Alekhine's Defense B03

Nakamura H. GM (2738)
Shabalov A. GM (2671)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (4)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Be3 g6 7. d5 Bg7 8. Bd4 Bxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. h4 e5 11. Qd2 f5 12. Nf3 Qf6 13. Nc3 Na6 14. Qh6 Qg7 15. Qd2 h6 16. Nb5 Rf6 17. Qa5 Nd7 18. Qa3 Qe7 19. Be2 e4 20. Nd2 Ne5 21. O-O-O Nc5 22. Kb1 Ncd3 23. Bxd3 Nxd3 24. Rhf1 Bd7 25. Nd4 Qe5 26. Qc3 b5 27. cxb5 Rf7 28. f3 Rc8 29. Nc4 Qxd5 30. fxe4 Qxc4 31. Qxd3 Qxd3+ 32. Rxd3 fxe4 33. Rxf7 exd3 34. Rf1 Rc4 35. Nc6 d2 36. Ne7+ Kg7 37. Rd1 Kf7 38. b3 Rc1+ 0-1










 

Catalan E05

Kaidanov G. GM (2686)
Onischuk A. GM (2712)

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Stillwater United States, 2007


1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qd3 c5 12. Nc3 Bc6 13. Rfd1 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nbd7 16. Qf3 Qb8 17. Nb3 Ne5 18. Qf4 h6 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. a5 Rc8 22. Rac1 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Nc6 24. Rd1 Qxf4 25. gxf4 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Nxd8 27. Nec5 g5 28. fxg5 hxg5 29. e4 f6 30. h3 Kf7 31. Kf3 Bd6 32. h4 gxh4 33. Kg4 f5+ 34. exf5 exf5+ 35. Kxh4 Kf6 36. f3 Bc7 37. Kh5 Ke5 38. Nd3+ Kd5 39. Kg5 Nc6 40. Kxf5 Nxa5 41. Nbc5 Bd6 42. b4 Bxc5 1/2-1/2










 

Queen's Indian E17

Ibragimov I. GM (2680)
Ehlvest J. GM (2683)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (4)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6 8. e4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Be3 Na6 11. Nbd2 c5 12. cxd5 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 Bxd5 14. Ne4 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Nc5 16. Bxc5 bxc5 17. Nc3 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qc7 19. Qf3 Rab8 20. Re2 Rfd8 21. Rc1 Rb4 22. Rcc2 Qb8 23. h4 h6 24. Qc6 Rb6 25. Qf3 Rb4 26. Qc6 Rb6 27. Qf3 Rb4 1/2-1/2










 

QGD D48

Akobian V. GM (2651)
Shulman Y. GM (2667)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (4)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. O-O c5 10. a4 b4 11. Ne4 Bb7 12. Nxf6+ Nxf6 13. b3 cxd4 14. exd4 Be7 15. Bc4 O-O 16. Ne5 Nd5 17. a5 Bf6 18. Bd2 Qd6 19. Qe2 Ne7 20. Ra4 Nc6 21. Nxc6 Qxc6 22. f3 Bxd4+ 23. Kh1 Bc3 24. Bxc3 bxc3 25. Rc1 Rfd8 26. Rxc3 Rd4 27. Rd3 Rad8 28. Rxd4 Rxd4 29. Ra1 Qd6 30. Re1 g6 1/2-1/2










 

QGD D12

Yermolinsky A. GM (2588)
Stripunsky A. GM (2664)

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Stillwater United States, 2007


1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. g3 Nbd7 9. a3 Be7 10. c5 e5 11. Bg2 g5 12. b4 g4 13. e4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. d5 f5 16. h3 Bg5 17. hxg4 Rxh1+ 18. Bxh1 Bxc1 19. Rxc1 Qg5 20. dxc6 bxc6 21. gxf5 Nf6 22. Qd2 Qxf5 23. Qe2 Rd8 24. b5 cxb5 25. Qxb5+ Kf7 26. c6 Kg6 27. c7 Rc8 28. Qc6 Kg5 29. Qc5 Kg6 30. Bg2 Qe6 31. Qc6 Qf5 32. Rc3 Kf7 33. Qc4+ Ke7 34. Qc5+ Kf7 35. Qxa7 Nd5 36. Rc4 Nf6 37. Qc5 Ne8 38. Bxe4 Qf6 39. Qd5+ Qe6 40. Bg6+ 1-0










 

