[Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-192, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Ray Paulson"] [Black "Ken Gurge"] [WhiteElo "2037"] [BlackElo "1795"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "1"] [PlyCount "81"] [Moves "41"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined, semi-Slav, Noteboom variation"] [ECO "D31"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bb4 6. e3 b5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 a5 9. d5 Nf6 10. dxc6 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 b4 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Bxc4 Nxc6 14. Bb5 Bb7 15. Nd4 Rc8 16. Rc1 Kd7 17. O-O Kd6 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Rfd1+ Bd5 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. e4 Rc2 22. b3 Kc5 23. exd5 exd5 24. Be8 Rc3 25. Bxf7 d4 26. Kf1 d3 27. h4 Kd4 28. Bc4 Rxc4 29. bxc4 Kxc4 30. Ke1 Kc3 31. Rc1+ Kb2 32. Kd2 b3 33. Rc5 Ka2 34. Rxa5 Ka3 35. Rb5 Kxa4 36. Rb7 Ka3 37. Kxd3 Kb2 38. Ke4 Kc2 39. Kf5 b2 40. Rxb2+ Kxb2 41. Kxf6 {Black resigns} 1-0 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-192, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Gary Brassard"] [Black "George Mirijanian"] [WhiteElo "1789"] [BlackElo "1984"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Board "2"] [PlyCount "61"] [Moves "31"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Budapest Counter Gambit, Adler variation"] [ECO "A52"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Be2 Ngxe5 7. Nbd2 d6 8. a3 a5 9. b3 Bf5 10. Nf1 O-O 11. Ng3 Bg6 12. Bb2 Qf6 13. Qd2 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Qh4 15. f4 Ne7 16. Qc3 f6 17. O-O Rfe8 18. Kh1 Nf5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Bf3 Be4 21. Bxe4 Rxe4 22. Qd2 Rae8 23. Rae1 Kf8 24. Rg1 Qh6 25. Rg3 R8e7 26. Reg1 R4e6 27. Qd5 c6 28. Qf3 Bxe3 29. fxe3 Rxe3 30. Qg4 Rxg3 31. Rxg3 {Gary offered a draw & George accepted.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-192, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Roger Cappallo"] [Black "Arthur Barlas"] [WhiteElo "1946"] [BlackElo "1765"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "3"] [PlyCount "47"] [Moves "24"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Queen's Indian Defence, old main line, 7.Nc3"] [ECO "E18"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 d5 8. Ne5 Nbd7 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Bd2 Nhf6 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. cxd5 Nxf4 13. gxf4 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bb4 15. e4 Ba6 16. Re1 Qh4 17. Qf3 exd5 18. exd5 Rad8 19. Qg3 Qh6 20. Rad1 Bc4 21. b3 Ba6 22. Re4 Be7 23. f5 g6 24. f6 {Black resigns} 1-0 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-192, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Alan Condon"] [Black "Paul Godin"] [WhiteElo "1728"] [BlackElo "1944"] [Result "0-1"] [Board "4"] [PlyCount "102"] [Moves "51"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Queen Pawn Game"] [ECO "D02"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. c4 e6 4. c5 