[Event "Wch Seniors (Women) 18th"]
[Site "Bad Zwischenahn"]
[Date "2008.11.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Fatalibekova, Elena"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2159"]
[BlackElo "2283"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2008.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. f4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. 0-0-0 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be7 11. f5 0-0 12. g4 Nd7 13. h4 Ne5 14. Qg3 b5 15. a3 Rb8 16. g5 exf5 17. Nd5 Qb7 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. Qxe5 Bd8 20. exf5 f6 21. gxf6 Bxf6 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. Rg1+ Kf7 24. Qf4 Qb6 25. Be2 1-0

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women) 18th"]
[Site "Bad Zwischenahn"]
[Date "2008.11.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Saunina, Ludmila"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2159"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2008.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. 0-0 Nbc6 7. Nf3 d5 8. c4 dxe4 9. Bxe4 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 f5 11. Bc2 e5 12. Nc3 e4 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. Rxd4 Nc6 15. Rd1 Bc5 16. Nd5 0-0 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Rb8 19. b4 Be6 20. a3 Ne5 21. Bb3 g5 22. Rd4 Kg7 23. Rf1 Rf7 24. h3 Rbf8 25. Rfd1 Nc6 26. R4d2 Ne5 27. Rd4 Nc6 28. R4d2 Ne5 29. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women) 18th"]
[Site "Bad Zwischenahn"]
[Date "2008.11.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dotan, Valeria"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2124"]
[BlackElo "2159"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2008.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 c5 2. Nf3 cxd4 3. Nxd4 d5 4. g3 e5 5. Nb3 Bb4+ 6. c3 Be7 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Rd1 e4 13. a4 Bf5 14. a5 Qc8 15. Qd2 Rd8 16. Na3 Bh3 17. Bh1 Ng4 18. Nc2 Bg5 19. e3 Ne5 20. Ne1 Nc4 21. Qc1 Bg4 22. Rd4 Bf6 23. Ra4 Bxd4 24. Nxd4 Qd7 25. Ra1 a6 26. b3 Nd6 27. Qd2 Rac8 28. b4 Rc7 29. Bg2 Rdc8 30. Rc1 Nb5 31. Nxb5 Qxb5 32. Bf1 Qd7 33. h3 Bxh3 34. Ng2 Bxg2 35. Kxg2 Qf5 36. Kh2 Qe5 37. c4 dxc4 38. Qc3 Qh5+ 39. Kg1 Qd5 40. Be2 Qe6 41. Rd1 Rd7 42. Rc1 b5 43. axb6 Qxb6 44. Bg4 Rd3 45. Qe5 Rb8 46. Qxe4 Rb3 47. Rxc4 Rxb4 48. Be2 Rxc4 49. Qxc4 a5 50. Bh5 Qf6 51. Be2 g6 52. Qa4 Rb1+ 53. Kg2 Ra1 54. Qe8+ Kg7 55. Bc4 Rc1 56. Bd5 Rc2 57. Bf3 Qb2 58. Bd5 Rxf2+ 59. Kh3 h5 0-1

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women) 18th"]
[Site "Bad Zwischenahn"]
[Date "2008.11.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Fomina, Tatyana"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2159"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2008.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 Be7 9. Be2 0-0 10. 0-0 b6 11. b3 Bb7 12. Bb2 d5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Nb4 16. d6 Qxd6 17. Qxd6 Bxd6 18. Nc4 Bc5 19. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women) 18th"]
[Site "Bad Zwischenahn"]
[Date "2008.11.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sorokina, Tamara"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A60"]
[WhiteElo "2124"]
[BlackElo "2159"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2008.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 b5 6. Bg2 d6 7. e4 Nbd7 8. Ne2 g6 9. 0-0 Bg7 10. Qc2 0-0 11. Bf4 Nb6 12. Nbc3 b4 13. Nd1 Re8 14. a3 b3 15. Qxb3 Nxe4 16. Ndc3 Bf5 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Rxe4 19. Nc3 Re8 20. Rad1 Rb8 21. Rd2 Qf6 22. Qb5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Rxb5 24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. Rxd6 Bxb2 26. Rb1 Reb8 27. Rd7 Bd4 28. Rxb5 Rxb5 29. Bh6 f5 30. Rxa7 Rb1+ 31. Kg2 Rb2 32. Kh3 Rxf2 33. a4 Ra2 34. Bf4 c4 35. Rd7 Bf6 36. Rd6 Kf7 37. Rd7+ Ke6 0-1

[Event "USA-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Tulsa"]
[Date "2008.05.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Abrahamyan, Tatev"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2239"]
[BlackElo "2184"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2008.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Qf3 Nf6 7. Bf4 e5 8. Bg3 d6 9. Nf5 Be6 10. Bh4 Nbd7 11. g4 h6 12. g5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 0-0-0 14. 0-0-0 Kb8 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. Ne3 Be7 17. h4 Nb6 18. Bh3 Rhd8 19. h5 Ng8 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Ncd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Qg5 23. Rhg1 Qh4 24. Bf5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Rc7 26. Rxg7 Nf6 27. Rd1 Qxh5 28. Qd3 Qh2 29. f3 Qf2 30. a3 Qc5 31. Rh1 Rg8 32. Rxg8+ Nxg8 33. Rh8 Qg1+ 34. Ka2 Ka7 35. Qxd6 Rxc2 36. Qxe5 Rc1 37. Rh2 Ra1+ 38. Kb3 Qe3+ 39. Qc3 Qb6+ 40. Kc2 Qg1 41. Qd2 Qc5+ 42. Kd3 Rf1 43. Ke2 Qb5+ 44. Ke3 Qb6+ 45. Kf4 Qc7+ 46. e5 Ne7 47. Qd4+ b6 48. Rc2 Qb7 49. Be4 Ng6+ 50. Kg4 Qe7 51. Bxg6 fxg6 52. Rd2 Qe6+ 53. Kg3 Re1 54. f4 Qb3+ 55. Rd3 Qb5 56. Qd7+ Qxd7 57. Rxd7+ Kb8 58. Kg4 Rg1+ 59. Kf3 Rb1 60. e6 Kc8 61. Rg7 Rxb2 62. Rg8+ 1-0

[Event "USA-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Tulsa"]
[Date "2008.05.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Airapetian, Chouchanik"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2184"]
[BlackElo "2092"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2008.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 Nf6 5. 0-0 Bc5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. exf5 0-0 8. Nxe5 Bxf5 9. Nd2 Qd5 10. Ndf3 Ng4 11. c4 Qe6 12. Bf4 Rad8 13. Qb3 Bd4 14. Rae1 Bxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Qg6 17. Bg3 Bxd3 18. Rfe1 b6 19. h3 Qf7 20. Re6 b5 21. cxb5 cxb5 22. Qc3 Bc4 23. Re7 Qf6 24. Qxf6 Rxf6 25. b3 Bf7 26. Rxc7 Ra6 27. Ree7 Rf8 28. Rxa7 Ra8 29. Rab7 Rf8 30. Rxb5 Rxa2 31. Rbb7 Ra6 32. b4 Rg6 33. b5 Bd5 34. Rbd7 Be6 35. Rd6 Bc4 36. b6 Rg5 37. b7 Bd5 38. Rxd5 Rxd5 39. b8Q Rxb8 40. Bxb8 Kf8 41. Rb7 Kg8 42. f4 g5 43. g3 Rd1+ 44. Kg2 Rd2+ 45. Kf3 Rh2 46. Kg4 gxf4 47. gxf4 Rg2+ 48. Kh5 Rg3 49. h4 Rg1 50. Be5 Rg2 51. Rb8+ Kf7 52. Rh8 Rg1 53. Rxh7+ Kf8 54. f5 Rg2 55. Bd6+ Kg8 56. Rd7 Rf2 57. Kg6 Rg2+ 58. Kf6 Rg4 59. h5 Rh4 60. Kg5 Rh1 61. f6 1-0

[Event "USA-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Tulsa"]
[Date "2008.05.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Batchimeg, Tuvshintugs"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2184"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2008.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 Nxe4 5. d5 Bc5 6. dxc6 Bxf2+ 7. Ke2 Bb6 8. Qd5 Nf2 9. Bg5 f6 10. Nxe5 Qe7 11. cxd7+ Bxd7 12. Qxd7+ Qxd7 13. Nxd7 Kxd7 14. Be3 Rae8 15. Kxf2 Rxe3 16. g3 Rxc3+ 17. Ke2 Rc2+ 18. Kd3 Rxb2 19. Bh3+ Ke7 20. Re1+ Kf7 21. Be6+ Kg6 22. Nc3 Rd8+ 23. Nd5 Rb5 24. Ke4 Re8 25. Kf3 Ba5 26. Reb1 Rc5 27. Rxb7 Kh6 28. Bd7 Rd8 29. Be6 Re8 30. Bd7 Re5 31. Nf4 Rc3+ 32. Kg4 g5 33. Rxa7 gxf4 34. gxf4 Rh5 35. Rh1 Bb6 36. Ra8 Rch3 37. Rf8 f5+ 0-1

[Event "USA-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Tulsa"]
[Date "2008.05.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Battsetseg, Tsagaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2184"]
[BlackElo "2254"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2008.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. e5 Nc6 6. Qa4 Nd5 7. c4 Nc7 8. Bd2 Bg7 9. Bc3 a6 10. Qc2 Ne6 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. Qe4 0-0 13. Qe3 Qb8 14. c5 Nc7 15. Nc4 Nd5 16. Qe4 Nxc3 17. bxc3 d5 18. Qxd5 Rd8 19. Qe4 Bf5 20. Qe3 Qc7 21. Be2 Bg4 22. 0-0 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. g3 Rab8 26. Rfe1 Bf6 27. Rab1 Rdc8 28. Rb3 Qxc5 29. Bxb7 Rc7 30. Qxc5 Rxc5 31. Bxa6 Ra8 32. Bb5 Rf5 33. c4 Rxa2 34. f3 Rh5 35. h4 g5 36. Re4 gxh4 37. gxh4 Bxh4 38. Rg4+ Kf8 39. Bc6 Bf2+ 40. Kg2 Bc5+ 41. Kg3 Bd6+ 42. f4 f5 43. Rh4 Rxh4 44. Kxh4 Bxf4 45. Bd7 Rh2+ 46. Rh3 Bg5+ 47. Kg3 Bf4+ 48. Kh4 Rf2 49. Bxf5 h6 50. Be6 Kg7 51. Kg4 Bd6 52. Bd5 Rf6 53. Rf3 Rg6+ 54. Kh3 e6 55. Be4 Rg5 56. Rd3 Bf4 57. Rf3 Bc7 58. Rf1 Re5 59. Bb1 Re3+ 60. Kh4 Rc3 61. Rg1+ Kf7 62. Rf1+ Kg7 63. Rg1+ Kf6 64. Rg6+ Ke5 65. Kh5 Rh3+ 66. Kg4 Rh1 67. Bc2 Rc1 68. Bd3 Kd4 69. Be2 Rg1+ 70. Kh5 Rh1+ 71. Kg4 h5+ 72. Kf3 e5 73. Kg2 Rc1 74. Rc6 Rc2 75. Kf1 Bb8 76. Bxh5 e4 77. Rc8 Bh2 78. Bg6 Ke3 79. Re8 Rxc4 80. Rxe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Tulsa"]
[Date "2008.05.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Jamison, Courtney"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2184"]
[BlackElo "1979"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2008.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bb2 Nf6 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. e5 dxe5 10. Qe2 Qa5+ 11. c3 0-0 12. Nd2 Qc7 13. 0-0 Bb7 14. c4 Rfd8 15. Bc2 Bd6 16. Rae1 Bb4 17. Rd1 Qa5 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Bc3 Qc7 20. Ng5 g6 21. Bxe5 Qa5 22. f4 Nd7 23. Nf3 Nxe5 24. fxe5 Qxa2 25. Ra1 Qb2 26. Rfc1 c5 27. Ne1 Qd4+ 28. Kh1 Qh4 29. Nf3 Qg4 30. Rf1 a6 31. Rxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Tulsa"]
[Date "2008.05.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Rohonyan, Katerina"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2184"]
[BlackElo "2309"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2008.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 Ngf6 6. Bc2 e5 7. 0-0 Be7 8. d4 0-0 9. a4 Re8 10. Re1 Bf8 11. Nbd2 cxd4 12. cxd4 b6 13. Nf1 exd4 14. Nxd4 Bb7 15. Ng3 d5 16. exd5 Rxe1+ 17. Qxe1 Nc5 18. Qe5 Qxd5 19. Qxd5 Nxd5 20. Bd2 a5 21. b3 g6 22. Re1 Bg7 23. Nb5 Nb4 24. Bxb4 axb4 25. Ne4 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Rd8 27. f3 f5 28. Bc6 Nxb3 29. Rb1 Na5 30. Na7 b3 31. Bb5 b2 32. Nc6 Nxc6 33. Bxc6 Kf8 34. Kf2 Rd2+ 35. Kg3 Ke7 36. Bb5 Kd6 0-1

[Event "USA-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Tulsa"]
[Date "2008.05.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Krush, Irina"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2184"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2008.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 0-0 6. a3 Bxc5 7. Nf3 b6 8. Bf4 Nh5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. h4 Bb7 11. e4 h6 12. Be3 f5 13. exf5 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Rxf5 15. 0-0-0 Nf4 16. Qe4 Na6 17. Bxf4 Nc5 18. Qe3 Qf8 19. Bg3 Rxf3 20. Qe2 Rc8 21. Bg2 Rf5 22. Kb1 Kh8 23. Rd2 d5 24. cxd5 Nb3 25. Rd3 Bc5 26. dxe6 Nd4 27. Qe4 Rxf2 28. e7 Bxe7 29. Bxf2 Qxf2 30. Qxd4 1-0

