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U.S. Junior Chess Championship
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Players (as depicted from left to right): Donny Ariel, Gregory Braylovsky, Dean Ippolito, Shearwood Mc Clelland, Michael Mulyar, Eugene Perelshteyn, Gregory Shahade, Igor Shliperman, John Viloria Dmitry Zilberstein,

Interplay

Round #1

Date 07/11/98; Round 1; White Gregory Braylovsky, 2340; Black Donny Ariel, 2414; Result 1-0; ECO C77; NIC RL.12; Ruy Lopez: Treybal (Bayreuth) variation (exchange var. deferred) 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d3 Nd7 7. Nbd2 Bd6 8. Nc4 O-O 9 Bd2 Re8 10. Qe2 Nf8 11. Bc3 Ng6 12. g3 b5 13. Ne3 c5 14. h4 Nf8 15. h5 Ne6 16. Nf5 Nd4 17. Bxd4 cxd4 18. g4 Bb4+ 19 Kf1 Bf8 20. Qd2 c5 21. N3h4 c4 22. Rh2 h6 23. Nf3 f6 24. N3h4 Qc7 25. Ng6 Be6 26. f4 Rac8 27. fxe5 fxe5 28. Rf2 c3 29 bxc3 Qxc3 30. Qd1 Bxf5 31. gxf5 Be7 32. Rb1 Bf6 33. Rb3 Qa5 34. Qb1 Rc3 35. Kg2 Rec8 36. Rb4 Ra3 37. Kf3 Rcc3 38. Rb2 Qc7 39 Rb3 Qc5 40. Qb2 Kf7 41. Nh8+ Ke7 42. Qb1 Kd6 43. Rb2 Kc6 44. Qg1 Qf8 45. Ng6 Qf7 46. Qb1 Kb6 47. Re2 Qc7 48. Nf8 Qf7 49 Ng6 Rc5 50. Rh2 Bg5 51. Rg2 Qf6 52. Qe1 Rcc3 53. Qb1 Qd6 54. Nh8 Rc7 55. Qe1 Rac3 56. Qb1 Qd8 57. Ng6 Qf6 58. a4 R3c5 59 axb5 Rxb5 60. Rxb5+ axb5 61. Qb3 Qd6 62. Rg1 Qc5 63. Rb1 Rc6 64. Nf8 Rc7 65. Ne6 Qxc2 66. Qxb5+ Black resigns 1-0

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Date 7/11/98; Round 1; Eugene Perelshteyn 2468; Black Igor Shliperman, 2524; Result 1/2-1/2; ECO C14; NIC FR.06; French: classical, Steinitz variation: 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 O-O 8. Nf3 c5 9 Qd2 Nc6 10. O-O-O f6 11. exf6 Rxf6 12. g3 cxd4 13. Nb5 Nb6 14. Bd3 Bd7 15. Nbxd4 Rc8 16. Rhe1 Qd6 17. Kb1 Na4 18. c3 Nc5 19 Bc2 a5 20. Ne5 Be8 21. Re3 a4 22. Rde1 Na5 23. g4 g6 24. Rh3 Nc4 Game drawn by mutual agreement 1/2-1/2

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Date 7/11/98;Round 1; White: Shearwood McClelland, 2261; Black Michael Mulyar, 2463; Result 1/2-1/2; ECO B06; NIC KF.05; Robatsch defense: two knights, Suttles variation 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d6 5. h3 Nf6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. e5 Nd5 8. Nxd5 cxd5 9 Bf4 dxe5 10. dxe5 Nc6 11. O-O Qb6 12. Qc1 Be6 13. Re1 Rac8 14. Qd2 Na5 15. Bh6 Nc6 16. Qg5 Rfe8 17. Qh4 f6 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19 exf6+ exf6 20. Qf4 Bf7 21. b3 Qb4 Game drawn by mutual agreement 1/2-1/2

