FrenchC00

Cicak S. GM (2664)
Sharavdorj D. GM (2466)

North American Open 2008 (3.1)
Las Vegas, 2008


1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 b6 4. d4 Qd7 5. c4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 c6 7. Qb3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Ba6 9. Ba3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bxc4 11. Qxc4 Ne7 12. O-O O-O 13. Ng5 c5 14. dxc5 h6 15. Rad1 Qb7 16. Nxe6!? b5

Accepting the sacrificed knight may have been best 16... fxe6 17. Qxe6+ Kh7 18. c6 (18. cxb6 Re8) 18... Nbxc6 19. Rd7 Qc8 20. Bxe7 Nxe5 21. Rd6

17. Nd8! Qc7 18. Qe4 Nbc6 19. Nxc6 Nxc6 20. Rd6 Rac8 21. Rfd1 Qa5 22. Bc1 Ne7 23. Rd7 Qxc3 24. Bd2 Qa3 25. Rxe7 Rcd8 26. Qc2 Rd4 27. e6 1-0


EnglishA25

Mulyar M. IM (2445)
Kacheishvili G. GM (2657)

North American Open 2008 (3.2)
Las Vegas, 2008


1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Be6 6. d3 Bg7 7. Nge2 h5 8. h4 Nh6 9. Nd5 O-O 10. f3 Ne7 11. d4 c6 12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. d5 cxd5 14. cxd5 Bd7 15. O-O Qd8 16. Be3 f5 17. Qd2 Kh7 18. Qb4 Qb8 19. Rac1 fxe4 20. fxe4 Ng4 21. Bg5 a5 22. Qb6 Rxf1+ 23. Rxf1 Ra6 24. Qb3 Qa7+ 25. Kh1 Nf2+ 26. Kh2 Ng4+ 27. Kh1 Nf2+ 28. Kh2 Qb6 29. Qf3?!

29. Qxb6 Ng4+ 30. Kg1 Rxb6 31. b3

29... Ng4+ 30. Kh1 Ra8 31. Qf7 Rf8 32. Qxf8 Bxf8 33. Rxf8 Kg7 34. Rd8 Bb5 35. Nc3 Qf2 0-1


FrenchC11

Khachiyan M. GM (2560)
Lucky D. FM (2368)

North American Open 2008 (3.3)
Las Vegas, 2008


1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Nf3 h6 8. Bh4 c5 9. c3 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. Bb5+ Ke7 13. O-O-O g5 14. Bg3 Ne4 15. Rhe1 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Kf6 17. g4 e5 18. Nb3 Bb6 19. Bd7 Rd8 20. Bxc8 Raxc8 21. Nd2 Ke6 22. Ne4 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rh8 24. Kc2 h5?

There is no need to be so adventurous. The simple 24... Ke7 would have left white with an edge but still everything to play for.

25. Nxg5+ Ke7 26. Rh1 Bxf2 27. gxh5 f5 28. Kd2 Kf6 29. Nf3 Bg3 30. Ke2 Rg8

Taking the rook off the h-file cannot be right.

31. h6 Bf4 32. h7 Rh8 33. Kf2 e4 34. g3 Bc7 35. Nd4 Bb6

35... Kg6 36. Ne6 Bd6 37. Rd1 Be7

36. Ke2 Kg6 37. Ne6 Kf6 38. Rh6+ Kf7 39. c4 Ke7 40. c5 Bd8 41. Nf4 Kf7 42. Ng6 Kg7 43. Nxh8 1-0

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