Two Knights Defense C55

Kudrin S. GM (2612)
Onischuk A. GM (2712)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (8)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. h3 a5 9. Re1 Bf6 10. Nbd2 Nf4 11. a4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Nxe6 13. Nc4 Re8 14. Nfxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Nd4 16. Bf4 Qd6 17. c3 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 Rxe5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. cxd4 Qxd4 21. Rc1 Qd6 22. Qb3 b6 23. Qc4 Rc8 24. Qc6 Qxc6 25. Rxc6 Kf8 26. Kf1 Ke7 27. Ke2 Kd7 28. Rc4 Re8+ 29. Kd2 Re5 30. Rd4+ Ke6 31. Rd8 Rf5 32. f3 Rf4 33. d4 Ke7 34. Rd5 Rf6 35. Rg5 g6 36. Re5+ Re6 37. Rb5 Kd6 38. h4 h5 39. Rg5 Rf6 40. Ke3 Re6+ 41. Kd2 Rf6 1/2-1/2










 

QGD D35

Gulko B. GM (2660)
Shabalov A. GM (2671)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (8)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 O-O 8. Ng3 Be6 9. Bd3 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Rc1 d4 13. Nb5 Bb6 14. e4 Ng4 15. Nd6 Nge5 16. Ngf5 g6 17. Nxb7 Qf6 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. Nfd6 Qf4 20. g3 Qh6 21. f4 Bg4 22. Qb3 Nxd3 23. Qxd3 Be2 24. Qd2 Bxf1 25. Rxf1 Qh3 26. Rc1 Qd7 27. e5 Rac8 28. Nxc8 Rxc8 29. Nd6 d3+ 30. Kg2 Rxc1 31. Qxc1 Qg4 32. Qc4 Qe2+ 1/2-1/2










 

Caro-Kann B19

Kaidanov G. GM (2686)
Ivanov A. GM (2623)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (8)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 e6 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nf6 11. Bf4 Bb4+ 12. c3 Bd6 13. Ne5 O-O 14. O-O-O Nbd7 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Qc7 17. Kb1 Rad8 18. g4 Nf6 19. Qe2 Nd5 20. Bd2 c5 21. g5 cxd4 22. cxd4 hxg5 23. Bxg5 Be7 24. Rdg1 Qb6 25. Qd2 f6 26. h6 fxe5 27. Bxe7 Nxe7 28. Rxg7+ Kh8 29. Qg5 1-0










 

Sicilian B43

Becerra J. GM (2608)
Ehlvest J. GM (2683)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (8)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nf6 7. Be3 b5 8. f4 Bb7 9. Qf3 Nc6 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc5 12. Bxc5 Qxc5 13. g5 Ng8 14. O-O-O Ne7 15. h4 b4 16. Ne2 a5 17. Rh3 Rc8 18. Kb1 O-O 19. Qe3 f5 20. Qxc5 Rxc5 21. exf5 Nxf5 22. Bxf5 Rfxf5 23. Re3 Rc7 24. a3 bxa3 25. Rxa3 Be4 26. Rd2 Rb7 27. Re3 Bd5 28. Rc3 Rf8 29. Ra3 Bc4 30. Rxa5 1/2-1/2










 

Catalan Opening E00

Perelshteyn E. GM (2611)
Shulman Y. GM (2667)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (8)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 a6 5. Bg2 dxc4 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 Bd7 8. Qe2 b5 9. Rd1 Be7 10. e4 O-O 11. Nc3 Qc8 12. e5 Nd5 13. Ng5 Ncb4 14. Qh5 h6 15. Nge4 f5 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Qc5 Nd3 19. Rxd3 cxd3 20. Bf4 Qe8 21. Ne4 Be7 22. Qc3 Rc8 23. Rc1 Bd6 24. Be3 b4 25. Qxd3 Bb5 26. Qb3 Kh8 27. h4 a5 28. Qc2 Rd8 29. Bh3 Qf7 30. Qb3 Rde8 31. a4 Be2 32. Bg2 Bf3 33. Bxf3 Qxf3 34. Qc2 Rb8 35. b3 Qf5 36. Qc6 Rb6 37. Qc2 Qd5 38. Nd2 Rbb8 39. Qe4 Rbe8 40. Rc6 Rf5 41. Kg2 Qxe4+ 42. Nxe4 Rd5 43. f4 e5 44. dxe5 Bxe5 45. fxe5 Rdxe5 46. Nf6 R8e6 47. Rxc7 Rxf6 48. Bd4 Re2+ 49. Kh3 Rg6 50. Ra7 Re4 51. Rd7 Ree6 52. Ra7 Rd6 53. Be5 Rd5 54. Bc7 Rd7 55. Ra8+ Kh7 56. Bxa5 Rd3 57. Bc7 Rxb3 58. Rb8 Re6 59. h5 Rc3 60. Bf4 b3 61. a5 Re2 62. a6 b2 63. Bd6 Rc1 64. a7 Ra1 65. Bc5 Re5 66. Bd4 Rxh5+ 67. Kg4 Rha5 68. Bxb2 R1a4+ 69. Kh3 Rxa7 70. Be5 Re7 71. Rb5 Re4 72. Bb8 g5 73. Bd6 R7e6 74. Bb8 Kg6 75. Ba7 Ra4 76. Bg1 Ra2 77. Rb8 Ra1 78. Bd4 Rh1+ 79. Kg2 Rd1 80. Bc5 g4 81. Rg8+ Kf5 82. Rf8+ Rf6 83. Re8 Rd2+ 84. Kg1 Rc6 85. Bf2 Rc1+ 86. Kg2 Rcc2 87. Rf8+ Ke5 88. Re8+ Kd5 89. Rd8+ Kc4 90. Rc8+ Kb3 91. Rb8+ Kc3 92. Rc8+ Kb2 93. Rf8 Kc1 0-1










