30. fxg5 30. f5 30... hxg5 31. Kc4 Nd7 32. Rc8 32. Re8 Rxe8 33. Nxe8+ Kf8 34. Nc7 32... Nxe5+ 33. Kd4 Nf3+ 33... Nf7 34. Ke4 34. Ke3 34... Ng1 35. h4 gxh4 36. gxh4 c5 37. c3 Nh3 38. Kf3 Ng1+ 39. Ke4 Ne2 40. b4 Nxc3+ 41. Ke5 cxb4 42. Rc4 Nxa2 43. Rg4+ Kh7 44. Kf6 Rc7 45. Ne4 45. Nf7 Rxf7+! (45... b3?? 46. Rg7#) 46. Kxf7 a5 45... b3 45... Nc3 46. Ng5+ 46. Rg6 b2 47. Ng5+ Kh8 48. Rh6+ Kg8 49. Rg6+ Kf8 50. Nxe6+ Ke8 51. Nxc7+ Kd7 52. Rg1 Nc1 46... Kh6 47. Nf7+ Kh5 47... Rxf7+ 48. Rg3 Rc3 49. Rg5+ Kxh4 50. Rb5 Nc1 50... a5 51. Ne5 Nd3 52. Nf3+ Kg3 53. Nd2 Nc5 54. Ke5 Kf2 55. Kd4 Rd3+ 0-1










 

King's IndianE99

Bauer, Rick
Blais, Kevin

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Nc6 5. d5 Bg4 6. f3 6. Qa4 6... Ne5 7. fxg4 Nexg4 8. Be2 Ne5 9. Nf3 Nfd7 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Bf4 Bg7 12. Qa4+ Qd7 13. Qxd7+ Nxd7 14. Nb5 Kd8 15. O-O-O a6 16. Nd4 c5 17. dxc6 Bxd4 18. Rxd4 18. cxd7 Bg7 19. Bg4 18... bxc6 19. e5 dxe5 20. Bxe5 f6 21. Rhd1 Ra7 22. Bb8 1-0 Black Resigned. 22. Bg4 fxe5 23. Rxd7+ Rxd7 24. Rxd7+ Ke8 25. Ra7 Rf8 22... Rb7 23. Bg4 23. c5 Kc8 24. Bg3 23. Bf3 Kc8 24. Bg3 Ne5 25. Bxe5 fxe5 26. R4d2 23... f5 24. Bf3 Kc8 25. Bg3 e5 26. Rd6 1-0










 

SicilianB73

Kozlowski, Bob
Diaz, Tony

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 9. f4 9. Nb3 9... Bd7 9... Qb6 10. Qd3 Ng4 11. Bxg4 Bxd4 12. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 13. Qxd4 Nxd4 14. Bxc8 Raxc8 15. Rf2 10. Bf3 a6 11. a4 Rc8 12. Nb3 a5 12... Be6 13. Qe2 Nb4 14. Qf2 14. e5 Ng4 15. Bxg4 Bxg4 16. Qxg4 Nxc2 17. Nd5 14... Be6 15. Bb6 Qd7 16. Bxa5 16. Nxa5 16... Nc6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Nxa5 19. Nxa5 Qc7 20. Qd2 Ra8 20... Nd7 21. Nb3 Nd7 22. Ra2 22. c3 Qb6+ 23. Nd4 Bxd4+ 24. cxd4 22... Nb6 23. Rfa1 Nc4 24. Qc1 Qb6+ 25. Kh1 Rfc8 26. Be2? 26. a5 Qf2 27. c3 26... Ne3 26... Qf2 27. Bd3 Nxd5 27... Ng4!! 28. h3 Nf2+ 29. Kh2 Nxd3 28. a5 Qf2 29. Ra4 Ne3 30. Qd2 Qxd2 31. Nxd2 Bxb2 32. Rb1 Bc3 33. Ne4 Bxa5 34. Rxb7 Bd8 35. Rxa8 Rxa8 36. h3 d5 37. Nc5 e6 38. Kg1 Bh4 39. Ba6 Nxc2 40. Kh2 Bf2 41. Nd3 Bd4 42. Nb4 Nxb4 43. Rxb4 Rxa6 44. Rxd4 Kf8 45. Kg3 Ke7 46. Kf3 f6 47. Rb4 Ra7 48. Rb6 e5 49. Rb5 Rd7 50. fxe5 fxe5 51. g4 g5 52. Ke3 Kd6 53. Rb8 Rf7 54. Rg8 d4+ 55. Ke4 Rf4+ 56. Kd3 Rf3+ 57. Kd2 Rxh3 58. Rxg5 Kd5 0-1










