[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.09.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Commisso, Mike"]
[Black "Paulson, Ray"]
[WhiteElo ""]
[BlackElo "1970"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Board "1"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[Moves "34"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid"]
[ECO "C26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nc3 d6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. h3 Be6 7. Bb5 O-O 8.
Bg5 Nd4 9. Nxd4 Bxd4 10. Qd2 c6 11. Ba4 h6 12. Be3 Qa5 13. Bb3 Bxb3 14. cxb3
Bxe3 15. fxe3 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. O-O Rad8 18. d4 Rfe8 19. Qf2 f6 20. Ne2
Qd2 21. e4 Ne3 22. dxe5 Nxf1 23. Rxf1 Rxe5 24. Qf3 Rd3 25. Qg4 Rg5 26. Qe6+
Kh7 27. Nf4 Rd6 28. Qf7 Rd7 29. Qe8 Rd8 30. Qe7 Qd7 31. Qe6 Re5 32. Qc4 Qd4+
33. Rf2 Rxe4 34. Qc2 Qd1+
0-1


[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.09.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Cappallo, Roger"]
[Black "Gladding, Larry"]
[WhiteElo "2003"]
[BlackElo "1770"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Board "2"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Variation"]
[ECO "C11"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 a6 7. Ne2 Nc6 8. c3
c4 9. Ng3 Nb6 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qc2 g6 13. Be3 Bd7 14. Nh1 f5 15.
exf6 Bxf6 16. Ne5 Ne7 17. Ng3 Rc8 18. Bg4 Nf5 19. Bxf5 exf5 20. Rae1 Re8 21.
Re2 Ba4 22. Qd2 Qc7 23. Rfe1 Re7 24. Bf2 Rce8 25. Nf1 Qd6 26. Ne3 Re6 27. Kh1
Nd7 28. g4 fxg4 29. N3xg4 Bg7 30. Bh4 Bb5 31. Rf1 Rf8 32. Qe1 Nf6 33. f5 gxf5
34. Rxf5 Ne4 35. Qf1 Ree8 36. Rxf8+ Rxf8 37. Qg2 Kh8 38. Re1 Bc6 39. Rf1 Be8
40. Rxf8+ Qxf8 41. Qf3 Qxf3+ 42. Nxf3 Kg8 43. Nfe5 h5 44. Ne3 Bc6 45. Nxc6
bxc6 46. Kg2 Kf7 47. Nf5 Bf8 48. Ng3 Nxg3 49. Bxg3 Bh6 50. b3 cxb3 51. axb3
Ke6 52. Be1 Kf5 53. Kf3 Bf4 54. h3 Bc7 55. b4 a5 56. Bg3 Bxg3 57. Kxg3 a4

0-1


[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.09.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Couture, Dave"]
[Black "McNeilage, Ralph"]
[WhiteElo "1734"]
[BlackElo "1757"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Board "3"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[Moves "65"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense, Alapin Variation"]
[ECO "B22"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 
6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3 dxe5 9. dxe5 Qxd1+ 10. Bxd1 Bg4 
11. O-O O-O-O 12. Bf4 e6 13. Nc3 h6 14. Rc1 g5 15. Bg3 Be7 
16. h3 Bf5 17. Bc2 h5 18. Bxf5 exf5 19. Rfd1 f4 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 
21. Bh2 g4 22. hxg4 hxg4 23. Ne1 Bg5 24. Ne4 Bh6 25. Nd6+ Rxd6 
26. exd6 g3 27. Rxc6+ bxc6 28. fxg3 fxg3 29. Bxg3 Kd7 30. Nd3 Be3+ 
31. Kf1 f6 32. b3 a5 33. Ke2 Bd4 34. Kf3 Nc8 35. Ke4 c5
36. Kd5 Nb6+ 37. Ke4 Nc8 38. Bf4 Nxd6+ 39. Kd5 Nb7 40. Bh6 Kc7 
41. Bf8 Kb6 42. g4 Kb5 43. a3 Be3 44. Be7 Bd4 45. Ke6 a4 
46. Bxf6 axb3 47. g5 c4 48. Bxd4 cxd3 49. Bc3 Nc5+ 50. Kf7 Ne4 
51. g6 Nxc3 52. g7 d2 53. g8=Q d1=Q 54. Qb8+ Kc4 55. Qb4+ Kd3 
56. Qd6+ Kc2 57. Qg6+ Qd3 58. Qg2+ Qe2 59. Qg6+ Kb2 60. Qf6 Qd2 
61. a4 Ka2 62. a5 b2 63. Qe6+ Qd5 64. a6 Qxe6+ 65. Kxe6 b1=Q 0-1
0-1


