[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 25th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2023.05.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Guerin, Sasha"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "1537"]
[BlackElo "1194"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2023.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. h4 Ngf6 7. Bd3 Nxe4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Bxe4 Qb4+ 10. Kf1 Qxb2 11. Rh3 Qb5+ 12. Ne2 Nb6 13. Kg1 Qd7 14. h5 c6 15. g4 Qe7 16. Qd3 h6 17. c4 Nd7 18. Rd1 Nf6 19. Bf3 Qd6 20. d5 cxd5 21. cxd5 exd5 22. Bxd5 Qxd5 23. Re3+ Be6 24. Qxd5 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 0-0 26. Rd2 Bxg4 27. Ng3 Rfe8 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Kg2 Be6 30. a3 Kf8 31. f4 f6 32. Kf2 Ke7 33. Rd4 Rg8 34. Rb4 b6 35. Ke3 Rc8 36. f5 Bf7 37. Re4+ 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 25th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2023.05.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Suffert, Martin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "1537"]
[BlackElo "1368"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2023.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Qa5 5. Bc4 Bg4 6. 0-0 c6 7. d3 e6 8. Qe2 Nd5 9. Bd2 Qd8 10. Rfe1 Be7 11. Rad1 0-0 12. Ne4 Nd7 13. Ng3 Qc7 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 N7f6 16. c3 Rfe8 17. Be3 Nb4 18. Nh5 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 25th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2023.05.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Goujon, Antoine"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "1638"]
[BlackElo "1537"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2023.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Bf4 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. Qf3 Bxf4 7. Qxf4 Qb6 8. 0-0-0 Nbd7 9. Nf3 c5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. g4 Bd7 12. Ne5 Nxd3+ 13. Rxd3 0-0 14. g5 Nh5 15. Qh4 Be8 16. Qxh5 f6 17. g6 hxg6 18. Nxg6 Bxg6 19. Qxg6 Rf7 20. Rg1 Rc8 21. h4 Rc4 22. h5 Rh4 23. h6 Qc7 24. hxg7 Rh7 25. Qg3 Qe7 26. Qb8+ 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 25th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2023.05.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Forissier, Nicolas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "1537"]
[BlackElo "1887"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2023.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 d6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 Bf6 8. Qe3 Ne7 9. e5 dxe5 10. fxe5 Nf5 11. Qe4 Bh4+ 12. g3 Be7 13. Bd2 Nd4 14. Nb5 Nxb5 15. Bxb5+ c6 16. Bc4 0-0 17. Bd3 g6 18. 0-0-0 Be6 19. Bc4 Qc8 20. h4 Bf5 21. Qf4 b5 22. Be2 Qa6 23. a3 Bxa3 24. bxa3 Qxa3+ 25. Kb1 Qb3+ 26. Ka1 Bxc2 27. Qb4 Bxd1 28. Bxd1 Qxg3 29. Bf4 Qd3 30. h5 c5 31. Qb2 Qe4 32. Rf1 Rfd8 33. Bg4 Rd4 34. Bd1 Rxd1+ 35. Rxd1 Qa4+ 36. Kb1 Qxd1+ 37. Bc1 Qd3+ 38. Ka1 Qd4 39. hxg6 hxg6 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 25th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2023.05.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lamorelle, Alexey"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C46"]
[WhiteElo "1293"]
[BlackElo "1537"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2023.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nxd4 6. Qxd4 d6 7. Qxg7 Bf6 8. Qg3 h5 9. Bd2 Ne7 10. 0-0-0 Rg8 11. Qe3 c6 12. f4 Bg4 13. Re1 Qb6 14. Be2 Qxe3 15. Bxe3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Be6 17. g3 h4 18. Bf2 hxg3 19. Bxg3 f5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Bh4 Rg7 22. Bh5+ Kd7 23. Bxe7 Rxe7 24. Rxe7+ Kxe7 25. Re1+ Kf6 26. Bf3 Rh8 27. Re2 Rh3 28. Bh1 Rxc3 29. Bg2 Rc4 30. Rf2 d5 31. Bf1 Rc3 32. Kb2 d4 33. a3 b5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 25th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2023.05.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Abdallaoui, Mohamed Mehdi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "1537"]
[BlackElo "1352"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2023.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 e6 4. Bc4 a6 5. a4 Nge7 6. d3 d5 7. Bb3 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nf5 9. Nf3 b6 10. 0-0 Ncd4 11. g4 Nh4 12. Be3 Nhxf3+ 13. Rxf3 Bb7 14. Rg3 Nxb3 15. cxb3 Qd5 16. Qc2 g5 17. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 25th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2023.05.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Genovart, Lucas"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "1199"]
[BlackElo "1537"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2023.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 Nc6 2. Bb2 e5 3. e3 d5 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. Nf3 Qf6 6. 0-0 Nge7 7. h3 a6 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. d3 h5 10. Nbd2 g5 11. Nh2 Ng6 12. g3 Bxh3 13. Re1 Nh4 14. Ndf3 Bg4 15. gxh4 gxh4 16. Nxg4 hxg4 17. Nh2 g3 18. fxg3 hxg3 19. Nf3 Qh6 20. Kf1 Qh1+ 21. Ke2 Qg2# 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 25th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2023.05.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lim, Chin"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A52"]
[WhiteElo "1903"]
[BlackElo "1537"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2023.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 214 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4 g5 5. Bg3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 Qe7 8. e3 Ngxe5 9. Be2 h5 10. a3 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 d6 12. h4 f6 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. hxg5 h4 15. Rxh4 Rxh4 16. Bxh4 fxg5 17. Bg3 Be6 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. 0-0-0 g4 20. Qa5 c5 21. Rh1 Kd7 22. Bd3 Kd6 23. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 24th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2022.05.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Belan, Valentin"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "1497"]
[BlackElo "1553"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2022.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 208 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 b6 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 Bb7 6. Bc4 Qd7 7. Nb3 Nf6 8. Bf4 Bd6 9. Bg3 Nc6 10. Qe2 0-0 11. 0-0-0 a5 12. a4 Qe7 13. Ne5 Nb4 14. Nf3 Rfc8 15. Be5 Nbd5 16. h4 c6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Ne5 b5 19. axb5 cxb5 20. Bxb5 Nf4 21. Qe3 N6d5 22. Qg3 Qb4 23. Bd3 a4 24. Na1 a3 25. b3 g6 26. h5 Nxd3+ 27. Rxd3 Ne7 28. hxg6 fxg6 29. Qf4 Rf8 30. Qh6 Rf7 31. Nxf7 Kxf7 32. Qxh7+ Ke8 33. Qh8+ Kd7 34. Qe5 a2 35. Qc5 Qa3+ 36. Qxa3 Rxa3 37. Kb2 Ra5 38. f3 Ba6 39. Re3 Kd6 40. Rhe1 Bc8 41. c4 Rg5 42. R3e2 Nf5 43. Kc3 Nh4 44. Rxa2 Bb7 45. Ra7 Bc8 46. c5+ Kc6 47. Nc2 Rxg2 48. Nb4+ 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 24th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2022.05.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Privat, Jean Claude"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "1553"]
[BlackElo "1527"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2022.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 208 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. c3 c5 5. Nbd2 b6 6. Bd3 Ba6 7. Bxa6 Nxa6 8. Qa4+ 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 24th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2022.05.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Koutchinsky, Gabriel"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "1290"]
[BlackElo "1553"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2022.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 208 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nf3 f5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 e4 6. Nd2 c6 7. b4 Be7 8. Qb3 0-0 9. b5 Kh8 10. Be2 Qc7 11. 0-0 Nbd7 12. f3 exf3 13. Nxf3 Ne4 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15. Nd2 Rxf1+ 16. Bxf1 Nf6 17. Bb2 Bf5 18. Be2 Qd7 19. Rf1 d5 20. Ba3 Bxa3 21. Qxa3 h6 22. Qc5 Bg4 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Bxg4 Qxg4 25. Qxc6 Rc8 26. Qa6 Rc7 27. c5 Qg5 28. Qe2 Rb7 29. Nb3 Kg8 30. Na5 Rc7 31. Qf2 Qg4 32. Qf4 Qc8 33. Qg3 Rf7 34. Rb1 Qa6 35. Qe1 Ng4 36. Rb3 Rf2 37. h3 Re2 38. Qf1 Nf6 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 24th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2022.05.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Kalouche, Ibrahim Samuel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C34"]