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Date 7/11/98; Round 1; White: Gregory Shahade, 2399; Black: John Viloria 2350; Result 1-0; ECO A29; NIC EO.04; LongECO English: four knights, kingside fianchetto; 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 Bg4 8. h3 Be6 9 Rb1 h6 10. b4 Qd7 11. Kh2 a6 12. e4 Nh7 13. b5 axb5 14. cxb5 Nd4 15. a4 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Bg5 17. Bxg5 hxg5 18. Qe3 Qe7 19 d4 exd4 20. Qxd4 Qf6 21. Qxf6 gxf6 22. Rb4 b6 23. Rc1 Ra7 24. f4 gxf4 25. gxf4 f5 26. exf5 Bxf5 27. Nd5 Be6 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29 Nxc7 Rc8 30. Na8 Rb8 31. Nxb6 Black resigns 1-0

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Date 07/11/98; Round 1; White: Dmitry Zilberstein, 2408; Black: Dean Ippolito, 2478; Result "0-1; ECO D30; NIC QP.08; Queen's gambit declined: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bf4 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nc3 a6 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bg5 Be7 9 Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Be2 Nhf6 11. O-O O-O 12. b4 e5 13. Re1 e4 14. Nd2 Ne8 15. f3 exf3 16. Bxf3 f5 17. Qb3 Kh8 18. a4 Nef6 19 Nf1 Ne4 20. Bxe4 fxe4 21. Ng3 Qg5 22. Nce2 Nf6 23. Rf1 h5 24. Rf2 h4 25. Nh1 Bd7 26. Raf1 Kg8 27. a5 Rf7 28. Rf4 Raf8 29 Nf2 Qh5 30. Nc3 h3 31. g3 g5 32. Rxf6 Rxf6 33. Qd1 Bg4 34. Qd2 Rf3 35. Ne2 Be6 36. Nc3 Rxg3+ 37. hxg3 Qf3 38. Nh1 Qxf1+ 39 Kh2 Bg4 White resigns 0-1

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Round #2

 Date 7/12/98: Round 2; White: Donny Ariel, 2414; Black: Dmitry Zilberstein, 2408; Result 1-0; ECO B01; NIC SD.01; Scandinavian (center counter) defense 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nge2 Bf5 7. b4 Qc7 8. Rb1 e6 9 b5 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Nd5 12. bxc6 Nxc6 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Nf4 Nb4 15. d3 Rfd8 16. a3 Nxc2 17. Nxd5 Rxd5 18. Bxd5 Rd8 19 Rxb7 Qc5 20. Bc4 Nd4 21. Re1 Bd6 22. Be3 Bxh3 23. Bxd4 Qxd4 24. Qh5 Be6 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. Qf7+ Kh8 27. Rxe6 Bf8 28. Re8 Rxe8 29 Qxe8 Qc5 30. Rb8 Kg8 31. Qe6+ Kh8 32. Qf7 Qc1+ 33. Kg2 Qc6+ 34. Qf3 {Black resigns} 1-0

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Date 7/12/98; Round 2; White: Dean Ippolito, 2478; Black: Gregory Shahade, 2399; Result 1/2-1/2; ECO D74; NIC KI.80; Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8. e4 Nb6 9 d5 Na5 10. Qe1 Nac4 11. Nc3 c6 12. b3 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Rd1 Qd6 16. Qe3 Qb4 17. Ne2 cxd5 18. exd5 Bf6 19 Rc1 Game drawn by mutual agreement 1/2-1/2

