Eastgate March Swiss

March 6-27, 2002

Trompowsky Attack

A45

C. Carroll (1502) - T. Harris (1924)

Eastgate March Swiss (Round 1, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - March 6, 2002

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c6 4. f3 Nf6 5. Nc3 d5 6. Qd3 Na6 7. a3 Nc7 8. e4 Ne6 9. Nge2 Nxf4 10. Nxf4 g6 11. exd5 Bf5 12. Qe2 Nxd5 13. Nfxd5 cxd5 14. Qb5+ Bd7 15. Qxd5 Bg7 16. O-O-O O-O 17. Bb5 Bxb5 18. Qxb5 Rc8 19. Qd3 Qa5 20. Qb5 Qc7 21. Qb3 Qf4+ 22. Kb1 Rfd8 23. Ne2 Qc7 24. c3 Rd6 25. Qc2 Rb6 26. Ka1 Ra6 27. Nc1 b5 28. Na2 Ra4 29. Qc1 Qd6 30. Qd2 a5 31. Qd3 Rac4 32. Rc1 e5 33. Qd1 exd4 34. Re1 b4 35. axb4 axb4 36. Nxb4 Ra8+ 37. Kb1 Qb6 38. Qd3 Rcc8 39. Nd5 Qa7 40. Kc2 Qa4+ 41. Kd2 Rcb8 42. Qc2

A draw was eventually agreed.

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Eastgate March Swiss (Round 2, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - March 13, 2002
Did not play.

Queen's Gambit Accepted/Classical Variation

D26

M. Seal (1486) - C. Carroll (1502)

Eastgate March Swiss (Round 3, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - March 20, 2002

1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. a3 O-O 10. b4 Bb6 11. Bb2 Nd7 12. Nbd2 Bc7 13. Ne4 Nde5 14. Be2 b6 15. Rac1 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Be5 17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. Nf6+ gxf6 19. Bxa8 Ba6 20. Be4 f5 21. Bb1 Kg7 22. Rc7 Ra8 23. a4 Be2 24. Rd2 Bf3 25. Rd6 Bd5 26. f3 Nc4 27. Rdd7 Ne5 28. Re7 Rd8 29. f4 Ng6 30. Rxf7+ Kg8 31. Rxh7 Kf8 32. g3 Ba8 33. Bc2 Re8 34. Rxa7 Bd5 35. Raf7+ Kg8 36. Rfg7+ Kf8 37. Rxg6 e5 38. Rh8+ Ke7 39. Rxe8+ Kxe8 40. Bxf5 1-0

Queen's Gambit Declined/Orthodox Defense

D53

C. Carroll (1502) - G. Thomas (1434)

Eastgate March Swiss (Round 4, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - March 27, 2002

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 b6 8. O-O Bb7 9. Rc1 O-O 10. a3 Rc8 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Qe2 Ne8 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rc2 Nd6 15. Rfc1 e5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. Ba6 Rc5 19. Bxb7 Nxb7 20. Na4 Rxc2 21. Qxc2 b5 22. Qc7 Nd6 23. Nc3 Rc8 24. Qxa7 Qe6 25. g3 f5 26. Qa6 Kf7 27. Ne2 Rxc1+ 28. Nxc1 d4 29. Qa7+ Kf6 30. Qxd4+ Qe5 31. Qxe5+ Kxe5 32. Kf1 Nc4 33. Nd3+ Ke4 34. Ke2 g5 35. f3+ Kd5

A draw was eventually agreed.

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