[Event "Pere Noel"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1997.12.26"] [Round "1"] [White "Hebert, Jean"] [Black "Latendresse, Simon"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2468"] [BlackElo "1964"] [ECO "E77"] [EventDate "1997.12.26"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. f4 c5 7. d5 b5 8. cxb5 a6 9. bxa6 Bxa6 10. Nf3 Qb6 11. O-O Ng4 12. Bxa6 c4+ 13. Kh1 Nxa6 14. Qe2 Nc5 15. Nd2 Nd3 16. Qxg4 Nxb2 17. e5 Nd3 18. Nde4 dxe5 19. f5 gxf5 20. Rxf5 Kh8 21. Rb1 Qg6 22. Qf3 f6 23. Bd2 Bh6 24. Bxh6 Qxh6 25. d6 exd6 26. Nxd6 Nf4 27. Qxa8 1-0

[Event "Pere Noel"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1997.12.27"] [Round "2"] [White "Rousseau, Daniel"] [Black "Hebert, Jean"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2036"] [BlackElo "2468"] [ECO "E18"] [EventDate "1997.12.26"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 d5 9. Ne5 c6 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. e4 dxc4 12. Nxc4 b5 13. Ne3 Rc8 14. b3 Re8 15. Bb2 Bf8 16. Ne2 Qb6 17. g4 c5 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 c4 20. Bd4 cxb3 21. Qf5 Bc5 22. g5 Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Re5 24. Qf4 b2 25. Rab1 Nxd5 26. Nxd5 Bxd5 27. Nf5 Rc4 28. Qd2 Rxf5 29. Bxd5 Rg4+ 30. Kf1 Rgf4 31. Rxb2 g6 32. Qe1 Ne5 33. Be4 Rxg5 34. Qd2 Qf6 35. Qd8+ Qxd8 36. Rxd8+ Kg7 37. Re2 Ng4 38. Rd7 Nxh2+ 39. Ke1 a5 40. Bd5 Nf3+ 41. Bxf3 Rxf3 0-1

[Event "Pere Noel"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1997.12.28"] [Round "3"] [White "Hebert, Jean"] [Black "Leriche, Felix"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2468"] [BlackElo "2100"] [ECO "A84"] [EventDate "1997.12.26"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 c6 4. d4 Bd6 5. Nc3 f5 6. Qc2 Nh6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 Nd7 9. O-O-O Qe7 10. Kb1 a5 11. Bd3 Kh8 12. h3 dxc4 13. bxc4 e5 14. Be2 e4 15. Nd2 Nf6 16. Ka1 Nf7 17. Rb1 Be6 18. g4 Bb4 19. gxf5 Bxf5 20. Nf1 Nd6 21. c5 Bxc3 22. Bxc3 Nde8 23. Ng3 Bc8 24. Bc4 Nc7 25. Qd2 a4 26. Qc2 Ncd5 27. Be1 h5 28. Bxd5 cxd5 29. Ne2 Kh7 30. f4 Qc7 31. Nc3 Bd7 32. Bh4 Bc6 33. Rhg1 Qd7 34. Qg2 Qf7 35. Qe2 g6 36. Bxf6 Qxf6 37. Rg5 Qe6 38. Re5 Qxh3 39. Nxd5 Bxd5 40. Rxd5 Rf7 41. Re5 a3 42. Rxe4 Kh6 43. Qc4 Rd7 44. Qe6 Qg2 45. Re5 h4 46. Qf6 h3 47. Rg5 Qc2 48. Rh5+ 1-0