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Date: 7/12/98; Round 2; White: Michael Mulyar, 2463; Black: Gregory Braylovsky, 2340; Result 1-0; ECO A16; NIC EO.64; English opening: 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Nge2 d6 7. d4 cxd4 8. exd4 O-O 9 O-O Bf5 10. b3 Qd7 11. d5 Nb4 12. a3 Nd3 13. Be3 Ne5 14. f3 Bh3 15. Qd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 h5 17. h3 Qc7 18. Nd4 Rfc8 19 Rac1 a6 20. f4 Ned7 21. f5 Nf8 22. a4 Qa5 23. Rfe1 Re8 24. Bh6 Qb6 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. fxg6 fxg6 27. Ne4 N6h7 28. Qf2 Qc7 29 Rf1 e5 30. dxe6 Nxe6 31. Nf6 Neg5 32. Nxe8+ Rxe8 33. Rce1 Ne4 34. Qb2 Kg8 35. Rf4 Nhf6 36. Qc2 d5 37. cxd5 Qe5 38. Nf3 Qd6 39 Rexe4 {Black resigns} 1-0

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Date: 7/12/98; Round 2; White: Igor Shliperman, 2524; Black: Shearwood McClelland, 2261; Result 1-0; ECO C05; NIC FR.17; French: Tarrasch, closed variation: 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ngf3 Qb6 8. O-O g6 9 Re1 Bg7 10. a4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nxd4 12. a5 Nxf3+ 13. Nxf3 Qc7 14. Bd2 O-O 15. Rc1 Qd8 16. Bb4 Re8 17. Bb5 f6 18. exf6 Bxf6 19 Qd2 a6 20. Ba4 Ra7 21. h4 b5 22. axb6 Qxb6 23. Rc6 Qd8 24. Rcxe6 Rxe6 25. Rxe6 Kg7 26. Rd6 Qc7 27. Bxd7 Bxd7 28. Rxf6 Kxf6 29 Qd4+ Kf7 30. Ng5+ Kg8 31. Bc3 Kf8 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Bb4+ {Black resigns} 1-0

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Date: 7/12/98: Round: 2; White: John Viloria, 2350; Black: Eugene Perelshteyn, 2468; Result 1/2-1/2; ECO A49; NIC QP.06; King's Indian: fianchetto without c4: 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. e4 Nc6 9 Be3 Nd7 10. Qd5 e6 11. Qc4 a6 12. Rfd1 Qe7 13. a4 b6 14. Rd2 Bb7 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bh3 fxg5 18. Rxd7 Rxd7 19 Rxd7 Qf6 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Qxf6 Rxf6 22. Nxg5 Bc8 23. Rxg7 Kxg7 24. Bxc8 h6 25. Ne6+ Kf7 26. Nd5 Rxe6 27. Bxe6+ Kxe6 28. Nxb6 Ke5 29 Nd7+ Kd6 30. Nf6 Ke5 31. Ng4+ Kxe4 32. Nxh6 Nb4 33. c3 Nd3 34. b3 a5 35. Nf7 Nc1 36. Nd6+ Kd3 37. c4 Nxb3 38. h4 Nd2 39 Nb7 Kxc4 40. Nxa5+ Kb4 41. Nc6+ Kxa4 42. Ne5 c4 43. Nxc4 Nxc4 44. Kg2 Kb5 45. Kf3 Nd6 46. Kg4 Nf7 47. h5 gxh5+ 48. Kxh5 Kc6 49 Kg6 Ne5+ 50. Kf5 Kd6 51. f4 Nc4 52. Kf6 Ne3 {Game drawn by mutual agreement} 1/2-1/2

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Round #3

Date: 7/13/98; Round 3; White Gregory Braylovsky, 2340; Black: Shearwood McClelland, 2261; Result 0-1; ECO C00; NIC FR.01; French defense, Steiner variation: 1. e4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 Ne7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Ne2 Bf5 8. O-O Bxd3 9 Qxd3 dxc4 10. Qxc4 Ba5 11. Bg5 Bb6 12. Nf4 Qd7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nfd5 Qd8 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. Rfe1 c6 17. Rad1 b5 18. Qb3 Qa5 19 Re7 b4 20. Ne4 Qxa2 21. Qxb4 b5 22. Nc3 Qa5 23. Qb3 Na6 24. h3 b4 25. Ne4 Nc7 26. Nf6+ gxf6 27. Qg3+ Kh8 28. Rxc7 Rg8 29 Qf4 Rg6 30. Rc1 Rag8 31. g3 Qh5 32. Re1 Qxh3 33. Re3 Rh6 34. Qf3 Ra8 35. Rce7 Ra1+ 36. Re1 Qh2+ 37. Kf1 Qh1+ 38. Qxh1 Rxh1+ 39 Kg2 Rhxe1 40. Rxf7 Rab1 {White resigns} 0-1

