Indy Tornado

August 18, 2001

French Defense/Winawer Variation/Fingerslip Variation

C15

M. Wolanski (986) - C. Carroll (1517)

Indy Tornado (Round 1, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - August 18, 2001

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 Bxc3 5. Bxc3 dxe4 6. Qe2 Nf6 7. Bb4 Nc6 8. c3 Nxb4 9. Qb5+ Nc6 10. Qc5 Qd5 11. Bb5 Qxc5 12. dxc5 Bd7 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. h3 Ne5 15. Bxd7+ Rxd7 16. Rxd7 Nfxd7 17. Ne2 Nxc5 18. Rf1 Rd8 19. Nd4 Ncd3+ 20. Kc2 c5 21. Nb3 b6 22. Nc1 b5 23. a3 Nc4 24. Nxd3 exd3+ 25. Kb1 Nd2+ 26. Kc1 Nxf1 27. Kd1 d2 28. g4 f5 29. gxf5 exf5 30. h4 Re8 31. b3 Re1+ 32. Kc2 d1=Q+ 33. Kb2 Qb1# 0-1

Modern Defense

A40

C. Carroll (1517) - D. Urquhart (2020)

Indy Tornado (Round 2, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - August 18, 2001

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. e3 e5 6. Be2 Ne7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2 f5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. b3 N7c6 11. a3 Nxf3+ 12. Bxf3 Ne5 13. Be2 c6 14. Bb2 Qe7 15. Rad1 f4 16. exf4 Ng4 17. Bxg4 Bxg4 18. Rd2 Rxf4 19. Ne2 Rff8 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. f3 Qe3+ 22. Kh1 Rad8 23. Qc3+ Qxc3 24. Nxc3 Bc8 25. Re1 Rfe8 26. Rde2 Rxe2 27. Rxe2 Kf7 28. g3 Re8 29. Rxe8 Kxe8 30. Kg2 Ke7 31. f4 Bf5 32. Kf3 Bc2 33. b4 Bd3 34. c5 dxc5 35. bxc5 Ke6 36. Ke3 Bc2 37. g4 b5 38. cxb6 axb6 39. Kd4 Kd6 40. Ke3 c5 41. Kd2 Bb3

After several more moves which have not been recorded, Black runs out of time when White lacks mating material.

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Slav Defense

D11

C. Carroll (1517) - C. Bechtold (1228)

Indy Tornado (Round 3, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - August 18, 2001

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Be2 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Ne4 9. Bb2 Qa5 10. Qc1 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 Be6 15. Qc2 Nf6 16. Bd3 Qc7 17. e4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Bd5 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Rfe1 Ne4 21. g3 Qc6 22. h3 Nf6 23. Re3 Rae8 24. Rae1 Rxe3 25. Rxe3 Re8 26. Qe2 Rxe3 27. Qxe3 Ne4 28. Kg2 Nd6 29. Qe7 h6 30. Qd8+ Kh7 31. Qa5 a6 32. a4 Nc4 33. Qb4 Nd6 34. Ba3 Ne4 35. Bb2 b6 36. Qb3 Qe6 37. Qc2 Kg8 38. Qd3 a5 39. f3 Ng5 40. g4 Qd6 41. Qb5 Ne6 42. Qe8+ Qf8 43. Qxf8+ Kxf8 44. Kg3 g6 45. Ba3+ Kg7 46. Bd6 f6 47. f4 Kf7 48. f5 Ng5 49. Bc7 Ne4+ 50. Kf3 Nxc3 51. Bxb6 Nxa4 52. Bxa5 g5 53. Bd8 Nc3 54. Ke3 Ne4 55. Kf3 Nd6 56. Ke3 Nb7 57. Bb6 Ke7 58. Bc5+ Kd7 59. Bf8

After several more moves in mutual time pressure, a draw is agreed.

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French Defense/Exchange Variation

C01

A. Pierce (1266) - C. Carroll (1517)

Indy Tornado (Round 4, G/85)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - August 18, 2001

The time control for this game was shortened to G/85 in order to finish on time.

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 exd5 6. Ba3 Ne7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. c4 c6 9. cxd5 Qa5+ 10. Qd2 Qxa3 11. c4 cxd5 12. Rc1 Qa4 13. Bd3 Bf5 14. O-O Qd7 15. Ne5 Qd8 16. Rc3 Bxd3 17. Rxd3 Nbc6 18. Nxc6 Nxc6 19. Rg3 Qf6 20. f4 Qxd4+ 21. Qxd4 Nxd4 22. cxd5 Ne2+ 0-1