[Event "2007 Under 1400 Active Chess Cup"]
[Site "Final - 30 sec/move"]
[Date "2008.03.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Saitek Mephisto Micro Travel, LV 50."]
[Black "Excalibur New York Times, LV 16."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "1200"]
[BlackElo "1300"]
[Annotator "Mind,Spacious"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. Nf3 {Excalibur New York Times out of book} d5 2. c4 Nc6 {
Saitek Mephisto Micro Travel out of book} 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qa5 5. e4 e5 6.
Bb5 Bd7 7. O-O O-O-O 8. Bc4 Be8 9. d4 exd4 10. Ne2 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. f3 Bc5
13. Kh1 g5 14. Qc2 Nf6 15. Re1 Bd6 16. g3 g4 17. Bf4 Qc5 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. e5
Qxe5 20. Nf4 Qa5 21. fxg4 Nxg4 22. Ng2 Rd6 23. Bd3 h5 24. Re7 Rf8 25. a3 Bd7
26. Be4 Qg5 27. Rc1 Nf2+ 28. Kg1 Nh3+ 29. Kh1 c6 30. Rxd7 Nf2+ 31. Kg1 Nh3+ 32.
Kh1 Rxd7 33. Rf1 h4 34. Bf5 hxg3 35. Bxh3 f5 36. Rxf5 Rxf5 37. Bxf5 Qh5 38. h4
Kd8 39. Bxd7 Kxd7 40. Qb3 Qb5 41. Qf7+ Kd6 42. Qg6+ Ke5 43. Qxg3+ Ke6 44. Qg6+
Ke5 45. Qh5+ Ke4 46. Qxb5 cxb5 47. Kg1 d3 48. Kf2 d2 49. Ke2 d1=Q+ 50. Kxd1 Kf3
51. h5 Kxg2 52. h6 b6 53. h7 Kf3 54. h8=Q Ke4 55. Qa8+ Kd4 56. Qxa7 Kc5 57.
Qc7+ Kd5 58. Qxb6 Ke4 59. Qxb5 Kd4 60. a4 Ke4 61. a5 Kd4 62. a6 Ke4 63. a7 Kd4
64. a8=Q Ke3 65. Qe5+ Kd3 66. Qad5# 1-0

[Event "2007 Under 1400 Active Chess Cup"]
[Site "Final - 30 sec/move"]
[Date "2008.03.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Excalibur New York Times, LV 16."]
[Black "Saitek Mephisto Micro Travel, LV 50."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "1300"]
[BlackElo "1200"]
[Annotator "Mind,Spacious"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O {Excalibur New York Times out of book}
5. Bd2 {Saitek Mephisto Micro Travel out of book} d5 6. Bd3 b6 7. Nf3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. a3 Ba5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Ne2 Bb7 13. Bxa5 Nxa5 14. Bb5
Bxf3 15. gxf3 Qb6 16. Ba4 Nc4 17. b3 Nb2 18. Qd2 Nxa4 19. bxa4 Rfd8 20. Qc2 Qc6
21. f4 c4 22. Nd4 Qc7 23. Rfc1 Rac8 24. f5 e5 25. Nb5 Qc5 26. Qb1 Rd2 27. Rc2
Rxc2 28. Qxc2 c3 29. Rc1 Nd5 30. e4 Nf6 31. Nxc3 Nxe4 32. Qxe4 Qxa3 33. Qe3 Rc4
34. Rb1 Rc8 35. Ne2 Qxa4 36. Qxe5 Qe8 37. Qxe8+ Rxe8 38. Kf1 a5 39. Rb6 h6 40.
f6 a4 41. Nc3 Ra8 42. fxg7 a3 43. Rxh6 Kxg7 44. Rh4 a2 45. Nxa2 Rxa2 46. Kg2
Rc2 47. Rg4+ Kf8 48. Kg3 f5 49. Rg5 f4+ 50. Kf3 Kf7 51. Rf5+ Ke6 52. Rxf4 Kd7
53. Ke3 Kc8 54. Rf6 Ra2 55. Rc6+ Kb7 56. Rf6 Kc8 57. Kd4 Ra4+ 58. Kd5 Ra5+ 59.
Kd4 Ra4+ 60. Ke5 Rh4 61. Rc6+ Kb7 62. Rf6 Kc8 63. Kd6 Rxh2 64. Rf8+ Kb7 65. Rf6
Kc8 66. Kd5 Rh5+ 67. Kd6 Rh2 {
Saitek Mephisto Micro Travel claims draw by repetition} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2007 Under 1400 Active Chess Cup"]
[Site "Final - 30 sec/move"]
[Date "2008.03.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Saitek Mephisto Micro Travel, LV 50."]
