Eastgate February Swiss

February 7-28, 2001

Queen's Gambit Declined/Tarrasch Defense/Prague Variation

D34/01

J. Hill (1547) - C. Carroll (1299)

Eastgate Open (Round 1, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - February 7, 2001

1. c4 e6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. d4 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. e3 O-O 10. O-O Bf5 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. exd4 Bb6 13. f3 Re8 14. Na4 Rc8 15. b4 Rc4 16. Nxb6 Qxb6 17. Bb2 Qxb4 0-1

Dutch Defense/Staunton Gambit/Staunton Variation

A83/01

C. Carroll (1299) - W. Churchill (1500)

Eastgate Open (Round 2, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - February 14, 2001

1. d4 f5 2. e4 fxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 d5 5. Nge2 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. Qd2 h6 8. Bxf6 exf6 9. Nf4 Bf7 10. Be2 g5 11. Nh5 c6 12. Ng3 h5 13. f3 Bd6 14. Nf5 Bf4 15. Qd1 Bg6 16. fxe4 dxe4 17. Ng7+ Kf7 18. Nxh5 Bxh5 19. Bxh5+ Kg7 20. Ne2 Qd6 21. Bg4 e3 22. Qd3 Bg3+ 23. Kd1 Bf2 24. Qe4 Na6 25. Qe6 Rad8 26. Qxd6 Rxd6 27. c3 Nc5 28. Kc2 Ne4 29. Rad1 Kg6 30. Bf3 Ng3 31. Nxg3 Bxg3 32. Kd3 Re8 33. Rdf1 b5 34. Be2 Bf2 35. g4 a6 36. b4 f5 37. gxf5+ Kxf5 38. Rh2 Kf4 39. Rg2 Rh8 40. Bg4 a5 41. a3 axb4 42. axb4 Ra8 43. Rgxf2+ exf2 44. Rxf2+ Kg3 45. Re2 Ra1 46. Re5 Rd1+ 47. Bxd1 Rd5 48. Rxd5 cxd5 49. Bg4 Kf2 50. Be6 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined/Tarrasch Defense/Without Nc3

D30/29

T. Harris (1900) - C. Carroll (1299)

Eastgate Open (Round 3, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - February 22, 2001

This game was played on Thursday instead of the usual Wednesday, due to a conflict of one of the players.

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. O-O d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. d4 c4 8. Nbd2 b5 9. a4 Qb6 10. axb5 Qxb5 11. Re1 Be7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Rxe4 Bf5 15. Re1 Qb6 16. d5 Rd8 17. Nh4 Be6 18. Qa4 Bxd5 19. Be3 Qxb2 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. Qxc6+ Rd7 22. Rxa7 1-0

Queen Pawn Opening

A40/36

C. Carroll (1299) - T. Hicks (1197)

Eastgate Open (Round 4, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - February 28, 2001

1. d4 e6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 Nb4 6. a3 Na6 7. e4 b6 8. Nc3 Nc7 9. Bd3 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Qe2 Nc7 12. O-O Bd6 13. e5 Be7 14. d6 Ne6 15. dxe7 Nxe7 16. b3 Nf5 17. Bb2 O-O 18. Rad1 Nf4 19. Qe4 Nd4 20. Qxf4 Nxb3 21. Qa4 Na5 22. Qxd7 Nc4 23. Qxd8 Raxd8 24. Bc1 Rfe8 25. Rfe1 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 f6 27. exf6 gxf6 28. h3 Kg7 29. Rd7+ Kh8 30. Rxa7 1-0