[Event "Green Open"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Kelley, Dereque"] [Black "Harrison, Drayton"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E99"] [WhiteElo "2108"] [BlackElo "1888"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 Nd7 10. Be3 f5 11. f3 f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Rc1 Rf7 14. c5 dxc5 15. d6 cxd6 16. Bc4 Nf6 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Bxc5 Ne8 19. Nb5 Be6 20. Nxd6+ Nxd6 21. Qxd6 Nc6 22. Nc2 Bf8 23. Qxf8+ Qxf8 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. a3 1-0 [Event "Green Open"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Harrison, Drayton"] [Black "Lee, Megan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D14"] [WhiteElo "1888"] [BlackElo "1902"] [Annotator "Harrison"] [PlyCount "125"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Be2 Bb4 9. h3 O-O 10. O-O Rc8 11. Rc1 Re8 $6 (11... h6) 12. Nh4 Bg6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Qb3 Qe7 15. a3 Ba5 16. Rc2 a6 17. Rfc1 Kh7 18. Na4 Ne4 19. Nc5 $6 (19. Bxa6 $1) 19... Nxc5 20. Rxc5 Na7 21. Qc2 (21. R1c2 $1) 21... Bb6 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Qd1 Qd7 24. Bd3 Rxc1 25. Qxc1 Qc6 26. Qc2 Qxc2 27. Bxc2 Nc8 28. Kf1 Bd8 29. a4 Nb6 30. Ke2 Nc4 31. b3 Na5 32. Bd6 Nc6 33. f3 (33. b4 $2 Be7 34. Bxe7 Nxe7 35. Kd2 (35. b5 a5 {draw}) 35... Nc6 36. Kc3 Kg8 37. Bd3 Kf8 38. b5 axb5 39. axb5 Na7 40. Kb4 (40. b6 $2 Nc8 41. Kb4 Nxb6 42. Kb5 Nd7 {-+}) 40... b6 {draw}) 33... a5 34. Bd3 Kg8 35. Bb5 Na7 36. Bd7 Bb6 37. Kd3 {Diagram #} g5 $5 { Black can hardly move anything, so she gives up a pawn to give her king some maneuvering room. I felt white must be winning, but even though I had plenty of time I could not figure out how.} 38. Be7 g6 39. Bxg5 Kf8 40. Kc3 Bc7 41. g4 Bd6 42. Bd8 Bb4+ 43. Kd3 Nc6 44. Bg5 Ne7 45. Bh6+ Kg8 46. e4 Kh7 47. Bf4 Kg8 48. Bg3 Kf8 49. h4 Kg7 50. Bf2 Kh6 51. Ke2 Bd6 52. Be1 (52. Kf1 $6 Bf4 53. Kg2 Nc6 54. Kh3 Bd2 55. g5+ Kg7 56. Kg4 Bc3 57. Bxc6 bxc6 58. h5 gxh5+ 59. Kxh5 e5 60. dxe5 d4 61. f4 d3 62. Be3 d2 63. Bxd2 Bxd2 64. Kg4 Bc3 65. Kf5 Bd2 66. e6 fxe6+ 67. Kg4 Kf7 68. f5 exf5+ 69. exf5 Kg7 {draw}) 52... Bb4 53. Bg3 Kg7 54. Bc7 Kf8 55. Bb5 Bc3 56. Be5 f5 $2 {Black has defended well, using the 30-second increment she has had about 1 minute of time on her clock for the last 15-20 moves. The position is somewhat easier for the defender to play because she has fewer options to consider. But here black finally allows white to create a passed pawn and penetrate with the king.} 57. exf5 exf5 58. h5 fxg4 59. fxg4 gxh5 60. gxh5 Nf5 61. Kd3 Bb4 62. Bd7 Nh6 63. Be6 1-0 [Event "Green Open"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.14"] [Round "3"] [White "Leblanc, Paul"] [Black "Harrison, Drayton"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "1882"] [BlackElo "1888"] [Annotator "Harrison"] [PlyCount "44"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 {The Trompowsky can lead to many diverse positions, and in this game we transpose to an unusual form of the Benko gambit.} c5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. c3 Qb6 5. Qd2 Bh6 6. e3 (6. Qxh6 $2 Qxb2 7. Qd2 Qxa1 8. Qc2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Nc6 10. e3 Nb4 {and the black queen escapes}) 6... f5 $146 {Apparently this logical move is a novelty in this position. The purpose is to use the f-pawn as a battering ram--as long as the white queen is tied to b2 it can't capture anything on the c1-h6 diagonal.} 7. Nf3 (7. Bd3 f4 8. e4 (8. exf4 Bxf4) (8. Nf3 fxe3 9. fxe3 Bxe3) 8... f3 {which explains why white elected to blockade the f-pawn with 7.Nf3.}) 7... Rg8 8. d5 d6 9. c4 Nd7 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. Qc2 Bd7 ({ I was moving to quickly and failed to evaluate} 11... e5 $5) 12. g3 Qa5 13. Nd2 (13. Bd3 $5 e6 14. O-O-O $5) 13... a6 14. Bg2 (14. Bd3 $5 e6 15. e4 $5) 14... b5 15. O-O Rb8 16. Rfe1 Ng4 17. f4 $1 {Preventing black's knight from reaching e5, and finally shutting down the bishop on h6. White threatens e3-e4.} Bg7 18. e4 $4 (18. h3 $1 Nf6 19. e4 $1 Nh5 20. Ne2 $1 $14) 18... Bd4+ 19. Kf1 (19. Kh1 Nf2+ {wins at least the exchange.