Atlanta Open (1998)

My final score was 2.0 out of 4.0. The time control was 40 moves in 100 minutes, with sudden death in 60 minutes.


Round 1

(1/2-point bye.)


Round 2

John Kececioglu (1977) - Daaim Shabazz (2028)
Benko Gambit

1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. c4 b5 4. f3 d6 5. e4 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. Qd2 b4 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Bh6 e6 10. Ne2 ed 11. ed Re8 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. O-O Nbd7 14. g4 Ne5 15. Ng3 Ba6 16. b3 Nxd5 17. Be2 Nc7 18. f4 Nc6 19. f5 f6 20. fg hg 21. Bf3 Bb7 22. Qf4 Ne6 23. Qc1 Ned4 24. Bg2 Ne2+ 25. Nxe2 Rxe2 26. Rf2 Rxf2 27. Kxf2 Ne5 28. Qd1 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Qd7 30. h3 Re8 31. Qd5 Nxg4 32. hxg4 Qxg4+ 33. Kf2 Re2+ 34. Kf1 Rh2 35. Nc3 bxc3 36. Re1 Qf4+ 0-1


Round 3

Andy Reeder (2150) - John Kececioglu (1977)
Torre Attack

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e3 c5 4. c3 cd 5. ed Be7 6. Bd3 h6 7. Bf4 O-O 8. Nf3 b6 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. h4 d6 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. Rdg1 b5 14. g4 Nd5 15. Be3 Qa5 16. Nb1 b4 17. c4 e5 18. de Nxe5 19. Nxe5 de 20. Rh3 e4 21. Bc2 Nxe3 22. Rxe3 Bxh4 23. Rxe4 Bf6 24. f4 Qxa2 25. Bd3 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 Qxb2+ 27. Kd1 g6 28. g5 Rfe8 29. Qf3 Qb3+ 30. Kd2 Bc3+ 31. Kc1 Bb2+ 32. Kd2 h5 33. f4 Rcd8 34. fg Bc3+ 35. Kc1 Qb2+ 0-1


Round 4

John Kececioglu (1977) - Tim Brookshear (2055)
Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange Variation

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cd ed 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nge2 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. f3 Nh5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. e4 Be6 14. Kh1 g6 15. Rae1 Qd6 16. Qd2 Ng7 17. Rb1 a5 18. b3 f5 19. ed Bxd5 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. g4 Kh8 22. Qh6 Re6 23. Nf4 Rf6 24. Qg5 Re8 25. Nxd5 Rfe6 26. Nf4 Re3 27. gf gf 28. Bxf4 Nxf4 29. Qxf4 Qxd4 30. Rbd1 Qe5 31. Qf7 Qe7 32. Qc4 Ng6 33. Nd5 1-0


Round 5

Charles Greene (2127) - John Kececioglu (1977)
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e4 de 4. f3 ef 5. Nxf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 c6 8. Be3 e6 9. Bd3 Qc7 10. O-O Bd6 11. Rhe1 O-O 12. g4 Nbd7 13. g5 Nd5 14. Ne4 Nxe3 15. Rxe3 c5 16. Qh5 c4 17. Nf6+ Nxf6 18. gf h6 19. Re4 Rfe8 20. Rg4 Bf8 21. Qxh6 g6 22. Rxg6+ hg 23. Qxg6+ Kh8 24. f7 cd 25. Qg8# 1-0



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