[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.09.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Brassard, Gary"]
[Black "Murray, Stephen"]
[WhiteElo "1832"]
[BlackElo "1657"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Board "4"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "Indian Defense"]
[ECO "A45"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. c3 Qb6 4. Qc2 Nc6 5. e3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. Nd2 Be6 8.
Ngf3 Bg7 9. O-O Rc8 10. Ng5 O-O 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. Nc4 Qd8 13. dxc5 d5 14.
Rad1 Ne4 15. b4 Nxc3 16. a3 Nxd1 17. Rxd1 Qe8 18. Bg4 Qf7 19. Nd2 Qf6 20. Nf3
a6 21. Ng5 Nd8 22. Qa4 Rc6 23. Nf3 Qc3 24. Bg5 Bf6 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Qc2 Rc8
27. Nd4 Rc7 28. a4 e5 29. Nf3 h4 30. b6 Qb2 31. bxc5 bxc5 32. e4 Qxf6 33.
Rxf6 Ne5 34. Kf8 Rc1 35. Nc6 Nxc6 36. Rxc6 a5 37. Rf7 Be2 38. Rfc7 Rb1 39.
Rxc5 Rb6 40. Rxa5 Rxa6 41. Rxa6 Bxa6 42. Ke7 Kf1 43. Rc2 Ke1 44. Kf6 g3 45.
Ke5 Be2 46. h5 Bd1 47. Rc1 Ke2 48. Rxd1 Kxd1 49. Kf5 Kc2 

0-1

[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.09.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Paulson, Ray"]
[Black "Gladding, Larry"]
[WhiteElo "1981"]
[BlackElo "1739"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Board "1"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "??"]
[ECO "??"]

{"Game scoresheets currently unavailable"}
1-0


[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.09.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "McNeilage, Ralph"]
[Black "Murray, Stephen"]
[WhiteElo "1835"]
[BlackElo "1707"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Board "2"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "Grunfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation"]
[ECO "D90"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h4 dxc4 6. e4 c5 7. d5 b5 
8. h5 O-O 9. hxg6 fxg6 10. Rh4 a6 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. e5 Ne8 13. e6 Ndf6 
14. Ng5 Nd6 15. Bxc5 Bb7 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Nf7 Qb6 18. g4 Rac8 19. g5 Ne8 
20. Qf3 Nd6 21. Bh3 Qa5 22. Bg4 b4 23. Qh3 bxc3 24. bxc3 Qxc3+ 25. Ke2 Qxh3 
26. Rxh3 Bxa1 27. Nh6+ Kg7

0-1


[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.09.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Commisso, Mike"]
[Black "Cappallo, Roger"]
[WhiteElo "1852"]
[BlackElo "1940"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Board "3"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[Moves "32"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "French Defense: Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Maróczy Variation"]
[ECO "C13"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 a6 7. Bd3 c5 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Qg4 f5 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. Qg5 cxd4 12. Nce2 Nc6 13. Nf3 e5 14. Bf5
Bxf5 15. Qxf5 O-O 16. O-O Rae8 17. Ng3 Ne4 18. Qh5 Nxg3 19. fxg3 Qf7 20. Qg5
Qf5 21. Qd2 Qg6 22. Kh2 Rf6 23. Ng5 Ref8 24. Rxf6 Qxf6 25. Qd3 e4 26. Qb3 Qe5
27. Qxb7 Nb8 28. Nh3 Rf7 29. Qc8+ Rf8 30. Qb7 Rf7 31. Qc8+ Rf8 32. Qb7
1/2-1/2