}) 19... Nxh2+ 20. Ke2 Rxg3 21. Bf3 Nxf3 22. Nxf3 Rg2+ 0-1 [Event "Green Open"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.14"] [Round "4"] [White "Bartron, Paul"] [Black "Harrison, Drayton"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A46"] [WhiteElo "2141"] [BlackElo "1888"] [Annotator "Harrison"] [PlyCount "159"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. O-O d5 7. c4 Qb6 8. e3 Nxd4 9. exd4 dxc4 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Qxc4 Bd7 13. Qe2 Qxd4 (13... Bc6 $2 14. d5 $18 {wins because the e6-pawn is pinned}) ({I thought during the game that} 13... Rfe8 14. Be3 {was better for white, but it turns out that black can ignore the threat of d4-d5 with 14...} Rac8 {and} 15. d5 {is met with 15...} Bc5 $11) 14. Bxb7 Rab8 15. Bg2 Qb4 16. Bf4 Rbc8 17. Rfc1 Bc6 18. Rc2 Qb7 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rac1 Rfc8 21. Qf3 {white threatens Nb5!} Qa6 22. Qe2 Qxe2 23. Rxe2 Nd5 (23... Ba3 24. Rec2 Nd5 25. bxa3 Rxc3 26. Rxc3 Rxc3 27. Rxc3 Nxc3 {should be a draw.}) 24. Nxd5 Rxc1+ 25. Bxc1 Rxc1+ 26. Kg2 Bd6 (26... Kf8 27. Nxe7 Kxe7 {does not give black any winning chances. By this time I was watching the dramatic Calpo-Lee game and calculating that I needed to win this game to get the class prize.}) 27. Nc3 Kf8 28. f4 g6 29. Kf3 h5 {Wasting a critical tempo.} (29... Ke7 30. g4 $1 (30. Nb5 Bc5 31. a3 a6 32. Nc7 a5 33. Na6 Bd6 34. b4 Rc6 $1 35. b5 Rc3+ 36. Re3 Rxe3+ 37. Kxe3 Bxa3 38. b6 Bd6 39. b7 a4 40. b8=Q Bxb8 41. Nxb8 a3 42. Nc6+ Kd6 43. Nb4 Kc5 44. Nc2 a2 45. Kd3 f6 46. Kc3 e5 47. fxe5 fxe5 48. Kb3 e4 49. Kxa2 Kc4 50. Kb2 Kd3 51. Kc1 Ke2 52. g4 h6 53. Nd4+ Ke3 54. Nc2+ Kf3 55. Kd2 Kxg4 56. Ke3 Kh3 57. Kxe4 Kxh2 {1/2-1/2}) 30... Rf1+ $6 31. Kg2 Rxf4 $4 32. Nd5+) 30. Nb5 Bc5 31. a3 a6 32. Nc7 a5 33. Na6 Bd6 34. b4 axb4 $2 (34... Rc6 $1 {sets a trap:} 35. b5 $2 (35. Nc5 $1 Bxc5 36. Rc2 Bxb4 $1 37. Rxc6 Bxa3 $44) 35... Rc3+ 36. Re3 (36. Ke4 $2 Bxa3 $1 $19) 36... Rxe3+ 37. Kxe3 Bxa3 38. b6 Bd6 39. b7 a4 40. Kd4 a3 41. Kc3 Ke7 42. Kb3 Kf6 43. b8=Q Bxb8 44. Nxb8 Kf5 45. Nc6 Kg4 46. Ne5+ (46. Nd8 Kh3 47. Nxf7 Kxh2 48. Ng5 Kxg3 49. Nxe6 h4 $19) 46... Kh3 47. Nf3 Kg2 $19) 35. Nxb4 Ra1 36. Re3 Rh1 $6 37. h4 $6 ({White was playing for a draw, and could have forced one with } 37. h3 $5 Rxh3 38. Kg2 Bxf4 $11 39. Rf3 Rxg3+ 40. Rxg3 Bxg3 41. Kxg3 g5 42. a4 Ke7 43. a5 Kd6 44. a6 Kc7 45. a7 Kb7 46. Nc6 Ka8 47. Nd8 Kxa7 48. Nxf7 g4 49. Kh4 Kb6 50. Ng5 e5 51. Ne4 {1/2-1/2}) 37... Ra1 38. Rb3 Ke8 39. Ke4 Kd7 40. Kd4 f6 41. Kc4 e5 42. fxe5 Bxe5 43. Nd3 $1 Bxg3 (43... Bd6 $5 44. Nc5+ Kc6 45. Ne4 Be7 46. Rc3 f5 (46... Bxa3 47. Kd3+ Kd5 48. Nxf6+ Ke5 49. Rc6 $11) 47. Kd4+ Kd7 48. Nc5+ Kd6 49. Nb7+ Ke6 50. Nc5+ Kf7 51. Kd5 f4 52. gxf4 Bxh4 53. Nd3 Be7 54. Rc6 Kg7 55. Ne5 Rg1 56. Nxg6 $1 Rxg6 57. Rxg6+ Kxg6 58. Ke4 {draws because black's bishop is the wrong color.}) 44. Nc5+ Kc6 45. Rxg3 Rc1+ 46. Kb4 Rxc5 47. Rxg6 Rb5+ 48. Kc4 Rf5 49. Kd4 Kd6 50. Ke4 Ke6 51. Rg3 Ra5 52. Re3 Ra4+ 53. Kf3+ Kf5 54. Kg3 Rg4+ 55. Kh3 Rd4 56. Rb3 $1 Ra4 (56... Kf4 $4 57. Rb4 $18) 57. Rb5+ Kg6 58. Rb3 Ra5 59. Kg3 Kf5 60. Rf3+ Ke5 61. Re3+ Kd4 62. Rf3 Ke5 63. Re3+ Kf5 64. Rf3+ Kg6 65. Rb3 Kf7 66. Re3 Ra4 67. Kh3 Kg6 68. Rb3 f5 69. Rb6+ Kg7 70. Rb7+ Kg8 71. Rb8+ Kf7 72. Rb7+ Kf6 73. Rb6+ Ke5 74. Rb5+ Ke6 (74... Kf4 $4 75. Rb4+ $18) 75. Rb6+ Kf7 76. Rb7+ Kf8 (76... Ke8 77. Rh7 Rxa3+ 78. Kg2 f4 79. Rxh5 Ke7 80. Rf5 f3+ 81. Rxf3 {1/2-1/2}) 77. Rb5 Rxa3+ 78. Kg2 f4 79. Rxh5 Kg7 80. Rf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Green Open"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Pupols, Viktors"] [Black "McLaren, Sean"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A28"] [WhiteElo "2218"] [BlackElo "1975"] [Annotator "Harrison"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e4 $5 Bc5 {Diagram #} 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. d4 Bxd4 $2 (6... Bb4 7. dxe5 Nxe4 {is the main line, when white plays one of several queen moves.}) 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qd1 {With the bishop pair and a Maroczy bind in the center, the rest is a matter of technique...} h6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. f3 d6 12. Be3 Be6 13. Qd2 a6 14. b3 Qe7 15. Rfe1 Rad8 16. Nd5 {Having consolidated for the last 7 moves, it was time to increase white's advantage.} Bxd5 17. cxd5 Ne5 18. Rac1 {Now white will dominate the c-file.} Rd7 19. Rc2 Ng6 20. Bf2 Qd8 21. b4 {Black cannot get any counterplay.} Rde7 22. Rec1 Qb8 23. Bf1 {More prophylaxis...