Round One: Dutch Defense
GM Alexander Goldin (USCF 2715) - NM Jim West (USCF 2229), National Playoff 3/27/1999
1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Bb4+ 5.Nc3 O-O 6.Nf3 a5 7.O-O Bxc3 8.bxc3 Ne4 9.Qc2 b6 10.Ng5 d5 11.Nxe4 fxe4 12.cxd5 exd5 13.c4 Bf5 14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.Qxc7 Nd7 16.Bf4 Qxd4 17.Rad1 Qa4 18.Rd5 Rac8
19.Qb7 Qc6 20.Qxc6 Rxc6 21.Rxf5 Rxf5 22.Bxe4 Rxf4 23.Bxc6 Rd4 24.e3 Rd2 25.Bxd7 Rxd7 26.Rb1 Rd2 27.Rxb6 Rxa2 28.Rb7 h5 29.Kg2 Kh7 30.Kf3 Kg6 31.Rb5 a4 32.Ra5 a3 33.e4 Ra1 34.h4 a2 35.Kf4 Kf6 36.Ra6+ Kf7 37.Kg5 Re1 38.Rxa2 Rxe4 39.Kxh5 Re5+ 40.Kg4 g6 41.Ra7+ Kf6 42.f4 Rb5 43.Rh7 Ra5 44.h5 gxh5+ 45.Rxh5 Ra1 46.Rh6+, Black resigns
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Round Two: Larsen's Opening
NM Jim West (USCF 2229) - IM Blas Lugo (USCF 2495), National Playoff 3/27/1999
1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.c4 Nf6 4.e3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.a3 Bd6 7.d3 Be6 8.Nf3 f6 9.Nbd2 Qd7 10.Qc2 O-O-O 11.Ne4 Kb8 12.Nc5 Bxc5 13.Qxc5 g5 14.b4 g4 15.Nd2 a6 16.Rc1 Rhe8 17.Be2 f5 18.b5 axb5 19.Qxb5 Nb6 20.a4 Na7 21.Qxd7 Bxd7 22.a5 Nd5 23.Nc4 Nc6 24.O-O f4
25.Rfe1 Ndb4 26.Red1 Bf5 27.e4 Bc8 28.Rd2 Nd4 29.Bd1 f3 30.Bc3 Nbc6 31.Kf1 Re6 32.Ne3 Rh6 33.Kg1 Rg8 34.Nf1 fxg2 35.Kxg2 Ne6 36.Bb3 Nf4+ 37.Kh1 Rd8 38.Bc4 Nd4 39.Bxd4 Rxd4 40.Ne3 Nh3 41.Nd5 Ng5 42.f4 gxf3 43.Rf2 Bh3 44.Ne3 Rf6 45.Rg1 h6 46.Rg3 c6 47.Ng4 Bxg4 48.Rxg4 Nh3 49.Rf1 f2 50.Rh4 Ng5 51.Rg4 Rd8 52.h4 Nf7 53.Kg2 Nd6 54.Rxf2 Rxf2+ 55.Kxf2 Nxc4 56.dxc4 Rd4 57.Ke3 Rxc4 58.Rg6 Rc3+ 59.Kd2 Rh3 60.Rxh6 Ka7 61.Rh5 Ka6 62.Rxe5 Rxh4 63.Kd3 b5 64.axb6, draw.
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Round Three: Evans Gambit Declined
NM Jim West (USCF 2229) - NM Robert Hurdle (USCF 2300), National Playoff 3/28/1999
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.d3 Nf6 5.c3 Qe7 6.b4 Bb6 7.a4 a5 8.b5 Nb8 9.O-O d6 10.Nbd2 Bg4 11.Bb3 Nbd7 12.Nc4 h6 13.Be3 Bxe3 14.Nxe3 Be6 15.Nh4 g6 16.Bxe6 Qxe6 17.c4 c5 18.Nd5 Nxd5 19.cxd5 Qe7 20.g3 b6 21.Ng2 O-O-O
22.Ne3 Rdf8 23.Qg4 h5 24.Qh3 h4 25.g4 Qg5 26.Kh1 Kc7 27.Rae1 Nf6 28.Re2 Ng8 29.f3 Ne7 30.Rg1 f6 31.Ng2 Qh6, draw.
