Round Two: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation
Jim West (USCF 2234) - Daniel Yeager (USCF 2347), Hamilton NJ 5/17/2008
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 b5 8.O-O Be7 9.Be3 O-O 10.f4 b4 11.Na4 Bb7 12.e5 dxe5 13.Nxe6 fxe6 14.Bxe6+ Kh8 15.Qxd8 Rxd8 16.fxe5 Ne4 17.Nb6 Nc6 18.Nxa8 Bxa8
19.Rad1 Rxd1 20.Rxd1 Nxe5 21.Bd5 Bxd5 22.Rxd5 Nc6 23.Rd7 Bd6 24.Rb7 h6 25.Rb6 Ne5 26.Rxa6 Ng4 27.Bd4 Bxh2+ 28.Kf1 Ng3+ 29.Ke1 Nf5 30.Bc5 Nge3 31.Bxe3 Nxe3 32.Kf2 Nd1+ 33.Kf3 Bg1 34.a3 bxa3 35.bxa3 h5
36.a4 Kh7 37.Rc6 g5 38.a5 g4+ 39.Ke2 Ne3 40.a6 Nd5 41.c4 Nb4 42.Rc7+ Kg6 43.a7 Bxa7 44.Rxa7 h4 45.Kd2 h3 46.gxh3 gxh3 47.Ra3, Black resigns.
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Round Three: French Defense, Exchange Variation
Jim West (USCF 2234) - Mark Kernighan (USCF 2208), Hamilton NJ 5/17/2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d3 Nf6 6.d4 d5 7.Bd3 Bg4 8.O-O Be7 9.Re1 O-O 10.Bg5 Re8 11.Nbd2 Nbd7 12.c3 c6 13.Qc2 h6 14.Bh4 Bd6 15.Rxe8+ Qxe8 16.Re1 Qb8 17.Bf5 Qc7
18.Bg3 Bxf5 19.Qxf5 Bxg3 20.hxg3 Re8 21.Rxe8+ Nxe8 22.g4 g6 23.Qd3 Qf4 24.Qe2 Kf8 25.Ne1 Ndf6 26.f3 Nd7 27.Nd3 Qg5 28.Nb3 Nd6 29.Nbc5 Nxc5 30.Nxc5 Qe7 31.Qxe7+ Kxe7 32.Kf2 Nc4 33.b3 Nd6 34.a4 b6 35.Nd3 f6 36.Nf4 Kf7
37.Ke3 Nb7 38.Kd3 Nd8 39.c4 Ne6 40.Ne2 Ke7 41.f4 Kd6 42.g3 a6 43.cxd5 cxd5 44.Nc3 Ng7 45.Ne2 Ke6 46.Ke3 Ne8 47.Nc3 Nd6 48.Kf3 f5 49.gxf5+ Nxf5 50.Ne3 a5 51.g4 Nd6
52.f5+ gxf5 53.Nf4+ Kd7 54.Nxd5 fxg4+ 55.Kxg4 Kc6 56.Ne7+ Kd7 57.Nd5 Kc6 58.Ne7+ Kd7, draw.