} Rd8 24. Rc3 Ne8 25. g3 b5 {Black helpfully creates another weakness, or two} 26. Bg2 Ne5 27. Qc2 Nd7 28. Ra3 Qb7 29. Qc6 Qxc6 30. Rxc6 Nb8 31. Rc1 c6 {Diagram #} 32. Bb6 $1 Rc8 33. Bh3 $1 {finally winning material} Rcc7 34. Bxc7 Rxc7 35. dxc6 Kf8 36. Rac3 Ke7 37. f4 Nf6 38. Bg2 g5 39. Bf3 Ng8 40. Kf2 {White's patience is rewarded by another 30 seconds on the clock...} f6 41. Bd1 f5 42. exf5 gxf4 43. Bb3 Nf6 (43... fxg3+ 44. Rxg3 Nf6 45. Rg7+ Kd8 46. Rg6) 44. Re1+ Kf8 45. Re6 Ng4+ 46. Kf3 Nxc6 47. Kxf4 Nge5 48. Rxd6 Ra7 49. Rcxc6 Nxc6 50. Rxc6 a5 51. f6 Ra8 52. bxa5 b4 53. a6 h5 54. a7 h4 55. Rb6 Re8 56. Rb8 hxg3 57. hxg3 1-0 [Event "Green Open"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Guo, Alex"] [Black "Pupols, Viktors"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A18"] [WhiteElo "2089"] [BlackElo "2218"] [Annotator "Harrison"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. Nf3 c5 8. d4 cxd4 9. Bg5 Qf5 10. cxd4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Qa5 12. Bd3 (12. Rb1 Bxd2+ (12... Nc6 $2 13. Rxb4 Nxb4 14. Qb3 $18) 13. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 $14) 12... Nc6 13. a3 ({Now } 13. Rb1 O-O (13... Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 {and white has saved a tempo by not playing a3}) 14. Rxb4 $2 Nxb4 15. Qb3 {doesn't work because of} Nxd3+ {with check.}) 13... Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 O-O 16. Rab1 Rd8 17. Ke3 b6 18. Rhc1 Ba6 19. Be4 Rac8 20. Bxc6 (20. c5 {my computer thinks white is +/= but I am not sure, more likely =. With white having hanging pawns, black wants to provoke this advance so as to weaken white's pawns. On the other hand, trading minor pieces as white does in the game also helps black.}) 20... Rxc6 $11 21. Rb4 f6 22. Rc3 Rdc8 23. Nd2 Bb7 24. Rcb3 R6c7 25. f3 Bc6 26. Rd3 Be8 27. Rc3 Rd8 28. c5 b5 ({Since the c5-pawn is pinned, black can play} 28... Rc6) 29. Nb3 {Diagram #} a5 $1 30. Nxa5 Ra8 31. Nb3 Rxa3 32. Kd2 Bc6 33. Nc1 Ra1 34. Rc2 Rca7 35. Rcb2 Kf7 36. Rb1 $2 {Since white has weak pawns now, he should keep more pieces on the board in hopes of counterplay.} Rxb1 37. Rxb1 Ra4 38. Kc3 $2 (38. Ke3) 38... Rc4+ 39. Kd3 e5 $1 40. dxe5 fxe5 41. Nb3 e4+ $1 42. Kd2 (42. fxe4 $4 Bxe4+ {skewers the rook}) 42... exf3 43. Rf1 Ra4 44. gxf3 Bd5 45. Nc1 Ra3 46. Nd3 $2 {Diagram #} Rxd3+ 47. Kxd3 Bc4+ 48. Kd4 Bxf1 49. Kd5 Bg2 50. c6 Bxf3+ 51. Kc5 Bxc6 0-1 [Event "Green Open"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.14"] [Round "4"] [White "Pupols, Viktors"] [Black "Kelley, Dereque"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2218"] [BlackElo "2108"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Be7 5. h3 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. Nbd2 b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. O-O Nh5 11. Bh2 f5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Nf6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. f4 a5 16. Nf3 Qc8 17. Rac1 Ba6 18. c4 dxc4 19. Bxc4 Bxc4 20. Rxc4 Be7 21. Kh1 Qb7 22. dxc5 Bxc5 23. e4 Rad8 24. a3 Qd7 25. b4 axb4 26. axb4 Bd6 27. e5 Be7 28. Rd4 Qc6 29. Rfd1 Kf7 {Diagram #} 30. Ng5+ $1 Bxg5 31. Qh5+ Kg8 32. Qxg5 Rde8 33. Qg3 Qc2 34. R1d2 Qb1+ 35. Kh2 Rf7 36. Qc3 Qf1 37. Qc6 Rfe7 38. Qxb6 Ra8 39. Rd8+ Kf7 40. Rf2 Qa6 41. Qxa6 Rxa6 42. Rb8 Rd7 43. Rb2 Rd4 44. b5 Ra3 45. b6 Raa4 46. Rb7+ Kf8 47. Rc2 Rac4 48. Rxc4 Rxc4 49. Rc7 1-0 [Event "Green Open"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Leblanc, Paul"] [Black "Guo, Alex"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A87"] [WhiteElo "1882"] [BlackElo "2089"] [Annotator "Harrison"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. Bf4 h6 9. h4 Na6 10. Qd2 Kh7 11. Rab1 c5 12. d5 Rb8 13. a3 Bd7 14. b4 b5 15. bxc5 Nxc5 16. cxb5 Nce4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Qa5 Bxb5 19. Rfc1 a6 20. Be3 Bxe2 21. Nd4 Rxb1 22. Rxb1 Bd3 23. Rd1 {Diagram #} Bxd4 $1 {A brave decision to give up black's powerful dark-squared bishop.} 24. Bxd4 Qb5 25. Qc7 Re8 26. Bxe4 Bxe4 27. Bf6 Qe2 28. Rc1 Bxd5 29. Ba1 Qe4 30. Kf1 Qe6 31. Qc3 Qf7 32. Rd1 Bc4+ 33. Kg2 Rc8 34. Qd4 Bb5 35. Rc1 $6 e5 $1 ({Not} 35... Rxc1 $4 36. Qh8#) 36. Qd2 Rxc1 37. Qxc1 Qd5+ 38. f3 Bc6 39. Qc3 g5 40. hxg5 hxg5 41. Qe3 Kg6 42. Qc3 g4 0-1 [Event "Green Open"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.14"] [Round "3"] [White "Watts, Peter"] [Black "Guo, Alex"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A87"] [WhiteElo "1916"] [BlackElo "2089"] [Annotator "Harrison"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Nf6 4. c4 Bg7 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Qe8 8. e4 e5 9. exf5 gxf5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Re1 e4 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nh3 Be6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. cxd5 c6 16. Nf4 Na6 17. Ne6 {Diagram # White has won the exchange, or black has sacrificed it. My computer thinks white is winning, but the rest of the black pieces have only started to join the fight.