[Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Fitchburg State University, Room MCG-142"] [Date "2022.09.07"] [Round "1"] [Board "1"] [White "Kildahl, Brett"] [Black "Tsakiris, Todd"] [WhiteElo "2146"] [BlackElo "1709"] [Moves "29"] [PlyCount "57"] [Opening "Catalan"] [ECO "E00"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Result "1-0"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. O-O Bg7 7. Nxd4 O-O 8. Nc3 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bf4 a6 11. Qb3 Nc6 12. Rfd1 Nh5 13. Be3 Be6 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Nxd5 Na5 16. Qb4 exd5 17. Bxd5+ Kh8 18. Bb6 Qf6 19. Qxa5 Qxb2 20. Bf3 Rf5 21. Rab1 Qc2 22. Qd2 Qxd2 23. Rxd2 Rf7 24. Rbd1 Nf6 25. Rd8+ Rf8 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Bxb7 Rb8 28. Rd8+ Rxd8 29. Bxd8 {"Black resigns"} 1-0 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Fitchburg State University, Room MCG-142"] [Date "2022.09.07"] [Round "1"] [Board "2"] [White "Ostrowski, Don"] [Black "Paulson, Ray"] [WhiteElo "1671"] [BlackElo "1971"] [Moves "40"] [PlyCount "79"] [Opening "Petroff Defence, Modern Attack"] [ECO "C43"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Result "0-1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. d5 Ne7 6. Bxe4 f5 7. Nxe5 fxe4 8. Bg5 g6 9. Bf6 Rg8 10. Nc3 d6 11. Ng4 Bf5 12. Ne3 Bg7 13. Bxg7 Rxg7 14. Qd4 Kf7 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Qd7 17. O-O Kg8 18. c4 Re8 19. Qd3 Rf7 20. Rae1 Ref8 21. b3 Rf4 22. g3 R4f6 23. Qe4 h5 24. Ng2 Nf5 25. Nf4 Kh7 26. Ne6 Rg8 27. Ng5+ Kh8 28. h4 Rgf8 29. Ne6 Re8 30. Qd3 Kg8 31. Qc3 Rf7 32. Re4 c5 33. Qe1 Rfe7 34. Qb1 Nd4 35. Kg2 Nxe6 36. Rfe1 Nf8 37. Rxe7 Rxe7 38. Rxe7 Qxe7 39. Qd3 Qe5 40. Qf3 0-1 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Fitchburg State University, Room MCG-142"] [Date "2022.09.07"] [Round "1"] [Board "3"] [White "Nair, Anand"] [Black "David, Michael"] [WhiteElo "1943"] [BlackElo "1656"] [Moves "26"] [PlyCount "51"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez, Cordel Defence"] [ECO "C64"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Nge7 5. O-O Bb6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Re1+ Be6 10. Bg5 Qd6 11. Nbd2 Qb4 12. a4 a6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Qc2 c5 15. Nc4 Ba7 16. Bd2 Qb8 17. dxc5 O-O 18. Ng5 g6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rxe6 Rxf2 21. Kxf2 Bxc5+ 22. Ke2 Bd4 23. Qe4 Bxb2 24. Qxd5 Kh8 25. Rb1 c6 26. Bc3+ 1-0 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Fitchburg State University, Room MCG-142"] [Date "2022.09.07"] [Round "1"] [Board "4"] [White "Murray, Stephen"] [Black "Mirijanian, George"] [WhiteElo "1660"] [BlackElo "1919"] [Moves "26"] [PlyCount "51"] [Opening "Budapest Defence, Rubenstein Variation, Main Line"] [ECO "A52"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Qe7 7. Qd5 f6 8. exf6 Nxf6 9. Qd3 d6 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 O-O 12. Bg5 Be6 13. e3 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 Ne4 16. Qc2 Bf5 17. Bd3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Rf6 20. Ke2 Raf8 21. Raf1 R8f7 22. Nd4 Ne5 23. Qc3 c5 24. Nc2 Qe6 25. b3 Qg4+ 26. Ke1 {"Draw agreed"} 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Fitchburg State University, Room MCG-142"] [Date "2022.09.07"] [Round "1"] [Board "5"] [White "Couture, Dave"] [Black "Xu, Shawn"] [WhiteElo "1768"] [BlackElo "1644"] [Moves "47"] [PlyCount "94"] [Opening "English Opening, Botvinnik System"] [ECO "A25"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Result "0-1"] 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e4 Nge7 6. Nge2 d6 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 f5 9. f4 fxe4 10. dxe4 exf4 11. Bxf4 Be6 12. Nd5 Bxb2 13. Rb1 Bg7 14. Rxb7 Na5 15. Rb4 Nec6 16. Ra4 Rb8 17. Bd2 Rxf1+ 18. Bxf1 Nb7 19. Nef4 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 Bd7 21. Ra3 Nc5 22. Bg2 Rb2 23. Bc1 Rb1 24. Ne2 Bb2 25. Ndc3 Rxc1 26. Nxc1 Bxa3 27. Nb3 Qf8 28. Nb5 Nxb3 29. axb3 Bc5 30. Nxc7 Qf2 31. Nd5 Bg4 32. Qf1 Qxf1+ 33. Bxf1 Bf3+ 34. Bg2 Bxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Kf7 36. Kf3 a5 37. Kf4 Nd4 38. Nc3 Nxb3 39. e5 dxe5+ 40. Ke4 Ke6 41. g4 Bd4 42. Nb5 Nc5+ 43. Kf3 a4 44. Ke2 Kf6 45. h4 h5 46. gxh5 gxh5 47. Kf3 Bb2 0-1 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Fitchburg State University, Room MCG-142"] [Date "2022.09.07"] [Round "1"] [Board "6"] [White "Commisso, Mike"] [Black "Donahue, Jim"] [WhiteElo "1641"] [BlackElo "1721"] [Moves "38"] [PlyCount "76"] [Opening "Sicilian Defence, Wing Gambit"] [ECO "B20"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. e4 c5 2. b4 b6 3. bxc5 bxc5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. O-O Nf6 8. Re1 e6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. Qxd4 Be7 13. Bg5 O-O 14. e5 Ne8 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qb4 Qc7 17. Rab1 dxe5 18. Ne4 Rc8 19. Qb7 Nf6 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Qe4 Qxc2 22. Qh4 Qf5 23. Rb3 Rb8 24. Rf3 Rb1 25. Re3 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rb8 27. h3 Rb1 28. Qg3+ Kh8 29. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 30. Kh2 Qb4 31. Qd3 Qd4 32. Qa3 Kg7 33. Qg3+ Kf8 34. Qa3+ Ke8 35. Qa6 Qf4+ 36. Kg1 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Qf4+ 38. Kg1 Qc1+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Fitchburg State University, Room MCG-142"] [Date "2022.09.07"] [Round "1"] [Board "7"] [White "Brassard, Gary"] [Black "Gurge, Ken"] [WhiteElo "1719"] [BlackElo "1628"] [Moves "34"] [PlyCount "68"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn, London System, Mason Variation"] [ECO "D00"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Bf5 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. Nf3 Qb6 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Qb3 c4 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. O-O Bd3 11. Re1 Bxb1 12. Rexb1 Nd7 13. a3 e6 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 f6 16. Bg3 Kd7 17. f3 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Kxd6 19. e4 c5 20. Re1 Kd7 21. Re2 Rhe8 22. Rae1 g5 23. exd5 exd5 24. Kf2 Rxe2+ 25. Rxe2 Re8 26. Rxe8 Kxe8 27. Kg3 Kf7 28. h4 h5 29. f4 Kg6 30. fxg5 fxg5 31. hxg5 Kxg5 32. Kh3 h4 33. g4 hxg3 34. Kxg3 Kf5 {"Draw agreed"} 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.09.