[Event "Thanksgiving op"] [Site "Halifax CAN"] [Date "1996.10.12"] [Round "2"] [White "Saunders, Stephen"] [Black "Hake, Paul"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1932"] [BlackElo "1838"] [ECO "E81"] [EventDate "1996.10.12"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. d4 c6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. f3 O-O 7. Qd2 Na6 8. O-O-O Qc7 9. Bh6 e5 10. d5 cxd5 11. cxd5 Nc5 12. Kb1 a6 13. h4 b5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. h5 b4 16. Nce2 Rb8 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Rc1 Kg8 19. Ng3 Qa7 20. Nh3 Bxh3 21. Rxh3 a5 22. Bc4 a4 23. Rch1 Rfc8 24. Qg5 Ncd7 25. Rxh7 Nxh7 26. Qxg6+ Kf8 27. Rxh7 Qg1+ 28. Nf1 1-0

[Event "Thanksgiving op"] [Site "Halifax CAN"] [Date "1996.10.13"] [Round "3"] [White "Armstrong, Brad"] [Black "Bernard, Gilbert"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "1892"] [BlackElo "1669"] [ECO "B19"] [EventDate "1996.10.12"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Nd5 13. Bd2 b5 14. Rhe1 Be7 15. Kb1 a5 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qc7 18. f4 Rd8 19. Qf3 O-O 20. Ne4 c5 21. g4 b4 22. g5 hxg5 23. fxg5 c4 24. h6 c3 25. hxg7 Kxg7 26. Bc1 cxb2 27. Bxb2 Nc3+ 28. Nxc3 bxc3 29. Qxc3 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Qb6 31. Qd4 Qxd4 32. Rxd4 Bxg5 33. Rd7 Rb8 34. c4 Kg6 35. Kc2 Bf4 36. Ra7 Rb4 37. Rxa5 Rxc4+ 38. Kb3 Re4 39. a4 Kf5 40. Ra7 Bxe5 41. Bxe5 Kxe5 42. Rxf7 Kd6 43. a5 Kc6 44. a6 Re3+ 45. Kc4 Re4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thanksgiving op"] [Site "Halifax CAN"] [Date "1996.10.13"] [Round "4"] [White "Mayo, Alvah"] [Black "Urquhart, Eddie"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1972"] [BlackElo "2197"] [ECO "D71"] [EventDate "1996.10.12"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 c5 6. dxc5 O-O 7. cxd5 Qa5 8. Bd2 Qxc5 9. Qb3 Na6 10. Nh3 Rd8 11. O-O e6 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Rfd1 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Rxd5 Rxd5 16. Qxd5 Nb4 17. Qc5 Qxc5 18. Bxc5 a5 19. Rd1 Bxh3 20. Bxh3 Bxb2 21. Rb1 Bc3 22. a3 Na6 23. Be3 Rb8 24. Bf4 Re8 25. Rb3 Bf6 26. Be3 Rb8 27. Bb6 a4 28. Rd3 Re8 29. Kf1 Nb8 30. Bg2 Nc6 31. Bc5 Ne5 32. Rd1 Be7 33. Bxe7 Rxe7 34. Rd4 Rc7 35. Be4 b5 36. Ke1 Nc4 37. Rd3 Kg7 38. Rc3 Kf6 39. Bd3 Ke5 40. Bxc4 Kd4 41. Bxb5 Rxc3 42. Bxa4 Rxa3 43. Bb5 Ra1+ 44. Kd2 g5 45. e3+ Kc5 46. Bd3 h6 47. Be4 Kd6 48. Ke2 Ke5 49. Bf3 f5 50. h3 f4 51. Bb7 Ra2+ 52. Kf3 fxe3 53. fxe3 h5 54. Be4 g4+ 0-1

[Event "Thanksgiving op"] [Site "Halifax CAN"] [Date "1996.10.14"] [Round "5"] [White "Charlton, Glenn"] [Black "Villeneuve, Robert"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2101"] [BlackElo "2200"] [ECO "B00"] [EventDate "1996.10.12"] [PlyCount "36"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. e4 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. d5 Nb8 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. Bc4 c6 7. Nge2 Bg4 8. h3 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 cxd5 10. Bxd5 Nc6 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Qc4 Rc8 14. Rhe1 e6 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Be7 17. Bd6 Bxd6 18. Rxd6 O-O 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thanksgiving op"] [Site "Halifax CAN"] [Date "1996.10.14"] [Round "5"] [White "Urquhart, Eddie"] [Black "Charlton, Glenn"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2197"] [BlackElo "2101"] [ECO "A21"] [EventDate "1996.10.12"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. c4 e5 2. g3 d6 3. Bg2 f5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 Be7 6. Ne2 O-O 7. Nbc3 c6 8. b3 Na6 9. Bb2 e4 10. h4 Nc7 11. Qc2 b5 12. cxb5 cxb5 13. Nxb5 Nxb5 14. Qc4+ d5 15. Qxb5 Qd6 16. Qa5 Ba6 17. Qd2 Rac8 18. O-O Ng4 19. Bh3 Bd3 20. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 21. Rxc1 Bxh4 22. Bxg4 fxg4 23. Nf4 g5 24. Nxd3 Bxg3 25. Ne5 Rxf2 26. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Qh6 28. Rc8+ Kg7 29. Ba3 Qh2+ 30. Ke1 Qg1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thanksgiving op"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "1996.10.12"] [Round "1"] [White "Glinert, Stephen"] [Black "Hergott, Deen"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2157"] [BlackElo "2504"] [ECO "A42"] [EventDate "1996.10.12"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 e5 5. Be3 exd4 6. Bxd4 Nf6 7. f4 Nc6 8. Bf2 Ng4 9. Bg3 Ne3 10. Qd2 Nxf1 11. Kxf1 O-O 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. Kf2 a6 14. Rhf1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Na5 16. Qd3 b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Nxb5 d5 19. e5 c6 20. Nd6 Qb6+ 21. Kg2 Qxb2+ 22. Kh1 Nc4 23. Nxc4 dxc4 24. Qxc4 Ra3 25. Qc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thanksgiving op"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "1996.10.12"] [Round "2"] [White "Hergott, Deen"] [Black "Garel, Rick"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2504"] [BlackElo "1889"] [ECO "A51"] [EventDate "1996.10.12"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ne4 4. a3 d6 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Bf5 7. Nd2 Nc5 8. b4 Nd4 9. Ra2 Nd7 10. exd6 Bxd6 11. Ngf3 Nxf3+ 12. Nxf3 Rb8 13. c5 Be7 14. Nd4 Bg6 15. c6 1-0