} cxd5 18. Nxf8 Qxf8 19. Be3 Nc5 20. Bf1 Rd8 21. Rc1 Ne6 22. Qb3 Qf7 23. Red1 a6 24. Bb6 Rd7 25. Rc8+ Kh7 26. Bd4 $6 Nxd4 27. Rxd4 Ng4 28. Rd2 Ne5 29. Be2 Nc6 30. Qb6 d4 31. Bxa6 $6 Ne5 32. Be2 d3 33. Bd1 Nc4 34. Rxc4 Qxc4 35. Bb3 Qc1+ 36. Rd1 Qg5 37. Qe6 Rd8 38. h4 Qf6 39. Qxf6 Bxf6 40. Be6 Kg6 41. g4 $2 fxg4 42. b3 h5 {and white lost on time.} 0-1 [Event "Green Open"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.14"] [Round "4"] [White "Guo, Alex"] [Black "McLaren, Sean"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A29"] [WhiteElo "2089"] [BlackElo "1975"] [Annotator "Harrison"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Be6 $6 7. O-O Be7 $6 {White is playing the Sicilian accelerated dragon with reversed colors and an extra tempo for playing white.} 8. d4 $1 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 ({I would also consider} 11. bxc3 {opening the b-file so white can attack the b7-pawn later in the endgame. Black must play ...c6 sooner or later, and white can push his a-pawn until the black queenside is completely tied up, then the white rooks come to the b-file.}) 11... Bf6 12. Qa3 $2 (12. Qb4 $1 { wins the b7-pawn.}) 12... c6 13. Be3 Be7 14. Qc3 O-O 15. Rfd1 Qc8 16. Be4 $6 { White's advantage, or what is left of it, lies on the queenside, and that is where white should start pushing pawns.} f6 17. Bf4 Rd8 18. Qe3 $4 {Diagram #} Kf7 (18... g5 $1 {and white's bishop is trapped.}) 19. Bf3 ({White has no time to save his a-pawn with} 19. b3 {because of} g5) (19. Bxh7 g5 20. Bxg5 fxg5 21. Qe4 Bf6 $19) 19... Rxd1+ (19... g5 {is now prevented because of} 20. Bh5+) 20. Rxd1 Bxa2 21. Ra1 Qe6 22. Be4 Bc4 23. Qf3 g6 24. Be3 {Diagram #} Bxe2 $1 $19 { Black should now be winning.} 25. Bxg6+ hxg6 26. Qxe2 Bc5 27. Qd3 Bxe3 28. fxe3 a6 29. Rd1 Re8 30. Kf2 Re7 31. Rd2 c5 32. Rd1 c4 33. Qd4 b5 34. Qd5 a5 35. Qxe6+ Kxe6 36. Rd8 Rc7 37. Ra8 a4 38. Rb8 Rc5 39. Ke2 Kf5 40. Rb6 Ke5 41. h4 Kf5 42. Kd2 Rd5+ 43. Ke2 Kg4 $2 (43... Ke5 $2 44. g4 a3 45. bxa3 c3 46. Rc6 Rd2+ 47. Ke1 Rg2 48. Rxc3 Rxg4 49. Rc5+ Kd6 50. Rxb5 Rxh4 $11) (43... g5 $1 44. Kf3 (44. h5 g4 45. h6 Kg6 46. h7 Kxh7 47. Rxf6 Rd3 48. Rf4 Rb3 $19) 44... g4+ 45. Ke2 Ke5 46. Rb8 Rc5 47. Re8+ Kd5 48. Rd8+ Ke6 49. Rg8 c3 50. bxc3 Rxc3 51. Rxg4 a3 52. Re4+ Kd5 53. Rd4+ Ke5 54. Rd8 b4 55. Ra8 Rc1 56. h5 Ke4 57. Re8+ Kf5 58. Ra8 Kg5 59. Ra5+ Kh6 60. g4 b3 61. Rxa3 b2 $19) 44. Rxf6 Kxg3 45. Rxg6+ Kxh4 46. Rb6 Kg4 47. e4 Rh5 48. Ke3 Rh3+ 49. Kd4 Rb3 50. e5 Rxb2 51. e6 a3 52. e7 Re2 53. Rxb5 Rxe7 54. Kxc4 Rc7+ 55. Kb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Green Open"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Calpo, Benjamin"] [Black "Readey, John"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2010"] [BlackElo "2291"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] {White's scoresheet was almost incomprehensible, so I guessed the moves as far as I could.} 1. e4 g6 2. Bc4 Bg7 3. Qe2 d6 4. c3 c5 5. a4 Nc6 6. Na3 Nf6 7. h3 O-O 8. Ba2 b6 9. Nf3 e5 10. d3 h6 11. O-O Re8 12. Be3 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Qd2 Kh7 15. Rfe1 Be6 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Qc2 a6 19. Bb1 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ncd2 Na5 22. Nh4 f5 23. g4 Bf6 24. Nxg6 Kxg6 25. Bxc5 Qxc5 26. d4 Qc8 27. Ne4 fxe4 28. Qxe4+ Kg7 29. dxe5 {and here black's next recorded move was "P-B4" which makes no sense in this position. Probably some of the previous moves were missing or incorrect.} 1-0 [Event "Green Open"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Bartron, Paul"] [Black "Calpo, Benjamin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C14"] [WhiteElo "2141"] [BlackElo "2010"] [PlyCount "24"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 a6 8. Nf3 b5 9. a4 b4 10. Na2 c5 11. c3 Nc6 12. dxc5 bxc3 {and the remaining moves were indecipherable. White won in over 60 moves.