Eastgate October Swiss

October 2-23, 2002

French Defense/Tarrasch Variation

C06

G. Smith (1736) - C. Carroll (1502)

Eastgate October Swiss (Round 1, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - October 2, 2002

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4 9. O-O O-O 10. Nf3 f6 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Ng3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bd7 14. Bb1 Rc8 15. a3 Na5 16. Qd3 Qe8 17. Nf5 exf5 18. Rxe8 Rfxe8 19. Ba2 a6 20. Bg5 Ne4 21. Bxd5+ Kh8 22. a4 Bb4 23. Be3 Nf6 24. Bb3 g6 25. Bg5 Ne4 26. Bf7 Nxg5 27. Nxg5 Re7 28. Qh3 Rxf7 29. Nxf7+ Kg7 30. Ne5 Be6 31. Nd3 Bd6 32. Qe3

At this point the game was adjourned, and completed on Oct. 9

32... Bd5 33. Rc1 Nc4 34. Qe2 Ra8 35. Ne5 Na5 36. Qc2 Re8 37. Qc3 Nb3 38. Re1 Re7 39. Kf1 Rc7 40. Qe3 Na5 41. Rc1 Re7 42. Qc3 Nb3 43. Re1 Rc7 44. Qg3 Nd2+ 45. Kg1 Ne4 46. Qh4

White went on to win

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Benko Gambit

A57

C. Carroll (1502) - K. Williams (1636)

Eastgate October Swiss (Round 2, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - October 9, 2002

1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. c4 b5 4. Bg5 g6 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. e4 d6 7. Nc3 b4 8. Nce2 Bg7 9. Ng3 f5 10. exf5 Qe7+ 11. Qe2 Bxb2 12. Qxe7+ Kxe7 13. Rb1 Bc3+ 14. Kd1 gxf5 15. Bd3 f4 16. Nf5+ Bxf5 17. Bxf5 Nd7 18. Nf3 Nb6 19. Bd3 Na4 20. Kc2 a5 21. Nd2 Rhg8 22. g3 fxg3 23. fxg3 Rg7 24. Rbe1+ Be5 25. Nf3 f6 26. Nh4 Rg4 27. Nf5+ Kd7 28. h3 Rgg8 29. g4 Nc3 30. Nh6 Rgf8 31. Bf5+ Kc7 32. Be6 Nxa2 33. Nf7 a4 34. Nxe5 fxe5 35. Rhf1 b3+ 36. Kb2 Nb4 37. Rd1 Nd3+ 38. Kc3 Nf4 39. g5 Rfb8 40. Rb1 a3 41. Rxb3 Ne2+ 0-1

King's Indian Defense/Larsen Variation

E90

C. Carroll (1502) - G. Thomas (1536)

Eastgate October Swiss (Round 3, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - October 16, 2002

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be3 c6 7. Be2 Na6 8. O-O Nc7 9. Qc2 Ng4 10. Bd2 Bd7 11. d5 Qc8 12. Ne1 f5 13. Bxg4 fxg4 14. f4 gxf3 15. Nxf3 h6 16. Rae1 Bg4 17. Nh4 Rxf1+ 18. Rxf1 Qe8 19. Qc1 Kh7 20. Nd1 Qg8 21. Ne3 Bd7 22. Bc3 Rf8 23. Nf3 Rf7 24. e5 dxe5 25. Nxe5 Rxf1+ 26. Qxf1 Be8 27. dxc6 bxc6 28. Qd3 Ne6 29. Qe4 Nd8 30. Bd4 Bxe5 31. Qxe5 e6 32. Qc7+ Nf7 33. Qxa7 g5 34. Qe7 e5 35. Bxe5 h5 36. Nf5 Qg6 37. Qf6 Nxe5 38. Qxe5 Qf7 39. b3 Bd7 40. Nd6 Qg7 41. Qxg7+ Kxg7 42. c5 Kf6 43. Kf2 Ke5 44. Ke3 Be6 45. g3 Kd5 46. b4 Ke5 47. a3 Bd5 48. a4 Ke6 49. a5 Kd7 50. a6 1-0

French Defense/King's Indian Attack

C00

W. Deer (1525) - C. Carroll (1502)

Eastgate October Swiss (Round 4, G/90)
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - October 23, 2002

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 d4 7. O-O e5 8. Nh4 Bd6 9. Nc4 b5 10. Nxd6+ Qxd6 11. f4 O-O 12. f5 a5 13. a4 Ba6 14. axb5 Bxb5 15. g4 h6 16. Nf3 Nxg4 17. Kh1 c4 18. h3 Nf6 19. Rg1 Kh7 20. Bf1 cxd3 21. cxd3 Nb4 22. b3 Rfc8 23. Ba3 Bd7 24. Nd2 Qc6 25. Nc4 Bxf5 26. Bg2 Nxd3 27. Qxd3 Bxe4 28. Bxe4+ Qxe4+ 29. Qxe4+ Nxe4 30. Nxe5 f6 31. Nc4 Rcb8 32. Rab1 Nc3 33. Rb2 Re8 34. Bc5 d3 35. Nd6 Re6 36. Rd2 Rxd6 37. Bxd6 Ne4 38. Rxd3 Nf2+

Black eventually lost under severe time pressure.

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