[Event "Pere Noel"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1997.12.29"] [Round "4"] [White "Duong, Thanh Nha"] [Black "Hebert, Jean"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2323"] [BlackElo "2468"] [ECO "E92"] [EventDate "1997.12.26"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 Na6 8. Nf3 Ng4 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. O-O Nc5 14. h3 Nh6 15. Qd2 Nf7 16. b4 Nd7 17. Rae1 a5 18. a3 axb4 19. axb4 Ra3 20. Nb5 Rb3 21. Qa2 Rxb4 22. Qa3 Rxb5 23. cxb5 Nc5 24. Nd2 Qd7 25. f3 c6 26. dxc6 bxc6 27. b6 Rb8 28. Nc4 Bf8 29. Bf2 Ne6 30. Qa7 Qc8 31. Ne3 Bg6 32. Ba6 Qd8 33. b7 d5 34. Ng4 Bd6 35. Qb6 Qxb6 36. Bxb6 Bc5+ 37. Bxc5 Nxc5 38. Ra1 Kg7 39. Rfe1 Nd7 40. Rec1 Nd8 41. Ra2 Kf7 42. Ne3 Ke6 43. Rd2 d4 44. Nc4 Kd5 45. Ne3+ Kd6 46. Nc4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pere Noel"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1997.12.30"] [Round "5"] [White "Hebert, Jean"] [Black "Fillion, Steve"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2468"] [BlackElo "2098"] [ECO "B13"] [EventDate "1997.12.26"] [PlyCount "127"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 e6 10. Qxb7 Nxd4 11. Bb5+ Nxb5 12. Qc6+ Ke7 13. Qxb5 Qd7 14. Nxd5+ Qxd5 15. Qxd5 exd5 16. Be3 Ke6 17. Ke2 Be7 18. Rac1 Rhc8 19. Kd3 Bf6 20. b3 a6 21. Bd2 Kd7 22. Rhe1 Bb2 23. Rb1 Bf6 24. Rec1 h5 25. b4 g6 26. a4 Be5 27. h3 Bf6 28. f4 Bh4 29. Be3 Bf6 30. Rc5 Rxc5 31. Bxc5 Rc8 32. Rc1 Rc7 33. Rc2 Rb7 34. Re2 Rb8 35. Re1 Rb7 36. Rb1 Kc6 37. Be3 Be7 38. Bd2 Bh4 39. Rc1+ Kd6 40. Be3 Kd7 41. Rb1 Kc6 42. Rb2 Be7 43. Bd2 Rb8 44. Rb3 Rb7 45. Kc2 Rb8 46. Rb1 Rb7 47. Kb3 Bd6 48. Rc1+ Kd7 49. Rd1 Kc6 50. Rc1+ Kd7 51. Rd1 Kc6 52. Rb1 Rb8 53. Kc3 Be7 54. Kd3 Rb7 55. Ke3 Bf8 56. Kf3 Bd6 57. Bc3 Rb8 58. Bd2 Rb7 59. Ke3 Bf8 60. Kd4 Bg7+ 61. Kd3 Bf8 62. f3 Be7 63. Bc3 Bf8 64. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pere Noel"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1997.12.26"] [Round "1"] [White "Boulay, David"] [Black "Rousseau, Daniel"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1849"] [BlackElo "2036"] [ECO "C77"] [EventDate "1997.12.26"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d3 O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Qe7 11. Nbd2 Nd8 12. O-O Ne6 13. Bxe6 Qxe6 14. d4 Bb6 15. a4 Bd7 16. d5 Qg4 17. axb5 Nh5 18. Bg3 axb5 19. Kh1 Rae8 20. Ng1 Qg6 21. Qe1 f5 22. f3 Nxg3+ 23. Qxg3 Qxg3 24. hxg3 Ra8 25. exf5 Bxf5 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Ne4 Ra2 28. Rb1 c6 29. Rd1 Bxe4 30. fxe4 cxd5 0-1

[Event "Pere Noel"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1997.12.26"] [Round "1"] [White "Brodie, Hugh"] [Black "Sarwer, Jeff"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1966"] [BlackElo "2264"] [ECO "C28"] [EventDate "1997.12.26"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 Be7 6. d3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nd4 9. Qd1 c6 10. O-O b5 11. Bb3 O-O 12. Ne2 Nxb3 13. axb3 Qb6+ 14. Kh2 Rfe8 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Ng3 Rad8 17. Qf3 Rd7 18. Be3 Bc5 19. Bg5 Re6 20. Nf5 Ne8 21. Qg4 Kh8 22. Rf3 Qc7 23. Raf1 h6 24. Qh4 Kh7 25. Nxh6 gxh6 26. Rf6 Rxf6 27. Rxf6 Bf8 28. Bxh6 Nxf6 29. Bg5+ Kg6 30. Bxf6 Bh6 31. Bh8 Qd6 32. Qg4+ Kh7 33. Bf6 Qe6 34. Qh4 Kg6 35. Bh8 Bg5 36. Qf2 0-1