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Date: 7/13/98; Round 3; White: Eugene Perelshteyn, 2468; Black: Dean Ippolito, 2478; Result 1/2-1/2; ECO B23; NIC SI.44; Sicilian: closed, Korchnoi variation: 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. d3 d4 7. Ne4 Nxe4 8. Bxe4 Nd7 9 Qf3 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. O-O-O Nf6 12. Bf5 Be7 13. Re1 Bxf5 14. Qxf5 Qc6 15. Nf3 g6 16. Qf4 O-O 17. h4 Nh5 18. Qe4 Qxe4 19 Rxe4 Bd6 20. Bg5 Bxg3 21. fxg3 Nxg3 22. Rhe1 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 f6 24. Bf4 Rfe8 {Game drawn by mutual agreement} 1/2-1/2

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Date 7/13/98; Round 3; Gregory Shahade, 2399; Black: Donny Ariel, 2414; ECO D31; NIC EO.64; QGD: Charousek (Petrosian) variation: 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 c6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Nh5 9 Bg3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 h6 11. Nh4 Nf6 12. Qc2 Bb4 13. a3 Qa5 14. Nf3 Bd6 15. Bf5 Bxf5 16. Qxf5 Ne4 17. Ne5 O-O 18. Ng4 g6 19 Nxh6+ Kg7 20. Qh3 Rh8 21. Qh4 Qd8 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Qh3 Qg5 24. Qd7 Rxh6 25. Rxh6 Qxh6 26. O-O-O g5 27. Qxb7 Rb8 28. Qxa7 Qe6 29 Qa5 Rb5 30. Qc3 Qa2 31. Rd2 Rb3 32. Qc2 Bxa3 33. Qb1 Rc3+ 34. Rc2 Rxc2+ 35. Kxc2 Qc4+ {White resigns} 0-1

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[Date: 7/13/98; Round 3; White: John Viloria, 2350; Black: Igor Shliperman, 2524; Result 0-1; ECO B30; NIC SI.31; LongECO Sicilian defense: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O e5 7. Nc3 Nge7 8. Nh4 O-O 9 f4 exf4 10. Bxf4 h6 11. Be3 Ne5 12. Kh1 Be6 13. Qd2 Kh7 14. Rae1 Rc8 15. Nf3 Qa5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. b3 Rcd8 18. Na4 Qxd2 19 Bxd2 b6 20. Be3 h5 21. Bg5 f6 22. Be3 Bh6 23. Nc3 Bxe3 24. Rxe3 Kg7 25. h4 g5 26. hxg5 fxg5 27. Rxf8 Rxf8 28. Rf3 Bg4 29 Rxf8 Kxf8 30. Nd5 Nxd5 31. exd5 Bd1 32. c3 Bc2 33. Be4 Bb1 34. a3 Bc2 35. Kg2 Bxb3 36. d6 Kf7 37. Bg6+ Ke6 38. Bxh5 Kxd6 39 Kf2 b5 40. Ke3 Bd5 41. Be8 Bc6 42. Bf7 a5 43. d4 exd4+ 44. cxd4 c4 45. Kd2 Bd5 46. Bg6 b4 47. axb4 axb4 48. Kc2 Be6 49 Be4 Bd7 50. Kd2 Bb5 51. Bf3 Bc6 52. Bd1 c3+ 53. Kd3 Bd7 54. Ke4 Be6 55. Ba4 Bc4 {White resigns} 0-1