 

QGD D09

Gurevich D. GM (2583)
Nakamura H. GM (2738)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (8)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 Nge7 6. Bg2 Ng6 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. O-O Bc5 9. Bg5 f6 10. Qb5 Bb6 11. exf6 gxf6 12. c5 Nce5 13. Qb3 Bxc5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Qxb7 Rc8 16. Qd5 Bb6 17. e3 Ng4 18. Bf4 dxe3 19. Qh5+ Kf8 20. fxe3 Qe8 21. Bh6+ Ke7 22. Qh4 Qg6 23. Bf4 Be6 24. Nc3 Rcd8 25. Kh1 Rd2 26. e4 Nf2+ 27. Rxf2 Rxf2 28. e5 Kf7 29. Rd1 Ba5 30. Be4 f5 31. Nd5 Re8 32. Be3 fxe4 33. Bxf2 Qf5 34. Qf6+ Qxf6 35. Nxf6 Rb8 36. b3 Rb5 37. Bd4 e3 38. Bxe3 Rxe5 39. Bd4 Re2 40. Nxh7 Bd5+ 41. Kg1 Rg2+ 42. Kf1 Rxh2 43. Ng5+ Kg6 44. Be3 c6 45. a3 Bc3 46. b4 Bf6 47. Rxd5 cxd5 48. Nf3 Ra2 49. Bxa7 Rxa3 0-1










 

Pirc B08

Khachiyan M. GM (2550)
Ibragimov I. GM (2680)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (8)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 c6 4. a4 Nf6 5. h3 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O e5 9. Re1 exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. Bf3 Ne5 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. a5 Qxb2 14. Bd2 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Qb4 16. Nd5 Qxd2 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Qxf6 Be6 19. a6 Rab8 20. Rab1 Qa5 21. axb7 Rxb7 22. Nxc6 Rxb1 23. Nxa5 Rxe1+ 24. Kh2 Rxe4 25. Nb7 d5 26. Nd6 Ra8 27. Nxe4 dxe4 28. Qe5 Rc8 29. Qxe4 Bf5 30. Qd4 Rxc2 31. Qxa7 h5 32. Qd4 Be6 33. Qf6 1/2-1/2










 

Sicilian B50

Stripunsky A. GM (2664)
Langer M. FM (2334)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (8)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Bb5+ Nbd7 7. Re1 a6 8. Bf1 e5 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. Nc3 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Nc5 13. e5 Ne6 14. Qxd6 Qxd6 15. exd6 Rd8 16. Rd1 Bf8 17. Na4 b5 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Nxc8 Rbxc8 20. a4 Bxd6 21. Bd2 bxa4 22. g3 Rb8 23. Bc3 Ne4 24. Ba5 Bc7 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Bxd8 Rxd8 27. Rxa4 N4c5 28. Rb4 a5 29. Rb5 a4 30. Bc4 Kg7 31. Ne5 Ra8 32. Nxf7 a3 33. bxa3 Rxa3 34. Ne5 g5 35. Nd7 Nxd7 36. Bxe6 Nf6 37. Rxg5+ Kf8 38. Re5 Rc3 39. Kg2 Rc2 40. h3 Rb2 41. g4 h6 42. Kg3 Rb4 43. f3 Ra4 44. h4 Rd4 45. Ra5 Rd6 46. Bf5 Nd5 47. Ra7 Ne7 48. Be4 Rb6 49. g5 hxg5 50. hxg5 Rb5 51. Kg4 Rc5 52. g6 Re5 53. Kf4 Re6 54. Kg5 Re5+ 55. Kf6 1-0










 

