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1998 US Invitational
Chess Champion!



1998 US Invitational
Chess Championship

Final Match

between

GM Nick de Firmian

and

GM Joel Benjamin


Benjamin - de Firmian [B50]
GAME ONE


1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d3 Nc6 5.c3 g6 6.0-0 Bg7 7.Nbd2 0-0 8.Re1 e5 9.Bb3 h6 10.Nc4 Be6 11.h3 Kh7 12.Ne3 d5 13.Ng4 Nxg4 14.hxg4 Qd7 15.g5 h5 16.exd5 Bxd5 17.Be3 b6 18.Bxd5 Qxd5 19.Qa4 Rfd8 20.Rad1 Rac8 21.Bc1 Kg8 22.Rd2 Qe6 23.Qc4 Rd5 24.Rde2 Rcd8 25.Re3 Qd7 26.Qe4 Ne7 27.R3e2 Nf5 28.c4 Rxd3 29.Nxe5 Bxe5 30.Qxe5 Nd4 31.Re3 Nc2 32.Rxd3 Qxd3 33.Rf1 Qxf1+ 34.Kxf1 Rd1+ 35.Ke2 Re1+ 36.Kd2 Rxe5 37.Kxc2 Re2+ 0-1


de Firmian - Benjamin [B09]
GAME TWO


1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.f4 Nc6 5.Be3 Nf6 6.Nf3 e6 7.h3 0-0 8.Qd2 Ne7 9.Bd3 b6 10.0-0-0 Bb7 11.Rhe1 c5 12.Bf2 Rc8 13.Kb1 c4 14.Bf1 d5 15.e5 Ne4 16.Nxe4 dxe4 17.Ng5 c3 18.bxc3 b5 19.Ka1 Bd5 20.Nxe4 Bxe4 21.Rxe4 Nd5 22.c4 bxc4 23.c3 Qa5 24.Be1 Qa4 25.Rc1 Rb8 26.Qc2 Qc6 27.Bd2 Rb6 28.Ree1 Rfb8 29.Rb1 Nc7 30.Rxb6 Rxb6 31.Rb1 Nb5 32.Bc1 Bf8 33.g4 Ra6 34.f5 Ra5 35.fxe6 fxe6 36.h4 Ba3 37.h5 Bxc1 38.Qxc1 Rxa2+ 39.Kxa2 Qa6+ 40.Kb2 Qa3+ 41.Kc2 Qxc3+ 42.Kd1 Qf3+ 43.Be2 43...Nc3+ 44.Kd2 Ne4+ 45.Kd1 1/2-1/2


Benjamin - de Firmian [B90]
GAME THREE


1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a4 g6 7.Be2 Bg7 8.0-0 0-0 9.Be3 Nbd7 10.f4 Qc7 11.Kh1 Rb8 12.Bf3 Nb6 13.Qd3 e5 14.Nde2 Nc4 15.Bc1 exf4 16.Nxf4 Ne5 17.Qe2 Be6 18.Nxe6 fxe6 19.Bf4 Nxf3 20.Rxf3 Nh5 21.Bd2 Rxf3 22.Qxf3 Rf8 23.Qd3 Nf6 24.Rf1 1/2-1/2


de Firmian - Benjamin [B06]
GAME FOUR


1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.f4 Nc6 5.Be3 Nf6 6.h3 e6 7.g4 0-0 8.Bg2 Ne7 9.Qd2 b6 10.Nge2 Bb7 11.0-0 c5 12.Rad1 Qc8 13.Ng3 cxd4 14.Bxd4 Nc6 15.Bf2 Ba6 16.Rfe1 Rd8 17.Nce2 Qc7 18.Nd4 Nxd4 19.Bxd4 e5 20.Bc3 exf4 21.Qxf4 Ne8 22.Bxg7 Nxg7 23.c3 Ne6 24.Qe3 Rac8 25.Nf5 Bb7 26.Nd4 Qc5 27.Nxe6 fxe6 28.Qxc5 dxc5 29.Kf2 Kf7 30.Ke3 g5 31.Bf3 h6 32.Rxd8 Rxd8 33.Rd1 Rxd1 34.Bxd1 Kf6 35.c4 Ke5 36.Bc2 Bc6 37.a4 a6 38.b3 b5 39.a5 bxc4 40.bxc4 Be8 41.Bd1 Bc6 42.Bc2 Ba8 43.Bd3 Bb7 44.Bb1 Bc8 45.Bc2 Bd7 46.Bb3 Kf6 47.Bc2 Bc6 48.Bd1 1/2-1/2


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