Ruy Lopez - 118 Example Games

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Arkhangelsk Variation
Berlin Defence
Breyer Variation
Centre Attack
Chigorin Variation
Classical/Cordel Defence
Closed Defence
Exchange Variation
Marshall Counter-Gambit
Marshall Counter-Gambit, Avoiding the
Morphy Defence
Open Defence
Schliemann Gambit
Smyslov/Zaitsev Variation
Worrall Attack
9. ... Be6 Variation

Arkhangelsk Defence - 4 Games

Event: BGN World Chess Championship
Date: 2000.10.26
Match Number: 11
White: Garry Kasparov (2849)         Black: Vladimir Kramnik (2770)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7 8. d3 O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. axb5 Nxb3 11.cxb3 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Nxe5 d5 14. Bg5 dxe4 15. dxe4 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 b4 17. Bxf6 bxc3 18. bxc3 gxf6 19. Nd7 Bd6 20. Nxf8 Kxf8 21. f3 h5 22. h4 Ke7 23. Kf2 Bb7 24. c4 Be5 25. Rd2 Bc8 26. Rd5 Be6 27. Ra5 c5 28. Ke3 Bd4+ 29. Kd3 f5 30. b4 fxe4+ 31. Kxe4 Bf2 32. bxc5 Bxh4 33. c6 Kd6 34. Rxh5 Bf2 35. g4 Kxc6 36. Rh2 Bc5 37. Rc2 f6 38. Rh2 Bxc4 39. Rh6 Bd5+ 40. Kf5 Bxf3 41. g5 Kd5 1/2-1/2

White: N.De Firmian (2545)
Black: J.Hector (2546)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Bc5 8. Nc3 d6 9. a4 b4 10. Nd5 Na5 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Ba2 h6 13. Be3 O-O 14. Nd2 Ba7 15. Bxa7 1/2-1/2

White: Motylev, Alexander (2601)
Black: Fedorchuk, Sergey (2503)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Bb7 8. d3 O-O 9. Nc3 b4 10. Nd5 h6 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 d6 14. d4 exd4 15. exd4 Na5 16. Bxb7 Nxb7 17. Qd3 d5 18. Ne5 Qd6 19. Rf5 dxe4 20. Qxe4 Qe6 21. Rf3 Nd6 22. Qc6 f6 23. Nd3 a5 24. Re1 Qc4 25. Qxc4+ Nxc4 26. Rf5 Rfd8 27. Rc5 Rxd4 28. Rxc7 Nd6 29. b3 Ne4 30. Nf4 Rad8 31. Rxg7+ Kxg7 32. Ne6+ Kg6 33. Nxd8 f5 34. Nc6 Rd2 35. Rc1 Nc3 36. Kf1 Na2 37. Ne5+ Kf6 38. Nc4 Rd5 39. Re1 Nc3 40. Re8 Rd1+ 41. Re1 Rd5 42. g3 h5 43. Re8 Rd1+ 44. Kg2 Ne4 45. Rf8+ Kg6 46. Rc8 Rc1 47. Rc6+ Kf7 48. Ne3 Nc3 49. Rc5 Re1 50. Kf3 Ke6 51. Rxa5 Ne4 52. Nxf5 Ng5+ 53. Kf2 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch"]
[Site "Scarborough"]
[Date "2001.07.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Walker, Martin"]
[Black "Lane, Gary W"]
[WhiteElo "2109"]
[BlackElo "2456"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8. d4 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. c3 O-O 11. f3 c5 12. Qf2 Nd3 13. Qe3 Nxc1 14. Rxc1 Qe7 15. Re1 Re8 16. Nd2 Nh5 17. Rad1 Qf6 18. e5 Rxe5 19. Ne4 Qe7 20. f4 Nxf4 21. Qxf4 c4 22. Rxd6 Bb7 23. Rd7 Qxd7 24. Qxe5 cxb3 25. Nc5 Qc6 26. Nxb7 bxa2 27. Na5 Qd7 28. b4 h6 29. Qe2 Rc8 30. Qxa2 Rxc3 31. h3 Rd3 32. Qf2 Rd2 33. Qc5 Qd3 34. Nc6 Rb2 35. Ne7+ Kh7 36. Qc8
1-0

Berlin Defence - 26 Games

Event: BGN World Chess Championship
Date: 2000.10.08
Match Number: 1
White: Garry Kasparov (2849)         Black: Vladimir Kramnik (2770)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. b3 h6 11. Bb2 Kc8 12. h3 b6 13. Rad1 Ne7 14. Ne2 Ng6 15. Ne1 h5 16. Nd3 c5 17. c4 a5 18. a4 h4 19. Nc3 Be6 20. Nd5 Kb7 21. Ne3 Rh5 22. Bc3 Re8 23. Rd2 Kc8 24. f4 Ne7 25. Nf2 Nf5 1/2-1/2

Event: BGN World Chess Championship
Date: 2000.10.12
Match Number: 3
White: Garry Kasparov (2849)         Black: Vladimir Kramnik (2770)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. b3 h6 11. Bb2 Kc8 12. Rad1 b6 13. Ne2 c5 14. c4 Bc6 15. Nf4 Kb7 16. Nd5 Ne7 17. Rfe1 Rg8 18. Nf4 g5 19. Nh5 Rg6 20. Nf6 Bg7 21. Rd3 Bxf3 22. Rxf3 Bxf6 23. exf6 Nc6 24. Rd3 Rf8 25. Re4 Kc8 26. f4 gxf4 27. Rxf4 Re8 28. Bc3 Re2 29. Rf2 Re4 30. Rh3 a5 31. Rh5 a4 32. bxa4 Rxc4 33. Bd2 Rxa4 34. Rxh6 Rg8 35. Rh7 Rxa2 36. Rxf7 Ne5 37. Rg7 Rf8 38. h3 c4 39. Re7 Nd3  40. f7 Nxf2 41. Re8+ Kd7 42. Rxf8 Ke7 43. Rc8 Kxf7 44. Rxc7+ Ke6 45. Be3 Nd1 46. Bxb6 c3 47. h4 Ra6 48. Bd4 Ra4 49. Bxc3 Nxc3 50. Rxc3 Rxh4 51. Rf3 Rh5 52. Kf2 Rg5 53. Rf8 Ke5 1/2-1/2

Event: BGN World Chess Championship
Date: 2000.10.22
Match Number: 9
White: Garry Kasparov (2849)         Black: Vladimir Kramnik (2770)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. Rd1+ Ke8 11. h3 a5 12. Bf4 Be6 13. g4 Ne7 14.Nd4 Nd5 15. Nce2 Bc5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. c4 Nb6 18. b3 a4 19. Bd2 Kf7 20.Bc3 Rhd8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Kg2 Rd3 23. Rc1 g5 24. Rc2 axb3 25. axb3 Nd7 26. Ra2 Be7 27. Ra7 Nc5 28. f3 Nxb3 29. Rxb7 Nc1 30. Nxc1 Rxc3 1/2-1/2

Event: BGN World Chess Championship
Date: 2000.10.29
Match Number: 13
White: Garry Kasparov (2849)         Black: Vladimir Kramnik (2770)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. h3 Ke8 11. Ne4 c5 12. c3 b6 13. Re1 Be6 14. g4  1/2-1/2

White: A.Shirov (2746)         Black: A.Grischuk (2606)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. Nxe5 Nxe4 6. Qe2 Nxe5 7. d4 Be7 8. Qxe4 Ng6 9. f4 c6 10. Bd3 d5 11. Qe2 f5 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Nf3 Nh8 14. Bd2 a5  15. c4 Nf7 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Rac1 Bf6 18. b4 a4 19. b5 Re8 20. Ne5 Nd6 21. Bb4 Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Rfd1 Be6 24. d5 Bd7 25. Nc6 Qc8 26. Ne7+ Bxe7 27. Rxc8 Raxc8 28. Bxe7 Rxe7 29. d6 Rf7 30. Rd5 Rc1+ 31. Kf2 Rf8 32. Re5 Rfc8 33. Re7 R1c2 34. Rxd7 Rxe2+ 35. Kxe2 b6 36. Rb7 Rc2+ 37. Ke3 Rc3+ 38. Kd4 Rd3+ 39. Ke5 e3 40. Ke6 h6 41. Re7 Rd4 42. Kd7 Re4 43. Rxe4 fxe4 44. Ke7  1-0

White: V.Anand         Black: J.Piket
Blindfolded Match

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. 0-0 Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. Re1 0-0 10. Nc3 Nc5 11. Be3 Ne6 12. Rad1 d5 13. exd6ep cxd6 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. Nf5 d5 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Qd2 Rfd8 18. Ne2 Qf6 19. Nd4 Qg6 20. Nb3 h5 21. f3 a6 22. Kh1 Qf5 23. c3 a5 24. a4 Rdb8 25. Nc5 Nxc5 26. Bxc5 Re8  27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. b4 1/2-1/2

White: V.Anand (2784)        Black: J.Timman (2649)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. dxe5 Nb7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Re1 Nc5 11. Nd4 Ne6 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. b3 Qe8 14. Be3 Rf5 15. Ne4 a5 16. Bd4 a4 17. c4 Bb7 18. Ng3 Rf4 19. Be3 Rf7 20. c5 Ba6 21. Qd2 Bh4 22. Ne4 Rf5 23. Qd4 Be7 24. Ng3 Rf8 25. Qxa4 h5 26. h3 Bd3 27. Qd4 Qg6 28. h4 Rfd8 29. Bg5 Bxg5 30. hxg5 Ra3 31. Qh4 Rda8 32. Nxh5 Bc2 33. Nf4 Qh7 34. Qg4 Bxb3 35. Re3 R8a4 36. Rh3 Qf5 37. Qxf5 exf5 38. g6 Kf8 39. Rh8+ Bg8 40. Rd1   1-0

Event: Chess Classics Champions Duel
White: V.Anand (2794) Black: V.Kramnik (2797)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Re1 Nf6 7. Nxe5 Be7 8. Qe2 Be6 9. d3 Nd7 10. Nc3 Nxe5 11. Qxe5 O-O 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. Qe3 b6 14. Qg3 1/2-1/2

Event: Chess Classics Champions Duel
White: V.Anand (2794)
Black: V.Kramnik (2797)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. h3 Bd7 11. b3 Kc8 12. Bb2 b6 13. Rad1 Ne7 14. Rd2 c5 15. Rfd1 Be6 16. Ne2 g5 17. h4 g4 18. Nh2 h5 19. Rd8+ Kb7 20. Rxa8 Kxa8 21. Rd8+ Kb7 22. Nf4 Ng6 23. g3 c4 24. bxc4 Nxf4 25. gxf4 g3 26. Nf1 gxf2+ 27. Kh2 Bxc4 White Resigns
0-1

White: N.De Firmian (2545)
Black: T.Wedberg (2505)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 a5 11. b3 Bb4 12. Bb2 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Be6 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. g4 Ne7 17. f4 g6 18. Kg2 a4 19. Bb4 b6 20. Bxe7 Kxe7 21. Rad1 axb3 22. axb3 Ra5 23. Kf3 Rc5 24. c4 Ra5 25. Ke4 Ra2 26. Rfe1 Rf8 27. Re3 Rf2 28. Rf3 Re2+ 29. Re3 Rf2 30. Rf3 Re2+ 1/2-1/2

White: I.Morovic Fernandez (2565)
Black: N.Mitkov (2578)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. b3 Kc8 11. Bb2 h6 12. Rad1 Ne7 13. h3 c5 14. Rd2 b6 15. Rfd1 Bf5 16. Nh2 Be6 17. f4 Kb7 18. g4 g6 19. Ne4 Bg7 20. c4 Rae8 21. Nf3 Nc6 22. Kg2 Bc8 23. Ng3 Rhg8 24. Re2 Rd8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. f5 gxf5 27. gxf5 Bf8 28. Re4 Nb4 29. a3 Nd3 30. Bc3 Nc1 31. Re3 Be7 32. e6 fxe6 33. f6 Bf8 34. Bd2 Nd3 35. Re2 Kc6 36. Nh4 e5 37. Ng6 Bd6 38. Bxh6 Rg8 39. Bg7 Be6 40. Re3 Bf7 41. Rxd3 Bxg6 42. Re3 Bf8 43. Rxe5 Bxg7 44. fxg7 Rxg7 45. Rg5 Rg8 46. h4 Kd6 47. Nf5+ Ke6 48. Kg3 Rd8 49. Rxg6+ Kxf5 50. Rg5+ Kf6 51. Kh3 Rd1 52. Rg3 1/2-1/2

White: V.Bologan (2676)
Black: K.Georgiev (2676)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Bd7 10. Nc3 Kc8 11. b3 a5 12. Bb2 Be7 13. Rad1 Re8 14. a4 c5 15. Rd3 b6 16. Nd5 Bd8 17. c4 Ne7 18. Nf4 Nc6 19. Rfd1 Bf5 20. Re3 g6 21. g4 Be6 22. Kg2 Kb7 23. Nd5 h6 24. Kg3 Be7 25. Red3 Bf8 26. Nf6 Red8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Rxd8 Nxd8 29. Bc1 Nc6 30. Ng8 g5 31. Nf6 Nd4 32. Nxd4 cxd4 33. f4 gxf4+ 34. Kxf4 c5 35. Ke4 Kc6 36. Nh5 Bc8 37. Nf4 Be7 38. Nd5 Bf8 39. Bd2 Be6 40. Nf6 Bg7 41. Nh5 Bf8 42. Ng3 Kd7 43. Nf5 b5 44. axb5 a4 45. bxa4 Bxc4 46. Bxh6 Bxh6 47. Nxh6 Bb3 48. a5 Ba4 49. b6 Bc6+ 50. Kf4 1-0

White: V.Bologan (2676)
Black: N.Mitkov (2578)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. Nxe5 Nxe4 6. Qe2 Nxe5 7. Qxe4 Qe7 8. Nc3 Ng6 9. Qxe7+ Bxe7 10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Re1+ Kd8 12. Ne3 Re8 13. d4 c6 14. Bc4 f6 15. Bd2 Bf4 16. g3 Bxe3 17. Bxe3 d5 18. Bd3 Ne7 19. Bd2 Nf5 20. c3 g6 21. f3 Be6 22. g4 Nd6 23. b3 Kd7 24. a4 a5 25. Rec1 f5 26. g5 Rf8 27. Bf4 Ne8 28. Re1 Bf7 29. Re2 Ng7 30. Be5 Ne6 31. h4 Rae8 32. Rae1 Nd8 33. c4 Re7 34. Kf2 Rfe8 35. Rc1 dxc4 36. bxc4 c5 37. Rb2 Kc8 38. Bf6 Re3 39. Rd1 cxd4 40. Bxd4 R3e7 41. Bb6 Nc6 42. c5 Rd7 43. Rbd2 Be6 44. Bb5 Rxd2+ 45. Rxd2 Re7 46. Rd6 Bd7 47. Rf6 Re8 48. Rf7 Re7 49. Rf6 Re8 50. Kg3 Nd4 51. Bxd7+ 1-0