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c6 8. Bd3 Re8 9. b4 a6 10. O-O h6 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Be5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Nf6 14. f4 Nd7 15. Qh5 Rf8 16. Nxd7 Bxd7 17. Na4 Be8 18. Nb6 f5 19. Qe2 Rb8 20. a4 Rf7 21. a5 g5 22. g3 Rg7 23. Rf2 gxf4 24. exf4 Bf7 25. Rg2 Bf6 26. Qe3 Qe8 27. Raa2 Qe7 28. Rad2 Kh8 29. Kf1 Rbg8 30. Be2 h5 31. Bd1 Rh7 32. h4 Rhg7 33. Bc2 Rg6 34. Rde2 Bg7 35. Bxf5 Rf6 36. Bc2 Bh6 37. Ref2 Bg6 38. Bxg6 Rfxg6 39. Qe5+ Qg7 40. Qxg7+ Bxg7 41. f5 exf5 42. Rxf5 Rh6 43. Rd2 Re8 44. Rf7 Re4 45. Rxb7 Bxd4 46. Kg2 Rg6 47. Rd3 Re2+ 48. Kh3 Bg1 49. Rb8+ Kh7 50. Rb7+ Kh6 51. g4 Rxg4 {White resigns} 0-1 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-192, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Ed Harris"] [Black "Lenny Arsenault"] [WhiteElo "1855"] [BlackElo "1692"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "5"] [PlyCount "55"] [Moves "28"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Anderssen's Opening"] [ECO "A00"] 1. a3 g6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 Bg4 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 Nf6 7. Nd2 O-O 8. c4 c6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. b4 Re8 13. Bb2 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. O-O Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Ne4 17. Bxg7 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Kxg7 19. Qd4+ f6 20. Qxa7 Re7 21. Rfc1 Rec7 22. Rxc7+ Rxc7 23. Rd1 b5 24. Rxd5 Rxa7 25. Rxd8 Rxa3 26. Rd7+ Kg8 27. Rb7 Ra1+ 28. Kh2 {Black resigns} 1-0 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-198, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.08"] [Round "2"] [White "Paul Godin"] [Black "Ray Paulson"] [WhiteElo "1944"] [BlackElo "2037"] [Result "0-1"] [Board "1"] [PlyCount "80"] [Moves "40"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Petrov's Defence, Nimzovich attack"] [ECO "C42"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Bf4 Nd7 8. Qd2 Nc5 9. O-O-O Bf5 10. Nd4 Bg6 11. f3 O-O 12. g3 Ne6 13. Be3 Bf6 14. h4 h6 15. h5 Bh7 16. Bg2 d5 17. Bh3 Nxd4 18. cxd4 Re8 19. Rhe1 Qd6 20. Bf4 Qc6 21. Be3 Re7 22. Bf1 Rae8 23. Bd3 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Qa4 25. a3 Qd7 26. Bf2 Qh3 27. Rxe7 Rxe7 28. g4 Bg5+ 29. Kb1 Qh2 30. Rf1 c6 31. Qf5 Qf4 32. Qd3 Kf8 33. Ka2 Qd2 34. Qh7 Re2 35. Bg3 Qxd4 36. Qh8+ Ke7 37. Bc7 Kd7 38. Ba5 Rxc2 {Both players had less than a minute left, & white got mated in the time scramble.} 0-1 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-198, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.08"] [Round "2"] [White "Ed Harris"] [Black "Roger Cappallo"] [WhiteElo "1855"] [BlackElo "1946"] [Result "0-1"] [Board "2"] [PlyCount "60"] [Moves "30"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Anderssen's Opening"] [ECO "A00"] 1. a3 g6 2. e4 c5 3. Bc4 Bg7 4. Nf3 e6 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 exd5 7. Bb5+ Nc6 8. d4 c4 9. O-O Ne7 10. Ba4 O-O 11. Bf4 a6 12. Nbd2 b5 13. Bc2 Bf5 14. Re1 a5 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bxc2 17. Qxc2 