[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.09.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Couture, Dave"]
[Black "Brassard, Gary"]
[WhiteElo "1777"]
[BlackElo "1832"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Board "4"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defence, Hyper-Accelerated Dragon variation"]
[ECO "??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 
6. Be3 d6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. Nc3 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 
11. Be3 b6 12. Qd2 Bb7 13. f3 Rc8 14. b3 d5 15. exd5 Bxc3 
16. Qxc3 Bxd5 17. Bh6 e5 18. Bxf8 Qxf8 19. Qe3 Be6 20. a3 Kg7 
21. f4 Qc5 22. Qxc5 Nxc5 23. Rab1 e4 24. Rfd1 f5 25. Rd6 Kf7 
26. Kf2 Ke7 27. Rd4 Rd8 28. Rxd8 Kxd8 29. Rd1+ Kc7 30. b4 Nb7 
31. Ke3 Kc6 32. Kd4 Kd7 33. c5 bxc5+ 34. bxc5 Kc6 35. Rc1 Na5 
36. Rc3 Nb7 37. a4 Nd8 38. Bb5+ Kc7 39. Ke5 Bd7 40. Bxd7 Kxd7 
41. Kd5 Nc6 42. Rh3 Ne7+ 43. Kc4 h5 44. Rb3 Kc7 45. a5 Nc6 
46. Ra3 a6 47. Kd5 Nb4+ 48. Ke6 Kc6 49. Kf6 e3 50. Kxg6 Nc2 
51. Rb3 e2 52. Rb6+ Kxc5 53. Re6 e1=Q 54. Rxe1 Nxe1 55. g3 Nf3 
56. h4 Nd4 57. Kxh5 Kb5 58. Kg5 Kxa5 59. h5 Ne6+ 60. Kf6 Nf8 
61. Kf7 Nh7 62. Kg7 Kb5 63. Kxh7 a5 64. Kg6 a4 65. h6 a3 
66. h7 a2 67. h8=Q 1-0
1-0



[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.09.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Murray, Stephen"]
[Black "Paulson, Ray"]
[WhiteElo ""]
[BlackElo "1970"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Board "1"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "Queens's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense"]
[ECO "D06"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Bf5 3. cxd5 Bxb1 4. Qa4+ c6 5. Rxb1 Qxd5 6. Nf3 e6 7. e3 Nd7
8. Bd3 Nc5 9. Qc2 Nxd3+ 10. Qxd3 Qxa2 11. O-O Nf6 12. b3 Qa5 13. Bd2 Qd5 14.
Rfe1 Ne4 15. Rec1 Be7 16. Ne5 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 O-O 18. Qd3 Rfd8 19. Nc4 e5 20.
Rd1 exd4 21. exd4 Bf6 22. Qg3 Bxd4 23. Rd2 c5 24. Rbd1 Qe6 25. Rd3 Re8 26. h3
Rad8 27. Qg5 h6 28. Qf4 b6 29. Qf3 Qe2 30. Qg3 Qe6 31. Qf3 Rd5 32. Ne3 Rdd8
33. Nc2 Bf6 34. Rxd8 Bxd8 35. Re1 Qd7 36. Rd1 Qc7 37. Ne3 Bg5 38. Nf5 Qe5 39.
h4 Bf6 40. Qg4 Kh7 41. Rd7 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 Qe6 43. Rxa7 Qxb3 44. Ne3 Qe6

0-1


[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.09.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gladding, Larry"]
[Black "McNeilage, Ralph"]
[WhiteElo "1770"]
[BlackElo "1757"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Board "2"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "??"]
[ECO "??"]

{"Game scoresheets currently unavailable"}
1-0


[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.09.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cappallo, Roger"]
[Black "Couture, Dave"]
[WhiteElo "2003"]
[BlackElo "1734"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Board "3"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[Moves "50"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined"]
[ECO "B22"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. c4 Nb6 
6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qe4 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. Nc3 a6 10. Nf3 g6 
11. Be2 Bg7 12. O-O Bf5 13. Qe3 O-O 14. Qxb6 Bd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 
16. Be3 Qh4 17. Nd5 Ne5 18. g3 Qh3 19. Nxe7+ Kh8 20. Nxf5 Qxf5 
21. Bd4 f6 22. Bxe5 fxe5 23. Rad1 Qe4 24. Qe3 Qf5 25. Bd3 Qf6 
26. Be4 Rf7 27. Bd5 Re7 28. b3 g5 29. Qf3 Qg7 30. Rde1 Rf8 
31. Qg4 h6 32. Re3 Qg6 33. Rf3 Rf6 34. Rxf6 Qxf6 35. Qf3 Qg7 
36. Re1 b6 37. Qf5 Re8 38. Qf7 Qxf7 39. Bxf7 Re7 40. Bd5 Kg7 
41. f4 gxf4 42. gxf4 Kf6 43. Rxe5 Rg7+ 44. Kf2 Rg4 45. Kf3 Rg1 
46. Re6+ Kf5 47. Rxb6 Rf1+ 48. Kg3 Rg1+ 49. Kf2 Ra1 50. Rxh6
1-0