White: Jaracz, Pawel (2484)
Black: Degraeve, Jean Marc (2589)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 Qe7 7. d5 Nb8 8. Bxd7+ Nbxd7 9. c4 g6 10. Nc3 Bg7 11. O-O Nh5 12. g3 O-O 13. Bd2 a5 14. b3 Nc5 15. Rae1 Qd7 16. Be3 b6 17. Nd2 Na6 18. Nb5 Rae8 19. a3 Nf6 20. f3 Nh5 21. Kg2 f5 22. Rb1 Qd8 23. Rh1 Rf7 24. b4 Ref8 25. Rb3 Bf6 26. exf5 gxf5 27. f4 exf4 28. gxf4 Qe8 29. Rf1 axb4 30. axb4 Re7 31. Rf3 Qg6+ 32. Kf1 Rfe8 33. Qf2 Kf7 34. Na7 Rg8 35. Nc6 Ree8 36. Rh3 Bh8 37. Nf3 h6 38. Ra3 Nb8 39. Nxb8 Rxb8 40. Ra7 Ra8 41. Rxc7+ Kf8 42. Ne1 Bc3 43. Qh4 Rg7 44. Rxg7 Nxg7 45. Qxh6 Qxh6 46. Rxh6 Ra1 47. Bf2 Bxb4 48. Ke2 Rc1 49. Nd3 Rc2+ 50. Kf3 Rc3 51. Ke2 Rc2+ 52. Kf1 Ba3 53. Bxb6 Rxc4 54. Rh8+ Kf7 55. Ra8 Bc1 56. Ra7+ Kg6 57. Rc7 Rxc7 58. Bxc7 Ne8 59. Bxd6 Nxd6 60. Nxc1 Kh5 61. Kg2 Nc4 62. Kg3 Nd6 63. Ne2 Ne4+ 64. Kf3 Kh4 65. Kg2 Nd6 66. h3 Ne4 67. Kh2 Nd6 68. Ng3 1-0

White: Turov, Maxim (2553)
Black: Kizov, Atanas (2368)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O g6 6. d4 Bd7 7. Re1 Bg7 8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. dxe5 Nxe4 10. Qd3 dxe5 11. Rxe4 Bxe4 12. Qxe4 Qd1+ 13. Qe1 O-O-O 14. Nc3 Qxe1+ 15. Nxe1 e4 16. Bg5 Rd4 17. Kf1 Rb4 18. Nd1 Rb5 19. Be3 Rd8 20. Ke2 f5 21. f3 exf3+ 22. gxf3 Rb4 23. Nd3 Rh4 24. f4 Re8 25. Kd2 Rxh2+ 26. N1f2 Rg2 27. Rh1 h6 28. Rh3 g5 29. fxg5 hxg5 30. Ne1 Rg1 31. Nf3 Rg2 32. Ne1 Rg1 33. Nf3 1/2-1/2

White: Bezgodov, Alexei (2543)
Black: Basagic, Zlatko (2345)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Re1 Be7 7. c4 exd4 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. Nc3 Nxd4 10. Bxd7 Nxd7 11. Qxd4 Bf6 12. Qd2 Re8 13. b3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Nc5 15. Bb2 f6 16. Qd4 Kh8 17. Rad1 Ne6 18. Qd5 Qc8 19. Bc1 Nd8 20. Re3 Qe6 21. Rde1 c6 22. Qh5 Qf7 23. Qh4 Ne6 24. Rh3 Nf8 25. Ba3 Rad8 26. Rd1 Qe6 27. Re3 Qe5 28. f4 Qa5 29. Bxd6 Qxa2 30. Qe1 Ne6 31. f5 Ng5 32. e5 Nf7 33. Rd2 Qa5 34. b4 Qa6 35. Qc1 Nxe5 36. Bxe5 fxe5 37. Rxe5 Qb6+ 38. c5 Qxb4 39. Rd7 Rf8 40. Ree7 Rxd7 41. Rxd7 h6 42. Qa1 Qxc5+ 43. Kh1 Rf6 44. Rxb7 Qxf5 45. Qxa7 Qd3 0-1

White: De Vreugt, Dennis (2450)
Black: Markowski, Tomasz (2592)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. b3 Ng6 11. h3 Ke8 12. Bb2 h5 13. Ne4 h4 14. Rae1 Nf4 15. Nd4 Rh5 16. Kh2 Bd7 17. Bc1 Ne6 18. Nxe6 Bxe6 19. Ng5 Rd8 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. g4 hxg3+ 22. fxg3 Rd5 23. Bf4 Rf5 24. g4 Rf7 25. Kg3 Bb4 26. Re4 Bd2 27. h4 c5 28. Rf2 Ba5 29. h5 Rd1 30. Kg2 Bc3 31. Rf3 Bb2 32. Be3 Bd4 33. Bxd4 cxd4 34. Rd3 Rff1 35. Rexd4 Rg1+ 36. Kf3 Rdf1+ 37. Ke2 Re1+ 38. Kd2 Rd1+ 39. Ke3 Rxd3+ 40. cxd3 Rf1 41. Rc4 c6 42. a4 Rb1 43. b4 Ke7 44. Kf4 Rd1 45. Rd4 Ra1 46. a5 Ra4 47. Re4 b6 48. axb6 axb6 49. Kg5 Kf7 50. Rf4+ Kg8 51. Kg6 1-0

White: Blehm, Pawel (2530)
Black: Markowski, Tomasz (2592)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Re1 h6 11. Ne4 Ng6 12. h3 b6 13. Bd2 c5 14. Rad1 Ke8 15. a3 a5 16. Kh2 Be6 17. g4 Rd8 1/2-1/2

White: Petrov, Marijan (2425)
Black: Kuzmin, Gennadi (2569)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. dxe5 Nf5 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Qd2 O-O 12. Qf4 Rfd8 13. Ne4 h6 14. Rfe1 Kh8 15. Ng3 Nxg3 16. hxg3 c5 17. Re3 Qd7 18. Rae1 Qb5 19. b3 Qa5 20. a4 c4 21. g4 cxb3 22. cxb3 Kg8 23. g5 h5 24. g6 fxg6 25. Qg5 Qb4 26. Qxg6 Bf7 27. Qc2 Qe7 28. e6 Be8 29. Re5 Rd6 30. Ng5 g6 31. Qe4 Rad8 32. Qxb7 Rd1 33. Nf3 R8d6 34. Qxa7 Bc6 35. Qe3 R6d3 36. Qg5 Qxg5 37. Nxg5 Rxe1+ 38. Rxe1 Rxb3 39. e7 Be8 40. Rd1 1-0

White: Sutovsky, Emil (2604)
Black: Grabarczyk, Miroslaw (2506)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Kc8 11. Ng5 Be8 12. b3 a5 13. Bb2 b6 14. Rd3 Be7 15. Nge4 Bd7 16. a4 Rd8 17. Rad1 Nh4 18. Ne2 Bf5 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20. N2g3 Bg6 21. f3 Nf5 22. Nxf5 Bxf5 23. e6 Bxe6 24. Bxg7 Be7 25. Bf6 Bc5+ 26. Nxc5 bxc5 27. c4 Bf5 28. g4 Bc2 29. Rd8+ Kb7 30. Rd2 Bb1 31. Rb2 Bg6 32. f4 Be4 33. Kf2 Re8 34. f5 h5 35. Re2 Kc8 36. gxh5 Kd7 37. Rxe4 1-0

White: Nataf, Igor Alexandre (2552)
Black: Lautier, Joel (2658)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. b3 h6 11. Bb2 Kc8 12. Rad1 b6 13. h3 Ne7 14. Ne2 Ng6 15. Ng3 a5 16. Ne1 1/2-1/2

White: Stefansson, Hannes (2570)
Black: Almasi, Zoltan (2640)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Kc8 11. Ng5 Be8 12. b3 b6 13. Bb2 Be7 14. Nge4 Kb7 15. Ne2 a5 16. a4 Rd8 17. Rxd8 Bxd8 18. Rd1 Kc8 19. Nf4 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF-ch"]
[Site "Millfield"]
[Date "2000.08.01"]
[Round "2.32"]
[White "Collins, Sam"]
[Black "Howell, David"]
[WhiteElo "2172"]
[BlackElo "2020"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Ne4 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Re1 Nc5 10. h3 Be7 11. Nc3 Ne6 12. Ne4 h6 13. Be3 b6 14. Rad1+ Ke8 15. Nfd2 c5 16. c3 Bb7 17. f4 g6 18. g4 Bh4 19. Re2 Rd8 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. exf6 Bf3 22. Nxf3 Rxd1+ 23. Kf2 h5 24. g5 Rf8 25. Ne5 a5 26. Kf3 Kd8 27. Ke4 Kc8 28. f5 gxf5+ 29. Kxf5 Rf1+ 30. Bf2 Nd8 31. g6 a4 32. g7 Rg8 33. Nxf7 Nxf7 34. Kg6 Rd1 35. Kxf7 Rdd8 36. Kg6 Rd6 37. Bg3 Rd3 38. Kh7 Rxg7+ 39. fxg7 Rxg3 40. g8=Q+ Rxg8 41. Kxg8 b5 42. Re5 b4 43. Rxc5 bxc3 44. bxc3 Kb7 45. Rxh5 Kb6 46. c4 c5 47. a3 Kc6 48. Rd5 Kb6 49. Kf7 Kc6 50. Ke7 Kb6 51. Kd7 Kb7 52. Rxc5 Kb6 53. Rb5+ Ka7 54. Kc7 Ka6 55. h4 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch"]
[Site "Millfield"]
[Date "2000.08.08"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Hunt, Harriet"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2584"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1 O-O 9. h3 b5 10. Bc2 Bb7 11. a4 Nb8 12. d4 Nbd7 13. Nbd2 Re8 14. Bd3 c6 15. Nf1 Qb6 16. Ng3 c5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Bxa8 19. d5 c4 20. Bc2 Nc5 21. Be3 Qc7 22. Qd2 Bb7 23. Ra1 Ra8 24. Qc1 Rxa1 25. Qxa1 Nfd7 26. Nd2 h5 27. Ne2 Kh7 28. g4 hxg4 29. hxg4 Bf6 30. Kg2 Kg8 31. Nf1 Bd8 32. g5 Nf8 33. Nh2 Nh7 34. Qc1 Bc8 35. Ng1 Bd7 36. f4 f5 37. gxf6 Nxf6 38. Qb1 Ng4 39. Nxg4 Bxg4 40. fxe5 dxe5 41. Qe1 Nd7 42. Qg3 Nf6 43. Nf3 Bxf3+ 44. Qxf3 Qd6 45. Qh3 Qd7 46. Bg5 1/2-1/2 

[Event "North Sea Cup 16th"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "2001.07.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rozentalis, Eduardas"]
[Black "Van den Doel, Erik"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2607"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 Bc5 5. d3 Nd4 6. Nxd4 Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Nd2 c6 11. Ba4 d5 12. O-O-O d4 13. c4 Qd6 14. f4 Bg4 15. fxe5 Qxe5 16. Nf3 Qf4+ 17. Qd2 Qxd2+ 18. Rxd2 Nd7 19. Bd1 Bxf3 20. gxf3 f5 21. b4 Bd8 22. Bf2 Bg5 23. Bxd4 a5 24. Rg1 fxe4 25. dxe4 Bxd2+ 26. Kxd2 Nf6 27. b5 Nh5 28. Ke3 Rf7 29. bxc6 bxc6 30. c5 Kh7 31. Bb3 Re7 32. Ba4 Re6 33. Rb1 Nf6 34. Rb7 Rd8 35. Bb3 1-0 

[Event "GBR-ch"]
[Site "Scarborough"]
[Date "2001.08.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Turner, Matthew"]
[Black "Ledger, David"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2312"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. d4 Bb6 7. Bg5 d6 8. a4 a5 9. Re1 h6 10. Bh4 Bg4 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8 Raxd8 14. Nxe5 g5 15. Bg3 Nxe4 16. Nxg4 f5 17. Na3 Nxg3 18. Nxh6+ Kg7 19. hxg3 Rd2 20. Re6 Rxf2 21. Kh2 Rh8 22. Nc4 Rxh6+ 23. Rxh6 Kxh6 24. Re1 Rc2 25. Re6+ Kh5 26. Rxc6 Bf2 27. Rf6 f4 28. gxf4 Kh4 29. fxg5 Bg3+ 30. Kg1 Kxg5 31. Rf3 Rc1+ 32. Rf1 Rc2 33. Rb1 Bf2+ 34. Kh2 Re2 35. Rf1 Kh4 36. Rd1 Rc2 37. Rd3 Re2 38. Rf3 Bc5 39. Rf4+ Kg5 40. Rf7 Re4 41. b3 Kg4 42. Rxc7 Be7 43. Rc8 Bf6 44. Rg8+ Kh5 45. Rg3 Bd8 46. Re3 Bc7+ 47. g3 1-0

Breyer Variation - 7 Games

White: Spassky         Black: Portisch 

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6  15. a4 c5 16. d5 c4 17. Bg5 h6 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Qd2 Kh7 20. Nh2 Bg7 21. Rf1 h5  22. f3 Qe7 23. Bg5 Qf8 24. f4 exf4 25. Rxf4 Nfd7 26. Raf1 Ne5 27. Nxh5 gxh5  28. Qe2 Qh8 29. Rh4 Kg6 30. Bd1 f5 31. Rxf5 Rf8 32. Qxh5+ Qxh5 33. Bxh5+ Kh7 34. Bf7+ Bh6 35. Rxh6+ Kg7 36. Bf6+ Kxf7 37. Bxe5+ Ke8 38. Rxf8+ Kxf8 39. Bxd6+ Kg7 40. Ng4 Black Resigns
1-0

White: V.Anand (2762)         Black: V.Bologan (2641)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 c5  15. d5 c4 16. Bg5 Qc7 17. Nf5 Kh8 18. g4 Ng8 19. Qd2 Nc5 20. Be3 Bc8 21. Ng3 Rb8 22. Kg2 a5 23. a3 Ne7 24. Rh1 Ng6 25. g5 b4 26. axb4 axb4 27. cxb4 Na6 28. Ra4 Nf4+ 29. Bxf4 exf4 30. Nh5 Qb6 31. Qxf4 Nxb4 32. Bb1 Rb7 33. Ra3 Rc7 34. Rd1 Na6 35. Nd4 Qxb2 36. Rg3 c3 37. Nf6 Re5 38. g6 fxg6 39. Nd7 Be7 40. Nxe5 dxe5 41. Qf7 h6 42. Qe8+ Black Resigns
1-0