Pirc B07

Robson R. FM (2378)
Akobian V. GM (2651)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (8)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd3 e5 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. O-O Be7 8. Kh1 O-O 9. Qe1 Qc7 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. f5 b5 12. a3 Nc5 13. Qg3 Nfd7 14. Bh6 Bf6 15. Be3 a5 16. Qh3 Be7 17. g4 Rd8 18. g5 g6 19. Qg3 Ba6 20. Nd1 Nxd3 21. cxd3 b4 22. Nf2 bxa3 23. bxa3 Rab8 24. Nh4 Bf8 25. Qf3 Bg7 26. Rad1 Qd6 27. Ng4 Kh8 28. Rd2 Rb3 29. Rfd1 c5 30. Nh6 Bxh6 31. gxh6 Rf8 32. Bg5 Rxa3 33. Kg1 Kg8 34. f6 Rb8 35. Qg3 Kh8 36. Nf3 Rbb3 37. Bh4 Rxd3 38. Ng5 Kg8 39. Qf2 a4 40. Nf3 Rxd2 41. Rxd2 Rd3 42. Rxd3 Qxd3 43. Kg2 Qxe4 44. Qd2 Bb7 0-1










 

English A11

Yermolinsky A. GM (2588)
Krush I. IM (2488)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (8)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Bg4 5. c4 e6 6. cxd5 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 cxd5 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. d3 Be7 10. e4 d4 11. Nb1 O-O 12. Nd2 Qd7 13. a3 b5 14. e5 Nd5 15. Re1 Rfc8 16. Bg2 a5 17. Qg4 a4 18. Nf3 b4 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 b3 21. Re2 Ra7 22. h4 Rac7 23. Bg5 Bf8 24. Qg4 Kh8 25. Be4 h6 26. Be3 Rc2 27. Rae1 Qb5 28. Qf3 Nxe3 29. fxe3 Rxe2 30. Rxe2 Qxe5 31. d4 Qf6 32. Qxf6 gxf6 33. g4 1/2-1/2










 

French C13

Sevillano E. IM (2566)
Mulyar M. IM (2420)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (8)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Bxg5 7. hxg5 Qxg5 8. Nh3 Qe7 9. Nf4 g6 10. Qf3 Nc6 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Rh6 O-O-O 15. Rdh1 Be8 16. Nd3 Nc4 17. Qf4 b6 18. Rxh7 Rxh7 19. Rxh7 c5 20. Ne2 Kb8 21. b3 Na3 22. Qf6 Qc7 23. Kb2 Nb5 24. dxc5 bxc5 25. a4 Rc8 26. axb5 c4 27. Nb4 Qa5 28. Qe7 Qxb5 29. Nc3 Qa5 30. Qxe8 1-0










 

Ruy Lopez C72

Friedel J. IM (2542)
Hess R. FM (2472)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (8)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. d4 Nge7 7. Bb3 h6 8. Nc3 Ng6 9. Nd5 Be7 10. c3 Bg5 11. h3 Bxc1 12. Rxc1 O-O 13. Nh2 Qg5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Nf6+ gxf6 16. Nf3 Bg4 17. hxg4 Qxg4 18. Nh2 Qxd1 19. Rcxd1 Rad8 20. Ng4 Kg7 21. Ne3 Nge7 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Rd6 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Rxd6 cxd6 26. Rd1 Rd8 27. Rd3 Kf8 28. c4 Ke7 29. Ra3 Rb8 30. Rxa6 Rxb2 31. Rxc6 Rxa2 32. c5 dxc5 33. Rxc5 Re2 34. f3 Kf8 35. Rc8+ Kg7 36. Kh2 1/2-1/2










 

King's Indian E62

Bradford J. FM (2457)
Bonin J. IM (2383)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (8)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O c6 6. d4 d6 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. h3 e5 9. e4 Nbd7 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. Bf1 Be6 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. Be3 Rad8 15. f4 Nf7 16. Bg2 Nd7 17. Rc1 Nb6 18. Qb3 Rfe8 19. Red1 e5 20. f5 gxf5 21. exf5 e4 22. Nxe4 Qxf5 23. Rf1 Qg6 24. Rf4 d5 25. Bxb6 axb6 26. cxd5 cxd5 27. Rc7 dxe4 28. Rfxf7 Bd4+ 29. Kh2 Qe6 30. Qxe6 Rxe6 31. Bf1 e3 32. Bc4 Be5 33. Bxe6 Bxc7 34. Rxc7+ Kh8 35. Rc2 1-0










 