[WhiteElo "1553"]
[BlackElo "1099"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2022.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 208 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 d6 5. Bxf4 Bg4 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. 0-0 Nxe4 8. Bd5 Nf6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. h3 Be6 11. Qe2 Be7 12. Ng5 Bd7 13. Re1 Nd5 14. Bd2 0-0 15. Ne4 Re8 16. Qf3 Nf6 17. Nbc3 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 f5 19. Nf2 Bf6 20. Bc3 g6 21. Re2 Rxe2 22. Qxe2 Qe8 23. Qa6 Qc8 24. Qc4+ Kh8 25. Re1 Qf8 26. d5 c5 27. Nd3 Re8 28. Rxe8 Bxe8 29. Nf4 Bxc3 30. Qxc3+ Qg7 31. Qxg7+ Kxg7 32. Ne6+ Kf6 33. Nxc7 Bd7 34. Kf2 Ke5 35. g3 f4 36. gxf4+ Kxf4 37. c4 Ke4 38. Ne6 Ke5 39. Nf8 Bxh3 40. Nxh7 Kd4 41. b3 Bf5 42. Ng5 Bb1 43. Nf7 Bxa2 44. Nxd6 Bxb3 45. Nf7 Bxc4 46. d6 Bb5 47. Ke1 c4 48. Kd2 c3+ 49. Kc2 Ba4+ 50. Kc1 Kd5 51. Ng5 Kxd6 52. Ne4+ Ke5 53. Nxc3 Bc6 54. Kd2 a5 55. Ke3 a4 56. Nb1 Be4 57. Na3 Bd5 58. Nb5 g5 59. Na3 g4 60. Nb5 g3 61. Na3 g2 62. Kf2 Kf4 63. Kg1 Ke3 64. Nc2+ Kd2 65. Nb4 a3 66. Nxd5 a2 67. Nf4 a1Q+ 68. Kxg2 Qf6 69. Nh3 Ke2 70. Kh2 Qg7 71. Ng1+ Kf2 72. Nh3+ Kf1 73. Nf4 Qg4 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 24th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2022.05.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Couradin, Bruno"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "1411"]
[BlackElo "1553"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2022.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 208 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 e6 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 Qb6 6. Rb1 Nbd7 7. Be2 cxd4 8. exd4 Bb4 9. Bd2 0-0 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Ne4 12. Bb4 Re8 13. Bd3 Ndf6 14. 0-0 a5 15. Bd2 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Bd7 17. Ne5 Bb5 18. Bxb5 Qxb5 19. Qd3 Qxd3 20. Nxd3 Ne4 21. Rbd1 Rec8 22. f3 Nd6 23. c3 a4 24. Rfe1 Ra6 25. Nb4 Rb6 26. Re2 Kf8 27. Nd3 Nc4 28. Kf2 Rb3 29. Ra1 Rc6 30. Ra2 Rb5 31. Ne5 Nxe5 32. Rxe5 Rcb6 33. Re2 Ke7 34. Ke3 Kf6 35. Kd3 Rc6 36. Rc2 Ra5 37. Ra1 b5 38. g3 h5 39. Re1 Ra8 40. Re5 Rh8 41. Rce2 h4 42. Rg2 g6 43. g4 g5 44. h3 Re8 45. Rge2 Kg6 46. Rf2 f6 47. Re3 e5 48. Rfe2 Rce6 49. Kc2 e4 50. fxe4 Rxe4 51. Kd3 f5 52. gxf5+ Kxf5 53. Rf3+ Kg6 54. Rfe3 Rxe3+ 55. Rxe3 Rf8 56. Ke2 Rf4 57. Re5 g4 58. hxg4 h3 59. Rh5 Rxg4 60. Rxh3 Rg2+ 61. Kd3 Rxb2 62. Re3 Rb3 63. Re5 Rxa3 64. Re2 b4 65. Rc2 b3 66. Rb2 Ra2 67. Rb1 Kf5 68. c4 dxc4+ 69. Kxc4 Ke4 70. d5 Ke3 71. Kc3 Rd2 72. Kb4 Rd4+ 73. Kb5 Kd2 74. Kc5 Rd3 75. Kb4 Kc2 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 24th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2022.05.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lanfant, Kevin"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A52"]
[WhiteElo "1199"]
[BlackElo "1553"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2022.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 208 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Nc3 Ngxe5 8. Nxe5 Qxe5 9. e3 0-0 10. Be2 a6 11. 0-0 Ne7 12. Rc1 d6 13. Qd4 Be6 14. Qxe5 dxe5 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. b4 f5 17. f4 e4 18. a3 Kf7 19. c5 Bb3 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. h3 Kf6 22. g4 Be6 23. g5+ Kf7 24. Kf2 Ke8 25. h4 Ng6 26. h5 Nh4 27. Rh1 Nf3 28. Bxf3 exf3 29. Kxf3 Rd3 30. Ne2 Bd5+ 31. Kg3 Bxh1 32. h6 gxh6 33. gxh6 Rxe3+ 34. Kh4 Rxe2 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 24th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2022.05.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Baysse, Nathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C34"]
[WhiteElo "1553"]
[BlackElo "1199"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2022.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 208 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. d4 Bb6 5. Bxf4 d6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Qd3 Nb4 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qc4+ Be6 11. Qxb4 Rf8 12. Ng5+ Ke7 13. Nxe6 Kxe6 14. Qc4+ d5 15. exd5+ Nxd5 16. Bg3 c6 17. 0-0-0 Qg5+ 18. Kb1 Kd7 19. Ne4 Qg6 20. Nc5+ Bxc5 21. dxc5 Ke8 22. Rhe1+ Ne7 23. Re6 Qf5 24. Rde1 Rf7 25. Bd6 Kd7 26. Rxe7+ Rxe7 27. Rxe7+ Kd8 28. Qg8+ Qf8 29. Qxf8# 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 24th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2022.05.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Maurel, Christophe"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "1553"]
[BlackElo "1562"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2022.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 208 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Qb3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 Be7 6. Nc3 0-0 7. Bf4 d6 8. h3 Qb6 9. Qxb6 axb6 10. Nb5 Nxd5 11. Bxd6 Bxd6 12. Nxd6 Nb4 13. Rc1 Rxa2 14. e3 Be6 15. Be2 Rxb2 16. Nf3 N8c6 17. Nc4 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 Nc2+ 19. Kf1 Rd8 20. g4 Kf8 21. Be2 N2b4 22. Ne1 Rdd2 23. Bc4 Ne5 24. Kg2 Nxc4 25. Rxc4 Nd5 26. Kg3 Rxf2 27. Re4 Nf6 28. Re5 c4 29. Rg1 Rfd2 30. Nf3 Rd5 31. Rc1 b5 32. Kf4 Rf2 33. Rxd5 Nxd5+ 34. Kg3 Ra2 35. e4 Nf6 36. e5 Ne4+ 37. Kf4 Nc5 38. Rf1 b4 39. Nd4 Ne6+ 40. Nxe6+ fxe6 41. Ke4+ Ke7 42. Kd4 c3 43. Rc1 Rh2 44. Kc4 Rxh3 45. Kxb4 Kf7 46. Kc5 Rg3 47. Kb6 Rxg4 48. Rxc3 Rb4+ 49. Kc5 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 24th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2022.05.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fruchard, Cyrille"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A52"]
[WhiteElo "2302"]
[BlackElo "1553"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2022.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 208 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2022.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2022.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bf4 Bb4+ 6. Nbd2 Qe7 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 Ngxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. e3 0-0 11. Bxe5 Qxe5 12. Qd4 Qxd4 13. exd4 d6 14. Bd3 a5 15. Kd2 b6 16. Rhe1 Ba6 17. Re7 Rac8 18. Bf5 Bxc4 19. Bxc8 Rxc8 20. Rc1 Kf8 21. Ree1 Bd5 22. f3 c5 23. dxc5 dxc5 24. h4 h5 25. Ke3 Re8+ 26. Kf4 g6 27. Rxe8+ Kxe8 28. Ke5 Bb3 29. Kd6 a4 30. Re1+ Kf8 31. Kc6 f6 32. Kxb6 c4 33. f4 Kf7 34. g3 Kg7 35. Re7+ Kh6 36. Rc7 g5 37. fxg5+ fxg5 38. Rc6+ Kg7 39. hxg5 Kf7 40. Rh6 1-0

[Event "Montigny Autumn-B 17th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2018.10.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Fayolle, Guy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "1582"]
[BlackElo "1677"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 d6 6. Qe2 Be7 7. c3 0-0 8. Rd1 Bg4 9. d3 b5 10. Bc2 h6 11. Nbd2 Nh7 12. Nf1 Bg5 13. Ne3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Kh1 Nf6 17. h3 Qd7 18. Nh4 Bh7 19. g4 g5 20. Ng2 Ne7 21. Qg3 Kh8 22. Ne3 Ng6 23. b3 Qc6+ 24. Kh2 Nh4 25. Kg1 Qxc3 26. Bd2 Qc6 27. Kf1 Nd5 28. Nxd5 Qxd5 29. Be3 Rf3 30. Qh2 Raf8 31. Ke2 Ng6 32. Rf1 Nf4+ 33. Ke1 Nxd3+ 34. Bxd3 Qxd3 35. Bd2 Qe4+ 36. Kd1 Qc2+ 37. Ke1 Rd3 38. f3 Rfxf3 39. Rxf3 Rxf3 40. Rc1 Qe4+ 41. Qe2 c5 42. Rc3 Rxc3 43. Qxe4 Bxe4 44. Bxc3 Bg2 45. Kf2 Bxh3 46. Kf3 Kg7 47. a4 bxa4 48. bxa4 Kf6 49. Ba5 d5 50. Bb6 c4 51. a5 c3 52. Be3 d4 53. Bc1 d3 0-1

[Event "Montigny Autumn-B 17th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2018.10.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Couronne, Patrice"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A51"]
[WhiteElo "1614"]
[BlackElo "1582"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 Bc5 4. e3 0-0 5. a3 a5 6. Nf3 d6 7. Be2 Bf5 8. Nc3 Re8 9. Nh4 Qd7 10. Nxf5 Qxf5 11. 0-0 h5 12. e4 Qg6 13. Qd3 Nbd7 14. Kh1 Bd4 15. f3 Nc5 16. Qc2 c6 17. Na4 Ra6 18. Rb1 cxd5 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxa6 bxa6 21. Nxc5 dxc5 22. Qa4 Nf6 23. Qxa5 Re6 24. Qe1 Rb6 25. b4 cxb4 26. Rxb4 Rc6 27. Bb2 Rc2 28. g3 Rxb2 29. Ra4 Rb6 30. Qd2 Nxe4 31. fxe4 Qxe4+ 32. Qg2 Qd3 33. Qf3 Qxf3+ 34. Rxf3 g5 35. h4 Rb1+ 36. Kg2 gxh4 37. gxh4 Rg1+ 38. Kh2 Rg6 39. Rg3 Kg7 40. Rxa6 Rg4 41. Rxg4+ hxg4 42. Kg3 f5 43. Rc6 Be3 44. a4 Bf4+ 45. Kg2 e4 46. a5 e3 47. a6 g3 48. a7 e2 49. Re6 Bd2 50. Rxe2 1-0

[Event "Montigny Autumn-B 17th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2018.10.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Sondermeijer, Damien"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "1582"]