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Date: 7/13/98; Round 3; White: Dmitry Zilberstein, 2408; Black Michael Mulyar, 2463; Result 1/2-1/2; ECO D97; NIC GI.10; Grunfeld: Russian, Alekhine (Hungarian) variation: 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. e5 b5 9 Qb3 Nfd7 10. Be3 Nb6 11. Rd1 c6 12. Be2 Be6 13. Qc2 N8d7 14. Ng5 Bc4 15. Bxc4 Nxc4 16. e6 f6 17. Nf7 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Qc8 19 Ne4 Nb6 20. Nc5 Nd5 21. Qe4 Ra7 22. h4 f5 23. Qf3 Nc7 24. Nd7 Nxe6 25. Nxf8 Nxf8 26. Ne5 Bxe5 {Game drawn by mutual agreement} 1/2-1/2

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Round #4

Date 7/14/98; Round 4; White: Donny Ariel, 2414; Black: Eugene Perelshteyn, 2468; Result 1/2-1/2; ECO B23; NIC SI.44; Sicilian: closed: 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. f4 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Nd4 6. Bd3 d6 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Ne2 Nf6 9 c3 dxc3 10. dxc3 Qb6 11. Qb3 Qxb3 12. axb3 Bd7 13. c4 O-O 14. Nc3 a6 15. Be3 b5 16. Ke2 b4 17. Na4 Bc6 18. Nb6 Rad8 19 Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Bb7 21. Ra4 e6 22. Rxb4 Ba8 23. Ra1 exd5 24. Rxa6 Bxb2 25. Rbb6 Rfe8 26. Kf2 Re6 27. g4 d4 28. Bd2 Be4 29 Bxe4 Rxe4 30. Ra2 Bc3 31. Kf3 Rde8 32. Rxd6 Re2 33. Rd8 Bxd2 34. Rxe8+ Rxe8 35. Rxd2 Re3+ 36. Kf2 Rxb3 37. Rxd4 Kf8 38. Rd7 Ke8 39 Rc7 h5 40. gxh5 gxh5 41. c5 Rc3 42. c6 f6 43. f5 Rc5 44. Ke3 Rxf5 45. Ke4 Re5+ 46. Kd4 Kd8 47. Rh7 Kc8 48. h4 Rf5 49 Ke4 Rc5 50. Kf4 Rc4+ 51. Kg3 Rc3+ {Game drawn by mutual agreement} 1/2-1/2

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Date 7/14/98; Round 4; White: Dean Ippolito, 2478; Black: John Viloria, 2350; Result 1-0; ECO E38; NIC NI.22; Nimzo-Indian: classical, 4...c5: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. a3 d5 8. b4 Nd4 9 Nxd4 Bxd4 10. e3 Bb6 11. Bb2 dxc4 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. Bxc4 O-O 14. O-O e5 15. Qb3 Bf5 16. Rc1 Rad8 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Rc8 19 e4 Bg6 20. Qg3 Rce8 21. Rc4 Kh8 22. a4 f5 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. a5 Bd4 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. Rxd4 Rd8 27. Rfd1 Bc2 28. Rc1 Bg6 29 h4 Rd7 30. Qe3 Qd8 31. Rcd1 b6 32. Be4 Rxd4 33. Rxd4 Qf6 34. Bxg6 Qxg6 35. Qe7 Qf5 36. f3 bxa5 37. Rd8 Kg8 38. Rxf8+ Qxf8 39 Qxf8+ Kxf8 40. bxa5 Ke7 41. Kf2 Kd6 42. g4 Kc5 43. f4 Kb5 44. f5 Kc5 45. Ke3 Kd5 46. Kf4 Kd6 47. Ke4 h6 48. Kd4 Ke7 49 Ke5 Kf7 50. g5 hxg5 51. hxg5 Ke7 52. f6+ gxf6+ 53. gxf6+ Kd7 54. Kd5 {Black resigns} 1-0

