[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sterin, I."]
[Black "Krasnov, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2260"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 e6 6. f4 d6 7. Nf3 Nd4 
8. O-O Ne7 9. Ne2 Nxf3+ 10. Bxf3 O-O 11. c3 Qb6 12. Kh1 Bd7 13. g4 f5 
14. gxf5 gxf5 15. Ng3 Kh8 16. Nh5 Bh6 17. e5 Ng6 18. Nf6 Rxf6 19. exf6 
Nh4 20. Be3 Nxf3 21. Rxf3 Bc6 22. b4 Qd8 23. Kg1 Qxf6 24. Rg3 cxb4 25. 
d4 bxc3 26. Qb3 c2 27. Rf1 Be4 28. Qb4 Bg7 29. Qxd6 Qf7 30. Bc1 Bf6 
31. Bb2 h5 32. h4 Rg8 33. Rg5 Bxg5 34. fxg5 Bd5 35. Qc5 Qf6 36. Bc1 Be4 
37. Bf4 b6 38. Qc3 Kh7 39. Kh2 Qd8 40. Rg1 Kg6 41. Qb3 Qd7 42. Rg3 Rc8 
43. Rc3 Rxc3 44. Qxc3 Qb5 45. Qe1 Qd3 46. Be3 Qd1 47. Qd2 Qh1+ 48. Kg3 
c1=Q 0-1

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Peters, J."]
[Black "Altounian, L."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2425"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Nf3 b6 
8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bd3 Ba4 10. O-O Ne7 11. Re1 h6 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Bf4 Nd7 
14. h4 Rb8 15. h5 Rb2 16. Bc1 Rb8 17. g3 Qa5 18. Bd2 c4 19. Bf1 Nc6 
20. Nd4 O-O 21. f4 Nc5 22. f5 exf5 23. Nxf5 Ne6 24. Bh3 Kh7 25. Qc1 
Qb6+ 26. Kh1 Qb2 27. Bxh6 Qxc1 28. Bxc1 Bxc2 29. Nd6 Nc5 30. Be3 Nb3 
31. Ra2 Bd3 32. Bg2 Nxe5 33. Bxa7 Rbd8 34. Nb5 f6 35. a4 Nc6 36. Bb6 
Rd7 37. Re6 Nca5 38. Be3 f5 39. Kg1 Be4 40. Rf2 Rff7 41. Nd6 Rfe7 42. 
Rxe7 Rxe7 43. Nxe4 fxe4 44. Rf5 d4 45. cxd4 g6 46. hxg6+ Kxg6 47. Rf4 
c3 48. Bxe4+ Kg7 49. Kf2 Nc4 50. Rg4+ Kf8 51. Bh6+ Ke8 52. Rg8+ Kd7 
53. Bf5+ Kc6 54. Rc8+ Kd5 55. Rd8+ Kc6 56. d5+ Kb7 57. Bf4 Nd4 58. d6 
Re2+ 59. Kg1 Nd2 60. Rh8 N4f3+ 61. Kh1 Re1+ 62. Kg2 Re2+ 63. Kh1 Re1+ 
64. Kg2 Re2+ 65. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Saulespurens, V."]
[Black "Lakdawala, C."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2385"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 
d6 8. Re1 Qe7 9. Ba3 Nb8 10. d4 c5 11. Nxe5 Qc7 12. Nc4 a6 13. Ba4 b5 
14. Nxd6 bxa4 15. Bxc5 Nbd7 16. Ba3 Nb6 17. Qd3 Rd8 18. c4 Ne8 19. Nxe8 
Rxe8 20. c5 Nd7 21. Qg3 Qa5 22. c3 Qb5 23. Qf3 Qc4 24. e5 Rb8 25. c6 
Nb6 26. Rab1 Be6 27. Bd6 Bd5 28. Qe2 Qxc6 29. Bxb8 Rxb8 30. c4 Qxc4 
31. Qxc4 Bxc4 32. Rec1 Bb5 33. Rc5 Rd8 34. Rd1 Kf8 35. d5 Nd7 36. Rc7 
Nxe5 37. d6 Nd3 38. f3 Rxd6 39. a3 g5 40. h3 h5 41. Rc5 f6 42. h4 Nxc5 
43. Rxd6 Ke7 44. Rd5 Ne6 45. hxg5 fxg5 46. Kf2 Kf6 47. g3 Bc4 48. Rd1 
Bb3 49. Rh1 Kg6 50. Ke3 Ng7 51. Rg1 Nf5+ 52. Ke4 Kf6 53. f4 g4 54. Kd3 
Ke6 55. Re1+ Kd6 56. Rg1 Kd5 57. Rg2 Bc4+ 58. Kc3 Bb5 59. Rg1 Ke4 60. 
Re1+ Kf3 61. Re5 Nxg3 62. f5 Ne4+ 63. Kd4 g3 64. f6 g2 65. f7 g1=Q+ 
66. Kd5 Qc5+ 67. Ke6 Qd6+ 0-1