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Paulson, Ray"] [Black "Nair, Anand"] [WhiteElo "1971"] [BlackElo "1943"] [Result "0-1"] [Board "1"] [PlyCount "65"] [Moves "33"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Neo-Grunfeld"] [ECO "D78"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Nc3 Bf5 8. b3 Ne4 9. Bb2 Nd7 10. Nh4 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Nf6 12. Nxf5 gxf5 13. e3 Ne4 14. Bb2 Qc7 15. Rc1 e6 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Qc2 h5 18. Bh3 Qd7 19. f3 Nd6 20. Ba3 Rfe8 21. Rce1 h4 22. gxh4 Nb5 23. Bc5 Qd8 24. Bxf5 Qxh4 25. a4 Nxd4 26. Bxd4 Bxd4 27. Kh1 Rxe3 28. Rd1 Rae8 29. Qg2+ Kf8 30. Bd3 R8e6 31. Qg3 Qh6 32. Qb8+ Re8 33. Qc7 {"White may have resigned here in view of 33...Be5"} 0-1 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.09.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Xu, Shawn"] [Black "Brassard, Gary"] [WhiteElo "1678"] [BlackElo "1719"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "2"] [PlyCount "9999"] [Moves "999"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Sicilian Defence, Maroczy Bind"] [ECO "B38"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 d6 8. Be2 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Qa5 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 Nd7 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Qd4+ Kg8 15. b4 Nb8 16. b5 Nd7 17. Rad1 Nc5 18. f4 Be6 19. Ne3 Nb3 20. Qc3 Nc5 21. Qd4 f6 22. f5 Bf7 23. Ng4 Kg7 24. Rf3 g5 25. h4 h6 26. Rg3 Rc8 27. Nxh6 Qb6 28. Nxf7 Kxf7 29. Bh5+ Kg7 30. Rxg5+ Kh8 31. Rg6 Nxe4 32. Rh6+ Kg7 33. Rg6+ Kh7 34. Qxb6 axb6 35. Rd4 Nc5 36. Rdg4 Rg8 37. Rxg8 Rxg8 38. Bg6+ Kh6 39. Kh2 Ra8 40. Rg3 Ra4 41. Re3 e5 42. fxe6 Nxe6 43. Bf5 Ng7 44. Bc8 Rxc4 45. Bxb7 Rc5 46. Bc6 Re5 47. Rf3 Rf5 48. Re3 Re5 49. Rf3 Nf5 50. g3 Kg7 51. Kh3 Nd4 52. Rc3 Rc5 53. Rxc5 dxc5 54. Bd5 Nxb5 55. a4 Nd6 56. Kg4 Kg6 57. Kf3 Nf5 58. Be4 c4 59. g4 c3 60. Bxf5+ Kf7 61. Bc2 Ke6 62. Ke4 Kf7 63. Kf5 {"Black resigns"} 1-0 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.09.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Mirijanian, George"] [Black "Commisso, Mike"] [WhiteElo "1919"] [BlackElo "1641"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Board "3"] [PlyCount "99"] [Moves "50"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Giuoco Pianissimo"] [ECO "C50"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. Nc3 d6 8. h3 Na5 9. Nd2 O-O 10. O-O Nxc4 11. Nxc4 c6 12. a4 Nd7 13. Bg3 Nc5 14. a5 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Ne3 Bg6 17. f4 d5 18. Ne2 e4 19. d4 Nd7 20. Bh2 Bh5 21. g4 Bg6 22. f5 Bf7 23. c3 h5 24. Nf4 Bg5 25. Qe2 hxg4 26. hxg4 Qf6 27. Rf2 Qh6 28. Kg2 Bh4 29. Bg3 Bxg3 30. Kxg3 g5 31. fxg6 Bxg6 32. Raf1 Rae8 33. Nxg6 Rxf2 34. Qxf2 Qxg6 35. Qf5 Qxf5 36. gxf5 Kf7 37. Kf4 Rh8 38. Ng4 Rh3 39. Rf2 Nf6 40. Ne5+ Ke7 41. a6 bxa6 42. Nxc6+ Kf7 43. Ne5+ Ke7 44. Rg2 e3 45. Re2 Ne4 46. Rxe3 Rh4+ 47. Ng4 Kd6 48. Kf3 Rh3+ 49. Kg2 Rh4 50. Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.09.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Donahue, Jin"] [Black "Murray, Stephen"] [WhiteElo "1721"] [BlackElo "1660"] [Result "0-1"] [Board "4"] [PlyCount "72"] [Moves "36"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Gruenfeld Defence"] [ECO "D91"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. cxd5 Nxg5 7. Nxg5 e6 8. Nf3 exd5 9. e3 O-O 10. b4 Qd6 11. Qb3 c6 12. Be2 Na6 13. a3 Nc7 14. O-O Ne8 15. Rac1 Nf6 16. Rfd1 h6 17. h3 Be6 18. Bd3 Ne4 19. Qc2 f5 20. Nh4 Bd7 21. f4 g5 22. fxg5 hxg5 23. Nf3 Qh6 24. Bxe4 fxe4 25. Nh2 g4 26. Nxg4 Bxg4 27. hxg4 Qxe3+ 28. Kh1 Bxd4 29. Qd2 Rf7 30. Qxe3 Bxe3 31. Kh2 Bxc1 32. Rxc1 Raf8 33. Ne2 Rf2 34. Re1 Kg7 35. Kg3 Kg6 36. Nd4 Ra2 0-1 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.09.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Gurge, Ken"] [Black "Couture, Dave"] [WhiteElo "1628"] [BlackElo "1768"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "5"] [PlyCount "83"] [Moves "42"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Sicilian Defence, Scheveningen Classical Variation"] [ECO "B84"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. a4 Qc7 10. Bf3 Nbd7 11. Qe2 Rb8 12. Nb3 b6 13. Rfd1 Bb7 14. Bf4 Rfd8 15. h3 Nc5 16. g4 Nxb3 17. cxb3 h6 18. Rac1 Qd7 19. e5 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Ne8 21. exd6 Bxd6 22. Ne4 Qe7 23. Nxd6 Nxd6 24. Rc6 Ne8 25. Bxb8 Rxb8 26. Qc3 Qb7 27. Rc1 Kf8 28. Rc8 Rxc8 29. Qxc8 Qf3 30. Qc3 Qd5 31. Qb4+ Kg8 32. Qxb6 Nf6 33. Qxa6 Qxb3 34. Qc8+ Kh7 35. Qc2+ Qxc2 36. Rxc2 Nd5 37. a5 Nb4 38. Rc4 Na6 39. b4 Kg6 40. b5 Nb8 41. a6 Nd7 42. Rc6 1-0 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.09.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Gladding, Larry"] [Black "Ostrowski, Don"] [WhiteElo "1709"] [BlackElo "1671"] [Result "0-1"] [Board "6"] [PlyCount "80"] [Moves "40"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Sicilian Defence, Pelikan Chelyabinsk Variation"] [ECO "B33"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Qxe7 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O Bb7 13. Qd2 Nd4 14. c3 Ne6 15. Nc2 Nxg5 16. Qxg5 Rfe8 17. Ne3 Nxe4 18. Qg4 Nf6 19. Qe2 e4 20. Bc2 d5 21. Nf5 Qe5 22. Nd4 Nh5 23. Qe3 Nf4 24. Qg3 Ng6 25. Qe3 Qf4 26. Rae1 Qxe3 27. Rxe3 Re5 28. Rfe1 Rae8 29. a4 bxa4 30. Bxa4 Rc8 31. Bc2 Rce8 32. Ba4 Rc8 33. Bd7 Rc7 34. Ba4 Nf4 35. g3 Ne6 36. Nf3 Rh5 37. Nd2 Nc5 38. Bc2 Rh6 39. Nf3 Ne6 40. Nd2 d4 0-1 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.09.