Robatsch (Modern) DefenseB06

Eric Newman (1586)
Robert Armstrong (1814)

2008 Canadian and Quebec Open Chess Tournament (1)
Montreal, 2008


1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Bc4 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nd2 Nxe4 6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Nxe4 Rf8 8. Nf3 Kg8 9. c3 Nd7 10. Qb3+ Kh8 11. Neg5 Qe8 12. Ne6 Qf7 13. Nxf8 Qxf8 14. Ng5 h6 15. Ne6 Qf5 16. O-O c5 17. Nxg7 Kxg7 18. Bd2 Nf6 19. Rae1 e6 20. dxc5 Qxc5+ 21. Be3 Qf5 22. Bd4 b6 23. Qa3 Qd5 24. Rd1 Qb5 25. Bxf6+ Kxf6 26. Qxd6 Ba6 27. Rfe1 Qf5 28. Re5 Qg4 29. h3 Qh4 30. Qxe6+ Kg7 31. Rd7+ Kh8 1-0


Beefeater DefenseA40

Marlou Agcaoli (1869)
Eric Newman (1586)

2008 Canadian and Quebec Open Chess Tournament (2)
Montreal, 2008


1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Qa5 6. Bd2 f5 7. f3 Nf6 8. Qc2 d6 9. e4 fxe4 10. fxe4 Nbd7 11. Nf3 Qc7 12. Bd3 Ng4 13. O-O Nge5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bf4 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Bd7 17. Rae1 O-O-O 18. Bg5 Rde8 19. Rf7 Qd8 20. Qe3 b5 21. cxb5 Bxb5 22. Rb1 Bc4 23. Qh3+ Kc7 24. Qe6 Qd7 25. Rb7+ 1-0


SicilianB23

Eric Newman (1586)
Kiran Ramaswamy IM (1823)

2008 Canadian and Quebec Open Chess Tournament (3)
Montreal, 2008


1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. Bc4 Bg7 4. f4 Nc6 5. a3 a6 6. Nf3 d6 7. O-O Nf6 8. d3 Bg4 9. Ne2 O-O 10. Qe1 b5 11. Ba2 a5 12. f5 Nd7 13. fxg6 hxg6 14. Ng5 Nce5 15. Qh4 Bh5 16. h3 Nf6 17. g4 Nfxg4 18. hxg4 Nxg4 19. Ng3 Bd4+ 20. Kg2 Ne3+ 21. Bxe3 Bxe3 22. Nxh5 gxh5 23. Qxh5 1-0


Two Knights DefenseC55

Brian Mckay (1815)
Pierre Lambert (1580)

2008 Canadian and Quebec Open Chess Tournament (1)
Montreal, 2008


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Nc3 d6 6. a3 O-O 7. h3 a6 8. Bd2 b5 9. Ba2 Bd7 10. Ng5 h6 11. Nf3 Re8 12. Nh2 Bf8 13. Ng4 Nd4 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Ba5 Ra7 17. c3 Nc6 18. Bxc7 Rxc7 19. Nxc7 Qxc7 20. Rc1 Qb6 21. g4 Be6 22. Bb1 Be7 23. h4 d5 24. Qf3 d4 25. Ke2 Qd8 26. g5 hxg5 27. hxg5 Bxg5 28. Rcg1 Qf6 29. Qh5 Bf4 30. Qh8# 1-0


Robatsch (Modern) DefenseB06

Mattieu Libersan (1935)
Brian McKay (1809)

2008 Canadian and Quebec Open Chess Tournament (2)
Montreal, 2008


1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Qe2 O-O 6. e5 dxe5 7. dxe5 Ng4 8. e6 f5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O Nd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Rd1 Qe5 13. Qxe5 Nxe5 14. Bb3 c6 15. Be3 b5 16. Bc5 Bf6 17. Nxb5 cxb5 18. Bd5 Ba6 19. Bxa8 Rxa8 20. f4 Nc6 21. Rd7 Bc8 22. Rc7 Bd4+ 23. Bxd4 Nxd4 24. Rxe7 Nxe6 25. Rd1 Kf8 26. Rxh7 Kg8 27. Rh3 a5 28. Rd6 Ra6 29. Rhd3 Rxd6 30. Rxd6 Kf7 31. g3 Ke7 32. Rd5 Nc7 33. Re5+ Kd6 34. Kf2 Bd7 35. c3 Ne6 36. b4 a4 37. Ke3 Nc7 38. a3 Nd5+ 39. Kd4 Nb6 40. Rc5 Bc6 41. h3 Nd7 42. Re5 Nxe5 43. fxe5+ Ke6 44. Kc5 Bd7 45. Kd4 g5 46. c4 bxc4 47. Kxc4 Kxe5 48. h4 gxh4 49. gxh4 f4 50. Kd3 Bb5+ 51. Kd2 Kf5 52. Ke1 Kg4 53. Kf2 Kxh4 54. Kf3 Kg5 55. Kf2 Kg4 56. Kg2 f3+ 57. Kf2 Kf4 58. Kg1 Kg3 0-1