Nc6 18. Bg3 Qb6 19. b3 Rfe8 20. bxc4 bxc4 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Rb1 Qd8 23. Nf3 Qe7 24. Kf1 Qxa3 25. Qd2 a4 26. Ne1 Na5 27. Rb5 Nb3 28. Qg5 h6 29. Nc2 hxg5 30. Nxa3 Nd2+ {White resigns} 0-1 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-198, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.08"] [Round "2"] [White "George Mirijanian"] [Black "Alan Condon"] [WhiteElo "1984"] [BlackElo "1728"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "3"] [PlyCount "57"] [Moves "29"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Blackmar-Diemer Gambit"] [ECO "D00"] 1. e4 d5 2. d4 dxe4 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bg4 5. Qd2 h6 6. Bxf6 exf6 7. Nxe4 Bf5 8. Ng3 Be6 9. c4 Nc6 10. O-O-O Ne7 11. d5 Bf5 12. Nf3 Bg6 13. Bd3 Qd7 14. Bxg6 Nxg6 15. Rhe1+ Be7 16. Nd4 O-O-O 17. Qa5 Qd6 18. Nc6 Qf4+ 19. Kb1 Kd7 20. Nxd8 Rxd8 21. Qb5+ Kc8 22. f3 f5 23. c5 a6 24. Qa5 Qc4 25. d6 b6 26. dxe7 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Nxe7 28. cxb6 cxb6 29. Qxb6 {Black resigns} 1-0 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-198, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.08"] [Round "2"] [White "Ken Gurge"] [Black "Gary Brassard"] [WhiteElo "1795"] [BlackElo "1789"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "4"] [PlyCount "20"] [Moves "10"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Pirc defence"] [ECO "B07"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. dxe5 dxe5 5. Qxd8+ Kxd8 6. Bg5 Be6 7. O-O-O+ Nd7 8. f4 Bd6 9. f5 Ke7 10. fxe6 fxe6 {Black resigns} 1-0 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-198, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.08"] [Round "2"] [White "Arthur Barlas"] [Black "Lenny Arsenault"] [WhiteElo "1765"] [BlackElo "1692"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "5"] [PlyCount "85"] [Moves "43"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Robatsch (Modern) Defence"] [ECO "B06"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 d5 5. e5 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. Be3 Ne7 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 Nd7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. O-O-O a6 12. g4 c5 13. Rde1 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Nc6 15. Bg2 Ndxe5 16. f4 Nc4 17. Bxg7 Nxd2 18. Bxf8 Nc4 19. b3 Qxf8 20. bxc4 Qa3+ 21. Kd2 dxc4 22. Re3 Rd8+ 23. Ke2 Nd4+ 24. Kf2 Qb2 25. Be4 Nxc2 26. Rb1 Rd2+ 27. Kg3 Qa3 28. Bxc2 Rxc2 29. Nd1 Qxa2 30. Rxb7 Qa1 31. Rb8+ Kg7 32. Rd8 Qa5 33. Rd7 Qb5 34. Rd8 Qc6 35. Rf3 Qe4 36. Nf2 Qc6 37. g5 Qc7 38. Ra8 Ra2 39. Ng4 Qc5 40. Nf6 Qg1+ 41. Kh4 Qe1+ 42. Rg3 Rg2 43. Rg8# {White mates} 1-0 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-192, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.15"] [Round "3"] [White "Ray Paulson"] [Black "Roger Cappallo"] [WhiteElo "2037"] [BlackElo "1946"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Board "1"] [PlyCount "48"] [Moves "24"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "King's Indian Defence, London system"] [ECO "A48"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 