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Jones, S."]
[Black "Van Buskirk, C."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2275"]
[BlackElo "2260"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. e3 d5 7. cxd5 
exd5 8. Bb5 Bd7 9. O-O Bd6 10. h3 O-O 11. Nf3 Be6 12. b3 a6 13. Be2 Rc8 
14. Bb2 Bb8 15. Bd3 Qd6 16. Ne2 Ne4 17. Nf4 Bf5 18. Rc1 Rfe8 19. Bb1 
Rcd8 20. Nd4 Nxd4 21. Qxd4 Qh6 22. Nxd5 Bxh3 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Qxe4 f5 
25. Qxb7 f4 26. gxh3 fxe3 27. Nf5 Rg8 1-0

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lakdawala, C."]
[Black "Peters, J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2465"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Nc6 6. b3 e6 7. Bb2 Be7 
8. Nc3 O-O 9. d4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Qc7 13. Qf4 
Qxf4 14. gxf4 a6 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Krasnov, A."]
[Black "Jones, S."]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "2275"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 e6 4. Ne2 Nf6 5. Ng3 Be7 6. c3 c5 7. Be3 cxd4 
8. cxd4 Nc6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. e5 Nd7 11. Bd3 Ndxe5 12. dxe5 d4 13. Bf4 
dxc3 14. bxc3 Bg5 15. Bxg5 Qxg5 16. O-O Qe3+ 17. Kh1 Rd8 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 
19. Qb1+ Qd3 20. Qe1 Kg8 21. f4 b6 22. Ne4 Ba6 23. Rf2 Ne7 24. Rd2 Qc4 
25. Nd6 Qc7 26. Rf2 Nf5 27. Ne4 Bb7 28. Ng5 Qc4 29. Kg1 Rd3 30. Qe2 
Rxc3 31. Qh5 Rc1+ 32. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 33. Rf1 Qe3+ 34. Kh1 Nh6 35. f5 Qd2 
36. Rg1 Rc8 37. h3 Rc2 38. Nf3 Bxf3 39. Qxf3 Nxf5 40. Qa8+ Kh7 41. Qxa7 
Ng3+ 42. Kh2 Qf4 0-1

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Altounian, L."]
[Black "Sterin, I."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2260"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bf5 5. d3 Nbd7 6. c4 dxc4 7. dxc4 
e5 8. Nh4 Be6 9. Qc2 g6 10. b3 Bg7 11. Ba3 Qc7 12. Rd1 Bf8 13. Qc1 h6 
14. Nf3 O-O-O 15. Bxf8 Rhxf8 16. Nc3 Qb6 17. Nd5 cxd5 18. cxd5+ Kb8 
19. dxe6 Qxe6 20. Qxh6 e4 21. Qf4+ Ka8 22. Ng5 Qf5 23. Nxe4 Qxf4 24. 
gxf4 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 f5 26. Bf3 Rf7 27. Rd6 Kb8 28. Rad1 Kc7 29. Rxg6 Nf8 
30. Rc1+ Kb8 31. Rg8 Rd6 32. Rc5 b6 33. Rd5 Kc7 34. e3 Rc6 35. Rg5 Rcf6 
36. Bh5 Ne6 1-0

