Eastgate September Swiss

September 4-25, 2002

Tchigorin Defense

D07

C. Carroll (1486) - T. Elmore (883)

Eastgate September Swiss (Round 1, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - September 4, 2002

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be6 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Bg4 8. Be2 g6 9. Qb3 b6 10. Ng5 e6 11. Bxg4 Be7 12. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. Qxe6+ Kg7 14. Qxc6 Qd6 15. Qxd6 Bxd6 16. e5 Be7 17. O-O Rad8 18. Be3 Ba3 19. Rad1 Bb2 20. c4 c5 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Bxc5 Bxe5 23. Bxa7 Ra8 24. Rd7+ Kf6 25. g3 Rhc8 26. Bf3 Rab8 27. Bxb8 Rxb8 28. Rxh7 Rb2 29. a4 Rc2 30. a5 Rxc4 31. a6 Ra4 32. a7 Bd4 33. a8=Q Rxa8 34. Bxa8 Bxf2+ 35. Rxf2+ Kg5 36. Bd5 Kg4 37. Be6+ Kg5 38. h4# 1-0

Alekhine's Defense/Maroczy Variation

B02

S. Caputi (1674) - C. Carroll (1486)

Eastgate September Swiss (Round 2, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - September 11, 2002

1. e4 Nf6 2. d3 d6 3. h3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. c3 c5 6. Be3 Nc6 7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 Bd7 9. O-O Qc8 10. Kh2 Rb8 11. Nbd2 b6 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Rac1 Rbc8 14. d4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Qb8 16. a3 Ne8 17. Rfd1 Nc7 18. Nb3 Rfd8 19. Nfd2 e5 20. Nc4 exd4 21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Bb5 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qe3 Ne6 25. Bf1 Bc6 26. b4 d5 27. exd5 Bxd5 28. Ne5 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Qd6 30. Ng4 Kf8 31. Qh6+ Ke7 32. Qxh7 Nd4 33. Re1+ Kd7 34. Ne5+ Kc7 35. Qg7 Nf5 36. Qh7 Nd4 37. Re3 Qxe5 38. Qxf7+ Bxf7 39. Rxe5 Nf3+ 40. Kg2 Nxe5 41. f4 Nc6 42. g4 Be6 43. Kg3 Rd2 44. h4 Ra2 45. h5 gxh5 46. gxh5 Bf5 47. Kh4 Rxa3 48. b5 Ne7

Black eventually won.

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Alekhine's Defense/Four Pawns Attack

B03

D. Todd (1841) - C. Carroll (1486)

Eastgate September Swiss (Round 3, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - September 18, 2002

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5 8. Nc3 e6 9. Nf3 Bb4 10. Rc1 h6 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. O-O Bxc3 13. Rxc3 Qd7 14. b3 Rc8 15. Nh4 Bxd3 16. Rxd3 Nc6 17. Qg4 Rg8 18. Qe4 Nb4 19. Qh7 Ke7 20. Rd2 Rcf8 21. d5 Na6 22. dxe6 Qxe6 23. Nf5+ Ke8 24. Nxg7+ Rxg7 25. Qxg7 Nd7 26. Bxh6 Qe7 27. Bg5 Qe6 28. Rfd1 Nac5 29. Bh6 Qe7 30. Rxd7 Nxd7 31. Rxd7 Qc5+ 32. Kf1 Kxd7 33. Qxf8 Qxe5 34. Qxf7+ Kc8 35. Qf8+ Kd7 36. Qg7+ 1-0

Grünfeld Defense/Modern Exchange Variation

D85

C. Carroll (1486) - T. Meeks (1433)

Eastgate September Swiss (Round 4, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - September 25, 2002

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8. Be2 Nc6 9. Bb2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Kf1 O-O 12. Qc2 Rd8 13. d5 Bxb2 14. Qxb2 Qb4 15. Qxb4 Nxb4 16. a3 Na6 17. Bc4 Nc7 18. Rd1 Bg4 19. Ke2 Rac8 20. h3 Bxf3+ 21. Kxf3 Ne8 22. Rc1 Nd6 1/2-1/2