[Event "Pere Noel"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1997.12.26"] [Round "1"] [White "Charest, Johanne"] [Black "Pnevmonidis, Pantelis"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1887"] [BlackElo "2100"] [ECO "C02"] [EventDate "1997.12.26"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 Qxd4 10. Nc3 a6 11. Qe2 Ne7 12. Kh1 Nc6 13. f4 Nb4 14. Bb1 Qc4 15. Qxc4 dxc4 16. Be4 Bc6 17. Bxc6+ Nxc6 18. Be3 Bb4 19. Ne4 O-O 20. Rac1 b5 21. b3 Ba3 22. Rc3 Bb2 23. Rc2 Bd4 24. Bd2 c3 25. Bxc3 Bxc3 26. Rxc3 Nb4 27. a3 Nd5 28. Rcc1 Rfc8 29. g3 Ne3 30. Nd6 Nxf1 31. Nxc8 Nd2 32. Nd6 Nxb3 33. Rc7 Na5 34. Nxf7 Nc4 35. Ng5 Re8 36. Rc6 Nxa3 37. Rxa6 b4 38. Rb6 Nc2 39. Nxe6 Rc8 40. Rb7 g6 41. Ng5 Ne3 42. Kg1 Rc1+ 43. Kf2 Ng4+ 44. Ke2 Rc2+ 45. Kd3 Rc3+ 46. Kd4 Nxh2 47. Rb8+ Kg7 48. Rb7+ Kg8 49. Rxb4 Rxg3 50. Rb8+ Kg7 51. Rb7+ Kg8 52. e6 Ng4 53. Rb8+ Kg7 54. Ne4 Re3 55. e7 Rxe4+ 56. Kxe4 Nf6+ 57. Ke5 1-0

[Event "Pere Noel"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1997.12.26"] [Round "1"] [White "Lacroix, Serge"] [Black "Duong, Thanh Nha"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1953"] [BlackElo "2323"] [ECO "B16"] [Annotator "Incomplete"] [EventDate "1997.12.26"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6. Nf3 Bf5 7. Bd3 Bg6 8. O-O e6 9. Re1 Qc7 10. c4 Na6 11. a3 O-O-O 12. b4 c5 13. b5 Nb8 14. Bxg6 hxg6 15. d5 exd5 16. cxd5 Bd6 17. g3 Nd7 18. Qa4 Kb8 19. Bb2 Rh5 20. Re4 f5 21. Re2 f4 22. g4 Rxd5 23. Qe4 Nb6 24. Bf6 Bf8 25. Bxd8 Rxd8 26. a4 f5 27. gxf5 gxf5 28. Qe5 Bd6 29. Qf6 Nd5 30. Qb2 c4 31. Qd4 Be7 32. Qe5 Bd6 33. Qd4 Bc5 34. Qe5 Qxe5 35. Rxe5 Bb4 36. Rc1 0-1

[Event "Pere Noel"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1997.12.27"] [Round "2"] [White "Plante, Michel"] [Black "Brodie, Hugh"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1851"] [BlackElo "1966"] [ECO "A90"] [EventDate "1997.12.26"] [PlyCount "138"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nh3 c6 6. O-O Bd6 7. f3 O-O 8. Nd2 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. dxe5 Qb6+ 11. Kh1 Bxe5 12. Qb3 Qxb3 13. Nxb3 Nc6 14. Nf4 Bc7 15. Rd1 Rd8 16. Nd3 Na5 17. Nxa5 Bxa5 18. Bg5 Kf7 19. Rac1 Bb6 20. Nc5 h6 21. Bd2 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Be6 23. Rc7+ Rd7 24. Rdc1 Rd8 25. Kg1 Rxc7 26. Rxc7+ Rd7 27. Rxd7+ Bxd7 28. Bc3 Ne8 29. Be5 Ke6 30. Bd4 b6 31. e3 Bb5 32. Kf2 g6 33. Ke1 Nd6 34. Kd2 Ba6 35. b3 Nb5 36. Bg7 h5 37. a4 Nd6 38. Bd4 Kd7 39. h4 Ke6 40. Kc3 Be2 41. Kd2 Ba6 42. Bh3 Kd7 43. Be5 Ke6 44. Bxd6 Kxd6 45. Kc3 Be2 46. Bg2 Kc5 47. b4+ Kd6 48. Kd4 Ke6 49. e4 dxe4 50. fxe4 Bd1 51. a5 Bc2 52. e5 Bb3 53. Bb7 Ba2 54. Bc8+ Ke7 55. Ke3 Kd8 56. Ba6 Kd7 57. Bb5+ Ke7 58. Kf4 Bb1 59. Bc4 Bc2 60. Kg5 Be4 61. Bg8 Bd3 62. Kh6 Be4 63. Bb3 Bd3 64. Bd5 Be4 65. Bg8 Bd3 66. Kg7 Be4 67. Bf7 Bd3 68. Bxg6 Ke6 69. Bxh5 Kxe5 1-0