[BlackElo "1410"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 d6 6. 0-0 e6 7. d3 Nf6 8. Qe1 0-0 9. f5 d5 10. exd5 exd5 11. Bb3 Bxf5 12. Qh4 Ng4 13. Bg5 Bf6 14. Nxd5 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 h6 16. Nf3 Qxh4 17. Nxh4 Be6 18. Nc7 Bxb3 19. Nxa8 Bxc2 20. Nc7 Nd4 21. Rae1 Bxd3 22. Rf4 Ne2+ 23. Kh1 Nxf4 24. g3 Nf2+ 25. Kg1 N2h3+ 26. Kh1 g5 27. Nf3 Rc8 28. Ne8 Nf2+ 29. Kg1 Ne4 30. Rxe4 Bxe4 31. Nf6+ Kh8 32. Nxe4 Nd3 33. h3 b6 34. Nfd2 Rd8 35. Kf1 Nc1 36. h4 f5 0-1

[Event "Montigny Autumn-B 17th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2018.10.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Flamand, Arthur"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "1495"]
[BlackElo "1582"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 d5 2. e3 c5 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. Nf3 Ngf6 5. 0-0 Qb6 6. Qe2 a6 7. Bxd7+ Bxd7 8. Ne5 Bb5 9. d3 g6 10. a4 Bc6 11. a5 Qc7 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. g4 Bg7 14. Ndf3 0-0 15. f5 Nd7 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. e4 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Re1 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 c4 21. c3 cxd3 22. Qxd3 Be5 23. exd5 Qd6 24. Re2 e6 25. Qe4 Bg7 26. dxe6 gxf5 27. gxf5 fxe6 28. Qxe6+ Qxe6 29. fxe6 Rf5 30. e7 Kf7 31. Bd2 Re8 32. Rg1 Bf6 33. Rge1 Rxe7 34. Rxe7+ Bxe7 35. Kg2 Bc5 36. Rf1 Ke6 37. Rxf5 Kxf5 38. Kf3 h5 39. b4 Bg1 40. h3 Ba7 41. Be3 Bb8 42. c4 Be5 43. Bd2 Bd4 44. b5 Bc5 45. Be3 Bb4 46. Bb6 Ke5 47. bxa6 bxa6 48. c5 Kd5 49. Kf4 Bd2+ 50. Kf5 Be3 51. h4 Bxc5 52. Bxc5 Kxc5 53. Kg5 Kb5 54. Kxh5 Kxa5 55. Kg4 Kb4 56. h5 a5 57. h6 Kb3 58. h7 a4 59. h8Q Ka2 60. Qc3 a3 61. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Montigny Autumn-B 17th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2018.10.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Sagon, Lancelot"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "1582"]
[BlackElo "1673"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. Nf3 d6 6. 0-0 Nf6 7. d3 0-0 8. Qe1 Qc7 9. Qh4 Na5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Nxc4 12. dxc4 e6 13. Ng5 h6 14. Ne4 Qd8 15. Qg3 exd5 16. cxd5 Bf5 17. Re1 Re8 18. Nc3 Bxc2 19. Bd2 Qd7 20. Rf1 Re7 21. Qf3 Rae8 22. g4 Bd4+ 23. Kg2 Bxc3 24. Qxc3 Qxg4+ 25. Qg3 Re2+ 26. Kg1 Qxg3+ 27. hxg3 Rxd2 28. Rf2 Ree2 29. Rxe2 Rxe2 30. Rc1 Bf5 31. b4 Rd2 32. bxc5 Rxd5 33. c6 bxc6 34. Rxc6 Ra5 35. Rxd6 Rxa2 36. Rd8+ Kg7 37. Ra8 a5 38. Kf1 a4 39. Ke1 a3 40. Kd1 Ra1+ 41. Kd2 a2 42. g4 Bxg4 43. Kc2 Rf1 0-1

[Event "Montigny Autumn-B 17th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2018.10.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Couradin, Jean Marie"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "1613"]
[BlackElo "1582"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Nbd2 c5 6. c3 Qa5 7. Bd3 b5 8. 0-0 Bb7 9. dxc5 b4 10. Nb3 Qa4 11. Qe2 a6 12. cxb4 Qxb4 13. c6 Bxc6 14. Nbd4 Bb7 15. Rfc1 Nc5 16. a3 Qb6 17. Bc2 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. b4 Ncd7 20. Ba4 0-0 21. Nd2 Rfc8 22. N2b3 e5 23. Nf5 Qe6 24. Ng3 Qb6 25. Na5 Rxc1+ 26. Rxc1 Rd8 27. Nxb7 Qxb7 28. Nf5 Nb6 29. Bb3 g6 30. Nh4 Rc8 31. Rc2 Rxc2 32. Qxc2 e4 33. g3 Qd7 34. Qd1 Nc4 35. Bxc4 dxc4 36. Qxd7 Nxd7 37. Ng2 Ne5 38. Nf4 c3 39. Ne2 c2 40. a4 Kf8 41. b5 axb5 42. axb5 Ke7 43. Kf1 Kd6 44. Ke1 Nd3+ 45. Kd2 Nxf2 46. Kxc2 Ng4 47. Kd2 Nxh2 48. Ke1 Ng4 49. Kd2 f5 50. Nd4 Ne5 51. Kc3 Kc5 52. Ne6+ Kxb5 53. Nf8 Kc5 54. Nxh7 Kd5 55. Nf6+ Ke6 56. Ne8 Ng4 57. Kd2 Nf6 58. Nc7+ Ke5 59. Ke2 Nh5 60. Kf2 Kf6 61. Nd5+ Kg5 62. Ne7 Nf6 63. Nc6 Kh5 64. Ne7 Ng4+ 65. Kg2 Ne5 66. Nd5 Kg4 67. Kf2 Kh3 68. Nf4+ Kh2 69. Ne2 Ng4+ 70. Ke1 Nxe3 71. Nf4 Ng2+ 0-1

[Event "Montigny Autumn-B 17th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2018.10.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Fruchard, Alois"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "1582"]
[BlackElo "1405"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. Qd2 0-0 5. Bh6 d6 6. Bxg7 Kxg7 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d5 Nb4 9. e4 e5 10. a3 Na6 11. Bxa6 bxa6 12. 0-0 Rb8 13. b4 Bg4 14. Qd3 Qc8 15. h3 Bd7 16. Nh2 Nh5 17. Ne2 f5 18. f3 g5 19. g4 fxg4 20. fxg4 Nf4 21. Nxf4 gxf4 22. Kh1 Qe8 23. Rg1 Qg6 24. Qf3 Kh8 25. g5 c6 26. c4 cxd5 27. cxd5 Rg8 28. h4 h5 29. gxh6 Qxh6 30. h5 Be8 31. Rxg8+ Kxg8 32. Qg4+ Kh8 33. Rg1 Bxh5 34. Qh4 Rf8 35. Rg5 Bf3+ 36. Nxf3 Qxh4+ 37. Nxh4 Rc8 38. Nf5 Rc1+ 39. Kg2 Rc2+ 40. Kf1 Ra2 41. Nxd6 Rxa3 42. Nf7+ Kh7 43. Nxe5 Re3 44. Ng4 Rb3 45. d6 Rxb4 46. d7 Rd4 47. Rd5 1-0

[Event "Montigny Autumn-B 17th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2018.10.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gazay, Didier"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "1657"]
[BlackElo "1582"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. g3 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bg2 e6 7. Nf3 Be7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. h3 Bd7 10. Ne5 Rc8 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. e3 g6 13. Bd2 Nh5 14. Qg4 f5 15. Qe2 Nf6 16. Rfd1 Ne4 17. Be1 Bd6 18. Kh2 Nd8 19. a3 Nf7 20. f3 Nxc3 21. Bxc3 a6 22. e4 f4 23. e5 fxg3+ 24. Kxg3 Be7 25. h4 Nh6 26. Bh3 Nf5+ 27. Bxf5 Rxf5 28. Rh1 Rcf8 29. Raf1 Qd8 30. f4 Rh5 31. Qg4 Rff5 32. Rc1 Qb6 33. Rc2 Qb3 34. Qe2 b5 35. Rh2 a5 36. Kg4 b4 37. axb4 axb4 38. Be1 Rxf4+ 39. Kxf4 Rf5+ 0-1

[Event "Montigny Autumn-B 17th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2018.10.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Vadillo, Torre Ismael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C30"]
[WhiteElo "1582"]
[BlackElo "1622"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. h3 h6 7. g4 Be6 8. Bb5 a6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. d4 Bb4 11. Qd3 d5 12. dxe5 Nxe4 13. 0-0 Bxc3 14. bxc3 g6 15. Ba3 h5 16. g5 Bxh3 17. Rfd1 Bg4 18. Qe3 Qd7 19. c4 Bh3 20. Nh2 Bg4 21. Rd4 Qe6 22. Rb1 Nd6 23. Bxd6 cxd6 24. cxd5 cxd5 25. Rb6 Rd8 26. Qb3 0-0 27. Rxd5 Qe7 28. Nxg4 hxg4 29. Rdxd6 Rxd6 30. Rxd6 Qa7+ 31. Qb6 Qa8 32. Qc6 Qa7+ 33. Kg2 Qe3 34. Qd5 Qxf4 35. Rxg6+ Kh7 36. Rh6+ Kg7 37. e6 fxe6 38. Qb7+ Rf7 39. Qb2+ Rf6 40. Rxf6 Qxf6 41. Qb7+ Kg6 42. Qxa6 Qf3+ 43. Kg1 Qd1+ 44. Qf1 Qd4+ 45. Qf2 Qa1+ 46. Kg2 Kxg5 47. c4 Qc3 48. c5 e5 49. a4 e4 50. Qe2 Qh3+ 51. Kg1 Qg3+ 52. Qg2 Qe3+ 53. Qf2 Qc1+ 54. Kg2 e3 55. Qf8 Qc2+ 56. Kg3 Qe2 57. Qf4+ Kg6 58. Qxg4+ Kh7 59. Qh5+ Kg8 60. Qe8+ Kh7 61. Qe5 Qd1 62. Qe7+ Kg6 63. Qe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 22nd"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2018.05.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Trevisiol, Thierry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D07"]
[WhiteElo "1516"]
[BlackElo "1578"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2018.05.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. a3 e6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qb3 Rb8 8. Bb5 Qd7 9. Qa4 Bd6 10. Bxc6 Qxc6 11. Qxa7 0-0 12. Qa4 Qb6 13. Qb5 Qa7 14. Nxd5 Nd7 15. Nc3 Rfe8 16. Qxf5 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 22nd"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2018.05.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Didierjean, Tristan"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A51"]
[WhiteElo "1697"]
[BlackElo "1516"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2018.05.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 Bc5 4. e3 e4 5. Ne2 d6 6. Nd4 0-0 7. Nc3 Re8 8. Be2 c6 9. dxc6 Nxc6 10. Nd5 Ne5 11. 0-0 Be6 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Nf4 Qe7 14. Kh1 Rf8 15. a3 a5 16. Bd2 g5 17. Nh5 Nxh5 18. Bxh5 Nxc4 19. Bc3 d5 20. Qg4 Rf5 21. b4 Bd6 22. Qh3 Be5 23. Bxe5 Nxe5 24. g4 Rf3 25. Qg2 Qf6 26. bxa5 Rf8 27. Ra2 Nd3 28. Kg1 Qc3 29. Re2 Qxa3 30. h4 h6 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Qh2 Qe7 33. Rc2 Qf6 34. Rc7 Rxf2 35. Bf7+ Rxf7 36. Rc8+ Kg7 37. Qh8+ Kg6 38. Rg8+ Rg7 39. Qh5# 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 22nd"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2018.05.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Duval, Dominique"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "1704"]