 

King's IndianE92

Strazdins, Arkadijs
Grzesiak, Bill

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 a5 8. a3 Na6 9. h3 Nc5 10. Bd3 Ne8 10... a4 10... Nxd3+ 11. Bc2 f5 12. O-O f4 13. Nh2 Qh4 14. Bd2 Nf6 15. Qe2 Rf7 15... a4 16. b4 Na6 17. Rfb1 Nh5 18. Nf3 Qe7 19. Bd1 Bd7 20. Qf1 Raf8 21. Be1 h6 22. Qd3 Nf6 23. Nh2 g5 24. Rb2 h5 25. f3 Bh6 26. Raa2 Kh8 27. Kf1 Rg8 28. Rf2? axb4 29. Ne2 bxa3 30. Ng1 g4!? 31. hxg4 hxg4 32. fxg4 Nc5 0-1 White Resigned.... 33. Qh3 Ncxe4 0-1










 

Sicilian DefenseB40

Kochman, Karl
Baclawski, John

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. e5 d4 5. cxd4 cxd4 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Qa4 Qb6 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Nf3 c5 11. Qf4 Bb5 12. Nc3 Bd3 13. Qa4+ Kd8 14. Ne2 Nh6 15. Nf4 c4 16. Nxd3 cxd3 17. Qe4 Rc8 18. Qxd3+ Kc7 19. O-O Bc5 20. Qc4 Kb8 21. d4 Be7 22. Qd3 Nf5 23. g4 Nh4 24. Nxh4 Bxh4 25. Be3 Qb4 26. a3 Qc4 27. Qe4 Qc2 28. Qf4 Qg6 29. Kh1 Be7 30. d5 exd5 31. e6+ Ka8 32. Qd4 Rc7 33. Qxd5+ Rb7 34. Rac1 fxe6 35. Qg2 Bd6 36. Rfd1 e5 37. Rc6 Rd8 38. h3 e4 39. Bf4 Rbd7 40. Bxd6 Rxd6 41. Rcxd6 Rxd6 42. Rxd6 Qxd6 43. Qxe4+ Kb8 44. Qb4+ Qxb4 45. axb4 g5 46. Kg2 Kb7 47. Kf3 47. f4 47... Kb6 48. Ke4 Kb5 49. f4 gxf4 50. Kxf4 50. g5 50... Kxb4 51. g5 Kb3 52. h4 a5 53. h5 Kxb2 54. g6 hxg6 55. h6 a4 56. h7 a3 57. h8=Q+ Kb1 58. Qh1+ Kb2 59. Qg2+ Ka1 60. Qf1+ Kb2 61. Qe2+ Kb3 62. Qe5 Ka2 63. Ke3 Kb1 64. Qe4+ Kb2 65. Qd4+ Kb1 66. Qd1+ Kb2 67. Qd2+ Ka1 68. Qc2 1-0 Black Resigned... 68... g5 69. Kf3 g4+ 70. Kxg4 a2 71. Qc1# 1-0










 