[Event "Pere Noel"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1997.12.28"] [Round "3"] [White "Dumesnil, Etienne"] [Black "Brodie, Hugh"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "1789"] [BlackElo "1966"] [ECO "B34"] [EventDate "1997.12.26"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qxd5 12. Bxg7 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Rd8+ 14. Ke3 Kxg7 15. Bc4 Kf6 16. Rad1 Be6 17. Bxe6 Kxe6 18. c3 Rac8 19. Rhe1 f6 20. f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pere Noel"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1997.12.28"] [Round "3"] [White "Fillion, Steve"] [Black "Charest, Johanne"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2098"] [BlackElo "1887"] [ECO "D32"] [EventDate "1997.12.26"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nc6 4. c4 e6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Be2 a6 8. O-O Bd6 9. b3 O-O 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bb2 Bg4 12. Rc1 Bd6 13. Kh1 Ne4 14. Qxd5 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Qh4 16. h3 Nxf2+ 17. Kg1 Nxh3+ 18. gxh3 Qg3+ 19. Bg2 Qh2+ 20. Kf2 Rad8 21. Rh1 Qg3+ 22. Ke2 Rfe8 23. Be4 Ba3 24. Qf5 Bxb2 25. Qxh7+ Kf8 26. Rcg1 Qe5 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Qh4+ Kd7 29. Na4 Ba3 30. Bxc6+ bxc6 31. Nb6+ Kc7 32. Nc4 Qc3 33. Qf4+ Kb7 34. Nxa3 Qd2+ 35. Kf3 Qd5+ 36. Kg3 Rd6 37. Kh2 Qd2+ 38. Rg2 Qd5 39. Nc4 Rf6 1-0

[Event "Pere Noel"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1997.12.28"] [Round "3"] [White "Larochelle, Martial"] [Black "Duong, Thanh Nha"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2033"] [BlackElo "2323"] [ECO "C56"] [EventDate "1997.12.26"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. Bb5 Ne4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Be7 10. f3 Nc5 11. f4 O-O 12. f5 Ne4 13. Nc3 c5 14. Nxe4 cxd4 15. f6 dxe4 16. fxe7 Qxe7 17. Qxd4 Bc6 18. Be3 a5 19. Qc3 Qe6 20. a4 Ra6 21. b3 Re8 22. Rf4 Qxe5 23. Qc4 Bd5 24. Qxa6 Qxa1+ 25. Rf1 Qc3 26. Qe2 Be6 27. Qf2 Rd8 28. h3 c5 29. Bxc5 Rd2 30. Qe3 Qxe3+ 31. Bxe3 Rxc2 32. Rc1 Rb2 33. Rc3 Kf8 34. Bb6 Bxb3 35. Bxa5 Bxa4 36. Rc4 Bc2 37. Bb4+ Ke8 38. Bc3 Rb1+ 39. Kf2 Bd3 40. Rc7 f5 41. Be5 g5 42. g3 Rb5 43. Bd6 Rd5 44. Re7+ Kd8 45. Bb4 Rb5 46. Bd6 f4 0-1