} 1-0 [Event "Green Open"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.14"] [Round "4"] [White "Calpo, Benjamin"] [Black "Lee, Nathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2010"] [BlackElo "1807"] [Annotator "Harrison"] [PlyCount "124"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 b5 6. Bc2 Nf6 7. O-O g6 8. a4 b4 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bg4 11. a5 Bg7 12. Ba4 Bd7 13. e5 dxe5 14. dxe5 Ng4 15. e6 fxe6 16. Ng5 Nge5 17. f4 h6 18. fxe5 hxg5 19. Bc2 Nxe5 20. Bxg5 Bb5 21. Nd2 Bxf1 22. Qxf1 Qd4+ 23. Kh1 Rf8 24. Ba4+ Nd7 25. Nf3 Qe4 26. Re1 (26. Rd1 $5 Rd8 27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28. Qxa6 Rxf3 29. Bxd7+ Kxd7 30. Qa7+ Kc8 31. Qc5+ Kb8 32. Qb6+ Qb7 33. gxf3 Qxb6 34. axb6 Bxb2 $19) 26... Qf5 27. Rd1 Ra7 28. Qe2 (28. Qc4 $1 {threatens Bxd7+, Qc8+ and Qxd7. Black has no defense.}) 28... Qxa5 (28... Bf6 29. Be3 $18) (28... b3 29. Be3 Qc2 30. Rd2 Qb1+ 31. Ng1 $18) 29. b3 $2 (29. Qxe6 $1) 29... Rxf3 $1 30. gxf3 Qxg5 31. Qxe6 Qf5 32. Qg8+ Bf8 33. Bc6 Qf6 34. Be4 g5 35. Qc4 e6 36. Qc8+ Qd8 37. Qc4 Qf6 38. Qc8+ Qd8 39. Qc4 Kf7 40. Bc6 Qe7 41. f4 Nb8 42. Bf3 Rc7 43. Qe4 Qf6 44. Bh5+ Kg7 45. fxg5 Qf5 46. Re1 Qxe4+ 47. Rxe4 Rc6 48. Kg2 Be7 49. h4 Kf8 50. Rf4+ Kg8 51. Rf7 Bd8 52. Rb7 Rb6 53. Bf7+ Kf8 54. Rxb6 Bxb6 55. Bxe6 Nc6 56. Kg3 Nd4 57. Bd5 Kg7 $2 (57... Nf5+ 58. Kh3 Bc7 $17) 58. Kg4 Bc7 59. h5 Be5 60. h6+ Kh8 61. g6 a5 62. Kg5 Bg7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Green Open"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Buroker, Jerome"] [Black "Lee, Nathan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "1867"] [BlackElo "1807"] [Annotator "Harrison"] [PlyCount "114"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. d4 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. f3 {The infamous Blackmar-Diemer gambit returns to Northwest Chess!} exf3 5. Nxf3 e6 6. Bd3 Bd7 7. Bg5 Bb4 8. Qd2 Bc6 9. Qf4 Nbd7 10. O-O Bxf3 11. Rxf3 h6 12. Qh4 Be7 13. Raf1 Rf8 14. Bd2 Nb6 15. Kh1 Qd7 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 c6 18. Qh7 Bf6 19. Bb4 O-O-O 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 21. c3 Na4 22. R1f2 Qd5 23. Bb1 c5 24. Qc2 Nb6 25. Qh7 $6 cxd4 26. cxd4 Qxd4 27. Qc2+ Kb8 28. Rd3 Qe5 29. Re2 Qf4 30. Rf3 Qg5 31. Qd2 Rd8 32. Qe1 Nc4 33. b3 Na3 34. Rd3 Rc8 35. Rd1 Nb5 36. Rc2 Rxc2 37. Bxc2 Nd4 38. Qb4 Qb5 39. Qf8+ ({or} 39. Qd6+ Kc8 40. Qf8+ Bd8 41. Qxf7 $18) 39... Kc7 40. Qxf7+ Kb6 41. Be4 Nc6 42. Qxe6 Qe2 43. Qd5 (43. Rc1 $1 $18 Bg5 (43... Qxa2 $2 44. Bxc6) 44. Rxc6+ bxc6 45. Qxc6+ Ka5 46. Qa4+ Kb6 47. Qd4+ Ka5 48. Qxa7+) 43... Qxa2 44. h3 Qa5 45. Qd7 Qb4 46. Bxc6 bxc6 47. Qc8 Qe7 48. Qb8+ Qb7 49. Qf4 Qe7 50. b4 a6 51. Qf5 Qe5 52. Qf2+ c5 53. bxc5+ Qxc5 54. Rb1+ Kc6 55. Qf3+ Kd6 56. Rd1+ Kc7 57. Qf5 $4 Qxf5 0-1 [Event "Green Open"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.14"] [Round "3"] [White "McLaren, Sean"] [Black "Bartron, Paul"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "1975"] [BlackElo "2141"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. Ne2 Nc6 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Nd4 10. c3 Nxe2+ 11. Qxe2 Qc7 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Qh5 e5 14. Bg5 Bxg5 15. Qxg5 Be6 16. Rfe1 f6 17. Qe3 Bf7 18. a3 Rad8 19. Rad1 b6 20. h4 Rfe8 21. g4 Qd7 22. Qg3 Qb5 23. Rd2 Bg6 24. Bf1 Qc6 25. h5 Bf7 26. Rde2 c4 27. Re3 cxd3 28. Bxd3 Bc4 $11 {Black probably stopped recording moves here.} 1-0 [Event "Green Open"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.14"] [Round "4"] [White "Leblanc, Paul"] [Black "Lee, Megan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D11"] [WhiteElo "1882"] [BlackElo "1902"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. d4 d5 2. g3 Bf5 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e3 Nbd7 9. b3 Rc8 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Qe2 Ne4 12. Nd2 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Nf6 14. f3 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Na4 dxc4 17. Qxd8 Bxe3+ 18. Kh1 Rexd8 19. Rfe1 Bd2 20. Re2 cxb3 21. axb3 Bc2 22. f4 Bxb3 23. Bxb7 Rc2 24. Be5 Ng4 25. Be4 Rc4 26. Nb2 Rxe4 0-1 [Event "Green Open"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.14"] [Round "4"] [White "O'Gorman, Peter"] [Black "Watts, Peter"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C56"] [WhiteElo "1867"] [BlackElo "1916"] [Annotator "Harrison"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 