[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.09.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Brassard, Gary"]
[Black "Commisso, Mike"]
[WhiteElo "1832"]
[BlackElo "1798"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Board "4"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation"]
[ECO "E32"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 d5 7. e3 b6 8. Nf3
Ba6 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Nbd7 11. cxd5 Bxf1 12. Kxf1 exd5 13. Qc6 Qc8 14.
Bxf6 Qa6+ 15. Kg1 Nxf6 16. g3 Qe2 17. Kg2 Ng4 18. Rhf1 Nxe3+

0-1


[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.09.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Paulson, Ray"]
[Black "Cappallo, Roger"]
[WhiteElo "1981"]
[BlackElo "1940"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Board "1"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "??"]
[ECO "??"]

{"Game scoresheets currently unavailable"}
0-1


[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.09.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gladding, Larry"]
[Black "Murray, Stephen"]
[WhiteElo "1739"]
[BlackElo "1708"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Board "2"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "English Opening: symmetrical Variation, Duchamp Variation"]
[ECO "A38"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 d6 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bd2 Rb8 10. Qc1 Kh7 11. a3 a6 12. Qd1 Bd7 13. Rb1 b5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15.
cxd5 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Qc1 Bg7 18. b4 Rc8 19. Qd1 c4 20. dxc4 Rxc4 21.
Rc1 Qc7 22. Qb3 Rc8 23. Rfd1 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 25. Bxc1 Rxc1+ 26. Bf1 Bh3

0-1


[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.09.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Couture, Dave"]
[Black "Commisso, Mike"]
[WhiteElo "1777"]
[BlackElo "1852"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Board "3"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense"]
[ECO "B22"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 a6 7. Nc3 Qa5 8.
d5 Nb4 9. Bf4 Nf6 10. Bc4 Bf5 11. O-O Qc5 12. Bb3 Rd8 13. Qd4 Nd3 14. Rad1
Qxd4 15. Nxd4 Nxf4 16. Nxf5 g6 17. Ng3 Bg7 18. Rfe1 b5 19. d6 e6 20. Rd2 O-O
21. Red1 Nd7 22. Nge2 Nxe2+ 23. Rxe2 Nc5 24. Bc2 Rfe8 25. b4 Nd7 26. Ne4 Rc8
27. a4 Rc4 28. axb5 axb5 29. Bd3 Rxb4 30. Rc1 Ne5 31. Bb1 Nc4 32. g3 f5 33.
Nc5 Nxd6 34. Rxe6 Rxe6 35. Nxe6 Nc4 36. Bd3 Bb2 37. Rc2 Kf7 38. Nc7 Na3 39.
Rc5 Bd4 40. Rd5 Kg7 41. Ne6+ Kf6 42. Nxd4 Nc4 43. Rxb5 Ra4 44. Bxc4 Rxc4 45.
Nb3 Rc2 46. Kg2 Kg5 47. h4+ Kh5 48. Nd4 Ra2 49. Ne6 Ra4 50. Nf4+ Kh6 51. Rb6
Ra7 52. Rb2 Rd7 53. f3 Kg7 54. h5 gxh5 55. Nxh5+ Kg6 56. Nf4+ Kh6 57. Re2 Rd1
58. Re5 Kg5 59. Nh3+ Kf6 60. Re2 Rb1 61. Nf4 Rb6 62. Nd5+

1-0


[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.09.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "McNeilage, Ralph"]
[Black "Brassard, Gary"]
[WhiteElo "1835"]
[BlackElo "1832"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Board "4"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "??"]
[ECO "??"]

