#56 Kenilworth Championship - Round 1

The 17th 16th Kenilworth Championship got underway last night and, thanks to the Open Section make-up, there was a feisty marquis match-up right off the bat :

Steve Stoyko (2310) - Mark Kernighan (2200)
D10 Slav Defense

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 dxc4 4.a4 Nf6 5.e4 e5 6.Nf3 exd4 7.Qxd4 Qxd4 8.Nxd4 Bc5 9.Nf5 Ng4



10.Nxg7+ Kf8 11.f3 Nf2 12.Bh6 Nxh1 13.Ne6+ Ke7 14.Nxc5 b6 15.Bxc4 bxc5 16.Be3 Rg8 17.g4 Nd7 18.0-0-0 Ke8 19.Rxh1 Ne5 20.Be2 c4 21.Bd4 Nd3+ 22.Bxd3 cxd3 23.e5 Rg6 24.Ne4 Be6 25.Rd1 Rh6 26.Rxd3 Rxh2 27.Bc5 Bd5 28.Nf6+ Kd8 29.Nxd5 cxd5 30.Rxd5+ Ke8 31.b4 Ra2 32.a5 a6 33.Rd2 Rxd2 34.Kxd2 Kd7 35.Kd3 Kc6 36.Ke4 Re8 37.Kf5 Re6 38.Ke4 Rh6 39.f4 Rg6 40.Kf3 Kd5 41.f5 Rg8 42.Kf4 Rc8 43.g5 Re8 44.e6 fxe6 45.f6 e5+ 46.Kf5 e4 47.f7 Re5+ 48.Kf4 e3 49.Bxe3 Re4+ 50.Kf3 1-0

I’ll have a look at this game, “Fritz” it & perhaps review it with Mark before uploading comments to it.

In the only other Open contest, I drew against NM Scott Massey. In U1800 action, Greg Tomkovich, Joe Demetrick, Ted Mann, Mike Wojcio & Ed Selling won while Joe Renna & Bill Sokolosky split a point.

I've annotated my game &amp put it in Java-replay + PGN along with the Stoyko and Selling games. 1st round pairings & crosstables.