Round One: Caro-Kann Defense, Exchange Variation
Jim West (USCF 2207) - Mark Kernighan (USCF 2200), Hamilton NJ 4/19/2008
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Bd3 Nc6 5.c3 Nf6 6.Bf4 Bg4 7.Qb3 Qc8 8.Nd2 e6 9.Ngf3 Be7 10.O-O O-O 11.Ne5 Bf5 12.Bxf5 exf5 13.h3 Rd8 14.Rae1 Nxe5 15.Bxe5 Ne4
16.Nxe4 fxe4 17.f3 exf3 18.Rxf3 Bh4 19.Ref1 f6 20.Bh2 Qd7 21.Bg3 Bxg3 22.Rxg3 Kh8 23.Re3 Re8 24.Rfe1 Rxe3 25.Rxe3 Kg8 26.c4 dxc4 27.Qxc4+ Kf8 28.d5 Re8 29.Qc5+ Kf7 30.Rxe8 Kxe8 31.d6 Qc6
32.Qe3+ Kf7 33.Qe7+ Kg6 34.Kh2 Qc4 35.Qe3 Kf7 36.Qe7+ Kg6 37.Qe8+ Kh6 38.Qe3+ Kg6 39.d7 Qd5 40.Qe8+, Black resigns.
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Round Three: Budapest Gambit, Fajarowicz Variation
Boris Privman (USCF 2247) - Jim West (USCF 2207), Hamilton NJ 4/19/2008
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 4.a3 Nc6 5.Nf3 a5 6.b3 d6 7.Bb2 Bg4 8.exd6 Bxd6 9.Nbd2 Bxf3 10.exf3 Nxd2 11.Qxd2 O-O 12.O-O-O Qh4 13.g3 Qh5 14.Qd5 Qh6+ 15.f4 Rad8 16.Qf5 Ne7
17.Qxa5 Bxf4+ 18.gxf4 Rxd1+ 19.Kxd1 Rd8+ 20.Ke1 Qxf4 21.Be2 Qe4 22.f3 Qb1+ 23.Kf2 Qxb2 24.Qxc7 Qd4+ 25.Kg2 Nf5 26.Rg1 Re8 27.Kh1 g6 28.Bf1 Qf2 29.Qxb7 Re1
30.Qc8+ Kg7 31.Qxf5 Qxg1+ 32.Kxg1 gxf5 33.c5 Ra1 34.c6 Rc1 35.Kf2 Rxc6 36.Bc4 Kf6 37.Ke3 Ke5 38.f4+ Kd6 39.Kd4 Rc7 40.a4 Ra7 41.Bd3 Rb7 42.Bb5 Re7 43.Bd3 Rb7 44.Bb5, draw.