{"Game scoresheets currently unavailable"}
1/2-1/2



[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.10.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Murray, Stephen"]
[Black "Cappallo, Roger"]
[WhiteElo "1708"]
[BlackElo "1940"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Board "1"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "Benko Gamibt Accepted: King Walk Variation"]
[ECO "A59"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 g6 
7. e4 Bxf1 8. Kxf1 d6 9. Nf3 Bg7 10. g3 O-O 11. Kg2 Na6 12. a4 Qd7 
13. Qe2 Rfb8 14. Nb5 Nc7 15. Nxc7 Qxc7 16. Ra3 Rb4 17. Nd2 Rbxa4 18.
Re1 Nd7 19. Nc4 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Rxa4 Rxa4 22. f4 Bd4 23. e5 Qb7 
24. Qf3 Bxb2 25. Bxb2 Qxb2+ 26. Re2 Qd4 27. exd6 exd6 28. Qb3 Rb4 
29. Qa2 Kg7 30. Kh3 Qc4 31. Qxc4 Rxc4 32. Rd2 Kf6 33. Kg4 Rc3 
34. h4 h5+ 35. Kh3 Kf5 36. Kg2 Kg4

0-1


[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.10.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Paulson, Ray"]
[Black "Couture, Dave"]
[WhiteElo "1981"]
[BlackElo "1777"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Board "2"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack"]
[ECO "A80"]

1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. h4 h6 5. Bf4 d6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Bc4 e6 8. c3
Qe7 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Qc2 Bd7 11. O-O-O O-O-O 12. a3 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Bg3
a6 15. Bb3 e4 16. Nd4 Nh5 17. Bh2 Ne5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Nc4 Bg7 20. g3 Nf6
21. Nd2 Ng4 22. Nf1 Ne5 23. Kb1 Nc6 24. Bc4 Bf6 25. Qe2 Qc5 26. Nd2 g5 27.
hxg5 hxg5 28. N2b3 Qb6 29. Qc2 Na5 30. Nxa5 Qxa5 31. Qb3 Ba4 32. Be6+ Kb8 33.
Qc4 Bxd1 34. Rxd1 Qb6 35. Rc1 Bxd4 36. cxd4 Rh2 37. Rc2 f4 38. gxf4 gxf4 39.
Bf5 fxe3 40. fxe3 Rxc2 41. Qxc2 Qh6 42. Qc3 Re8 43. d5 Qg5 44. Be6 Qg1+ 45.
Ka2 Qd1 46. Bf7 Rf8 47. Qg7 Rd8 48. Qf6 Rd6 49. Qe5 Qf3 50. Qh8+ Ka7 51. Qd4+
b6 52. Be6 Rd8 53. Qg7 

1-0


[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.10.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Brassard, Gary"]
[Black "Gladding, Larry"]
[WhiteElo "1832"]
[BlackElo "1739"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Board "3"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "Indian Defense"]
[ECO "A45"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 e6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. exd4 Bd7 8.
Ngf3 Nh5 9. Bg3 Be7 10. Qe2 g6 11. Be5 O-O 12. O-O f6 13. Bg3 Nxg3 14. hxg3
Bd6 15. c4 Re8 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Qd1 Nb4 18. Bb1 Kg7 19. a3 Na6 20. Qb3 Bc6
21. Bd3 Nc7 22. Rfe1 Qd7 23. Qc2 Ne6 24. Qd1 Rac8 25. Bc2 Nc7 26. Nf1 Bb5 27.
Ne3 Re7 28. Bb3 Bc6 29. Rc1 Rce8 30. Qd2 Re6 31. Bc2 Qe7 32. Ng4 Qd7 33. Ne3
f5 34. Ng5 R6e7 35. f4 h6 36. Nf3 Qd8 37. Bxf5 Rxe3 38. Rxe3 gxf5 39. Nh4 Kf6
40. Rxe8 Qxe8 41. Re1 Qg8 42. Qd3 Bd7 43. Kf2 Be6 44. Qe2 Qf7 45. Rh1 Bf8 46.
Rc1 Bd6 47. Rh1 Kg7 48. Re1 Qf6 49. Nf3 Bd7 50. Ne5 Bb5 51. Qh5 Be8 52. Qe2
Bg6 53. Kg1 Ne6 54. Nf3 Bf7 55. Qe3 Nc7 56. Kf1 Bh5 57. Ne5 Qf8 58. Nd7 Qf7
59. Ne5 Qe7 60. Kf2 Be8 61. Rh1 Qf6 62. Re1 Ne6 63. Kg1 b6 64. Kf2