c5 5. c3 cxd4 6. exd4 O-O 7. Be2 d6 8. O-O Nh5 9. Be3 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Qb3 Nf4 14. Bxf4 exf4 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Rfe1 h6 17. Rad1 Be6 18. Qa4 Rad8 19. Na3 a6 20. Nc2 g5 21. h3 Bd7 22. Qc4 Be6 23. Qa4 Bd7 24. Qc4 Be6 {Draw agreed} 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-192, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.15"] [Round "3"] [White "Paul Godin"] [Black "George Mirijanian"] [WhiteElo "1944"] [BlackElo "1984"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "2"] [PlyCount "85"] [Moves "43"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Pirc Defence, Holmov system"] [ECO "B07"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. Nge2 O-O 6. f3 c6 7. a3 b5 8. Ba2 a5 9. Be3 Ba6 10. b4 Nbd7 11. Qd2 Re8 12. h4 Nb6 13. Bh6 Bh8 14. Qg5 Nh5 15. g4 Bf6 16. Qe3 Ng7 17. g5 Nc4 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. gxf6 Nh5 20. fxe7 Qxe7 21. Kd2 axb4 22. axb4 Bb7 23. Bg5 f6 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Bf4 Ng7 26. Rg1 Ra3 27. Qf2 d5 28. Qh2 dxe4 29. fxe4 Nh5 30. Bd6 Qe6 31. Bc5 Ra8 32. Qc7 Qf7 33. Qd6 Ng7 34. Qe7 Qxe7 35. Bxe7 Kf7 36. Bc5 Ne6 37. Rf1 Ng7 38. e5 f5 39. Ne4 c3+ 40. N2xc3 Ne8 41. Ng5+ Kg8 42. Rg1 Ng7 43. Ne2 {Black's time expired.} 1-0 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-192, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.15"] [Round "3"] [White "Ken Gurge"] [Black "Ed Harris"] [WhiteElo "1795"] [BlackElo "1855"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "3"] [PlyCount "??"] [Moves "??"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "French Defence, Tarrasch, open variation"] [ECO "C07"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. c3 Nc6 7. Bd3 f6 8. exf6 Qxf6 9. O-O c4 10. Bc2 Bd6 11. Re1 O-O 12. Nf1 h6 13. Be3 Qf7 14. Ng3 Bxg3 15. hxg3 e5 16. dxe5 Ndxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bc5 Bg4 19. Qd4 Nd7 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 21. Qxg4 Qxf2+ 22. Kh2 Qxc2 23. Re7 Qh7 24. Rxd7 h5 25. Qe6+ Kh8 26. Rf1 Rg8 27. Rf4 b5 28. Rdf7 a5 29. Qe5 Qg6 30. R4f5 Rd8 31. Rf8+ Rxf8 32. Rxf8+ Kh7 33. Qf5 {These next two move pairs were reconstructed by PG} 33... d4 34. Qxg6+ Kxg6 35. Ra8 {Now on to Ed's reconstructed moves.} {"Attached is a pgn from Ed on the conclusion of our game last night. It actually is not completely correct. After white's 35th move, the actual score should be: 35...b4 36. Rxa5 bxc3 37. bxc3 Kf6 38. Rc5 g5 39. g4 h4 40. g3 hxg3+ 41. Kxg3 Black resigns." -Ken} 35...b4 36. Rxa5 bxc3 37. bxc3 Kf6 38. Rc5 g5 39. g4 h4 40. g3 hxg3+ 41. Kxg3 {Black resigns} 1-0 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-192, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.15"] [Round "3"] [White "Gary Brassard"] [Black "Arthur Barlas"] [WhiteElo "1789"] [BlackElo "1765"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Board "4"] [PlyCount "64"] [Moves "32"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined, exchange variation"] [ECO "D35"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qb3 Nbd7 8. Nf3 Nb6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O c6 11. h3 h6 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. a4 Rab8 15. a5 Nbd7 16. Nh2 Rfe8 17. Qd1 Bg6 18. Bd3 Ne4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Rxe4 21. Nf3 Nf6 22. Qc2 Nd7 23. Rfc1 a6 24. Ra3 g5 25. Nd2 Re6 26. Rb3 Kg7 27. Qf5 Rf6 28. Qc2 Re6 29. Ra3 Qe7 30. Nf1 Nf6 31. Ng3 Kg8 32. Nf5 Qf8 {Black offered a draw which was accepted.