[Event "Pere Noel"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1997.12.28"] [Round "3"] [White "Rousseau, Daniel"] [Black "McDonough, Jonathan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2036"] [BlackElo "1956"] [ECO "B18"] [EventDate "1997.12.26"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nh3 Nd7 7. Nf4 Ngf6 8. h4 e5 9. Qe2 Be7 10. dxe5 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxe5 12. O-O-O Qxe2 13. Bxe2 Bd6 14. h5 Be4 15. f3 Bd5 16. Nf5 Bxf4 17. Bxf4 O-O 18. c4 Be6 19. Nd4 Rfe8 20. g4 Nf8 21. g5 N6d7 22. Bd6 f6 23. f4 Bf7 24. Rde1 Ne6 25. Nf5 fxg5 26. fxg5 Nxg5 27. h6 Ne4 28. hxg7 Nxd6 29. Nxd6 Re7 30. Bd3 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Nc5 32. Bc2 Rd8 33. Nxf7 Kxf7 34. Rg1 Rg8 35. b4 Nd7 36. Bxh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pere Noel"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1997.12.29"] [Round "4"] [White "Fillion, Steve"] [Black "Schleifer, Michael"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2098"] [BlackElo "2363"] [ECO "E90"] [EventDate "1997.12.26"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 d6 6. h3 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bg5 Re8 10. O-O-O Nc6 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Nd4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Bd3 Bd7 15. Kb1 c6 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. f3 a5 18. Rc1 a4 19. Bf4 Rad8 20. Rc2 Be5 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Rhc1 Kg7 23. Rc5 Kf6 24. g3 Rde8 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 26. Rc4 Rh5 27. h4 g5 28. Rc5 Kg6 29. Rxg5+ Rxg5 30. hxg5 Kxg5 31. Kc2 h5 32. b4 h4 33. gxh4+ Kxh4 34. b5 Bd7 35. b6 Kg3 36. Bc4 Be6 37. Bd5 Bc8 38. Kd3 Kxf3 39. Kxd4 Kf4 40. Bxf7 a3 41. Bd5 1-0

[Event "Pere Noel"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1997.12.29"] [Round "4"] [White "Goldner, John"] [Black "Lacroix, Serge"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1758"] [BlackElo "1953"] [ECO "C92"] [EventDate "1997.12.26"] [PlyCount "130"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Nb6 11. Nbd2 exd4 12. cxd4 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Ne4 Bf5 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nb4 17. Qf3 Bg6 18. Rd1 Qe8 19. a3 Qc6 20. Ng5 Qxf3 21. Nxf3 Nc2 22. Bxc2 Bxc2 23. Rd7 Bd8 24. Bf4 Bf5 25. Rd2 c5 26. g4 Be6 27. Ng5 Ba5 28. Rd6 Bc8 29. Bg3 c4 30. Ne4 h5 31. gxh5 Bxh3 32. h6 Be6 33. hxg7 Kxg7 34. Bh4 Bd8 35. Bxd8 Rfxd8 36. Rad1 Rh8 37. Nc3 Kg6 38. R1d4 Kf5 39. f4 Rh4 40. Kf2 Rh2+ 41. Kf3 Rxb2 42. Nd5 Rb3+ 43. Ne3+ Rxe3+ 44. Kxe3 a5 45. Kf3 Rh8 46. Kg2 b4 47. axb4 axb4 48. Kg3 b3 49. Rxe6 fxe6 50. Rxc4 Rb8 51. Rc1 b2 52. Rb1 Rb3+ 53. Kf2 Kxf4 54. Ke2 Kxe5 55. Kd2 Kd4 56. Kc2 Rb6 57. Rd1+ Kc4 58. Rh1 e5 59. Re1 Rb5 60. Rd1 Rd5 61. Rxd5 Kxd5 62. Kxb2 Kd4 63. Kc2 Ke3 64. Kd1 Kf2 65. Kd2 e4 0-1

[Event "Pere Noel"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1997.12.29"] [Round "4"] [White "Lacroix, Serge"] [Black "Desjardins, Andre"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1953"] [BlackElo "2024"] [ECO "B33"] [EventDate "1997.12.26"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Na3 f5 10. Bc4 Ra7 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. Nd5 Bg7 13. c3 O-O 14. Nc2 b5 15. Bb3 Be6 16. Ndb4 Nxb4 17. Nxb4 Qa8 18. O-O a5 19. Bd5 Qe8 20. Nc2 Rc7 21. Ne3 Rc5 22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. Qb3 Rfc8 24. Rfd1 Bf8 25. Rd5 Bh6 26. Rad1 Bxe3 27. Rxd6 Qxb3 28. axb3 Bg5 0-1