Pirc-RobatschB06

Omaray M. Shah (1904)
Brian McKay (1809)

2008 Canadian and Quebec Open Chess Tournament (3)
Montreal, 2008


1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 Nf6 5. f3 O-O 6. Qd2 e6 7. O-O-O Re8 8. g4 a6 9. h4 h5 10. Bg5 hxg4 11. h5 b5 12. hxg6 fxg6 13. Qh2 Kf7 14. e5 Bb7 15. Be2 Nbd7 16. Qg2 Rh8 17. Rxh8 Qxh8 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. fxe4 Bxd4 21. Rf1+ Ke8 22. Qxg4 Bxb2+ 23. Kb1 Kd7 24. Rf7+ Kc6 25. Qxe6 Qc3 26. Bf6 Qe1+ 27. Kxb2 Bc8 28. Qd5+ Kb6 29. Bd4+ c5 30. Qxd6+ Ka5 31. Bc3+ Ka4 32. Qxc5 Qxc3+ 33. Kxc3 Ka5 34. Rf6 Rb8 35. Qb4# 1-0


Hungarian DefenseC50

Brian McKay (1809)
Eric Newman (1586)

2008 Canadian and Quebec Open Chess Tournament (4)
Montreal, 2008


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. a3 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. d3 d6 7. h3 Nd4 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. Ne2 c5 10. Ba2 b5 11. Bf4 Be6 12. Ng3 a5 13. Bg5 Qd7 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. O-O h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qg4 Rad8 18. f4 c4 19. Rf3 e5 20. Nf5 Kh7 21. Raf1 g6 22. Ng3 Qxg4 23. hxg4 exf4 24. Rxf4 Kg7 25. R4f3 Bg5 26. Ne2 Be3+ 27. Kh2 cxd3 28. cxd3 Rxf3 29. gxf3 Rc8 30. Kg3 Rc2 31. Nf4 Rxb2 32. Nd5 b4 33. axb4 axb4 34. Ra1 Bf2+ 35. Kh3 b3 36. Ra7+ Kf8 37. Ra8+ Kf7 38. Ra7+ Ke8 39. Ra8+ Kd7 40. Ra7+ Kc6 41. Rc7+ Kb5 42. Rb7+ Ka4 43. Ra7+ Kb5 44. Rb7+ Ka4 45. Ra7+ Kb5 1/2-1/2


DutchA85

Chris White (1646)
Cedric Lepine (1608)

2008 Canadian and Quebec Open Chess Tournament (4)
Montreal, 2008


1. d4 f5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 d6 7. Qd3 Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bg2 Qc7 10. Nb5 Qd7 11. Nd4 Bb7 12. O-O d5 13. Qe3 Kf7 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Nf3 Bd6 16. b3 h6 17. Ne5+ Bxe5 18. Qxe5 Rhc8 19. Bb2 Kg8 20. Rac1 Ba6 21. Bf3 Ne4 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Rc1 Rxc1+ 24. Bxc1 Qd6 25. Qxd6 Nxd6 26. Ba3 Nb5 27. Bc5 Nc3 28. Bxa7 Bxe2 29. Bxe2 Nxe2+ 30. Kf1 Nc1 31. b4 Nxa2 32. b5 Nb4 33. b6 Nc6 34. b7 Kf7 35. b8=Q Nxb8 36. Bxb8 Kf6 37. f4 g5 38. Ke2 gxf4 39. gxf4 Kg6 40. Kd3 Kh5 41. Kd4 Kg4 42. Ke5 h5 43. Ba7 h4 44. Bf2 h3 45. Bg3 Kf3 46. Kd4 Ke2 47. Ke5 Ke3 48. Kxe6 d4 49. Be1 d3 50. Kxf5 Kf3 51. Bd2 Kg2 52. Ke4 Kxh2 53. Kf3 Kh1 54. f5 h2 55. Bf4 1-0