d5 7. Bxd5 Qxd5 8. Nc3 Qh5 (8... Qa5 9. Nxe4 Be6 $11) 9. Nxe4 Be7 10. Bg5 f6 (10... Bg4 11. Bxe7 $11) 11. Bxf6 O-O 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. Nxd4 Qf7 14. Qe2 Nd5 15. Ng5 Qf6 16. Nxh7 Qxd4 17. Nxf8 Nf4 18. Qf3 Qf6 19. Re8 Nh3+ 20. Kf1 Qxf3 21. gxf3 Kf7 22. Rae1 Nf4 23. R1e7+ Kf6 24. Ke1 Nd5 25. Rd7 c6 26. Rdd8 Ne7 27. Nh7+ Kf7 28. Ng5+ Kf6 29. Ne4+ 1-0 [Event "Green Open - Reserve Section"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Long, Hugh"] [Black "Goodfellow, Robert"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B13"] [WhiteElo "1683"] [BlackElo "1366"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. e3 cxd4 4. exd4 d5 5. Nf3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 e6 7. O-O Bd7 8. Bg5 b5 9. Bb3 Be7 10. Re1 a5 11. a3 O-O 12. Nc3 Na6 13. Qd3 b4 14. Bc2 bxc3 15. Bxf6 g6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. bxc3 Rfc8 18. c4 Rd8 19. Rab1 Bc6 20. Ne5 Rac8 21. Qe3 Qh4 22. Rb6 1-0 [Event "Green Open - Reserve Section"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Kaul, Sheen"] [Black "Long, Hugh"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A30"] [WhiteElo "1331"] [BlackElo "1683"] [PlyCount "116"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. c4 c5 2. d3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Nh5 9. Be2 Nxg3 10. fxg3 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. d4 Be6 13. a3 Qd7 14. O-O O-O-O 15. Qa4 Kb8 16. Rfc1 f6 17. Rd1 g4 18. Ne1 h5 19. Bd3 h4 20. gxh4 Rxh4 21. g3 Rh6 22. Rd2 f5 23. dxc5 Bxc5 24. Qf4+ Qd6 25. Qxh6 Qe5 26. Nc2 d4 27. Nd1 dxe3 28. Ncxe3 Nd4 29. Kf2 Nb3 30. Qg5 Rd7 31. Qf4 Qxf4+ 32. gxf4 Nxa1 33. Ke2 Nb3 34. Rc2 Nd4+ 35. Kd2 Nxc2 36. Kxc2 Bd6 37. Ng2 Rh7 38. Nde3 Rxh2 39. Bf1 Bxf4 40. Kd3 Bxe3 41. Kxe3 Kc7 42. Nf4 Kd6 43. Nxe6 Kxe6 44. b3 Ke5 45. Kd3 f4 46. a4 g3 47. b4 g2 48. Bxg2 Rxg2 49. b5 Ra2 50. a5 Rxa5 51. b6 axb6 52. Ke2 Ke4 53. Kf2 Ra2+ 54. Ke1 f3 55. Kf1 Ke3 56. Kg1 Ra1+ 57. Kh2 f2 58. Kg3 f1=Q 0-1 [Event "Green Open - Reserve Section"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.14"] [Round "3"] [White "Long, Hugh"] [Black "Breneman, Jesse"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A56"] [WhiteElo "1683"] [BlackElo "1535"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. e3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Bg4 8. d5 Nbd7 9. e4 a6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 b5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Nxb5 Ne5 14. Bd2 Qb6 15. a4 Nd3 16. Bc3 Nb4 17. b3 Rfd8 18. Qe2 Rac8 19. g4 e6 20. dxe6 fxe6 21. Nxd6 Qxd6 22. e5 Qe7 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25. Rfe1 Rd3 26. Bg2 Kf7 27. a5 Rcd8 28. a6 Rd2 29. Qf3 Qxf3 30. Bxf3 Nd5 31. a7 Ra8 32. Rec1 Ke7 33. Rxc5 Kd6 34. Rb5 Kc7 35. Rc1+ Kd6 36. Ra5 Rd3 37. Bxd5 exd5 38. Rb1 Rxh3 39. b4 Rc3 40. b5 Rc7 41. b6 Rb7 42. Ra3 Kc6 43. Rc3+ Kd6 44. Kf1 Raxa7 45. Ke2 Ra6 46. Rcb3 Kc5 47. Kd3 Raxb6 48. Rc3+ Kd6 49. Rbc1 Rb3 {and the players traded one pair of rooks and eventually drew.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Green Open - Reserve Section"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.14"] [Round "4"] [White "Guo, Anthony"] [Black "Long, Hugh"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A22"] [WhiteElo "1380"] [BlackElo "1683"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. e4 d6 6. d3 Bg4 7. f3 Be6 8. Nge2 Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. f4 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nd5 Rb8 14. Nec3 exf4 15. Nxf4 Nde5 16. Bd5+ Kh8 17. d4 Ng4 18. Bf2 Nxf2 19. Rxf2 Nxd4 20. Ne4 Qd7 21. Qh5 Qe8 22. Qxe8 Rfxe8 23. Re1 Bf6 24. Ng2 Be5 {remaining moves indecipherable.} 0-1 [Event "Green Open - Reserve Section"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.14"] [Round "4"] [White "Breneman, Jesse"] [Black "Stroschein, Jerome"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "1535"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. b3 Nd7 7. Bb2 Ngf6 8. Ba3 Qc7 9. O-O Ne4 10. Nbd2 Nd6 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Qc2 Nf5 13. Rac1 Ne7 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 e5 16. Qd2 exd4 17. Bxd4 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Qc3 f6 {Diagram #} 20. Nxf6+ $1 Bxf6 21. Bxf6 Bf5 22. Rfe1 Rf7 23. Re3 c5 24. Rce1 Nc6 25. Re8+ Rf8 26. Bd5+ 1-0 [Event "Green Open - Reserve