[BlackElo "1516"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2018.05.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 g6 3. e3 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 0-0 6. h3 b6 7. Be2 Ba6 8. 0-0 c5 9. c3 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Nbd7 11. Ne5 Nh5 12. Bh2 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bh8 14. f4 e6 15. Nf3 Ng7 16. g4 f6 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Bg3 c4 19. exf6 Qxf6 20. Bh4 Qf7 21. Ne5 Qb7 22. e4 Ne8 23. exd5 exd5 24. Rd4 Nc7 25. Qc2 Bxe5 26. fxe5 Rxf1+ 27. Kxf1 Rf8+ 28. Kg1 Ne6 29. Rd2 Nf4 30. Kh2 Nd3 31. Rxd3 cxd3 32. Qxd3 Rf4 33. Qb5 Qf7 34. Bf6 Re4 35. Qc6 Re2+ 36. Kg3 Rxb2 37. Qc8+ Qf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 22nd"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2018.05.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Alluch Abdellach, Nordin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "1516"]
[BlackElo "1426"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2018.05.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. f4 d6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 Bg4 6. Bg2 h5 7. h3 Bd7 8. d3 e6 9. 0-0 Be7 10. Qe2 Bf6 11. f5 Nd4 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. fxe6 Bxe6 14. Nd5 Be5 15. Bf4 Ne7 16. Qf3 Ng6 17. Rac1 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qc7 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. Qe4 0-0 21. Qxd4 Qd8 22. Qf4 Ng6 23. Qf5 h4 24. g4 Qb6+ 25. Kh1 Rae8 26. Be4 Re5 27. Qf2 Qxf2 28. Rxf2 Ne7 29. c4 b5 30. b3 f5 31. Rcf1 g6 32. gxf5 gxf5 33. Rf4 Rf7 34. Bf3 Ng6 35. Rg1 Kh7 36. Bh5 Nxf4 37. Bxf7 Re3 38. Rf1 Rxh3+ 39. Kg1 Rg3+ 40. Kf2 Nxd3+ 41. Ke2 f4 42. Be6 Re3+ 43. Kd2 Rg3 44. Rh1 Kg6 45. Rxh4 Kg5 46. Rh3 Rxh3 47. Bxh3 Kh4 48. Bf1 bxc4 49. bxc4 Nc5 50. Ke2 Kg3 51. a3 f3+ 52. Ke3 Nd7 53. a4 Ne5 54. a5 Ng4+ 55. Kd4 Kf2 56. Bd3 Ne5 57. Be4 Ke2 58. c5 f2 59. Bg2 Nd3 60. c6 Nf4 61. Bf1+ Kxf1 62. c7 Ne2+ 63. Ke3 Ke1 64. c8Q f1Q 65. Qg4 Qf2+ 66. Kd3 Nf4+ 67. Ke4 Ne2 68. Qg5 Qd4+ 69. Kf3 Ng1+ 70. Kg3 Qf2+ 71. Kg4 Qf3+ 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 22nd"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2018.05.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Sondermeijer, Damien"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "1516"]
[BlackElo "1414"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2018.05.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. Ne2 cxd4 9. cxd4 Be7 10. 0-0 0-0 11. a3 f6 12. Qc2 g6 13. Bxg6 f5 14. Bh5 Kh8 15. Bh6 Rd8 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Rg8 18. Be3 Nf8 19. Rad1 Ng6 20. Bg5 Re8 21. Bf6+ Kg8 22. Qc3 Kf7 23. Nf4 Rg8 24. Qh3 Ke8 25. Bxg6+ Rxg6 26. Nxg6 hxg6 27. Qh8+ Kd7 28. Qg7+ Ne7 29. Qxe7+ Kc6 30. Rc1+ Kb5 31. Qb4+ Ka6 32. Qa4+ Qa5 33. Qxa5+ Kxa5 34. Rc5+ Ka4 35. Rfc1 Bd7 36. R1c3 b6 37. Rc7 Bb5 38. Re7 Bc4 39. f4 a5 40. Kf2 Rh8 41. h3 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 22nd"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2018.05.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Leclet, Pierre"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "1483"]
[BlackElo "1516"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2018.05.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. b3 e6 3. a3 Nd7 4. Bb2 Ngf6 5. e3 c5 6. Bb5 a6 7. Bxd7+ Bxd7 8. Nf3 Rc8 9. 0-0 Qc7 10. Nbd2 c4 11. bxc4 dxc4 12. Bc3 Nd5 13. Nb1 b5 14. Qc1 Bd6 15. Ba5 Qb7 16. e4 Nf4 17. Bd2 Ng6 18. e5 Be7 19. Bb4 Bc6 20. Qe3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Qxf3 22. gxf3 Bxb4 23. axb4 Nh4 24. c3 Nxf3+ 25. Kg2 Nh4+ 26. Kh3 g5 27. f4 h6 28. Rxa6 Rb8 29. Nd2 Nf5 30. Ne4 0-0 31. Nf6+ Kg7 32. Nd7 Ra8 33. Rfa1 Rxa6 34. Rxa6 Rd8 35. Ra7 Ne3 36. Nc5 Kg6 37. Ne4 gxf4 38. Nd6 Rf8 39. Nxb5 Kh5 40. Nd6 Rg8 41. Ne4 Rg7 42. Nf6+ Kg6 43. b5 Kf5 44. b6 f3 45. b7 f2 46. Ra1 Ng2 47. Rf1 Nf4+ 48. Kh4 Rg2 49. Rxf2 Rxf2 50. Kg3 Rb2 51. b8Q Rxb8 52. h3 Rb2 53. Kf3 Nxh3 54. Ne4 Ng5+ 55. Nxg5 hxg5 56. Ke3 Rh2 57. d5 exd5 58. Kd4 Rd2+ 59. Kc5 Kxe5 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 22nd"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2018.05.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Trevisiol, Antoine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "1516"]
[BlackElo "1404"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2018.05.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Qb6 8. Nf3 Be7 9. 0-0 0-0 10. a3 a5 11. Bc2 c4 12. Rb1 Re8 13. Ng5 Nf8 14. Ng3 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Bd7 16. Qg4 Ng6 17. h4 Qc7 18. h5 Ngxe5 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Qh4 Qb6 21. Qd4 Qxd4 22. cxd4 Nc6 23. Be3 b5 24. Ne2 b4 25. f4 a4 26. Rf3 bxa3 27. bxa3 Na5 28. Bd2 Nb3 29. Bb4 Rab8 30. Bxb3 cxb3 31. Rc3 Rec8 32. Kf2 Bb5 33. Rxc8+ Rxc8 34. Nc3 Bd7 35. Ke3 f6 36. Kd2 Rc4 37. Bc5 Kf7 38. Rb2 g6 39. hxg6+ hxg6 40. g3 g5 41. Nd1 e5 42. fxe5 fxe5 43. Ne3 exd4 44. Nxc4 dxc4 45. Bxd4 Bg4 46. Kc3 Be6 47. Rf2+ 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 22nd"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2018.05.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "David, Frederic"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "1964"]
[BlackElo "1516"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2018.05.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 b6 4. d3 e6 5. Nbd2 Be7 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 Bf6 8. 0-0 Ne7 9. Bb2 e5 10. Rc1 c5 11. bxc5 bxc5 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. Ba3 Nd7 14. Rxb7 Qxb7 15. Nxe5 Qxg2+ 16. Kxg2 Bxe5 17. Ne4 Rc8 18. Qa4 Kd8 19. Rb1 h6 20. Rb7 Nb6 21. Qxa7 Bc7 22. Rxb6 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 22nd"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2018.05.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rayeh, Anas"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "1204"]
[BlackElo "1516"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2018.05.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 e5 2. d3 d5 3. Bg2 Be6 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. 0-0 Be7 6. e4 d4 7. Qd2 h5 8. Ng5 Bxg5 9. Qxg5 Qxg5 10. Bxg5 f6 11. Bd2 h4 12. c3 hxg3 13. fxg3 c5 14. Na3 a6 15. c4 Kf7 16. b4 Nh6 17. Bxh6 Rxh6 18. bxc5 Nxc5 19. Rfd1 Rah8 20. h4 g5 21. Rab1 gxh4 22. gxh4 Rxh4 23. Kf2 Rf4+ 24. Ke2 Bg4+ 25. Kd2 Rf2+ 26. Kc1 Bxd1 27. Kxd1 Rxg2 28. Ke1 Rh1# 0-1

[Event "Montigny Autumn-C 16th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2017.10.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Baltzer, Jean Marc"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "1377"]
[BlackElo "1525"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 Nc6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 0-0 6. h3 Re8 7. Nge2 e5 8. 0-0 d6 9. d3 Nd4 10. Kh2 c6 11. f4 g6 12. Nxd4 Bxd4 13. Ne2 Qb6 14. Rb1 exf4 15. gxf4 Nh5 16. b3 Be3 17. Bxe3 Qxe3 18. Rf3 Qb6 19. Qd2 f5 20. Rff1 Ng7 21. Bf3 Qd8 22. Kg3 Qf6 23. Rh1 Rf8 24. h4 fxe4 25. dxe4 Ne6 26. Rbg1 Bd7 27. Qxd6 Qf7 28. Qd2 Rae8 29. Qe3 b6 30. Rd1 Ng7 31. Rd6 Nf5+ 32. exf5 Rxe3 33. fxg6 hxg6 34. Kf2 Rfe8 35. Rg1 R8e6 36. Rd4 Qe7 37. Rd2 Qxh4+ 38. Rg3 Be8 39. f5 Rxf3+ 0-1

[Event "Montigny Autumn-C 16th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2017.10.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Tanchoux, Pierre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "1525"]
[BlackElo "1260"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d3 d5 2. g3 e5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nc3 d4 6. Ne4 Nxe4 7. Bxe7 Nxf2 8. Bxd8 Nxd1 9. Bxc7 Ne3 10. Kf2 Nxg2 11. Kxg2 Nc6 12. Bd6 b6 13. Nf3 f6 14. Rhf1 Bb7 15. Kg1 Na5 16. Rac1 Bxf3 17. Rxf3 Rc8 18. c3 dxc3 19. Rxc3 Rxc3 20. bxc3 Kf7 21. Bxe5 Re8 22. Bf4 Rxe2 23. Rf2 Rxf2 24. Kxf2 Ke6 25. Bc1 Nc6 26. h3 g6 27. Ke3 b5 28. a3 a5 29. Bd2 a4 30. c4 bxc4 31. dxc4 Ne5 32. Kd4 Nf3+ 33. Kc3 Kd6 34. Bh6 f5 35. Kb4 Ne5 36. Bf4 Ke6 37. Bxe5 Kxe5 38. Kxa4 g5 39. Kb5 f4 40. gxf4+ gxf4 41. c5 f3 42. c6 f2 43. c7 f1Q+ 44. Kb6 Qf2+ 45. Kb7 Qf3+ 46. Kb8 Qb3+ 47. Kc8 Kd6 48. h4 Qc3 49. Kb8 Qxc7+ 50. Ka8 Qa5+ 51. Kb7 Qxa3 52. h5 Kd7 53. h6 Qb2+ 54. Ka6 Kc6 0-1

[Event "Montigny Autumn-C 16th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2017.10.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Djebab, Mohamed Larbi"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "1399"]
[BlackElo "1525"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. cxd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 c5 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. 0-0 Qh5 9. a3 cxd4 10. axb4 dxc3 11. bxc3 0-0 12. b5 Qxb5 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. cxd4 Bd7 15. Ba3 Rfe8 16. Qd2 Bc6 17. Rfb1 Qh5 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Bc5 Ne4 20. Qc2 Nxc5 21. Qxc5 Qxc5 22. dxc5 a5 23. Ra4 Ra6 24. Rb6 Rea8 25. Kg2 Kf8 26. Kf3 Ke7 27. Ke4 Kd8 28. Rb7 R8a7 29. Rb8+ Ke7 30. Rb6 Rxb6 31. cxb6 Rb7 32. Rxa5 Rxb6 33. Ra7+ Kf6 34. Rc7 Rb2 35. Rxc6 Rxe2+ 36. Kf3 Re1 37. Rc5 g5 38. Kg2 h5 39. h4 e5 40. hxg5+ Kxg5 41. f4+ Kf5 42. Rxe5+ Rxe5 43. fxe5 Kxe5 44. Kf3 f5 45. Kg2 Ke4 46. Kh3 Kf3 47. Kh4 Kg2 48. Kg5 Kxg3 49. Kxf5 0-1