SicilianB23

Eric Newman (1580)
Rene Carrier (1817)

2008 Canadian and Quebec Open Chess Tournament (5)
Montreal, 2008


1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 e6 5. a3 Be7 6. f4 O-O 7. Ba2 d5 8. e5 Ne8 9. Nf3 a6 10. O-O b5 11. f5 d4 12. fxe6 Bxe6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Ne4 h6 15. Qe1 Nc6 16. Qg3 Kh8 17. Bxh6 gxh6 18. Qg6 Ng7 19. Qxh6+ Kg8 20. Nfg5 1-0


King's IndianE91

Mathieu Poulin (1612)
Brian McKay (1809)

2008 Canadian and Quebec Open Chess Tournament (5)
Montreal , 2008


1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. Re1 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Qb6 10. Nb3 Ne5 11. Be3 Qd8 12. f3 b6 13. Rc1 Ba6 14. Nd2 Rc8 15. b3 Nc6 16. Ndb1 Nh5 17. Bf1 Bb7 18. Qd2 Re8 19. Bf2 Be5 20. Ne2 e6 21. Nbc3 g5 22. Rcd1 Qf6 23. Be3 h6 24. Nd4 Kh7 25. Nce2 Rg8 26. Nxc6 Bxc6 27. Nd4 g4 28. Nxc6 Bxh2+ 29. Kf2 Bg3+ 30. Ke2 gxf3+ 31. gxf3 Rxc6 32. Bf2 Nf4+ 33. Ke3 Ng2+ 34. Kd3 Nxe1+ 35. Bxe1 Qxf3+ 36. Kc2 b5 37. Bd3 Be5 38. Be2 Qg2 39. Qd3 bxc4 40. bxc4 Rb6 41. Bc3 Rg3 42. Rd2 Rxd3 43. Bxd3 Qg3 44. a4 Qe1 45. Bxe5 dxe5 46. Rd1 Qf2+ 47. Rd2 Rb2+ 48. Kxb2 Qxd2+ 49. Bc2 h5 50. Kb3 h4 51. c5 h3 52. c6 Qa5 53. c7 Qxc7 54. Bd1 Qb6+ 55. Kc4 Qd4+ 56. Kb5 Qxd1 57. a5 h2 58. Ka6 h1=Q 59. Kxa7 Qhg1+ 60. Kb7 Qd7+ 61. Ka8 Qga7# 0-1


Bishops DefenseB00

Alex Ferreira (1958)
Eric Newman (1586)

2008 Canadian and Quebec Open Chess Tournament (6)
Montreal, 2008


1. e4 e6 2. d4 b6 3. Nf3 3. Nc3 3... Bb7 4. Nbd2 c5 5. Bd3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Nxc6 Bxc6 8. O-O Nf6 9. Re1 Qc7 10. c4 Bc5 11. e5 O-O-O 12. exf6 Bxf2+ 13. Kxf2 Qxh2 14. Nf3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 d5 16. cxd5 Rxd5 17. Bf4 Qh4+ 18. Bg3 Qxf6 19. Ba6+ Kd7 20. Rad1 1-0


FrenchC01

Brian McKay (1809)
Mocktar Adamou-Ndiaye (1945)

2008 Canadian and Quebec Open Chess Tournament (6)
Montreal, 2008


1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 h6 5. h3 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne5 Nbd7 9. f4 Ne4 10. Nd2 f5 11. Ndf3 Ndf6 12. Ng6 Re8 13. Nfe5 Ng3 14. Rf3 Nfe4 15. Qe1 Nh5 16. g4 Nhf6 17. g5 Nh7 18. h4 Bxe5 19. Nxe5 Re6 20. Qe2 Bd7 21. Qg2 Be8 22. gxh6 Rxh6 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Rg3 Qf6 25. Bd2 Rxh4 26. c4 Rd8 27. d5 Nf8 28. Bc3 Qb6+ 29. Kf1 Rxf4+ 30. Ke1 g6 31. Qh2 Rd7 32. Nxd7 Bxd7 33. Qh8+ Kf7 34. Qg7+ Ke8 35. Qe5+ Ne6 36. dxe6 Qf2+ 37. Kd1 Qf1+ 38. Be1 Bc6 39. Qh8+ Ke7 40. Qg7+ Kd6 41. Qd4+ Ke7 42. Rc1 Rf3 43. Kc2 Qd3+ 44. Qxd3 exd3+ 45. Kd2 Rxg3 46. Bxg3 Be4 47. Bxc7 Kxe6 48. Rg1 Kf6 49. Ke3 a6 50. b4 Kf7 51. c5 Kf6 52. a3 Kf7 53. Kf4 Ke6 54. Rxg6+ Kd5 55. Ke3 Kc4 56. Rg1 Kc3 57. Be5+ Kc2 58. Ra1 Bd5 59. Kd4 Bb3 60. Rg1 d2 61. Rg2 Kb2 62. Rxd2+ Kxa3 63. Kc3 Be6 64. Rd6 Bc8 65. Rd8 Be6 66. Rd6 Bc8 67. Bf4 Ka4 68. Kc4 Ka3 69. Bd2 Kb2 70. Kd5 f4 71. Rf6 Kc2 72. Bxf4 Kc3 73. Rb6 Bh3 74. Bg3 Bg2+ 75. Kd6 Kc4 76. Be1 Bf3 77. Kc7 a5 78. bxa5 Kxc5 79. Rxb7 Bxb7 80. Kxb7 1-0


