29th Annual World Open

Under 1600 Section
June 30 - July 8, 2001










 

French Defense/Labourdonnais VariationC00/04

H. Audic (1562) - C. Carroll (1468)

29th Annual World Open (Round 1, 40/120 SD/60)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA - July 4, 2001


1. e4 e6 2. f4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c3 Nge7 6. d3 Nf5 7. Be2 h6 8. O-O b5 9. b3 d4 10. c4 bxc4 11. bxc4 Be7 12. g4 Nh4 13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. Rb1 Rb8 15. Qe1 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Qc7 17. Ne4 Nb4 18. Qd2 Rf8 19. h4 f6 20. a3 Nc6 21. exf6 Bxf6 22. Nxc5 Nd8 23. Nxb7 Nxb7 24. Qe1 Kd7 25. g5 Be7 26. Qe4 Nc5 27. Qxd4+ Qd6 28. Qxd6+ Bxd6 29. Rxb8 Bxb8 30. Be4 Nxe4 31. dxe4 Rc8 32. Bb2 Rxc4 33. Bxg7 hxg5 34. fxg5 Rxe4 35. Rd1+ Ke8 36. Rd4 Re3 37. a4 Kf7 38. Bf6 Kg6 39. Rd7 Rh3 40. Rg7+ Kh5 41. Rh7+ Kg4 42. g6 Rg3+ 43. Kf2 Rf3+ 44. Ke2 Rxf6 45. g7 Rg6 46. h5 Rg5 47. h6 Be5 48. Ke3 a6 49. Ke4 Bb2 50. Rh8 Bxg7 51. hxg7 Rxg7 52. Ra8 a5 53. Rxa5 Rc7 54. Ke5 Rc6 55. Ra8 Kf3 56. a5 Ke3 57. a6 Rb6 58. a7 Ra6 1/2-1/2










 

Queens' Gambit Declined/Exchange VariationD36/42

C. Carroll (1468) - S. Kopula (1547)

29th Annual World Open (Round 2, 40/120 SD/60)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA - July 5, 2001


1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Bd3 Re8 9. O-O Nbd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qc2 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. a3 Nf8 14. b4 Bf5 15. Rfe1 Ng6 16. Na4 Bg4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nd2 f5 19. h3 Bh5 20. Qc5 Qg5 21. Qc4+ Kh8 22. Qf1 Nh4 23. Kh1 Re6 24. g3 Nf3 25. Nxf3 Bxf3+ 26. Kh2 b6 27. Nc3 Qh5 28. Ne2 g5 29. Ng1 Rg8 30. Nxf3 Qxf3 31. Qe2 Qxe2 32. Rxe2 Reg6 33. Rc1 a6 34. Rec2 Rc8 35. d5 Rd6 36. Rxc6 Rcd8 37. Rxd6 Rxd6 38. Rc6 Rxd5 39. Rxb6 Rd2 40. Kg2 f4 41. Kf1 f3 42. Ke1 Re2+ 43. Kf1 Ra2 44. Ke1 Rxa3 45. Rxh6+ Kg7 46. Re6 Ra1+ 47. Kd2 Ra2+ 48. Ke1 Re2+ 49. Kf1 Rb2 50. Ke1 Rxb4 51. Rxa6 Rb1+ 52. Kd2 Rf1 53. Ra7+ Kg6 54. Ra6+ Kh5 55. g4+ 1-0










 

Queen's Gambit AcceptedD20/22

J. Arzuaga (1524) - C. Carroll (1468)

29th Annual World Open (Round 3, 40/120 SD/60)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA - July 5, 2001


1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nc3 a6 4. a4 Nf6 5. e4 e5 6. dxe5 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 Ng4 8. Ke2 Nxe5 9. f4 Bg4+ 10. Nf3 Nd3 11. h3 Nxc1+ 12. Rxc1 Be6 13. f5 Bd7 14. Nd5 Kd8 15. Ne5 Be8 16. Nxc4 Nc6 17. Nce3 Bd6 18. Nc4 Bb4 19. Nxb4 Nxb4 20. b3 f6 21. Kf3 Bc6 22. Na5 Re8 23. Nxc6+ Nxc6 24. Bc4 Ne5+ 25. Ke3 Nxc4+ 26. Rxc4 c6 27. Rd1+ Kc7 28. Rcd4 Rad8 29. b4 b6 30. g4 Rxd4 31. Rxd4 Re5 32. Rc4 b5 33. axb5 axb5 34. Rc3 Re8 35. h4 h6 36. Rd3 Ra8 37. Kf4 Ra1 38. Re3 Rb1 39. g5 hxg5+ 40. hxg5 Rxb4 41. Rg3 Rd4 42. gxf6 gxf6 43. Rg6 Rd6 44. Rg7+ Rd7 45. Rg3 c5 46. Rg6 Rd6 47. Rg7+ Rd7 48. Rg6 Rd6 1/2-1/2










 

Slav Defense/Czech DefenseD17/01

C. Carroll (1468) - Y. Wright (1571)

29th Annual World Open (Round 4, 40/120 SD/60)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA - July 6, 2001