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Tsakiris, Todd"] [Black "Bergeron, Mike"] [WhiteElo "1709"] [BlackElo "1412"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Board "7"] [PlyCount "65"] [Moves "33"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense, Panov-Botvinnik Attack"] [ECO "B13"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bf5 6. Qb3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 e6 8. Nf3 Qb6 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. O-O Nc6 11. d5 exd5 12. Re1+ Be7 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Ra5 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. Bf4 Rd5 17. Rac1 c5 18. Rc3 Be6 19. b3 O-O 20. Be5 Bd6 21. h3 Rd8 22. Bxd6 R8xd6 23. Rce3 Rd1 24. Ng5 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 h6 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Re2 Kf7 28. f4 Kf6 29. Kf2 Rd4 30. Kf3 g5 31. fxg5+ hxg5 32. g3 e5 33. g4 {"Draw agreed"} 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, Room MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.09.21"] [Round "3"] [White "Nair, Anand"] [Black "Xu, Shawn"] [WhiteElo "1943"] [BlackElo "1678"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "1"] [PlyCount "79"] [Moves "40"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Sicilian Defence, Rossolimo Variation"] [ECO "C30"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. c3 Qd3 6. Qe2 Qxe2+ 7. Kxe2 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3+ 9. gxf3 O-O-O 10. d3 e5 11. Be3 g6 12. Nd2 f5 13. Bg5 Re8 14. Nc4 f4 15. Rhg1 Re6 16. Bh4 b5 17. Na5 h6 18. Rg2 g5 19. Bxg5 hxg5 20. Rxg5 Nf6 21. h4 Rg8 22. Rf5 Bh6 23. Nb3 Nd7 24. Na5 Nf6 25. d4 cxd4 26. cxd4 exd4 27. Rc1 Kd7 28. Nb3 d3+ 29. Kxd3 Rd6+ 30. Ke2 Re8 31. Nc5+ Kc7 32. Nxa6+ Kb6 33. Nc5 Re7 34. Kf1 Bg7 35. e5 Rd5 36. exf6 Rxf5 37. fxe7 Re5 38. Nd7+ Kc7 39. Nxe5 Bxe5 40. e8=Q 1-0 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, Room MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.09.21"] [Round "3"] [White "Murray, Stephen"] [Black "Gurge, Ken"] [WhiteElo "1660"] [BlackElo "1628"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "2"] [PlyCount "117"] [Moves "59"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defence, Pannov-Botvinnik Attack"] [ECO "D41"] 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. d4 Nc6 7. Bc4 e6 8. Nf3 Bb4 9. Bd2 O-O 10. a3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bd6 12. O-O Qc7 13. Bd3 Re8 14. h3 h6 15. Qc1 Bf8 16. Re1 Bd7 17. Bf4 Bd6 18. Bxh6 e5 19. Bd2 exd4 20. cxd4 Rxe1+ 21. Bxe1 Ne7 22. Qxc7 Bxc7 23. Ne5 Be6 24. Be4 Rd8 25. Nf3 Bd5 26. Bxd5 Nxd5 27. Rb1 Bb6 28. Bd2 Rc8 29. Rc1 Rxc1+ 30. Bxc1 a6 31. Bd2 Ba7 32. Kf1 b5 33. Ke2 a5 34. Bxa5 Nf4+ 35. Kf1 Nd5 36. Bd2 Bb8 37. Ne1 Bd6 38. Nc2 f5 39. g3 Kf7 40. Ke2 Kf6 41. Kd3 Ke6 42. f4 g6 43. Bb4 Bc7 44. Ne1 Bd8 45. Nf3 Be7 46. Bxe7 Kxe7 47. Ne5 Kf6 48. Nd7+ Ke6 49. Ne5 Kf6 50. Nf3 Ke6 51. Ne1 Kf6 52. Nc2 g5 53. fxg5+ Kxg5 54. Ne3 Nb6 55. d5 Kf6 56. Kd4 Nd7 57. Nd1 Nb6 58. Nc3 Nc4 59. Nxb5 1-0 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, Room MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.09.21"] [Round "3"] [White "Ostrowski, Don"] [Black "Kildahl, Brett"] [WhiteElo "1671"] [BlackElo "2146"] [Result "0-1"] [Board "3"] [PlyCount "118"] [Moves "59"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Modern Defence"] [ECO "B06"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 b6 4. Be3 Bb7 5. f3 e6 6. Qd2 Nf6 7. Be2 d6 8. O-O-O Qe7 9. Nh3 O-O 10. Bh6 c5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Rhe1 Nc6 13. d5 Nd4 14. Bc4 e5 15. Nb5 a6 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Kb1 b5 18. Bd3 Nd7 19. Nf2 Nc5 20. b3 Rfb8 21. h4 b4 22. h5 a5 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Rh1 Rh8 25. Bc4 Ba6 26. Bxa6 Nxa6 27. Rxh8 Rxh8 28. Rh1 Rxh1+ 29. Nxh1 Qh4 30. Nf2 Nc7 31. Nd3 Nb5 32. Qe1 Qg5 33. g4 Qe7 34. Nc1 Qc7 35. Qd2 Na3+ 36. Kb2 Qc3+ 37. Qxc3 dxc3+ 38. Ka1 Nxc2+ 39. Kb1 Ne1 40. a3 bxa3 41. Na2 c2+ 42. Kc1 Kf6 43. Nc3 Kg5 44. Kd2 Nxf3+ 45. Kxc2 Nd4+ 46. Kb1 Kxg4 47. Ka2 Kf3 48. Kxa3 g5 49. Ka4 g4 50. Kxa5 g3 51. b4 g2 52. b5 g1=Q 53. b6 Qe1 54. b7 Qxc3+ 55. Kb6 Qc5+ 56. Ka6 Qb5+ 57. Ka7 Qa5+ 58. Kb8 Nb5 59. Kc8 Qc7# 0-1 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, Room MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.09.21"] [Round "3"] [White "Commisso, Mike"] [Black "Paulson, Ray"] [WhiteElo "1641"] [BlackElo "1971"] [Result "0-1"] [Board "4"] [PlyCount "90"] [Moves "45"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening, Urusov Gambit"] [ECO "C24"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. c3 dxc3 6. bxc3 Bc5 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Be7 10. Nbd2 d6 11. Nd4 Nc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Re1 Nd7 14. Bg3 Bf6 15. Qc2 Ne5 16. Bb3 Ba6 17. f4 Bd3 18. Qd1 Nd7 19. e5 Bh4 20. Qf3 Bxg3 21. Qxg3 Bf5 22. Nf3 c5 23. Rad1 Nb6 24. Bd5 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 Be6 26. Rd2 Re8 27. Nh4 Qd7 28. exd6 cxd6 29. Re5 dxe5 30. Rxd7 Bxd7 31. f5 f6 32. Qe3 Rac8 33. g4 Red8 34. Ng6 Kh7 35. Ne7 Rc7 36. Qd3 Rb7 37. Qd6 Re8 38. Ng6 Bc8 39. Qc6 Rd8 40. Qxc5 Rb1+ 41. Kf2 Rb2+ 42. Ke3 Ba6 43. c4 Rbd2 44. Nf8+ Kg8 45. Ne6 R8d3+ {"White resigns"} 0-1 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, Room MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.09.21"] [Round "3"] [White "David, Michael"] [Black "Mirijanian, George"] [WhiteElo "1656"] [BlackElo "1919"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "5"] [PlyCount "93"] [Moves "47"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Reti Opening"] [ECO "A04"] 1. Nf3 f5 2. b3 d6 3. Bb2 e5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 g6 6. e3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. Nc4 b5 9. Na3 a6 10. c4 b4 11. Nc2 c5 12. O-O Bb7 13. Ng5 Qe7 14. a3 h6 15. Nh3 a5 16. f4 Nbd7 17. g3 Nh7 18. d4 exd4 19. Bf3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 dxe3 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Nxe3 Nhf6 23. axb4 cxb4 24. Rae1 Ne4 25. Qd1 Ndc5 26. Nd5 Qa7 27. Kg2 Rae8 28. Qd4+ Kh7 29. Nf2 Qg7 30. Qd1 Qb2 31. Re3 h5 32. Kg1 Kh6 33. Nxe4 Nxe4 34. Rd3 Nc3 