Pirc-RobatschB06

Louis Morin (1907)
Brian McKay (1809)

2008 Canadian and Quebec Open Chess Tournament (7)
Montreal, 2008


1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Be3 Bg7 4. c3 Nf6 5. f3 a6 6. Na3 b5 7. Nc2 Bb7 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 c5 11. Ne2 Qa5 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Nc1 Rac8 14. a4 Qb6 15. a5 Qc7 16. d5 c4 17. Be2 e6 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. O-O Nc5 20. Qe3 e5 21. Nb4 Na4 22. Rxa4 bxa4 23. Qa7 Ra8 24. Qb6 Qxb6+ 25. axb6 Rac8 26. Rd1 Rfd8 27. Nd5 Nxd5 28. exd5 Rc5 29. Na2 Kg7 30. f4 exf4 31. Rd4 Rxd5 32. Rxc4 Rc5 33. Rxa4 Rg5 34. Bxa6 Bxa6 35. Rxa6 Rb5 36. b4 d5 37. Nc1 Rb8 38. Ne2 g5 39. g3 fxg3 40. hxg3 R8xb6 41. Ra7+ Rb7 42. Ra6 R5b6 43. Ra5 Rd7 44. Rc5 Kf6 45. Kf2 Ra6 46. Ke3 Re6+ 47. Kd3 h5 48. Nd4 Rb6 49. b5 h4 50. gxh4 gxh4 51. Nf3 h3 52. Kd4 Kf5 53. Ne5 Rdb7 54. Rxd5 Rxb5 55. Nf3+ Rxd5+ 56. Kxd5 Kf4 57. Nh2 Rb2 58. Nf1 Rf2 0-1


SicilianB23

Brian McKay (1809)
Marlou Agcaoli (1869)

2008 Canadian and Quebec Open Chess Tournament (8)
Montreal, 2008


1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 g6 4. f4 d6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. O-O e6 7. a3 Nge7 8. Ba2 O-O 9. d3 a6 10. Ne2 d5 11. Qe1 b6 12. Qh4 Bb7 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nf3 dxe4 15. dxe4 Nd4 16. Nexd4 cxd4 17. f5 gxf5 18. Bxh6 Ng6 19. Qh5 d3 20. exf5 Bxf3 21. fxg6 Bxh5 22. gxf7+ Bxf7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 0-1


EnglishA26

Alex Danilov (1907)
Brian McKay (1809)

2008 Canadian and Quebec Open Chess Tournament (9)
Montreal, 2008


1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. e3 d6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Nge2 Ne5 7. d4 Ned7 8. O-O O-O 9. Qc2 e5 10. b3 Nh5 11. Bb2 f5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Rad1 c6 14. b4 Qg5 15. b5 e4 16. Nd4 Ne5 17. Nce2 c5 18. Nb3 b6 19. Nf4 Qh6 20. Rd5 Nf3+ 21. Bxf3 exf3 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qc3+ Kg8 24. Nd2 Bb7 25. Nxf3 Nxf4 26. exf4 Bxd5 27. cxd5 Qg7 28. Ne5 Rad8 29. Rd1 Rd6 30. Qf3 g5 31. Nc4 Rdd8 32. d6 g4 33. Qb3 Qf7 34. Ne5 Qxb3 35. axb3 Rf6 36. d7 Kf8 37. Nc6 1-0