[Event "USA-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Tulsa"]
[Date "2008.05.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zatonskih, Anna"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2184"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2008.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d6 7. 0-0 dxe5 8. Nxe5 N8d7 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 Be7 12. Nc3 0-0 13. Bg5 Nbd5 14. Qd3 h6 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bh4 Be6 17. Ne5 Ne4 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. f3 Nd6 20. Rfe1 Qf6 21. Rac1 Rfd8 22. Rc5 Rac8 23. Rc3 Qg5 24. Qe2 Nf5 25. Qf2 Qh4 26. Qxh4 Nxh4 27. Rec1 Rxc3 28. bxc3 Nf5 29. Kf2 Rc8 30. Nd3 b6 31. Ke2 Kf8 32. Kd2 Ke7 33. Nf4 Kd6 34. Re1 g5 35. Nd3 f6 36. f4 Bd7 37. Nb4 Ne7 38. Rf1 Rf8 39. Rf2 Bb5 40. Nc2 Ng6 41. fxg5 hxg5 42. Ne3 Ne7 43. Ng4 Ng8 44. Rf5 Bc4 45. Bxc4 dxc4 46. a4 Ke6 47. Rb5 Ne7 48. Ne3 Rh8 49. h3 Nc8 50. Nxc4 Nd6 51. Nxd6 Kxd6 52. a5 Kc6 53. Rf5 Rh6 54. Kd3 bxa5 55. Rxa5 Kb6 56. Rf5 Rg6 57. Kc4 Kc6 58. Kb4 Kd6 59. Ra5 g4 60. Rxa7 gxh3 61. gxh3 Rh6 62. c4 Rxh3 63. c5+ Ke6 64. Kc4 f5 65. d5+ Ke5 66. Re7+ Kf6 67. d6 f4 68. Re8 1-0

[Event "USA-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Tulsa"]
[Date "2008.05.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zenyuk, Iryna"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2233"]
[BlackElo "2184"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2008.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 b5 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. cxb5 d5 7. g3 a6 8. bxa6 Bd6 9. Bg2 0-0 10. 0-0 Nc6 11. Nbd2 Bxa6 12. Re1 Qc7 13. b3 Rad8 14. Bb2 Ng4 15. h3 Nxf2 16. Kxf2 Bxg3+ 17. Kg1 e5 18. Rf1 e4 19. Ng5 Qe7 20. Rxf8+ Rxf8 21. Ndxe4 dxe4 22. Qd5+ Kh8 23. Nxe4 Nb4 24. Qh5 Bf4 25. Kh1 Bb7 26. Qxc5 Qf7 27. Qxb4 Re8 28. Rf1 1-0

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women)"]
[Site "Gmunden"]
[Date "2007.09.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Saunina, Ludmila"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2186"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2007.09.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Qe7+ 7. Be2 Ne4 8. Bd2 Nxd2 9. Nxd2 dxc4 10. Nxc4 0-0 11. 0-0 c6 12. Bd3 Qh4 13. a3 Be7 14. d5 cxd5 15. Nxd5 Nc6 16. Nxe7+ Nxe7 17. Qf3 Nc6 18. Qe4 Qxe4 19. Bxe4 Be6 20. Ne3 Nd4 21. b4 Rab8 22. f4 f5 23. Bd5 Bxd5 24. Nxd5 Rfd8 25. Ne3 Re8 26. Kf2 Re4 27. g3 Rbe8 28. Rae1 b5 29. h4 h5 30. Nd5 Re2+ 31. Rxe2 Rxe2+ 32. Kg1 Rd2 33. Rf2 Rd3 34. Kg2 Kf7 35. Ra2 Ne6 36. a4 Rxd5 37. axb5 Rxb5 38. Rxa7+ Kf6 39. Ra4 Nc7 40. Kf2 Nd5 0-1

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women)"]
[Site "Gmunden"]
[Date "2007.09.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Khmiadashvili, Tamari"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2186"]
[BlackElo "2223"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2007.09.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d5 5. h3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Nf6 7. Bd3 Nxe4 8. Bxe4 0-0 9. 0-0 Nd7 10. Re1 Nf6 11. Bd3 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women)"]
[Site "Gmunden"]
[Date "2007.09.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fomina, Tatyana"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2232"]
[BlackElo "2186"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2007.09.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b4 cxb4 4. d4 b6 5. Bd3 Ba6 6. 0-0 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 Nf6 8. a3 d5 9. e5 Nfd7 10. axb4 Bxb4 11. c4 Qc8 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Ba3 Nc6 14. Qb3 Bxa3 15. Nxa3 Ne7 16. Nb5 0-0 17. Rfc1 Qd8 18. Rxa7 Rxa7 19. Nxa7 Nb8 20. h3 h6 21. Rb1 Nd7 22. Nb5 Qa8 23. Qb4 Nc8 24. Rc1 Rd8 25. Nc7 Qb7 26. e6 Nc5 27. Rxc5 1-0

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Arvier"]
[Date "2006.09.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Dragasevic, Antonina"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2182"]
[BlackElo "2134"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2006.09.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 c5 4. Bb5+ Bd7 5. exd5 exd5 6. Qe2+ Qe7 7. Nxd5 Bxb5 8. Nc7+ Kd8 9. Qxe7+ Bxe7 10. Nxb5 Nc6 11. 0-0 a6 12. Na3 b5 13. c3 Kc7 14. d4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Bxa3 16. bxa3 Nge7 17. Bf4+ Kb7 18. a4 b4 19. a3 Nd5 20. Bd6 a5 21. axb4 axb4 22. Rfb1 Rhd8 23. Bc5 Ka6 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Ka5 26. Bd6 Rdc8 27. f4 g6 28. Rb2 Rc4 29. g3 Rac8 30. Kf2 Rc2+ 31. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 32. Kf3 b3 33. e6 fxe6 34. Be5 Nc3 35. Bxc3+ Rxc3+ 36. Ke4 b2 37. Rb1 Rb3 38. Ke5 Kxa4 39. Kxe6 Ka3 40. Kf6 Ka2 41. Re1 b1Q 42. Rxb1 Rxb1 43. Kg7 Rb7+ 44. Kh6 Kb3 45. h4 Kc4 46. h5 gxh5 47. Kxh5 Kd5 48. g4 Ke6 49. Kg5 Rg7+ 50. Kh5 Kf6 51. Kh4 h6 52. Kh5 Rg8 0-1

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Arvier"]
[Date "2006.09.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fatalibekova, Elena"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2264"]
[BlackElo "2182"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2006.09.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. f4 Bb4 7. Qf3 Nc6 8. Nb3 Na5 9. Nxa5 Bxa5 10. Bd2 Ne7 11. Bd3 b5 12. 0-0 Bb6+ 13. Kh1 Bb7 14. Qh5 Qc6 15. a3 g6 16. Qh3 f5 17. Rae1 0-0-0 18. a4 b4 19. Na2 a5 20. b3 Qd6 21. Bc1 Bd4 22. Bd2 Bc5 23. Bc1 Bd4 24. Bd2 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Arvier"]
[Date "2006.09.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Khmiadashvili, Tamari"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2210"]
[BlackElo "2182"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2006.09.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Qxd4 8. Nxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Arvier"]
[Date "2006.09.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Fomina, Tatyana"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2182"]
[BlackElo "2220"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2006.09.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 Be7 8. f4 e5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. fxe5 dxe5 11. 0-0 Qxd1 12. Raxd1 0-0 13. h3 Be6 14. Bf3 Rfb8 15. b3 Rb4 16. Na4 Nd7 17. Rd2 g6 18. Rfd1 Rb7 19. g4 Kg7 20. Kg2 h6 21. Be2 Nf6 22. Bf3 Nd7 23. Be2 Nf6 24. Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Arvier"]
[Date "2006.09.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Beliaeva, Natalia"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "2078"]
[BlackElo "2182"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2006.09.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 0-0 5. c4 d6 6. 0-0 Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. h3 Rb8 9. a4 Na5 10. b3 c5 11. Qc2 Qb6 12. dxc5 Qxb3 13. Qxb3 Nxb3 14. Ra3 Nxc5 15. Rd1 Be6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Bd7 18. a5 Ba4 19. Re1 b5 20. axb6 Rxb6 21. Be3 Rb4 22. Bg5 Re8 23. Nd2 h6 24. Be3 Reb8 25. Bxc5 dxc5 26. e4 Bb2 27. Ra2 c4 28. Rxb2 Rxb2 29. Nxc4 Rb1 30. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 31. Kh2 Bb5 32. Ne3 Rb2 33. Kg1 a5 34. e5 Rd2 35. Be4 a4 36. Nc2 0-1

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Arvier"]
[Date "2006.09.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Saunina, Ludmila"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2182"]
[BlackElo "2290"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2006.09.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Bb3 Qc7 9. Qe2 b5 10. f3 Na5 11. 0-0 Be7 12. Kh1 0-0 13. Rad1 Nxb3 14. axb3 b4 15. Na4 Bb7 16. Bg5 Rac8 17. c4 bxc3 18. bxc3 Qa5 19. Be3 Rfe8 20. Ra1 Nd7 21. Rfc1 Qe5 22. Nb2 d5 23. Nd3 Qf6 24. exd5 e5 25. Nc6 Bxc6 26. dxc6 Rxc6 27. Nb4 Bxb4 28. cxb4 e4 29. Rxc6 Qxc6 30. Bg1 Qc3 31. Rxa6 Qxb4 32. Ra4 Qxb3 33. Rxe4 Rxe4 34. Qxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Arvier"]
[Date "2006.09.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Hoose, Hannelore"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2182"]
[BlackElo "1828"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2006.09.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Be2 Bd7 7. 0-0 Nh6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. b4 Be7 10. Bxh6 gxh6 11. b5 Na5 12. Nd4 Nc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Nd2 Qc5 15. Qh5 Bf8 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. Nd6+ Kd8 18. Nxf7+ Kc7 19. Nxh8 Bg7 20. Nf7 Be8 21. Qg4 Bxf7 22. Qxg7 Kb6 23. a4 Rg8 24. Qxh6 Rg6 25. Qe3 Kc7 26. a5 h5 27. Rfd1 Be8 28. b6+ axb6 29. axb6+ 1-0

[Event "USA-ch GpA"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Baginskaite, Camilla"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A52"]
[WhiteElo "2299"]
[BlackElo "2178"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e3 Nxe5 5. Nh3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 d6 8. Nf4 Bf5 9. Nc3 0-0 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. 0-0 Nf6 12. Rad1 h6 13. Nfd5 Re8 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Qb4 Qc8 17. c5 Nc6 18. Qc3 dxc5 19. Qxc5 Be4 20. Bb5 Bxg2 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Kxg2 Qg4+ 23. Kh1 Qf3+ 24. Kg1 Qg4+ 25. Kh1 Qf3+ 26. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch GpA"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Vicary, Elizabeth"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2178"]
[BlackElo "2107"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Nc3 a6 12. Bxc6 Qxc6 13. d5 Qd6 14. Be3 Rd8 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. 0-0 e5 17. Qa4+ Rd7 18. Qg4 Qg6 19. Qc4 b5 20. Qe2 Bd6 21. a4 b4 22. Na2 e4 23. Rac1 0-0 24. Rc4 f5 25. Nxb4 Qh6 26. g3 f4 27. Qg4 Re7 28. Nc6 Ree8 29. Nd4 e3 30. Nf5 Rxf5 31. Qxf5 e2 32. Re1 f3 33. Qxf3 Qd2 34. Qc3 Qxd5 35. Rc8 Rxc8 36. Qxc8+ Bf8 37. Qxa6 1-0

[Event "USA-ch GpA"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ross, Laura R"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2141"]
[BlackElo "2178"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. a4 Nc6 10. Be3 Ne5 11. h3 Nc4 12. Bc1 Bb4 13. Nde2 Rd8 14. b3 Ne5 15. Bb2 d5 16. exd5 exd5 17. Na2 Bc5 18. Nd4 h5 19. Nf3 d4 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Kh1 h4 22. f4 Qc7 23. gxh4 Bf5 24. Nc1 Ne4 25. Bxe4 Bxe4+ 26. Kh2 Bd6 27. Nd3 Rac8 28. Rf2 Bxd3 29. Qxd3 Bxf4+ 30. Kh1 Qc6+ 31. Rg2 Be3 32. Rf1 Rd5 33. Qe4 Re8 34. Qg4 Qh6 35. Rg3 Re6 36. Rgf3 Rd7 37. Rf5 Rg6 38. Qe4 Re6 39. Qf3 Ree7 40. Ba3 g6 41. Rf6 Qh5 42. Qxh5 gxh5 43. Bxe7 Rxe7 44. Re1 Kg7 45. Rd6 Rc7 46. Re2 f5 47. Kg2 Kf7 48. Kf3 Rc3 49. Rd7+ Kf6 50. Rxb7 Bg5+ 51. Kg2 Bxh4 52. Rb6+ Kg5 53. Rd6 Rg3+ 54. Kh2 Re3 55. Rg2+ Kf4 56. Rxd4+ Re4 57. Rgd2 Be1 58. R2d3 Bf2 59. Rc4 h4 60. Kg2 Be3 61. Rc6 Ke5 62. Rxa6 Bg5 63. Ra5+ Ke6 64. Rf3 1-0

[Event "USA-ch GpA"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Tate, Emory"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2178"]
[BlackElo "2391"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. e5 Nc6 6. Nc3 a6 7. Be2 h5 8. Bg5 Bh6 9. h4 Bf5 10. Bf3 Qa5 11. Nge2 e6 12. Ng3 Bxg5 13. Nxf5 Be7 14. Ne3 Qb4 15. Nc2 Qxb2 16. Ne2 Qb6 17. g3 Qa5+ 18. Kf1 Nh6 19. Ne3 Rc8 20. Kg2 b5 21. Qd3 Qa3 22. Qb1 Na5 23. Rd1 Qa4 24. Nf4 Qb4 25. Qd3 Qa3 26. Qe2 Nc4 27. Nexd5 exd5 28. e6 Qd6 29. exf7+ Kxf7 30. Bxd5+ Kg7 31. Be4 Rhf8 32. Nxg6 Rf6 33. Nf4 Rxf4 34. gxf4 Qxf4 35. Qf3 Qxh4 36. Rh1 Qg5+ 37. Qg3 Ng4 38. Bf3 Bd6 39. Rxh5 Qxh5 40. Qxg4+ Qxg4+ 41. Bxg4 Rd8 42. Be6 Kf6 43. d5 a5 44. Kf3 b4 45. Rc1 Na3 46. Ke4 Rh8 47. Bd7 Rh4+ 48. Kd3 Ke5 49. Bc6 Rh3+ 50. Ke2 Kd4 51. Rd1+ Kc3 52. Ba4 Kb2 53. Rd2+ Ka1 54. Bb3 Nb1 55. Rd1 Kb2 0-1