35. Qf3 Ne2+ 36. Kh1 Nd4 37. Qg2 Re2 38. Qh3 Rfe8 39. Qh4 Ne6 40. g4 fxg4 41. f5 g5 42. Qg3 Nf4 43. Nxf4 h4 44. Rxd6+ Kh7 45. Qd3 Rxh2+ 46. Kg1 Qe5 47. f6+ 1-0 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, Room MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.09.21"] [Round "3"] [White "Bergeron, Mike"] [Black "Donahue, Jim"] [WhiteElo "1412"] [BlackElo "1721"] [Result "0-1"] [Board "6"] [PlyCount "86"] [Moves "43"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Slav Defence, Slav-Reti System"] [ECO "D11"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. O-O e6 7. Ne5 Bb7 8. Nc3 Qb6 9. e4 Nbd7 10. Be3 Be7 11. d5 Bc5 12. dxc6 Nxe5 13. cxb7 Rb8 14. Bxc5 Qxc5 15. a3 O-O 16. b4 Qb6 17. Kh1 Rxb7 18. f4 Rd7 19. Qe2 Nd3 20. e5 Nd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Rad1 Qb7 23. Rxd3 cxd3 24. Qxd3 a6 25. Qd4 Rc8 26. Kg1 Rc4 27. Qd3 Qb6+ 28. Kh1 Qd4 29. Qf5 Rd8 30. e6 Rc7 31. Re1 Qxc3 32. Re5 Qc1+ 33. Kg2 Qc2+ 34. Qxc2 Rxc2+ 35. Kh3 f6 36. e7 Re8 37. Rxd5 Rxe7 38. Rd8+ Kf7 39. Ra8 Rc6 40. Rd8 f5 41. Rd5 Kf6 42. g4 fxg4+ 43. Kxg4 g6 {"White resigns"} 0-1 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, Room MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.09.21"] [Round "3"] [White "Brassard, Gary"] [Black "Tsakiris, Todd"] [WhiteElo "1719"] [BlackElo "1709"] [Result "0-1"] [Board "7"] [PlyCount "56"] [Moves "28"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "London System, King's Indian Defence"] [ECO "A45"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. c4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. e4 O-O 7. Be2 Bd7 8. Nf3 Na6 9. Qd2 Nh5 10. Bh6 Nf6 11. h3 Nc7 12. O-O a6 13. a4 Re8 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. a5 Rb8 16. Nh2 e5 17. Bg4 b5 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. f4 b4 20. fxe5 Rxe5 21. Rxf6 bxc3 22. Qxc3 Kxf6 23. Ng4+ Kg7 24. Nxe5 dxe5 25. Qxe5+ f6 26. Qc3 Qd6 27. Rf1 Ne8 28. Re1 Qe5 0-1 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, Room MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.09.28"] [Round "4"] [White "Murray, Stephen"] [Black "Nair, Anand"] [WhiteElo "1668"] [BlackElo "1943"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "1"] [PlyCount "71"] [Moves "36"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Giuoco Pianissimo"] [ECO "C54"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 d6 5. d3 Nf6 6. b4 Bb6 7. O-O O-O 8. a4 a5 9. b5 Ne7 10. Bb3 Ng6 11. Nbd2 Be6 12. Nc4 Bc5 13. Be3 Ba7 14. Bxa7 Rxa7 15. Ne3 Bxb3 16. Qxb3 Nf4 17. Rad1 h6 18. g3 Nh3+ 19. Kg2 Qd7 20. Nf5 g6 21. Kxh3 gxf5 22. exf5 Qxf5+ 23. Kg2 Raa8 24. Qc4 Rac8 25. Nh4 Qh7 26. Rfe1 Rfe8 27. Re3 Re7 28. Rf3 Re6 29. Rxf6 Rce8 30. Rxe6 fxe6 31. Qg4+ Kf7 32. Qf3+ Ke7 33. Qxb7 Kd7 34. Qc6+ Kd8 35. b6 Re7 36. b7 1-0 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, Room MCG-141, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.09.28"] [Round "4"] [White "Xu, Shawn"] [Black "Kildahl, Brett"] [WhiteElo "1678"] [BlackElo "2146"] [Result "0-1"] [Board "2"] [PlyCount "58"] [Moves "29"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defence, Tartakower variation"] [ECO "B15"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qh5 Re8+ 9. Ne2 g6 10. Qh6 Qe7 11. Be3 Bg4 12. h4 Nd7 13. h5 Nf8 14. hxg6 fxg6 15. Rh4 Qd7 16. f3 Bf5 17. Bc4+ Be6 18. Bd3 b5 19. g4 Bd5 20. Kf2 Re7 21. a4 Rae8 22. Bd2 Bc4 23. Bxc4+ bxc4 24. Ng1 c5 25. g5 f5 26. Kg2 Qb7 27. dxc5 Re2+ 28. Nxe2 Rxe2+ 29. Kg1 Bxc5+ {"White resigns"} 0-1 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, Room MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.09.28"] [Round "4"] [White "Paulson, Ray"] [Black "David, Michael"] [WhiteElo "1971"] [BlackElo "1656"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "3"] [PlyCount "75"] [Moves "38"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn 1...e6"] [ECO "A40"] 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 f5 4. e3 Nf6 5. c3 Bd7 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. Qb3 b6 8. c4 c6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Be8 11. Rac1 c5 12. Be5 Nbd7 13. Ng5 Bf7 14. Nxf7 Rxf7 15. Nf3 Nxe5 16. dxe5 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Nd5 18. Rfd1 Qe8 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Rxd5 Rc8 21. Rcd1 c4 22. Qc2 g6 23. Nd4 Bf8 24. Nb5 Qc6 25. Nd6 Rd7 26. e4 f4 27. Nxc8 Rxd5 28. exd5 Qxc8 29. d6 Qe6 30. d7 f3 31. gxf3 Be7 32. d8=Q+ Bxd8 33. Rxd8+ Kg7 34. Qe4 Qe7 35. Rd1 Qg5+ 36. Kh1 b5 37. Rd7+ Kh6 38. Qe3 1-0 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, Room MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.09.28"] [Round "4"] [White "Donahue, Jim"] [Black "Tsakiris, Todd"] [WhiteElo "1721"] [BlackElo "1709"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "4"] [PlyCount "119"] [Moves "60"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Queen's Indian Defence"] [ECO "E18"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Na6 8. a3 { 2nd most popular in the db, but I kinda regreted it at the time. Seemed unneccessary.} c5 9. dxc5 (9. d5 exd5 10. cxd5 d6 11. e4 {Looked at this line for a while. Just decided I didn't want this position.}) 9... Nxc5 10. Qc2 Rc8 11. b3 d6 12. Bb2 a6 13. Rac1 e5 14. Rfd1 Qe8 15. Nh4 {I didn't like his control of e4. I was going to recapture with the knight and try to get to d5.} Bxg2 16. Nxg2 b5 17. Ne3 bxc4 18. Nxc4 Qc6 19. b4 Ne6 20. Ne3 Nd4 21. Nf5 { Wrong way.} (21. Ncd5 Nxd5 22. Qxc6 Nxc6 23. Nxd5 Bg5) 21... Nxf5 22. Qxf5 Qb7 23. Qd3 Rfd8 24. b5 {The computer doesn't agree with this.} axb5 25. Nxb5 Rb8 26. a4 Ne8 27. Ba3 d5 28. Bxe7 Qxe7 29. e3 Qb4 30. Nc3 (30. Na7) 30... Nf6 31. Rb1 Qc4 32. Rxb8 Rxb8 33. Nxd5 Qxd3 {His big mistake.} (33... Qxa4) 34. Nxf6+ gxf6 35. Rxd3 Ra8 36. Ra3 Ra5 37. Kf1 Kf8 38. Ke2 Ke7 39. Kd3 Kd6 40. Ke4 Ke6 41. f4 exf4 42. exf4 f5+ 43. Kd4 h5 44. Kc4 Kd6 45. Kb4 Rd5 46. Kc4 Kc6 47. a5 Rc5+ 48. Kb4 Rb5+ 49. Ka4 Kc5 50. Rb3 (50. Rc3+ {Gotta see this.