[Black "Excalibur New York Times, LV 16."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "1200"]
[BlackElo "1300"]
[Annotator "Mind,Spacious"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 {Excalibur New York Times out of book} d5 {
Saitek Mephisto Micro Travel out of book} 3. e3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. Bb5 Qd6 6.
Nh4 Bd7 7. Nf3 O-O-O 8. O-O a6 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. Ne5 Qe6 11. Qd3 Ng4 12. Nxc6
Qxc6 13. Qf5+ Qe6 14. Qxe6+ fxe6 15. Ne2 Kd7 16. Nf4 g5 17. Nd3 Kd6 18. Nc5 Rb8
19. b3 a5 20. Ba3 Kc6 21. Nxe6 Rg8 22. Nxf8 Rbxf8 23. h3 Nf6 24. Bxe7 Rf7 25.
Ba3 b5 26. Rac1 b4 27. Bb2 Ne4 28. c3 Kd6 29. cxb4 axb4 30. a3 Rb8 31. f4 Nd2
32. Rf2 Nxb3 33. Rb1 gxf4 34. axb4 Ra8 35. exf4 Raf8 36. Bc3 Rxf4 37. Rxf4 Rxf4
38. Rxb3 h5 39. Ba1 h4 40. g4 Rf8 41. Re3 Rb8 42. Rb3 Rf8 43. Kg2 Ra8 44. Bb2
Rf8 45. g5 Rf5 46. Bc1 Rf7 47. Rc3 Kd7 48. Rf3 Re7 49. g6 Re6 50. Rf7+ Ke8 51.
Rg7 Re4 52. Rxc7 Re2+ 53. Kf3 Rh2 54. Rc8+ Kd7 55. g7 Rxh3+ 56. Kf4 Rg3 57.
g8=Q Rxg8 58. Rxg8 Kc6 59. Kg4 Kb5 60. Rb8+ Kc4 61. b5 h3 62. Kxh3 Kxd4 63.
Bb2+ Kd3 64. b6 Kc4 65. Rc8+ Kb3 66. b7 Kxb2 67. b8=Q+ Ka3 68. Rc7 Ka4 69. Ra7#
1-0

[Event "2007 Under 1400 Active Chess Cup"]
[Site "Final - 30 sec/move"]
[Date "2008.03.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Excalibur New York Times, LV 16."]
[Black "Saitek Mephisto Micro Travel, LV 50."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "1300"]
[BlackElo "1200"]
[Annotator "Mind,Spacious"]
[PlyCount "198"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e5 {Excalibur New York Times out of book}
5. dxe5 Qxd1+ 6. Kxd1 {Saitek Mephisto Micro Travel out of book} Ne4 7. Ke2 Bf5
8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Nbd2 Nxd2 10. Bxd2 Be7 11. Bd5 O-O 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Nd4 Be4 14.
f3 Bd5 15. e4 Bc4+ 16. Ke3 Bc5 17. Rhc1 Bxd4+ 18. Kxd4 Rfd8+ 19. Kxc4 Rxd2 20.