[Event "USA-ch GpA"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Kleiman, Jake"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2178"]
[BlackElo "2279"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. a4 Nge7 9. Nc3 d6 10. Kh1 e5 11. Bc4 0-0 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Qe2 h6 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nd5 Qh4 16. c3 Be6 17. Nd2 Rad8 18. b4 Rc8 19. Nf3 Qd8 20. Rfd1 Bg4 21. Rac1 a5 22. h3 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 axb4 24. cxb4 Nd4 25. Qg4 Kh8 26. Ne3 g6 27. Bd5 Rc7 28. Rxc7 Qxc7 29. h4 h5 30. Qg5 Kh7 31. Qf6 Ne2 32. Nf5 gxf5 33. Qxf5+ Kg7 34. Qg5+ Kh7 35. Qxh5+ Kg7 36. Qxe2 Rh8 37. g3 Rh6 38. Rd3 Qd7 39. Kg2 Rf6 40. Rf3 Rxf3 41. Qxf3 Bd4 42. a5 Ba7 43. b5 Bc5 44. b6 Bd4 45. Qb3 Qc8 46. a6 Qd8 47. a7 Bxb6 48. a8Q 1-0

[Event "USA-ch GpA"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2178"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. 0-0 Qc7 7. Qe2 d6 8. c4 Be7 9. b3 0-0 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Nd2 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. f4 Qc5+ 14. Kh1 Qh5 15. Nf3 Bd7 16. Rae1 b5 17. e5 bxc4 18. bxc4 dxe5 19. fxe5 Ng4 20. h3 Nh6 21. Qc2 Nf5 22. Kh2 Nh4 23. Nxh4 Bxh4 24. Re4 Bg5 25. Rg4 Rab8 26. Bc3 g6 27. Qf2 Rf8 28. Qa7 Ra8 29. Qxd7 Rad8 30. Qb7 Rxd3 31. Bb4 Bh6 32. Bxf8 Qxe5+ 33. Kh1 1-0

[Event "USA-ch GpA"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cottrell, Kelly"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "1887"]
[BlackElo "2178"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Nc6 5. Be3 e5 6. d5 Nce7 7. Bd3 f5 8. f3 Nf6 9. Nge2 f4 10. Bf2 g5 11. Nc1 Ng6 12. c5 g4 13. Be2 h5 14. Nb3 Bf8 15. Rc1 g3 16. Bg1 Nh4 17. Bf1 gxh2 18. Rxh2 Nd7 19. Bf2 Ng6 20. cxd6 Bxd6 21. Nb5 Nb6 22. Nxd6+ cxd6 23. Nd2 h4 24. Qb3 0-0 25. Nc4 Nxc4 26. Bxc4 Rf7 27. Qd1 Bd7 28. Kf1 b5 29. Bb3 a5 30. Qe1 Rh7 31. Bd1 b4 32. Be2 Qg5 33. Bd1 h3 34. gxh3 Bxh3+ 35. Ke2 Bf1+ 36. Qxf1 Rxh2 37. Kd3 Qg2 38. Qxg2 Rxg2 39. Rc2 Kf7 40. Rc7+ Kf6 41. Rc2 Rh8 42. Re2 Rh1 43. Ba4 Rhh2 44. Rc2 Rxf2 45. Rc6 Rxf3+ 46. Kc4 Rxb2 47. Rxd6+ Kg5 48. Re6 Rc3+ 49. Kb5 f3 50. Kb6 f2 51. Bb5 Rc1 52. d6 f1Q 53. Bxf1 Rxf1 54. Kxa5 Rd1 55. Kb5 Rd4 56. Kc5 Rc2+ 57. Kb5 Rxa2 58. Kc6 Ra6+ 59. Kc5 Rdxd6 60. Re8 b3 61. Rb8 Rac6+ 62. Kb5 b2 63. Ka5 Ra6+ 64. Kb4 b1Q+ 65. Kc4 Rac6# 0-1

[Event "USA-ch GpA"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Stein, Alan R"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2178"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d6 4. d4 Be7 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. dxe5 Nxe5 7. Nxe5 dxe5 8. Qb3 Nf6 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Qxb7 0-0 11. 0-0 a5 12. Qb3 Nxe4 13. Be3 Rab8 14. Qc4 Nd6 15. Qe2 Qc6 16. b3 f5 17. f3 Bf6 18. Nd2 a4 19. Rac1 axb3 20. axb3 Rfe8 21. Qf2 Ra8 22. Rc2 Qd5 23. Rfc1 Qd3 24. Nf1 f4 25. Bc5 e4 26. Qe2 Qxe2 27. Rxe2 e3 28. Bxd6 cxd6 29. g3 g5 30. h4 h6 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. gxf4 gxf4 33. Nh2 Kf7 34. Ng4 Rg8 35. Rg2 Rg6 36. Nxf6 Rxg2+ 37. Kxg2 Kxf6 38. Rc2 Ra1 39. b4 Rb1 40. Ra2 Ke5 41. Ra8 Kd5 42. Re8 Kc4 0-1

[Event "USA-ch GpA"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2006.03.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2178"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 0-0 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nge2 Re8 8. 0-0 c6 9. f3 h6 10. a3 Ba5 11. b4 Bc7 12. e4 dxe4 13. fxe4 Bg4 14. e5 Nd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. h3 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Bb6 18. Be3 a6 19. Qg4 Qc8 20. Qg3 Qd7 21. Kh1 Kf8 22. Rf6 Nc6 23. Rxh6 gxh6 24. Bxh6+ Ke7 25. Qg5+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women) 15th"]
[Site "Lignano Sabbiadoro"]
[Date "2005.10.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Fomina, Tatyana"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D01"]
[WhiteElo "2191"]
[BlackElo "2173"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. e3 c6 5. Nf3 h6 6. Bh4 Qb6 7. Rb1 g5 8. Bg3 Nh5 9. Be5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Nf6 11. Bd3 Bg7 12. 0-0 Nd7 13. f4 gxf4 14. Qg4 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Qxe3+ 16. Kh1 Qxe5 17. Rbe1 Qg5 18. Bf5 Qxg4 19. Bxg4 Nf6 20. Bd1 Be6 21. Rxf4 0-0-0 22. Ne2 Bg4 23. Nd4 Bxd1 24. Rxd1 Rh7 25. Rdf1 c5 26. Nf5 Ng8 27. b4 e5 28. Rg4 Kd7 29. bxc5 Nf6 30. Rb4 Kc6 31. Ne7+ Kxc5 32. Rxb7 Rd7 33. Rb3 Ne4 34. Ng8 Nd2 35. Nf6 Nxf1 36. Nxd7+ Kd6 37. Nf6 Rh8 38. Kg1 Ke6 39. Nxd5 Kxd5 40. Kxf1 Rc8 41. c3 a5 42. Ke2 Ke4 43. Ra3 Rc5 44. Ra4+ Kf5 45. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women) 15th"]
[Site "Lignano Sabbiadoro"]
[Date "2005.10.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Shestoperova, Aleksandra S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2173"]
[BlackElo "2167"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bb5+ c6 6. Bd3 g6 7. Bg5 Qc7 8. Qd2 Bg7 9. h4 h6 10. Bf4 Nd7 11. 0-0-0 0-0-0 12. Kb1 e5 13. Be3 Ne7 14. g4 Kb8 15. Rhg1 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. Be2 Nc8 18. f4 Qe7 19. Qe1 Nd7 20. Bf3 Nc5 21. Qf2 Ne6 22. Nde2 Nc7 23. g5 hxg5 24. hxg5 Rde8 25. Bd4 Bxd4 26. Qxd4 Ne6 27. Qc4 b5 28. Qb4 Qc7 29. Nxb5 cxb5 30. Qxb5 Qb6 31. Qa4 Bc6 32. Qa3 Qc5 33. Qb3+ Qb5 34. Qc3 Qb7 35. Nd4 Nxd4 36. Rxd4 Rh3 37. Rd3 Rd8 38. Bg4 Rxd3 39. cxd3 Nb6 40. Rc1 Bd7 41. Bxd7 Qxd7 42. Qb3 d5 43. f5 dxe4 44. dxe4 gxf5 45. Qg3+ Qd6 46. e5 Qd3+ 47. Qxd3 Rxd3 48. Rf1 Rg3 49. Rxf5 Nd7 50. Kc2 a6 51. Kd2 Kc8 52. Rxf7 Rxg5 53. e6 Ne5 54. Rf8+ Kc7 55. e7 Nc4+ 56. Kc3 Nd6 57. e8Q Nxe8 58. Rxe8 Rg4 59. Re6 Kb7 60. Rd6 Rh4 61. b4 Rh1 62. Rd3 Kc6 63. Rg3 Rc1+ 64. Kb3 Ra1 65. Rg6+ Kb7 66. Rh6 Rg1 67. Rh3 Kb6 68. a4 Rb1+ 69. Kc4 Rc1+ 70. Rc3 Ra1 71. a5+ Kb7 72. Kc5 Rg1 73. Rd3 Rc1+ 74. Kd5 Rg1 75. Re3 Rd1+ 76. Kc5 Rc1+ 77. Kd5 Rd1+ 78. Kc4 Rc1+ 79. Rc3 Rg1 80. Rc2 Rg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women) 15th"]
[Site "Lignano Sabbiadoro"]
[Date "2005.10.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dekic, Biljana N"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2134"]
[BlackElo "2173"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. e5 Bd7 5. Na3 Nh6 6. Nc2 Nf5 7. d4 c4 8. Be2 h5 9. 0-0 Be7 10. Ne3 Nc6 11. Nxf5 exf5 12. Ne1 g5 13. f4 g4 14. b3 b5 15. Nc2 Be6 16. Ba3 Rb8 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qd2 0-0 19. b4 Rfd8 20. Rfe1 Qf8 21. Ne3 Ne7 22. g3 Qh6 23. Ng2 Ng6 24. Kf2 h4 25. Rh1 Kg7 26. Qe3 Rh8 27. Nxh4 Nxh4 28. gxh4 Qxh4+ 29. Qg3 Rb6 30. Qxh4 Rxh4 31. Bf1 Ra6 32. a3 Ra4 33. Kg3 Rh6 34. Bg2 Rh8 35. h3 gxh3 36. Bxh3 a5 37. Bg2 Ra8 38. Kf3 axb4 39. cxb4 Rxa3+ 40. Rxa3 Rxa3+ 41. Ke2 Rb3 42. Bf3 Rxb4 43. Rg1+ Kf8 44. Ra1 Rb2+ 45. Ke3 Rb3+ 46. Kf2 b4 47. Be2 Ra3 48. Rb1 b3 49. Bd1 Bd7 50. Ke1 Ra2 51. Bf3 Bc6 52. Be2 Ba4 53. Bf3 c3 0-1

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women) 15th"]
[Site "Lignano Sabbiadoro"]
[Date "2005.10.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sotter Klundt, Gerlinde"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "1896"]
[BlackElo "2173"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. Nxd4 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. Be2 Nf6 6. 0-0 0-0 7. c4 Nc6 8. Nc3 a6 9. Rb1 d6 10. Bf3 Ne5 11. Be2 h5 12. b3 d5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Qxd5 15. Bb2 Rd8 16. Rc1 Qd6 17. Rc2 Ng4 18. Bxg4 Bxg4 19. Qc1 e5 20. Nf3 Rac8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Ba3 Qf6 23. Qd2 Bxf3 0-1

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women) 15th"]
[Site "Lignano Sabbiadoro"]
[Date "2005.10.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Fatalibekova, Elena"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2173"]
[BlackElo "2302"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. d5 Nb8 9. h3 e6 10. c4 exd5 11. exd5 h6 12. Bd2 Nbd7 13. Bc3 Re8 14. Re1 Rxe1+ 15. Qxe1 b5 16. b3 Bb7 17. a4 b4 18. Bb2 Qf8 19. Nbd2 Re8 20. Qf1 Ne5 21. Nxe5 dxe5 22. Re1 Nd7 23. f4 exf4 24. Rxe8 Qxe8 25. Bxg7 Qe3+ 26. Qf2 Kxg7 27. Qxe3 fxe3 28. Nf1 Kf6 29. Nxe3 Ke5 30. Nc2 f5 31. Kf2 g5 32. g3 f4 33. gxf4+ Kxf4 34. Ne1 Nf6 35. Ng2+ Ke5 36. Ke3 Nxd5+ 37. cxd5 Bxd5 38. Ne1 Bxb3 39. Bb5 Be6 40. h4 gxh4 41. Nf3+ Kd5 42. Nxh4 c4 43. Ng2 Ke5 44. Kd2 Kd4 45. Nf4 c3+ 46. Kc1 Bf5 47. Be8 b3 48. Ne2+ Kc4 49. Bf7+ Kd3 50. Bxb3 Kxe2 51. Bd5 Ke3 52. a5 Bg6 0-1

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women) 15th"]
[Site "Lignano Sabbiadoro"]
[Date "2005.10.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Erenska Barlo, Hanna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2173"]
[BlackElo "2247"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. e5 Bd7 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 Bb5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. 0-0 Nd7 9. b4 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Be7 11. a4 Qc7 12. Re1 Rc8 13. Qd4 a6 14. Qg4 g6 15. h3 h5 16. Qd4 Nb8 17. Bf4 Nh6 18. Bxh6 Rxh6 19. Qe3 Rh8 20. Nd4 Nc6 21. Nxc6 Qxc6 22. a5 Kf8 23. Ra3 Kg7 24. Nd2 Rc7 25. Nf3 Rhc8 26. Nd4 Qe8 27. g3 Rc4 28. Qd2 Qd8 29. Re3 h4 30. Kg2 Qh8 31. f4 Qh6 32. Ra1 hxg3 33. Rxg3 Bh4 34. Rf3 Kh7 35. Rg1 Bd8 36. Kh2 Bc7 37. Rg2 Bb8 38. Qe1 Ba7 39. Ne2 Kg7 40. Qg3 Kf8 41. Rd3 Ke7 42. Qe1 Rh8 43. Rg4 Qh5 44. Qg3 Qf5 45. Rf3 Qc2 46. Qg2 Re4 47. Ng3 Qxg2+ 48. Kxg2 Re1 49. h4 Rg1+ 50. Kh2 Rc1 51. Kh3 Rc8 52. Ne2 Rc2 53. Rg2 Rc4 54. h5 gxh5 55. f5 Rg4 56. f6+ Kd7 57. Nf4 Rgxg2 58. Nxg2 Bb8 59. Re3 Rf2 60. Nh4 Rf4 61. Nf3 Re4 62. Rd3 Bxe5 63. Nxe5+ Rxe5 64. c4 Kc6 65. cxd5+ Rxd5 66. Rc3+ Kd7 67. Rc4 Rf5 68. Rd4+ Kc6 69. Rc4+ Kd6 70. Rd4+ Kc7 71. Rc4+ Kb8 72. Kh4 Rxf6 73. Kxh5 Rf1 74. Kg5 e5 75. Rc5 f6+ 76. Kg6 e4 77. b5 axb5 78. Rxb5 Kc7 79. Rb6 e3 80. Re6 Rf3 81. Kh5 f5 82. Kg5 f4 83. Kg4 Rf2 0-1