White: Bezgodov, Alexei (2543)
Black: Khruschiov, Alexey (2400)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. c4 c6 12. Nbd2 Bb7 13. Bc2 exd4 14. Nxd4 g6 15. cxb5 cxb5 16. Nf1 Re8 17. Ng3 d5 1/2-1/2

White: Kuzmin, Gennadi (2569)
Black: Khruschiov, Alexey (2400)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. a4 Bb7 11. d3 Nbd7 12. Nbd2 Nc5 13. Bc2 Nxa4 14. Bxa4 bxa4 15. Qxa4 Nd7 16. Qc2 Ra7 17. d4 Qa8 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Nf1 a5 20. Ng3 Rb8 21. Be3 c5 22. Nh2 Bc6 23. Bc1 g6 24. Ng4 h5 25. Nh6+ Kf8 26. Qe2 Nf6 27. Qf3 h4 28. Bg5 hxg3 29. Bxf6 Rxb2 30. fxg3 Qd8 31. Bxe5 Bg5 32. Ng4 f5 33. h4 Rf7 34. Rad1 Qe8 35. Bd6+ Be7 36. Ne5 Bxd6 37. Nxf7 Kxf7 38. Rxd6 Bxe4 39. Qf1 a4 40. Qc4+ Kg7 41. Qxc5 Rxg2+ 42. Kf1 Rh2 43. Re2 Rh1+ 44. Kf2 Rh2+ 45. Ke1 Rh1+ 46. Kd2 Ra1 47. h5 Ra2+ 48. Ke1 Rxe2+ 49. Kxe2 f4 50. gxf4 1-0

[Event "Match of europa-tatarstan 2001 "]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "14.08.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. a4 Bg7 16. Bd3 c6 17. b4 d5 18. Bg5 dxe4 19. Nxe4 exd4 20. Nd6 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Qc7 22. Qe7 Rf8 23. Ne5 Bc8 24. Nxd7 Nxd7 25. Bc2 h6 26. Bh4 c5 27. Re1 d3 28. Bxd3 cxb4 29. axb5 Qxc3 30. Re3 Ne5 31. Bf1 Qa1 32. Bf6 Be6 33. Rxe5 b3 34. Rxe6 Bxf6 35. Rxf6 b2 36. Rxf7 b1=Q 37. Qxf8++ Mate 1-0

[Event "18th WMCCC"]
[Site "Maastricht"]
[Date "2001.08.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ferret"]
[Black "Gandalf 5.0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 g6 16. Ra3 Bg7 17. Nh2 c5 18. d5 Nd7 19. Ndf3 h5 20. Nf1 bxa4 21. Qxa4 a5 22. Ne3 Ba6 23. Qd1 c4 24. Nd2 Ne5 25. Rf1 Qb6 26. Kh2 c3 27. bxc3 Bxf1 28. Qxf1 Na6 29. Rb3 Qc7 30. c4 Nb4 31. Qd1 Nd7 32. Nef1 Nc5 33. Rf3 a4 34. Kg1 Reb8 35. Rg3 Qe7 36. Ba3 Be5 37. Re3 Bf4 38. Rf3 Qe5 39. h4 Bh6 40. Ne3 Nb3 41. Ndf1 Bxe3 42. Nxe3 Qa1 43. e5 Qxa3 44. Rxf7 Kxf7 45. Qf3+ Kg8 46. Qf6 Qa1 47. Qe6+ Kf8 48. Qxd6+ Ke8 49. Qxg6+ Kd8 50. d6 Kc8 51. Qf7 Qxb1+ 52. Kh2 Na6 53. e6 Nbc5 54. e7 Qe4 55. d7+ Nxd7 56. e8=Q+ Qxe8 57. Qxe8+ Kc7 58. Nd5+ Kc6 59. Qe6+ Kc5 60. Qxd7 a3 61. Qf5 Kxc4 62. Ne3+ Kc3 63. Qc2+ Kb4 64. Qc4+ Ka5 65. Qc3+ Kb5 66. Qb3+ Kc6 67. Qa4+ Kb6 68. Qxa3 Rh8 69. Qd6+ Kb5 70. Qe5+ Nc5 71. Qb2+ Kc6 72. Qf6+ Kb5 73. Nd5 Rhc8 74. Qb2+ Kc6 75. Ne7+ 1-0 

[Event "18th WMCCC"]
[Site "Maastricht"]
[Date "2001.08.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Chess Tiger"]
[Black "Ferret"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. a4 Bg7 16. d5 Qb8 17. b3 c6 18. c4 bxc4 19. bxc4 a5 20. Be3 Qc7 21. Qd2 Ba6 22. Rec1 c5 23. Bd3 Reb8 24. Qc2 Rb4 25. Bd2 Rab8 26. Ra2 Bf8 27. Rd1 Bg7 28. Ne2 Nh5 29. g4 Nhf6 30. Rc1 Bf8 31. Kg2 Be7 32. Qd1 R4b7 33. Nc3 h5 34. Nb5 Qd8 35. Ng1 Nf8 36. Rb1 hxg4 37. hxg4 Kh8 38. f3 N8d7 39. Ne2 Qf8 40. Nc1 Ne8 41. Nb3 Bd8 42. Nxa5 Bxa5 43. Bxa5 f6 44. Qh1+ Kg8 45. Qh3 Qg7 46. Rh1 Nf8 47. Kg1 Qe7 48. Qh8+ Kf7 49. Rah2 Ng7 50. f4 exf4 51. Bc3 Qd7 52. Rf2 Qe7 53. g5 Nd7 54. Qh6 Bxb5 55. e5 Nxe5 56. Bxe5 1-0 


Centre Attack - 1 Game

[Event "BCF-ch"]
[Site "Millfield"]
[Date "2000.08.09"]
[Round "9.34"]
[White "Orton, Stephen"]
[Black "Howell, David"]
[WhiteElo "2045"]
[BlackElo "2020"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O d6 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Re1 Be7 10. c4 O-O 11. Nc3 Re8 12. b3 Bf8 13. Bb2 g6 14. Qd3 Bg7 15. Rad1 c5 16. Nf3 Ng4 17. Bc1 Bc6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qf6 20. Bg5 Qe6 21. h3 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Qxe5 Rxe5 24. Bf4 1/2-1/2

Chigorin Variation - 11 Games

White: A.Shirov (2746)         Black: A.Grischuk (2606)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Bb7 12. d5 Nc4 13. a4 Nb6 14. Qe2 Nxa4 15. Bxa4 bxa4 16. c4 Nd7 17. Rxa4 Nb6 18. Ra3 a5 19. Nc3 a4 20. Be3 Bc8 21. b3 axb3 22. Rxb3 Ra6 23. Reb1 f5 24. Bxc5 dxc5 25. Nxe5 Na4 26. Nxa4 Rxa4 27. Nc6 Qc7 28. e5 Ra6 29. Qf3 f4 30. Re1 Bf5 31. Rb5 Bc2 32. Rb2 Bg6 33. Rd2 Be8 34. Nxe7+ Qxe7 35. d6 Qe6 36. Qb7 Bc6 37. Qxa6 Bxg2 38. f3 Bxf3 39. Kh2 Bg4 40. Qb7 Qh6 41. Qd5+ Rf7 42. Kg1 Qxh3 43. Qg2 Qh4 44. Rf2 f3 45. e6 Rf8 46. e7 Re8 47. d7 Bxd7 48. Qxf3 Qg5+ 49. Kf1 Black Resigns 1-0

White: V.Anand (2784)        Black: J.Piket (2609)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. Nb3 a5  15. Bd3 Ba6 16. d5 Nb4 17. Bf1 a4 18. Nbd4 exd4 19. a3 Nxd5 20. exd5 Bf6 21. Nxd4 Nc5 22. Nc6 Qb6 23. Bf4 Rfe8 24. Qc2 Nb3 25. Rad1 Qc7 26. Re4 Rxe4 27. Qxe4 Bxb2 28. Re1 Qd7 29. Qb4 Bf6 30. Bxd6 h6 31. Bd3 Re8 32. Rxe8+ Qxe8 33. Be7 Bb2 34. Qe4 g6 35. Bb4 Qxe4 36. Bxe4 Bf6 37. d6 Bc8 38. Bd3 Bd7 39. Nb8 Be6 40. Bxb5 Nd4 41. Bxa4 Black Resigns 1-0

White: Psakhis, Lev (2575)
Black: Rogic, Davor (2457)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd7 14. Nf1 Rac8 15. Re2 Nc6 16. Bg5 Rfe8 17. Rc1 Qb7 18. d5 Nb8 19. b4 Rc3 20. Bd3 Rec8 21. Rxc3 Rxc3 22. Qb1 Be8 23. Ng3 g6 24. Re1 Nbd7 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Qxc1 Nb6 27. Nh2 1/2-1/2

White: V.Bologan (2676)
Black: I.Morovic Fernandez (2565)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. dxc5 dxc5 13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. Nf1 Nc4 15. Ng3 Nd6 16. Qe2 Qc7 17. Be3 Rfe8 18. Nd2 g6 19. b3 Nf8 1/2-1/2

White: Bologan, Viktor (2676)
Black: Sulskis, Sarunas (2530)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nc6 12. d5 Na7 13. Nbd2 Bd7 14. a4 Qc7 15. Nf1 Rae8 16. Be3 Nc8 17. N1d2 Bd8 18. Qe2 Qb7 19. Ra2 h6 20. Rea1 Bb6 21. axb5 axb5 22. b3 Ne7 23. b4 c4 24. Bxb6 Qxb6 25. Ra6 Qb8 26. Qe3 Nc8 27. Nh4 Re7 28. Nf1 Ne8 29. Ng3 Nc7 30. R6a2 Kh7 31. Ngf5 Ree8 32. g4 g5 33. Ng2 Bxf5 34. gxf5 Qb6 35. Qf3 Ne7 36. f6 Ng6 37. Qf5 Rd8 38. Bd1 Kh8 39. Bh5 Rg8 40. Kf1 Rdf8 41. Ra7 Rd8 42. Qg4 Rdf8 43. Qd7 Ne8 44. R1a6 Qb8 45. Ra8 Nxf6 46. Qf5 Nxh5 47. Rxb8 Rxb8 48. Rxd6 Ra8 49. Rd7 Rg7 50. Kg1 Kg8 51. Kh2 Nhf4 52. Nxf4 gxf4 53. Rxf7 Rxf7 54. Qxg6+ Rg7 55. Qe6+ Kh7 56. Qf5+ Kg8 57. Qxe5 Rf8 58. h4 f3 59. Kh3 Rff7 60. d6 Rg1 61. Qd5 Kf8 62. d7 1-0

White: Asrian, Karen (2582)
Black: Sulskis, Sarunas (2530)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nc6 12. d5 Na5 13. b3 Ne8 14. a4 Bd7 15. axb5 axb5 16. Nbd2 g6 17. Qe2 Ng7 18. Ra2 Qb6 19. Nf1 Nb7 20. Bd3 Rxa2 21. Qxa2 Qa5 22. Qb1 Ra8 23. Bb2 f6 24. Ne3 Nd8 25. Qc2 Qc7 26. Qe2 Ra2 27. Bb1 1/2-1/2

White: Cao Sang
Black: Khruschiov, Alexey

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. d3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nd7 12. Nf1 Bf6 13. Ne3 Nb6 14. h3 Nc6 15. Ng4 Be7 16. d4 exd4 17. cxd4 Bb7 18. d5 Nb4 19. Bb1 f5 20. exf5 N4xd5 21. a3 Qd7 22. Qc2 Nf6 23. Ng5 Nxg4 24. hxg4 Bxg5 25. Bxg5 Rae8 26. Ba2+ c4 27. Rad1 Qc6 28. f3 Nd7 29. Bb1 Ne5 30. Qf2 a5 31. Bd2 Qc7 32. Bc3 Nc6 33. Be4 Nd8 34. Bc2 Nc6 35. Be4 Nd8 36. Qd2 Bxe4 37. fxe4 Qb6+ 38. Kh2 Nb7 39. g5 Qc6 40. Qd4 Re5 41. Qe3 Ree8 42. Qg3 Rf7 43. g6 Rc7 44. Qh4 h6 45. f6 gxf6 46. Qxf6 Re5 47. Rf1 Qe8 48. Rxd6 Rcc5 49. Rd7 1-0

White: Me         Black: Chessmaster 5000 on Light Difficulty Setting
Time Limit: 30 mins each

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. d5 Nd8 14. Nf1 Ne8 15. Ng3 g6 16. Bh6 Ng7 17. a4 Rb8 18. axb5 Rxb5 19. Qc1 f5 20. Bd3 c4 21. Bb1 f4  22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nf1 Nb7 24. N1d2 Na5 25. Ba2 Bd7 26. Nb1 Rfb8 27. Re2 R5b6 28. Na3 h6 29. Rb1 Ba4 30. Nd2 Bb3 31. Bxb3 Nxb3 32. Qc2 Nxd2 33. Rxd2 Rb3 34. Qd1 Bg5 35. f3 Qb6+ 36. Rf2 Rxa3 37. bxa3 Qxb1 38. Qxb1 Rxb1+  39. Rf1 Rb3 40. a4 Rxc3 41. Rb1 Bh4 42. Rb7+ Kf6 43. Kf1 Re3 44. Rb1 c3 45. Rc1 Bg3 46. a5 c2 47. Ra1 Re1+ White Resigns 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch"]
[Site "Millfield"]
[Date "2000.08.03"]
[Round "4.33"]
[White "Hebbes, Tim"]
[Black "Binks, Michael"]
[WhiteElo "2121"]
[BlackElo "2155"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. h3 Na5 9. c3 Nxb3 10. Qxb3 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. a4 Rb8 13. axb5 axb5 14. Qa2 O-O 15. Qa5 Qc6 16. dxc5 Nxe4 17. cxd6 Bxd6 18. Be3 Bxh3 19. Ba7 Ra8 20. gxh3 Bc5 21. Nxe5 Qd5 22. Qc7 Rxa7 23. Rxa7 Nxf2 24. Qc6 Ng4+ 25. Kf1 Nh2+ 26. Ke2 Qxe5+ 27. Kd1 Qh5+ 28. Re2 Bxa7 29. Qc7 Bb8 30. Qd7 Nf1 31. Nd2 Ng3
0-1 