Kc5 Rxg2 21. b3 Rd8 22. h4 Re2 23. Kxc6 Rdd2 24. Kxc7 h6 25. Kb7 Rxa2 26. Rxa2
Rxa2 27. Rc8+ Kh7 28. Ra8 Rb2 29. b4 a5 30. Rxa5 Rxb4+ 31. Kc6 Rb3 32. f4 Rf3
33. Kd6 Rxf4 34. e6 fxe6 35. Ke5 Rxh4 36. Ra6 h5 37. Rxe6 g5 38. Re7+ Kh8 39.
Re8+ Kg7 40. Re7+ Kg8 41. Kf6 g4 42. Kg6 Kf8 43. Rf7+ Ke8 44. Kf6 g3 45. Re7+
Kd8 46. Rg7 Rg4 47. Rxg4 hxg4 48. Kg5 g2 49. Kxg4 g1=Q+ 50. Kf5 Qf2+ 51. Ke6
Kc8 52. Kd5 Qe2 53. Ke5 Kb8 54. Kd5 Qb5+ 55. Kd4 Qa6 56. Kd5 Qd3+ 57. Ke5 Qb5+
58. Kd4 Qb4+ 59. Kd5 Ka8 60. e5 Qb3+ 61. Kd6 Qd1+ 62. Kc5 Qh5 63. Kd4 Qf7 64.
Kc5 Qe7+ 65. Kd5 Kb8 66. e6 Qd8+ 67. Kc6 Qf6 68. Kd7 Qd4+ 69. Ke8 Qg4 70. Kd7
Qf5 71. Kd8 Qf6+ 72. Kd7 Qg7+ 73. e7 Ka8 74. Ke6 Qg6+ 75. Ke5 Qg5+ 76. Ke6 Qh5
77. Kd7 Qf7 78. Kd8 Kb7 79. Kd7 Kb8 80. Kd6 Kc8 81. e8=Q+ Qxe8 82. Kc5 Qh5+ 83.
Kd4 Kb8 84. Ke4 Qg6+ 85. Ke5 Ka8 86. Kd5 Ka7 87. Ke5 Kb7 88. Kd5 Ka8 89. Ke5
Kb8 90. Kd5 Qf5+ 91. Kc6 Qe6+ 92. Kc5 Kc7 93. Kd4 Kb8 94. Kc5 Kb7 95. Kd4 Ka8
96. Kc5 Qe7+ 97. Kd5 Kb7 98. Kc4 Qf6 99. Kd5 Kc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "2007 Under 1400 Active Chess Cup"]
[Site "Final - 30 sec/move"]
[Date "2008.03.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Saitek Mephisto Micro Travel, LV 50."]
[Black "Excalibur New York Times, LV 16."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "1200"]
[BlackElo "1300"]
[Annotator "Mind,Spacious"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. c4 {Excalibur New York Times out of book} d5 {
Saitek Mephisto Micro Travel out of book} 2. cxd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 e5 4. Nc3 Qa5 5.
g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 e4 7. Nh4 Bf5 8. Nxf5 Qxf5 9. Qc2 Nc6 10. Nxe4 g6 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6
12. O-O O-O-O 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. Qxc6 bxc6 15. Re1 Bb4 16. Rd1 Kd7 17. d4 Ke6
18. Bg5 Rd5 19. Bh4 g5 20. e4 Rb5 21. a4 Ra5 22. d5+ Kf6 23. e5+ Kxe5 24. Bxg5
cxd5 25. Bf4+ Ke4 26. Bxc7 Ra6 27. b3 Rc6 28. Rac1 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Re8 30. Bd6
Bd2 31. Rc7 Re6 32. Bc5 Rf6 33. Rxa7 d4 34. b4 d3 35. a5 h6 36. a6 Bc1 37. Re7+
Kf5 38. a7 d2 39. Rd7 Ra6 40. b5 Ra5 41. Rd8 d1=Q+ 42. Rxd1 Bb2 43. b6 Be5 44.
b7 Rxa7 45. Bxa7 h5 46. g4+ hxg4 47. Rd5 Kf4 48. Rxe5 Kxe5 49. b8=Q+ Kf5 50.
Qc8+ Kf4 51. Be3+ Ke5 52. Qxg4 f5 53. Qf4+ Ke6 54. h4 Kf6 55. h5 Ke6 56. h6 Kf6
57. h7 Ke6 58. Qh6+ Kd5 59. Qg5 Ke5 60. h8=Q+ Kd5 61. Qd4+ Kc6 62. Qb6+ Kd5 63.
Qc5+ Ke6 64. Qgxf5# 1-0

[Event "2007 Under 1400 Active Chess Cup"]
[Site "Final - 30 sec/move"]
[Date "2008.03.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Excalibur New York Times, LV 16."]
[Black "Saitek Mephisto Micro Travel, LV 50."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "1300"]
[BlackElo "1200"]
[Annotator "Mind,Spacious"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 {Excalibur New York Times out of book} 4. c5 {
Saitek Mephisto Micro Travel out of book} b6 5. b4 Nbd7 6. Nc3 Be7 7. c6 Nb8 8.
b5 Bb4 9. Bd2 Qd6 10. e3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Ne4 12. Rc1 Qa3 13. Bd2 Qxa2 14. Ra1 Qb2
15. Rb1 Qa3 16. Ra1 Qd6 17. Bd3 Nxd2 18. Nxd2 a5 19. Qc2 f5 20. O-O O-O 21.
Rfc1 e5 22. Qc3 exd4 23. Qxd4 Kh8 24. Bb1 Re8 25. Bd3 Re6 26. Bxf5 Re8 27. Bd3
Rd8 28. Qh4 h6 29. h3 d4 30. Qe4 Kg8 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Qh8+ Kf7 33. Bc4+ Kg6 34.
Bd3+ Kf7 35. Qh7 dxe3 36. Bc4+ Ke8 37. Qg8+ Qf8 38. Qxf8+ Kxf8 39. Ne4 Rd4 40.
Ng3 exf2+ 41. Kxf2 Rd2+ 42. Kf3 a4 43. Rd1 Rxd1 44. Rxd1 Ke7 45. Re1+ Kf8 46.
Rd1 Ke8 47. Re1+ Kf8 48. Rd1 {
Saitek Mephisto Micro Travel announces draw by repetition.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2007 Under 1400 Active Chess Cup"]
[Site "Final - 30 sec/move"]
[Date "2008.04.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Saitek Mephisto Micro Travel, LV 50."]