[Event "Montigny Autumn-C 16th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2017.10.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Bastin, Eugene"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C30"]
[WhiteElo "1525"]
[BlackElo "1245"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nf3 d6 6. c3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 a6 9. b4 Ba7 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Qxe3 Qd7 12. 0-0 0-0 13. Nd2 Rad8 14. Nf3 b5 15. Bb3 h6 16. Rad1 Rfe8 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Nh4 Ne7 19. d4 exd4 20. Rxd4 Qc6 21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. e5 Ned5 23. Qf3 Rxe5 24. Qd3 Kg8 25. Nf5 Rd7 26. Qg3 Kh7 27. Qxe5 Qxc3 28. Qe1 Qc6 29. Rh4 Nc3 30. Qe3 Nce4 31. Ng3 Nxg3 32. Qxg3 Qc2 33. a3 Rd3 34. Rf3 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Qc1 36. Qf2 Rh1+ 37. Kg3 Qb1 38. Re3 Rf1 39. Qe2 Qg6+ 40. Kh2 Rc1 41. Qd3 Rc6 42. Qxg6+ Kxg6 43. Rd4 Rc2 44. Red3 c5 45. bxc5 Rxc5 46. g4 Rc6 47. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Montigny Autumn-C 16th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2017.10.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fruchard, Alois"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E24"]
[WhiteElo "1212"]
[BlackElo "1525"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c5 6. Nf3 Ne4 7. Qc2 f5 8. e3 Qa5 9. Bd2 0-0 10. Bd3 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. c4 Nxd2 13. Nxd2 cxd4 14. cxd5 dxe3 15. fxe3 Kh8 16. 0-0 Qxd5 17. e4 Qd4+ 18. Kh1 g6 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Bxf5 gxf5 21. Rab1 Qd5 22. Qc3+ Kg8 23. Qg3+ Kh8 24. Qc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montigny Autumn-C 16th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2017.10.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Sagon, Lancelot"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C34"]
[WhiteElo "1525"]
[BlackElo "1401"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 d5 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bd3 Bg4 7. 0-0 Nxd4 8. Nc3 Qc5 9. Qe1+ Be7 10. Kh1 Nxf3 11. gxf3 Bh3 12. Ne4 Qh5 13. Rf2 0-0-0 14. Bxf4 Bc5 15. Nxc5 Qxc5 16. Be3 Qe5 17. Bxa7 Qxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Nf6 19. Bc5 Rhe8 20. Rfe2 Rxe2 21. Rxe2 Re8 22. Rxe8+ Nxe8 23. f4 g6 24. Kg1 Kd7 25. Be4 c6 26. c3 Nf6 27. Bf3 Nd5 28. Kf2 Nxf4 29. Kg3 Ne6 30. Be3 Bf5 31. a4 Nc7 32. b4 Nd5 33. Bd4 Bd3 34. a5 Ke6 35. Bg4+ f5 36. Bd1 Bc4 37. h4 Nf6 38. Kf4 h6 39. Bf3 Bd3 40. Ke3 Bc4 41. Bxf6 Kxf6 42. Kd4 Bf1 43. c4 g5 44. hxg5+ hxg5 45. a6 bxa6 46. Bxc6 g4 47. Bb7 g3 48. Ke3 Bxc4 49. Kf4 Bb5 50. Kxg3 Ke5 51. Kf3 f4 52. Ba8 Bc4 53. Bb7 Bd5+ 54. Bxd5 Kxd5 55. Kxf4 Kc4 56. Ke3 Kxb4 57. Kd2 Kb3 58. Kc1 Ka2 59. Kc2 a5 60. Kc1 a4 61. Kc2 Ka1 62. Kc1 a3 63. Kc2 a2 64. Kc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montigny Autumn-C 16th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2017.10.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Agapov, Klimentiy"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "1290"]
[BlackElo "1525"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Bc5 4. g3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. Bg2 Bg4 10. h3 Be6 11. c3 Ne7 12. Qe2 c6 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. d4 exd4 15. cxd4 Bb4+ 16. Nd2 0-0 17. 0-0 Qd7 18. a3 Ba5 19. b4 Bb6 20. Nf3 Bxh3 21. Rfe1 Bg4 22. Qe3 Rae8 23. Rad1 Qe6 24. Rd2 Qc4 25. Qd3 Qxd3 26. Rxd3 d5 27. exd5 Rxe1+ 28. Nxe1 Re8 29. Kf1 Be2+ 30. Kg1 Bxd3 31. Nxd3 cxd5 32. Bxd5 Rd8 33. Bxb7 Rxd4 34. Nf4 g5 35. Nh5 Rd2 36. Nf6+ Kg7 37. Nh5+ Kg6 38. g4 f5 39. Bc6 Kf7 40. gxf5 Rxf2 41. Bd5+ Kf8 42. Kh1 Rxf5 43. Be4 Re5 44. Bc2 Re1+ 45. Kh2 Re2+ 46. Kh3 Rxc2 47. Kg4 Rg2+ 48. Ng3 Kf7 49. Kh5 Be3 50. Kxh6 Rh2+ 51. Nh5 g4+ 0-1

[Event "Montigny Autumn-C 16th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2017.10.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Longbien, Dominique"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C30"]
[WhiteElo "1525"]
[BlackElo "1487"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 f6 4. Bc4 Nge7 5. fxe5 Nxe5 6. Nxe5 fxe5 7. 0-0 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Qh5+ g6 10. Qxe5+ Qe7 11. Qxd5 Bf5 12. Qxb7 Be4 13. Qb5+ c6 14. Qa5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qe4+ 16. Rf3 Qg4+ 17. Rg3 Qe4+ 18. Kf2 Be7 19. d3 Rf8+ 20. Kg1 Bc5+ 21. Qxc5 Qe1+ 22. Kg2 Qf1# 0-1

[Event "Montigny Autumn-C 16th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2017.10.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Couradin, Jean Marie"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "1638"]
[BlackElo "1525"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2017.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. 0-0 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 b4 10. Na4 Bb7 11. Qe2 Qa5 12. b3 c5 13. Bd2 Ne4 14. Rfc1 Nxd2 15. Nxd2 cxd4 16. exd4 Be7 17. Rc2 0-0 18. Rac1 Nf6 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. dxc5 Bc6 21. Nc4 Qc7 22. Nd6 a5 23. Rc4 g6 24. Qe5 Qe7 25. Qg5 Nd5 26. Qh6 f5 27. Rh4 g5 28. Rh5 Nf4 29. Qxg5+ Qxg5 30. Rxg5+ Kh8 31. Bc4 h6 32. Rg3 Rab8 33. f3 Kh7 34. Re1 Rf6 35. Kf2 Rg8 36. Rxg8 Kxg8 37. g3 Nd5 38. Re5 Kf8 39. Bxd5 Bxd5 40. Ke3 Ke7 41. f4 Kd7 42. Kd4 Rf8 43. Nxf5 a4 44. c6+ Bxc6 45. Ne3 Rb8 46. Nc4 axb3 47. axb3 Bd5 48. Rh5 Ke7 49. Rxh6 Bf3 50. Rh7+ Kf6 51. Ne5 Rb7 52. Rh6+ Kg7 53. Rxe6 Bd1 54. Kc4 Be2+ 55. Kc5 Bd1 56. Rb6 Rxb6 57. Kxb6 Bxb3 58. Kb5 Be6 59. Kxb4 Bh3 60. Kc5 Kf6 61. Kd4 Kf5 62. Ke3 Bf1 63. g4+ Ke6 64. h4 Bh3 65. h5 Kf6 66. h6 Bf1 67. g5+ Kf5 68. h7 Bb5 69. h8Q 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 21st"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2017.05.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Marchal, Gregory"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "1564"]
[BlackElo "1500"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2017.05.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Ne2 Nc6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Bf4 f6 8. Qd2 0-0 9. c3 fxe5 10. Nxe5 Ncxe5 11. dxe5 Bc5 12. f3 Rf7 13. Nd4 Nf8 14. Bg3 Ng6 15. h4 h5 16. Bd3 Ne7 17. Qg5 Bxd4 18. cxd4 Bd7 19. Qxh5 Nf5 20. Bf2 Qe7 21. a3 b6 22. Rc1 Rc8 23. Ke2 c5 24. g4 Nh6 25. Qg6 Kf8 26. Qh7 Rf4 27. Be3 Rxd4 28. Bxd4 cxd4 29. Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. Rc1 Bb7 31. g5 Nf5 32. Bxf5 exf5 33. Qxf5+ Ke8 34. e6 Ba6+ 35. Kd2 Qd6 36. Qf7+ 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 21st"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2017.05.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Sondermeijer, Damien"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "1564"]
[BlackElo "1297"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2017.05.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bc4 Qd8 7. Nb3 cxd4 8. 0-0 Nf6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bc5 11. c3 0-0 12. Bg5 Bxd4 13. cxd4 Qe7 14. Qf3 e5 15. d5 Qd6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. Rad1 Rd8 19. f4 e4 20. f5 b6 21. Rf4 Re8 22. Re1 e3 23. g4 Bb7 24. Rd4 Rad8 25. Kf1 Re5 26. d6 Bc6 27. Ke2 Rd7 28. Kd3 Re8 29. Rxe3 Red8 30. Kc3 Rxd6 31. Rxd6 Rxd6 32. Re7 Rd7 33. Bxf7+ Kg7 34. Rxd7 Bxd7 35. Bd5 Kh6 36. h4 Bb5 37. Bf3 Kg7 38. Kd4 Kf7 39. g5 a6 40. Kd5 fxg5 41. hxg5 Bd3 42. Ke5 Kg7 43. Bd5 h6 44. gxh6+ Kxh6 45. Ke6 Kg7 46. f6+ Kf8 47. b4 a5 48. a3 axb4 49. axb4 b5 50. Kd6 Be2 51. Kc5 Bd3 52. Bc6 Kf7 53. Bxb5 Be4 54. Bc6 Bd3 55. Bb5 Be4 56. Bc4+ Kxf6 57. Kd6 Bb7 58. b5 Be4 59. b6 Bb7 60. Bd5 Ba6 61. Kc7 Ke7 62. Bc6 Ke6 63. Bb5 Bb7 64. Kxb7 Kd6 65. Kc8 Kc5 66. b7 Kxb5 67. b8Q+ Kc6 68. Qe5 Kb6 69. Qc3 Kb5 70. Kc7 Ka4 71. Qb2 Ka5 72. Kc6 Ka6 73. Kc5 Ka5 74. Qa3# 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 21st"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2017.05.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Couradin, Jean Marie"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "1624"]