King's Indian E90

Gulko B. GM (2660)
Becerra J. GM (2608)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (4)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. c4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 Na6 9. Bd3 Qe8 10. g4 Nd7 11. Rg1 Kh8 12. a3 Ndc5 13. Bc2 Bd7 14. Qe2 f5 15. gxf5 gxf5 16. Nd2 f4 17. Qf3 a4 18. Rg2 h6 19. Bh4 Qf7 20. O-O-O Bf6 21. Bxf6+ Qxf6 22. Rdg1 Rg8 23. Qh5 Rxg2 24. Rxg2 Rg8 25. Rxg8+ Kxg8 26. Nf3 Kg7 27. Kd2 Qf7 28. Qh4 Qf6 29. Qh5 Qf7 30. Qh4 1/2-1/2










 

Ruy Lopez C78

Ivanov A. GM (2623)
Khachiyan M. GM (2550)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (4)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5 axb5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. d4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 d6 12. f4 c5 13. Qd2 Nc6 14. e5 dxe5 15. Qxd8+ Nxd8 16. fxe5 Ng4 17. h3 c4 18. Bxc4 bxc4 19. hxg4 Bxg4 20. Rf4 Be6 21. Nd2 c3 22. bxc3 O-O 23. Ba3 Ra8 24. Rff1 Re8 25. Bd6 Nc6 26. c4 Rad8 27. Rf2 f6 28. Re1 Nxe5 29. Bxe5 Bf7 30. Nf3 fxe5 1/2-1/2










 

Gruenfeld D88

Krush I. IM (2488)
Kudrin S. GM (2612)

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Stillwater United States, 2007


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Rb1 Qc7 12. Bf4 Qc8 13. Rc1 Rd8 14. d5 Ne5 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bg7 17. Ng3 b5 18. Bd3 c4 19. Bb1 a5 20. Kh1 Qc5 21. Qf3 Be8 22. Rcd1 Qa3 23. e5 b4 24. Ne4 Rab8 25. f5 Bxe5 26. fxg6 hxg6 27. Qh3 Rb6 28. Ng5 Bg7 29. Bxg6 Rf6 30. Rxf6 exf6 31. Ne6 fxe6 32. Qxe6+ Kf8 33. d6 Qa4 34. Qe7+ Kg8 35. Qe6+ Kf8 36. Qe7+ Kg8 37. Qe6+ 1/2-1/2










 

Nimzo-Indian E20

Perelshteyn E. GM (2611)
Hess R. FM (2472)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (4)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ne4 7. Qd3 Qa5 8. Nb3 Qf5 9. Qe3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. Bg2 O-O 12. O-O Nc6 13. Rd1 e5 14. c5 b6 15. cxb6 axb6 16. Qxb6 Ba6 17. Qe3 Bc4 18. Bd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Rfb8 20. Bb2 d6 21. Qd3 Qg4 22. Rb5 Qa4 23. Rxb8+ Rxb8 24. Qd5 Nd8 25. c4 Ne6 26. Qd3 Rb4 27. e4 Rxc4 28. f3 h5 29. Bc1 Nd4 30. Bd2 Bd8 31. Kg2 Bb6 32. Rc1 Rxc1 33. Nxc1 Qd1 34. Bg5 Qe1 35. Bd2 Nxf3 36. Bxe1 Nxe1+ 37. Kf1 Nxd3 38. Nxd3 Kf8 39. Nb4 Ke8 40. Nd5 Bd8 41. h3 Kd7 42. Ke2 Kc6 43. g4 hxg4 44. hxg4 Kb5 45. Kd3 g6 46. Kc3 Kc5 47. Kd3 f5 48. gxf5 gxf5 49. Ne3 f4 50. Nd5 Kb5 51. Ke2 Ba5 52. Kf3 Ka4 53. Nf6 Ka3 54. Nd5 Kxa2 55. Nf6 Kb3 56. Nd5 Bd8 57. Ke2 1/2-1/2










 

Catalan E01

Gurevich D. GM (2583)
Burnett R. IM (2396)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (4)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 c6 5. Qc2 b6 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nc3 Rc8 9. Rd1 Be7 10. a4 O-O 11. a5 c5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. axb6 Nb4 14. Qb1 Qxb6 15. Bg5 Rfe8 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. Ng5 g6 18. Na4 Qb5 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Ne4 Rb8 21. Naxc5 Nxc5 22. Nxc5 Qb5 23. Qe4 f5 24. Qh4 Nc6 25. Nd3 Rd7 26. e3 Kg7 27. Nc5 Re7 28. Rac1 h6 29. Nd3 Rbb7 30. Nc5 Rb6 31. b3 g5 32. Qh5 Nd8 33. Qf3 Nf7 34. e4 fxe4 35. Qxe4 Rd6 36. d5 e5 37. Ne6+ Kf6 38. Rd3 1-0










 