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Van Buskirk, C."]
[Black "Saulespurens, V."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2260"]
[BlackElo "2320"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 O-O 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3 
d6 8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Qe7 10. Rb1 a5 11. b3 b6 12. f4 cxd4 13. exd4 d5 
14. cxd5 exd5 15. f5 h6 16. Bb5 Qb7 17. Rb2 Bd7 18. Qd3 Ne7 19. Re2 
Rfe8 20. g4 Rac8 21. Bd2 Bxb5 22. Nxb5 Qd7 23. g5 hxg5 24. Bxg5 Ne4 
25. Bxe7 Rxe7 26. Rg2 f6 27. a4 Qc6 28. h4 Nd6 29. Nxd6 Qxd6 30. h5 Qb4 
31. Rg3 Kh7 32. Kh1 Re1 33. Rxg7+ Kxg7 34. Qg3+ Kh8 35. Rxe1 Qxd4 36. 
Rg1 Qe4+ 37. Kh2 Rc2+ 38. Kh3 Qxf5+ 39. Kh4 Qe4+ 40. Kh3 Qf5+ 41. Kh4 
Qf2 42. Qxf2 Rxf2 43. Rd1 Rf5 44. Rc1 Rf4+ 45. Kg3 Rb4 46. Rc3 Kg7 47. 
Rd3 Kh6 48. Rxd5 Rxb3+ 49. Kf4 Rb4+ 50. Kf5 Rxa4 51. Kxf6 Rb4 52. Ke6 
a4 53. Rd8 Kxh5 54. Kd5 Rb3 55. Ra8 b5 56. Kc5 a3 57. Ra7 b4 58. Ra5 
Rb2 0-1

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jones, S."]
[Black "Altounian, L."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2275"]
[BlackElo "2425"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. g3 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. d4 Nd7 6. Bg2 Ngf6 7. O-O O-O 
8. e4 c6 9. h3 Re8 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Qb6 12. Nc2 Nc5 13. Rb1 Ng4 
14. Be3 Nxe3 15. Nxe3 Bd7 16. Na4 Nxa4 17. Qxa4 Bd4 18. b4 Be6 19. Qc2 
a5 20. b5 Qc5 21. Bf1 Rac8 22. a4 Rcd8 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Qd2 Bg7 25. 
Qd3 Rb8 26. Red1 Be5 27. Ng4 Bxg4 28. hxg4 Rb4 29. Rxb4 axb4 30. Kg2 g5 
31. Qd2 h6 32. f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Krasnov, A."]
[Black "Van Buskirk, C."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2260"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5 Nd4 6. Bd3 d6 7. Nxd4 
cxd4 8. Ne2 Nf6 9. Nxd4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Bxd4 11. c3 Bg7 12. O-O f5 13. 
Bd5 e6 14. Re1 Kf7 15. Bf3 Re8 16. Qb3 Rb8 17. d3 b6 18. a4 Bb7 19. 
Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Be3 Qd7 21. Re2 d5 22. d4 Qc6 23. Qb5 Rc8 24. Bf2 Bf6 
25. Be1 Qd6 26. Bd2 a5 27. Rae1 Re7 28. Qd3 Qd7 29. Ra1 Qc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Peters, J."]
[Black "Saulespurens, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2320"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O 
Nc6 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 Be6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Re1 Bf5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. cxd5 
Bb4 14. Rf1 Qxd5 15. Be3 Bd6 16. Qa4 Bd7 17. Bc4 Qf5 18. Qc2 Nf6 19. 
Qxf5 Bxf5 20. Bg5 Ne4 21. Bh4 Rfe8 22. Rfe1 Bb4 23. Re3 Nd2 24. Rxe8+ 
Rxe8 25. Nxd2 Bxd2 26. Bg3 Re7 27. Rd1 Bb4 28. a3 Bd6 29. Bxd6 cxd6 
30. Kf1 Kf8 31. Bd5 Rc7 32. Rd2 Be6 33. Be4 Bc4+ 34. Kg1 Bd5 35. Rc2 
Rxc2 36. Bxc2 Ke7 37. f4 Kf6 38. Kf2 h6 39. h4 b6 40. g4 Ke7 41. g5 
hxg5 42. fxg5 f6 43. g6 Be6 44. Kg3 f5 45. Kf4 Kf6 46. h5 Bc8 47. Bd3 
Be6 48. Ba6 Bb3 49. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sterin, I."]
[Black "Lakdawala, C."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2260"]
[BlackElo "2385"]