Section"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Buck, Stephen"] [Black "Chi, Quentin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A32"] [WhiteElo "1700"] [BlackElo "1355"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Bd2 Nc6 7. Nc2 Be7 8. g3 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bg2 Bf6 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Nb4 Be6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qc2 Qd7 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Bc3 Bxc3+ 17. Qxc3 O-O 18. O-O Bh3 19. Rfd1 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Rfe8 21. Rh1 Rf8 22. Qd3 Qg4 23. Qd1 Qe4+ 24. Kg1 Rb8 25. b3 Rb4 26. a3 Rb6 27. b4 a5 28. Qa4 {scoresheet indecipherable} 0-1 [Event "Green Open - Reserve Section"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.14"] [Round "4"] [White "Hu, Jiayi"] [Black "Chi, Quentin"] [Result "*"] [ECO "E81"] [WhiteElo "1337"] [BlackElo "1355"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qd2 c5 9. d5 Ne5 10. Nge2 Bd7 11. O-O-O b5 12. cxb5 c4 13. Bc2 axb5 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 b4 16. Nb1 Rxa2 17. Rdf1 b3 18. Nbc3 Ra1+ 19. Bb1 Nd3+ 20. Kd2 Nxb2 21. g4 Na4 22. h4 Kh8 23. h5 Nxc3 24. Nxc3 Rg8 25. hxg6 Rxg6 26. Qh4 (26. Qh4 Qb6 27. Qf2 Qxf2+ 28. Rxf2 $19) * [Event "Green Open - Reserve Section"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Bashansky, Ethan"] [Black "Smith, Catherine"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "1317"] [BlackElo "1491"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. Bd3 Nbd7 4. f4 c5 5. Nf3 c4 6. Be2 Ne4 7. Nbd2 Ndf6 8. Ne5 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. c3 Bd7 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Rf3 f5 14. Rh3 Rf6 15. Bd2 Bxe5 16. fxe5 Rh6 17. Rxh6 gxh6 18. Rf1 Be8 19. Rf4 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Qg5 21. Qe1 Bh5 22. Bxh5 Qxh5 23. Qg3+ Qg6 24. Kf2 b5 25. Rh4 Qxg3+ 26. Kxg3 Kg7 27. Kf4 Kg6 28. g4 Rf8 29. Kg3 a5 30. a3 b4 31. axb4 axb4 32. gxf5+ exf5 33. Kf4 h5 34. e6 1-0 [Event "Green Open - Reserve Section"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Hu, Jiayi"] [Black "Bashansky, Ethan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D10"] [WhiteElo "1337"] [BlackElo "1317"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Bf5 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. e3 e6 6. Be2 Bd6 7. O-O Ngf6 8. Bd2 Ne4 9. Rc1 O-O 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be1 Re8 12. Bd3 Qf6 13. Qc2 Re6 14. Ne2 Qg6 15. a3 Ndf6 16. Bb4 Bc7 17. Rfd1 Bh3 18. Ng3 Bg4 19. Re1 Rae8 20. Nd2 Qg5 21. Nf3 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Nxg3 23. hxg3 Nd7 24. Bxh7+ Kh8 25. Bd3 Rh6 26. Kg2 a5 27. Bc3 g6 28. Rh1 Kg7 29. e4 Rxh1 30. Rxh1 dxe4 31. Bxe4 Nf6 32. Bd2 Qb5 33. Bh6+ Kg8 34. Bxg6 Re2 35. Qf5 Qxf5 36. Bxf5 Rxb2 37. Rb1 Rxb1 38. Bxb1 Bb6 39. Be3 Nd5 40. Be4 Kg7 41. Bf5 Nxe3+ 42. fxe3 c5 43. d5 c4 44. Bc2 Bxe3 45. d6 b5 46. Kf1 Kf8 47. Ke2 Bc5 48. d7 Ke7 49. a4 b4 50. Bf5 b3 51. Kd2 Bb4+ 52. Kc1 c3 53. g4 c2 54. g5 Ba3+ 0-1 [Event "Green Open - Reserve Section"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Guo, Anthony"] [Black "Buck, Stephen"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A29"] [WhiteElo "1380"] [BlackElo "1700"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Ne7 6. Nf3 Nbc6 7. d3 Nf5 8. Bd2 Be7 9. Rc1 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. b3 f6 12. Ne4 Rb8 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. Rxc5 Ncd4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. e3 Nf5 17. Qc2 c6 18. Rc1 Qd7 19. Bb4 Rfd8 20. Be4 g6 21. Qe2 Ne7 22. R5c3 Nd5 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. e4 Be6 25. Bc5 a6 26. Rd1 Qf7 27. d4 exd4 28. Bxd4 Rd7 29. e5 f5 30. f4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Green Open - Reserve Section"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Hu, Kaicheng"] [Black "Guo, Anthony"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A85"] [WhiteElo "1274"] [BlackElo "1380"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 d6 5. e3 Be7 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. a3 Bd7 8. O-O O-O 9. b4 e5 10. Bc2 e4 11. Nd2 Qe8 12. Bb2 Qg6 13. f3 Qh6 14. Qe2 exf3 15. Rxf3 g6 16. Raf1 Rae8 17. Rg3 Ng4 18. Rh3 Qg5 19. e4 Nxd4 20. Qd3 Nxc2 21. Qxc2 Ne3 22. Rg3 Nxc2 23. Rxg5 Bxg5 24. Nf3 Be3+ 25. Kh1 fxe4 26. Nd5 exf3 27. Nf6+ Rxf6 