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women) 15th"]
[Site "Lignano Sabbiadoro"]
[Date "2005.09.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Beliaeva, Natalia"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2108"]
[BlackElo "2173"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. e3 Be7 7. Be2 0-0 8. 0-0 Qc7 9. Bd2 d6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rac1 Rb8 12. Rfd1 b6 13. e4 Bb7 14. f3 Rbc8 15. Be3 Rfe8 16. Qd2 Qb8 17. Kh1 Bd8 18. Nc2 Bc7 19. Bf4 Ne5 20. Bg5 Nfd7 21. f4 Ng6 22. Rf1 Qa8 23. Bd3 Nc5 24. Rce1 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 f6 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Qg3 Kf7 28. Nd4 Rg8 29. Qh3 Nf8 30. f5 e5 31. Nc2 b5 32. cxb5 axb5 33. Nb4 Ba5 34. Qh5+ Kg7 35. a3 Bxb4 36. axb4 Rxc3 37. bxc3 Kh8 38. Qh4 Nd7 39. Rf3 d5 40. Rh3 Rg7 41. Rd1 dxe4 42. Re3 Qa2 43. g4 Qg8 44. h3 Qf7 45. Kh2 Nb6 46. Qf2 Nd5 47. Rg3 e3 48. Qc2 Qe8 49. Rxd5 Bxd5 50. Rxe3 0-1

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women) 15th"]
[Site "Lignano Sabbiadoro"]
[Date "2005.09.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Saunina, Ludmila"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2173"]
[BlackElo "2279"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. dxc5 Qxc5 7. Be3 Qc7 8. Nbd2 Nf6 9. Bc4 0-0 10. 0-0 Nc6 11. Re1 Ng4 12. Qe2 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 h6 14. Bb3 b6 15. Nc4 Be6 16. Nce5 Bxb3 17. axb3 e6 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Ra4 Qd5 20. Rb4 Rfd8 21. h4 Rac8 22. Ra1 Rd7 23. Qe4 Qxe4 24. Rxe4 h5 25. Kf1 Kf8 26. Ke2 Ke7 27. Rea4 Rcc7 28. Rd1 Rxd1 29. Kxd1 f5 30. Kc2 e5 31. Ra1 e4 32. Re1 Bf6 33. g3 Kf7 34. Nd2 Bd4 35. Re2 b5 36. b4 Bb6 37. Nb3 Rd7 38. Nc5 Rd5 39. c4 Rd4 40. b3 a6 41. Kc3 Bxc5 42. bxc5 Rd3+ 43. Kc2 bxc4 44. bxc4 Ke7 45. Re1 Kd7 46. Ra1 Kc6 47. Ra5 Rf3 48. Rxa6+ Kxc5 49. Rxg6 Rxf2+ 50. Kc3 Rf3+ 51. Kd2 Kxc4 52. Rg8 Kd4 53. Rd8+ Ke5 54. Re8+ Kf6 55. Rg8 Kf7 56. Rg5 Ke6 57. Rg8 f4 58. gxf4 Rxf4 59. Ke3 Rxh4 60. Re8+ Kf5 61. Rf8+ Kg4 62. Kxe4 Kg3+ 63. Ke3 Kg2 64. Rf2+ Kg1 65. Ra2 Rg4 66. Kf3 Rg7 67. Ra5 h4 68. Rh5 Rg3+ 69. Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Seniors (Women) 15th"]
[Site "Lignano Sabbiadoro"]
[Date "2005.09.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tomba, Patrizia"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B21"]
[BlackElo "2173"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 d3 4. Bxd3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. 0-0 Nc6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. h3 0-0 9. Qd2 d5 10. exd5 Qxd5 11. Bc2 Qh5 12. Na3 Bxh3 13. gxh3 Qxf3 14. Kh2 Ng4+ 15. hxg4 Be5+ 16. Kg1 Qxg4+ 17. Kh1 Qh3+ 0-1

[Event "Foxwoods op 07th"]
[Site "Mashantucket"]
[Date "2005.03.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Riordan, Charles"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2188"]
[BlackElo "2287"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2005.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg4 5. Bc2 Nc6 6. h3 Bh5 7. d3 e6 8. g4 Bg6 9. Nh4 d5 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. g5 Nd7 12. Qg4 dxe4 13. dxe4 c4 14. Be3 Bc5 15. Bxc5 Nxc5 16. Nd2 Ne5 17. Qg3 Qd6 18. b4 cxb3 19. Nxb3 Ned3+ 20. Kf1 Qxg3 21. fxg3 Nxe4 22. Bxd3 Nxg3+ 23. Kg2 Nxh1 24. Bb5+ Ke7 25. Rxh1 Rac8 26. Rd1 Rhd8 27. Rxd8 Kxd8 28. Bd3 Rxc3 29. Be4 Kc7 30. h4 Re3 31. Bf3 Re1 32. Nd4 Rb1 33. a4 a6 34. a5 Rb4 35. Ne2 Rxh4 36. Nc3 Rb4 37. Kf2 Rb3 38. Ne4 Rb5 0-1

[Event "Foxwoods op 07th"]
[Site "Mashantucket"]
[Date "2005.03.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Quan, Zhe"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A73"]
[WhiteElo "2397"]
[BlackElo "2188"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2005.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. Nd2 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 0-0 11. 0-0 Re8 12. f3 Na6 13. Nc4 Nc7 14. Ne3 Rb8 15. a4 a6 16. a5 b5 17. axb6 Rxb6 18. Qc2 Rb4 19. Bd2 Nd7 20. Ncd1 Rb7 21. Nc4 Nb8 22. Bc3 Nb5 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Nc3 Qf6 25. Rad1 Nd4 26. Qd3 Qd8 27. f4 f6 28. Rde1 Rf7 29. Kh1 Ref8 30. Ne2 Nxe2 31. Rxe2 Qc7 32. h3 Nd7 33. Ra1 Ra8 34. Qc3 Kg8 35. Na5 Nb6 36. b3 Re8 37. Nc4 Nxd5 38. Qd2 Nb4 39. Nxd6 Rd8 40. e5 fxe5 41. fxe5 Re7 42. Rd1 Rf8 43. Qc1 Kg7 44. e6 h5 45. Qd2 Kh7 46. Nf7 Rexf7 47. exf7 Rxf7 48. Rde1 Nc6 49. Qg5 Rf5 50. Re7+ Nxe7 51. Rxe7+ Qxe7 52. Qxe7+ Kh6 53. Kh2 a5 54. Qd8 g5 55. Qxa5 h4 56. Qb6+ Kg7 57. Qe6 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.12.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zenyuk, Iryna"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2153"]
[BlackElo "2188"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 Bg4 6. Nd2 a6 7. h3 Bd7 8. a4 e5 9. e4 f5 10. exf5 gxf5 11. Be2 Nf6 12. Bh5+ Nxh5 13. Qxh5+ Kf8 14. Nf3 Qf6 15. Nh4 Qf7 16. Qg5 Bf6 17. Qh6+ Qg7 18. Qh5 Qf7 19. Qh6+ Qg7 20. Qh5 Qf7 21. Qxf7+ Kxf7 22. Nf3 Rg8 23. g3 Be8 24. g4 e4 25. Nh2 Nd7 26. gxf5 Ne5 27. Nxe4 Nxc4 28. Ng4 Bd4 29. Nh6+ Kf8 30. Nxg8 Kxg8 31. Rg1+ Kh8 32. Bg5 Bh5 33. Bf6+ Bxf6 34. Nxf6 Bf3 35. Rg3 Ne5 36. Kd2 Rf8 37. Rag1 Ng6 38. fxg6 Rxf6 39. g7+ Kg8 40. Re1 Bh5 41. Re6 Rxf2+ 42. Kc3 Bg6 43. h4 Rc2+ 44. Kb3 c4+ 45. Ka2 Rh2 46. Re7 c3 47. Rf3 Rxb2+ 48. Ka3 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.12.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "West, Vanessa A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2188"]
[BlackElo "2107"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 g6 5. Bc2 Bg7 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 0-0 8. 0-0 Nc6 9. d5 Nb8 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Be3 a6 12. a4 b6 13. Nd4 Bb7 14. f3 Rc8 15. Kh1 Re8 16. Qe2 e6 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Bb3 Nf8 19. Rad1 Kh8 20. Qf2 Qc7 21. Rd2 d5 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Nxe6 Nxe6 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 Nc5 26. b3 Re7 27. Bg5 Rd7 28. Bc4 Qc6 29. Rxd7 Qxd7 30. Qd2 Qxd2 31. Bxd2 Nxa4 32. Bxa6 Rc2 33. Bf4 Nc5 34. Bc4 Rb2 35. h4 Nxb3 36. Re1 Bc3 37. Re8+ Kg7 38. Bg5 h6 39. Re7+ Kf8 40. Rf7+ Ke8 41. Bxh6 Be1 42. Kh2 Bxh4 43. Rg7 Nd4 44. Kh3 Nf5 45. Rxg6 Rb4 46. Rg4 Be7 47. Bd2 Rb2 48. Bf4 Kd7 49. Bd3 Nd6 50. Rg7 Ke6 51. g4 b5 52. Bg3 b4 53. f4 Rb3 54. f5+ Kd5 55. Rxe7 Rxd3 56. f6 Ne4 57. Rd7+ Kc4 58. Rxd3 Kxd3 59. Be5 b3 60. Kh4 Nc3 61. f7 b2 62. f8Q b1Q 63. Qa3 Qe1+ 64. Bg3 Qh1+ 65. Kg5 Qd5+ 66. Kh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.12.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sagalchik, Olga"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2132"]
[BlackElo "2188"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. e4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Bd3 e6 6. Ne2 Nf6 7. Nbc3 0-0 8. h3 Re8 9. 0-0 a6 10. a4 exd5 11. cxd5 Nbd7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Be3 Ne5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. Bc1 Rb8 16. b3 Ne5 17. f4 Ned7 18. Rb1 b5 19. Ng3 bxa4 20. Nxa4 h5 21. Qf3 h4 22. Ne2 Nh5 23. Bd2 Qe7 24. Be1 Nb6 25. Nec3 Bd7 26. Bf2 Nxa4 27. bxa4 Rxb1 28. Rxb1 Bxc3 29. Qxc3 Nxf4 30. Qf3 g5 31. Rb7 Ng6 32. a5 Ne5 33. Qh5 Qf6 34. Be3 g4 35. Qg5+ Qxg5 36. Bxg5 gxh3 37. Bxh4 hxg2 38. Kxg2 Kh7 39. Bg3 Rd8 40. Rc7 Be8 41. Bxe5 dxe5 42. Bd3 Kg6 43. Bxa6 Ra8 44. Bc8 Rxa5 45. d6 Ra2+ 46. Kf3 Ra3+ 47. Kf2 Ba4 48. Rxc5 Rd3 49. Rc4 Bb5 50. Rb4 Bc6 51. Rb6 Rxd6 52. Bb7 Rf6+ 53. Ke3 Bxb7 54. Rxb7 Ra6 55. Re7 Ra3+ 56. Ke2 f6 57. Re8 Kg5 58. Rf8 Kf4 59. Rxf6+ Kxe4 60. Rh6 Ra2+ 61. Kf1 Kf3 62. Rh3+ Kf4 63. Rh4+ Ke3 64. Rh3+ Kd4 65. Rh8 e4 66. Rh7 Ke3 67. Rh3+ Kf4 68. Rh4+ Kf3 69. Rh3+ Kg4 70. Rh8 Kg3 71. Rf8 Rh2 72. Rf7 Kg4 73. Rf8 Rb2 74. Rf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.11.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Vayserberg, Tatiana"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2188"]
[BlackElo "1973"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Qb6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Bd3 Bb5 7. 0-0 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 Qa6 9. Qd1 Nc6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. b4 Be7 12. a4 b5 13. Qe2 Rb8 14. Be3 Nh6 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Nbd2 Qb7 17. axb5 Qxb5 18. Qe3 Bf8 19. c4 Qb6 20. Qf4 Nxb4 21. Rab1 Qc7 22. cxd5 Nxd5 23. Qa4+ Kd8 24. Nd4 Nb6 25. Nc6+ Ke8 26. Qe4 Rc8 27. Rbc1 Ba3 28. Rc2 Qd7 29. Ra1 Nd5 30. Nxa7 Nc3 31. Nxc8 Nxe4 32. Nxe4 Qd4 33. Ncd6+ Kf8 34. Rca2 Bxd6 35. Nxd6 Qxe5 36. Nc4 Qd4 37. Ne3 Kg7 38. Rd1 Qb6 39. Rad2 Rc8 40. h3 h5 41. g3 Qb7 42. Rd4 Qb2 43. R4d2 Qe5 44. h4 Ra8 45. Kg2 Ra4 46. Rc2 Kg6 47. Kh3 f5 48. Ng2 f4 49. Rcd2 fxg3 50. fxg3 Ra3 51. Rd3 Qf5+ 52. Kh2 Rxd3 53. Rxd3 Qf2 54. Re3 Kf6 55. Kh3 e5 56. Kh2 Ke6 57. Kh3 Kd5 58. Re1 Qf5+ 59. Kh2 Qf2 60. Kh3 Kd4 61. Ra1 Kc3 62. Ra3+ Kb2 63. Re3 Qf5+ 64. Kh2 Kc2 65. Ra3 Kb2 66. Re3 Qf6 67. Re1 Qd6 68. Re2+ Kc1 69. Ra2 Qd4 70. Re2 Kd1 71. Re3 Kd2 72. Re1 e4 73. Kh1 Qd3 74. Kh2 Qf3 75. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.11.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Enkhbat, Tegshsuren"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2406"]
[BlackElo "2188"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 0-0 7. Bg2 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bd2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Ba5 11. 0-0 e5 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. Qb1 h6 14. Rd1 Qf6 15. Be1 Bb6 16. Nd2 Be6 17. Qb5 Rac8 18. Ne4 Qe7 19. Nd6 Rb8 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Qxe5 Qg5 22. Qxg5 hxg5 23. a4 Bc5 24. Ne4 Be7 25. Bd2 Bb3 26. Rdc1 Bc4 27. Bxg5 Bxg5 28. Nxg5 Bxe2 29. Rab1 Bc4 30. Nf3 f6 31. Nd4 Rxb1 32. Rxb1 Bd5 33. f4 Rd8 34. Rb2 Rd7 35. Kf2 c5 36. Ne2 Bc4 37. Ke3 Re7+ 38. Kf2 Kf7 39. f5 g6 40. fxg6+ Kxg6 41. Nf4+ Kf5 42. Kf3 Rd7 43. Rb8 Bd5+ 44. Nxd5 Rxd5 45. g4+ Ke6 46. Ke4 Rd2 47. Re8+ Kf7 48. Ra8 Rxh2 49. Rxa7+ Ke6 50. Ra6+ Ke7 51. Kd5 Rd2+ 52. Kxc5 Rg2 53. Ra7+ Ke6 54. a5 Rxg4 55. a6 Ra4 56. Kb5 Ra1 57. Rb7 f5 58. a7 Rb1+ 59. Kc6 Ra1 60. Kc7 f4 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.11.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Hahn, Anna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2188"]
[BlackElo "2235"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 e6 8. 0-0 Be7 9. Qe2 0-0 10. Nc3 Nb6 11. Bd3 d5 12. Bb1 Nd7 13. Qd3 f5 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Re1 Nb4 16. Qe2 Nc6 17. Bg5 Bd7 18. Qd3 Nb4 19. Qd2 Nc6 20. a3 Qe8 21. Bf4 Qh5 22. Bg3 Rac8 23. Ba2 Kh8 24. Rad1 b6 25. Ne5 Nxe5 26. Rxe5 Qf7 27. Rde1 Bd6 28. R5e3 Bxg3 29. Rxg3 a5 30. Bb1 b5 31. Nd1 b4 32. axb4 axb4 33. Rb3 Rb8 34. Rxb4 Rxb4 35. Qxb4 Rc8 36. Ne3 Qe8 37. Qd6 Rc6 38. Qf4 Rb6 39. Nd1 Qa8 40. Qd2 Qb8 41. h3 Ba4 42. Bc2 Bxc2 43. Qxc2 Ne4 44. Re3 Rb4 45. f3 Rc4 46. Qb3 Rb4 47. Qc2 Rc4 48. Qb3 Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.11.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hoekstra, Matthew"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2369"]
[BlackElo "2188"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. g3 Qc7 7. Bg2 Qxc4 8. 0-0 Qc7 9. Qa4 Nc6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Rac1 0-0 12. Ne4 Nd5 13. Bxe7 Ndxe7 14. b4 Qb6 15. Nxc6 dxc6 16. Nd6 Nd5 17. a3 Rd8 18. Nc4 Qa7 19. Qb3 Bd7 20. Rfd1 Be8 21. e4 Nf6 22. Nd6 e5 23. Rd2 a5 24. Rcd1 b5 25. bxa5 Qxa5 26. Rd3 c5 27. Qb1 c4 28. Nb7 Rxd3 29. Nxa5 Rxd1+ 30. Qxd1 Rxa5 31. Qd6 h6 32. f4 Ra7 33. fxe5 Rd7 34. Qb8 Rd1+ 35. Kf2 Rd2+ 36. Ke3 Rd3+ 37. Ke2 Kf8 38. exf6 gxf6 39. Bh3 Ke7 40. Bf5 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.11.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2188"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bc4 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. 0-0 Be7 9. Nbd2 0-0 10. Re1 dxe5 11. dxe5 Qc7 12. a3 Rd8 13. Qe2 b6 14. b4 Bb7 15. Bb2 Rd7 16. Rac1 Qd8 17. Qe4 Nc7 18. Qf4 g5 19. Qg4 Rxd2 20. Nxd2 Qxd2 21. Bc3 Qf4 22. Qxf4 gxf4 23. Rcd1 Rc8 24. Rd7 Kf8 25. Red1 Nb8 26. R7d4 b5 27. Bb3 f3 28. gxf3 Bxf3 29. R1d3 Bh5 30. Rg3 Bg6 31. Rd1 Na8 32. Bd2 Nb6 33. Bh6+ Ke8 34. Rc1 Rxc1+ 35. Bxc1 Nc6 36. f4 Nd4 37. Bd1 Nd5 38. Bb2 Nf5 39. Rf3 Bd8 40. Bb3 Bb6+ 41. Kf1 Nfe3+ 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.11.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Altounian, Levon"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2456"]
[BlackElo "2188"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2004.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 d5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bg4 6. h3 Bxf3 7. Bxc6+ bxc6 8. Qxf3 e6 9. 0-0 Bd6 10. c4 0-0 11. Nc3 Rb8 12. d3 Qe7 13. Rac1 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Rbc8 15. Ne2 Nd7 16. Qh5 Nf6 17. Qh4 Nd7 18. Qxe7 Bxe7 19. Ba3 Bf6 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. Nc3 Nb6 22. Nb5 Nd7 23. Rc2 a6 24. Nc3 c4 25. bxc4 dxc4 26. d4 Nb6 27. Ne4 Rd5 28. Bc5 Na4 29. Rdc1 Nxc5 30. dxc5 Be7 31. Rxc4 f5 32. Nd6 Bxd6 33. cxd6 Rxc4 34. Rxc4 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Rxd6 36. Kg3 Kf7 37. Ra4 g5 38. f4 h6 39. Kf3 Kf6 40. Ra5 Rc6 41. g3 Rb6 42. e4 fxe4+ 43. Kxe4 Rb4+ 44. Kf3 gxf4 45. gxf4 Rb6 46. Kg4 Kg6 47. Rc5 Rd6 48. Re5 Kf6 49. Ra5 Kg6 50. h4 Rc6 51. a3 Rb6 52. Re5 Rc6 53. Rxe6+ Rxe6 54. f5+ Kf6 55. fxe6 Kxe6 56. Kh5 a5 57. Kxh6 Kf6 58. a4 Kf5 59. Kh5 Kf6 60. Kg4 Kg6 61. Kf4 Kh5 62. Ke5 Kxh4 63. Kd5 Kg5 64. Kc6 Kf6 65. Kb6 Ke7 66. Kxa5 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foxwoods op 06th"]
[Site "Connecticut"]
[Date "2004.04.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Kujovic, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[BlackElo "2377"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2004.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bc5 7. d3 Nc6 8. Ne2 h5 9. Be3 Bb6 10. Qd2 Be6 11. 0-0 Bd5 12. c4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 h4 14. Bxb6 axb6 15. Qe3 Qd7 16. Kg1 0-0-0 17. a4 Qh3 18. Qf3 hxg3 19. Qxg3 Qh7 20. f3 Rd6 21. Qg2 Nd4 22. Ng3 Rh6 0-1

