Eastgate Open

September 5-26, 2001

Trompowsky Attack

A45

C. Carroll (1517) - D. Konnert (1348)

Eastgate Open (Round 1, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - September 5, 2001

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 g6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 d5 5. c4 c6 6. cxd5 Qxd5 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Bf5 10. Ne2 Nd7 11. Nf4 Qa5 12. Qb3 Rb8 13. Bc4 O-O 14. O-O Nb6 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Nxd3 Qa4 17. Nc5 Qxb3 18. Nxb3 f5 19. Nd2 Rbd8 20. Rab1 Rfe8 21. c4 Rd7 22. Rfe1 Nc8 23. Nf3 Nd6 24. Rec1 f6 25. Rb2 Ne4 26. Nd2 c5 27. Nxe4 fxe4 28. d5 b6 29. a4 Rd6 30. Rb5 f5 31. Rcb1 Rb8 32. a5 Kf7 33. axb6 Rbxb6 34. Kf1 Kf6 35. Ke2 Ke5 36. Kd2 Rxb5 37. Rxb5 Rb6 38. Rxc5 Rb2+ 39. Ke1 Rb1+ 40. Ke2 Rb2+ 1/2-1/2

Queen's Gambit Accepted/Central Variation

D20

N. Bush (1436) - C. Carroll (1517)

Eastgate Open (Round 2, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - September 12, 2001

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. d5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bg5 O-O 7. Bxc4 Nbd7 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nc5 10. f3 Qd6 11. Nh3 Nfd7 12. g4 f6 13. Be3 Kh8 14. O-O Nb6 15. Be2 Bd7 16. Qe1 c6 17. Qf2 Nba4 18. c4 cxd5 19. cxd5 Rfc8 20. Bd1 Bb5 21. Be2 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 Rc7 23. Rac1 Nb3 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. Qb5 Nac5 26. Rd1 Qd6 27. g5 a6 28. Qb4 a5 29. Qb5 Qa6 30. Qxa6 Nxa6 31. Bb6 Nac5 32. d6 Nd7 33. Bc7 b5 34. Rd3 Nd4 35. Kf2 Ra7 36. Rc3 Kg8 37. Rc1 b4 38. axb4 axb4 39. Rb1 Rb7 40. Ba5 b3 41. Ke3 Kf7 42. f4 Ke6 43. Bc7 Nc2+ 44. Kd2 Na3 45. f5+ Kf7 46. Rb2 Nc4+ 47. Kc3 Nxb2 48. Kxb2 Ke8

White went on to win on time.

1-0

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

Eastgate Open (Round 3, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - September 19, 2001

I seem to have lost the scoresheet for this game.

0-1

French Defense/Winawer Variation

C18

C. Savage (1724) - C. Carroll (1517)

Eastgate Open (Round 4, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - September 26, 2001

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c4 7. f4 Ne7 8. Nf3 Bd7 9. g4 a5 10. a4 b5 11. axb5 Bxb5 12. h4 Nbc6 13. Bh3 a4 14. Qe2 Na7 15. f5 Bd7 16. f6 Nec6 17. fxg7 Rg8 18. g5 Nb5 19. Bd2 Rxg7 20. Nh2 Qe7 21. Ng4 Bc8 22. Nf6+ Kf8 23. Qh5 a3 24. Nxh7+ Rxh7 25. Qxh7 Ke8 26. O-O Nd8 27. g6 fxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kd7 29. Bg5 Qe8 30. Qg7+ Kc6 31. Rf8 Qd7 32. Qxd7+ Bxd7 33. Rxd8 1-0