28. Bxf6 f2 29. h3 Bf5 30. Rd1 Ne1 31. Bh4 f1=Q+ 32. Kh2 Qxg2# 0-1 [Event "Green Open - Reserve Section"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Chang, Evangeline"] [Black "Hu, Jiayi"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "747"] [BlackElo "1337"] [PlyCount "128"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 c5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nxd5 Qxd5 8. Be3 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Qxd4 10. Bxd4 Nc6 11. Bc3 Bf5 12. Bb5 O-O-O 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Ne2 f6 15. O-O Bd3 16. Rfe1 Bc5 17. Rad1 Rhe8 18. Ba5 Bb6 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. Ng3 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 Bc4 22. Rc1 Bb5 23. a3 Rd2 24. b4 Ra2 25. h3 Rxa3 26. Rb1 Bd3 27. Rb2 c5 28. bxc5 bxc5 29. Rd2 c4 30. Ne2 Bg6 31. Rd1 c3 32. Nxc3 Rxc3 33. Re1 Kd7 34. Kh1 Rc2 35. Kg1 Rc7 36. Kf1 Rc5 37. Kg1 Rg5 38. Kh2 Bf7 39. Kg1 Be6 40. Rd1+ Ke7 41. Re1 Kf7 42. Rb1 Bxh3 43. Rb7+ Kg6 44. g3 Bg4 45. Rb2 Bf3 46. Kf1 Rd5 47. Rb1 Rh5 48. Ke1 Rh1+ 49. Kd2 Rxb1 50. Ke3 Rb3+ 51. Kf4 Kf7 52. g4 g5+ 53. Kg3 h5 54. gxh5 Bxh5+ 55. Kg2 f5 56. Kh2 g4 57. Kg2 f4 58. Kh2 g3+ 59. fxg3 fxg3+ 60. Kg2 Kg6 61. Kg1 Rb5 62. Kg2 Rg5 63. Kg1 g2 64. Kf2 g1=Q# 0-1 [Event "Green Open - Reserve Section"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.14"] [Round "3"] [White "Goodfellow, Robert"] [Black "Hu, Jiayi"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A13"] [WhiteElo "1366"] [BlackElo "1337"] [PlyCount "32"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. b3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bb2 Bf5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. g3 Bc5 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O Qd7 10. Rc1 Rad8 11. Nb5 Be7 12. Nbd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 b6 14. Ne5 Qe6 15. Rxc7 Bd6 16. Rc6 Qe8 ({White resigned prematurely, as after} 16... Qe8 17. f4 $1 Bxe5 18. fxe5 Qxc6 19. exf6 {white has compensation for the sacrificed exchange.}) 0-1 [Event "Green Open - Reserve Section"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Yee, Nathaniel"] [Black "Stroschein, Jerome"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "1250"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 h6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Qf6 6. Be3 d6 7. Nc3 Nge7 8. O-O Ne5 9. Bb3 a6 10. a4 g5 11. Qd2 Bg7 12. Rad1 O-O 13. f4 gxf4 14. Bxf4 Qg6 15. Rde1 N7c6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Re3 Kh8 18. Rg3 Qh7 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Rgf3 f6 21. Qd3 Bd7 22. a5 Qg6 23. Ba4 Qh5 24. h3 Qg5 25. Nd5 Bxh3 26. Rxh3 cxd5 27. exd5 Rg8 28. Qe2 Rab8 29. b3 Rg6 30. Bd7 Rb4 31. Rf5 Qc1+ 32. Rf1 Qg5 33. Bf5 Rh4 34. Rxh4 Qxh4 35. Bxg6 Qh2+ 36. Kf2 Qg3+ 37. Kg1 Qh2+ 38. Kf2 Qg3+ 39. Kg1 Qh2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Green Open - Reserve Section"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.14"] [Round "3"] [White "Buck, Stephen"] [Black "Yee, Nathaniel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A29"] [WhiteElo "1700"] [BlackElo "1250"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Be6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. d3 Bc5 8. O-O Qd7 9. Bd2 O-O-O 10. a3 f6 11. Na4 Bd6 12. b4 h5 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. bxc5 h4 15. Qa4 hxg3 16. hxg3 Bh3 17. Nh4 g5 18. Rab1 gxh4 19. Rxb7 Kxb7 20. Rb1+ Nb6 21. cxb6 cxb6 22. Bf3 hxg3 23. fxg3 Qd4+ 24. Qxd4 exd4 25. a4 Rhg8 26. Kf2 Rde8 27. a5 Bg4 28. axb6 axb6 29. Ba5 Rxe2+ 30. Kf1 Kc7 31. Bxb6+ Kd6 32. Bxc6 Kxc6 33. Bxd4 Ra2 34. Bg1 Rh8 0-1 [Event "Green Open - Reserve Section"] [Site "Seattle CC"] [Date "2008.09.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Stroschein, Jerome"] [Black "Hu, Kaicheng"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C00"] [BlackElo "1274"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2008.09.14"] [Source "Harrison"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nxd5 exd5 5. d4 c5 6. Nf3 d6 7. c3 Be7 8. Bf4 dxe5 9. Nxe5 O-O 10. Be2 Nd7 11. O-O Nf6 12. Qc2 Be6 13. Rfd1 Qb6 14. Be3 Rac8 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Nf3 Rfe8 18. Rd4 Bg4 19. Qd3 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Re5 21. Rd1 Rce8 22. Kf1 Qe7 23. g3 h5 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Qxd5 Qe2+ 27. Kg2 Qxb2 28. Qb3 1/2-1/2