Board 1, Round 1
White: Oleg Cheiner (MIT, 2300)
Black: Matt Bengtson (Harvard, 2330)

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Bg5 Ne4 6. cxd5 Nxg5 7. Nxg5 c6!? 8. g3?! (8. dxc6, 8. Qb3) 8.... cxd5 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Bg2 Nc6 11. O-O e6 12. e3 b6 (=/+) 13. Qe2 Qd6 14. Rac1 Bd7 15. Rfd1 f5! 16. Nb5 Qe7 17. Rd2 Rac8 18. Rdc2 a6 19. Nc3 Nb4 20. Rd2 b5 21. a3?! (21. Ne1) 21.... Nc6 (-/+) 22. b4 Nd8 23. Rdc2 Nf7 24. Nb1 Rxc2 25. Rxc2 Nd6 26. Ne5 Nc4 27. f4 Be8 28. Qd3 g5 29. Nd2 Bh5 30. Ndf3?! Bxf3 31. Bxf3 g4! 32. Bg2 Bxe5 33. fxe5? (time pressure; 33. dxe5 -/+ is best) 33.... Qg5 34. Kf2 Kg7 35. Rc1 h5 36. Ke2 h4 (-+) 37. gxh4? Qxh4 38. Rh1 f4! 39. exf4 Rxf4 40. Qg3 Qxg3 41. hxg3 Rxd4 42. Rd1 Rxd1 43. Kxd1 Ne3+
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Board 1, Round 2
White: Matt Bengtson (Harvard, 2330)
Black: Oleg Cheiner (MIT, 2300)

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. h3 c6 6. Bg5 O-O 7. Qd2? a6 8. Nf3 b5 9. a3 Nbd7 10. b4?! a5! 11. Rb1 bxc4 12. Bxc4 axb4 13. axb4 d5! 14. Bd3 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Qb6 17. O-O Nf6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Rfc1 Bb7 20. Rc4 Ra6! 21. Ne5 Rd8 22. Qc3 Ra2! 23. Rb2 Rxb2 24. Qxb2 Ba6! 25. Rc5 Bb5 26. Qb3 e6 27. Qf3 Kg7 28. Qc3 Rd6 29. g3 h5!
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Board 2, Round 2
White: Mark Kernighan (Harvard, 2290)
Black: Matt Hastings (MIT, 2216)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Bg5 O-O 5. Nf3 h6 6. Bf4 d6 7. e3 Nh5 8. Bg3 Nbd7 9. Bd3 Nxg3 10. fxg3? e5 11. O-O c6 12. Rb1 f5 13. Bc2 e4 14. Nh4?! Kh7 15. Nxe4!? fxe4 16. Bxe4 Rxf1+ 17. Qxf1 Nf8 18. Qd3 Qg5 19. Nf3 Qh5 20. Qb3 Bf5! 21. Bxf5 Qxf5 22. Rf1 Qd7 23. Qd3 Re8 24. h4 Qe6 25. Kf2 Nd7 26. h5 Qe4 27. hxg6+ Qxg6 28. Qb3 b6 29. Qa3 Nf6 30. Qxa7 Ng4+ 31. Kg1 Nxe3 32. Nh4 Qxg3 33. Rf7 Qe1+ 34. Kh2 Qxh4+ 35. Kg1 Nf5
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Board 2, Round 2
White: Matt Hastings (MIT, 2216)
Black: Mark Kernighan (Harvard, 2290)