Ruy LopezC66

Mansigian, Joe
Kozlowski, Robert

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. Re1 g6 6. a4 6. c3 6... Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. d3 Nb4 9. a5 c6 10. Ba4 10. Bc4 10... Qxa5 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Qd2 Bg4 13. Qe3 Be6 14. Qd2 a5 15. d4 b5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. d5 Bg4 18. dxc6 18. Bb3 18... bxa4 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Rfb8 21. Reb1 Rb4 22. c3 Rf4 23. Ne1 Bg5 24. g3 Rf5 25. Qc2 Rf6 26. h4 Bh6 27. Qxa4 Qa7 28. Nd3 Be2 29. b4 Bxd3 30. Rb2 e4 31. bxa5 e3 32. Rb7 exf2+ 33. Kh2 f1=N+ 34. Rxf1 Rf2+ 0-1










 

Caro-KannB18

Powers, Rebecca
Kozlowski, Robert

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Bd3 Qxd4 6. c3 6. Nf3 6... Qd7 6... Qd5 7. Nc5 Qd5 8. Bxf5 Qxc5 9. Bd3 9. Bc8 Qe5+ 10. Qe2 Qc7 9... Nf6 10. Be3 Qd6 11. Bg5 11. Nf3 11... Nbd7 12. Nf3 Ne5 13. Be2 Qxd1+ 13... O-O-O 14. Qa4 14. Rxd1 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Nd7 16. O-O e6 17. Rd2 Be7 18. Be3 Ne5 19. Be2 O-O 20. Rfd1 20. f4 Ng6 21. Rd7 20... b6 21. Bd4 Ng6 22. Bf3 Rac8 23. Be3 Ne5 24. Be2 Rfd8 25. Bd4 25. f4 25... Ng6 26. Ba6 Rc7 27. Be3 Rxd2 28. Rxd2 h6 29. g3 Ne5 30. Kg2 Ng4 30... Rd7 31. Bf4 e5 32. Be3 Nxe3+ 32... f5 33. fxe3 e4 34. Rd4 f5 35. h3 Kh7 35... Kf7 36. Rd1 g5 37. Bc4 a5 37... Kg6 38. Be6 Kg6 39. Rd7 Rxd7 40. Bxd7 c5 41. g4 fxg4 42. hxg4 Kf6 43. Bc6 Ke5 44. Kf2 Bd6 45. Bb5 Bc7 46. Kg2 Kd5 47. Kf2 Be5 48. c4+ Kd6 49. b3 Bc3 50. Kg2 1/2-1/2










 

SicilianB76

Mansigian, Joe
Diaz, Tony

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f3 Bg7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. g4 h5 10. h3 Bd7 11. Be2 11. O-O-O 11... Rc8 12. O-O-O Ne5 13. Bh6 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Bxg7 15. Nf5 15... Kxg7 16. Nf5+ 16. e5 dxe5 17. Nb3 Rc7 18. Qe3 16... Bxf5 16... gxf5 17. gxf5 Kh7 18. Rhg1 Qa5 17. gxf5 Qa5 18. Kb1 Rfc8 19. Rhg1 Rxc3 20. bxc3 Rxc3 21. fxg6 Qb4+ 21... Qb5+ 22. Kc1 Ra3 22. Ka1 Qc4 23. gxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qd4 Qxd4 25. Rxd4 Rxf3 26. Rb1 Rxh3 26... b6 27. Ra4 27. Rxb7 Re3 28. Rb5 e5 28... Ke6 29. Rxd6 Rxe4 30. Rb7+ Kg6 31. Rd1 31. Rxa7 31... h4 32. Rxa7 h3 33. Rh1 Re3 33... Rh4 34. Kb2 Kf5 35. c4 35. Rf1+ 35... Re2+ 36. Kb3 h2 37. c5 Nd5 38. Rh7 Ke4 39. R1xh2 Re3+ 40. Kb2 Kd4 41. c6 Rc3 42. Rd2+ 1-0. Black Resigned. 42... Rd3 42... Kc4 43. Rxd5 43. Rxd3+ Kxd3 44. Rd7 Kc4 45. Rxd5 Kxd5 46. c7 1-0










