Smith, James L vs Bates, Evan
111. US Open · Round 1 · 2010.07.31 · 1-0 · D15 Slav Defense: Three Knights Variation
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[Event "111. US Open"] [Site "Irvine, CA USA"] [Date "2010.07.31"] [Round "1"] [White "Smith, James L"] [Black "Bates, Evan"] [Result "1-0"] [PlyCount "67"] [WhiteElo "1997"] [WhiteFideId "2054604"] [BlackElo "1773"] [BlackFideId "39940160"] [ECO "D15b"] [Source "BenBase"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. Qb3 Qc8 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nxd5 Nxd5 8. Qxd5 e6 9. Qb3 Nc6 10. Bd2 Qd7 11. e3 g6 12. Bb5 Rc8 13. Ne5 Qc7 14. f3 a6 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. g4 Bg7 17. gxf5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Qc3 Qxc3 21. Bxc3 Rf8 22. Ke2 c5 23. e4 Rd8 24. Rac1 Rb8 25. Be5 Rb5 26. b3 c4 27. Bd6 Rf7 28. Rxc4 Rd7 29. e5 g5 30. h4 g4 31. Rxg4 Rb6 32. Rg8+ Kf7 33. Rhg1 Rbxd6 34. R1g7# 1-0