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[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.10.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Commisso, Mike"]
[Black "McNeilage, Ralph"]
[WhiteElo "1852"]
[BlackElo "1835"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Board "4"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit"]
[ECO "B21"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 e6 5. Nf3 Bb4 6. Bc4 Ne7 7. O-O Bxc3
8. bxc3 Qc7 9. Qe2 a6 10. Rd1 Ng6 11. Ba3 b5 12. Bb3 Bb7 13. Qe3 Nc6 14. Bd6
Qd8 15. Nd4 Nce7 16. Nf5 O-O 17. Nxe7+ Nxe7 18. c4 bxc4 19. Bxc4 Re8 20. Qg5
Bxe4 21. Bd3 Bxd3 22. Rxd3 Nf5 23. Qf4 Nxd6 24. Qxd6 Re7 25. Rb1 Kf8 26. Rdb3
Rc8 27. Rb8 f6 28. Rxc8 Qxc8 29. Rb8 Qxb8 30. Qxb8+ Re8 31. Qd6+ Re7 32. Qxa6
d5 33. a4 Kf7 34. a5 Rd7 35. Qb6 d4 36. Kf1 d3 37. Ke1 d2+ 38. Kd1 Ke7 39. a6
Rd6 40. Qxd6+ 

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[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.10.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "McNeilage, Ralph"]
[Black "Paulson, Ray"]
[WhiteElo "1835"]
[BlackElo "1981"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Board "1"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Cambridge Springs Defense, Bogoljubov Variation"]
[ECO "D52"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 Bb4 8.
Qc2 dxc4 9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. Bxc4 Nd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 h6 13. h3 O-O 14.
Ke2 Re8 15. a3 Bd6 16. b4 Qd8 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Bf5 Qf6 19. Bxc8 Raxc8 20. Qd3
Qg5 21. Nf3 Qf6 22. Nd2 a6 23. Rac1 Rc7 24. Nb3 Rce7 25. Nd2 Qg5 26. Rhg1 f5
27. Nf3 Qf6 28. g3 Re4 29. Nd2 R4e6 30. Kd1 Qf7 31. Qe2 a5 32. bxa5 Bxa3 33.
Ra1 Bb2 34. Rb1 Bxd4 35. a6 bxa6 36. Qxa6 Bf6 37. Rb7 Qh5+ 38. g4 fxg4 39.
Rxg4 Qxh3 40. Rg3 Qh5+ 41. Kc1 d4 42. Qa7 R6e7 43. Rxe7 Rxe7 44. Qa8+ Qe8 45.
Qxe8+ Rxe8 46. e4 Bg5 47. Kc2 Bxd2 48. Kxd2 Rxe4 49. Kd3 Rf4 50. Rg6 Rxf2 51.
Kxd4 Rf6 52. Rg1 Rf7 53. Ke5 c5 54. Rd1 c4 55. Ke6 Rc7 56. Kd6 Rc8 57. Kd7
Ra8 58. Rc1 Ra4 59. Kc6 h5 60. Kb5 Ra8 61. Rxc4 Rb8+ 62. Ka6 Kh7 63. Rc6 g6
64. Ka7 Rb1 65. Ka6 Kh6 66. Ka5 h4 67. Ka4 Kh5 68. Rc3 g5 69. Ka3 Rf1 70. Kb2
Rf5 71. Ra3 g4 72. Kc2 Rd5 73. Ra1 h3 74. Ra8 Kh4 75. Rf8 h2 76. Kc3 h1=Q 77.
Rh8+ Rh5

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[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.10.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Cappallo, Roger"]
[Black "Brassard, Gary"]
[WhiteElo "1940"]
[BlackElo "1832"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Board "2"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon"]
[ECO "B27"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d5 6. e5 Bg4 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
Be2 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e6 10. O-O Qb6 11. Be3 Nge7 12. Na4 Qd8 13. Nc5 Qc7 14. Rc1
b6 15. Nb3 O-O 16. Be2 a6 17. Qd2 Qd7 18. a4 Nf5 19. Bf4 Nfe7 20. Rc2 Rfc8
21. Rfc1 f6 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Bg4 Na7 24. Qe2 Nf5 25. Rc7 Qe8 26. Be5 Rxc7
27. Rxc7 Bxe5 28. Qxe5 Nc6 29. Qf6 Rc8 30. Bxf5 Rxc7 31. Bxe6+ Rf7 32. Bxf7+
Qxf7