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-192, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.15"] [Round "3"] [White "Lenny Arsenault"] [Black "Alan Condon"] [WhiteElo "1692"] [BlackElo "1728"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Board "5"] [PlyCount "79"] [Moves "39"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "English Opening, Carls' Bremen system"] [ECO "A22"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 d6 4. h3 c6 5. d4 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. e4 Re8 8. Nge2 a6 9. O-O Be6 10. d5 Bd7 11. Bg5 Qc8 12. Kh2 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15. b3 Be6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. cxd5 Qb6 18. Rc1 Nd7 19. a3 a5 20. h4 Nc5 21. Rb1 Qd8 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Na4 24. Qb3 b5 25. Rfc1 Rc8 26. Bh3 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Qb6 28. Kg1 Qb8 29. Qc2 Nb6 30. Qc7 Nc4 31. Qxb8 Rxb8 32. Nc3 g5 33. h5 Nd2 34. Bg4 Nb3 35. Rc2 Nd4 36. Ra2 Rb7 37. Ra6 Be7 38. Ne2 Nc2 39. Ra5 {Draw agreed} 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-192, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.22"] [Round "4"] [White "George Mirijanian"] [Black "Ray Paulson"] [WhiteElo "1984"] [BlackElo "2037"] [Result "0-1"] [Board "1"] [PlyCount "94"] [Moves "47"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Four Knights' Game, Rubinstein Counter-gambit"] [ECO "C48"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 Nxf3+ 6. Qxf3 Bc5 7. O-O d6 8. h3 O-O 9. d3 c6 10. a4 Be6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 Bxc4 13. dxc4 Qe7 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Qe2 Rd4 18. b3 Qd6 19. Qe3 Rd2 20. Rc1 Qd4 21. Qxd4 Rxd4 22. Re1 Rd2 23. Rc1 g5 24. Kf1 Rd4 25. f3 Nh5 26. Ne2 Rd7 27. Ke1 Nf4 28. Nxf4 exf4 29. Ke2 Kg7 30. a5 a6 31. g3 fxg3 32. Rg1 Re7 33. Rxg3 f5 34. Kd3 Kf6 35. c3 Ke5 36. exf5 Kxf5 37. Rg1 Kf4 38. h4 Re3+ 39. Kd2 Rxf3 40. hxg5 hxg5 41. Rh1 Rf2+ 42. Kd3 Rb2 43. b4 cxb4 44. cxb4 Rxb4 45. Kc3 Ra4 46. Rh7 Rxa5 47. Rxb7 c5 0-1 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-192, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.22"] [Round "4"] [White "Roger Cappallo"] [Black "Paul Godin"] [WhiteElo "1946"] [BlackElo "1944"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "2"] [PlyCount "79"] [Moves "40"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Queen's Indian Defence, 4.g3 Bb7"] [ECO "E15"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. e3 d5 7. Nc3 dxc4 8. Qa4+ Nbd7 9. Qxc4 cxd4 10. exd4 Rc8 11. Qe2 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Re1 Nd5 14. Bd2 Nb4 