Round One: Caro-Kann, Exchange Variation
Gerald Bailleau (USCF 2275) - Jim West (USCF 2207), Somerset NJ 4/26/2008
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 c5 4.c3 Bg7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nbd2 cxd4 7.exd4 d5 8.Bd3 Nc6 9.h3 Bf5
10.Bxf5 gxf5 11.Ne5 Nxe5 12.Bxe5 Qd7 13.g4 Ne4 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Qf3 fxg4 16.hxg4 Ng5 17.Qf4 f6 18.Qh2 Qe6+ 19.Kf1 Qa6+ 20.Kg2 Qe2 21.Qf4 e5
22.dxe5 Qxe5 23.Kg3 Rae8 24.Qxe5 Rxe5 25.Rae1 Rfe8 26.Rxe5 Rxe5 27.f4 Re2 28.fxg5 Rxd2 29.gxf6+ Kxf6 30.Rxh7 Rxb2 31.Kf4 Rf2+ 32.Ke3 Rxa2 33.Rxb7 Ra4
34.Rd7 Rxg4 35.Rxd5 Ra4 36.Kd3 Ke6 37.c4 Ra1 38.Kc3 a5 39.Kb2 Ra4 40.Kc3 Ra1 41.Kb2 Ra4 42.Kb3 Ra1 43.Rd4 Ke5 44.Rh4 Kd6 45.Rh6+ Kc5 46.Rh5+ Kc6 47.Kc3 Rc1+ 48.Kd4 Rd1+ 49.Kc3 Rc1+ 50.Kb3 Ra1
51.Rg5 Kb6 52.Rg6+ Kc5 53.Rg5+ Kb6 54.Kc3 Kc6 55.Kd4 Rd1+ 56.Kc3 Ra1 57.Rh5 Rc1+ 58.Kb3 Ra1 59.Rh4 Kc5 60.Rh5+ Kc6 61.Kb2 Ra4 62.Kb3 Ra1, draw.
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Round Two: Sicilian Defense, Taimanov Variation
Jim West (USCF 2207) - Victor Shen (USCF 2236), Somerset NJ 4/26/2008
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nb5 d6 6.Bf4 e5 7.Be3 a6 8.N5c3 Be6 9.Nd5 Nf6 10.Bb6 Qc8 11.Nc7+ Ke7 12.Nxa8 Qxa8 13.Nc3 Qc8
14.Qd2 Nb8 15.O-O-O Qc6 16.Be3 g6 17.Bg5 Bg7 18.Nd5+ Bxd5 19.exd5 Qa4 20.Kb1 h6 21.Bxf6+ Bxf6 22.Bd3 Nd7 23.Rhe1 Qd4 24.Be4 Qb6 25.c3 Kf8 26.Re2 Kg7 27.Qe3 Qb5 28.Qd3 Qb6 29.g3 Rc8 30.h4 Nc5 31.Qc2 Qd8
32.h5 g5 33.Bf5 Rb8 34.b4 Nd7 35.Bxd7 Qxd7 36.Re4 b5 37.g4 Bd8 38.Qe2 a5 39.Rxe5 dxe5 40.Qxe5+ Bf6 41.Qxb8 Qxg4 42.Kc1 Qc4 43.Qg3 Bxc3 44.Qd3 Qxb4 45.Qc2 Qa3+ 46.Kb1 Qb4+, draw.