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Date 7/14/98: Round 4; White: Shearwood McClelland, 2261; Black: Dmity Zilberstein, 2408; Result 0-1; ECO B06; NIC KF.05; Robatsch defense: two knights, Suttles variation: 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d6 5. h3 Nf6 6. a4 O-O 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. Be3 e5 9 dxe5 dxe5 10. Qd6 Re8 11. a5 Bf8 12. Qd3 Nc5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Nxe5 Re8 15. Bxc5 Bxc5 16. Nd3 Bd4 17. f3 Nh5 18. g4 Ng3 19 Rh2 h5 20. Kd2 h4 21. Bf1 Rd8 22. Ke1 f5 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Ne2 Re8 25. Kd2 Be3+ 26. Kc3 c5 27. Nxg3 hxg3 28. Rg2 f4 29 Ra4 Bd7 30. Rxf4 Bxf4 31. Nxf4 Re3+ 32. Kd2 Rxf3 33. Bc4+ Kh7 34. Nh5 Rd8 35. Bd3+ Kh8 36. Nxg3 Bc6 37. Rg1 c4 38. g5 cxd3 39 g6 Rf2+ 40. Kc3 Rxc2+ 41. Kb3 Bd5+ 42. Ka3 Kg7 43. Nf5+ Kf6 44. Ne3 Be4 45. Nxc2 dxc2 46. g7 Bh7 47. a6 bxa6 48. g8=Q Bxg8 49 Rc1 Bh7 {White resigns} 0-1

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Date 7/14/98: Round 4; White: Michael Mulyar, 2463; Black: Gregory Shahade, 2399; Result 1/2-1/2; ECO A05; NIC QP.11; Reti: King's Indian attack, Yugoslav variation: 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d4 Nbd7 6. b3 e6 7. Bb2 Bxf3 8. exf3 Be7 9 Nd2 O-O 10. f4 Rc8 11. c4 dxc4 12. Nxc4 Nd5 13. Qe2 Re8 14. Ne5 a5 15. Bh3 Nxe5 16. dxe5 g6 17. Qe4 Qb6 18. Rad1 Bc5 19 Rc1 a4 20. Qc4 Bf8 21. Bg2 axb3 22. axb3 Ra8 23. f5 gxf5 24. g4 Bh6 25. gxf5 Bxc1 26. Qxc1 Kh8 27. Bxd5 cxd5 28. Qh6 Rg8+ 29 Kh1 Rg7 30. Qf6 Rg8 31. Rg1 d4 32. Rg3 d3 33. Bc3 Qc6+ 34. f3 Qxc3 35. Rxg7 Rxg7 36. Qd8+ Rg8 {Game drawn by mutual agreement} 1/2-1/2

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Date 7/14/98: Round 4; White: Igor Shliperman, 2524; Black: Gregory Braylovsky, 2340; Result 1-0; ECO B30; NIC SI.31; Sicilian: Nimzovich-Rossolimo attack (without ...d6): 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. O-O e5 6. c3 Bg4 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bxf3 9 gxf3 exd4 10. Qxd4 Qf6 11. Qxf6 Nxf6 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Rc1 Kd7 14. Rd1 Nh5 15. Be3 Bf6 16. Nd2 Rhd8 17. Nc4 Ke6 18. Rac1 d5 19 Na5 dxe4 20. Rxc6+ Ke7 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. fxe4 Bxb2 23. Rc7+ Rd7 24. Nc6+ Kd6 25. Rxd7+ Kxd7 26. Nxa7 Nf6 27. f3 Ba3 28. Nb5 Bb4 29 Kf2 Ne8 30. Ke2 g6 31. Kd3 h5 32. Kc4 Be1 33. Bd4 g5 34. h3 Ke6 35. Bb2 Bf2 36. a4 f5 37. exf5+ Kxf5 38. a5 Kf4 39 a6 Ba7 40. Kd5 Kxf3 41. Bd4 g4 42. hxg4 h4 43. Bxa7 Nf6+ 44. Ke6 {Black resigns} 1-0 View this game with diagrams here.