[Event "BCF-ch"]
[Site "Millfield"]
[Date "2000.08.08"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Chandler, Murray"]
[Black "Hebden, Mark"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2505"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Re8 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Bb7 14. Qf3 Bf8 15. Bf4 Re6 16. Ng4 Nc4 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Nd2 Ne5 19. Qg3 Qd8 20. Rad1 Ng6 21. Nc4 Qe7 22. Bd6 Qe8 23. Nb6 Rd8 24. Bxf8 Nxf8 25. Qc7 Rb8 26. Nd5 c4 27. Rd2 Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Rc6 29. Qg3 Ne6 30. Red1 g6 31. f4 Nc5 32. f5 Na4 33. Qg5 f6 34. Qg3 Nxb2 35. R1d4 g5 36. e5 fxe5 37. Rxe5 Qf8 38. Qxg5+ Kh8 39. Re7 Qf6 40. Rxh7+ 1-0

Title: Yahoo! Tournament Game - 20 minutes each
White: azb00u
Black: spidey_116

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Nc6 13. d5 Nd8 14. Nf1 Nb7 15. a4 Bd7 16. b4 cxb4 17. cxb4 Rfc8 18. Ne3 bxa4 19. Bxa4 Nxe4 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Qd3 Nf6 22. Nf5 Bf8 23. Ng3 Qb5 24. Qf5 Rc7 25. Bg5 Nxd5 26. Qg4 Nxb4 27. Nf5 h5 28. Qxh5 Nc2 29. Re4 g6 30. Nh6+ Kh7 31. Qh4 Bg7 32. Nf5+ Kg8 33. Nxg7 f5 34. Ne6 Rh7 35. Qxh7+ Kxh7 36. Rh4+ Kg8 37. Bf6 Kf7 38. Nfg5+ Kxf6 39. Rh7 Nd8 40. Nxd8 Nxa1 41. Rf7+ Kxg5 42. h4+ Kxh4 43. Rh7+ Kg5 44. Ne6+ Kf6 White lost on time 0-1

League Match - 35 moves in 75 mins, then clocks back 15 mins
White: T.Pearson (BCF Grade 129)
Black: Me (BCF Grade 100)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nbd2 Rd8 14. Qe2 h6 15. Nf1 Be6 16. Ng3 Bf8 17. b3 c4 18. b4 Nc6 19. a4 g6 20. Be3 Bg7 21. a5 Nd7 22. Rad1 Rdc8 23. Rd2 Nxa5 24. bxa5 Qxa5 25. Red1 Rc7 26. Qe1 Qxc3 27. Bb1 Qa3 28. Ra2 Qe7 29. Ra5 b4 30. Qd2 c3 31. Qd6 Qxd6 32. Rxd6 c2 33. Bxc2 Rxc2 34. Rdxa6 Rxa6 35. Rxa6 b3 36. Rd6 Ra2 37. Rd1 b2 38. Nd2 Ra1 39. Nb1 Ba2 40. Rxd7 Rxb1+ 41. Kh2 Ra1 White Resigns 0-1

Classical Defence - 3 Games

White: Me (Estimated BCF Grade 100)
Black: S.Wells (BCF Grade 124)
League Match
Time Limit: 35 moves in 75 mins, clocks back 15 mins

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 O-O 6. c3 d6 7. h3 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bb3 Bb7 10. d4 Ba7 11. d5 Na5 12. Bc2 c6 13. dxc6 Bxc6 14. Nbd2 Qb6 15. Qe2 Ng6 16. Nf1 Nf4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Nd4 Nc4 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Rab1 Ne5 21. Nh2 Rfe8 22. Qd2 Re6 23. Bb3 Nc4 24. Qd5 Rc8 25. Qxc6 Rxc6 Draw Agreed 1/2-1/2

White: Me (Estimated BCF Grade 100)
Black: M.Hall (BCF Junior Grade 97)
League Match
Time Limit: 30 moves in 1 hr, clocks back 15 mins

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 d6 6. h3 Be6 7. c3 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Rxe5 Bd6? 13. Re1 Qd7 14. d4 O-O-O 15. Qf3 Rhe8 16. Be3 f5 17. Kh1 c6 18. Bg5 Nf6 19. Nd2 h6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Rxe6! Rxe6 22. Bxf5 Rde8 23. Bxe6 Rxe6 24. Ne4 Kc7  25. Nxd6 Qxd6 26. Qg3 Qxg3 27. fxg3 Re2 28. Rb1 Kd6 29. g4 Kd5 30. Kh2 Kc4  31. Rf1 Rxb2 32. Rxf6 Rxa2 33. Rxc6+ Kd3 34. d5 Ke2 35. Re6+ Kf1 36. Rf6+ Ke1 37. d6 Rd2 38. Rxh6 a5 39. Re6+ Kf1 40. Rf6+ Ke2 41. g5 a4 42. g6 a3 43. g7 a2 44. g8=Q a1=Q 45. Qe6+ Kd1? 46. Rf1+ Black Resigns 1-0

[Event "GBR-ch"]
[Site "Scarborough"]
[Date "2001.07.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tan, Desmond"]
[Black "Rudd, Jack"]
[WhiteElo "2253"]
[BlackElo "2193"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. c3 Nxe4 6. d4 Be7 7. Qe2 Nd6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. dxe5 Nb7 10. Nd4 O-O 11. c4 Qe8 12. Nc3 Bc5 13. Nc2 d6 14. exd6 Qxe2 15. Nxe2 cxd6 16. Be3 Bf5 17. Ned4 Bxc2 18. Nxc2 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 g6 20. Rfd1 Kg7 21. b4 Rfe8 22. Kf1 f5 23. g3 Re5 24. a4 Rf8 25. b5 Rc5 26. Rab1 Rf7 27. f4 1/2-1/2 

Closed Defence - 15 Games

White: J.Gladston (BCF Grade 91)         Black: Me (BCF Grade 108)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. a3 Qc7 13. b4 cxb4 14. cxb4 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qxc2 16. bxa5 Rac8 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. a4 bxa4 20. g3 Rc5 21. h4 Rfc8 22. Na3 Qc3 23. Qd1 Qxa5 24. Re2 Rb8 25. Rc2 Rb4 26. Qd3 Rd4 27. Qe2 Rxc2 28. Qxc2 Qc5 29. Qb2 Rxe4 30. Rc1 Rb4 31. Rxc5 Rxb2 32. Ra5 Rb4 33. Nc2 Rb5 34. Rxa4 Rxd5 35. Ne3 Rd3 36. Ra5 Kh7 37. Rxa6 d5 38. Rd6 d4 39. Rd7 Kg6 40. Kg2 e4 41. Nd5 Rd1 42. Nf4+ Kf5 43. Rxf7 d3 44. Rd7 d2 
I got into time trouble and gave my bishop away but still drew 1/2-1/2

White: N.De Firmian (2545)
Black: I.Sokolov (2659)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. h3 Re8 12. Qd3 h6 13. Bf4 Bf8 14. Rad1 c5 15. Nf3 Qc8 16. b3 Be6 1/2-1/2

White: Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2559)
Black: Khruschiov, Alexey (2400)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Re8 11. Nc3 h6 12. Be3 Bf8 13. Nh2 Nd4 14. Ba2 Ne6 15. Ng4 c6 16. Rf1 Nf4 17. d4 N6h5 18. g3 Nxh3+ 19. Kg2 Ng5 20. Nxh6+ gxh6 21. Qxh5 d5 22. dxe5 Qc7 23. f4 Nxe4 1-0

White: Ehlvest, Jaan (2630)
Black: Acs, Peter (2509)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 f5 18. Nh2 Kh8 19. g4 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Re5 21. g5 Rxd5 22. Qe2 Re5 23. Bf4 Re6 24. Qg4 Qe7 25. Rae3 Nd5 26. Nxd6 Nxe3 27. Rxe3 Rxe3 28. fxe3 Bd5 29. Nf3 Bxf3 30. Qxf3 Rd8 31. Qh5 Ne5 32. gxh6 Nf3+ 33. Kf2 g6 34. Qxg6 Rxd6 35. Bxd6 Nh4 36. Be5+ 1-0

White: Kobalija, Mihail (2590)
Black: Dervishi, Erald (2491)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. c3 O-O 11. d4 exd4 12. cxd4 Bg4 13. Nc3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nd7 15. Be3 Nb4 16. Qe2 c6 17. Kh1 Kh8 18. f4 f5 19. Be6 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Nd5 21. f5 Nxe3 22. fxe3 d5 23. Ra7 Nb6 24. Rg1 dxe4 25. Qg4 g5 26. fxg6 Kg7 27. gxh7+ 1-0

White: Sokolov, Andrei (2568)
Black: Almasi, Zoltan (2640)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 h6 10. Nc3 d6 11. a3 Re8 12. Nd5 Bf8 13. Bd2 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Rb8 1/2-1/2

White: Stefansson, Hannes (2570)
Black: Wells, Peter (2522)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bg4 9. d3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Qd7 11. h3 Be6 12. Bc2 h6 13. Re1 Bb6 14. Nf1 b4 15. d4 exd4 16. cxd4 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. Be3 f5 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Ne5 Qd5 22. Nxc6 Qxc6 23. a5 Ba7 24. Rc1 Qd7 25. Qc2 Rg6 26. Ng3 Rf8 27. d5 Bxe3 28. dxe6 Bxf2+ 29. Qxf2 Qd6 30. Nf5 Qxe6 31. Rc6 e3 32. Qf3 1-0

White: Fedorchuk, Sergey (2503)
Black: Mitkov, Marjan (2424)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d3 Bb7 11. Bc2 Bf6 12. Nbd2 Ne7 13. Nf1 c5 14. Ne3 d5 15. Ng4 Ng6 16. a4 Re8 17. Bb1 Bc6 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Ba2 Nb6 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Qb3 Qd7 22. Be3 Rac8 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra5 Nc7 25. Bxc5 Qxd3 26. Bb6 e4 27. Nxf6+ gxf6 28. Nh2 f5 29. Bxc7 Rxc7 30. Rxb5 Qd2 31. Rd1 Qg5 32. Ng4 Nh4 33. Qa4 Rce7 34. Qd4 Re6 35. Qe3 Qg7 36. Qg3 Nxg2 37. Rxf5 e3 38. Kxg2 1-0

White: Slobodjan, Roman (2529)
Black: Rogic, Davor (2457)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Nc3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. d3 Be6 13. Bg5 Bxa2 14. Rxa2 Nd7 15. Bd2 Nc6 16. Nh2 Bg5 17. Ng4 Bxd2 18. Qxd2 Nb6 19. Ne3 Ne7 20. Raa1 Qd7 21. Rf1 d5 22. exd5 Nexd5 23. Rae1 Nf4 24. Qd1 Rad8 25. Qf3 f6 26. Ne4 Qc8 27. Qg4 Qxg4 28. hxg4 Ne6 29. Rb1 Nd5 30. Rfe1 Nxe3 31. Rxe3 h6 32. f3 Re7 33. Kf2 Rc7 34. Rc1 Kf7 35. Ree1 Ke7 36. Red1 Rcd7 37. Re1 Rc7 38. Red1 Rcd7 39. Re1 1/2-1/2

White: Belotti, Bruno (2440)
Black: Minasian, Ara (2478)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4 Nxd4 9. Bxf7+ Rxf7 10. Nxe5 Rf8 11. Qxd4 c5 12. Qd3 c4 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. Nc3 Qc7 15. Ng4 b4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Rae8 18. Be3 Bxd5 19. Bd4 Qf4 20. Qe5 Qxe5 21. Rxe5 Be6 22. h3 Bxg4 23. hxg4 Bf6 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Kf1 Re5 27. a3 Ra5 28. a4 Kf7 29. Ke2 Re5+ 30. Kd2 Rg5 31. f3 h5 32. Ke3 hxg4 33. Kd4 gxf3 34. gxf3 d5 35. c3 b3 36. Re1 Rf5 37. Re3 a5 38. Kc5 Kg6 39. Re2 Kg5 40. Kb6 d4 41. cxd4 Kf4 42. Kc6 Kxf3 43. Re1 Rh5 44. d5 Rh2 45. Rb1 Rc2 46. d6 c3 47. bxc3 Rxc3+ 48. Kb6 Rd3 49. Kc7 Rc3+ 50. Kd8 Ke2 51. d7 Kd2 52. Ke7 Re3+ 53. Kxf6 Rd3 54. Rxb3 Rxd7 55. Rb5 Kc3 56. Rxa5 1/2-1/2

White: Vallejo Pons, Francisco (2559)
Black: Beliavsky, Alexander (2638)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GBR-ch"]
[Site "Scarborough"]
[Date "2001.08.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Emms, John M"]
[Black "Walker, Martin"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2109"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8. d3 Bb7 9. Nc3 d6 10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 Nc6 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Qc7 16. c3 Bf6 17. Be3 Ne7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qb3 Rfc8 20. Ra3 d5 21. Bc5 dxe4 22. dxe4 Ng6 23. g3 Be7 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Rd1 Qf6 26. Kg2 Rc4 27. Rd3 h6 28. Nd2 Rcc8 29. Rf3 Qe7 30. Qa2 Rd8 31. Nf1 Qb7 32. Qe2 Qd7 33. Ne3 Qe6 34. Nd5 Rdc8 35. Rd3 Kh7 36. Qf3 Rc6 37. h4 f6 38. Ra1 Rf8 39. Rad1 Rf7 40. Ne3 Ne7 41. R1d2 f5 42. exf5 Nxf5 43. Qe4 Qg6 44. h5 Nxe3+ 45. Rxe3 Qxe4+ 46. Rxe4 Rfc7 47. Rxe5 Rxc3 48. Rf5 R3c4 49. Rd6 R4c6 50. Rxc6 Rxc6 51. Kf3 Rc3+ 52. Kg4 Rb3 53. Rf4 Rb2 54. f3 Rb3 55. Kf5 Re3 56. Kg4 Rb3 57. Rd4 Kg8 58. Rf4 Kh7 59. Kh3 Kg8 60. g4 Kh7 61. Kg2 Rb2+ 62. Kg3 Kg8 63. Rd4 Kf7 64. Rd7+ Kf6 65. Rd6+ Ke7 66. Rg6 Kf7 67. Rxa6 Rxb4 68. Rb6 Ke7 69. Kf2 Rb3 70. Ke2 Kf7 71. Kf2 Ke7 72. Kg2 Rb2+ 73. Kg3 Rb4 74. f4 Rb3+ 75. Kg2 Kf7 76. g5 hxg5 77. fxg5 Rb2+ 78. Kg3 Rb1 79. Rb7+ Kf8 80. Kg4 b4 81. Kf5 b3 82. Kg6 b2 83. Rf7+ Ke8 84. Rf2 Ke7 85. Rg2 Kf8 86. Re2 Ra1 87. Rxb2 Ra6+ 88. Kh7 Ra5 89. Rf2+ Ke7 90. g6 Rxh5+ 91. Kxg7 Rh4 92. Re2+ Kd7 93. Kg8 Kd8 94. g7 Kd7 95. Kf7 Rf4+ 96. Kg6 Rg4+ 97. Kf6 Rf4+ 98. Kg5 Rf1 99. Re4 Rf8 1-0