[Event "Foxwoods op 06th"]
[Site "Connecticut"]
[Date "2004.04.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Friedel, Joshua E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2205"]
[BlackElo "2398"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2004.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. g3 h5 8. h3 d5 9. Bg2 Bxd4 10. cxd4 dxe4 11. Nc3 Bf5 12. Qa4 0-0 13. 0-0-0 b5 14. Qxb5 Rab8 15. Qc5 Nb4 16. g4 Bh7 17. Bf1 Rfd8 18. a3 Nbd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bc4 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Qf2 22. Rd2 Qxe3 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Qc3 Qf4 25. Ba2 e3 26. Re2 Rxd4 27. Rhe1 Re8 28. gxh5 Bd3 29. h6 gxh6 30. Rd1 c5 31. Qxc5 Red8 32. Ree1 e2+ 33. Rd2 Bc4 0-1

[Event "World op 31st"]
[Site "Philadelphia"]
[Date "2003.07.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Shapiro, Daniel E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2203"]
[BlackElo "2276"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2003.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 Nc6 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. e5 Nd5 6. c4 Nc7 7. Nc3 d5 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. Ne4 Qf4 10. d3 e5 11. g3 Qf5 12. h4 f6 13. Bh3 Qh5 14. Bxc8 Rxc8 15. Qe2 Nb4 16. 0-0 Be7 17. a3 Nc6 18. Rfe1 0-0 19. d4 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Qxe2 21. Nxe2 Ne6 22. Rad1 Rcd8 23. b4 f5 24. N4c3 Ncd4 25. Nxd4 Nxd4 26. Kg2 Bf6 27. Nd5 Nc6 28. b5 Na5 29. Rc1 Rfe8 30. Rc2 Kf7 31. Nxf6 gxf6 32. c5 Rd5 33. Bc1 Rc8 34. Be3 Rd3 35. a4 Ke6 36. Rb1 Rd5 37. Bd2 b6 38. Bxa5 bxa5 39. c6 Rd4 40. b6 axb6 41. Rxb6 Rc7 42. Rb8 Rxa4 43. Re8+ Kf7 44. Rh8 Kg6 45. Rg8+ Kf7 46. Rh8 Kg7 47. Ra8 Kf7 48. Rh8 Ke6 49. Re8+ Kd6 50. Rd8+ Ke7 51. Rh8 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2003.01.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Tsai, Cindy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2162"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3 Be6 9. Qd2 0-0 10. 0-0-0 Qc7 11. g4 Rc8 12. g5 Nh5 13. h4 Nd7 14. Qf2 b5 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Rxd5 Ng3 17. Rg1 Nxf1 18. Rxf1 a5 19. Kd1 a4 20. Nc1 b4 21. Qd2 Ra6 22. Rf2 Nb6 23. Bxb6 Rxb6 24. b3 axb3 25. axb3 Qa7 26. Nd3 Qa1+ 27. Qc1 Qc3 28. Qd2 Qa1+ 29. Qc1 Qc3 30. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2003.01.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Esserman, Marc"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2282"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. h4 Rb8 9. c4 Qb4+ 10. Nd2 Nf4 11. Qe4 Ne6 12. Be2 d5 13. exd6 Bxd6 14. Qxc6+ Bd7 15. Qe4 0-0 16. 0-0 Nf4 17. Bd3 f5 18. Qf3 Bc8 19. c5 Qxc5 20. Nb3 Qe5 21. Bxf4 Qxf4 22. Qxf4 Bxf4 23. Bc4+ Kh8 24. Rfe1 Bd6 25. Re2 f4 26. Nd4 Bg4 27. Nf3 Bxf3 28. gxf3 Rbe8 29. Rae1 Rxe2 30. Rxe2 g6 31. Kh2 Kg7 32. Kh3 Rb8 33. h5 gxh5 34. Kh4 Rf8 35. Kxh5 Rf5+ 36. Kg4 Rc5 37. b3 h6 38. Re8 Rg5+ 39. Kh3 Rh5+ 40. Kg2 Rg5+ 41. Kh3 Rh5+ 42. Kg2 Bc5 43. Re4 Rf5 44. Re6 Rg5+ 45. Kf1 h5 46. Re4 Rf5 47. a4 h4 48. Kg2 Rg5+ 49. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2003.01.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Donaldson Akhmilovskaya, Elena"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2378"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. 0-0 0-0 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. e4 e5 9. h3 Re8 10. Be3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Qc2 a5 13. b3 Qc7 14. Rad1 Be6 15. Rfe1 Rad8 16. f4 Bc8 17. Bf2 Re7 18. Nde2 Nfd7 19. Qd2 Re6 20. e5 Bf8 21. Nd4 Ree8 22. exd6 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Qb8 24. Nf3 Bxd6 25. Ng5 Nf6 26. Bd4 Nh5 27. Nce4 Nxe4 28. Nxe4 Bb4 29. Be5 Qa7+ 30. Kh2 Re8 31. Qf1 Bf5 32. Nd6 Bxd6 33. Rxd6 Qe3 34. Qf3 Qxf3 35. Bxf3 Ng7 36. g4 Be6 37. Kg3 h5 38. a4 hxg4 39. hxg4 Ra8 40. Bf6 Kh7 41. Rd8 Rc8 42. Rxc8 Bxc8 43. Bd8 Ne6 44. Bxa5 Nc5 45. Bd1 Ne4+ 46. Kf3 Nf6 47. Kg3 Ne4+ 48. Kg2 Nf6 49. g5 Ne4 50. Kf3 Bf5 51. Ke3 Nd6 52. Kd4 Kg7 53. Bc7 Ne8 54. Be5+ f6 55. gxf6+ Kf7 56. Kc5 Nxf6 57. Bxf6 Kxf6 58. Kb6 Be4 59. Kxb7 Kf5 60. c5 Kxf4 61. a5 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2003.01.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Pruess, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2346"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 e6 5. 0-0 a6 6. Bb3 b5 7. Re1 Bb7 8. c3 c4 9. Bc2 cxd3 10. Bxd3 Nbd7 11. a4 bxa4 12. Qxa4 Be7 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 0-0 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Qc2 h6 17. Be4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Nc5 19. Qc2 Qd3 20. Na3 Rfd8 21. Be3 Rac8 22. h3 a5 23. Red1 Qxc2 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Nxc2 Nb3 26. Re1 e5 27. g3 f5 28. Kg2 Kf7 29. Na1 a4 30. Nxb3 axb3 31. Ra1 g5 32. Ra7 Ke6 33. Ra6+ Rd6 34. Ra7 Rd7 35. Ra6+ Kd5 36. Kf3 Kc4 37. Ke2 f4 38. Bc1 f3+ 39. Kxf3 Kd3 40. Rxh6 Kc2 41. Rb6 Rd1 42. Rb7 Bd8 43. Rb8 Rxc1 44. Rxd8 Kxb2 45. Kg4 Rxc3 46. Kxg5 Kc2 47. Rb8 b2 48. Rxb2+ Kxb2 49. Kf5 Rc5 50. f4 Kc3 51. Ke4 exf4 52. gxf4 Kc4 53. f5 Rc8 54. Ke5 Kc5 55. f6 Re8+ 56. Kf5 Kd5 57. f7 Rh8 58. Kg6 Ke6 59. Kg7 Ra8 60. f8Q Rxf8 61. Kxf8 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2003.01.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bennett, Allan"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2306"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. 0-0 Nf6 8. Kh1 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Qd3 0-0 11. f4 d6 12. Bd2 Rd8 13. Qg3 d5 14. e5 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Rfd1 b5 17. Qc3 Bb7 18. b4 Bb6 19. Qxc7 Bxc7 20. Be3 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. c4 Bc6 24. Kg1 f5 25. exf6 gxf6 26. Kf2 Bc7 27. g3 Kf7 28. cxb5 Bxb5 29. Bh5+ Ke7 30. Bc5+ Kd7 31. Ke3 f5 32. Kd4 e5+ 33. fxe5 Ke6 34. Ke3 Bxe5 35. Bd4 Bd6 36. Bc5 Be5 37. Bd4 Bd6 38. Bc5 Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2003.01.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Burnett, Ronald"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2436"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. c3 Nge7 5. d4 Qb6 6. Ba4 d5 7. dxc5 Qxc5 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Nbd2 Bd7 10. 0-0 Qc7 11. Re1 h6 12. c4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nf5 14. Bc5 Bxc5 15. Nxc5 Rd8 16. Qb3 Ncd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Qa3 Bxa4 19. Qxa4+ b5 20. Na6 Qxh2+ 21. Kxh2 bxa4 22. Rac1 Nc6 23. Nc7+ Kd7 24. Nb5 Rb8 25. Red1+ Ke7 26. Rd2 Rhd8 27. Rcd1 Rxd2 28. Rxd2 a6 29. Nc7 Rb4 30. Nxa6 Rxc4 31. b3 axb3 32. axb3 Rc3 33. Rb2 Ne5 34. f3 Nd3 35. Rb1 Rc6 36. Rd1 Ne5 37. Ra1 Rc2 38. Kg3 Rb2 39. Nc5 Kf6 40. Ra7 g5 41. Rb7 h5 42. Ne4+ Kg6 43. Rb5 h4+ 44. Kh3 f6 45. Rb6 Nd3 46. g3 hxg3 47. Kxg3 Nf4 48. Nf2 f5 49. Rb8 Kf6 50. Rf8+ Ke5 51. Rb8 Nh5+ 52. Kg2 Kf4 53. Rb4+ Ke3 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2003.01.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Markzon, Gregory"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2326"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. 0-0 Nf6 9. Qe2 d4 10. Nd1 e5 11. f4 Bd6 12. Nf2 h5 13. f5 Nd7 14. Nh3 Be7 15. Bd2 a5 16. c4 Rb8 17. b3 Nc5 18. Rf3 g5 19. f6 Bxf6 20. Bxa5 Qe7 21. Qf1 Bg7 22. Nf2 g4 23. Rg3 h4 24. Rxg4 Bxg4 25. Nxg4 0-0 26. b4 Nxd3 27. Qxd3 Qg5 28. Nf2 f5 29. Re1 fxe4 30. Nxe4 Qg6 31. b5 Ra8 32. Bd2 cxb5 33. cxb5 Rxa2 34. Qc4+ Qf7 35. Qxf7+ Rxf7 36. Bg5 Rb2 37. Bxh4 d3 38. Bg3 d2 39. Rd1 Rd7 40. Kf1 Rd4 41. Nf2 Rxb5 42. Ke2 Rbd5 43. h3 Kf7 44. Ng4 Re4+ 45. Kf3 Ra4 46. Ke2 Ra2 47. Ne3 Rd7 48. Nf1 Bh6 49. Bf2 Ke6 50. Be3 Bxe3 51. Kxe3 Rg7 52. Kf2 Rd7 53. Ke2 Kf5 54. g3 Rh7 55. Ne3+ Ke4 56. Ng4 Kd4 57. h4 Kc3 58. Ne3 e4 59. Nd5+ Kd4 60. Ne3 Ke5 61. Nc4+ Kd4 62. Ne3 Rf7 63. h5 Rf3 64. Nf1 Ke5 65. h6 Ra6 66. Rxd2 Rxh6 67. Ra2 Rh1 68. Ra5+ Kf6 69. Ra6+ Kg5 70. Ra5+ Rf5 71. Rxf5+ Kxf5 72. Ne3+ Ke5 73. Kd2 Rg1 74. Ng4+ Kf5 75. Ne3+ Kg5 76. g4 Kf4 77. Ke2 Rg3 78. Nd5+ Kxg4 79. Nf6+ Kf5 80. Nd5 Ke5 81. Ne3 Rh3 82. Ng4+ Kf4 83. Nf2 Rh2 84. Kf1 Kf3 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2003.01.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ippolito, Dean"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A67"]