1. d3 d5 2. Nd2 e5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. c3 a5 6. Qc2 Bc5 7. Ngf3 O-O 
8. O-O Qe7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. dxe4 a4 12. Nh4 g6 13. Re1 Be6 
14. Bh6 Rfd8 15. Nf3 f6 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Qf7 18. Rd1 Bxa2 19. 
Rxd8+ Nxd8 20. Rd3 Bc4 21. Rd2 Be6 22. Bf1 Qe8 23. Qd3 Nf7 24. c4 Qc6 
25. Rc2 Qc5 26. Qa3 Qxa3 27. bxa3 Kf8 28. Nd2 Ke7 29. c5 Nd8 30. Bb5 
Ra5 31. Bd3 Bd7 32. f4 exf4 33. gxf4 Ne6 34. e5 fxe5 35. fxe5 Rxc5 36. 
Nf3 Bc6 37. Kf2 Rxc2+ 38. Bxc2 Bxf3 0-1

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Van Buskirk, C."]
[Black "Peters, J."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2260"]
[BlackElo "2465"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Qd2 a6 
8. Nge2 Rb8 9. h4 h5 10. O-O-O b5 11. Bh6 bxc4 12. g4 hxg4 13. h5 Bxh6 
14. Qxh6 g5 15. Qxg5+ Kh7 16. e5 gxf3 17. exf6 exf6 18. Qf4 fxe2 19. 
Bxe2 d5 20. Rdg1 Ne7 21. Qxf6 Nf5 22. Qe5 Re8 23. Qf4 Qe7 24. Bf3 Rxb2 
25. Bg4 Ne3 26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Bf5+ Bxf5 28. Qxf5+ Kh8 29. Re1 Ne3 30. 
Rxe3 Qxe3+ 31. Kxb2 Qd2+ 32. Ka3 Re3+ 33. Ka4 Qxa2+ 34. Kb4 Qb3+ 35. 
Ka5 Qa3# 0-1

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lakdawala, C."]
[Black "Jones, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2275"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 e6 7. e3 
Bd6 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Rc1 a6 11. O-O e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Be2 
Rd8 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Qa4 Bd7 16. Qb4 Bc6 17. Rfd1 Ne4 18. Rd4 Qf6 19. 
Bf3 Nxc3 20. Qxc3 Qe6 21. Qd3 Qf6 22. Rc3 g6 23. h3 Qg5 24. Qd1 Rd7 
25. a4 h5 26. b4 Rad8 27. Qb3 Rd6 28. Rcd3 b5 29. a5 Qe5 30. Rc3 Bb7 
31. Qc2 R6d7 32. Rc5 Qe7 33. h4 Kg7 34. g3 Rd6 35. Bg2 f5 36. Qc3 Kf7 
37. Rc7 R8d7 38. Rxb7 Rxb7 39. Bxd5+ Rxd5 40. Rxd5 Rc7 41. Qd2 Ke6 42. 
Rd8 Rc1+ 43. Kh2 Qc7 44. Qd5+ Ke7 45. Rg8 Kf6 46. Qd4+ 1-0

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Altounian, L."]
[Black "Krasnov, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 c6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bg2 Ne4 7. Nxe4 
dxe4 8. Ng5 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 e3 10. Bxb4 exf2+ 11. Kxf2 Qxg5 12. Re1 h5 13. 
Qc1 Qd8 14. Qe3 Nf6 15. h3 h4 16. g4 Qc7 17. Rad1 Bd7 18. d5 Rc8 19. d6 
Qb8 20. Qg5 Kf8 21. Bc3 Rh6 22. Kg1 Re8 23. Rf1 e5 24. Bxe5 Rg6 25. Qf4 
Qd8 26. Be4 Qb6+ 27. c5 Qxc5+ 28. Bd4 Rxe4 29. Bxc5 Rxf4 30. Rxf4 Nd5 
31. Rf3 Re6 32. Kf1 b6 33. Bf2 g5 34. Ra3 a5 35. Rxd5 cxd5 36. Bxb6 a4 
37. Kf2 Kg7 38. Bc5 Re4 39. b3 f5 40. gxf5 Rf4+ 41. Kg2 Rxf5 42. bxa4 
Bc6 43. Kg1 Rf4 44. a5 Rc4 45. Bb6 Kf7 46. Re3 g4 47. Re7+ Kf6 48. hxg4 
Rxg4+ 49. Kh2 Rc4 50. d7 Bxd7 51. Rxd7 Ke6 52. Rc7 Ra4 53. Rc2 Ra3 54. 
e3 Ra4 55. Kh3 Kd6 56. Rc3 Kd7 57. a3 Ke6 58. Rb3 Kd7 59. Rb5 Kd6 60. 
Rb4 Rxa3 61. Kxh4 Kc6 62. Kg4 Ra2 63. Kf5 Rh2 64. a6 1-0