 

Ruy LopezC81

Bourque, Mark
Madej, Josef

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Qe2 Bc5 10. Nbd2 10. Be3 10... Nxd2 11. Bxd2 O-O 12. h3 12. Rad1 12... h6 13. Be3 Qe7 14. c3 Rad8 15. Rad1 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 Na5 17. Nd4 Qc5 17... c5 18. Bc2 Qb6 19. Qd3 g6 20. Qe3 Kh7 21. f4 21. Qg3 21... Nc4 22. Qc1 f5 23. b3 23. exf6 Rxf6 23... Na5 24. Kh2 Bc8 25. Qa3 c5 26. e6 26. b4 26... Rde8 27. e7 Rf7 28. Nf3 Be6 28... Rfxe7 29. Rxd5 29. c4 bxc4 30. Qa4 Rfxe7 31. Ne5 cxb3 32. axb3 d4 33. Rd3 Rb8 34. Rg3 Bxb3 34... Rg7 35. Bxb3 Nxb3 36. Rxg6 36. Nc6 Nd2 37. Rd1 Ne4 38. Nxe7 Nxg3 39. Kxg3 Qe6 40. Nc6 36. Rb1 36... Qb5 37. Qxa6 Qxa6 38. Rxa6 Kg7 38... Nd2 39. Rd1 Rb2 40. Nd3 Rc2 41. Nxc5 38... Rc8 39. Rf3 39. Nc6 Rbb7 40. Nxe7 Rxe7 39... Nd2 40. Rg3+ Kh7 41. Rgg6 Rb2 42. Rxh6+ Kg8 43. Rag6+ Rg7 44. Re6 Nf1+ 1/'2. Draw Agreed. 45. Kg1 Rgxg2+ 46. Kxf1 Rgf2+ 1/2-1/2










 

SicilianB66

Bauer, Rick
Friedland, Bruce

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O a6 9. f4 O-O 10. Kb1 h6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bh4 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Qxd6 Qxd6 (13... Qa5 14. e5 Rd8 15. Qxc6 Rxd1+ 16. Nxd1) 14. Rxd6 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Bb7 16. Be2 c5 17. Bf3 e5 12... Nxe4 12... d5 13. Nxe4 Bxh4 14. Qxd6 Qb6 15. Qc5 Qxc5 16. Nxc5 Be7 17. Nb3 Rd8 18. Be2 a5 19. Bf3 Bb7 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. Nc5 Rb8 22. Nxb7 Rxb7 23. Bxc6 Rb6 24. Bf3 Bf6 25. b3 a4 25... Rd6 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Bxd1 Kf8 28. Kc1 Ke7 29. Kd2 Kd6 30. c3 g5 31. fxg5 hxg5 32. Kd3 25... Rd6 26. Rd1 a3 27. c4 Kf8 28. c5 Rb8 28... Rb5 29. Rc1 Bd8 30. Rc4 29. c6 Rc8 30. Rd7 Ke8 31. Kc2 g5 32. b4 gxf4 33. b5 Be5 34. Bh5 Kf8 35. Rxf7+ Kg8 36. Ra7 Bd6 37. Bf7+ Kf8 38. Bxe6 Rc7 39. Ra8+ Ke7 40. Bd7 f3 41. gxf3 Bxh2 42. b6 Rxd7 43. cxd7 Kxd7 44. b7 1-0










 

SicilianB84

Friedland, Bruce
Lenore, Jason

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. O-O b5 9. a3 Bb7 10. f3 Nbd7 11. Nb3 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Nd4 O-O 15. Kh1 Bd6 16. Qd2 Qh4 17. g3 17. f4 17... Bxg3 18. Bg1 Ne5 19. Bd1 Nc4 20. Qg2 Bf4 21. c3 Rad8 22. Bf2 Qh5 23. Bg1 Ba8 24. Ne2 Be3 25. Ng3 Qh6 26. Re1 Bxg1 27. Qxg1 27. Kxg1 27... Rxd1 0-1