[WhiteElo "2378"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. f4 Bg7 8. Bb5+ Nfd7 9. a4 0-0 10. Nf3 Na6 11. 0-0 Nb4 12. Re1 a6 13. Bf1 Re8 14. h3 Rb8 15. Be3 b6 16. Bf2 Bb7 17. Bh4 Qc7 18. Bc4 Rbc8 19. Kh1 Qb8 20. Bg3 Qa8 21. e5 Rcd8 22. Qb3 h6 23. Rad1 Kh7 24. Re2 Nf8 25. Red2 Nd7 26. Re1 Nf8 27. Qd1 Nd7 28. Ne4 dxe5 29. fxe5 Nxe5 30. Nxe5 Bxe5 31. Bxe5 Rxe5 32. Nf6+ Kg7 33. Rxe5 Kxf6 34. Re3 Rd6 35. Rf2+ Kg7 36. Re7 Rf6 37. Rxf6 Kxf6 38. Qe2 Qb8 39. d6 Bxg2+ 40. Qxg2 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2003.01.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2003.01.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. 0-0 Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 0-0 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. h3 Qb6 11. Ba4 Bf5 12. Re2 Rac8 13. Be3 a6 14. Bb3 Rfd8 15. g4 Be6 16. Nbd2 Na5 17. Rc1 Nxd2 18. Nxd2 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 f5 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Bc2 Bf7 22. Nf3 Nc4 23. b3 Nd6 24. Ne5 Nb5 25. Rd2 Bxe5 26. dxe5 d4 27. Bf4 Qc6 28. Qf1 Qf3 29. Bg3 Bd5 30. Kh2 Rc8 31. Bd1 Qe4 32. f3 Qe3 33. Rd3 Qc1 34. Qe1 Rc3 35. Be2 Qb2 36. Rd2 Rc2 37. Bf4 Qxa2 38. Bd3 Rxd2+ 39. Bxd2 Qxb3 40. Qe2 Nc3 41. Qe1 Bxf3 42. Qf1 Qf7 43. e6 Qf6 44. Qe1 Bd5 45. Qg3 Qxe6 46. Bh6 Qd6 47. Bf4 Qb6 48. Qe1 Qb2+ 49. Kg3 Qg2+ 50. Kh4 Ne4 0-1

[Event "New England op 62nd"]
[Site "Marlboro"]
[Date "2002.09.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Curdo, John"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2217"]
[BlackElo "2211"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2002.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. 0-0 Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qe2 0-0 7. h3 a6 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bc2 Bb7 10. d3 Qc7 11. Be3 d6 12. Nbd2 b4 13. d4 bxc3 14. bxc3 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nb4 16. Bd3 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Rfc8 18. d5 a5 19. Qa3 Qc3 20. Qxc3 Rxc3 21. Nd4 Nd7 22. Rab1 Ba6 23. Rfc1 Rac8 24. Rxc3 Rxc3 25. Nc6 Rc2 26. a4 Bc3 27. Nf3 Ra2 28. Nxe7+ Kf8 29. Nc6 Rxa4 30. Nfd4 Kg7 31. f3 Ra2 32. Nb5 Bxb5 33. Rxb5 a4 34. Rb7 Ne5 35. Nd8 a3 36. Ne6+ 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Tsai, Cindy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2194"]
[BlackElo "2197"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3 Be7 9. Qd2 0-0 10. 0-0-0 b5 11. g4 b4 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 a5 14. Kb1 Qc7 15. g5 Nfd7 16. h4 Nb6 17. h5 a4 18. Nc1 Nc4 19. Bxc4 Qxc4 20. Rdg1 b3 21. cxb3 axb3 22. Nxb3 f5 23. gxf6 Bxf6 24. Rg4 Qa6 25. a3 Nd7 26. Rhg1 Kh8 27. Rb4 Rfb8 28. h6 Rxb4 29. hxg7+ Kg8 30. Qxb4 Qd3+ 31. Ka2 Qxe3 32. Qg4 Rxa3+ 33. Kxa3 Qa7+ 34. Kb4 Qb6+ 35. Kc4 Qa6+ 36. Kc3 e4+ 37. Kd2 Qd3+ 38. Ke1 Qb1+ 39. Kf2 Qxb2+ 40. Kf1 Qb1+ 41. Kg2 Qb2+ 42. Kh3 Qe5 43. fxe4 Nb6 44. Nd4 h5 45. Qg6 Nd7 46. Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Battsetseg, Tsagaan"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2261"]
[BlackElo "2194"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 exd5 9. h3 Bb4 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Re1 Re8 12. a3 Bd6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bg5 Rxe1+ 15. Qxe1 h6 16. Bh4 Be6 17. Ne2 c5 18. c3 a5 19. b3 Rb8 20. Bc2 g5 21. Bg3 Nh5 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Qd2 Nf4 24. Nxf4 Qxf4 25. Qd3 Qf6 26. Re1 Qg7 27. Re3 d4 28. cxd4 cxd4 29. Rg3 Rc8 30. Qe4 Rd8 31. b4 axb4 32. axb4 Rb8 33. h4 g4 34. Bb3 h5 35. Bxe6 fxe6 36. Qxe6+ Qf7 37. Qd6 Re8 38. Qxd4 Re1+ 39. Kh2 Re2 40. Qd8+ Kg7 41. Qd4+ Qf6 42. Qxf6+ Kxf6 43. Rb3 Rxf2 44. b5 Ke5 45. b6 Rf8 46. b7 Rb8 47. Kg3 Ke4 48. Rb5 Ke3 49. Rb4 Ke2 50. Rb5 Kd2 51. Kf4 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Donaldson, John W"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B57"]
[WhiteElo "2194"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. 0-0 Be7 9. Be3 Qc7 10. f4 a6 11. a4 0-0 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hoekstra, Matthew"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2211"]
[BlackElo "2194"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nc3 Qxc5 6. Nd5 Qa5+ 7. Bd2 Qd8 8. Bc3 Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 Nc6 10. Bc4 Nf6 11. e5 Nh5 12. Qd2 Qa5 13. 0-0-0 Ng7 14. Qh6 Ne6 15. Bxe6 dxe6 16. Qg7 Rf8 17. Rd2 b5 18. Ng5 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Donaldson Akhmilovskaya, Elena"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2393"]
[BlackElo "2194"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c4 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 f5 6. Qc2 Nf6 7. e4 Nxe4 8. Nxe4 fxe4 9. Ng5 Bf5 10. Nxe4 0-0 11. Bd3 Na6 12. Bd2 Nc7 13. 0-0 e6 14. Ng5 exd5 15. cxd5 Qd7 16. Rae1 Rae8 17. Qb3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Rf5 19. Qh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Kaliksteyn, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2194"]
[BlackElo "2378"]
[PlyCount "12"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. b3 d6 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. e5 dxe5 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kriventsov, Stanislav G"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2194"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 a6 8. 0-0 Be7 9. Be3 Qc7 10. f4 d6 11. a3 b5 12. Qf3 Bb7 13. Qh3 h5 14. Kh1 Ng4 15. Bg1 0-0-0 16. Be2 Bf6 17. Bxg4 hxg4 18. Qxg4 Rh4 19. Qg3 Rdh8 20. h3 R4h5 21. Rad1 Ne7 22. Nd4 Kb8 23. Qe3 g6 24. Rd3 Bg7 25. Rfd1 Nc8 26. Nce2 d5 27. Rc3 Qd7 28. e5 Bf8 29. Kh2 Be7 30. Nb3 g5 31. Nc5 Bxc5 32. Qxc5 gxf4 33. Nxf4 Rf5 34. Qd4 f6 35. Re1 Rh6 36. Nd3 fxe5 37. Rxe5 Rf1 38. Be3 Rhf6 39. Bg5 R6f5 40. Bf4 R5xf4 41. Nxf4 Qd6 42. Rf3 Rd1 43. Nd3 Rd2 44. Qf4 Rxc2 45. Rxe6 Qxf4+ 46. Rxf4 d4 47. Rf2 Rc7 48. h4 Bd5 49. Rxa6 Be4 50. Nb4 d3 51. Re6 Rd7 52. Na6+ Ka8 53. Nc5 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Zlotnikov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2194"]
[BlackElo "2358"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 Nd7 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Bd3 b5 8. 0-0 Qc7 9. a3 Bb7 10. Rfe1 a6 11. Rad1 e5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bf1 h6 14. g3 Ngf6 15. Bh3 Bf8 16. Qe2 Nc5 17. Bc1 Bc8 18. Bxc8 Rxc8 19. b3 Bg7 20. Bb2 0-0 21. Rd2 a5 22. Qe3 Qe7 23. Nxe5 Qxe5 24. Na4 Qh5 25. Bxf6 Nxe4 26. Qxe4 Bxf6 27. Nb6 Bc3 28. Nxc8 Rxc8 29. Rd7 Bxe1 30. Qxe1 Qf5 31. Qe7 Kg7 32. Kg2 c5 33. c4 a4 34. Rb7 bxc4 35. bxc4 Rd8 36. Rc7 Rd3 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2002.01.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanov, Igor Vasilievich"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2194"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2002.01.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 g6 2. Bg2 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. e4 c5 5. Ne2 Nc6 6. 0-0 Bg4 7. Nbc3 Nd4 8. f3 Bd7 9. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 10. Kh1 h5 11. h3 Qc8 12. Kh2 h4 13. g4 g5 14. d3 Be5+ 15. Kh1 f6 16. Ne2 Nh6 17. Rb1 a5 18. b3 b5 19. Be3 b4 20. Rc1 Nf7 21. d4 cxd4 22. Nxd4 Nd8 23. Qd2 Nb7 24. Nf5 Nc5 25. f4 Bc3 26. Rxc3 bxc3 27. Qxc3 gxf4 28. Bxf4 Bc6 29. Nxd6+ exd6 30. Qxf6 Qe6 31. Qxh8+ Kd7 32. Qg7+ Qe7 33. Qxe7+ Kxe7 34. e5 1-0