15. Rac1 Ba6 16. Nb5 Nxa2 17. Ra1 Nb4 18. Bxb4 Bxb4 19. Rxa6 Bxe1 20. Nxe1 Rc1 21. Nc3 Qc8 22. Rxa7 Qb8 23. Ra2 Qd6 24. Qd2 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Qb4 26. Qd2 Rd8 27. Ra8 Nb8 28. Qf4 Qf8 29. Qc7 Rc8 30. Qxb6 g6 31. h4 Kg7 32. Ne4 Nd7 33. Rxc8 Qxc8 34. Qb5 Qc7 35. Nc5 Nf6 36. Qb7 Qd6 37. b4 Ne8 38. Qd7 Qb8 39. Nxe6+ Kf6 40. Qd8+ {Black resigns} 1-0 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-192, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.22"] [Round "4"] [White "Arthur Barlas"] [Black "Ken Gurge"] [WhiteElo "1765"] [BlackElo "1795"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "3"] [PlyCount "129"] [Moves "65"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Sicilian Defence"] [ECO "B40"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. a3 Qc7 5. d3 d6 6. g3 b6 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O Nf6 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. Re1 Be7 11. Bf4 O-O 12. h3 Rad8 13. Rad1 Ne5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Bc1 Rd7 16. f4 Rfd8 17. fxe5 Qxe5 18. Bf4 Qh5 19. Kf2 Qg6 20. Bf3 h6 21. g4 Ne8 22. Bg3 b5 23. h4 e5 24. Rh1 c4 25. Kg2 Bc5 26. h5 Qb6 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. exd5 cxd3 29. Rxd3 Nc7 30. Rhd1 Re8 31. Be4 Bd6 32. b4 Ree7 33. Bf2 Qb7 34. Qf3 Ne8 35. Bh4 f5 36. Qxf5 Nf6 37. Bxf6 gxf6 38. Qg6+ Rg7 39. Qxf6 Bf8 40. Bf5 Rde7 {Each player now had less than 5 minuts remaining, & neither was recording. I recorded all remaining moves, but there was a missing move pair at move 39, which I reconstructed as shown. -PG} 41. Be6+ Kh7 42. Bf5+ Kg8 43. Qc6 Qxc6 44. dxc6 Rc7 45. Bd7 e4 46. Re3 Re7 47. Rde1 Re5 48. Rxe4 Bd6 49. Kf3 Kf7 50. Rd1 Ke7 51. Rxe5+ Bxe5 52. Ke4 Kf8 53. Kf5 Ke7 54. Kg6 Bf4 55. Re1+ Be5 56. Kxh6 Rxd7 57. cxd7 Kxd7 58. Rxe5 Kd6 59. Re8 Kc6 60. Re4 Kd6 61. g5 {White won the time scramble} 1-0 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-192, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.22"] [Round "4"] [White "Alan Condon"] [Black "Ed Harris"] [WhiteElo "1728"] [BlackElo "1855"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [Board "4"] [PlyCount "106"] [Moves "53"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined, 3...Nf6"] [ECO "D35"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. a3 a6 5. e3 c5 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O Be7 11. b4 Nbd7 12. Be2 O-O 13. Bf3 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 Qc7 15. Bb2 Rfd8 16. Qc1 Rac8 17. Ne2 Qd6 18. Qd1 Qb8 19. Ng3 Nb6 20. Qe2 Nc4 21. Rfd1 Nd5 22. Rac1 Nxb2 23. Qxb2 Bf6 24. Nd4 Qb6 25. Nh5 Be5 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Rc1 Qb8 28. g3 g6 29. Nf4 Nb6 30. Rxc8+ Qxc8 31. Qc2 Nc4 32. a4 Qd7 33. axb5 axb5 34. Nfe2 Bd6 35. Nc3 Bxb4 36. Ncxb5 Ne5 37. Qe4 Nc4 38. Qc6 Qxc6 39. Nxc6 Bc5 40. Kg2 Kg7 41. h3 Kf6 42. Nd8 g5 43. g4 h6 44. Nd4 Bxd4 45. exd4 Ke7 46. Nc6+ Kd6 47. Nd8 Ke7 48. Nc6+ Kf6 49. Kf3 Kg6 50. Ne5+ Nxe5+ 51. dxe5 h5 52. Ke4 h4 53. Kd4 f6 {Draw agreed} 1/2-1/2 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-192, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.22"] [Round "4"] [White "Lenny Arsenault"] [Black "Gary Brassard"] [WhiteElo "1692"] [BlackElo "1789"] [Result "0-1"] [Board "5"] [PlyCount "68"] [Moves "34"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "English Opening, Symmetrical variation"] [ECO "A34"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d6 5. h3 g6 6. e4 Bg7 7. Nge2 O-O 8. O-O e5 9. d3 Be6 10. Bg5 Qd7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Kh2 a6 13. Qd2 Rab8 14. a4 Bg7 15. b3 f5 16. Rab1 f4 17. f3 fxg3+ 18. Kxg3 h5 19. Kh2 Kh7 20. Qe1 Bh6 21. Qh4 Nb4 22. Rbd1 Nc2 23. Rb1 Ne3 24. Rg1 Nxg2 25. Kxg2 Be3 26. Rgf1 Rf7 27. Nd1 Bh6 28. f4 Rbf8 29. f5 gxf5 30. exf5 Bxf5 31. Qxh5 Bg6 32. Rxf7+ Qxf7 33. Qg4 Qf1+ 34. Kg3 Qe1+ {White resigns} 0-1 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-192, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Ray Paulson"] [Black "Arthur Barlas"] [WhiteElo "2037"] [BlackElo "1765"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "1"] [PlyCount "102"] [Moves "51"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Catalan Opening"] [ECO "E00"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c6 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Qa5 6. Qc2 d5 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 dxc4 9. Qxc4 Nbd7 10. b4 Qc7 11. Bg2 O-O 12. e4 Nb6 13. Qc2 Rd8 14. Nb3 Nbd7 15. O-O h6 16. Rac1 a6 17. Rfd1 Nb6 18. Qe2 Bd7 19. Nfd2 Be8 20. Nc4 Nxc4 21. Qxc4 Rac8 22. Na5 Qb6 23. Qc5 Qxc5 24. dxc5 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rb8 26. Nc4 Kf8 27. Kf1 Ke7 28. Ke2 Bd7 29. f4 g6 30. Nd6 h5 31. Nc4 Be8 32. h3 Bd7 33. Ke3 Be8 34. Bf3 Bd7 35. Nb6 Be8 36. Rd6 Nd7 37. Nc4 Nf6 38. g4 hxg4 39. hxg4 Bd7 40. Nb6 Be8 41. Be2 Nd7 42. Nc4 Nf6 43. g5 Nh5 44. Bxh5 gxh5 45. e5 Bd7 46. Nb6 Be8 47. Kf3 Rd8 48. Nc4 Bd7 49. Nb6 Bc8 50. Rxd8 Kxd8 51. Kg3 Ke8 {Black resigns} 1-0 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-192, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Ken Gurge"] [Black "Roger Cappallo"] [WhiteElo "1795"] [BlackElo "1946"] [Result "0-1"] [Board "2"] [PlyCount "76"] [Moves "38"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz variation"] [ECO "C71"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. d3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Nbd2 b5 10. Bc2 Bb7 11. Nf1 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Ng3 f5 14. Bg5 Qd7 15. Bd2 Kh8 16. h4 Rae8 17. h5 Bf6 18. Bh6 Rg8 19. hxg6 Rxg6 20. Bd2 Reg8 21. d4 e4 22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. Rxe4 Rg4 24. Qc2 Nde7 25. Rae1 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 Qd5 27. b3 Rxg3 28. Rxe7 Rxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Nxe7 30. Qd3 Nf5 31. Bf4 Qxf3+ 32. Qxf3 Nh4+ 33. Kf1 Nxf3 34. Bxc7 Kg7 35. Bb6 h5 36. c4 bxc4 37. bxc4 Nxd4 38. Bc7 h4 {White resigns} 0-1 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-192, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Paul Godin"] [Black "Lenny Arsenault"] [WhiteElo "1944"] [BlackElo "1692"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "3"] [PlyCount "57"] [Moves "28"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Modern Defence"] [ECO "B06"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. f3 b6 6. Bc4 O-O 7. Qd2 Nbd7 8. Nge2 e5 9. g4 Re8 10. h4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Be2 Bb7 13. h5 Nexg4 14. fxg4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Rf1 Qh4+ 17. Bf2 Qe7 18. O-O-O Qf8 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Be3 Qe7 21. Bh6 Bh8 22. Rf2 Qh4 23. Qf4 f6 24. Nf3 Bxf3 25. Bxf3 g5 26. Bd5+ Kh7 27. Qf5+ Kxh6 28. Bf7 {Black resigns} 1-0 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-192, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Gary Brassard"] [Black "Alan Condon"] [WhiteElo "1789"] [BlackElo "1728"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "4"] [PlyCount "114"] [Moves "57"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Budapest Defence, Adler variation"] [ECO "A52"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Qd5 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Ne7 8. Qd4 d6 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. Qxg7 Rg8 11. Qd4 Qb6 12. Ba3 Qxd4 13. cxd4 Bf5 14. Nd2 Nc6 15. e3 Nf6 16. f3 O-O-O 17. d5 Ne5 18. e4 Rde8 19. Kf2 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4+ 21. fxe4 Ng4+ 22. Kf3 f5 23. Bd3 Ne5+ 24. Ke3 fxe4 25. Be2 Rxg2 26. Rab1 Reg8 27. Rbf1 b6 28. Rf8+ Rxf8 29. Bxf8 Kd7 30. Bh6 c6 31. dxc6+ Kxc6 32. Bf4 Nd3 33. Bxd3 exd3 34. Kxd3 Rxa2 35. Re1 Ra3+ 36. Kd4 Rh3 37. Re6+ Kd7 38. Rd6+ Ke7 39. Rc6 Kd7 40. Rc7+ Ke6 41. Rxa7 Rh4 42. Ke4 Rh3 43. Rb7 Rb3 44. Rxh7 Rb4 45. Rh6+ Kf7 46. Kd5 b5 {Everything after move 46 is areconstruction from Alan's scoresheet. With less than a minute remaining on his click, Gary had stopped recording with move 46 & both players were very short on time.} 47. Rb6 Rxc4 48. Bg3 Rg4 49. Rxb5 Kg6 50. Rb8 Rg5+ 51. Ke6 Rc5 52. Rb7 Rc4 53. Kd5 Ra4 54. Rb6+ Kg5 55. h4+ Kf5 56. h5 Ra1 57. h6 Rh1 1-0 [Event "WCC 'A' Championship"] [Site "Wachusett CC: FSU, McKay C-192, Fitchburg MA"] [Date "2016.6.29"] [Round "5"] [White "Ed Harris"] [Black "George Mirijanian"] [WhiteElo "1904"] [BlackElo "1984"] [Result "1-0"] [Board "5"] [PlyCount "109"] [Moves "55"] [TimeControl "G/100 d5"] [Section "Championship"] [Opening "Anderssen's Opening"] [ECO "A00"] 1. a3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. Nf3 e6 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 Bd6 6. Bg3 c6 7. c4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. Nbd2 b5 10. Be2 a5 11. Rc1 a4 12. Nh4 Bxg3 13. hxg3 Bg6 14. Bf3 Nd5 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. O-O Ne7 17. Ne4 Qb6 18. Qe2 Rd8 19. Rc2 Na6 20. Rfc1 Rac8 21. Nc5 Nb8 22. Nd3 Rd6 23. Nb4 Kf8 24. Be4 Nd5 25. Nd3 Na6 26. Nc5 Nb8 27. Bd3 Ne7 28. Qe1 Rcd8 29. Be2 Qa7 30. Qb4 Nd5 31. Qe1 Ne7 32. Bf3 Rc8 33. Qb4 Rdd8 34. Nd3 Qd7 35. Ne5 Qd6 36. Nxc6 Nbxc6 37. Bxc6 Qxb4 38. axb4 Nxc6 39. Rxc6 Rxc6 40. Rxc6 Rb8 41. Rc7 g5 42. Kf1 g6 43. Ke2 Kg7 44. e4 g4 45. d5 exd5 46. exd5 Kf6 47. f4 Rd8 48. Rc5 Rb8 49. Rc6+ Ke7 50. Ke3 a3 51. bxa3 Ra8 52. Rc3 Kd6 53. Kd4 Ra6 54. Rc6+ Rxc6 55. dxc6 {Black resigns} 1-0