}) 50... Rxb3 51. Kxb3 Kb5 52. Kc3 Kxa5 53. Kd4 Kb5 54. Ke5 Kc5 55. Kxf5 Kd5 56. Kg5 Ke4 57. Kxh5 Kf5 58. h3 f6 59. Kh6 Ke6 60. Kg7 1-0 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, Room MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.09.28"] [Round "4"] [White "Gurge, Ken"] [Black "Mirijanian, George"] [WhiteElo "1628"] [BlackElo "1919"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "5"] [PlyCount "131"] [Moves "66"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Alekhine's Defence, Modern Variation, Main Line"] [ECO "B05"] 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. h3 Bh5 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb6 9. Nc3 d5 10. c5 N6d7 11. b4 O-O 12. Be3 b6 13. Qa4 bxc5 14. bxc5 f5 15. Ne1 Bxe2 16. Nxe2 g5 17. f4 g4 18. Nd3 Qe8 19. Nb4 gxh3 20. g3 Kh8 21. Kh2 Nxe5 22. Qxe8 Ng4+ 23. Kxh3 Rxe8 24. Bd2 Bf6 25. Kg2 a5 26. Nd3 Nc6 27. Rab1 Nxd4 28. Nxd4 Bxd4 29. Rb7 Re7 30. Rfb1 Nf6 31. Rb8+ Re8 32. R8b7 Rec8 33. a4 Ne4 34. Be1 Nxc5 35. Nxc5 Bxc5 36. Bc3+ Kg8 37. R7b2 Bb6 38. Re1 Kf7 39. Rh1 Kg6 40. Be5 Rd8 41. Rc1 Rd7 42. Rc6 Kf7 43. Rb1 d4 44. Rh1 Kg8 45. Rxe6 d3 46. Rd1 d2 47. Rc6 Re8 48. Rf6 Rf8 49. Rc6 Kf7 50. Rh6 Ke8 51. Re6+ Kd8 52. Bc3 Re8 53. Bf6+ Ree7 54. Rxe7 Rxe7 55. Rxd2+ Ke8 56. Bxe7 Kxe7 57. Kf3 Kf6 58. Rd7 h5 59. Rh7 Kg6 60. Rd7 Kf6 61. Ke2 Kg6 62. Kf3 Kf6 63. Kg2 Kg6 64. Kh3 Kh6 65. Rd5 Kg6 66. Kh4 {"Black resigns"} 1-0 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, Room MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.09.28"] [Round "4"] [White "Couture, Dave"] [Black "Ostrowski, Don"] [WhiteElo "1777"] [BlackElo "1671"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "6"] [PlyCount "101"] [Moves "51"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "English Opening, Neo-Catalan"] [ECO "A13"] 1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. b3 Nc6 6. d4 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 dxc4 9. dxc5 cxb3 10. Qxb3 Bxc5 11. Rd1 Qb6 12. e3 Qxb3 13. axb3 Rb8 14. Bb2 b5 15. Ne2 Bb7 16. Nfd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rfc8 19. Ra5 b4 20. Nf3 Bb6 21. Raa1 Nd5 22. Ne5 Rc2 23. Bd4 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Nxe3+ 25. Kf3 Nf5 26. Rd7 f6 27. Nc4 Rc3+ 28. Kg2 Rxb3 29. Raxa7 h5 30. h3 Rc3 31. Ne3 Nxe3+ 32. fxe3 Rbc8 33. Rxg7+ Kf8 34. Rh7 Kg8 35. Kf3 b3 36. Rxh5 R3c7 37. Rxc7 Rxc7 38. Rb5 Rc3 39. Rb7 e5 40. g4 Rd3 41. h4 b2 42. Rxb2 Rd7 43. Ke4 Kg7 44. Kf5 Rf7 45. Rb6 Rf8 46. Rb7+ Kh6 47. Re7 Rg8 48. Rf7 Re8 49. g5+ fxg5 50. hxg5+ Kh5 51. Rh7# 1-0 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, Room MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.09.28"] [Round "4"] [White "Bergeron, Mike"] [Black "Commisso, Mike"] [WhiteElo "1412"] [BlackElo "1641"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Board "7"] [PlyCount "66"] [Moves "33"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Opening, Modern Defense: Pterodactyl, Beefeater Variation, Dzindzi-Indian"] [ECO "A40"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. g3 d6 5. d5 f5 6. Nc3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Qa5 8. Qb3 Nd7 9. Bg2 Nb6 10. Qb5+ Qxb5 11. cxb5 Nxd5 12. Bb2 Ngf6 13. O-O Bd7 14. c4 Nb6 15. Nd2 O-O-O 16. a4 Be6 17. Rfc1 h5 18. a5 Nbd7 19. a6 b6 20. h4 Rhg8 21. e4 Ne5 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Bb7+ Kb8 25. Nf3 Ng4 26. Re1 e6 27. Be4 Rge8 28. Bc6 Re7 29. Nxe5 Nxe5 30. Rxe5 Rd2 31. Be4 Bxe4 32. Rxe4 Rd4 33. Rae1 Rxe4 {"Draw agreed"} 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, Room MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.10.05"] [Round "5"] [White "Paulson, Ray"] [Black "Murray, Stephen"] [WhiteElo "1971"] [BlackElo "1660"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "1"] [PlyCount "95"] [Moves "48"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Albin Counter Gambit"] [ECO "D09"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 Be6 6. Nbd2 Qd7 7. Bg2 O-O-O 8. O-O h5 9. b3 h4 10. Nxh4 Nxe5 11. Ndf3 Nxf3+ 12. exf3 Be7 13. f4 Bxh4 14. Qf3 c6 15. gxh4 Rxh4 16. Bd2 Ne7 17. Rfe1 Rdh8 18. Rxe6 Qxe6 19. Re1 Qf6 20. h3 g6 21. a4 Nf5 22. a5 R4h5 23. Qg4 Kb8 24. Bb4 Rh4 25. Qf3 R4h5 26. Qe4 Rd8 27. Rd1 Rhh8 28. Bf1 Rd7 29. Rd3 Rg8 30. Kh2 Rgd8 31. Qf3 Re8 32. Qg4 Qe6 33. Bd2 Qe4 34. Bb4 Kc7 35. Bd2 Rd6 36. Bb4 Rde6 37. Bd2 Nh6 38. Qg3 Qf5 39. Rxd4 Kc8 40. Be3 Ng8 41. Bd3 Qh5 42. Bf1 Ne7 43. Qg4 Qh8 44. Rd2 Nf5 45. Bxa7 Qc3 46. Rd3 Qe1 47. Bg2 Qxf2 48. Bxf2 1-0 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, Room MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.10.05"] [Round "5"] [White "Kildahl, Brett"] [Black "Nair, Anand"] [WhiteElo "2146"] [BlackElo "1943"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "2"] [PlyCount "63"] [Moves "32"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Grunfeld Gambit, Botvinnik Variation"] [ECO "D83"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 c5 7. dxc5 Be6 8. Nf3 Qa5 9. Be2 dxc4 10. O-O Nc6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Qxc5 13. Bd4 Qa5 14. Bf3 Qa6 15. Qc2 Rfd8 16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. a4 b6 18. h3 Bd7 19. g4 Bc6 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. g5 Nh5 22. Bxg7 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Kxg7 24. Qd4+ f6 25. Qd7 Qc8 26. Qxe7+ Kh8 27. Rd1 Rc5 28. Rd8+ Qxd8 29. Qxd8+ Kg7 30. Qe7+ Kg8 31. Ne4 fxg5 32. Nxc5 {"Black resigns"} 1-0 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, Room MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.10.05"] [Round "5"] [White "Gurge, Ken"] [Black "Donahue, Jim"] [WhiteElo "1628"] [BlackElo "1721"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "3"] [PlyCount "101"] [Moves "51"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Sicilian Defence, Hyper-Accelerated Dragon, Hungarian Variation"] [ECO "B27"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Qa4 d6 7. e5 dxe5 8. Nxe5 Bd7 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. Bb5 a6 11. O-O Bg7 12. Rd1 Qe6 13. Bxc6+ Qxc6 14. Qxc6+ bxc6 15. Be3 Rb8 16. Rab1 e6 17. Bc5 Nd5 18. Ne4 f5 19. Nd6+ O-O {"Illegal move, but no one noticed."