My final score was 2.0 out of 5.0. The time control was 35 moves in 90 minutes, with sudden death in 60 minutes.
In Round 1 I took a 1/2-point bye.
Stephen Whiteman (2081) - John Kececioglu (1989)
French Defense, Chigorin Variation
1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 c5 3. b3 Nc6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bb2 e5 6. h3 Be7 7. Nc3 Be6 8. Nd5 h6 9. g3 Qd7 10. c4 O-O-O 11. Bg2 f5 12. d3 Rf8 13. O-O-O Bd8 14. h4 g6 15. Rdf1 (:14) Nf6 (:31) 16. Kb1 Ng4 17. h5 g5 18. Nh2 Nf6 19. Nf3 Ng4 20. Ne2 (:36) Nd4 (:38) 21. Bxd4 cd 22. ef Bxf5 23. Ne4 Nf6 24. Nexf6 Bxf6 25. Be4 (:40) Be6 (:50) 26. Rc1 Kb8 27. f3 g4 28. f4 ef 29. Nxf4 Bg5 30. Nxe6 (:50) Qxe6 (:54) 31. Rce1 Be3 32. Ref1 Qc8 33. Qb2 (:57) b6 (:58) 34. Bd5 Rxf1 35. Rxf1 Rf8 36. Be4 Bg5 1/2 37. Rf2 Be3 38. Rf1 Bg5 39. Qe2 Be3 40. Bd1 Qe8 41. Rxf8 Qxf8 42. Qg2 Qf3 43. Qxf3 gf 44. Bxf3 Kc7 45. Kb2 Bd2 46. Ka3 a5 47. Ka4 Be1 48. g4 Bd2 49. Kb5 Bc1 50. Be4 Bd2 51. a3 Bc1 52. b4 ab 53. ab Bd2 54. c5 dc 55. bc bc 56. Kxc5 Be3 57. Kd5 Kd8 58. g5 Bxg5 1/2-1/2
John Kececioglu (1989) - Mark Schulingkamp (2219)
King's Indian Defense, 5 Nge2
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nge2 O-O 6. Ng3 Na6 7. Be2 c5 8. d5 Nc7 9. Bg5 (9 O-O and 10 Bf4) 9...e6 10. Qd2 ed 11. ed a6 12. a4 Rb8 13. a5 Re8 14. O-O Qe7 15. Bd3 (15 Qf4! Qe5 16 Qxe5 de 17 Nge4! Nd7 18 Nd6 Rf8 19 Be7 +-) 15...Qf8 16. h3 h6 17. Be3 Nd7 18. f4?? Rxe3 0-1
Mike Kawai (unrated) - John Kececioglu (1989)
French Defense, 2 Nf3
1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 c5 4. ed ed 5. Bf5+ Nc6 6. Bxc6+ bc 7. O-O Nf6 8. h3 Be7 9. d3 O-O 10. Ne2 Qb6 11. b3 Ba6 12. c4 Rad8 13. Qc2 Rfe8 14. Ng3 Bc8 15. Bg5 h6 16. Be3 Bd6 17. Rae1 Qc7 18. Nh1 Bf5 19. Qd2 dc 20. bc Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Bh2+ 22. Nxh2 Rxd3 23. Ra1 Ne4 24. Ng4 h5 25. Nh2 Nc3 26. Rfe1 Red8 27. Ng3 g6 28. Bxc5 Rd1 29. Nf3 Rxa1 30. Rxa1 h4 31. Nf1 Ne4 32. Be3 Qe7 33. Rb1 Nc3 34. Rb2 Nd1 35. Rb3 Nxe3 36. Nxe3 Qf6 37. Rb2 Qa1+ 38. Nf1 Rd1 39. Nh2 Qxa2 40. Re7 a5 41. Re4 Qb1 42. Rxh4 a4 43. c5 a3 0-1
John Kececioglu (1989) - Bill Melvin (2288)
Benko Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cb a6 5. ba Bxa6 6. Nc3 d6 7. f4 g6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. e4 Bxf1 10. Rxf1 Nfd7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Kf2 (12 e5!) 12...Na6 13. Kg1 Qb6 14. Kh1 Rfb8 15. e5 Nc7 16. Rf2 Qb7 17. Qe4 Nb6 18. Rd2 c4 19. Ng5 Ra5 20. e4 ed 21. Qe7 Ncxd5 22. Qxd6 Nxc3 23. bc Bxc3 24. Rb1 Bxd2 25. Bxd2 (5:30) Rd5 (5:14) 26. Qb4 Rbd8 27. Ne4 Rd4 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. Ne8+ Kg8 30. Nf6+ Kh8 31. Be1 (5:42) Qc6 (5:43) 32. Qe7 Qe6 33. Qc5 Qxf6 34. Rxb6 Qxf4 0-1