Volume 40 , Number 1 Colorado Chess Informant January 2013
Barry Rabinovich ( 1651 ) Luke Stephens ( 1712 )
1 . d4 Nf6 2 . c4 g6 3 . Nf3 Bg7 4 . g3 0 – 0 5 . Bg2 c6 6 . Nc3 d5 7 . cxd5 cxd5 8.0 – 0 Nc6 9 . b3 Bf5 10 . Nh4 Be6 11 . Na4 Nd7 12 . e3 Rc8 13 . Ba3 a5 14 . Qd2 b5 15 . Nc5 Nxc5 16 . Bxc5 Qd7 17 . Rfc1 Qb7 18 . Nf3 b4 19 . Ng5 Nd8 20 . Rd1 h6 21 . Nf3 Bg4 22 . Rac1 Ne6 23 . h3 Bxf3 24 . Bxf3 Rfd8
25 . Qd3 Rd7 26 . Rc2 Nc7 27 . Be2 e6 28 . Rdc1 Bf8 29 . Bxf8 Rxf8 30 . Rc6 Ra8 31 . R1c5 Ra7 32 . Qc2 Kg7 33 . h4 Qb8 34 . h5 Qb7 35 . hxg6 fxg6 36 . Bd3 g5 37 . Bg6 Kh8 38 . Bh5 Rg7 39 . Bg4 Re7 40 . Qg6 Rh7 41 . Qf6 + Kg8 42 . Bxe6 + Nxe6 43 . Rc8 + 1 – 0
Tim Brennan ( 1762 ) Steve Kovach ( 1696 )
1 . d4 Nf6 2 . Bg5 e6 3 . Nf3 d5 4 . e3 Be7 5 . Bd3 Nbd7 6 . Nbd2 c5 7 . c3 0 – 0 8.0 – 0 Re8 9 . Rc1 a6 10 . e4 dxe4 11 . Nxe4 Nxe4 12 . Bxe7 Qxe7 13 . Bxe4 Nf6 14 . Bc2 b6 15 . Re1 Bb7 16 . Qd3 Bxf3 17 . Qxf3 Rad8 18 . dxc5 Qxc5 19 . Rcd1 Qc7 20 . h3 Rxd1 21 . Rxd1 Rd8 22 . Rxd8 + Qxd8 23 . g4 g6 24 . g5 Nh5 25 . h4 Qd2 26 . Qd1 Qxd1 + 27 . Bxd1 Nf4 28 . Bc2 Kg7 29 . Kh2 h6 30 . Kg3 hxg5 31 . hxg5 e5 32 . c4 Ne6 33 . Kg4 Kf8 34 . b4 Ke7 35 . Be4 Nd4 36 . f4 exf4 37 . Kxf4 Ne6 + 38 . Kg4 Nd4 39 . a4 Ne6 40 . Bd5 Nd4 41 . Kf4 Nc2 42 . b5 a5 43 . c5 ! Kd7 44 . cxb6 Nb4 45 . Bxf7 Nd3 + 46 . Ke4 Nc5 + 47 . Ke5 Nxa4 48 . Be6 + Kd8 49 . b7 Kc7 50 . Kf6 Nc3 51 . Kxg6 Nxb5 52 . Bd5 Nd6 53 . Kf6 a4 54 . g6 a3 55 . Ke7 Nf5 + 56 . Kf8 Nh6 57 . g7 a2 58 . Bxa2 Kxb7 59 . Be6 Kc7 60 . Ke7 Kc6 61 . Kf6 Kd6 62 . Bf7 Ng4 + 63 . Kg5 1 – 0
Scott Swerdlin ( 1594 ) Phillip Brown ( 1639 )
1 . d4 e6 2 . c4 Nf6 3 . Nc3 Bb4 4 . Qc2 d5 5 . a3 Bxc3 + 6 . Qxc3 0 – 0 7 . Bg5 c6 8 . Nf3 Nbd7 9 . e3 Ne4 10 . Bxd8 Nxc3 11 . bxc3 Rxd8 12 . cxd5 cxd5 13 . Bd3 Nb6 14 . Nd2 Bd7 15 . Rb1 Rdc8 16 . Rc1 Rc7 17 . c4 Rac8 18 . c5 Na4 19.0 – 0 b5 20 . Rc2 e5 21 . f3 f5 22 . Rf2 f4 23 . Nf1 fxe3 24 . Nxe3 Nc3 25 . Rxc3 exd4 26 . Nxd5 dxc3 27 . Ne7 + Kf7 28 . Nxc8 Rxc8 29 . Rc2 Rxc5 30 . Kf2 a5 31 . Ke3 g6 32 . Kd4 Rc6 33 . Rxc3 Rxc3 34 . Kxc3 Kf6 35 . Kd4 Kg5 36 . g3 Kf6 37 . Kc5 b4 38 . axb4 axb4 39 . Kxb4 h6 40 . Kc5 g5 41 . Kd4 Bc6 42 . Ke3 Ke5 43 . f4 + gxf4 + 44 . gxf4 + Kf6 45 . h4 Ba4 46 . Kf2 Bb3 47 . Ke3 Ba4 48 . Kd4 Bd1 49 . Kd5 Bg4 50 . Kd6 Bf5 51 . Be2 Bh3 52 . Bd3 Bf5 ½ – ½
Alexa Lasley ( 1585 ) Daniel Herman ( 1431 )