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Saulespurens, V."]
[Black "Sterin, I."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2260"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Qxd4 7. 
Nxd4 c5 8. Ne2 Nf6 9. f3 b6 10. Nbc3 Bb7 11. Bg5 Nd7 12. O-O-O Bd6 13. 
Bf4 Ne5 14. Nd5 O-O-O 15. Ne7+ Bxe7 16. Bxe5 Bg5+ 17. Kb1 Bh6 18. Bf4 
Bxf4 19. Nxf4 Rd6 20. Kc1 Rhd8 21. Rhe1 Bc6 22. Nd3 Re8 23. Rd2 a5 24. 
Red1 Rf6 25. Nf2 h5 26. h4 Rf4 27. Rh1 Bd7 28. Nd1 f5 29. Nc3 fxe4 30. 
Nxe4 Bc6 31. Ng5 Re3 32. Rf2 a4 33. a3 b5 34. g3 Rf6 35. Kd2 Re5 36. c3 
Rd6+ 37. Kc1 Re3 38. Rd1 Rf6 39. Rdf1 b4 40. Kd2 Re5 41. cxb4 cxb4 42. 
axb4 Bb5 43. Rd1 Rc6 44. Ne4 Rd5+ 45. Ke1 Rxd1+ 46. Kxd1 Rc4 47. Nc3 
Rxb4 48. Nxb5 Rxb5 49. Kc2 Rb3 50. g4 Rb4 51. Rg2 g6 52. Kd3 Kd7 53. 
Ke3 Ke6 54. gxh5 gxh5 55. f4 Kf6 56. Kf3 Rb3+ 57. Ke4 Rb4+ 58. Kf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Altounian, L."]
[Black "Van Buskirk"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2260"]

1. e4 c5 2. f4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Qc7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. d3 Nbd7 7. g3 
g6 8. Bg2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 b6 11. f5 Bb7 12. Bf4 Qd8 13. fxg6 
hxg6 14. Rae1 Nxe4 15. dxe4 e5 16. Bg5 Qc7 17. h4 Nf6 18. Nd2 Nh7 19. 
Be3 Rae8 20. h5 Bc8 21. c4 gxh5 22. Qxh5 Nf6 23. Qe2 Ng4 24. Nb1 Nxe3 
25. Qxe3 Re6 26. Nc3 Bh6 27. Qd3 Rg6 28. Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Krasnov, A."]
[Black "Lakdawala, C."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2385"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 
8. c3 O-O 9. a4 b4 10. cxb4 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. d3 Nxb4 14. 
Nc3 Rb8 15. d4 Nd7 16. Bc4 c6 17. a5 Re8 18. d5 Nc5 19. Be3 cxd5 20. 
Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Rxb2 22. Bxc5 dxc5 23. Nxe5 Bf6 24. Nc4 Rb4 25. e5 
Be7 26. f4 Bc2 27. Qf3 Bb3 28. Nd6 Bxd5 29. Qxd5 Bxd6 30. exd6 Rd4 31. 
Qxc5 Rxe1+ 32. Rxe1 Rxd6 33. Qxd6 Qxd6 34. Re8+ Qf8 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. 
Kf2 Ke7 37. Ke3 Kd6 38. Kd4 Kc6 39. Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sterin, I."]
[Black "Peters, J."]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2260"]
[BlackElo "2465"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Nd5 Bg7 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. Qd1 
d6 8. Nxf6+ Bxf6 9. c3 O-O 10. Nf3 Rb8 11. Be2 b5 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. a3 
Ne5 14. O-O Qc7 15. Bh6 Rfc8 16. f4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. f5 a5 19. Rf3 
b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Ra7 bxc3 22. bxc3 Bc6 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Nxc6 Rxc6 
25. Ra4 Qc5+ 26. Be3 Qxc3 27. Ba7 Qc1 28. Rf1 Qxd1 29. Rxd1 Rb2 30. Ra3 
Rc4 31. Rh3 Rxe4 32. Rc1 Ree2 33. Rg3 Kg7 34. Rf1 Rb7 35. Bf2 Rxf2 36. 
Kxf2 Bh4 37. Ke2 Bxg3 0-1