 

SicilianB40

LaCombe, Nathan
Mansigian, Joe

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd2 7. Qg4 Nxc3 8. Qxg7 Rf8 9. a3 7... Nxd2 7... Bxc3 8. Qxd2 O-O 9. Ndb5 Nc6 10. Qe3 f6 11. O-O-O 11. exf6 11... Nxe5 11... fxe5 12. a3 Be7 12... Bxc3 13. f4 Nc6 13... Nf7 14. Nxa7 14. Nd6 a6 15. g4 Qc7 16. Nce4 f5 16... b5 17. gxf5 exf5 18. Bc4+ 18. Qb3+ Kh8 19. Nf7+ Rxf7 20. Qxf7 18... Kh8 19. Rhg1 fxe4 20. Rxg7!! Bxd6 20... Kxg7 21. Qg3+ Kh8 (21... Kh6 22. Rg1 Kh5 23. Be2+ Kh6 24. Qg7#) 22. Rg1 Bf6 23. Qg8+ Rxg8 24. Rxg8# 21. Rxh7+! Kxh7 22. Qh3+ Kg7 23. Rg1+ Kf6 24. Qh4+ 1-0










 

SicilianB70

Jensen, Chris
Friedland, Bruce

NBCC Prelim
2002


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. Qd2 O-O 7... h6 8. Bh4 8. Bc4 Qc7 9. Bb3 a6 10. Bxf6 exf6 11. O-O-O Qa5 11... Nc6 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. Qxd6 f5 14. Qxc6 bxc6 15. Ba4 c5 12. Kb1 Nc6 13. Bd5 Bd7 13... Nxd4 14. Qxd4 f5 15. Qe3 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxc3 17. bxc3 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Be6 19. Rxd6 Rac8 14. Nb3 Qc7 15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Qxd6 Qxd6 17. Rxd6 Rfe8 18. f3 Re6 19. Rhd1 Rxd6 20. Rxd6 Re8 21. Na5 f5 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. Rxc6 fxe4 24. fxe4 Bxc3 25. Rxc3 Rxe4 26. Kc1 Re2 27. Rg3 h5 28. h4 Kf8 28... Re4 29. Rh3 Rd4 29. Kd1 Rf2 30. b4 Rf4 31. a3 Rxh4 32. Kd2 Ke7 33. Kd3 Kd6 34. c4 Rf4 35. Rg5 Kc6 35... Rg4 36. Rxg4 hxg4 37. Ke4 f5+ 38. Kf4 Kc6 39. Ke5 Kc7 40. a4 Kc6 41. b5+ axb5 42. axb5+ Kc5 43. Kf4 Kb6 44. Ke3 g5 45. Kd4 f4 46. Kd3 36. a4 Rf2 37. a5 Rb2 38. Kc3 Ra2 39. Kb3 Rf2 40. b5+ axb5 41. cxb5+ Kb7 42. g3 42. Kc4 Rf5 43. Rxf5 gxf5 44. Kc5 f4 45. a6+ Kb8 46. Kc6 f3 47. b6 (47. gxf3 h4 48. b6 h3 49. a7+ Ka8 50. Kc7 h2 51. b7+ Kxa7 52. b8=Q+ Ka6 53. Qb6#) 47... fxg2 48. a7+ Ka8 49. Kc7 g1=Q 50. b7+ Kxa7 51. b8=Q+ Ka6 42... Rf5 43. Rxf5 gxf5 44. Kc4 f4 45. Kc5 fxg3 46. a6+ Kb8 47. Kc6 g2 48. b6 g1=Q 49. a7+ Ka8 0-1