[Event "Thanksgiving op"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "1996.10.13"] [Round "3"] [White "Hergott, Deen"] [Black "Khoudgarian, Natalia"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2504"] [BlackElo "2191"] [ECO "C10"] [EventDate "1996.10.12"] [PlyCount "40"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Ng3 Nd7 7. Bd3 Ngf6 8. O-O Be7 9. c4 b6 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. Qe2 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 Qxd3 14. Qxg7 Rf8 15. Be3 O-O-O 16. Rac1 Qg6 17. Qxg6 hxg6 18. Ne2 e5 19. Nc3 Rd3 20. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thanksgiving op"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "1996.10.13"] [Round "4"] [White "Peckford, William"] [Black "Hergott, Deen"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2304"] [BlackElo "2504"] [ECO "D21"] [EventDate "1996.10.12"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 dxc4 4. e4 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Qxd4 7. Nxd4 a6 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. f3 Bc5 11. Nb3 Bb6 12. a4 b4 13. a5 Ba7 14. Na2 Nc6 15. Bd2 f5 16. exf5 Nge7 17. Nxb4 Nxb4 18. Bxb4 Rc8 19. Bc3 Nxf5 20. Ra4 O-O 21. Rb4 Rc7 22. Rc4 Rxc4 23. Bxc4 Kf7 24. Bd3 Nh4 25. Be4 Nxg2+ 26. Kd2 Rb8 27. Nd4 Bxe4 28. fxe4 Rd8 29. Rg1 Nh4 30. Rg4 Nf3+ 0-1

[Event "Thanksgiving op"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "1996.10.14"] [Round "5"] [White "Hergott, Deen"] [Black "Spraggett, Grant"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2504"] [BlackElo "2403"] [ECO "E97"] [EventDate "1996.10.12"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. g3 f5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. f3 Ne8 13. c5 a5 14. Qb3 h6 15. Ne6 Bxe6 16. dxe6 fxe4 17. fxe4 Rxf1+ 18. Kxf1 Nf6 19. cxd6 Qxd6 20. Ba3 axb4 21. Bxb4 c5 22. Ba3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Thanksgiving op"] [Site "Toronto CAN"] [Date "1996.10.14"] [Round "6"] [White "Djerkovic, Miladin"] [Black "Hergott, Deen"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2326"] [BlackElo "2504"] [ECO "B35"] [EventDate "1996.10.12"] [PlyCount "50"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 a5 9. a4 Ng4 10. Qxg4 Nxd4 11. Qd1 Nxb3 12. cxb3 d6 13. O-O Be6 14. f4 f5 15. exf5 Rxf5 16. Bd4 Bxd4+ 17. Qxd4 Bxb3 18. g4 Rc5 19. Ne4 Rc4 20. Qe3 Rb4 21. Rf2 Qb6 22. Qf3 Rf8 23. f5 Bd5 24. Nf6+ Rxf6 25. Qxd5+ e6 0-1

[Event "Thanksgiving op"] [Site "Vancouver CAN"] [Date "1996.10.13"] [Round "5"] [White "Herder, David"] [Black "Orlov, Georgi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2311"] [BlackElo "2588"] [ECO "D07"] [EventDate "1996.10.11"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. cxd5 Bxf3 5. dxc6 Bxc6 6. Nc3 e6 7. e4 Bb4 8. f3 f5 9. Bc4 fxe4 10. O-O exf3 11. Bxe6 Qh4 12. g3 Qf6 13. d5 f2+ 14. Rxf2 Bc5 15. Bf4 Bxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Ne7 17. Kg1 Qg6 18. Qb3 Rf8 19. Rf1 Bd7 20. Qxb7 Rc8 21. Bxd7+ Kxd7 22. d6 Rxf4 23. Rd1 Qg4 24. dxe7+ Kxe7 25. Qxa7 Kf8 26. Qc5+ Kg8 0-1