[BlackElo "1564"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2017.05.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 Qe7 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. 0-0 dxe5 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. Nxe5 Qe6 11. Nc3 0-0-0 12. Re1 Qe8 13. Be3 Nd5 14. Qg4+ Kb8 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Rac1 f6 17. Nd3 Bd6 18. Bf4 Qb5 19. Nc5 b6 20. a4 Qa5 21. Bxd6 bxc5 22. Bxc5 Rhe8 23. h3 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 25. Kh2 Qe4 26. Qg3 Rd7 27. f3 Qe2 28. Qg4 Be6 29. Qf4 h5 30. d5 Rxd5 31. Qb4+ Kc8 32. Bxa7 Qe5+ 33. Kh1 Rd1+ 34. Bg1 Bd7 35. Qf8+ Be8 36. Qxg7 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 21st"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2017.05.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Hogrel, Nicolas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "1564"]
[BlackElo "2008"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2017.05.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. f4 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Bd2 Nge7 7. Nf3 0-0 8. 0-0 d5 9. Bb3 a6 10. a3 b5 11. exd5 exd5 12. Qe1 Be6 13. Ne5 c4 14. Ba2 Qd6 15. Nxc6 Nxc6 16. Kh1 Nd4 17. Rc1 Rae8 18. Qf2 h5 19. Be3 Nf5 20. Bc5 Qc6 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Nd1 cxd3 23. c3 d4 24. Bxe6 Qxe6 25. cxd4 Bxd4 26. Qf3 Qe2 27. Nc3 Qxb2 28. Qxd3 Re3 29. Nd1 Rxd3 30. Nxb2 Bxb2 31. Rc8+ Kg7 32. Ra8 Rxa3 33. g3 b4 34. Rb1 Bc3 35. Kg2 a5 36. Kf1 Ra2 37. Ra7 Rxh2 38. Kg1 Rd2 39. Rxa5 Nxg3 40. Rxb4 Bxb4 41. Rb5 Rd4 42. Kg2 Nf5 43. Kf3 Bd6 44. Kg2 Rxf4 45. Rb3 g5 46. Kh3 g4+ 47. Kg2 h4 48. Rc3 h3+ 49. Kg1 h2+ 50. Kg2 Nh4+ 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 21st"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2017.05.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Delpech, Olivier"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "1660"]
[BlackElo "1564"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2017.05.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Nbd7 4. d3 c6 5. 0-0 e5 6. c4 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nc3 0-0 9. Bd2 Bf6 10. Rc1 Qb6 11. b3 Qd8 12. Ne4 Re8 13. Nd6 Re6 14. Nc4 N7b6 15. e4 Nc7 16. Qe2 Nb5 17. Rfd1 Nd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Be3 Qd8 20. f4 Nxc4 21. dxc4 Qc7 22. Rd2 Re8 23. f5 Rd8 24. Rcd1 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 g6 26. g4 Qe7 27. Rd3 b6 28. Qd2 a5 29. g5 Bxg5 30. Bxg5 f6 31. Be3 c5 32. Rd6 Rb8 33. Bh6 Ba6 34. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 21st"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2017.05.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Montay, Jean Paul"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "1343"]
[BlackElo "1564"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2017.05.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. 0-0 e5 8. e3 Be6 9. b3 f6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Re1 Bh3 12. Bh1 Qd3 13. Qe2 e4 14. Qxd3 exd3 15. e4 0-0-0 16. Bb2 g5 17. Nd5 g4 18. Bxf6 gxf3 19. Nxc7 Nd4 20. Bxd4 Rxd4 21. Nb5 Rd7 22. Nxa7+ Kb8 23. Nb5 Bh6 24. e5 Bxd2 25. Red1 Bg5 26. Nd6 h5 27. Rxd3 h4 28. Rxf3 hxg3 29. Rxg3 Bf4 30. Rd3 Bxe5 31. Rad1 Rxd6 32. Be4 Rg8+ 33. Kh1 Rxd3 34. Rxd3 Rh8 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 21st"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Colette, Thierry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C30"]
[WhiteElo "1564"]
[BlackElo "1371"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2017.05.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bc4 h6 5. 0-0 Nf6 6. d3 Bg4 7. c3 Be7 8. h3 Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Qb3 Qc8 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. Be3 Rb8 13. Nbd2 0-0 14. d4 Bd6 15. d5 Nd8 16. Bxa7 Ra8 17. Be3 exd5 18. exd5 Kh8 19. c4 b6 20. Qd3 Nf7 21. Nh4 Kg8 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Bc5 24. Bxc5 bxc5 25. Qg6 Qa6 26. Qh5 Rad8 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 21st"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Trevisiol, Antoine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "1564"]
[BlackElo "1194"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2017.05.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bb4 7. exd5 Qxd5 8. a3 Qe4+ 9. Be2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Nf6 11. 0-0 0-0 12. Bc4 Qg6 13. Bd3 Qg4 14. h3 Qh5 15. Qf4 Nd5 16. Qg3 Rd8 17. Be3 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Qh6 19. Ng5 f6 20. Nxh7 Kh8 21. Rf4 Rd5 22. Rh4 Rh5 23. Rxh5 Qxh5 24. Bg6 Qh6 25. Rf1 e5 26. dxe5 Nxe5 27. Be4 Qh5 28. Rf4 Be6 29. Rh4 Qd1+ 30. Kh2 g6 31. Nxf6+ Kg7 32. Qxe5 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 21st"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2017.05.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Forissier, Nicolas"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A52"]
[WhiteElo "1985"]
[BlackElo "1564"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2017.05.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Nc3 0-0 7. Be2 Ngxe5 8. a3 a5 9. 0-0 Nxf3+ 10. Bxf3 Ne5 11. b3 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Ra6 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Bb2 Rg6 15. Rad1 f5 16. Ng3 d6 17. Qd5+ Kh8 18. Qxa5 f4 19. exf4 Rxf4 20. Rd4 Rxd4 21. Bxd4 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux-C 15th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2016.10.30"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Ivanov, Mario"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A52"]
[WhiteElo "1207"]
[BlackElo "1581"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2016.10.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Nc3 Ngxe5 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8. Be2 d6 9. 0-0 a6 10. a3 Be6 11. b4 Ba7 12. Bb2 Nxc4 13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14. Re1 Qh4 15. Nd5 0-0-0 16. Bxg7 Rhg8 17. Bf6 Qh3 18. Ne7+ Kb8 19. Nxg8 Rxg8 20. g3 Rg6 21. Qf3 Rh6 22. Qg2 Qxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Rxf6 24. f4 Bd5+ 25. e4 Bc6 26. Rad1 Kc8 27. Kh3 Rh6+ 28. Kg4 Rxh2 29. e5 dxe5 30. Rxe5 f6 31. Re7 h5+ 32. Kf5 Bf2 33. Kxf6 Bxg3 34. Rg7 Bh4+ 35. Kf7 b6 36. f5 Rf2 37. Kg6 Bd8 38. Rg8 Rg2+ 39. Kf7 Rxg8 40. Kxg8 h4 41. Rd2 h3 42. Rh2 Bd7 43. Rf2 Bf6 44. Kf7 Be5 45. f6 h2 46. Rxh2 Bxh2 47. Ke7 Bd6+ 48. Kf7 c5 49. Kg7 c4 50. f7 c3 51. f8Q+ Bxf8+ 52. Kxf8 c2 53. Kf7 c1Q 54. Kf6 Qf4+ 55. Kg6 Qf5+ 56. Kg7 Be6 57. Kh8 Qf7 58. b5 Qg8# 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux-C 15th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2016.10.29"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Dimitrova, Boryana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C30"]
[WhiteElo "1581"]
[BlackElo "1181"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2016.10.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. c3 Nf6 5. fxe5 dxe5 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. d4 Bd6 8. Nf3 Qxe4+ 9. Be2 0-0 10. 0-0 Re8 11. Bd3 Qe7 12. Bg5 Qd8 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bh4 Be6 15. Nbd2 Be7 16. Ne5 Qd6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Ne4 Qd8 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Nf3 b6 21. Qd2 Kg7 22. Nh4 Nd7 23. Nf5+ Bxf5 24. Bxf5 c5 25. Rf4 Rh8 26. Rg4+ Kf8 27. dxc5 Nxc5 28. Rd4 Qc7 29. Rd1 Kg7 30. b4 Ne6 31. Bxe6 Qc6 32. Bd5 Qc7 33. Rg4+ Kf8 34. Bxa8 Qc8 35. Qd8+ Qxd8 36. Rxd8+ Ke7 37. Rxh8 Kd6 38. Rd4+ Ke5 39. Re8+ Kf5 40. Be4+ Kf4 41. g3+ Kg4 42. Rg8+ Kh3 43. Bf5# 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux-C 15th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2016.10.28"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Benbakir, Chouaib"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "1581"]
[BlackElo "1525"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2016.10.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d4 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. Bf4 0-0 6. Qd2 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. 0-0-0 Qxd2+ 9. Rxd2 a6 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Re1 Nh5 12. Nd5 Nxf4 13. Nxf4 Bh6 14. g3 e5 15. Nd5 Bxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Be6 17. c4 f6 18. a3 Bg4 19. Kc1 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Nd4 21. Bg2 b5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Bf1 Kg7 24. Re3 b4 25. Bc4 bxa3 26. bxa3 Ra7 27. Rc3 Rfa8 28. Kb2 Rb7+ 29. Ka2 Rab8 30. a4 Rb2+ 31. Ka3 Nc2+ 32. Rxc2 Rxc2 33. Bb5 Ra8 34. Kb3 Rxf2 35. Kc4 Rc2+ 36. Nc3 Kf8 37. g4 Ke7 38. h4 Kd6 39. h5 gxh5 40. gxh5 Rh2 41. Nd5 Rf8 42. Ne3 Rxh5 43. Nf5+ Rxf5 44. exf5 h5 45. Kd3 Rg8 46. Ke4 h4 47. Bf1 Rg4+ 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux-C 15th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Krestinine, Michka"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B05"]