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jones, S."]
[Black "Saulespurens, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[BlackElo "2320"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. e3 c5 4. b4 e5 5. Nxe5 dxe3 6. fxe3 Qh4+ 7. g3 
Qe4 8. Nf3 cxb4 9. d3 Qe7 10. Bg2 g6 11. O-O Bg7 12. d4 Nc6 13. a3 Nf6 
14. axb4 Nxb4 15. Qb3 a5 16. Bd2 Nc6 17. Nc3 O-O 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. Nb6 
Ra6 20. Nxc8 Qxc8 21. d5 Nb4 22. Rxa5 Rxa5 23. Bxb4 Rc5 24. Bh3 Qc7 
25. Bxc5 Qxc5 26. Nd2 b5 27. cxb5 Nxd5 28. Ne4 Qxe3+ 29. Qxe3 Nxe3 30. 
Nf6+ Kh8 31. Rf3 Rb8 32. Rxe3 Bxf6 33. Rb3 Kg7 34. Kf1 Bd4 35. Bd7 f5 
36. Rd3 Bb6 37. Rd6 Be3 38. Bc6 f4 39. Ke2 Rf8 40. h4 Bc5 41. Rd7+ Rf7 
42. gxf4 Rxd7 43. Bxd7 Bb6 44. Kf3 h5 45. Be8 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Saulespurens, V."]
[Black "Krasnov, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 O-O 7. Bf1 Nc6 
8. h3 Re8 9. d4 d5 10. exd5 Qxd5 11. c4 Qf5 12. d5 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 
14. Qxd4 b5 15. Nc3 bxc4 16. g4 Qd7 17. Bxc4 e5 18. Qd3 a6 19. Bb3 e4 
20. Qg3 Qb7 21. Bg5 Qb4 22. Qf4 Nd7 23. d6 Kh8 24. Nd5 Qd4 25. Nc7 Bb7 
26. Nxe8 Rxe8 27. Rad1 Qb6 28. Ba4 Bc6 29. Bxc6 Qxc6 30. Be7 f5 31. 
gxf5 gxf5 32. Qxf5 Rg8 33. Qxe4 Qb5 34. Kh1 Ne5 35. f4 Qd7 36. f5 Nf7 
37. Qe6 Qb5 38. Qd5 Qxb2 39. f6 Bh6 40. Rg1 Ng5 41. f7 1-0