1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Bf4 Nd5 7. Bg3 e6 8. e3 Bb4 9. Rc1 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Ba3 11. Bxc4 Bxc1 12. Qxc1 Qa5 13. Bb3 O-O 14. O-O Nd7 15. Bd6 Rfd8 16. Bb4 Qc7 17. Nd2 c5 18. Ba3 cxd4 19. cxd4 Qxc1 20. Rxc1 Rac8 21. Nc4 Bd3 22. f3 Bxc4 23. Bxc4 Nb6 24. Bb3 Rxc1+ 25. Bxc1 Rc8 26. Bb2 Nd5 27. Kf2 Kf8 28. e4 Nf4 29. Kf1 Nd3 30. Ba3+ Ke8 31. Ba2 Rc3 32. Bd6 Rc1+ 33. Ke2 Rc2+ 34. Kxd3 Rxa2 35. Be5 f6 36. Bg3 Rxa4 37. d5 exd5 38. exd5 Ra2 39. Kc4 Rxg2 40. Kc5 Kd7 41. Bb8 b6+ 42. Kb5 Rf2 43. Bxa7 Rxf3 44. Bb8 f5 45. Kxb6 Rb3+ 46. Ka7 Rxb8 0-1


D. Harrison (1570) - C. Carroll (1468)

29th Annual World Open (Round 5, 40/120 SD/60)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA - July 6, 2001


White does not show up and forfeits.

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Semi-Slav Defense/Botvinnik VariationD43/11

C. Carroll (1468) - A. Pelekhaty (1582)

29th Annual World Open (Round 6, 40/120 SD/60)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA - July 7, 2001


This was my strongest game of the tournament, I thought.

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. Nf3 c6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bb3 a6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rc1 h6 12. Bh4 Rc8 13. Bc2 Qb6 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe7 Nxf2 16. Rxf2 Kxe7 17. b4 a5 18. a3 axb4 19. axb4 g6 20. Kh1 Rhf8 21. Qe1 g5 22. Nd2 Qd8 23. Ne4 f5 24. Nc5 Nxc5 25. dxc5 Qe8 26. Rd1 Rd8 27. Rfd2 Rxd2 28. Rxd2 Qc8 29. Qa1 Rf6 30. Qe5 Kf7 31. Qd4 Kg6 32. g3 Rf7 33. Bb3 Qe8 34. Qe5 Bc8 35. Rd6 Re7 36. h3 Qg8 37. g4 fxg4 38. Qe4+ Kg7 39. hxg4 Qf7 40. Kg1 Qf6 41. Bc2 Bd7 42. Rxd7 Rxd7 43. Qh7+ Kf8 44. Qxd7 Qf3 45. Qxe6 Qg3+ 46. Kf1 Qf3+ 47. Ke1 Qg3+ 48. Kd2 Qf2+ 49. Kc3 Qe1+ 50. Kb3 Qa1 51. Qxh6+ Ke8 52. Qxc6+ Kf8 53. Qxb5 1-0










 

French Defense/Advance VariationC02/05

D. Greiner (1544) - C. Carroll (1468)

29th Annual World Open (Round 7, 40/120 SD/60)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA - July 7, 2001


1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Bb5+ Bd7 5. Bxd7+ Qxd7 6. c3 Qb5 7. a4 Qb6 8. a5 Qc7 9. Qa4+ Nc6 10. Be3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Nxd2 Nge7 14. Ne2 O-O 15. f4 Qd8 16. O-O b6 17. b4 bxa5 18. bxa5 Rb8 19. Rfb1 Qc7 20. g4 Rb7 21. a6 Rb6 22. Rxb6 Qxb6 23. Rb1 Qc7 24. Rb7 Qd8 25. Nb3 Qa8 26. Nc5 Rb8 27. Qb5 Rxb7 28. axb7 Qd8 29. Na6 Qb6 30. b8=Q+ 1-0










 

Lundin DefenseA40/32

C. Carroll (1468) - S. Wamala (1564)

29th Annual World Open (Round 8, 40/120 SD/60)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA - July 8, 2001


1. d4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. c4 Bg4 4. e4 e6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. O-O d5 8. e5 Ne4 9. Nd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Na5 12. cxd5 Qxd5 13. Bb2 O-O 14. c4 Qd7 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Nf3 Qa4 17. Rdc1 Rd7 18. Qc2 Qxc2 19. Rxc2 Rad8 20. Rd1 c5 21. Ba3 Bf8 22. Bb2 cxd4 23. Rcd2 Nxc4 24. Rxd4 Rxd4 25. Rxd4 Rc8 26. Bc3 Nxe5 27. Nxe5 Rxc3 28. g3 f6 29. Ng4 Rc1+ 30. Kg2 Rc2 31. Rd7 Bc5 32. Rc7 b6 33. h4 h5 34. Nh2 Rxf2+ 35. Kh1 Rxa2 0-1










 

French Defense/Réti VariationC00/03

W. Cloos (1540) - C. Carroll (1468)

29th Annual World Open (Round 9, 40/120 SD/60)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA - July 8, 2001


1. e4 e6 2. b3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. Qe2+ Be6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O-O a6 9. h4 c5 10. d3 Qa5 11. a4 b5 12. Ne5 Nfd7 13. g4 Nxe5 14. Qxe5 Nc6 15. Qe1 bxa4 16. Nxa4 Qxe1 17. Rxe1 Bxg4 18. Rg1 h5 19. f3 Bxf3 20. Rxg7+ Kh8 21. Rg3+ Kh7 22. Rxf3 Bxh4 23. Re2 Bg5+ 24. Kb1 f5 25. Nxc5 Rf7 26. Ne6 Be7 27. Nf4 h4 28. Nxd5 Bg5 29. Bg2 Rg8 30. Rf1 Nd8 31. Nf4 Kh6 32. Bd5 1-0