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[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.10.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gladding, Larry"]
[Black "Commisso, Mike"]
[WhiteElo "1739"]
[BlackElo "1798"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Board "3"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Reshevsky Variation"]
[ECO "E46"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Ne2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. Ng3 c6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bd3 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. Bxf5 Ne6 13. b4 a5 14. bxa5 Qxa5
15. Bb2 c5 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Bd3 Rfd8 18. Ne2 Ne4 19. Nd4 Qb6 20. Nf5 Qxb2
21. Nxe7+ Kf8 22. Nf5 g6 23. Nh6 Qe5 24. Ng4 Qh5 25. f3 N4c5 26. Be2 d4 27.
Bc4 dxe3 28. Qb1 Rd2 29. Bxe6 Nxe6 30. Qb4+ Qc5 31. Nxe3 Qxb4 32. axb4 Raa2
33. Rxa2 Rxa2 34. Rc1 Re2 35. Rc3 Nf4 36. Kf1 Rb2 37. Nc2 Nd5 38. Rc8+ Ke7
39. Ke1 Nxb4 40. Nxb4 Rxb4 41. Rc2 h5 42. Kd2 Ke6 43. h3 Rb1 44. Kd3 Rd1+ 45.
Ke2 Rd8 46. Rb2 Rb8 47. Ke3 b5 48. f4 Rb7 49. g4 hxg4 50. hxg4 Kd5 51. Kd3 b4
52. Rb3 Kc5 53. Kc2 Ra7 54. Re3 Ra2+ 55. Kb1 Rf2 56. Re5+ Kc4 57. f5 gxf5 58.
gxf5 Kb3 59. Re3+ Ka4

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[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.10.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Murray, Stephen"]
[Black "Couture, Dave"]
[WhiteElo "1708"]
[BlackElo "1777"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Board "4"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "Dutch Defense: Hopton Attack"]
[ECO "A80"]

1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bh4 g5 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bg3 d6 6. h4 Bg7 7. hxg5 hxg5 
8. Rxh8+ Bxh8 9. Nh3 g4 10. Nf4 Nc6 11. Nc3 Bd7 12. d5 Ne5 13. Qd4 c5 
14. dxc6 Nxc6 15. Qc4 Qa5 16. Ne6 Rc8 17. Qb3 Ne4 18. Nd4 d5 
19. Ndb5 Bxc3+ 20. bxc3 Be6 21. O-O-O Nxg3 22. fxg3 Qb6 23. Nd4 Qxb3 
24. axb3 Bd7 25. Bd3 e6 26. Rh1 Ke7 27. Rh6 Ne5 28. Kd2 Nf7 29. Rh7 Kf6 
30. Ne2 e5 31. Nc1 Kg6 32. Rh1 Nd6 33. Rf1 Bb5 34. Bxb5 Nxb5 35. Ne2 Nd6 
36. Ra1 a6 37. Ra5 Ne4+ 38. Kd3 Rc5 39. Ra4 Kf6 40. Rb4 b5 41. c4 dxc4+ 
42. bxc4 Nf2+ 43. Kc3 Ke6 44. Nc1 Ne4+ 45. Kb3 Nd2+ 46. Kc3 Rxc4+ 
47. Rxc4 Nxc4 48. Kd3 Kd5 49. Nb3 a5 50. c3 a4 51. Nc1 e4+ 52. Ke2 Nb2
53. Na2 Kc4 54. Kd2 Nd3 55. Kc2 Ne1+ 56. Kd2 Nxg2 57. Nb4 Kb3 58. Nd5 a3 
59. Nb4 a2 60. Nxa2 Kxa2 61. Kc2 Nxe3+ 62. Kd2 Ng2