Philidor C41

Sevillano E. IM (2566)
Bonin J. IM (2383)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (4)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Be2 g6 6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Bg5 Bg7 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Nd5 c6 11. Nxf6 h6 12. O-O-O+ Kc7 13. f4 hxg5 14. fxe5 Bxf6 15. exf6 Be6 16. h3 Rh4 17. Bf3 Re8 18. g4 Bc8 19. Bg2 Rhh8 20. Rd3 Re6 21. Rf1 Rd8 22. Kd2 Rdd6 23. Ke3 c5 24. Rxd6 Kxd6 25. Rd1+ Kc7 26. Rd5 b6 27. Rxg5 Rxf6 28. h4 Re6 29. h5 Bb7 30. Kf4 Rf6+ 31. Kg3 Re6 32. h6 Re8 33. Kf4 Rh8 34. Re5 Kd6 35. g5 Bc6 36. c4 a5 37. Rd5+ Bxd5 38. e5+ Ke7 39. cxd5 b5 40. Ke4 Kd7 41. d6 Kc6 42. Kd3+ Kd7 43. Bd5 f6 44. gxf6 Rxh6 45. f7 Rh8 46. Ke3 a4 47. a3 b4 48. Kf4 1-0










 

QGD D45

Browne W. GM (2520)
Smith B. IM (2441)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (4)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 Re8 9. Be2 dxc4 10. bxc4 e5 11. O-O Qe7 12. a4 e4 13. Nd2 c5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 b6 16. Bb5 Bb7 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Qc3 f6 19. Rfd1 Rac8 20. Nxe4 Qxe4 21. Bxd7 Bxd5 22. f3 Bxe3+ 23. Kh1 Qxf3 24. Rxd5 Qxd5 25. Bxc8 Bd2 26. Bb7 Qxb7 27. Qxd2 h6 28. h3 a5 29. Rc1 b5 30. Qd3 bxa4 31. Bxf6 a3 32. Bc3 Rc8 33. Qd4 Qf7 34. Ra1 Rc4 35. Qd8+ Qf8 36. Qd5+ Qf7 37. Qxa5 Qc7 38. Qd5+ Qf7 39. Qd8+ Qf8 40. Qd5+ Qf7 41. Qe5 Qc7 42. Qe8+ Kh7 43. Be5 Qb7 44. Qe6 Qe4 45. Qe7 Qg6 46. Rxa3 Re4 47. Kh2 Qg5 48. Qxg5 hxg5 49. Bb2 Kg6 50. Kg3 Rc4 51. Kf3 Kf7 52. g3 g6 53. Ke3 Rc2 54. Bd4 Rh2 55. Kf3 Rxh3 56. Kg4 Rh2 57. Ra4 1-0










 

Old Benoni Defense A43

Zenyuk I. WFM (2229)
Friedel J. IM (2542)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (4)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. h3 O-O 7. Bd3 e6 8. O-O exd5 9. exd5 Na6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Nc7 13. Bc4 a6 14. a4 Rb8 15. a5 b5 16. axb6 Rxb6 17. Bb3 g4 18. hxg4 Bxg4 19. Ra4 Qd7 20. Re1 Nb5 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Raxe4 Nd4 23. Ne5 dxe5 24. Rxg4 Nxb3 25. cxb3 f5 26. Rxg7+ Qxg7 27. Bxe5 Qg4 28. f3 Qg6 29. d6 Qf7 30. Qd2 Rb7 31. Qxh6 Qh7 32. Qg5+ Kf7 33. Qd2 Kg6 34. Bf4 Qf7 35. Bg5 Rg8 36. Be7 Rb4 37. Kf2 f4 38. Qc2+ Kg7 39. Qxc5 Rb5 40. Qc3+ Kg6 41. d7 Rd5 42. Qc6+ Kg7 43. Bf6+ Qxf6 44. Qxd5 Rd8 45. Kf1 Rh8 46. Qe5 Rh1+ 47. Kf2 Qxe5 48. Rxe5 Rd1 49. Re4 Rxd7 50. Rxf4 Rd2+ 51. Kg3 Rxb2 52. b4 Kg6 53. Kh3 Kg5 54. Rg4+ Kf5 55. Rc4 1-0










 