[Event "Match of europa-tatarstan 2001 "]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "14.08.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir"]
[Black "Ibragimov, Ildar"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. c4 c6 14. Bc2 Nbd7 15. b3 Qc7 16. Nf1 Rac8 17. Ne3 g6 18. Bd2 Bg7 19. Rc1 Nc5 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. Nd5 Qb7 22. Bg5 Bxd5 23. cxd5 h6 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. b4 Nd7 26. Bb3 Nb6 27. Re2 Re7 28. Rc6 Rec7 29. Rd2 Kg7 30. Kh2 Rxc6 31. dxc6 Rxc6 32. Rxd6 Qc7 33. Rd3 Be7 34. Qd2 Rd6 35. Qc3 Qxc3 36. Rxc3 Kf6 37. Rc5 Rd8 38. Rc6+ Rd6 39. Rc2 Rd8 40. Rc6+ Rd6 41. Rc7 Rd7 1/2-1/2 

[Event "18th WMCCC"]
[Site "Maastricht"]
[Date "2001.08.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ferret"]
[Black "Crafty 18.10X"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4 d6 9. c3 exd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. Bf4 Na5 12. Bc2 Nc4 13. b3 Ne5 14. Nf5 Re8 15. Nd2 Bxf5 16. exf5 Nd5 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. Qf3 c6 19. Ne4 Qc7 20. c4 bxc4 21. bxc4 Nf6 22. Ba4 Rac8 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Rad1 h6 25. Qe4 Re7 26. c5 Rd7 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. Rd1 Qa7 29. Qe3 Be7 30. Qxe5 Bxc5 31. Rd2 Be7 32. Qe4 Qc7 33. Bb3 a5 34. Rd1 Bf6 35. Bc4 Kf8 36. Qe3 Qe7 37. Qb6 Qc7 38. Qc5+ Be7 39. Qe3 Bg5 40. Qa3+ Be7 41. Qe3 Bg5 42. Qa3+ Be7 43. Qf3 Rd8 44. Re1 Rd4 45. Bf1 Qd7 46. Rb1 Kg8 47. Rb8+ Kh7 48. Ra8 a4 49. Ra6 Rd2 50. Rxa4 Qd5 51. Re4 Bc5 52. Re2 Qxa2 53. g3 Bd4 54. Kg2 Rxe2 55. Qxe2 Qd5+ 56. Qf3 Kg8 57. Be2 Qa2 58. Qe4 c5 59. Kh3 Qa4 60. f3 Qd7 61. f4 Kh7 62. Kg2 Bc3 63. Kf3 Bd4 64. Bc4 h5 65. Qd5 Qxd5+ 66. Bxd5 Kg8 67. Bc4 Kf8 68. Ke4 Bf2 69. Kf3 Be1 70. Ke2 Bb4 71. Kd3 Ke7 72. Ke4 Be1 73. Be2 h4 74. g4 f6 75. Kd5 Bf2 76. h3 Kd7 77. Bd3 Kc7 78. Bf1 Be3 1/2-1/2 

[Event "18th WMCCC"]
[Site "Maastricht"]
[Date "2000.01.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "XiniX"]
[Black "ParSOS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nc3 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nxe5 Nxe4 11. Nxg6 Nxc3 12. dxc3 hxg6 13. Kg2 Qd5+ 14. Qxd5 cxd5 15. Rd1 O-O-O 16. Be3 c6 17. Re1 Bd6 18. Rad1 Kc7 19. b4 f6 20. Re2 Rde8 21. Rde1 Re4 22. Bd2 Rxe2 23. Rxe2 g5 24. Be3 Ra8 25. a3 b6 26. Rd2 a5 27. Rd3 b5 28. Bd4 a4 29. Re3 Kd7 30. Re2 Rh8 31. Bb6 Rc8 32. Be3 Re8 33. Kf3 Re4 34. Rd2 Rc4 35. Rd3 Be5 36. Bd2 g6 37. Ke2 Kd6 38. Kd1 Kc7 39. Ke2 Re4+ 40. Be3 Bd6 41. Rd4 Kd7 42. Kf3 Re8 43. Rd3 Be5 44. Kg2 Ke6 45. Kf3 Rh8 46. Kg2 Kf7 47. Bd2 Re8 48. Kf1 Bd6 49. Re3 Re4 50. f3 Rc4 51. Ke1 Be5 52. Kd1 c5 53. Rd3 Ke6 54. Be1 cxb4 55. cxb4 Kd6 56. Bf2 Rc8 57. h4 gxh4 58. Bxh4 Rh8 59. Be1 Rh1 60. Ke2 Rh2+ 61. Kd1 Rh3 62. Ke2 Rh7 63. Bc3 Rh2+ 64. Kd1 Rh1+ 65. Ke2 Rc1 66. Bxe5+ fxe5 67. Rc3 d4 68. Rc5 Ra1 69. f4 exf4 70. Kf3 Rxa3+ 71. Kxf4 d3 72. cxd3 Rxd3 73. Rxb5 Kc6 74. Rg5 Rd8 75. Rxg6+ Kb5 76. g5 a3 77. Rg7 Rf8+ 78. Ke5 Ra8 79. Rc7 Kxb4 1/2-1/2

Exchange Variation - 11 Games

White: Lasker        Black: Capablanca

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Qxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd6 8. Nc3 Ne7 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 Re8 11. Nb3 f6 12. f5 b6 13. Bf4 Bb7 14. Bxd6 cxd6 15. Nd4 Rad8 16. Ne6 Rd7 17. Rad1 Nc8 18. Rf2 b5 19. Rfd2 Rde7  20. b4 Kf7 21. a3 Ba8 22. Kf2 Ra7 23. g4 h6 24. Rd3 a5 25. h4 axb4 26. axb4 Rae7 27. Kf3 Rg8 28. Kf4 g6 29. Rg3 g5+ 30. Kf3 Nb6 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Rh3 Rd7  33. Kg3 Ke8 34. Rdh1 Bb7 35. e5 dxe5 36. Ne4 Nd5 37. N6c5 Bc8 38. Nxd7 Bxd7 39. Rh7 Rf8 40. Ra1 Kd8 41. Ra8+ Bc8 42. Nc5 Black Resigns 1-0

White: Verlinsky         Black: Alekhine

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Qxd4 7. Nxd4 c5  8. Ne2 Bd7 9. b3 c4 10. bxc4 Ba4 11. c3 O-O-O 12. Nd2 Bc2 13. f3 Bc5 14. a4 Nf6 15. Ba3 Be3 16. Nf1 Ba7 17. a5 Rd3 18. c5 Rhd8 19. Kf2 Nd7 20. Ne3 Nxc5  21. Nd4 Bb3 22. Ke2 Rxc3 23. Bb2 Rxe3+ 24. Kxe3 Ne6 25. Ra3 Nxd4 26. Kf4 Bc5 27. Raa1 Ne2+ 28. Kg4 Be6+ White Resigns 0-1

White: Kiroski, Toni (2403)
Black: Romanishin, Oleg (2559)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 Qd6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Qg6 8. O-O Bd7 9. f4 O-O-O 10. Qf3 f5 11. e5 c5 12. Nde2 Bc6 13. Qg3 Nh6 14. h3 Qh5 15. Qf2 Be7 16. Ng3 Qg6 17. Nge2 Bh4 18. g3 Be7 19. Re1 Qh5 20. Qf1 Rhg8 21. Nd1 g5 22. fxg5 Bxg5 23. Nf4 Bxf4 24. Bxf4 Nf7 25. Ne3 Ng5 26. Bxg5 Rxg5 27. Qf4 Rd4 0-1

White: Yegiazarian, Arsen (2529)
Black: Tkachiev, Vladislav (2672)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Ne7 6. Nxe5 Qd4 7. Qh5 g6 8. Qg5 Bg7 9. Nf3 Qxe4 10. Re1 Qb4 11. b3 h6 12. Qg3 Qd6 13. Nc3 Be6 14. Bb2 Qxg3 15. hxg3 O-O-O 16. Na4 Bxb2 17. Nxb2 Nf5 18. d3 Rhe8 19. Nc4 Bxc4 1/2-1/2

White: Khruschiov, Alexey (2400)
Black: Trkaljanov, Vladimir (2249)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. d3 Qf6 8. Nbd2 Ne7 9. Re1 Ng6 10. d4 Bd6 11. hxg4 hxg4 12. Nh2 Rxh2 13. Qxg4 Qh4 14. Qxh4 Rxh4 15. Nf3 Rh5 16. Be3 O-O-O 17. g3 exd4 18. Bxd4 f6 19. Kg2 Re8 20. Bc3 c5 21. Nd2 Be5 22. Bxe5 Nxe5 23. Rh1 Rxh1 24. Rxh1 Nc6 25. Rh7 Re7 26. a3 b5 27. f4 c4 28. Kf2 Nd4 29. c3 Ne6 30. b3 cxb3 31. Nxb3 c5 32. Rh5 c4 1/2-1/2

White: Socko, Bartosz (2554)
Black: Krasenkow, Michal (2655)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qd6 6. Na3 b5 7. c3 c5 8. Nc2 Bb7 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 exd4 11. Nfxd4 Ne7 12. f3 c5 13. Nb3 Ng6 14. Qxd6 Bxd6 15. Be3 Rc8 16. Rfd1 Ke7 17. a4 b4 18. Bg5+ f6 19. Ne3 Ke6 20. Nc4 Be7 21. Be3 Ne5 22. Nb6 Rc7 23. Rac1 c4 24. Na5 Rb8 25. Nbxc4 Nxc4 26. Nxc4 Rd8 27. Rxd8 Bxd8 28. Kf2 Rd7 29. Ke2 f5 30. exf5+ Kxf5 31. Bc5 Bg5 32. Rc2 b3 33. Rc3 Bc6 34. Be3 Bf6 35. Rxb3 Bxa4 36. Rb6 Bb5 37. b3 h5 38. Kf2 Bd8 39. Rb8 Bf6 40. g3 Rd3 41. Nd2 Bc3 42. Rf8+ Kg6 43. Ne4 Be1+ 44. Kxe1 Rxe3+ 45. Kf2 Re2+ 46. Kg1 Re1+ 47. Kf2 Re2+ 48. Kg1 1/2-1/2

White: Reinderman, Dimitri (2539)
Black: Beliavsky, Alexander (2638)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 Bg4 7. c3 Bd6 8. Be3 Ne7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Qb3+ Kh8 11. Qxb7 Be6 12. c4 Rb8 1/2-1/2

White: Baklan, Vladimir (2613)
Black: Bezgodov, Alexei (2543)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 Bg4 7. c3 Bd6 8. Be3 Ne7 9. Nbd2 Qd7 10. dxe5 fxe5 11. h3 Be6 12. Qe2 Ng6 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. Ng5 Nf4 15. Bxf4 Rxf4 16. b4 Raf8 17. f3 Kh8 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. Nf1 c5 20. a3 cxb4 21. axb4 Be7 22. Ne3 Bg5 23. Rd5 R4f7 24. Ng4 Bf4 25. Rad1 h5 26. Ne3 Kh7 27. Nf5 Qf6 28. Qf2 g6 29. Ne3 Qg5 30. Nf1 Qe7 31. R1d3 Qe6 32. Qe2 Qb6+ 33. Qf2 Qe6 34. Qe1 Qb6+ 35. Qf2 Qe6 36. Ng3 Bg5 37. Ne2 Be7 38. Qg3 Bf6 39. Rd1 Re8 40. Qf2 b6 41. Qe3 Be7 42. Kh2 Ra8 43. Ra1 Qc6 44. Qd3 b5 45. Kh1 Bd6 46. Nc1 Raf8 47. Nb3 g5 48. Nc5 Bxc5 49. Rxc5 Qf6 50. Qd5 g4 51. Qxe5 gxf3 52. Qxh5+ Kg8 53. gxf3 Qxf3+ 54. Qxf3 Rxf3 55. Rg1+ Kf7 56. Rxc7+ Kf6 57. Kh2 Ke5 58. Rg3 Kxe4 59. Rxf3 Kxf3 60. Rc6 Ra8 61. Rc5 a5 62. bxa5 Rxa5 63. h4 Kg4 64. h5 Ra6 65. Kg2 Rf6 66. Rxb5 Re6 67. Rb3 Kxh5 68. Kf3 Rc6 69. Ke3 Kg5 70. Kd3 Rc8 71. Rb6 Kf5 72. Kd4 Ra8 73. Kc5 Ke4 74. c4 Kd3 75. Kb5 Kd4 76. c5 Ke5 77. Rb7 1-0

White: Stanojoski, Zvonko (2435)
Black: Gicov, Zoran (2257)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 Qd6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Qg6 8. O-O Bd7 9. Be3 O-O-O 10. Qe2 Nh6 11. Rad1 Bd6 12. f3 f5 13. Bxh6 Qxh6 14. e5 Rhe8 15. f4 Bc5 16. Kh1 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Be6 18. Qe3 Rxd4 19. Qxd4 b6 20. Qe3 Rd8 21. b3 Qh5 22. Kg1 h6 23. Ne2 c5 24. c4 Qe8 25. Nc3 Qc6 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Nxd1 Qd7 28. Nc3 Qd4 29. Kf2 c6 30. Qxd4 cxd4 31. Na4 Kc7 32. c5 b5 33. Nb6 a5 34. Ke2 a4 35. bxa4 Bxa2 36. Kd3 Be6 37. Kxd4 b4 38. Nc4 b3 39. Nd2 Bd5 40. g3 1-0