[Event "US Open-102"]
[Site "Framingham"]
[Date "2001.08.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Rubenchik, Rodion"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2316"]
[BlackElo "2185"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 Rc8 12. 0-0 0-0 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nf6 15. Re1 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bf6 17. Qc2 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Qxd4 19. Rad1 Qf6 20. Rd7 Rcd8 21. Rxa7 Bc8 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Be4 e5 24. Qe2 g6 25. Qf3 Bf5 26. g4 Qg5 27. Bxf5 gxf5 28. Qxf5 Qxf5 29. gxf5 Ra8 30. Rxa8 Rxa8 31. a4 Ra5 32. Kg2 e4 33. Rxe4 Rxf5 34. Re8+ Kg7 35. Rb8 1-0

[Event "US Open-102"]
[Site "Framingham"]
[Date "2001.08.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Readey, John"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2306"]
[BlackElo "2185"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. 0-0 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 a6 11. Rac1 Rb8 12. b3 0-0 13. Qh4 Re8 14. Bh6 Nc5 15. Nd5 Nce4 16. Ng5 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Nxg5 19. Rxg5 e5 20. Rc3 b5 21. Bd5 Nxd5 22. cxd5 e4 23. Rg4 Qe7 24. Rh4 f5 25. g4 fxg4 26. Rxg4 Qg7 27. Qxg7+ Kxg7 28. Rc7+ Kf6 29. Rxh7 e3 30. Rh6 exf2+ 31. Kxf2 Rg8 32. h4 Rbf8 33. Ke3 Ke5 34. Rg5+ Rf5 35. Rg4 Kxd5 36. Kd3 Ke5 37. h5 g5 38. Re4+ Kd5 39. Ree6 Kc5 40. Rxd6 Rd5+ 41. Rxd5+ Kxd5 42. Rxa6 Ke5 43. Rg6 Rd8+ 44. Ke3 Kf5 45. Rb6 Re8+ 46. Kf2 Kg4 47. h6 Rf8+ 48. Kg1 Rh8 49. a4 bxa4 50. bxa4 Kh3 51. a5 g4 52. a6 Rh7 53. Rb3+ g3 54. Ra3 1-0

[Event "US Open-102"]
[Site "Framingham"]
[Date "2001.08.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2185"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Bg4 5. Bc2 Nc6 6. d3 g6 7. Nbd2 Bg7 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Nxf3 0-0 10. 0-0 Re8 11. Be3 Nd7 12. d4 cxd4 13. cxd4 e5 14. Bb3 Nf6 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Qxd8 Rexd8 18. f3 b6 19. Rac1 h6 20. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Bf8 22. Kf1 Kg7 23. h4 Be7 24. Ke2 Rd8 25. g4 Nd7 26. g5 hxg5 27. hxg5 Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Open-102"]
[Site "Framingham"]
[Date "2001.08.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Gasser, Katherine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2185"]
[BlackElo "2060"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Be2 Nf6 5. c4 Qa5 6. 0-0 c6 7. d4 Nbd7 8. Bf4 Nh5 9. Be3 e6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nhf6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. d5 cxd5 15. cxd5 e5 16. Nc3 0-0 17. Nb5 Qb6 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Bc3 Rfe8 20. Qc2 Rac8 21. Rad1 Rc4 22. b3 Rh4 23. Qd2 e4 24. Qd4 Ne5 25. Be2 Nfd7 26. Bg4 f6 27. Bb4 Qb8 28. Qxe4 1-0

[Event "US Open-102"]
[Site "Framingham"]
[Date "2001.08.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bisguier, Arthur Bernard"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2322"]
[BlackElo "2185"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 Be7 4. Nbd2 b6 5. e4 Bb7 6. Bd3 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Qe2 c5 9. e5 Be7 10. Be4 Nc6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. 0-0-0 a5 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Ne4 0-0 15. h4 a4 16. g4 a3 17. b3 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 f5 19. gxf5 Rxf5 20. Nd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qc7 22. f4 Raf8 23. Rhf1 R5f7 24. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Open-102"]
[Site "Framingham"]
[Date "2001.08.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Donaldson, John W"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2185"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. 0-0 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 0-0 11. Qh4 a6 12. Bh6 Re8 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. b3 Rb8 15. e4 Qc7 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 b5 18. cxb5 Rxb5 19. Nd4 Rc5 20. Nc6 Nb6 21. b4 Rc4 22. Rd4 Rxd4 23. Qxd4 e5 24. dxe6 fxe6 25. Rd1 Nbd5 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Na5 Re4 28. Qd2 Qb6 29. a3 Qb5 30. Nb3 Qe2 31. Kg2 Qxd2 32. Rxd2 Rc4 33. Nd4 Kf7 34. f3 Ke7 35. Kf2 Kd7 36. Ke2 Ne8 37. Kd3 Rc1 38. Nb3 Rf1 39. Nd4 Nc7 40. f4 Ra1 41. Nc2 Rb1 42. a4 Rb3+ 43. Ke2 Rb2 44. Kd3 Rb3+ 45. Ke2 Rb2 46. Kd1 Rb1+ 47. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "US Open-102"]
[Site "Framingham"]
[Date "2001.08.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Musicant, Robert"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B27"]
[BlackElo "2185"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2001.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. Be3 Qb6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Qd2 0-0 7. h3 Qxb2 8. Rb1 Qa3 9. Rb3 Qa5 10. Rb5 Qd8 11. e5 cxd4 12. Bxd4 Ne8 13. Ne4 Nc6 14. Bb2 Nc7 15. Rb3 Ne6 16. Rb5 a6 17. Rd5 Qb6 18. c3 Nc7 19. Rc5 d6 20. exd6 exd6 21. Rg5 Re8 22. Kd1 Rxe4 23. Bd3 Re7 24. h4 Ne5 25. Nxe5 dxe5 26. h5 e4 27. hxg6 hxg6 0-1

[Event "Foxwoods op 03rd"]
[Site "Connecticut"]
[Date "2001.04.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ashley, Maurice"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2198"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2001.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5 5. Nf3 Qxc5 6. Nd5 Na6 7. Bxa6 bxa6 8. 0-0 Nf6 9. Be3 Qa5 10. Bd4 Bb7 11. c4 Bxd5 12. exd5 0-0 13. Bc3 Qc7 14. Qa4 Rfc8 15. b3 Nxd5 16. Bxg7 Nb6 17. Qxa6 Kxg7 18. Rad1 d6 19. Rfe1 Re8 20. Qa5 Rac8 21. Nd4 Qb7 22. Rd3 Rc5 23. Nb5 Ra8 24. Qc3+ Kg8 25. Qd4 Rg5 26. f3 Nc8 27. Nc3 Qb6 28. Qxb6 axb6 29. a4 Kf8 30. Kf2 Rga5 31. Nb5 Rb8 32. g4 Rb7 33. h4 h6 34. f4 Rd7 35. Kg3 Na7 36. Nc3 Nc8 37. Nd5 Ra8 38. Rh1 e5 39. Nf6 Re7 40. fxe5 Kg7 41. exd6 Nxd6 42. Rxd6 Re3+ 43. Kf4 Rxb3 44. Rc1 Rxa4 45. g5 Ra2 46. Rd8 Rf2+ 47. Ke5 Rf5+ 48. Kd6 hxg5 49. hxg5 Rxg5 50. Nd7 b5 51. c5 Rd3+ 52. Kc7 b4 53. Rb8 b3 54. c6 Rg2 55. Nc5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.10"]
[Round "13.3"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Gara, Anita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2224"]
[BlackElo "2291"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "United States (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Bc2 Bg4 6. d3 e6 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. 0-0 d5 9. Qe1 Qc7 10. h3 Bh5 11. Ba4 0-0 12. Nh2 Bd6 13. Ndf3 Nd7 14. Qe3 Rad8 15. Re1 d4 16. Qg5 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 dxc3 18. bxc3 Nde5 19. Bxc6 f6 20. Qe3 Qxc6 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Bb2 Qb5 23. d4 Qxb2 24. dxe5 b6 25. exf6 Rxf6 26. Rad1 Rff8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Re2 Qb1+ 29. Kh2 Qd3 30. Qxd3 Rxd3 31. Rc2 c4 32. a4 Kf7 33. a5 b5 34. a6 Rd6 35. Ra2 Ke7 36. Ra5 Rb6 37. e5 Kd7 38. f4 Kc6 39. Kg3 Rb8 40. Ra2 Rd8 41. Kg4 Rd3 42. Rc2 Re3 43. h4 Kc5 44. h5 h6 45. Rc1 b4 46. cxb4+ Kxb4 47. Rb1+ Rb3 48. Re1 c3 49. f5 exf5+ 50. Kxf5 c2 51. Rc1 Kc3 52. e6 Kd2 53. Rxc2+ Kxc2 54. Ke5 Re3+ 55. Kd6 Kb3 56. e7 Kb4 57. Kd7 Kb5 58. e8Q Rxe8 59. Kxe8 Kxa6 60. Kf7 Kb6 61. Kxg7 a5 62. Kxh6 a4 63. g4 a3 64. g5 a2 65. g6 a1Q 66. g7 Qf6+ 67. Kh7 Qf5+ 68. Kh6 Qe6+ 69. Kh7 Qf7 70. h6 Kc7 71. Kh8 Qf6 72. Kh7 Qf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.08"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Fakhiridou, Ekaterini"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2277"]
[BlackElo "2224"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Greece (W)"]
[BlackTeam "United States (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nfd2 Qxc5 6. Be2 b6 7. c4 Bb7 8. 0-0 d6 9. Nb3 Qc8 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. f3 0-0 12. Be3 Nbd7 13. Rc1 Nc5 14. Nd4 a5 15. b3 Nfd7 16. a3 Qd8 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Ne6 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Qb3 Bc8 21. Ra1 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Qe8 23. Ra8 Qf7 24. Na4 Be5 25. Nxb6 Nxb6 26. Bxb6 Qf4 27. g3 Qd2 28. Ra2 Bd4+ 29. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 30. Kg2 g5 31. Qb2 Qb6 32. Qd2 h6 33. Ra5 e5 34. c5 dxc5 35. Rxc5 g4 36. Qd5+ Be6 37. Rc6 gxf3+ 38. Bxf3 Bxd5 39. Rxb6 Bc4 40. Rxh6 Rb8 41. Rh5 Rb5 42. h4 e6 43. Rg5+ Kf7 44. Bh5+ Kf6 45. Rg6+ Kf7 46. Rg5+ Kf6 47. Rg8 Rxb4 48. Rf8+ Kg7 49. Rf7+ Kh6 50. Bf3 Kg6 51. Rd7 Rb2+ 52. Kg1 Be2 53. Bg2 Bg4 54. Rd3 Rb1+ 55. Kh2 Rb2 56. Re3 Ra2 57. Kg1 Ra1+ 58. Bf1 Bh3 59. Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.06"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Martinez Perdomo, Aleidi Josefina"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2181"]
[BlackElo "2224"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Venezuela (W)"]
[BlackTeam "United States (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "VEN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d5 6. e5 Bg4 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Be2 Nh6 9. Bxh6 Bxh6 10. 0-0 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e6 12. Na4 Qh4 13. Bg4 0-0 14. g3 Qe7 15. a3 b5 16. Nc3 Rfb8 17. Be2 a6 18. Qd3 Qa7 19. Rfd1 Bg5 20. Bf3 Qd7 21. h4 Bd8 22. Ne2 Bb6 23. b3 Rc8 24. h5 Ne7 25. Kg2 Ra7 26. Rh1 Rac7 27. hxg6 fxg6 28. Rh3 Rf8 29. Rah1 Rf7 30. Nf4 Rg7 31. Bg4 Nf5 32. Bxf5 exf5 33. e6 Qd6 34. Qf3 Bxd4 35. Nxd5 Rc2 36. e7 Rxf2+ 37. Qxf2 Qxd5+ 38. Qf3 Qxf3+ 39. Kxf3 Rxe7 40. Rd1 Bc5 41. b4 Re3+ 42. Kg2 Be7 43. Rd7 h5 44. Rh1 Kf8 45. Rc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.05"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Dengler, Dijana"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2224"]
[BlackElo "2120"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "United States (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 Nc6 7. Nb3 e6 8. a4 Be7 9. Be3 Qc7 10. a5 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bd3 Bh4+ 14. Bf2 Bxf2+ 15. Kxf2 0-0 16. Re1 b6 17. axb6 Qxb6+ 18. Kf1 Nb4 19. Be2 Rb8 20. Nd4 Qc7 21. Kg1 Rb6 22. Qd2 Nc6 23. Nxc6 Rxc6 24. c3 Rh6 25. f4 Qb6+ 26. Qd4 Qxb2 27. Rab1 Qa3 28. Bf3 Rc6 29. Re3 Bf5 30. Rbe1 Be4 31. Bxe4 dxe4 32. c4 Qc5 33. Rxe4 f5 34. Qxc5 Rxc5 35. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.04"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Garcia Garcia, Edith"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2052"]
[BlackElo "2224"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Mexico (W)"]
[BlackTeam "United States (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MEX"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 0-0 8. h3 Qa5 9. 0-0 a6 10. a3 Ne5 11. Bb3 b5 12. Nd5 e6 13. Bd2 Qd8 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Bc3 Bb7 16. Re1 Rc8 17. Qe2 Qb6 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. Kh1 Bg7 20. f4 Nc4 21. Rd3 d6 22. Nf3 Bxc3 23. Rxc3 Nxb2 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rb1 Rc3 26. Rxb2 Re3 27. Qd2 Rxe4 28. c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.02"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Aginian, Nelly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2224"]
[BlackElo "2205"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "United States (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nh6 7. Na3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxa3 10. bxa3 Nf5 11. Bc3 Rc8 12. Qd2 Qe7 13. Bb4 Nxb4 14. axb4 Ba4 15. Bd3 a6 16. 0-0 0-0 17. Rfc1 Bb5 18. Bxb5 axb5 19. Rc5 b6 20. Rxb5 Qa7 21. a4 Qa6 22. h3 Rc4 23. Rc1 Rfc8 24. Rxc4 dxc4 25. Qc2 c3 26. d5 exd5 27. Rxd5 Qc4 28. Rd7 g6 29. b5 Ra8 30. g4 Qxa4 31. Qxa4 Rxa4 32. Rc7 Nd4 33. Nxd4 Rxd4 34. Rxc3 Rb4 35. f4 Rxb5 36. Kf2 Kf8 37. Rc7 g5 38. fxg5 Rxe5 39. h4 Kg7 40. Rb7 Rb5 41. Kf3 Rb3+ 42. Kf4 Rb4+ 43. Kf5 Rb5+ 44. Kf4 Rb4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.01"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Piarnpuu, Leili"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2227"]
[BlackElo "2224"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Estonia (W)"]
[BlackTeam "United States (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EST"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 0-0 6. 0-0 a6 7. a4 Bg4 8. Be3 Nbd7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 c6 11. a5 e6 12. Qd2 d5 13. Bg5 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Qc8 15. Bf3 Re8 16. Rfe1 Bf8 17. Na4 Nd5 18. c3 Bd6 19. b4 Qc7 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Re1 Qb8 23. Nb2 Nf8 24. Nd3 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Ne6 26. Bf6 Ng7 27. Be5 Bxe5 28. Qxe5 Qxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.10.31"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Bollengier, Andreea"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2224"]
[BlackElo "2229"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "United States (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Romania (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3 Be6 9. Qd2 0-0 10. 0-0-0 b5 11. g4 b4 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 a5 14. Kb1 a4 15. Nc1 Ra5 16. Bc4 Na6 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. Qxb4 Qa8 19. c4 Rc8 20. h4 Bd8 21. g5 Ba5 22. Qxa4 Bd2 23. Qb3 Bxc1 24. Rxc1 Nd7 25. c5 Nxc5 26. Bxc5 dxc5 27. Rhd1 Rb8 28. Qc4 Ra4 29. Qc3 Rxa2 30. Qxe5 Ra1+ 31. Kc2 Qa4+ 32. Kd2 Qb4+ 33. Qc3 Qf4+ 34. Kc2 Qa4+ 35. Kd2 Ra2 36. Rc2 Qxh4 37. Qe5 Qb4+ 38. Qc3 Qf4+ 39. Qe3 Qb4+ 40. Qc3 Qh4 41. Qe5 Raa8 42. Re1 h6 43. gxh6 Qxh6+ 44. Qe3 Qf6 45. b3 Rb4 46. Ke2 Rd4 47. Rd2 Rxd2+ 48. Qxd2 Re8+ 49. Kd3 Qxf3+ 50. Kc4 Qg4+ 51. Kxc5 Rc8+ 52. Kb5 Qd7+ 53. Kb4 Qd6+ 54. Ka4 Ra8+ 55. Kb5 Rb8+ 56. Ka4 Qa6+ 57. Qa5 Qd3 58. b4 Qc2+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad Women-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.10.28"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Osorio, Lorena"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[BlackElo "2224"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "El Salvador (W)"]
[BlackTeam "United States (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 0-0 8. 0-0 d6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bb3 Ng4 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Qb6 14. h3 Ne5 15. Re1 Ng6 16. Qd2 a5 17. a4 Be6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Reb1 Rab8 20. Ra3 Qc5 21. Nd1 Rb4 22. Qd3 Nf4 23. Bxf4 Rxf4 24. Nc3 Qxf2+ 25. Kh1 Rd4 26. Qa6 Rd2 0-1