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lakdawala, C."]
[Black "Altounian, L."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2425"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. b3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bb2 e6 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Qe8 
8. Nbd2 Nc6 9. Re1 Ne4 10. c4 Bf6 11. Rc1 Qg6 12. Qc2 Nb4 13. Qb1 Nxd2 
14. Nxd2 e5 15. d5 a5 16. Bc3 e4 17. a3 Bxc3 18. Rxc3 Na6 19. f3 Qh6 
20. f4 Nc5 21. b4 Qf6 22. Rc2 Na4 23. Nb3 axb4 24. axb4 c6 25. dxc6 
bxc6 26. Qa1 Nb6 27. Qd4 Qxd4+ 28. Nxd4 c5 29. bxc5 dxc5 30. Nb3 Nd7 
31. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Van Buskirk, C."]
[Black "Sterin, I."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2260"]
[BlackElo "2260"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O 
dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. Bb5 Nd7 10. e4 e5 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Be3 exd4 13. 
Nxd4 Ne5 14. h3 Ba6 15. Re1 Nd3 16. Re2 c5 17. Nf5 Qe8 18. Rd2 c4 19. 
Qg4 g6 20. Nd5 Qe6 21. Bd4 Ne5 22. Nh6+ Kg7 23. f4 Bc5 24. fxe5 Bxd4+ 
25. Rxd4 Kxh6 26. Qxe6 fxe6 27. Nxc7 Rab8 28. Nxa6 Rxb2 29. Rxc4 Rff2 
30. Rc3 Rxg2+ 31. Kf1 Rbf2+ 32. Ke1 Re2+ 33. Kf1 Rgf2+ 34. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Peters, J."]
[Black "Jones, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2275"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 
Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Nf6 11. Qh4 Kf8 12. Bd2 Bd7 13. 
O-O-O Nd5 14. Qxd8+ Rxd8 15. Ne5 Nb4 16. Bc4 Be8 17. Rhe1 Nd5 18. h3 g6 
19. Bb3 Kg7 20. c4 Nc7 21. Bc3 f6 22. Nd3 Bf7 23. c5 Bf8 24. Ba5 Rd7 
25. Bxc7 Rxc7 26. Bxe6 Bxe6 27. Rxe6 Rd7 28. Ne1 Kf7 29. Re2 h5 30. Kc2 
b6 31. cxb6 axb6 32. Nf3 g5 33. Re4 Rd5 34. Rd3 Bd6 35. Rb3 b5 36. Rc3 
Rc8 37. g4 hxg4 38. hxg4 Bf8 39. Ng1 Rd7 40. Ne2 Re7 41. Ng3 Ra7 42. 
Kb3 c5 43. dxc5 Rxc5 44. Rxc5 Bxc5 45. Re2 Ra4 46. Ne4 Rb4+ 47. Kc3 
Rc4+ 48. Kd3 Rd4+ 49. Ke3 Ba7 50. Rd2 Ra4+ 51. Kf3 Rxa2 52. Nd6+ Ke6 
53. Nxb5 Ra4 54. Re2+ Kd7 55. Nxa7 Rxa7 56. b4 Rb7 57. Rb2 Rb5 58. Ke3 
f5 59. f3 fxg4 60. fxg4 Kd6 61. Kd4 Kc6 62. Kc4 Re5 63. Rc2 Re1 64. 
Kd4+ Kd6 65. Rc5 Rd1+ 66. Kc4 1-0

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lakdawala, C."]
[Black "Van Buskirk, C."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2260"]

1. g3 e5 2. Bg2 d5 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. O-O g6 6. c4 Bg7 7. cxd5 
Nxd5 8. Nc3 Nde7 9. Rb1 a5 10. a3 O-O 11. b4 axb4 12. axb4 h6 13. Nd2 
Be6 14. b5 Na5 15. Ba3 Re8 16. Qc2 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. 
Qxc7 Rec8 20. Qb6 Qa2 21. Bb4 Qa4 22. Ne4 Nb3 23. Bc3 Qa2 24. Qxb7 Rd8 
25. Qe7 Nd4 26. Bxd4 exd4 27. Ra1 Qb2 28. Rfb1 Qc2 29. b6 1-0

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Krasnov, A."]
[Black "Peters, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[BlackElo "2465"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5 Nd4 6. Bd3 d6 7. Nxd4 
cxd4 8. Ne2 Qb6 9. c3 dxc3 10. dxc3 Nf6 11. Qb3 Qc5 12. Nd4 O-O 13. Be3 
Ng4 14. Bg1 Qh5 15. O-O-O e5 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Bc2 Qg5+ 18. Kb1 Qxg2 
19. Be3 a6 20. Rdg1 Qh3 21. Rg3 Qd7 22. Qd5 Qc7 23. Rhg1 Nc4 24. Bg5 
Re8 25. Bb3 Nb6 26. Qa5 Re5 27. Qa3 Rxe4 28. Rf3 d5 29. Rgf1 Nc4 30. 
Bxc4 Qxc4 31. Qd6 Bh3 32. b3 Qxf1+ 33. Rxf1 Bxf1 34. Qd7 Rae8 35. Qxb7 
Bd3+ 36. Kb2 Re2+ 37. Nxe2 Rxe2+ 38. Kc1 h6 39. Qxd5 Be4 40. Qd8+ Kh7 
41. Bf6 Rc2+ 42. Kd1 Rxa2 43. Bxg7 Bf3+ 44. Kc1 Kxg7 45. Qd3 Bb7 46. 
Qd4+ Kg8 47. Qe5 Bf3 48. Qe3 Bh5 49. h4 Kh7 50. Qd3 Bg4 51. c4 Re2 52. 
b4 Re6 53. Kd2 Be2 54. Qxe2 Rxe2+ 55. Kxe2 Kg7 56. b5 1-0