[WhiteElo "1636"]
[BlackElo "1581"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2016.10.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. exd6 Qxd6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 Nd7 7. Nbd2 Nf4 8. 0-0 Nxe2+ 9. Qxe2 Qg6 10. c4 h5 11. Ne4 h4 12. b4 Bh3 13. Neg5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 f6 15. Kh1 fxg5 16. Nxg5 0-0-0 17. Ne6 Re8 18. Bf4 Qf5 19. Bxc7 g5 20. d5 Rg8 21. Rad1 Bg7 22. c5 Be5 23. Bxe5 Nxe5 24. c6 Qf3+ 25. Qxf3 Nxf3 26. Rc1 h3 27. Rc3 g4 28. Rd1 Rg6 29. Nd4 Nxd4 30. Rxd4 Rf8 31. Kg1 Re8 32. cxb7+ Kxb7 33. Kf1 e5 34. Rd2 Rd6 35. Rcd3 Kb6 36. Ke2 Kb5 37. a3 Rf8 38. Rc3 Rf4 39. Rc5+ Kb6 40. Ke3 a6 41. Rc8 Rf3+ 42. Ke4 Rxa3 43. Kxe5 Kb7 44. Rc4 Rg6 45. d6 Rg8 46. d7 Rd8 47. Ke6 g3 48. fxg3 Re3+ 49. Kf5 Re7 50. Kg4 Rh7 51. Rc5 Kb6 52. Rd6+ Kb7 53. Rh5 Rdxd7 54. Rxd7+ Rxd7 55. Kxh3 Rd4 56. Rh4 Rd2 57. Rf4 Kb6 58. g4 Kb5 59. g5 Rd5 60. g6 Rd6 61. Rg4 Rd3+ 62. Kh4 Rd2 63. g7 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux-C 15th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2016.10.26"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Pages, Francois"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C38"]
[WhiteElo "1581"]
[BlackElo "1491"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2016.10.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. d4 d6 6. 0-0 Be6 7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. c3 h6 9. Qb3 Qc8 10. Nxg5 hxg5 11. Qb5+ Kd8 12. Qxg5+ Bf6 13. Qg4 e5 14. Qg6 Qd7 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxf4 Ne7 17. Bg5 Bxh2+ 18. Kf2 Rf8+ 19. Ke2 Qb5+ 20. Kd2 Qxf1 21. Bxe7+ Kxe7 22. Qh7+ Kd8 23. Qh4+ Kc8 24. Qxh2 Rf2+ 25. Ke3 Qe2+ 26. Kd4 Nc6+ 27. Kd5 Qb5+ 28. Ke6 Nd8+ 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux-C 15th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2016.10.25"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Sagon, Lancelot"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "1521"]
[BlackElo "1581"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2016.10.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Bg4 6. d3 Qd7 7. Be3 Bh3 8. Bxh3 Qxh3 9. Ng5 Qd7 10. Qd2 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4 12. Ne2 c5 13. h3 g6 14. Nf3 Bg7 15. Kf1 0-0 16. Kg2 Qc6 17. Rhe1 Nd7 18. Kh2 d5 19. exd5 Qxd5 20. Neg1 Rfe8 21. Re2 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Rxe5 Bxe5 24. Re1 Bd6 25. b3 Kg7 26. Ne2 h5 27. h4 Re8 28. Ng1 Rxe1 29. Qxe1 g5 30. hxg5 Qxg5 31. Nf3 Qd5 32. Qe4 Qxe4 33. dxe4 b5 34. Kg2 Kg6 35. Kf1 Be7 36. Ne5+ Kf6 37. Nc6 a6 38. Nb8 a5 39. Nc6 a4 40. bxa4 bxa4 41. Nxe7 Kxe7 42. Ke2 c4 43. Kd2 Kd6 44. f4 Kc5 45. a3 f6 46. Ke2 Kd6 47. Kd2 Ke6 48. Ke2 Kf7 49. Kd2 Kg6 50. Ke2 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux-C 15th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2016.10.24"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Fruchard, Alois"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C08"]
[WhiteElo "1581"]
[BlackElo "1183"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2016.10.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. dxc5 Nc6 6. Nb3 Nf6 7. c3 Be7 8. Nf3 0-0 9. Bd3 Re8 10. 0-0 Bg4 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Ne5 13. Be2 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 Bxc5 15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Nd4 Rad8 17. h3 Nc4 18. Qc2 Re7 19. Rac1 Rde8 20. b3 Nd6 21. Bd3 Nde4 22. Rfe1 Rc8 23. Kf1 Nxc3 24. Rxe7 Qxe7 25. Qb2 Qb4 26. Ne2 d4 27. a3 Qc5 28. b4 Qc7 29. Nxd4 Nfd5 30. Ne2 Qe5 31. Qc2 g6 32. Be4 Re8 33. Nxc3 Nxc3 34. Qxc3 Qxe4 35. a4 a5 36. bxa5 Qxa4 37. Qc7 Ra8 38. Qxb7 Qxa5 39. Kg1 Qa6 40. Qd5 Re8 41. g3 Qe6 42. Qg2 Kg7 43. g4 f5 44. Rc7+ Kg8 45. Qg3 Rf8 46. g5 Rf7 47. Rc3 f4 48. Qf3 Qe5 49. h4 Rc7 50. Ra3 Rf7 51. Kg2 Qf5 52. Ra8+ Rf8 53. Qb3+ Kg7 54. Qc3+ Kg8 55. Qc4+ Kg7 56. Qd4+ Kg8 57. Ra7 Rf7 58. Ra8+ Rf8 59. Rxf8+ Qxf8 60. Kf3 h6 61. Qxf4 Qa3+ 62. Kg2 Qa8+ 63. Kg3 Qa3+ 64. f3 hxg5 65. Qxg5 Qd6+ 66. Qf4 Qxf4+ 67. Kxf4 Kf7 68. Kg5 Kg7 69. f4 Kf7 70. Kh6 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux-C 15th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2016.10.23"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Mousset Evtouchenko, Nina"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C34"]
[WhiteElo "1628"]
[BlackElo "1581"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2016.10.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
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1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Nh5 5. d4 d5 6. Be2 g6 7. 0-0 Rg8 8. c4 c5 9. cxd5 cxd4 10. d6 Nc6 11. Kh1 Bh6 12. Na3 Bg4 13. Nb5 Bxf3 14. Nc7+ Kd7 15. Bxf3 Ng3+ 16. hxg3 Nxe5 17. Nxa8 fxg3 18. Qxd4 Bg7 19. Qa4+ Kc8 20. Bg4+ f5 21. Bh3 Nc6 22. Qf4 Be5 23. Qc4 Re8 24. Nc7 Rh8 25. Bf4 Qxd6 26. Nb5 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux-C 15th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2016.10.22"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Benbakir, Ameur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "1581"]
[BlackElo "1489"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.10.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. a4 Nc6 4. f4 e5 5. d3 f5 6. exf5 Nf6 7. Ne4 Be7 8. Nxf6+ Bxf6 9. Qh5+ Kf8 10. c3 Qe7 11. Be2 e4 12. dxe4 Qxe4 13. Nf3 d5 14. 0-0 Qxf5 15. Ng5 g6 16. Qh6+ Kg8 17. g4 Bg7 18. Qh5 Qf6 19. f5 gxf5 20. gxf5 d4 21. Bc4+ Kf8 22. Nxh7+ Rxh7 23. Qxh7 Ne5 24. Qg8+ Ke7 25. Bd2 Bxf5 26. Qxa8 Qg6+ 27. Kf2 Nxc4 28. Qxb7+ Bd7 29. Rae1+ Be5 30. Qe4 Bf5 31. Qh4+ Kd7 32. Bf4 Ne3 33. Rg1 Qd6 34. Bxe5 Qxe5 35. h3 Be4 36. Qg3 Qf6+ 37. Ke2 Qf3+ 38. Qxf3 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux 1hKO 20th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2016.05.08"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Talvard, Gerard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "1572"]
[BlackElo "2002"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2016.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 Nxd5 4. Bb5+ c6 5. Bc4 e6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. Ne4 Nd7 9. c3 N7f6 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. d4 Qc7 12. Bg5 Bxg5 13. Nxg5 Qf4 14. Qh5 Nf6 15. g3 Nxh5 16. gxf4 Nxf4 17. Rae1 b5 18. Bb3 a5 19. Re4 Nd5 20. a3 h6 21. Nf3 Bb7 22. Ne5 Rad8 23. f3 Nc7 24. Kf2 c5 25. Rh4 cxd4 26. cxd4 f5 27. Rg1 Rf6 28. Rc1 Ne8 29. Ke3 g5 30. Rh3 f4+ 31. Kd3 a4 32. Ba2 Bd5 33. Bxd5 Rxd5 34. Rc8 Kf8 35. Ng4 Rg6 36. Ke4 Ke7 37. Kd3 Nd6 38. Rc7+ Kd8 39. Rc5 Nf5 40. Ne5 Rf6 41. Nc6+ Ke8 42. Na7 Rxd4+ 43. Kc3 Rc4+ 44. Rxc4 bxc4 45. Kxc4 e5 46. Kd5 Ra6 47. Kxe5 Ra5+ 48. Kf6 Nh4 49. Kg7 Rxa7+ 50. Kxh6 Ra5 51. Kg7 Ke7 52. Kh6 Kf7 53. Kh5 Kf6 54. Kg4 Rb5 55. Kh5 Rxb2 56. Kg4 Rb3 57. Rg3 fxg3 58. hxg3 Nxf3 59. Kh3 Rxa3 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux 1hKO 20th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2016.05.08"]
[Round "8.8"]
[White "Brehaut, Carl"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "1515"]
[BlackElo "1572"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2016.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. f4 Bg4 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Qc7 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 cxd4 9. exd4 e6 10. Nd2 Bd6 11. 0-0 a6 12. g4 g6 13. c4 b6 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nc4 Be7 16. Bd2 0-0 17. Rac1 Qa7 18. Ne3 Nxe3 19. Bxe3 Rac8 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Rc1 Rxc1+ 22. Bxc1 Nf6 23. Qc6 b5 24. Qc8+ Kg7 25. Be3 Nd5 26. Kf2 Nxf4 27. Bxf4 Qxd4+ 28. Ke2 Qxf4 29. Qxa6 b4 30. a4 bxa3 31. bxa3 Bc5 32. a4 Qe3+ 33. Kd1 Bb4 34. Kc2 Qd2+ 35. Kb3 Qc3+ 36. Ka2 Kf6 37. h4 h5 38. gxh5 gxh5 39. Qb6 Qc5 40. Qb8 Qd5+ 41. Kb2 Qd4+ 42. Ka2 Qxh4 43. Qd8+ Be7 44. Qh8+ Kg5 45. Qe5+ f5 46. Qg7+ Kf4 47. Qd4+ Kf3 48. Qd7 Qf2+ 49. Kb3 Qb6+ 50. Ka2 Bf6 51. Bb5 Qf2+ 52. Kb3 Qe3+ 53. Ka2 Qd4 54. Qb7+ Qd5+ 55. Qxd5+ exd5 56. Kb3 Bd4 57. a5 h4 58. Bf1 f4 59. Kc2 Kf2 60. Bh3 Ke1 61. Bg2 Ke2 62. Bh3 f3 63. Kc1 f2 64. Kc2 f1Q 65. Bxf1+ Kxf1 66. Kd3 Ba7 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux 1hKO 20th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2016.05.08"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Forissier, Nicolas"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "1915"]