[Event "BCF-ch"]
[Site "Millfield"]
[Date "2000.08.07"]
[Round "7.33"]
[White "Evans-Quek, Debbie"]
[Black "Howell, David"]
[WhiteElo "2046"]
[BlackElo "2020"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. b3 Bd6 6. Bb2 f6 7. d3 Ne7 8. Nbd2 b5 9. a4 Bb7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. O-O Qd7 12. h3 Ng6 13. Nh2 Nf4 14. Qg4 Qf7 15. Kh1 c5 16. f3 h5 17. Qg3 g5 18. Rfe1 Qe6 19. Nhf1 Kf7 20. Ne3 Rh8 21. Nf5 g4 22. Nf1 Rag8 23. fxg4 hxg4 24. h4 Rh5 25. N1e3 Bf8 26. Kg1 Qd7 27. axb5 axb5 28. Kf2 Bc6 29. Rh1 Rg6 30. Ke1 Nxd3+ 31. cxd3 Qxd3 32. Ra7 Qb1+ 33. Nd1 Qxe4+ 34. Nde3 Rxf5 35. Rxc7+ Ke6 36. h5 Rgg5 37. h6 Rh5 38. Rxh5 Rxh5 39. Rxc6+ Kf7 40. Rc7+ Be7 41. Kf2 Qb1 42. Bxe5 Rh1 43. Qxg4 Qe1+ 44. Kf3 Rxh6 45. Bd6 1-0 

[Event "BCF-ch"]
[Site "Millfield"]
[Date "2000.08.10"]
[Round "10.33"]
[White "Howell, David"]
[Black "Obiamiwe, Paul"]
[WhiteElo "2020"]
[BlackElo "2065"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Qd6 6. d3 Bg4 7. Be3 O-O-O 8. Nbd2 f6 9. h3 Bh5 10. Qc1 g5 11. Nh2 Bf7 12. Rb1 h5 13. a3 Ne7 14. Re1 Ng6 15. b4 Be6 16. a4 Qd7 17. Qb2 g4 18. hxg4 hxg4 19. b5 cxb5 20. axb5 a5 21. b6 c6 22. Ra1 Qh7 23. Ndf1 Bd6 24. Rxa5 Nh4 25. Ra8+ Bb8 26. Qa3 Kd7 27. Ra7 Bxa7 28. Qxa7 Rb8 29. Rd1 Nf3+ 30. gxf3 gxf3 31. d4 Qh3 32. dxe5+ Kc8 33. Rd8+ Rxd8 34. Nxf3 Qxf3 35. Bc5 Rg8+ 36. Ng3 Bh3 0-1 

Marshall Counter-Gambit - 2 Games

White: Me (Estimated BCF Grade 100)
Black: P.Makinson (BCF Grade 120)
League Match
Time Limit: 30 moves in 75 mins, clocks back 15 mins

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3  15. Qd3? Bf5 16. Qf3 Rae8 17. Bd2 Rxe1+ 18. Bxe1 Re8 19. Nd2 Bg4 20. Qg2 Qh5 21. Bxd5 cxd5 22. h4 Re2 23. b3 Qf5 24. Nf1 Bh3 25. Ne3?? Rxe3 26. Qh1 Re2 27. Kh2 Rxf2+ 28. Kg1 Rf1+ 29. Kh2 Rxh1+ 30. Kxh1 Qf1+ 31. Kh2 Qg2++ Mate 0-1

White: Chessmaster 5000 on Light Difficulty Setting Black: Me
Time Limit: 10 mins each

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3  15. Bxd5 cxd5 16. Nd2 Bg4 17. f3 Bh5 18. Nf1 Rae8 19. Rxe8 Rxe8 20. a4 f5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Ra6 Bc7 23. Ra7 Bd6 24. Qd3 Re1 25. Bd2 Re6 26. Ra8+ Kf7 27. Rh8 h6 28. Rd8 f4 29. Rd7+ Kf6 30. Rxd6 Rxd6 31. Bxf4 Re6 32. Be5+ Kf7 33. Qxb5 Bxf3 34. Qd7+ Kf8 35. Bxg7+ Kg8 36. Ne3 Bg4 37. Be5 Rxe5 38. Qd8+ Kf7 39. dxe5 Qh5 40. Qf6+ Ke8 41. Nxd5 Qf7 42. Qc6+ Kf8 43. Qxh6+ Ke8 44. Nf6+ Black Resigns 1-0 

Marshall Counter-Gambit, Avoiding the - 6 Games

White: I.Morovic Fernandez (2565)
Black: A.Onischuk (2658)
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d3 d6 10. a5 Be6 11. Nbd2 Rb8 12. Bc4 Qc8 13. Qe2 Re8 14. Bxe6 Qxe6 15. Nb3 Bf8 16. Bg5 Nd7 17. Be3 1/2-1/2

White: Stefansson, Hannes (2570)
Black: Rogic, Davor (2457)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Nd7 11. c3 Nc5 12. Bc2 d5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. exd5 Qxd5 16. d4 exd4 17. cxd4 Na6 18. Ne4 Nab4 19. Bb3 Qf5 20. Ng3 Qd7 21. Qe2 Rb8 22. Bg5 Bf8 23. Bd2 h6 24. h3 Kh8 25. Rd1 Nd5 26. Bc2 Nf6 27. Bb3 Bd6 28. Qd3 Rd8 29. Nf5 Bf8 30. Ra1 Nd5 31. Qe4 Bb7 32. Bc2 Re8 33. Qh4 Re6 34. Ng3 Nde7 35. Bb3 Nd5 36. Qh5 Rd6 37. Ne4 Nf6 38. Nxf6 Rxf6 39. d5 Nb4 40. Bc3 Qf5 41. Qxf5 Rxf5 42. Ra5 Bxd5 43. Rxb5 c5 44. Bxd5 Nxd5 45. Rb8 Kg8 46. Be5 Nf6 47. Bd6 Nh7 48. Ne5 f6 49. Ng6 Kf7 50. Nxf8 Ng5 51. Rb7+ Ke8 52. Re7+ Kd8 53. Rxg7 Rd5 54. Bf4 1-0

White: Asrian, Karen (2582)
Black: Tkachiev, Vladislav (2672)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Nf1 Re8 12. Bd2 Bf8 13. Ne3 Ne7 14. c4 c6 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. cxb5 cxb5 18. Qa1 Qd7 19. Qa2 Ng6 20. g3 Bb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF-ch"]
[Site "Millfield"]
[Date "2000.08.04"]
[Round "5.28"]
[White "Tan, Desmond"]
[Black "Howell, David"]
[WhiteElo "2203"]
[BlackElo "2020"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. c3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Na3 Qd7 13. axb5 axb5 14. Bd2 c4 15. Bg5 Rfc8 16. dxc4 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Nd2 d5 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Qh5 Bc5 21. Rad1 Qe6 22. exd5 Bxd5 23. Ne4 Be7 24. Ng3 Kh8 25. Nc2 Rg8 26. Ne3 Bb7 27. Qf5 Qc6 28. Qd7 Bc5 29. Qxc6 Bxc6 30. Nxc4 h5 31. b4 Ba7 32. Na5 Ba4 33. Ra1 Bd7 34. Nxh5 Rg6 35. Ng3 Rc8 36. Rac1 Bb6 37. c4 Bxa5 38. bxa5 Bc6 39. f3 Ra8 40. Ra1 Ra6 41. Reb1 Rg8 42. Rb6 Rga8 43. Rxa6 Rxa6 44. Kf2 Bb7 45. Rb1 Ba8 46. Rb5 Kg7 47. Ke3 Kg6 48. Ne4 Rc6 49. Nd2 Ra6 50. g4 Kg5 51. Ne4+ Kh4 52. Ng3 Kh3 53. Kf2 Rd6 54. Rb8 Rd2+ 55. Ne2 Bxf3 56. Kxf3 Rd3+ 57. Kf2 Kxg4 58. Rg8+ Kf5 59. Rg3 Rd6 60. Ra3 Ra6 61. Nc3 Ke6 62. h4 f5 63. Nb5 Kd7 64. h5 Kc8 65. h6 Kb8 66. h7 Rh6 67. a6 Rxh7 68. a7+ 1-0 

[Event "GBR-ch"]
[Site "Scarborough"]
[Date "2001.07.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ansell, Simon"]
[Black "Hebden, Mark"]
[WhiteElo "2376"]
[BlackElo "2550"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. c3 Qd7 11. Nbd2 Rfe8 12. Nf1 h6 13. Ng3 Bf8 14. Nh4 Na5 15. Bc2 b4 16. Nhf5 d5 17. cxb4 Nc6 18. Qf3 Nxb4 19. Bb3 Re6 20. Bd2 dxe4 21. Bxe6 Qxe6 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. dxe4 Nc2 24. Qd3 Nxa1 25. Rxa1 Rb8 26. Bc3 g6 27. Ne3 Bg7 28. Re1 Qc6 29. Nd5 Kh7 30. a5 Rd8 31. Qg3 Qd6 32. Nb4 f6 33. f3 Bf8 34. h3 Qd7 35. Qf2 Qb5 36. Qe2 Qxa5 37. Kh2 Bxb4 38. Qc4 Bd5 39. Qxb4 Qxb4 40. Bxb4 Bf7 41. Be7 Re8 1/2-1/2 

[Event "GBR-ch"]
[Site "Scarborough"]
[Date "2001.07.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Chandler, Murray G"]
[Black "Addison, Bret"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2218"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nf1 b4 13. N3d2 Bc8 14. Ne3 Rb8 15. Ndc4 Nc6 16. c3 Be6 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 Qc7 19. f4 Rfe8 20. Bd2 Bf8 21. fxe5 dxe5 22. Rc1 e4 23. Bg5 exd3 24. Qxd3 Qd7 25. Qxd7 Nxd7 26. Bf4 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Rc8 28. Kf2 bxc3 29. bxc3 Nf6 30. Kf3 Rd8 31. Bb1 Nd5 32. Be4 Nxf4 33. Kxf4 Ne7 34. Rb1 Nd5+ 35. Bxd5 Rxd5 36. Ke4 Rd8 37. Rb6 g6 38. f6 Re8+ 39. Kd5 Re2 40. Rxa6 Rxg2 41. Ra8 Rxh2 42. Ne5 Rd2+ 43. Kc6 Rd6+ 44. Kc7 Rxf6 45. Rxf8+ 1-0

Morphy Defence - 18 Games

White: M.Adams (2744)
Black: V.Topalov (2711)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. d3 d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. h3 Bd7 12. Re1 Bb6 13. Nf1 Ne7 14. Ng3 Ng6 15. d4 c5 16. Be3 cxd4 17. cxd4 Ba5 18. Re2 Bb4 19. a5 Bc6 20. Bd2 Bxd2 21. Qxd2 b4 22. Ree1 Qc7 23. h4 Rfd8 24. Rac1 Qb7 25. h5 Nf4 26. dxe5 dxe5 27. Qe3 Ng4 28. Qc5 Be8 29. Bc4 Rdc8 30. Qd6 Qa7 31. Qd2 Rd8 32. Bd5 Nxd5 33. exd5 Rxd5 34. Qxd5 Qxf2+ 35. Kh1 Qxg3 36. Rc2 Bb5 37. Kg1 h6 38. Rec1 Re8 39. Rc8 Qf2+ 40. Kh1 Qxb2 41. Rxe8+ Bxe8 42. Rc8 Qa1+ 43. Ng1 Nf6 44. Qc6 b3 45. Rxe8+ Nxe8 46. Qxe8+ Kh7 47. Qxf7 Qb1 48. Kh2 b2 49. Ne2 Qd3 50. Nc3 Qxc3 1/2-1/2

White: T.Wedberg (2505)
Black: J.Timman (2620)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. h3 Bb7 10. a3 O-O 11. Be3 Nd7 12. Nbd2 Ne7 13. b4 d5 14. Re1 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nd5 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bh4 Re8 18. dxe5 Kh8 19. exf6 N7xf6 20. Nxf6 Nxf6 21. Ne5 Qd5 22. Qxd5 Bxd5 23. Rad1 c6 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Nd7 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Bd8 27. Be4 Rc8 28. Nc5 Bf7 29. Rd1 Be8 30. Bf5 Ra8 31. Re1 Bb6 32. Re7 Bxc5 33. bxc5 h5 34. Bd7 Bxd7 35. Rxd7 Re8 36. Rd6 Re1+ 37. Kh2 Kg7 38. Rxc6 Rc1 39. Rxa6 Rxc3 40. c6 Kg6 41. g3 h4 42. g4 f5 43. c7+ 1-0

White: Polgar, Judit (2678)
Black: Aronian, Levon (2528)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bf4 g6 12. h3 Nh5 13. Bh2 Ng7 14. Qd2 Ne6 15. Rad1 Bg5 16. f4 Bh4 17. Rf1 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 c5 19. Qd2 Bb5 20. Rf3 f5 21. Qd5+ Kh8 22. Nxb5 axb5 23. e5 Qe8 24. Bg3 Bxg3 25. Rxg3 Rd8 26. Re1 c6 27. Qf3 dxe5 28. Rxe5 Qd7 29. Kh2 c4 30. b3 cxb3 31. cxb3 Rfe8 32. Rxe8+ Rxe8 33. Qc3+ Kg8 34. Qd3 Qe6 35. a4 bxa4 36. bxa4 Qc8 37. a5 Qc7 38. Qd2 Re7 39. a6 Kg7 40. Rb3 Qa7 41. Qb2+ Kh6 42. Rb7 Qe3 43. Rxe7 Qxe7 44. Qb8 1-0

White: Cao Sang (2488)
Black: Golod, Vitali (2593)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 g6 7. Nbd2 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Nd7 10. Nf1 Nc5 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. d4 Nd7 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Qd2 Bd7 17. Ng3 Rb8 18. f4 Bh8 19. Re3 Rb5 20. Rf1 Qb8 21. b3 a5 22. f5 a4 23. Ref3 axb3 24. axb3 f6 25. fxg6 hxg6 26. Rxf6 Bxf6 27. Rxf6 Re6 28. Qf4 Qa7+ 29. Kh1 Qa1+ 30. Nf1 Qxc3 31. Rf8+ Kh7 32. Bg5 Rxg5 33. Qxg5 Kg7 34. Qd8 Qe5 35. Rg8+ Kh7 36. Rh8+ Qxh8 37. Qxd7+ Kh6 38. Qxe6 Qa1 39. Qh3+ Kg7 40. Kg1 1-0

White: Organdziev, Oliver (2322)
Black: Blatny, Pavel (2547)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Nd7 8. b3 f6 9. Bb2 Nc5 10. Nc3 Ne6 11. Ne2 c5 12. Nh4 g6 13. f4 exf4 14. Nxf4 Nxf4 15. Rxf4 O-O 16. Qe1 Be6 17. Qg3 Rf7 18. Raf1 Bd6 19. e5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 fxe5 21. Rxf7 Bxf7 22. Nf5 Be6 23. Nh6+ Kg7 24. Qxe5+ Kxh6 25. Qe3+ Kg7 26. Qe5+ Kh6 27. Qe3+ Kg7 28. Qxe6 Qe8 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. h4 Qd7 31. Rf4 Re8 32. h5 Qe6 33. hxg6 hxg6 34. Qg5 Qe3+ 35. Kh2 Re7 36. Qd5+ Kg7 37. Re4 Rxe4 38. Qxe4 Qf2 39. Qe5+ Kh6 40. Qxc7 1/2-1/2

