Round One: English Opening
Kevin Dresher (USCF 1964) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 10/28/2007
1.c4 f5 2.g3 e5 3.Bg2 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bc5 5.e3 O-O 6.Nge2 e4 7.d4 exd3 8.Qxd3 d6 9.O-O Nc6 10.a3 a5 11.b3 Bd7 12.Bb2 Qe8
13.Nd5 Nxd5 14.cxd5 Ne5 15.Qc2 Bb5 16.Rfd1 Bxe2 17.Qxe2 Qg6 18.Rac1 Rae8 19.Bxe5 Rxe5 20.Qb5 Bb6 21.Qd3 h5 22.Rc4 Rfe8 23.Re1 Qf6 24.Qd1 g6 25.Qf3 Kg7 26.h4 R5e7
27.Qf4 Qb2 28.b4 Qxa3 29.bxa5 Qxa5 30.Rec1 Rxe3 31.Ra4 Qd2 32.Qc4 Qxc1+ 33.Qxc1 Re1+ 34.Qxe1 Rxe1+ 35.Kh2 Bxf2 36.Ra3 Re3 37.Rxe3 Bxe3
38.Bf1 c6 39.dxc6 bxc6 40.Kg2 Kf6 41.Kf3 Bd4 42.Ba6 Ke5 43.Bb7 c5 44.Ba6 d5 45.Bb5 c4 46.Be8 c3 47.Ke2 Bf2 48.Bxg6 Bxg3 49.Bxh5 Bxh4 50.Kd3 d4
51.Bd1 Bf2 52.Ke2 Be3 53.Bc2 Kf4 54.Bd3 Kg4 55.Bc2 f4 56.Be4 Kg3 57.Kf1 f3 58.Bd3 Bd2 59.Bf5 Kf4 60.Bc2 Ke3, White resigns.
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Round Three: Philidor Counter Gambit
Justin Karp (USCF 1975) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 10/28/2007
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 f5 4.Nc3 fxe4 5.Nxe4 d5 6.Neg5 exd4 7.Nxd4 Qe7+ 8.Be2 h6 9.Ngf3 c6 10.O-O Qf6 11.Re1 Bb4 12.c3 Bd6 13.Bd3+ Ne7 14.Bc2 O-O 15.Qe2 Na6
16.Ne6 Bxe6 17.Qxe6+ Qxe6 18.Rxe6 Rad8 19.Nd4 Nc7 20.Re2 Rf6 21.b3 Rdf8 22.Bb2 c5 23.Nf3 Ng6 24.c4 d4 25.Be4 Nf4 26.Rd2 b6
27.g3 Ng6 28.Kg2 Ne5 29.Nxe5 Bxe5 30.f4, draw.
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Round Four: Budapest Gambit, Fajarowicz Variation
Boris Privman (USCF 2231) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Marshall Chess Club 10/28/2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 4.Qc2 Bb4+ 5.Nd2 d5 6.exd6 Bf5 7.Qa4+ Nc6 8.Ngf3 Qxd6 9.a3 Bxd2+ 10.Nxd2 O-O-O
11.Nxe4 Bxe4 12.Be3 Qf6 13.Qb3 Nd4 14.Bxd4 Rxd4 15.e3 Rd7 16.f3 Rhd8
17.Qc3 Qxc3+ 18.bxc3 Bd3 19.O-O-O Bxf1 20.Rhxf1 Rd3 21.Kc2 Rxe3 22.Rxd8+ Kxd8 23.Rd1+ Ke7 24.Kd2 Re6 25.Rb1 b6 26.h4 Rd6+ 27.Ke3 Re6+ 28.Kf2 Rd6 29.Re1+ Kf6 30.c5 Rd2+
31.Kg3 Ra2 32.Rd1 Rxa3 33.Rd7 Rxc3 34.Rxc7 Rxc5 35.Rxa7 h5 36.Rb7 Rb5 37.Kf4 Rb4+ 38.Ke3 g6 39.g3 Ke6 40.Rb8 Kf5 41.Rb7 Rb3+ 42.Kf2 f6 43.Rb8 b5 44.Rb6 g5
45.hxg5 fxg5 46.Rh6 Rb2+ 47.Kg1 h4 48.gxh4 gxh4 49.Rxh4 b4 50.Kf1, draw.