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jones, S."]
[Black "Sterin, I."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2275"]
[BlackElo "2260"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nc3 c6 7. e3 
Qa5 8. Nd2 Bb4 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Nb3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qa3 12. Bd3 Re8 13. 
O-O h6 14. Bh4 b6 15. Rfe1 c5 16. Bf5 Ne4 17. Bh3 c4 18. Nd2 Qxc3 19. 
Qxc3 Nxc3 20. f3 b5 21. e4 Nb6 22. g4 dxe4 23. fxe4 h5 24. Bf2 Bxg4 
25. Bf1 Nca4 26. d5 Rac8 27. h3 Bd7 28. Bd4 Nc5 29. Kh2 Nd3 30. Re3 Ne5 
31. Be2 g6 32. Rg1 b4 33. Nf3 Nxf3+ 34. Bxf3 c3 35. Bxh5 c2 36. Bxg6 
c1=Q 37. Bxf7+ Kf8 38. Rxc1 Rxc1 39. Rf3 Rc2+ 40. Kg3 Re7 41. Bg6+ Kg8 
42. a3 Nc4 43. axb4 Ne5 44. Bxe5 Rxe5 45. h4 Rd2 46. Kf4 Re7 47. Rc3 
Kg7 48. h5 Bb5 49. Rg3 Kh6 50. Rc3 Rd4 51. Rc8 Kg7 52. Rd8 Rd7 53. Ra8 
R7xd5 54. Rxa7+ Rd7 55. Ra5 Rxb4 56. Kg5 Bc6 57. h6+ Kh8 58. Be8 Rd6 
59. Bxc6 Rxc6 60. Ra8+ Kh7 61. Ra7+ Kg8 62. Ra8+ Kf7 63. h7 Rg6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "SCCF State Ch."]
[Site "Irvine"]
[Date "1997.07.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Altounian, L."]
[Black "Saulespurens, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2320"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. d3 d5 4. Nbd2 Nf6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 
8. e5 Nd7 9. Re1 b5 10. h4 a5 11. Nf1 a4 12. a3 b4 13. N1h2 bxa3 14. 
bxa3 Rb8 15. Bf4 Ba6 16. Bh3 Qb6 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. hxg5 c4 19. dxc4 Bxc4 
20. Qh5 Qd4 21. Ng4 Be2 22. Nh6+ gxh6 23. Qxe2 hxg5 24. Bxg5 Ncxe5 25. 
Be7 Qc3 26. Bg2 Rfc8 27. Bd6 Rb2 28. Bxe5 Nxe5 29. Qxe5 Qxe5 30. Rxe5 
Rcxc2 31. Rf1 Rb3 32. Ra1 Rbb2 33. Rf1 Ra2 34. Re3 Rcb2 35. Bf3 Rb3 
36. Rxb3 axb3 37. Rb1 b2 38. Kg2 Kg7 39. a4 Kf6 40. Bd1 Ra1 41. Bc2 
Rxb1 42. Bxb1 Ke5 43. Kf3 Kd4 44. Ke2 Kc4 45. Kd2 Kb4 46. Kc2 Kxa4 47. 
Kxb2 h6 48. Bh7 e5 49. Bg8 Kb4 50. Bxf7 Kc4 51. f3 Kd4 52. Kc2 Ke3 53. 
Bxd5 h5 54. Kc3 Kf2 55. Kd3 Kxg3 56. Ke4 h4 57. Kxe5 h3 58. f4 1-0