} 20. Re1 e5 21. c3 e4 22. Nc4 Rfd8 23. Rbd1 Nf4 24. Bd6 Nd3 25. Bxb8 Rxb8 26. Re2 Bh6 27. b3 Bg7 28. Rc2 Rd8 29. Kf1 Bf6 30. g3 Kf8 31. Nb2 Ke7 32. Nxd3 exd3 33. Rcd2 Bxc3 34. Rxd3 Rxd3 35. Rxd3 Bb4 36. Ke2 a5 37. h4 h6 38. f4 Bd6 39. Re3+ Kd7 40. Kd3 Bc5 41. Re2 Bd6 42. Kc4 Be7 43. Re5 Bd8 44. Kc5 Bc7 45. Re3 Bd6+ 46. Kb6 Bc7+ 47. Ka6 c5 48. Kb5 Bd6 49. Rd3 Ke7 50. Kc6 Bb8 51. Kxc5 {"Black resigns"} 1-0 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, Room MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.10.05"] [Round "5"] [White "David, Michael"] [Black "Couture, Dave"] [WhiteElo "1656"] [BlackElo "1763] [Result "0-1"] [Board "4"] [PlyCount "128"] [Moves "??"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Benko Opening"] [ECO "A00"] 1. g3 e5 2. Bg2 d5 3. e4 Nf6 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Qe2 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. d4 O-O 8. dxe5 Re8 9. O-O Nxe5 10. Ng5 Ng6 11. Qh5 Nf6 12. Qf3 c6 13. Qb3 Qe7 14. Bd2 h6 15. Nf3 Be6 16. Qd3 Rad8 17. Qe2 Qd7 18. Re1 Bxa2 19. Qf1 Rxe1 20. Bxe1 Bxb1 21. Rxb1 Qf5 22. Nd4 Qc5 23. Bc3 Be5 24. Nb3 Qd6 25. Ba5 b6 26. Be1 c5 27. Bf3 Qe6 28. Be2 h5 29. Bc4 Qc6 30. f4 Bc7 31. Bc3 Qe4 32. Bxf6 gxf6 33. Bd3 Qc6 34. Nd2 h4 35. Re1 hxg3 36. Be4 gxh2+ 37. Kh1 Qd6 38. Nc4 Qxf4 39. Qg2 Qg3 40. Rf1 Qxg2+ 41. Bxg2 Kg7 42. Ne3 Nh4 43. Be4 Re8 44. Nf5+ Nxf5 45. Bxf5 Re2 46. b3 Kh6 47. Bd3 Re6 48. Bc4 Rd6 49. Bd3 Kg5 50. Rf2 Rd4 51. Rf5+ Kg4 52. Rxf6 Rf4 53. Be2+ Kg5 54. Rc6 Be5 55. Rc8 Rf2 56. Rg8+ Kf6 57. Bd3 Rd2 58. Rh8 Rd1+ 59. Kg2 Rd2+ 60. Kh1 Kg5 61. Rg8+ Kf4 62. Rg2 Rd1+ 63. Kxh2 Kf3+ 64. Kh3 Rh1+ 0-1 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, Room MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.10.05"] [Round "5"] [White "Tsakiris, Todd"] [Black "Xu, Shawn"] [WhiteElo "1709"] [BlackElo "1678"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "5"] [PlyCount "79"] [Moves "40"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Bogo-Indian, Nimzowitsch Variation"] [ECO "E11"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. e3 b6 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. Bd3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. O-O Nbd7 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Ne4 12. Bb4 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Ba5 O-O 15. Rc1 Rfc8 16. Nd2 Ndf6 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. b3 Rc6 19. f3 Nd6 20. Re1 c4 21. Bc2 Qe5 22. Bc3 Qe6 23. e4 dxe4 24. Bxe4 Nxe4 25. Rxe4 Qg6 26. Rg4 Qd3 27. Qxd3 cxd3 28. Rxg7+ Kf8 29. Rxh7 Rac8 30. Rh8+ Ke7 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Bb4+ Kf6 33. Rxc8 Bxc8 34. Kf2 Ke5 35. Ke3 Bf5 36. Bc3+ Kd5 37. g4 Bg6 38. f4 Be4 39. h4 a6 40. f5 {"Black lost on time"} 1-0 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, Room MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.10.05"] [Round "5"] [White "Commisso, Mike"] [Black "Brassard, Gary"] [WhiteElo "1641"] [BlackElo "1719"] [Result "0-1"] [Board "6"] [PlyCount "72"] [Moves "36"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Sicilian Defence, Wing Gambit"] [ECO "B20"] 1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 Nc6 4. axb4 d5 5. b5 Nb8 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Ra3 Nf6 8. Nf3 Qd8 9. Bc4 e6 10. Rd3 Qb6 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. O-O Be7 13. Re3 O-O 14. d4 Qc7 15. Qe2 Ng4 16. Rc3 Bb4 17. Rb3 Be7 18. Bxe6 Ngf6 19. Rc3 Qd8 20. Bb3 Nb6 21. Rd3 Nbd5 22. Rdd1 Re8 23. c4 Nf4 24. Qd2 Ng6 25. Nc3 Bb4 26. Qc2 Bg4 27. c5 Bxf3 28. gxf3 Bxc3 29. Qxc3 Nf4 30. Qc4 N6d5 31. Kh1 Qh4 32. Bc1 Qh3 33. Bxf4 Qxf3+ 34. Kg1 Nxf4 35. Qxf7+ Kh8 36. Bd5 Ne2# 0-1 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, Room MCG-142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.10.05"] [Round "5"] [White "Mirijanian, George"] [Black "Bergeron, Mike"] [WhiteElo "1919"] [BlackElo "1412"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Board "7"] [PlyCount "53"] [Moves "27"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defence, Maroczy Fantasy Variation"] [ECO "B12"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 e6 4. e5 Bb4+ 5. c3 Be7 6. f4 c5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. a3 cxd4 9. cxd4 a5 10. Bd3 Nh6 11. Nc3 Nf5 12. Bc2 Bd7 13. Bxf5 exf5 14. Nxd5 Be6 15. Nc3 Bd5 16. Be3 Qd7 17. O-O f6 18. Rc1 Bxf3 19. Rxf3 fxe5 20. d5 exf4 21. dxc6 Qxd1+ 22. Rxd1 fxe3 23. Rxf5 bxc6 24. Rd3 g6 {"Remaining moves may not be what actually happened."} 25. Re5 O-O 26. Rdxe3 Rf7 27. Rf3 {"Draw agreed"} 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay 142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.10.12"] [Round "6"] [White "Kildahl, Brett"] [Black "Paulson, Ray"] [WhiteElo "2146"] [BlackElo "1971"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "1"] [PlyCount "67"] [Moves "34"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Catalan"] [ECO "E01"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c6 5. Nc3 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O dxc4 8. e4 Be7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. a4 h6 11. Bf4 Bb4 12. Qe2 Re8 13. e5 Nd5 14. Qxc4 a5 15. Bd2 N7b6 16. Qb3 Qe7 17. Ne4 f5 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Bxh6 Nd5 21. Bd2 Qh7 22. Rfe1 Kh8 23. Bxb4 Nxb4 24. Rac1 Bd7 25. Nh4 Rad8 26. Be4 f5 27. Bg2 Rc8 28. Re5 Nd5 29. Bxd5 exd5 30. Rce1 Rxe5 31. Rxe5 f4 32. Qf3 Qg7 33. Qxf4 Bg4 34. Rg5 {"Black resigns"} 1-0 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay 142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.10.12"] [Round "6"] [White "Couture, Dave"] [Black "Murray, Stephen"] [WhiteElo "1777"] [BlackElo "1660"] [Result "0-1"] [Board "2"] [PlyCount "70"] [Moves "35"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "French defence, Reti Speilmann Variation"] [ECO "C00"] 1. e4 e6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 dxe4 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Qe2 Be7 