1 . e4 c5 2 . d4 cxd4 3 . c3 dxc3 4 . Nxc3 e6 5 . Nf3 a6 6 . Bd3 Qc7 7 . Be3 Nc6 8 . Rc1 Bb4 9.0 – 0 Bxc3 10 . Rxc3 Nf6 11 . Bd4 Qf4 12 . Qc2 0 – 0 13 . e5 Ng4 14 . Bxh7 + Kh8 15 . Be3 Nxe3 16 . Rxe3 g6 17 . Re4 Qf5 18 . Rh4 Kg7 19 . Qxf5 exf5 20 . Rd1
Rh8 21 . Ng5 Nxe5 22 . Rd5 f6 23 . Rh3 d6 24 . Rxd6 fxg5 25 . Re3 Rxh7 26 . Rxe5 Kh6 27 . Rd8 b6 28 . Ree8 Rc7 29 . h3 g4 30 . Rh8 + Kg5 31 . Rdf8 gxh3 32 . Rxh3 f4 33 . Rf3 Bb7 34 . R3xf4 Rxf8 35 . Rxf8 b5 36 . Rb8 Bd5 37 . Rb6 Rc6 38 . Rxc6 Bxc6 39 . a3 Kf5 40 . f3 Kf4 41 . Kf2 a5 42 . g3 + Kf5 43 . Ke3 g5 44 . f4 g4 45 . Kd4 a4 46 . Kc5 Be8 47 . Kd4 Bf7 48 . Ke3 Bd5 49 . Kd4 Bc4 50 . Ke3 ½ – ½
John Haring ( 1491 ) Dean Clow ( 1730 )
1 . g4 d5 2 . Bg2 Bxg4 3 . c4 c6 4 . cxd5 cxd5
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5 . Nc3 Nf6 6 . Qb3 e6 7 . Qxb7 Nbd7 8 . Nb5 Rc8 9 . Qxa7 Bc5 10 . Qa4 0 – 0 11 . d4 Bb6 12 . Bd2 Rc4 13 . Qd1 Qb8 14 . b3 Rc6 15 . Rc1 Rxc1 16 . Qxc1 Rc8 17 . Bc3 Ba5 18 . a4 Bxc3 + 19 . Nxc3 Qxb3 0 – 1
Jose Llacza ( 1695 ) Joe Haines ( 1519 )
1 . c4 g6 2 . d4 Bg7 3 . Nf3 c5 4 . Nc3 b6 5 . d5 d6 6 . e4 Na6 7 . Be2 Nc7 8.0 – 0 e5 9 . Bg5 Ne7 10 . Qd2 h6 11 . Be3 f5 12 . Qc2 f4 13 . Bd2 g5 14 . Rfd1 Ng6 15 . Ne1 g4 16 . g3 f3 17 . Bf1 Rf8 18 . Be3 h5 19 . a4 a5 20 . Qd2 Rh8 21 . Nc2 Bd7 22 . Na3 Qe7 23 . Nab5 Nxb5 24 . cxb5 h4 25 . Rdb1 hxg3 26 . fxg3 Kf7 27 . b3 Rh7 28 . Rb2 Rah8 29 . Bg5 Bf6 30 . Bxf6 Qxf6 31 . Qe3 Ke7 32 . Raa2 Nh4 !
33 . Rf2 Ng6 34 . Nb1 Nf4 35 . Na3 Nh3 + 36 . Bxh3 Rxh3 37 . Nc4 Rb8 38 . Rad2 Kd8 39 . Qc3 Ke7 40 . Ra2 Qg5 41 . Rad2 Be8 42 . Nxa5 Bd7 43 . Nc6 + Bxc6 44 . dxc6 Qh6 45 . Qd3 Rh8 46 . Qc2 Rxg3 + 47 . Kh1 Qe3 48 . Qd1 Rh6 49 . a5 Rgh3 50 . axb6 Qxe4 51 . b7 Rxh2 +! 52 . Rxh2 f2 + 0 – 1
Dennis Bolshakov ( 1530 ) Phillip Brown ( 1639 )
1 . e4 e6 2 . d4 d5 3 . Nc3 Bb4 4 . exd5 exd5 5 . Bd2 Nf6 6 . Nf3 Bf5 7 . a3 Be7 8 . h3 h5 9 . Bf4 a6 10 . Bd3 Bxd3 11 . Qxd3 Nc6 12 . Ne5 0 – 0 13.0 – 0 – 0 Nxd4 14 . Qxd4 c5 15 . Qd3 d4 16 . Ne4 Qd5 17 . Nxf6 + Bxf6 18 . c4 Qxg2 19 . Rhg1 Qxf2 20 . Rdf1 Qh4 21 . Nd7 Rfe8 22 . Nxf6 + Qxf6 23 . Bg5 Qe6 24 . Bf6 g6 25 . Rxg6 + 1 – 0
Joseph Hubler ( Unrated ) Mark Derby ( 1650 )
1 . e4 d5 2 . exd5 Nf6 3 . d4 Nxd5 4 . c4 Nf6 5 . Nf3 g6 6 . h3 Bg7 7 . Be3 0 – 0 8 . Bd3 b6 9 . Nc3 Bb7 10.0 – 0 Re8 11 . Be2 Nbd7 12 . Qc2 e6 13 . Rad1
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