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[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.10.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Brassard, Gary"]
[Black "Paulson, Ray"]
[WhiteElo "1832"]
[BlackElo "1981"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Board "1"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "Queen's Pawm Game: Mason Variation"]
[ECO "D00"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. c3 e6 4. e3 c6 5. Nf3 Nd7 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. Be2 h6 8. O-O
Ngf6 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd7 11. Nb3 Qc7 12. Nd4 Nxe5 13. Nxf5 exf5 14. Qc2
g6 15. g4 fxg4 16. Bxg4 Bd6 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. f4 Bf6 19. e4 O-O 20. exd5 cxd5
21. Qg2 Rad8 22. Rad1 d4 23. cxd4 Bxd4+ 24. Kh1 Bf6 25. Rc1 Qb6 26. b3 Qb4
27. Rc4 Qd2 28. Rc2 Qxg2+ 29. Kxg2 b6 30. Rd1 Rxd1 31. Bxd1 Rd8 32. Be2 Rd7
33. Rc8+ Kg7 34. Rc2 Be7 35. Kg3 Bc5 36. Kf3 Rd4 37. Bf1 a5 38. a4 Rd7 39.
Bb5 Re7 40. Re2 Rc7 41. Rc2 Kf6 42. Re2 Bd6 43. Bc4 Bb4 44. Rc2 Rd7 45. Bb5
Rd6 46. Rc7 Kg7 47. Bc4 Rf6 48. Rd7 Bd6 49. Rb7 Bxf4 50. Rxf7+ Rxf7 51. Bxf7
Kxf7 52. Kxf4 Ke6 53. Ke4 g5 54. Kd4 Kd6 55. Kc4 Kc6 56. b4 h5 57. b5+ Kd6
58. Kd4 g4 59. Ke4 h4 60. Kf4 g3 61. hxg3 hxg3 62. Kxg3 Kc5 63. Kf4 Kb4 64.
Ke5 {Black won on time.}

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[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.10.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Cappallo, Roger"]
[Black "McNeilage, Ralph"]
[WhiteElo "1940"]
[BlackElo "1835"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Board "2"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin"]
[ECO "B50"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. h3 Nc6 5. Bd3 e5 6. Bc2 c4 7. Na3 d5 8. exd5
Qxd5 9. O-O Bd6 10. Qe2 b5 11. d4 O-O 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Rd1 Qe6
15. Be3 a6 16. Rd2 Bb7 17. Rad1 Rfe8 18. Bb1 Qc6 19. Qf1 h6 20. Nc2 Qc7 21.
f4 Bxc3 22. bxc3 Be4 23. Bd4 Bd3 24. Qf3 Ne4 25. Rxd3 cxd3 26. Rxd3 Rad8 27.
Qg4 f6 28. Re3 Rxd4 29. Nxd4 h5 30. Qg6 Nd6 31. Rxe8+ Nxe8 32. Qxe8# 1-0

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[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.10.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Commisso, Mike"]
[Black "Murray, Stephen"]
[WhiteElo "1852"]
[BlackElo "1708"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Board "3"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[Moves "31"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Piano"]
[ECO "C55"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 Bxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Bg5 d6
8. c3 Ne6 9. Bh4 Qe7 10. Qb3 Nc5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Qc2 Rg8 13. Kh1 f5 14. Nd2
Qg5 15. g3 Bd7 16. f4 Qg6 17. fxe5 Bc6 18. Bd5 dxe5 19. Bxc6+ Qxc6 20. Rxf5
f6 21. b4 Nd7 22. c4 O-O-O 23. b5 Qd6 24. Nf1 Qd4 25. Re1 Nc5 26. Rxf6 Rgf8
27. Rxf8 Rxf8 28. Kg2 Nd3 29. Re2 Rf2+ 30. Kh3 Rxf1 31. c5 Rf2

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[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"]
[Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-142, Fitchburg MA"]
[Date "2021.10.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Couture, Dave"]
[Black "Gladding, Larry"]
[WhiteElo "1777"]
[BlackElo "1739"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Board "4"]
[PlyCount "??"]
[Moves "??"]
[TimeControl "G/90 d5"]
[Section "Championship"]
[Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack"]
[ECO "B10"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qd8 6. d4 e6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8.
Bd3 a6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Qc2 Nc6 12. a3 Re8 13. Ne4 h6 14. b4 Nxe4
15. Rxe4 e5 16. d5 Nd4 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. Bb2 Bd7 19. Bxd4 Qg5 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8
21. Be4 Qf4 22. f3 Qxh2+ 23. Kf2 Qh4+ 24. Kf1 Bb5+ 25. Bd3 Qxd4 26. Bxb5
Qxa1+ 

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