6. Nxe4 O-O 7. O-O-O a5 8. a4 c6 9. g4 Bd7 10. Bg2 Na6 11. Nh3 Nb4 12. f4 b5 13. axb5 a4 14. bxa4 Rxa4 15. Nc3 Na2+ 16. Nxa2 Rxa2 17. d4 Qa5 18. Qc4 cxb5 19. Qb3 Rc8 20. Kb1 Ra4 21. Nf2 Bb4 22. Rd3 Bd2 23. g5 Nd5 24. f5 Nc3+ 25. Bxc3 Bxc3 26. Rxc3 Rxc3 27. Qb2 Rb4 28. Nd3 Rxb2+ 29. Nxb2 Ra3 30. c4 Ra1+ 31. Kc2 Rxh1 32. Bxh1 bxc4 33. Nxc4 Qa2+ 34. Kc3 Qa1+ 35. Kb4 Qxh1 0-1 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay 142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.10.12"] [Round "6"] [White "Nair, Anand"] [Black "Gurge, Ken"] [WhiteElo "1943"] [BlackElo "1628"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "3"] [PlyCount "79"] [Moves "40"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defence, Two Knights Variation"] [ECO "B11"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Qxe4 Nd7 10. d4 Nf6 11. Qd3 Bd6 12. a4 O-O 13. a5 Re8 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 Be7 16. Rfd1 Nd5 17. Bg3 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Bf3 Nf6 20. Qb3 Qc7 21. Qa4 e5 22. dxe5 Rxe5 23. a6 Rb8 24. axb7 Rxb7 25. Qd4 Re8 26. b3 a5 27. Qc5 Re5 28. Qc3 Qe7 29. Rxa5 Rxa5 30. Qxa5 Rd7 31. Qa8+ Kh7 32. Rxd7 Nxd7 33. Qxc6 Qe1+ 34. Kh2 Qe5+ 35. g3 Nf6 36. Qc4 Qe1 37. Kg2 Kg6 38. h4 h5 39. Qd3+ Kh6 40. Qe3+ 1-0 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay 142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.10.12"] [Round "6"] [White "Donahue, Jim"] [Black "Brassard, Gary"] [WhiteElo "1721"] [BlackElo "1719"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "4"] [PlyCount "61"] [Moves "31"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Bogo-Indian defence"] [ECO "E11"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Bb7 7. e3 Ne4 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 f5 10. O-O d6 11. b4 Nd7 12. Bb2 Qe7 13. Rac1 a5 14. b5 Ng5 15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16. e4 f4 17. f3 e5 18. a4 Rae8 19. c5 dxc5 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Bc4+ Kh8 22. Ba3 Rf6 23. Rfd1 Rh6 24. Bxc5 bxc5 25. Bf1 Qh4 26. h3 Qg3 27. Qf2 Qg5 28. Kh2 Rd8 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. Qxc5 Rd6 31. Qxc7 {"Black resigns"} 1-0 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay 142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.10.12"] [Round "6"] [White "Tsakiris, Todd"] [Black "Ostrowski, Don"] [WhiteElo "1709"] [BlackElo "1671"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "5"] [PlyCount "65"] [Moves "33"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Closed Sicilian Defence"] [ECO "B24"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 g6 5. Nge2 Bg7 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3 d6 8. Be3 Nd4 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Nd1 e5 11. c3 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 h6 13. Qd2 Kh7 14. d4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nc6 16. d5 Ne7 17. f4 f6 18. fxe5 fxe5 19. Nc3 b6 20. Rxf8 Bxf8 21. Rf1 Qe8 22. Nb5 Qxb5 23. Rxf8 Ng8 24. Rf7+ Kh8 25. Bxh6 Qe8 26. Rc7 Bd7 27. Bg5 Rc8 28. Rxa7 Rc4 29. Qf2 Rd4 30. Bh3 Rd1+ 31. Kg2 Bxh3+ 32. Kxh3 Qc8+ 33. Kg2 {"Black resigns"} 1-0 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay 142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.10.12"] [Round "6"] [White "Bergeron, Mike"] [Black "David, Michael"] [WhiteElo "1412"] [BlackElo "1656"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Board "6"] [PlyCount "71"] [Moves "36"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Opening"] [ECO "A40"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 f5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bg5 d5 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. e3 a6 8. a4 Bd6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Na2 a5 12. Bf4 Be7 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Qb3 Nb4 15. Bb5 Bxb5 16. axb5 Ne4 17. Qa4 g5 18. Bg3 f4 19. Nxb4 fxg3 20. Nbd3 Nd2 21. Rfd1 gxf2+ 22. Nxf2 Bb4 23. Qc2 Rc8 24. Qd3 Nc4 25. Nxc4 Rxc4 26. Ng4 Qc7 27. Rf1 Be7 28. Rxf8+ Bxf8 29. Qf1 Bg7 30. Nf6+ Bxf6 31. Qxf6 Rc1+ 32. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 33. Kf2 Qxb2+ 34. Kg3 Qxb5 35. Qxe6+ Kg7 36. Qe7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay 142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.10.12"] [Round "6"] [White "Xu, Shawn"] [Black "Mirijanian, George"] [WhiteElo "1678"] [BlackElo "1919"] [Result "0-1"] [Board "7"] [PlyCount "88"] [Moves "44"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Alekhie Defence"] [ECO "B05"] 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. h3 Bh5 8. Ne1 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 O-O 10. f4 c5 11. exd6 Bxd6 12. dxc5 Bxc5+ 13. Kh1 Nc6 14. c3 a5 15. Nd3 Bd6 16. f5 exf5 17. Rxf5 Re8 18. Qf3 Nf6 19. Bg5 Re6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Rxf6 Qxf6 22. Qxf6 gxf6 23. Nd2 Re8 24. Re1 Re6 25. Nc4 Bg3 26. Rxe6 fxe6 27. Nc5 b5 28. Na3 b4 29. cxb4 axb4 30. Nc2 Kf7 31. Nd3 Bd6 32. Nf2 f5 33. Kg1 Kf6 34. Nd3 e5 35. Kf2 e4 36. Nc1 f4 37. a3 bxa3 38. bxa3 Bc5+ 39. Ke2 Ke5 40. Nb3 Be7 41. a4 Bd8 42. Nc5 Ba5 43. Nb3 Bc3 44. Na3 Kd5 {"Black won on time."} 0-1 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay 142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.10.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Murray, Stephen"] [Black "Kildahl, Brett"] [WhiteElo "1660"] [BlackElo "2146"] [Result "0-1"] [Board "1"] [PlyCount "34"] [Moves "17"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defence, Two Knights Variation"] [ECO "B11"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. exd5 cxd5 7. d4 Nc6 8. Bb5 Rc8 9. O-O Bd6 10. Re1 Nge7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Rad1 Qb6 13. Be3 Nf5 14. Bxc6 Nxe3 15. Bxb7 Nxd1 16. Bxc8 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Bb4 0-1 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay 142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.10.