[Black "Excalibur New York Times, LV 16."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "1200"]
[BlackElo "1300"]
[Annotator "Mind,Spacious"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 {Excalibur New York Times out of book} Nf6 3. e4 Nxe4 {
Saitek Mephisto Micro Travel out of book} 4. Nxe4 dxe4 5. Bc4 e6 6. Bb5+ c6 7.
Ba4 b5 8. Bb3 Bd6 9. c3 O-O 10. Be3 Nd7 11. Ne2 Qc7 12. h3 Ba6 13. Qb1 b4 14.
Qxe4 Bxe2 15. Bc2 Nf6 16. Qh4 bxc3 17. Kxe2 cxb2 18. Rab1 Rfb8 19. Bg5 h6 20.
Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qxh6 Bf4 22. Qxf6 Rb7 23. Bb3 Bc1 24. Rbxc1 bxc1=Q 25. Rxc1 Qd8
26. Qxd8+ Rxd8 27. h4 Rxd4 28. h5 Rc7 29. Rc5 Kf8 30. Ke3 Rb4 31. Re5 Ke7 32.
f4 Rd7 33. h6 Kd6 34. h7 Rd8 35. Rh5 Rbb8 36. Ra5 Rh8 37. Bc2 Rb2 38. Bd3 Rxg2
39. Rg5 Rxg5 40. fxg5 Ke5 41. g6 fxg6 42. Bxg6 Rb8 43. Bc2 c5 44. Bd3 Kd5 45.
Be4+ Ke5 46. Bd3 Rf8 47. a3 a5 48. Bf1 Rb8 49. Bd3 Kd5 50. Be4+ Ke5 51. Bd3 Rf8
52. Bf1 a4 53. Bd3 Rh8 54. Be4 c4 55. Bc2 c3 56. Ke2 Kd4 57. Kf2 e5 58. Bf5 e4
59. Ke2 Ke5 60. Bg6 Rd8 61. Bf7 c2 62. Bg8 Kd6 63. Kd2 Ke5+ 64. Kxc2 Rc8+ 65.
Kd1 Rd8+ 66. Ke2 Rd2+ 67. Kxd2 e3+ 68. Kxe3 Kf5 69. h8=Q Kg6 70. Bh7+ Kf7 71.
Kf4 Ke6 72. Bc2 Kd5 73. Qa8+ Kd4 74. Qg2 Kc4 75. Bxa4 Kd4 76. Qb2+ Kd5 77. Qe5+
Kc4 78. Ke3 {Saitek Mephisto Micro allows Stalemate!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "2007 Under 1400 Active Chess Cup"]
[Site "Final - 30 sec/move"]
[Date "2008.04.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Excalibur New York Times, LV 16."]
[Black "Saitek Mephisto Micro Travel, LV 50."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "1300"]
[BlackElo "1200"]
[Annotator "Mind,Spacious"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]

1. e4 d5 {Excalibur New York Times out of book} 2. Nc3 {
Saitek Mephisto Micro Travel out of book} d4 3. Nce2 Nc6 4. d3 e5 5. Nf3 Bg4 6.
h3 Bxf3 7. gxf3 Nf6 8. Bd2 Bb4 9. c3 Bc5 10. cxd4 Nxd4 11. Bg2 O-O 12. O-O Qe7
13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. Qb3 c5 15. Be3 Rfd8 16. a3 a6 17. Bd2 b5 18. Rfe1 Rd6 19. Be3
Rad8 20. Red1 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Qd7 22. Qc3 c4 23. Qxe5 cxd3 24. Rd2 Rc6 25. Bf1
Qa7 26. Rxd3 Rxd3 27. Bxd3 Qxe3+ 28. Kg2 Qd2+ 29. Kh1 Rc8 30. Rg1 Qxd3 31. Qxf6
g6 32. h4 Rc4 33. Rg5 Qb1+ 34. Kh2 Qc2+ 35. Kg3 h6 36. Rd5 Rc8 37. Qxa6 Rc5 38.
Rxc5 Qxc5 39. Qf6 Qh5 40. Kf4 Qc5 41. Qd8+ Kh7 42. Qd5 Qc1+ 43. Kg3 Qxb2 44.
Qxf7+ Qg7 45. Qxg7+ Kxg7 46. Kg4 Kf6 47. h5 Kg7 48. e5 Kf7 49. f4 Kg7 50. hxg6
Kxg6 51. f5+ Kf7 52. Kh5 Kg7 53. e6 Kf8 54. f6 b4 55. axb4 Ke8 56. f7+ Ke7 57.
Kg6 h5 58. Kg7 h4 59. f8=Q+ Kxe6 60. Qf6+ Kd7 61. Kf7 h3 62. Qe6+ Kd8 63. Qd6+
Kc8 64. Ke8 Kb7 65. b5 h2 66. Qc6+ Ka7 67. Qc7+ Ka8 68. b6 h1=Q 69. Qa7# 1-0