[Event "Pere Noel"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1997.12.29"] [Round "4"] [White "Solunac, Sasha"] [Black "Charest, Johanne"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1954"] [BlackElo "1887"] [ECO "D32"] [EventDate "1997.12.26"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd1 exd5 7. Nxd5 Qa5+ 8. Nc3 Bf5 9. Bd2 Rd8 10. e4 Be6 11. Nd5 Bb4 12. Nxb4 Nxb4 13. Nf3 Bg4 14. Qb3 Rxd2 15. Nxd2 Be6 16. Bc4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Ne7 18. O-O O-O 19. Rac1 Nbc6 20. Rfd1 Qe5 21. Qc3 Qe6 22. a3 h6 23. Qb3 1-0

[Event "Pere Noel"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1997.12.30"] [Round "5"] [White "Khassanov, Marat"] [Black "Duong, Thanh Nha"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2328"] [BlackElo "2323"] [ECO "B31"] [EventDate "1997.12.26"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 e5 6. c3 Nge7 7. d3 O-O 8. Be3 d6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bg4 11. d5 Nd4 12. Bxd4 exd4 13. Nbd2 f5 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Qb6 16. Bd7 h6 17. exf5 Nxf5 18. g4 Ne3 19. fxe3 dxe3 20. Qe2 Rxf3 21. Qxf3 Rf8 22. Qe4 Qxb2 23. Rac1 Qf2+ 24. Kh1 Rf3 25. g5 Qg3 26. Rg1 Qf4 27. Qxg6 Rxh3+ 1-0

[Event "Pere Noel"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1997.12.30"] [Round "5"] [White "Pnevmonidis, Pantelis"] [Black "Brodie, Hugh"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2101"] [BlackElo "1966"] [ECO "C50"] [EventDate "1997.12.26"] [PlyCount "157"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Bc5 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nf3 d6 5. d3 Nc6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nd4 10. Qd1 Ne6 11. Bg3 Qd7 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 c6 14. Bb3 O-O 15. Qg4 Rae8 16. O-O Qe7 17. Kh1 Qg5 18. f4 Qxg4 19. hxg4 exf4 20. Bxf4 Nxf4 21. Rxf4 Bd4 22. c3 Be5 23. Rf2 Re7 24. Raf1 Bf6 25. Kh2 Bg5 26. Bc2 f6 27. d4 Rd8 28. Rf5 g6 29. R5f3 Kg7 30. g3 d5 31. exd5 Rxd5 32. Kg2 Rd8 33. R3f2 Rde8 34. Kf3 Re3+ 35. Kg2 Re1 36. c4 Rc1 37. Rxc1 Bxc1 38. d5 Rd8 39. dxc6 bxc6 40. Be4 c5 41. Bd5 Re8 42. Rc2 Bg5 43. Kf2 Be3+ 44. Kg2 Bd4 45. b3 Re3 46. Bf3 Kf8 47. Re2 Rc3 48. Rd2 a5 49. Be4 g5 50. Rc2 Re3 51. Bf3 Be5 52. Kf2 Bd4 53. Kg2 Re1 54. Rd2 Rg1+ 55. Kh2 Rc1 56. Bd5 Ke7 57. Re2+ Kd7 58. Kg2 Rc3 59. Be6+ Kd6 60. Bd5 Be5 61. Bf3 Kc7 62. Rf2 Kb6 63. Rf1 a4 64. bxa4 Rxc4 65. Rb1+ Ka5 66. Bd1 Rc3 67. Rb5+ Ka6 68. Rb3 Rc1 69. Be2+ Ka5 70. Rb7 Kxa4 71. Ra7+ Kb4 72. Rb7+ Ka5 73. Ra7+ Kb6 74. Ra6+ Kb7 75. Ra4 Rc2 76. Kf3 Rc3+ 77. Ke4 Rxg3 78. Kf5 Re3 79. Bc4 1-0