Challenge Companion #3

January 19, 2002

French Defense/Exchange Variation

C01

S. Fulp (1059) - C. Carroll (1494)

Challenge Companion #3 (Round 1, G/60)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - January 19, 2002

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Bd6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bg5 c6 7. Qd2 O-O 8. Bf4 Re8+ 9. Be2 Bf5 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Nf3 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. O-O-O h6 15. Bd3 Bg6 16. Bxg6 Qxg6 17. Nh4 Qe4 18. Nf3 Qe2 19. Rhe1 Qxd2+ 20. Nxd2 f6 21. f4 Kf7 22. g4 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Re8 24. Rxe8 Kxe8 1/2-1/2

Trompowsky Attack

A45

C. Carroll (1494) - J. Sayers (1011)

Challenge Companion #3 (Round 2, G/60)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - January 19, 2002

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d6 3. Nf3 Nbd7 4. c4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. e3 O-O 7. Be2 h6 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Qc2 Bg7 10. O-O-O f5 11. Nd5 Nf6 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Bd3 Qe8 14. e4 e6 15. e5 Bg7 16. Rde1 Bd7 17. Nd2 dxe5 18. dxe5 c5 19. f4 Bc6 20. Rhg1 a6 21. g4 Kh8 22. gxf5 exf5 23. Rg3 Rg8 24. Reg1 Bf8 25. Bxf5 Be7 26. Rxg6 Rxg6 27. Rxg6 Qf8 28. e6 Rd8 29. Nb3 Ba4 30. Qc3+ Bf6 31. Qxf6+ Qxf6 32. Rxf6 Re8 33. Rf7 Rg8 34. Rh7# 1-0

Center Counter Defense

B01

W. Jones (1572) - C. Carroll (1494)

Challenge Companion #3 (Round 3, G/60)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - January 19, 2002

1. e4 d5 2. e5 e6 3. h4 c5 4. d3 Nc6 5. f4 Nge7 6. g4 d4 7. Bg2 Nd5 8. Qe2 Be7 9. g5 h5 10. Na3 a6 11. Nh3 Bf8 12. Nf2 Nce7 13. Nc4 Nf5 14. Ne4 b5 15. Ned6+ Bxd6 16. Nxd6+ Nxd6 17. exd6 Qxd6 18. O-O Bd7 19. Bd2 O-O-O 20. c4 Ne7 21. b4 Nf5 22. Qf3 Qb6 23. bxc5 Qa7 24. c6 Be8 25. Qf2 Qc7 26. cxb5 axb5 27. Rac1 Ne7 28. Rc5 Nd5 29. Rfc1 Rd6 30. Bxd5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 exd5 32. Qxd4 Rg8 33. Qxd5 Qb6+ 34. Qc5 Qxc5+ 35. Rxc5

And white went on to win.

1-0

Trompowsky Attack

A45

C. Carroll (1494) - C. Shoults (1239)

Challenge Companion #3 (Round 4, G/60)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - January 19, 2002

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 g6 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Nf3 d6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Bc4 f5 8. exf5 Bxf5 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Bf5 11. c3 Nc6 12. Re1 Re8 13. Nb3 Qd7 14. Nh4 Rxe1+ 15. Qxe1 Re8 16. Qd2 Bf6 17. Nxf5 Qxf5 18. Bd3 Qe6 19. Kf1 a6 20. Re1 Qxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 22. Kxe1 h5 23. Nd2 d5 24. Nb3 Be7 25. Ke2 Kg7 26. Nd2 b5 27. Nf3 g5 28. g4 hxg4 29. hxg4 f6 30. b4 Nd8 31. Bf5 Nc6 32. Nd2 Bd6 33. Nb3 Kf7 34. Bc8 Nb8 35. Bb7 Ke6 36. Nc5+ Bxc5 37. dxc5 c6 38. Bc8+ Ke5 39. Ke3 f5 40. Bxf5 Kf6 41. f4 gxf4+ 42. Kxf4 Kf7 43. Kg5 Kg7 44. Bc8 Kf7 45. Kh6 Kg8 46. Kg6 Kf8 47. Kh7 Kf7 48. g5 Ke7 49. g6 Kf8 50. g7+ Kf7 51. g8=Q+ Kf6 52. Qg7# 1-0

Slav Defense

D15

C. Carroll (1494) - M. Wolanski (1156)

Challenge Companion #3 (Round 5, G/60)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - January 19, 2002

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. e3 Bg4 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Be2 Bxf3 8. Bxf3 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Qb3 Ra7 12. Rac1 Nc6 13. Na4 Na5 14. Qb6 Qxb6 15. Nxb6 Nc4 16. Nxc4 dxc4 17. Rxc4 b5 18. Rc6 Bc7 19. Rfc1 Rc8 20. Ba5 Ne8 21. R6c2 g6 22. Bb6 Bxb6 23. Rxc8 Kf8 24. Bc6 Re7 25. Bxe8 Rxe8 26. Rxe8+ Kxe8 27. Rc6 Ba5 28. Rxa6 Bd2 29. a3 b4 30. axb4 Bxb4 31. b3 h5 32. Rb6 Ba5 33. Rb5 Bc7 34. h3 Kd7 35. Rc5 f6 36. b4 Bb6 37. Rc2 Kd6 38. b5 e5 39. Rc6+ Kd5 40. Rxb6 exd4 41. exd4 Kxd4 42. Rxf6 g5 43. b6 g4 44. hxg4 hxg4 45. b7 g3 46. fxg3 Ke3 47. b8=Q Ke2 48. Qb3 Kd2 49. Rf2+ Kc1 50. Qc2# 1-0