French C11

Browne W. GM (2520)
Pruess D. IM (2473)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (8)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Na4 Qa5+ 9. c3 b6 10. Bd2 c4 11. b4 Qa6 12. Be2 b5 13. Nc5 Nxc5 14. dxc5 Bd7 15. O-O Qb7 16. a3 a5 17. Be3 g6 18. Nd4 Be7 19. Qd2 Kd8 20. g4 Kc7 21. Nxc6 Qxc6 22. Bf3 Ra6 23. Qg2 Qa8 24. Rad1 f5 25. gxf5 gxf5 26. Kh1 Qf8 27. Rg1 Be8 28. Qg7 Bg6 29. Qxf8 Bxf8 30. Rg3 axb4 31. axb4 Ra3 32. Rc1 Ra2 33. Rcg1 Bf7 34. Rh3 h5 35. Bd4 Bh6 36. Rh4 Kc6 37. Rg2 Ra1+ 38. Rg1 Ra2 39. Rg2 Rxg2 40. Kxg2 Bf8 41. Rh3 h4 42. Bd1 Be7 43. Re3 Rg8+ 44. Kf1 Ra8 1/2-1/2










 

English A16

Burnett R. IM (2396)
Movsisyan M. FM (2274)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (8)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qa4+ Bd7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 Bg7 7. e4 O-O 8. e5 Be6 9. exf6 Bxc4 10. fxg7 Kxg7 11. Bxc4 Nc6 12. O-O e5 13. b3 f6 14. Bb2 Re8 15. Rfe1 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Rad1 c5 18. Ba1 Qd6 19. Ne4 Qc6 20. f4 b5 21. Bf1 Rad8 22. fxe5 fxe5 23. g3 Rd4 24. Bg2 c4 25. Nf6 Qxf6 26. Bxd4 exd4 27. Rxe8 d3 28. bxc4 bxc4 29. Re4 Qb6+ 30. Kh1 Qa6 31. a3 Qa4 32. Bf3 a5 33. Rc1 Qxa3 34. Rexc4 Qa2 35. Rc7+ Kh6 36. h4 1-0










 

Sicilian B33

Airapetian C. WFM (2188)
Sarkar J. IM (2470)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (8)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 h6 7. Nd6+ Bxd6 8. Qxd6 Qe7 9. Qxe7+ Kxe7 10. Be3 d6 11. f3 Be6 12. a3 a6 13. Be2 Rac8 14. O-O Na5 15. Rf2 Rxc3 16. bxc3 Rc8 17. Bd3 Nc4 18. Bc1 d5 19. a4 dxe4 20. fxe4 Ne8 21. Rb1 Rc7 22. h3 Ned6 23. Rf1 Bd7 24. Ra1 a5 25. Re1 Nb6 26. Ba3 Nxa4 27. c4 Ke6 28. Be2 Nc5 29. Bf3 Nxc4 30. Bg4+ Ke7 31. Bxd7 Kxd7 32. Red1+ Ke6 33. Bxc5 Rxc5 34. Rd8 Nd6 35. Rb8 Rxc2 36. Rxa5 Rc4 37. Ra1 Rxe4 38. Rb1 b5 39. Rd1 Rd4 40. Rxd4 exd4 41. Kf2 Kd5 42. Rd8 h5 43. Ke2 Ke5 44. Rd7 h4 45. Re7+ Kd5 46. Kd3 g5 47. Rd7 f6 48. Rd8 Ke5 49. Rd7 Nf5 50. Rb7 Ne3 51. Rxb5+ Kf4 52. Rb2 Kg3 53. Kxd4 Nxg2 54. Rb3+ Kf4 55. Rb2 Ne1 56. Rf2+ Kg3 57. Rxf6 Kxh3 58. Ke3 Kg2 59. Ke2 h3 60. Kxe1 h2 61. Rf2+ Kg3 62. Rf1 g4 63. Ke2 Kg2 64. Rf2+ Kh3 65. Rf1 g3 66. Ra1 Kg2 0-1










 

Scandinavian B01

Smith B. IM (2441)
Braunlich T. - (2136)

The Frank K. Berry 2007 US Championship (8)
Stillwater United States, 2007


1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 Bg7 5. c4 Qd6 6. Nc3 Nh6 7. Be2 O-O 8. h3 Nf5 9. d5 c5 10. O-O Nd7 11. Kh1 a6 12. Bd3 b5 13. cxb5 Nb6 14. Nd2 Bb7 15. Nde4 Qc7 16. bxa6 Bxa6 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. a4 Rfa8 19. Ra2 Nd4 20. Be3 f5 21. Ng5 f4 22. Bc1 Qe5 23. Nf3 Qf5 24. Ra1 g5 25. d6 e5 26. Nd2 Nd7 27. Nde4 Nf6 28. f3 h5 29. Qd3 Ra5 30. Qc4+ Kh7 31. Qf7 Kh6 32. g4 hxg4 33. hxg4 Qg6 34. Qc4 Qe8 35. Kg2 Kg6 36. Qd3 c4 37. Qxc4 Nxe4 38. Qd3 Qc6 39