White: Organdziev, Oliver (2322)
Black: Godena, Michele (2494)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. d3 d6 8. a4 Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. fxe3 O-O 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. Bxd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Ne7 16. e4 c6 17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. Qd2 d5 19. c3 b4 20. Rfe1 dxe4 21. dxe4 Qxd2 22. Nxd2 bxc3 23. bxc3 Rfc8 24. Reb1 Kf8 25. Nc4 Rxb1+ 26. Rxb1 Nd8 27. Nxe5 Rxc3 28. Rb8 Ke7 29. Nf3 Rc4 30. e5 h6 31. Rb2 g5 32. h3 Ne6 33. g3 h5 34. Kg2 Kf8 35. Rf2 Kg7 36. h4 g4 37. Ng5 Nxg5 38. hxg5 Rc5 39. Rf5 Rc2+ 40. Kf1 Rc6 41. Kf2 Kg6 42. Rf4 Re6 43. Re4 Kxg5 44. Ke3 Re7 45. Kd4 Rd7+ 46. Ke3 Re7 47. Kd4 Rd7+ 48. Ke3 Kf5 49. e6 fxe6 50. Rf4+ Kg6 51. Rf8 Rf7 0-1

White: Dervishi, Erald (2491)
Black: Slobodjan, Roman (2529)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. h3 Bb7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Be3 Re8 12. Nbd2 h6 13. Qb1 Nb8 14. Bc2 Nbd7 15. a4 Nh5 16. Bd3 c6 17. b4 Qf6 18. Bf1 Nf4 19. Qb3 Ne6 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. dxe5 dxe5 23. c4 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 bxc4 25. Nxc4 c5 26. Rd1 Rd8 27. bxc5 Ndxc5 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Ncxe5 Bxe4 30. Bc4 Qd1+ 31. Kh2 Bd5 32. Qd2 Qxd2 1/2-1/2

White: Blehm, Pawel (2483)
Black: Fedorchuk, Sergey (2528)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. a5 Ba7 11. h3 O-O 12. Re1 h6 13. Be3 exd4 14. cxd4 Ne7 15. Nbd2 1/2-1/2

White: Mrva, Martin (2479)
Black: Slobodjan, Roman (2529)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c4 g6 7. Bg5 Bg7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Qd2 Bg4 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. h3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Qd7 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Nh5 15. Bh6 f5 16. Bxg7 Qxg7 17. O-O-O Rf7 18. Qe3 Raf8 19. f3 fxe4 20. fxe4 Rf3 21. Qa7 Nf4 22. Kc2 Nxh3 23. Rd2 Nf2 24. Rg1 c5 25. Rg2 Qd7 26. Nd5 Qa4+ 0-1

White: Azarov, Sergei (2452)
Black: Mikhalevski, Victor (2523)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 g6 7. Nbd2 Bg7 8. Nf1 b5 9. Bc2 Bb7 10. Ng3 Nb8 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. h3 c5 13. Qd2 d5 14. O-O h6 15. Qc1 Kf8 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. f4 Ned7 18. e5 d4 19. cxd4 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Rc8 21. Qd2 Kg8 22. exf6 Nxf6 23. Be5 Nd5 24. Bb3 Kh7 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. f5 Nf6 27. fxg6 fxg6 28. Qf2 Rf8 29. Rae1 Rc7 30. Ne2 Bc8 31. Nf4 Nh5 32. Nxh5+ gxh5 33. Qg3+ 1-0

White: Bologan, Viktor (2676)
Black: Basagic, Zlatko (2345)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 Ba7 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Re1 f5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nxe4 fxe4 11. Rxe4 d6 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Rxe5 Bd7 16. Bb3+ Kh8 17. Bf4 Rf8 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. Rxe3 Bc6 20. Re7 Rf6 21. Rxc7 Re8 22. f3 g5 23. Rd1 Ref8 24. h3 h5 25. Rd4 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Rxf3 27. Rd2 Rxh3 28. Rdd7 1-0

White: Petrov, Marijan (2425)
Black: Bezgodov, Alexei (2543)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Nd7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Nc4 f6 10. Nh4 Nb6 11. Ne3 g6 12. b3 Bd6 13. g3 Bh3 14. Nhg2 Qe7 15. g4 Nd7 16. Qf3 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Nc5 18. Bh6 Rf7 19. Ne3 Ne6 20. Kh1 Qd7 21. Nc4 Bf8 22. Bd2 Re8 23. Qg3 b5 24. Ne3 Bh6 25. Bc3 Qd6 26. Bb2 Qc5 27. Rac1 Rd8 28. h4 Bf4 29. Qh3 Nd4 30. Rfe1 Qe7 31. Qg2 f5 32. exf5 Qxh4+ 33. Kg1 gxf5 34. Bxd4 exd4 35. Nxf5 Rxf5 36. gxf5+ Kf7 37. Kf1 Rg8 38. Qf3 Bxc1 39. f6 Be3 40. Qf5 Qf4 41. Qxh7+ Kxf6 42. Re2 Qg4 43. Qh1 Bf4 44. Qxc6+ Bd6 45. Qh1 Qg5 46. Re4 Rf8 47. Qh3 Qc1+ 48. Re1 Qf4 49. Re4 Qc1+ 50. Re1 Qf4 51. Re4 Qf5 52. Qh4+ Kf7 53. Rxd4 Ke6 54. a4 b4 55. Re4+ Kd7 56. Ke2 Kc8 57. Ke1 Qc5 58. Qg4+ Kb8 59. Re2 Qc3+ 60. Kf1 Qa1+ 61. Re1 Qf6 62. Re2 Qf4 63. Qg6 Ka7 64. Qg7 Qh4 65. Qg2 Rh8 66. Re4 Qh6 67. Re3 Rf8 68. Qe4 Bc5 69. d4 Qf6 70. Re2 Qxd4 71. Qxd4 Bxd4 72. Kg2 Kb6 73. Kg3 Rg8+ 74. Kf4 Kc5 75. f3 Kd5 76. Kf5 Rf8+ 77. Kg4 Be5 78. Rd2+ Ke6 0-1

White: Organdziev, Oliver (2322)
Black: Godena, Michele (2494)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. d3 d6 8. a4 Rb8 9. axb5 axb5 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. fxe3 O-O 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. Bxd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Ne7 16. e4 c6 17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. Qd2 d5 19. c3 b4 20. Rfe1 dxe4 21. dxe4 Qxd2 22. Nxd2 bxc3 23. bxc3 Rfc8 24. Reb1 Kf8 25. Nc4 Rxb1+ 26. Rxb1 Nd8 27. Nxe5 Rxc3 28. Rb8 Ke7 29. Nf3 Rc4 30. e5 h6 31. Rb2 g5 32. h3 Ne6 33. g3 h5 34. Kg2 Kf8 35. Rf2 Kg7 36. h4 g4 37. Ng5 Nxg5 38. hxg5 Rc5 39. Rf5 Rc2+ 40. Kf1 Rc6 41. Kf2 Kg6 42. Rf4 Re6 43. Re4 Kxg5 44. Ke3 Re7 45. Kd4 Rd7+ 46. Ke3 Re7 47. Kd4 Rd7+ 48. Ke3 Kf5 49. e6 fxe6 50. Rf4+ Kg6 51. Rf8 Rf7 0-1

White: Sutovsky, Emil (2604)
Black: Romanishin, Oleg M (2559)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. d3 Nd7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Nc4 Bf6 10. Bd2 Re8 11. Bc3 c5 12. a4 b6 13. h3 Rb8 14. Nh2 Nf8 15. Ng4 Ng6 16. g3 Bg5 17. Ncxe5 h5 18. Nxg6 fxg619. Ne5 Bxh3 20. Nxg6 Bg421. f3 Qd6 22. Ne5 Rxe5 23. fxg4 Rxe4 24. Qf3 Re7 25. gxh5 Be3+ 26. Kg2 Bd4 27. Rae1 Bxc3 28. bxc3 Rxe1 29. Qf7+ Kh7 30. Qf5+ Kh8 31. Rxe1 Rf8 32. Qe6 Qxe6 33. Rxe6 c4 34. d4 Rf5 35. Re5 Rxe5 36. dxe5 a5 37. g4 b5 38. e6 Kg8 39. g5 bxa4 40. h6 gxh6 41. gxh6 a3 42. e7 1-0

White: Me (Estimated BCF Grade 100)        Black: G.Pace (BCF Grade 93)
League Match
Time Limit: 30 moves in 75 mins, clocks back 15 mins

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1 Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. c3 Bd7 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 Nb8 11. Bb3 Qc8 12. Nc3 c6 13. a4 a5 14. e5 dxe5 15. dxe5 Ne8 16. Ne4 Be6 17. Bc2 h6 18. Ng3 Qd8 19. Nd4 Nc7 20. Qd3 g6 21. Bxh6 Re8 22. Nh5 c5 23. Nxe6 Qxd3 24. Bxd3 Nxe6 25. Ng3 Bg5 26. Bxg5 Nxg5 27. f4 Ne6 28. Ne4 Rd8 29. Bc4 Nxf4 30. Nd6 Ne6 31. Bxe6 fxe6 32. Nxb7 Rd2 33. Nxc5 Rxb2 34. Nxe6 Kf7 35. Ng5+ Ke7 36. Rf1 Re2 37. Rf7+ Ke8 38. Rc1 Na6 39. Rh7 Rd8 40. Ne6 Rb8 41. Rf1 Rb1 42. Rxb1 Rxe5 43. Rb6 Re4 44. Rxa6 Re1+ 45. Kh2 Rxe6 46. Ra8++ Mate 
1-0

White: Z.Karkut (BCF Grade 133)         Black: Me (BCF Grade 108)
League Match
Time Limit: 35 moves in 75 mins, clocks back 15 mins

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 b5 8. Bb3 O-O 9. a3 h6 10. h3 Bb7 11. Be3 exd4 12. Bxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 c5 14. Qe3 c4 15. Ba2 Qc7 16. Rad1 Rfe8 17. Rd4 d5 18. exd5 Bc5 19. Qf4 Qxf4 20. Rxf4 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Rf5 Bxf3 23. Rxf3 Re2 24. Bb1 Rae8 25. b3 cxb3 26. Rxb3 Re1 27. Ba2 R8e2 28. Rf3 Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Rxc2 30. Bxf7+ Kh7 31. Bd5 Rc1+ 32. Ke2 Ra1  33. Be4+ Kg8 34. Bd5+ Kh7 35. Be4+ Draw Agreed 1/2-1/2

[Event "Merida II Torneo Magistral "]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2001.05.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Short, Nigel"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2676"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 g6 6. d4 Bd7 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1 Nge7 9. d5 Na5 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. b3 O-O 12. c4 c5 13. Bd2 b6 14. Qc1 Nb7 15. a3 f5 16. Nc3 f4 17. Qc2 Bf6 18. Reb1 Qc7 19. Ne1 g5 20. Na4 Nc8 21. b4 Bd8 22. Rb3 Ra7 23. Rab1 Qg7 24. bxc5 bxc5 25. Nd3 Rf7 26. Bc3 Re7 27. Qe2 Rc7 28. g3 Qd7 29. Nab2 Qh3 30. Kh1 Rf7 31. gxf4 gxf4 32. Rg1+ Kf8 33. Qd1 f3 34. Rg3 Qh4 35. Qg1 Ne7 36. Bxe5 dxe5 37. Nxe5 Nd6 38. Rbxf3 Qxe4 39. Nxf7 Nxf7 40. Nd3 Ng6 41. Nxc5 Qxc4 42. Ne6+ Ke8 43. Qd1 Rd7 44. Rd3 Bb6 45. Rg4 Qa2 46. Re4 Nfe5 47. Rd2 Qxa3 48. f4 Nf7 49. Rd3 Qa2 50. Rb3 Rd6 51. Nc5+ Ne7 52. Qe1 Bd8 53. Re2 1-0 

[Event "18th WMCCC"]
[Site "Maastricht"]
[Date "2001.08.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Deep Junior 7"]
[Black "Chess Tiger"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. c3 Nxe4 8. d4 Na5 9. Bc2 exd4 10. Bxe4 Bxe4 11. Re1 d5 12. Nxd4 c5 13. Nf5 g6 14. Ne3 Be7 15. f3 d4 16. cxd4 cxd4 17. Ng4 f5 18. Nh6 Bxb1 19. Rxb1 d3 20. Bg5 Qd4+ 21. Kh1 Nc6 22. Rc1 Ne5 23. Be3 Qd5 24. Bf4 Nc6 25. Rxc6 Qxc6 26. Qxd3 Rd8 27. Qe3 Rd7 28. Bg5 Qc7 29. Qe6 Rf8 30. Ng8 Qc4 31. Nf6+ Rxf6 32. Qxf6 Qf1+ 33. Rxf1 Bxf6 34. Bxf6 Kf7 35. Bg5 Rd4 36. Rc1 Ke6 37. b3 a5 38. h3 a4 39. Rc7 Rd1+ 40. Kh2 Ra1 41. bxa4 bxa4 42. Rxh7 Rxa2 43. Rg7 f4 44. h4 Kf5 45. Rf7+ Ke5 1-0 

Open Defence - 7 Games

White: P.Leko (2694)        Black: V.Anand (2781)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf65. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Bg4 11. Bc2 Qd7 12. Re1 d4 13. Nb3 dxc3 14. Qxd7+ Bxd7 15. bxc3 Nd8 16. Ng5 h6 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bc6 19. a4 b4 20. Bd2 bxc3 21. Bxc3 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Rb8 23. Nd2 Ne6 24. f4 g6 25. g4 h5 26. f5 Nc5 27. Rc4 gxf5 28. gxf5 Rg8+ 29. Kf1 Rd8 30. Rb1 Rg5 31. f6 Ne6 32. Ne4 Rg4 33. h3 Rf4+ 34. Ke2 h4 35. Rg1 c5 36. Rf1 Rxf1 37. Kxf1 Rd3 38. Nf2 Re3 39. Bb2 Rb3  40. Bc3 Kd7 41. Nd1 Nd4 42. Bxd4 cxd4 43. Rxd4+ Ke6 44. Rxh4 Kxe5 1/2-1/2