English A35

Bradford J. FM (2457)
Pruess D. IM (2473)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (4)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. d4 Nf6 6. d5 Nb4 7. a3 Na6 8. e4 d6 9. h3 O-O 10. Bd3 Nc7 11. O-O b5 12. cxb5 a6 13. bxa6 Bxa6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Re1 Qa8 16. Rb1 Rb8 17. Qc2 Nd7 18. b4 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Nb5 20. Qc4 Nxa3 21. Bxa3 Rxa3 22. bxc5 Rxb1 23. Rxb1 Nxc5 24. e5 Ra1 25. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 26. Kh2 Qa4 27. Qxa4 Nxa4 28. exd6 exd6 29. Nd2 Kf8 30. Nc4 Ke7 31. Kg3 Nc3 32. Ne3 Kd7 33. Kg4 f6 34. f4 Kc7 35. f5 Kb6 36. fxg6 hxg6 37. h4 Kc5 38. h5 gxh5+ 39. Kxh5 Kd4 40. Nf5+ Ke5 41. Kg6 Nxd5 42. g3 Ke6 43. Nd4+ Ke7 44. Nf5+ Ke6 45. Nd4+ Ke5 46. Nf5 Nc3 47. Nxd6 Kxd6 48. Kxf6 Ne4+ 49. Kf5 Nxg3+ 1/2-1/2










 

Benoni A65

Sarkar J. IM (2470)
Langer M. FM (2334)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (4)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f3 Bg7 8. Bg5 O-O 9. Qd2 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Nh3 Re8 12. Nf2 Qc7 13. Bc4 Qb6 14. a5 Qc7 15. Na4 b5 16. axb6 Nxb6 17. Nxb6 Qxb6 18. O-O Nd7 19. Rab1 Ne5 20. b3 Rb8 21. Qa2 Bd7 22. Bd2 Bb5 23. Rfe1 Qa7 24. f4 Nd7 25. Qc2 Bxc4 26. bxc4 Rxb1 27. Rxb1 Rb8 28. Rxb8+ Qxb8 29. Kf1 Qb2 30. Qxb2 Bxb2 31. Ba5 Kf8 32. Nd3 Bd4 33. Bc7 Ke7 34. Ke2 f6 35. Nc1 g5 36. g3 Bc3 37. Nb3 gxf4 38. gxf4 Nf8 39. Kf3 h5 40. e5 fxe5 41. fxe5 Bxe5 42. Nxc5 a5 43. Nd3 Bc3 44. c5 dxc5 45. Nxc5 Nd7 46. d6+ Ke8 47. Na4 Bb4 48. Ke4 Kf7 49. Kd5 Ke8 50. Kc6 Ne5+ 51. Kd5 Nd7 52. Ke6 Nf8+ 53. Kd5 Nd7 54. Ke6 Nf8+ 55. Ke5 Nd7+ 56. Kd5 Bd2 57. Kc6 Ne5+ 58. Kb7 Nd7 59. Kc8 Bf4 60. h3 Bg3 61. Nc3 Be5 62. Nb5 a4 63. h4 Bb2 64. Ba5 Bf6 65. Na3 Bxh4 66. Nc4 Bg3 67. Bb4 h4 68. Ne3 h3 69. Nf1 Be5 70. Ba3 Nb6+ 71. Kc7 Nc4 72. Bb4 Bxd6+ 73. Bxd6 Nxd6 74. Kxd6 a3 0-1










 

Giuoco Piano C54

Mulyar M. IM (2420)
Aigner M. - (2300)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (4)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bb3 Bb6 7. O-O Qe7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Nc4 Be6 10. a4 Nd7 11. Ng5 Bxc4 12. Bxc4 h6 13. Nf3 a5 14. g3 Qf6 15. Nh4 Ne7 16. Qg4 Rad8 17. Kg2 c6 18. f4 d5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. fxe5 Qxe5 22. Bxh6 Kh7 23. Rae1 gxh6 24. Rxe5 Nxe5 25. Qf5+ Ng6 26. Nxg6 fxg6 27. Qxf8 1-0










 

Sicilian B52

Airapetian C. WFM (2188)
Robson R. FM (2378)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (4)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. f3 Rc8 11. b3 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 e6 14. Bh6 exd5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. cxd5 Qxd5 17. Ne2 Qe5 18. f4 Qe3+ 19. Kh1 Nc6 20. Rf3 Qe7 21. f5 Rd8 22. Qc2 Kg8 23. f6 Qb4 24. Rc3 Rd6 25. Rf1 Rad8 26. Qc1 Rd2 27. Rc4 Qd6 28. Nc3 Qd3 29. Re1 Qc2 30. Ne4 Qxc1 31. Rcxc1 Rxa2 32. Nd6 h5 33. Nxb7 Rb8 34. Nc5 Nd4 35. Red1 Rb4 36. h3 Kh7 37. Rc3 g5 38. Rcd3 Nf5 39. Rf1 Kg6 40. Rdf3 Nh4 41. Rg3 Nf5 42. Rc3