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Round #5

 Date 7/15/1998; Round 5; White: Dean Ippolito, 2478; Black: Igor Shliperman, 2524; Result 1/2-1/2; ECO A56; NIC OI.05; Czech Benoni defense: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Be7 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nge2 a6 8. h3 h5 9 Be3 h4 10. Qd2 Ng8 11. a3 {Game drawn by mutual agreement} 1/2-1/2 Links: Main Page, Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Round 4,
Round 6, Round 7,
Round 8, Round 9, Playoffs, Crosstable, Players

Date 7/15/98: Round 5; White Eugene Perelshteyn, 2468; Black Michael Mulyar, 2463; Result 1/2-1/2; ECO B03; NIC AL.08; Alekhine's defense: exchange variation: 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Rc1 O-O 9 b3 Bf5 10. d5 e5 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. Nb5 d5 14. c5 Nd7 15. Be2 Nde5 16. O-O a6 17. Nbd4 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Qf6 19 Nxc6 bxc6 20. Qd2 a5 21. Rfd1 Rfb8 22. Bg5 Qb2 23. Rc2 Qa3 24. Qe1 Bf5 25. Bc1 Qb4 26. Bd2 Qb7 27. Rc3 Bxc3 28. Bxc3 Re8 29 Qd2 Qe7 30. Qd4 f6 31. g4 Be4 32. Re1 Qf7 33. Bd1 Bb1 34. Rxe8+ Rxe8 35. a4 Re4 36. Qd2 d4 37. Bxa5 Qd7 38. h3 g5 39 Bb4 Kg7 40. a5 h5 41. f3 Re3 42. Qf2 hxg4 43. hxg4 Qe7 44. Kg2 Rd3 45. Qf1 Qb7 46. Qe2 Re3 47. Qc4 Qd7 48. Bd2 Bd3 49 Qb4 Re7 50. Kf2 Qc7 51. f4 Qd7 52. Qb8 Re8 53. Qd6 Rd8 54. Qxd7+ Rxd7 55. fxg5 fxg5 56. Bxg5 Rf7+ 57. Kg3 Rf1 58. Bf3 Bb5 59 Bf4 d3 60. a6 Kf7 61. a7 Ra1 62. Bb8 d2 63. Bf4 Rxa7 64. Bxd2 Ra3 65. Bd1 Bc4 66. Bb4 Ra1 67. bxc4 Rxd1 68. Ba5 Rd4 69 Bc7 Kg6 70. Bd6 Rxc4 71. Kf3 Rd4 72. Kg3 Ra4 73. Kf3 Ra3+ 74. Kf4 Ra4+ 75. Ke5 Rxg4 76. Ke6 Ra4 77. Kd7 Ra6 78. Kc7 {Game drawn by mutual agreement} 1/2-1/2 Links: Main Page, Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Round 4,
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Round 8, Round 9, Playoffs, Crosstable, Players