[Event "USA-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2000.10.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Baginskaite, Camilla"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2224"]
[BlackElo "2287"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2000.09.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3 h5 9. Qd2 Nbd7 10. a4 Rc8 11. a5 Qc7 12. Be2 Be7 13. 0-0 0-0 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Nc1 d5 16. exd5 Nf8 17. Bb6 Bc5+ 18. Kh1 Bxb6 19. axb6 Qxb6 20. Na4 Qc7 21. c4 b5 22. d6 Qb7 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Nc3 Bc4 25. b3 Bxe2 26. N1xe2 Rc6 27. Nd5 Rdxd6 28. Nxf6+ Rxf6 29. Ng3 h4 30. Ne4 Rg6 31. Qd8 Rc8 32. Qxh4 Ra6 33. Rxa6 Qxa6 34. Ng3 Qd6 35. Re1 Qd4 36. Qe4 Qxe4 37. Nxe4 Ne6 38. h4 Nd4 39. Nd6 Rc6 40. Nb7 f6 41. b4 Rc4 42. Rb1 Nf5 43. h5 Kh7 44. g4 Nd4 45. Nd6 Rc2 46. Rf1 Rb2 47. g5 fxg5 48. Nf7 Rxb4 49. Nxg5+ Kh6 50. Nf7+ Kxh5 51. Nxe5 Rb2 52. Rg1 g5 53. Rg3 Nf5 54. Rh3+ Nh4 55. Kg1 b4 56. Kf1 b3 57. Ke1 Rg2 58. Nd3 b2 59. Nxb2 Rxb2 60. Kf1 Rb3 61. Ke2 Kg6 0-1

[Event "USA-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2000.10.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gorlin, Yelena"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2110"]
[BlackElo "2224"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2000.09.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nb3 b6 7. Be2 Bb7 8. 0-0 Nf6 9. Bg5 0-0 10. f4 d6 11. Qe1 a5 12. a4 Nb4 13. Bd3 h6 14. Bh4 Nd7 15. Rf3 Nc5 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Qe2 Nxd3 18. cxd3 Rb8 19. f5 g5 20. Bf2 Be5 21. Be3 Kg7 22. Rh3 Rh8 23. Rh5 Bc6 24. Qd2 f6 25. Rh3 Rb4 26. Rf3 Qb6 27. Ra2 Rb8 28. Rf2 Qb7 29. Qc2 Be8 30. Nd5 Rxb2 31. Rxb2 Bxb2 32. h4 Be5 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Qd2 Bf7 35. Bxg5 Rh8 36. Be3 Bh2+ 37. Kf1 Qb1+ 38. Qe1 Qxd3+ 39. Qe2 Qb1+ 40. Qe1 Qxe1+ 41. Kxe1 Bxd5 42. exd5 Bg3 43. Ke2 Bxf2 44. Bxf2 Rh5 45. g4 Rh3 46. Be1 Ra3 0-1

[Event "USA-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2000.10.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Airapetian, SH."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2224"]
[BlackElo "2072"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2000.09.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. c4 Ba6 9. b3 g6 10. g3 Bg7 11. Bb2 0-0 12. Bg2 d6 13. 0-0 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. Re1 Rfe8 16. Qd2 Nf6 17. Bxc6 Rad8 18. Qa5 Ng4 19. Bd5 Qf6 20. f3 e4 21. fxg4 Qxa1 22. Qxa6 Qd4+ 23. Kg2 e3 24. Qa5 Qb2+ 25. Kh3 Qf2 26. Qc3 g5 27. Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qa5 Re6 29. Qf5+ Rf6 30. Qxh7+ Ke6 31. Qe4+ Kd7 32. Rd1+ Rd6 33. Rxd6+ cxd6 34. Qb7+ Ke6 35. Qe4+ Kf6 36. Qd4+ Ke6 37. Qe4+ Kd7 38. Qb7+ Ke8 39. Qe4+ Kf8 40. Nc3 Qf1+ 41. Qg2 Qf6 42. Qc2 Kg7 43. Qf5 Rh8+ 44. Kg2 Qxc3 45. Qd7+ Kg6 46. Qf5+ Kh6 47. Qe6+ Kg7 48. Qd7+ Kf8 49. Qd8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2000.10.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Frenklakh, Jennie"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2133"]
[BlackElo "2224"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2000.09.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. c3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. f4 f5 6. Qe2 fxe4 7. Bxe4 Bxe4 8. Qxe4 Nc6 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. Qd3 e6 11. 0-0 0-0 12. Nbd2 Ne7 13. g3 Qc8 14. Nc4 Qb7 15. Bd2 b5 16. Ne3 a5 17. Rae1 a4 18. Ne5 Rae8 19. Nc2 c6 20. b3 axb3 21. axb3 Ra8 22. c4 Rfb8 23. c5 Nfd5 24. Re2 Ra2 25. g4 Rf8 26. Rg2 Qc7 27. Ne1 Bh6 28. Qb1 Qa7 29. N1d3 Ra8 30. Qe1 Ra1 31. Qf2 Rxf1+ 32. Qxf1 Rf8 33. Rf2 Bg7 34. h4 Qc7 35. Qh3 d6 36. cxd6 Qxd6 37. h5 Nf6 38. hxg6 hxg6 39. Nc5 Ra8 40. g5 Ra1+ 41. Kh2 Qxd4 42. Qxe6+ Kh7 43. Ncd3 Qd5 44. Qxd5 Nfxd5 45. Nc5 Rb1 46. Kg2 Kg8 47. Kf3 Bf8 48. Ke4 Rb2 49. Be1 Rb1 50. Bd2 Rb2 51. Be1 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2000.09.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Sagalchik, Olga"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2224"]
[BlackElo "2145"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2000.09.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. g4 Bg6 8. Ne5 Ne4 9. Qf3 Nd6 10. Bd2 c6 11. 0-0-0 Nd7 12. Nxd7 Kxd7 13. h4 h5 14. g5 Bf5 15. d5 c5 16. Bf4 g6 17. Be5 Rh7 18. Bh3 Bxh3 19. Qxh3+ Nf5 20. Rhe1 Rc8 21. Kb1 a6 22. Ne4 Kd8 23. d6 exd6 24. Nxd6 Bxd6 25. Qxf5 gxf5 26. Rxd6+ Ke7 27. Red1 Ke8 28. Bf6 b5 29. c3 b4 30. Re1+ Kf8 31. Red1 Re8 32. c4 Qc7 33. Rd7 Qc6 34. Rd8 Qe4+ 35. Ka1 Rg7 36. Rxe8+ Qxe8 37. Rd8 Qxd8 38. Bxd8 Rg6 39. Bf6 Ke8 40. Be5 Re6 0-1

[Event "USA-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2000.09.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Burtman, Sharon"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2089"]
[BlackElo "2224"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2000.09.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 b6 2. c4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Be2 0-0 7. 0-0 d5 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd2 a6 11. Rac1 Bd6 12. Rfd1 Re8 13. Be1 Nf8 14. a3 Ng6 15. Na2 Ne4 16. Bb4 c5 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Be1 Rc8 19. Nc3 Nf6 20. Bf1 d4 21. Ne2 Ng4 22. Qf5 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Nxh2 24. Bh3 Nh4 25. Qxc8 Qg5+ 26. Ng3 N2xf3+ 27. Kf1 Rxc8 28. Bxc8 Nxe1 29. Rxe1 d3 30. Rcd1 Bxg3 31. fxg3 Qf6+ 32. Kg1 Nf3+ 33. Kf1 Nxe1+ 34. Kxe1 c4 35. Rd2 Qf3 36. Bxa6 Qxe3+ 37. Kd1 Qg1# 0-1

[Event "USA-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2000.09.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Shahade, Jennifer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2224"]
[BlackElo "2238"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "2000.09.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 0-0 9. 0-0-0 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Be6 14. Bc4 Qa5 15. Bxd5 Rfd8 16. Qa4 Qxa4 17. Nxa4 cxd5 18. Nc5 Bf5 19. g4 Rac8 20. b4 Be6 21. Rd4 Rd6 22. Re1 Kf8 23. a4 Bd7 24. Kb2 Bc6 25. f4 Bd7 26. h3 f6 27. Red1 e6 28. f5 exf5 29. Nxd7+ Rxd7 30. gxf5 Rdc7 31. R1d2 gxf5 32. Rxd5 Rc4 33. R5d4 Rc3 34. Rd8+ Kf7 35. R2d7+ Kg6 36. Rg8+ Kh6 37. Rxc8 Rxc8 38. Rxa7 f4 39. Rd7 Kg5 40. Rd3 Kf5 41. a5 Ke4 42. Rd1 f3 43. a6 f2 44. Rf1 Ke3 45. b5 Rc5 46. c4 Rxc4 47. Kb3 Rc8 48. b6 Ke2 49. Rxf2+ Kxf2 50. b7 Rb8 51. Kc4 Kg2 52. Kd5 f5 53. Ke5 Kxh3 54. Kxf5 h5 55. Ke6 h4 56. Kd6 Kg4 57. a7 Rxb7 58. a8Q Rb6+ 59. Ke5 Rb5+ 60. Kd4 Rb4+ 61. Kc3 Rf4 62. Qg2+ Kf5 63. Kd3 Rg4 64. Qd5+ Kf4 65. Ke2 Rg5 66. Qf3+ Ke5 67. Qh3 Rf5 68. Qxh4 Rf4 69. Qe7+ Kf5 70. Ke3 Rg4 71. Qc5+ Kf6 72. Qd6+ Kf5 73. Kf3 Rg6 74. Qd5+ Kf6 75. Kf4 Kg7 76. Qe5+ Kf7 77. Kf5 Rg7 78. Qe6+ Kf8 79. Qc8+ Kf7 80. Qd7+ Kf8 81. Qd8+ Kf7 82. Qh8 Rg8 83. Qf6+ Ke8 84. Ke4 1-0

[Event "USA-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2000.09.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Groberman, Elina"]
[Black "Epstein, Esther"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2054"]
[BlackElo "2224"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2000.09.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Bd2 Qxc5 6. Bc3 Nf6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Nbd2 b5 10. Nb3 Qb6 11. Nfd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Qb8 13. Qe2 e5 14. Be3 Bb7 15. f3 d5 16. Bg5 a6 17. a4 b4 18. Kh1 Qc7 19. a5 Nh5 20. Qe1 Nf4 21. Qxb4 Rfb8 22. Qc5 Qxc5 23. Nxc5 Nxd3 24. cxd3 Bc6 25. Rf2 Bf8 26. Rc2 Bb5 27. Bf6 dxe4 28. dxe4 Re8 29. b4 Bh6 30. Rd1 Be3 31. Rd5 Bd4 32. Nb3 Rac8 33. Nxd4 exd4 34. Rxc8 Rxc8 35. Bxd4 Rc1+ 36. Bg1 Rb1 37. h4 Kg7 38. Kh2 Rxb4 39. Bd4+ Kh6 40. Bc5 1-0