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O Bf5 6. c4 e6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nh4 dxc4?! 10. Nxf5 exf5 11. Qa4 O-O 12. Qxc4 Qd4 13. Qb5 Qb4!? 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Qxc6 Rac8 16. Qf3 Ne4 17. Qxf5 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Qxc3 19. Bf4 Ba3 20. Rfd1 Qc2 21. Qxc2 Rxc2 22. Rd1 Rc1+ 23. Rxc1 Bxc1 24. Rd4 Bxf4 25. Rxf4 Rc8 26. Rd4 g6 27. Rd7 Rc2 28. Rxa7 Rxe2 29. Kg2 Kg7 30. Kf3 Re1 31. h4 h5 32. Kf4 Kf6 33. a4 Rb1 34. Ra6+ Ke7 35. a5 Rb4+ 36. Kf3 Rb3+ 37. Kg2 Ra3 38. Ra7+
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Board 3, Round 1
White: Chris von Krogh (MIT, 2206)
Black: Jeremy Martin (Harvard, 2195)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. e4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Be3 O-O 8. Be2 d6 9. O-O Bd7 10. Qd2?! Rc8?! (10... Ng4) 11. f3 Re8 12. Rac1 Ne5 13. b3 Ra8?! 14. Rfd1 Qc8 15. Bf1 Nc6 16. Qf2 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 a6? (17... b6) 18. Bxf6! (+-) 18... exf6 (18... Bxf6 19. Nd5) 19. Nd5 Qc6 20. c5 dxc5 21. Rxc5 Qd6 22. Nc3! Qe7 23. Rc7 Red8 24. Rxb7? (24. Qd2 +-) 24... Qe8 25. Bc4 f5 26. Nd5 Be6 27. exf5 gxf5?! (27... Bxf5! 28. Nf6+?? Bxf6 29. Bxf7+ Qxf7 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Rxf7 Rd1+ -+) 28. Re1 Kh8 29. h3 Qf8 30. Rd1?! f4! 31. Kh2 Rac8 32. Rd2 Qd6 33. Rd1 Qe5?! 34. Re1 Qg5 35. Ne7 Bxc4!? 36. Nxc8 Bd5 37. Rbe7 Bc6? (37... Be6!) 38. Nb6 (time pressure)
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Board 3, Round 2
White: Jeremy Martin (Harvard, 2195)
Black: Chris von Krogh (MIT, 2206)

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. Qe2 Nb6 8. Bb3 h6 9. N5f3 a5 10. a4 c5 11. Bf4 Bd7 12. Ne5 cxd4 13. Ngf3 Bb4+ 14. Bd2 O-O 15. O-O Qc7 16. Bf4?1 Nbd5 17. Bg3 Nh5 18. Nxd4 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Rfd8 20. Rad1?! (20. Nxd7!) 20... Be8 =/+ 21. Ndf3 Rab8 22. Nd4 Rbc8 23. Nd3 Be7 24. Rfe1 Bf6 25. Ne5 Be7 26. Nd3 Qb6 27. Nf3 Nb4 28. Nfe5 Nxd3 29. Rxd3 Rxd3 30. Qxd3 Rd8 31. Qe2 Qb4 -/+ 32. Kh2 Rd2 33. Qf3 Bc5 34. Rf1 Qd4 35. Nd3 Bc6 36. Qh5 Bd6 37. Qh3 Rxd3 38. cxd3 Qxd3 39. Rd1 Qxb3 40. Rxd6 Qxb2 41. Qg4 Qf6?? (41... Qxf2 -+) 42. Rd2 (=/+; time pressure)
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Board 4, Round 1
White: Oliver Tai (Harvard, 2136)
Black: David Pecora (MIT, 2023)

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5!? 7. Rb1 Nc6 8. Qc2 Be7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O f5 11. Rd1 Bf6 12. Ba3 Qa5 13. Qb3+ Kh8 14. d4 c4! 15. Qb2 Rd8? 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Qb5?? (18. Nxe5! Bxe5 19. Qb5! +-) 17... Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Rxd1+
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Board 4, Round 2
White: David Pecora (MIT, 2023)
Black: Oliver Tai (Harvard, 2136)

1. e4 c6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 Na6 5. Nf3 Nc7 6. Bf4 d6 7. h3 Rb8 8. a4 Ne6 9. Be3 Qa5 10. Qd2 Bd7 11. Ra3 Nf6 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Rfd8 14. Rb1 c5 15. d5 Nc7 16. Bh6 Na6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nb5 Nb4 19. e5 dxe5 20. Nxe5 Bf5 21. Rd1 a6 22. Nc3 Qc7 23. Nd3 h5 24. Rb3 Qd6 25. Qe3 Rbc8 26. Nxc5? Nc2 27. Nxb7 Nxe3 28. Nxd6 Rxd6 29. fxe3 Bc2 (time pressure)
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Board 5, Round 1
White: Eric Allen (MIT, 1975)
Black: Alex Chang (Harvard, 2100)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c43 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bg5 h6 5. Bh4 c5 6. d5 d6 7. e3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 e5 9. f3 Nbd7 10. Bd3 Qa5 11. Nge2 Qc7 12. Qc2 b5 13. e4 g5 14. Bf2 Nb6 15. Ng3 bxc4 15. Bxc4 Nxc4 16. Qa4+ Bd7 17. Qxc4 Rb8 19. Qe2 Qa5 20. O-O Qxc3 and eventually
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Board 5, Round 2
White: Alex Chang (Harvard, 2100)
Black: Eric Allen (MIT, 1975)