Date 7/15/98; Round 5; White: Gregory Shahade, 2399; Black: Shearwood McClelland, 2261; Result 1-0; ECO E97; NIC KI.15; King's Indian: orthodox, Aronin-Taimanov variation (Yugoslav attack / Mar del Plata variation): 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. Nf3 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9 Nh4 Ne8 10. g3 Bh3 11. Re1 c6 12. Bg4 Bxg4 13. Qxg4 f5 14. Qe2 cxd5 15. cxd5 Kh8 16. Rd1 Nf6 17. Nf3 h6 18. b3 Qc8 19 Bb2 f4 20. Nb5 fxg3 21. hxg3 Qg4 22. Re1 Nfxd5 23. Nd2 Nf6 24. Qxg4 Nxg4 25. f3 Nf6 26. Nxd6 Nh5 27. Kg2 Rad8 28. N2c4 Nc6 29 Nxb7 Rd3 30. Re3 Rxe3 31. Nxe3 Nd4 32. Bxd4 exd4 33. Nc4 g5 34. e5 Kh7 35. Nbd6 Rd8 36. Rd1 Bf8 37. Rxd4 Ng7 38. Nf5 Rxd4 39 Nxd4 Bc5 40. Ne2 Ne6 41. f4 gxf4 42. gxf4 Kg6 43. Kf3 h5 44. Ke4 Ng7 45. f5+ Nxf5 46. Nf4+ Kg5 47. Ne6+ Kg4 48. Nxc5 Ne7 49 Ne3+ Kg5 50. Ne6+ Kg6 51. Nf4+ Kg5 52. Ned5 Nc6 53. e6 {Black resigns} 1-0 Links: Main Page, Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Round 4,
Round 6, Round 7,
Round 8, Round 9, Playoffs, Crosstable, Players

Date 7/15/98: Round 5; White: John Viloria, 2350; Black: Donny Ariel, 2414; Result 1-0; ECO E21; NIC NI.28; Nimzo-Indian: three knights variation: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 d6 8. Qc2 Nc6 9 e4 e5 10. Bd3 Qc7 11. d5 Ne7 12. Nh4 O-O 13. O-O Nh5 14. g3 Bh3 15. Rfe1 g6 16. Bh6 Ng7 17. Bf1 Bxf1 18. Rxf1 Kh8 19 Rae1 Ng8 20. Bc1 Qe7 21. Ng2 Qd7 22. f4 f6 23. f5 Rab8 24. g4 g5 25. h4 h6 26. Rf3 Ne8 27. Rh3 Kg7 28. Kf2 b5 29 Reh1 Kf7 30. hxg5 fxg5 31. Rxh6 Nxh6 32. Rxh6 Nf6 33. Kg3 Rg8 34. Ne1 Rg7 35. cxb5 Qxb5 36. Nf3 Rbg8 37. Rxf6+ Kxf6 38. Qh2 Ke7 39 Qh6 Kd7 40. Qe6+ Kc7 41. f6 Qf1 42. fxg7 Rxg7 43. Bxg5 Rh7 44. Bh4 Rd7 45. g5 Qd3 46. Qf5 Qxc3 47. g6 Qc1 48. Qf8 c4 49 Bg5 {Black resigns} 1-0 Links: Main Page, Round 1, Round 2, Round 3, Round 4,
Round 6, Round 7,
Round 8, Round 9, Playoffs, Crosstable, Players

Date 7/15/98: Round 5; White: Dmitry Zilberstein, 2408; Black Gregory Braylovsky, 2340; Result 1-0; ECO D70; NIC QP.06; Neo-Grunfeld defense: 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. h3 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be3 Nc6 9 Bb5 Na5 10. Qe2 c6 11. Bd3 Be6 12. Rd1 h6 13. Ne5 Qd6 14. f4 Qb4 15. a3 Qb3 16. f5 gxf5 17. exf5 Bc4 18. Qg4 h5 19 Qxh5 f6 20. Bh6 Bxh6 21. Qxh6 fxe5 22. f6 Rxf6 23. Qg5+ Kf8 24. dxe5 Rf7 25. Qh6+ Kg8 26. Rf1 Rg7 27. Rf4 Bxd3 28. Rxd3 Rxg2 29 Kf1 Qc2 30. Qe6+ Kh8 31. Rh4+ Kg7 32. Qxe7+ Kg8 33. Qe6+ Kg7 {Black resigns} 1-0 Links: Main Page, Round 1, Round 2, <

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