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Next you can see the final round contests in quad two between Atlantic Chess News editor Steve Ferrero and Levy Rozman in the foreground, and between Alexander Katz and Arthur Shen in the background. Leaning against the wall is Boris Privman, against whom I drew my game in quad one.
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Fellow blogger Atomic Patzer, pictured below, also participated.
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I played in the top quad where I finished with a score of 1-1-1. In the third round, the Sokolsky Opening made a rare appearance.
Round Three: Sokolsky Opening
Sandi Hutama (USCF 2190) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Somerset NJ Quad 12/29/2007
1.b4 e6 2.b5 a6 3.e3 axb5 4.Bxb5 Qg5 5.Bf1 Nf6 6.Nf3 Qa5 7.Bb2 Be7 8.Be2 O-O 9.Nc3 d5 10.O-O c5 11.d3 Nc6 12.Nd2 Qc7 13.e4 Nd4 14.Nb3 Bd7
15.Nxd4 cxd4 16.Nb1 Qb6 17.Qc1 dxe4 18.dxe4 Nxe4 19.Bd3 Bc6 20.f3 Nc3 21.Nd2 Bb5 22.Bxb5 Qxb5 23.Bxc3 dxc3 24.Ne4 Ba3
25.Qe1 Bb2 26.Rd1 Rxa2 27.Kh1 Qf5 28.Qh4 h6 29.Rd7 Qb5 30.Rfd1?? Qxd7, White resigns.
