[Event "Eastern Open"] [Site "Washington, DC"] [Date "1997.12.26"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "1"] [Result "1-0"] [White "Timothy Hamilton"] [Black "John A Curdo"] [ECO "A00"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "45"] 1.Nc3 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Bb4 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Qd4 Bxc3+ 8.Qxc3 f6 9.Bxa7 Rxa7 10.Qe3+ Qe7 11.Qxa7 Qb4+ 12.c3 Qxb2 13.Qe3+ Ne7 14.Qc1 Qb6 15.e4 O-O 16.Qa3 Re8 17.Qb3+ Qxb3 18.axb3 Nd5 19.Kd2 Rxe4 20.Bd3 Re8 21.Ra8 Nb6 22.Ra7 d6 23.Rxc7 1-0