White: Short, Nigel (2676)
Black: Mikhalevski, Victor (2523)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Bg4 11. Bc2 Qd7 12. Re1 Rd8 13. Nb3 Be7 14. h3 Bh5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. a4 Ne7 17. axb5 axb5 18. Qe2 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 O-O 20. h4 Qe6 21. Bg5 Rde8 22. b4 Bb6 23. h5 Rb8 24. Bf6 Ng6 25. Rad1 gxf6 26. exf6 Qc6 27. Bb3 Kh8 28. Bxd5 Nh4 29. Bxc6 Nxf3+ 30. Bxf3 c5 31. Rd7 cxb4 32. cxb4 Rbd8 33. Ree7 Kg8 34. Bd5 Rxd7 35. Rxd7 Rd8 36. Bxf7+ Kf8 37. Be6 Rxd7 38. Bxd7 Bd4 39. Bxb5 Bc3 40. Bd3 Bxb4 41. Bxh7 Kf7 42. g3 Kxf6 43. f4 Be1 44. Kg2 1-0

White: Azarov, Sergei (2452)
Black: Golod, Vitali (2593)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. c4 bxc4 12. Bxc4 Bc5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Qb8 15. Bb3 Na5 16. Ne1 Nxb3 17. axb3 f5 18. exf6 Rxf6 19. f3 Nd6 20. Nd2 Bf5 21. Rac1 Nb5 22. Nf1 c6 23. Ng3 Bg6 24. Nd3 Bxd3 25. Rxd3 Qa7 26. Qxa7 Rxa7 27. b4 a5 28. bxa5 Rxa5 29. Ne2 Kf7 30. Kf2 Ra2 31. Rc2 Ke7 32. Nc1 Ra4 33. Nb3 Kd6 34. Nc5 Rb4 35. Ke3 Rf7 36. Ne4+ Kd7 37. Nc5+ Kd6 38. Ne4+ Ke7 39. Nc5 Rf6 40. b3 Nd6 41. Ra2 Nf5+ 42. Kf2 Rb5 43. Ra7+ Ke8 44. Rc3 Rf7 45. Ra8+ Ke7 46. g4 d4 47. Rc1 Ne3 48. Ra7+ Ke8 49. Ra8+ Ke7 50. Ra7+ 1/2-1/2

White: Me         Black: Chessmaster 5000 on Light Difficulty Setting
Time Limit: 7 mins each

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 exd4 7. Re1 d5 8. Nxd4 Bd6 9. Nxc6 Bxh2+ 10. Kh1 Qh4 11. Rxe4+ dxe4 12. Qd8+ Qxd8 13. Nxd8+ Kxd8 14. Kxh2 Be6 15. Nc3 f5 16. Bg5+ Kc8 17. Rd1 b5 18. Bb3 Bxb3  19. axb3 h6 20. Be7 c6 21. b4 Re8 22. Bc5 Kc7 23. g3 Rad8 24. Kg2 Rxd1 25. Nxd1 Rd8 26. Ne3 g6 27. Kf1 h5 28. Ke2 Rh8 29. Ng2 Kd7 30. Be3 Rf8 31. Nh4 Rf6 32. Bf4 Re6 33. c3 Kc8 34. Ke3 Kd8 35. Kd4 Ke8 36. Kc5 Kf7 37. Bg5 Kf8  38. Kb6 Kg8 39. Kxa6 Kh7 40. Kb6 Kg8 41. Kc7 Kf8 42. Kd7 Kf7 43. b3 Re8  44. Kxc6 Rc8+ 45. Kxb5 Rxc3 46. Ka4 Rc2 47. Be3 Ra2+ 48. Kb5 Ra8 49. Kc4 Rc8+ 50. Bc5 Kf6 51. b5 g5 52. Ng2 Rb8 53. b6 Ke6 54. Kb5 Kd7 55. b4 f4 56. gxf4 h4 57. Ne3 gxf4 58. Ng4 Ke6 59. Kc6 Rc8+ 60. Kb7 Rg8 61. Ka7 Rxg4 62. b7 Rg8 63. b8=Q Rxb8 64. Kxb8 h3 65. b5 h2 66. b6 h1=Q 67. b7 Qa1 68. Kc8 Qc1 69. b8=Q Qxc5+ 70. Kb7 Qb5+ 71. Kc7 Qxb8+ 72. Kxb8 e3 White Resigns
0-1

Time Limit: 10 mins each
White: Chessmaster 5000 on Light Difficulty Setting
Black: Me

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. c4 bxc4 12. Bxc4 Bc5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Qb8 15. Bb3 Na5 16. Nbd2 Nxd2 17. Nxd2 Rd8 18. Rac1 d4 19. Qg3 Nxb3 20. Nxb3 Bxb3 21. Qxb3 Qxb3 22. axb3 Rd7 23. Rd3 a5 24. Rc4 Rad8  25. f4 Kf8 26. Kf2 Rb8 27. Kf3 Rb5 28. Ke4 c5 29. g4 Ke7 30. h4 Rd8 31. f5 Rh8  32. h5 Rhb8 33. Kd5 Rxb3 34. Rxb3 Rxb3 35. Rxc5 d3 36. Kc4 d2 37. Rd5 Rxb2  38. Kc3 Rb5 39. Rxd2 Rxe5 40. Rd4 Re3+ 41. Kc4 a4 42. Kb4 a3 43. Kc4 a2  44. Rd1 Rg3 45. Ra1 Rxg4+ 46. Kd5 Ra4 47. Ke5 Kd7 48. f6 g5 49. Kf5 Ra5+ 50. Kg4 Ke6 White Resigns 0-1

[Event "GBR-ch"]
[Site "Scarborough"]
[Date "2001.08.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Black "Miles, Anthony J"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2565"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Kc8 11. Ng5 Be8 12. b3 b6 13. Bb2 Kb7 14. Rd3 Be7 15. Nge4 Rd8 16. Rad1 Kc8 17. h3 h5 18. Bc1 Rxd3 19. Rxd3 h4 20. Bg5 Rh5 21. Rf3 Nd4 22. Bxe7 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 Rxe5 24. Ba3 f5 25. Ng5 Re1+ 26. Kg2 c5 27. f4 b5 28. Bxc5 Bc6+ 29. f3 Rc1 30. Bb4 Rxc2+ 31. Kg1 Bd7 32. Nd5 Rxa2 33. Bf8 a5 34. Bxg7 Rd2 35. Ne7+ Kb7 36. Ng6 c5 37. Kf1 a4 38. bxa4 bxa4 39. Ke1 Rh2 40. Bf8 c4 41. Kd1 Bb5 42. Bb4 Rb2 43. Bc3 Rb3 44. Kc2 Ra3 45. Kb2 Rb3+ 46. Kc2 Ra3 47. Kb2 1/2-1/2 

[Event "18th WMCCC"]
[Site "Maastricht"]
[Date "2001.08.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ruy Lopez"]
[Black "IsiChess X"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 Nc5 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Nxe5 Ne6 10. d3 O-O 11. a4 Bd6 12. Bd2 Nd4 13. Nc4 Be7 14. h3 c5 15. Nd5 Qxd5 16. Rxe7 Ne6 17. Be3 Rd8 18. Qe1 Kf8 19. Rxc7 Nxc7 20. Nb6 Qc6 21. Nxa8 Nxa8 22. a5 Nc7 23. b4 cxb4 24. Qxb4+ Kg8 25. Re1 Nd5 26. Qd2 Nxe3 27. Rxe3 Be6 28. Rg3 Qc7 29. d4 Rd5 30. Ra3 Qc4 31. c3 Qc7 32. Qb2 Rb5 33. Qc1 Rxa5 34. Rxa5 Qxa5 35. Qe3 Qd8 36. Qf3 a5 37. Qxb7 g5 38. Qb5 g4 39. hxg4 Bxg4 40. Qe5 a4 41. Qg3 h5 42. f3 a3 43. Qf2 Be6 44. Qf1 a2 45. Qc1 Qa5 46. Kh2 a1=Q 47. Qf4 Qf5 48. Qg3+ Qg6 49. Qf2 h4 50. Qxh4 Qc1 51. f4 Bd5 52. Qh8+ 0-1

Schliemann Gambit - 1 Game

[Event "GBR-ch"]
[Site "Scarborough"]
[Date "2001.08.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Conlon, Joseph P"]
[Black "Eames, Robert"]
[WhiteElo "2191"]
[BlackElo "2333"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d4 fxe4 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. dxe5 c6 7. Be2 Qa5+ 8. Bd2 Qxe5 9. Bh5+ Kd8 10. O-O Nf6 11. Bc3 Qg5 12. f4 Bc5+ 13. Kh1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Bxf6+ gxf6 16. Bg4 Qh6 17. Bf5 d6 18. Bxe4 Bh3 19. Bg2 Kc7 20. Nd2 Rae8 21. Nb3 Bb6 22. a4 a6 23. Qd2 Re3 24. Rf3 Rhe8 25. Rxe3 Rxe3 26. a5 Ba7 27. f5 Qh5 28. Bxh3 Qxh3 29. Rd1 d5 30. Qf2 Qg4 31. Rf1 Qe4+ 32. Qg2 Qxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Re2+ 34. Kf3 Rxc2 35. h4 Rxb2 36. Nc1 h5 37. g4 Rb4 38. g5 Rxh4 39. g6 Rg4 40. Nd3 c5 41. Nf2 Rg5 42. Nh3 Rxf5+ 43. Kg2 Re5 44. Rxf6 Re8 45. Nf4 Rg8 46. Nxd5+ Kd7 47. Rf7+ Ke6 48. Nf4+ Ke5 49. g7 c4 50. Nxh5 Bc5 51. Rc7 Kd6 52. Nf6 Kxc7 53. Nxg8 c3 54. Nf6 c2 55. g8=Q c1=Q 56. Qg3+ Kc6 57. Qf3+ Kb5 58. Qxb7+ Kxa5 59. Qc7+ Ka4 60. Qc6+ Kb3 61. Qxa6 1/2-1/2 

Smyslov's Variation/Zaitsev Variation - 3 Games

White: Asrian, Karen (2582)
Black: Tkachiev, Vladislav (2672)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 Bb7 9. d3 d6 (This is a transposed Smyslov's Variation) 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Nf1 Re8 12. Bd2 Bf8 13. Ne3 Ne7 14. c4 c6 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Bxa8 17. cxb5 cxb5 18. Qa1 Qd7 19. Qa2 Ng6 20. g3 Bb7 1/2-1/2

White: Rechlis, Gad (2525)
Black: Azarov, Sergei (2452)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 Bd7 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15. d5 Nc4 16. Nh2 g6 17. b3 Nb6 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 Bc8 20. Qd2 Kh7 21. Rf1 Nbd7 22. Nf3 Qe7 23. Rae1 Ne5 24. Nxe5 dxe5 25. Be3 Nd7 26. a4 Bg7 27. Ra1 Bb7 28. Bd3 c4 29. bxc4 Nc5 30. Bc2 Rad8 31. axb5 axb5 32. Qf2 1-0

White: Sokolov, Andrei (2568)
Black: Almasi, Zoltan (2640)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 h6 10. Nc3 d6 (This is a transposed Smyslov's Variaton) 11. a3 Re8 12. Nd5 Bf8 13. Bd2 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Rb8 1/2-1/2

Worrall Attack - 2 Games

Although at first this game is not a Worrall Variation, after 8. O-O it becomes a transposed Worrall Attack.
White: U.Bonnaire
Black: M.Adams

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc63. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. d3 Re8 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Rad1 g6 14. Rfe1 Na5 15. Bxd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Ne4 Bg7 18. b4 Nb7 19. Qc2 Nd6 20. a4 Qc6 21. Nc5 bxa4 22. Qxa4 Qxa4 23. Nxa4 a5 24. Rb1 axb4 25. Rxb4 e4 26. dxe4 c5 27. Rb6 Nc4 0-1

[Event "BCF-ch"]
[Site "Millfield"]
[Date "2000.08.07"]
[Round "7.31"]
[White "Homer, Stephen"]
[Black "Obiamiwe, Paul"]
[WhiteElo "2030"]
[BlackElo "2065"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. O-O d6 8. h3 O-O 9. c3 Bb7 10. Rd1 Qe7 11. d3 h6 12. Nh4 Kh7 13. Nf5 Qd8 14. d4 Bb6 15. Be3 exd4 16. cxd4 Na5 17. f3 Nxb3 18. axb3 Ng8 19. Qd2 Qf6 20. d5 Bxe3+ 21. Nxe3 Ne7 22. Na3 Rad8 23. Rac1 c5 24. dxc6 Bxc6 25. Ng4 Qg6 26. Qa5 Qg5 27. Nc2 h5 28. Nge3 Bb7 29. Qc7 Bc8 30. h4 Qxh4 31. Rxd6 Rxd6 32. Qxd6 Ng6 33. Rd1 Qe7 34. Nb4 Qxd6 35. Rxd6 a5 36. Nc6 a4 37. b4 Be6 38. Nd4 Bc4 39. Nxc4 bxc4 40. b5 Ne5 41. Ra6 Nd3 42. Rxa4 Nxb2 43. Rb4 c3 44. b6 Rb8 45. Kf1 Nd3 46. Rb5 g6 47. b7 Nb2 48. Ke2 c2 49. Nxc2 Nc4 50. e5 Nxe5 51. Nb4 Nd7 52. Nc6 Re8+ 53. Kd3 Re6 54. Rd5 Rxc6 55. Rxd7 Rb6 56. Rxf7+ Kh6 57. Kc4 Kg5 58. Kc5 Rb2 59. g3 Rb1 60. Kc6 Rb2 61. Kc7 Rc2+ 62. Kd8 Rb2 63. Kc8 1-0 

9....Be6 Variation - 1 Game

White: V.Anand        Black: P.Nikolic

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 Bxb3 11. axb3 exd4 12. cxd4 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Nc3 f5 15. exf6ep Nxf6 16. Bg5 b4 17. Ne2 Ne4 18. Be3 Bd6 19. Qd3 Qc8 20. Ne5 Qb7  21. Nf4 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Bxe5 23. Nxd5 Rfe8 24. Rad1 Qb5 25. Qc2 Nf6 26. Bf4 Bxf4 27. Nxf4 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 c6 29. Ne6 Re8 30. Re3 Nd5 31. Re5 Re7 32. Nd4 Qb7 33. Nxc6 Rxe5 34. Nxe5 h6 35. Qc4 Kh8 36. Ng6+ Kh7 37. Qe4 Qc7 38. Ne7+  Black Resigns 1-0

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