North American Open 2008 (3.1) |
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.
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
North American Open 2008 (3.2) |
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
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
North American Open 2008 (3.3) |
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.
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