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Ne4 4. Bh4 Bg7 5. Nbd2 d5 6. c3 c5 7. e3 O-O 8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. Nd2 cxd4 10. exd4 f5 11. Bc4+ Kh8 12. O-O Nc6 13. Nb3 Qd6 14. Qe2 Be6 15. Bxe6 Qxe6 16. f3 a6?! 17. Rae1 b5 18. fxe4 fxe4 19. Rxf8+ Rxf8 20. Qxe4 Qxe4 21. Rxe4 b4 22. d5 bxc3!? 23. dxc6 cxb2 24. Nd2 Rc8 25. Rc4 e6 26. c7 Be5 27. Bg3 Bf6 28. Rb4 e5 29. Rb8 b1=Q 30. Nxb1
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Board 7, Round 1
White: Aleksey Zinger (MIT, 1700)
Black: Matt Bruce (Harvard, 1877)

1. d4 c5 2. e3 cxd4 4. exd4 d5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Bg4 7. O-O O-O-O?! 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Qd3 f6 10. a3 e6 11. Bf4 g5? 12. Nxg5! fxg5 13. Be5 Bd6 14. Bxh8 Qc7 15. Be5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. Qxh7 Nf6 18. Qxa7 Rd7 19. Qa8+ Kc7 20. Na4 Rh7 21. Qa5+ Kd7 22. Nb6+ Ke8 23. g3 (23. f4!?) 23... Bf3 24. Qa8+ Kf7 25. Qxc6?! Qf5 26. Qc3 g4 27. h4 gxh3 28. Kh2 Bg2? (28... Ng4+ 29. Kg1 h2#!)
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Board 7, Round 2
White: Matt Bruce (Harvard, 1877)
Black: Aleksey Zinger (MIT, 1700)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nxf7!? Kxf7 5. d4 Nxe4? 6. Qh5+ Kf6?? 7. Qh4+ Ng5 8. Bxg5+
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Board 10, Round 1
White: Alex Chou (Harvard, 1200)
Black: Philip Soo (MIT, 1400)

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 c5 5. Bg5 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bb4?! 7. Qa4+ Bd7? (7.... Nc6 (forced) 8. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 bxc6 10. Qxc6+ Bd7, unclear) 8. Qxb4 (+-) 8.... Qb6 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. e3 e5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Ndb5 Ra5 13. cxd5 Na6 14. a3 Nc5 15. Bc4 Na4 16. Nxa4 Rxa4 17. f4 Kf8 (17... Rxc4? 18. Nd6+) 18. b3 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Re4 20. Kf2 Ke7? (20... exf4) 21. Bd3 Rxf4 22. exf4 exf4 23. Kf3 Kd6 24. Be4 Ke5 25. Rhd1 f5 26. Bc2 Rd8 27. d6 Rxd6 28. Rxd6 Kxd6 29. Rc1 Ke6 30. Bd3 Ke5 31. Rc7
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Board 10, Round 2
White: Philip Soo (MIT, 1400)
Black: Dave Revelle (Harvard, 1400)

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. b3 c5 5. Bb2 Qa5+ 6. Bc3 Qc7 7. Be2 Bd6 8. Qd3 Bd7 9. Ne5 Nc6 10. f4 Ne4 11. Bf3 Nf6 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. O-O O-O 14. Rae1 a6 15. e4 Nb4! 16. Bxb4 axb4 16. Bd1 Bb5 18. c4 bxc3 19. Ndc4 dxc4 20. Qxc3 cxb3 21. Qxc7 Rxc7 22. Rf3 xa2 23. Bb3 Nxe4 24. Bxa2 Nf6 23. Rfe3 Rfc8 26. Bb1 Nd5 27. Rh3 h6 28. f5 Rc1 29. Rf1? Rxf1#
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