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Paulson, Ray"] [Black "Donahue, Jim"] [WhiteElo "1971"] [BlackElo "1721"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "2"] [PlyCount "135"] [Moves "68"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Slav Defence, Exchange Variation"] [ECO "D13"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5 (5... Nc6 {Should play this first.}) 6. Bf4 e6 7. Rc1 Bb4 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Ne5 Qa5 (9... Qb6 {Couldn't decide on this or Qa5.}) 10. Qxa5 Bxa5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. e3 a6 {I was worried about Ba6 and then maybe Bb7. Thought that could give my rooks some problems. The computer was less worried.} (12... Ne4 13. f3 Nxc3 14. bxc3) 13. a3 Bxc3+ { I couldn't see how to save my c pawn without this. Computer certainly didn't like it.} (13... O-O 14. b4 Bd8 15. Nd1) 14. Rxc3 Kd7 15. Be2 Rhc8 16. b4 Ne4 17. Rb3 h6 (17... g5) 18. f3 Nd6 19. Kd2 a5 20. Bxd6 Kxd6 21. bxa5 Rxa5 22. Ra1 c5 23. Rb6+ Kc7 24. dxc5 Rxc5 25. Rb2 Kd6 26. Bd3 Bxd3 27. Kxd3 Ra8 28. a4 Kc6 29. Rb4 Ra7 30. Ra2 Rb7 31. Rxb7 Kxb7 32. e4 Kb6 33. Rb2+ Ka5 34. Rb7 dxe4+ 35. fxe4 Rg5 36. g3 f6 37. Ra7+ Kb4 38. Kd4 Rg4 39. Ke3 f5 40. exf5 exf5 41. a5 Kb5 42. Kf3 g5 43. Rf7 Rc4 44. Rxf5+ Ka6 45. Rf6+ Kxa5 46. Rxh6 g4+ 47. Ke3 Kb5 48. Rf6 Rc2 (48... Kc5 49. Rf4 Rc2 50. Rxg4 Rxh2) 49. Rf2 Rc4 50. Rf5+ Kc6 51. Rf4 Rc2 52. Rxg4 Rxh2 53. Rd4 Kc5 {Game went on for another 15 moves or so.} 1-0 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay 142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.10.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Nair, Anand"] [Black "Tsakiris, Todd"] [WhiteElo "1943"] [BlackElo "1709"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "3"] [PlyCount "59"] [Moves "29"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "ruy Lopez, Open defence, Classical Variation"] [ECO "C83"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 Be7 7. Re1 b5 8. Bb3 d5 9. dxe5 Be6 10. c3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 Bg4 13. h3 Bf5 14. Bf4 Na5 15. Bxd5 c6 16. Be4 Qc8 17. Qc2 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 h6 19. Nd4 f5 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Be5 Re8 22. f4 Bxe5 23. fxe5 c5 24. Nf5 Qe6 25. Re2 Rad8 26. Rae1 Qc6 27. Qg4 Rd7 28. Nxh6+ Kh7 29. e6 1-0 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay 142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.10.19"] [Round "7"] [White "David, Michael"] [Black "Gurge, Ken"] [WhiteElo "1656"] [BlackElo "1628"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Board "4"] [PlyCount "124"] [Moves "62"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defence, Two Knights Attack"] [ECO "B11"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d4 dxe4 7. Qxe4 Nf6 8. Qd3 Nbd7 9. Be3 Qc7 10. g3 Be7 11. Bg2 Nd5 12. Bd2 N7f6 13. a3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 O-O-O 15. O-O h5 16. Qc4 Nd5 17. Bd2 g5 18. Qa4 Nb6 19. Qxa7 Nc4 20. Bb4 Bxb4 21. axb4 Qb6 22. b3 Qxa7 23. Rxa7 Nb6 24. c3 Nd5 25. b5 Nxc3 26. bxc6 bxc6 27. Bxc6 Ne2+ 28. Kg2 Nxd4 29. Ba4 Ne2 30. Re1 Kb8 31. Rxf7 Nd4 32. b4 Rd6 33. Rd7 Rxd7 34. Bxd7 Rd8 35. Bxe6 Re8 36. Re5 Nxe6 37. b5 Kc7 38. Re3 Kb6 39. Re5 h4 40. Rf5 hxg3 41. Kxg3 Nd4 42. Rxg5 Nxb5 43. f4 Nd4 44. h4 Kc6 45. h5 Kd6 46. Kg4 Ke6 47. Re5+ Kf7 48. Rxe8 Kxe8 49. Kg5 Kf8 50. Kf6 Kg8 51. h6 Kh7 52. Ke5 Nc6+ 53. Ke6 Kxh6 54. Kf7 Nd4 55. Kf6 Kh7 56. Ke5 Nc6+ 57. Kd6 Nd8 58. f5 Kg7 59. Ke7 Nf7 60. f6+ Kg6 61. Ke6 Ng5+ 62. Ke7 Nf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay 142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.10.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Mirijanian, George"] [Black "Couture, Dave"] [WhiteElo "1919"] [BlackElo "1777"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Board "5"] [PlyCount "54"] [Moves "27"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Scandanavian Defence"] [ECO "B01"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c6 6. Bd3 Bf5 7. O-O Bxd3 8. Qxd3 e6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. b4 Qc7 12. Rfe1 O-O 13. Re2 Rfe8 14. Rae1 Rad8 15. Qc4 Nb6 16. Qb3 Nbd5 17. Nd1 Nf4 18. Rd2 Ng6 19. c4 h6 20. Be3 Bd6 21. g3 Ng4 22. c5 Be7 23. Rde2 Nf6 24. Bc1 Nd5 25. Qb1 Bf6 26. Bb2 Nde7 27. Ne3 h5 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay 142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.10.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Ostrowski, Don"] [Black "Commisso, Mike"] [WhiteElo "1671"] [BlackElo "1641"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Board "6"] [PlyCount "63"] [Moves "31"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Ponzani"] [ECO "C44"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 Nd5 6. cxd4 d6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Be7 9. Bb5 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Bf4 d5 13. Be3 Bf5 14. Qa4 Bd3 15. Rfd1 Be2 16. Rd2 Bxf3 17. gxf3 f5 18. f4 Qe8 19. Kh1 Qh5 20. Rg1 Qf3+ 21. Rg2 h5 22. Qd1 Qh3 23. Rg3 Qh4 24. Qg1 Kh8 25. f3 Rg8 26. Rdg2 g5 27. Qc1 gxf4 28. Rxg8+ Rxg8 29. Rxg8+ Kxg8 30. Bxf4 Kf7 31. Bg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay 142, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2022.10.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Xu, Shawn"] [Black "Bergeron, Mike"] [WhiteElo "1678"] [BlackElo "1412"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "7"] [PlyCount "79"] [Moves "40"] [TimeControl "G/90 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense, Bronstein Larsen Variation"] [ECO "B16"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6. c3 Bf5 7. Nf3 e6 8. Bd3 Bg6 9. Bf4 Bd6 10. Bg3 Bxg3 11. hxg3 Qb6 12. Bxg6 fxg6 13. Qe2 Kf7 14. g4 Nd7 15. g5 Qb5 16. Qxb5 cxb5 17. gxf6 Kxf6 18. O-O-O Nb6 19. Rde1 Nd5 20. Re5 a6 21. Rhe1 Nf4 22. Kd2 Rhe8 23. R1e4 Nh5 24. Ng5 h6 25. Nxe6 Ng7 26. Nc7 Rxe5 27. dxe5+ Kf5 28. Ke3 Rc8 29. Nd5 Rc4 30. Ne7+ Kg5 31. Rxc4 bxc4 32. Kd4 b5 33. Kd5 Kh5 34. e6 g5 35. Ke5 Kg4 36. Ng8 h5 37. Nh6+ Kh4 38. Nf5+ Nxf5 39. Kxf5 g4 40. e7 1-0