[BlackElo "1572"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. d5 Nb6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. 0-0 Nbd5 12. Bc4 Nxc3 13. bxc3 b5 14. Be2 Qc7 15. c4 b4 16. Bb2 Be7 17. Ne5 Bd6 18. Nxd7 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Nxd7 20. f4 Bg3 21. Bh5+ Ke7 22. Qg4 Rhg8 23. Qxg3 Nf6 24. Bf3 Rad8 25. Rfd1 g6 26. Qg5 Rdf8 27. Be5 Qc8 28. Bd6+ Kf7 29. Qxc5 Qxc5 30. Bxc5 Rc8 31. Bxa7 Rxc4 32. Rdc1 Rgc8 33. Rxc4 Rxc4 34. Bd4 Nd5 35. Rb1 Nxf4 36. Kh2 Nd5 37. Be4 Nxe3 38. Bxg6+ hxg6 39. Bxe3 Rc2 40. Bg5 e5 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux 1hKO 20th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2016.05.07"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Jakubowski, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "1572"]
[BlackElo "1604"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2016.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bc4 Be7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. d3 a6 8. a4 Bg4 9. Qe1 Nb4 10. Bd2 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Ng5 Bxg5 14. fxg5 Rxf1+ 15. Kxf1 Qf8+ 16. Kg1 Qe7 17. Be3 Rf8 18. Nd1 c5 19. c3 Nc6 20. Nf2 d5 21. Qh5 Qf7 22. Qh3 d4 23. g6 hxg6 24. Ng4 dxe3 25. Qxe3 Qf4 26. Qe2 Nf6 27. Nf2 Nh5 28. Nh3 Qf6 29. Qe3 b6 30. Rd1 Nf4 31. Nf2 Qg5 32. Qf3 Nh5 33. Nh3 Rxf3 34. Nxg5 Rf6 35. g3 Nd8 36. d4 exd4 37. cxd4 cxd4 38. Rxd4 Rf8 39. e5 Nf7 40. Nxe6 Re8 41. Nc7 Rxe5 42. Nxa6 Nf6 43. b4 Rd5 44. Rc4 Nd6 45. Rc6 b5 46. a5 Nfe8 47. Nc7 Nxc7 48. Rxc7 Rd1+ 49. Kg2 Ra1 50. Rc6 Nc4 51. Rc5 Nxa5 52. Rc8+ Kf7 53. bxa5 Rxa5 54. Rb8 Ke6 55. Rb6+ Kf5 56. h4 Ra2+ 57. Kh3 Rb2 58. Rb7 Kf6 59. Rb6+ Kf7 60. Kg4 b4 61. Kg5 Rg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux 1hKO 20th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2016.05.07"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Tornare, Michel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "1572"]
[BlackElo "1883"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2016.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Be2 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qa5 6. 0-0 0-0-0 7. a3 e6 8. d3 Bd6 9. h3 Bh5 10. Be3 Nf6 11. Nd2 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Qe5 13. Nf3 Qf5 14. d4 h6 15. Nb5 Be7 16. g4 Qe4 17. Nc3 Qh7 18. b4 Nd5 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. b5 Nb8 21. Bf4 Rhe8 22. Qd2 Bd6 23. Bxd6 Rxd6 24. Rfe1 Rde6 25. Re5 Rxe5 26. dxe5 Qe4 27. Qd3 Nd7 28. Re1 Qxd3 29. cxd3 Re6 30. d4 a6 31. a4 axb5 32. axb5 Rb6 33. Kg2 Nf8 34. g5 hxg5 35. Nxg5 Rg6 36. f4 Ne6 37. Kf3 Nxg5+ 38. fxg5 Rxg5 39. Kf4 Rh5 40. Kg4 g6 41. Rf1 Rh7 42. h4 Kd7 43. Rf6 Ke7 44. b6 c6 45. Rf3 Rh8 46. Ra3 Ke6 47. Ra7 Rb8 48. Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux 1hKO 20th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2016.05.07"]
[Round "5.7"]
[White "Krestinine, Michka"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "1607"]
[BlackElo "1572"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2016.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Qd7 4. Nf3 f6 5. e5 b6 6. Bd3 Ba6 7. 0-0 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 c5 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. Re1 cxd4 11. Nexd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bc5 13. exf6 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 Nxf6 15. f3 0-0 16. Bf4 Rac8 17. c3 Rfe8 18. Be5 Qf7 19. Rac1 Rc4 20. Qd3 Nd7 21. b3 Rc6 22. Bg3 Rec8 23. Qe3 Qf6 24. Be5 Nxe5 25. Qxe5 d4 26. c4 Qxe5 27. Rxe5 Rd6 28. Rd1 Kf7 29. Kf2 Kf6 30. f4 Rc5 31. Rxc5 bxc5 32. Kf3 e5 33. Re1 exf4 34. Kxf4 Re6 35. Rxe6+ Kxe6 36. Ke4 a5 37. a3 g6 38. g3 h6 39. h3 Kd6 40. a4 Ke6 41. Kf4 g5+ 42. Kg4 Ke5 43. Kf3 h5 44. Ke2 Ke4 45. Kd2 d3 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux 1hKO 20th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2016.05.05"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Appavou, Calixte"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "1572"]
[BlackElo "1898"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2016.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Bc4 Nxd5 4. Qf3 e6 5. Ne2 c6 6. Nbc3 Be7 7. d4 Nd7 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Nf6 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Bg5 Re8 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. c3 Bd7 14. Ng3 g6 15. Rfe1 Bg7 16. Re3 Rxe3 17. fxe3 f5 18. c4 Be6 19. c5 a5 20. b3 b6 21. Rc1 Bf8 22. Ne2 bxc5 23. dxc5 Bg7 24. Nd4 Bd7 25. Qf4 Qe7 26. Kf2 Re8 27. a3 g5 28. Nxf5 Bxf5 29. Qg3 Bxd3 30. b4 axb4 31. axb4 d4 32. Rc4 dxe3+ 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux 1hKO 20th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2016.05.05"]
[Round "1.17"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Griffon Du Bellay, Mathilde"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C30"]
[WhiteElo "1572"]
[BlackElo "1060"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2016.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 Nf6 5. d3 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. fxe5 Nf4 8. Bxf4 Be7 9. 0-0 0-0 10. Nc3 h6 11. Ne4 Bg4 12. Qd2 a6 13. Bxh6 Re8 14. Bxf7+ Kxf7 15. Nfg5+ Kg8 16. Nf7 Qd4+ 17. Kh1 Rf8 18. Be3 Qd5 19. Nfg5 Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Rf8 21. Rxf8+ Bxf8 22. c4 Qxe5 23. Qf2 Qe7 24. Qh4 Bd7 25. Qh7# 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux 1hKO 20th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2016.05.05"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Delpech, Olivier"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "1668"]
[BlackElo "1572"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2016.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c6 3. d4 d5 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 e6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Re1 Ne4 10. a3 a6 11. Qc2 f5 12. Nxe4 fxe4 13. Nd2 Nxd4 14. Qc3 Qf6 15. Rf1 Nxe2+ 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux-C 14th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2015.10.25"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Mourgues, Joelle"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "1605"]
[BlackElo "1642"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2015.10.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Nd7 4. d3 e5 5. 0-0 Be7 6. c4 d4 7. e3 c5 8. exd4 cxd4 9. Re1 Ngf6 10. Nxe5 0-0 11. Nf3 Nb6 12. a3 a5 13. Nbd2 Bg4 14. Ne4 Re8 15. Bf4 a4 16. h3 Bh5 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. g4 Bg6 20. Qd2 Qd7 21. Re1 h6 22. Qb4 Ra6 23. Bf1 Nc8 24. Qd2 Bd8 25. Ne5 Qe6 26. Re2 Kh7 27. Nxg6 Qxg6 28. Bg2 f5 29. gxf5 Qh5 30. Re6 Bf6 31. Qe2 Qxe2 32. Rxe2 Rb6 33. Bc7 Rb3 34. Be4 Ne7 35. f4 Nc6 36. Kg2 h5 37. Kf3 Kh6 38. Bxc6 bxc6 39. Ke4 Rb7 40. Be5 Re7 41. Kxd4 Rd7+ 42. Kc3 Be7 43. Rg2 Bf8 44. Rg6+ Kh7 45. Rxc6 Rb7 46. c5 Rb5 47. Kd4 Rb3 48. Rb6 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux-C 14th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2015.10.24"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Couradin, Jean Marie"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "1642"]
[BlackElo "1678"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2015.10.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Ngf3 cxd4 9. cxd4 h6 10. 0-0 Nb4 11. Be2 Nb6 12. Nb3 Bd7 13. Bd2 a5 14. Rfc1 Nc4 15. Bxb4 axb4 16. Nbd2 Qb6 17. Nxc4 dxc4 18. Bxc4 g5 19. h4 Be7 20. hxg5 Rg8 21. Qh5 hxg5 22. d5 g4 23. Qh7 Kf8 24. Nd2 g3 25. Ne4 Qd4 26. d6 Bd8 27. Qh6+ Ke8 28. Nf6+ Bxf6 29. Qxf6 Kf8 30. Be2 Bc6 31. Qh6+ Ke8 32. Qe3 gxf2+ 33. Qxf2 Rxg2+ 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux-C 14th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Verat Fayolle, Celian"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "1580"]
[BlackElo "1642"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "2015.10.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. 0-0 Nf6 5. d3 0-0 6. Bg5 d6 7. h3 Be6 8. Bb3 Kh8 9. Nc3 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Nxe5 Nxg3 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. d4 Nxf1 15. dxc5 Ng3 16. Qd4+ Kg8 17. fxg3 Bxb3 18. axb3 dxc5 19. Qxc5 Qd6 20. Qe3 Qe5 21. Kh2 f5 22. Rxa7 Rxa7 23. Qxa7 f4 24. Qf2 fxg3+ 25. Qxg3 Qxg3+ 26. Kxg3 Rf1 27. Na2 Rf4 28. Nb4 h5 29. Nxc6 h4+ 30. Kh2 Rxe4 31. Nb8 Kf7 32. Na6 c6 33. Nb8 c5 34. Nd7 Re2 35. Nxc5 Rxc2 36. Na4 Ke6 37. b4 Kd6 38. b5 Kc7 39. b4 Rc4 40. Nc5 Kb6 41. Ne6 Kxb5 42. Nxg5 Rxb4 43. Kg1 Rf4 44. Nf3 Kc4 45. Kf2 Kd3 46. g3 hxg3+ 47. Kxg3 Ke3 48. Ng5 Rf1 49. Kg4 Rg1+ 50. Kh5 Kf4 51. h4 Kf5 52. Kh6 Kf6 53. Ne4+ Ke7 54. h5 Rg8 55. Kh7 Rg4 56. Nc3 Kf7 57. Ne2 Kf8 58. Nc3 Kf7 59. Ne2 Kf6 60. Nc3 Rd4 61. Ne2 Rd7+ 62. Kh6 Rd8 63. Kh7 Kg5 64. Ng3 Rd7+ 65. Kg8 Rd3 66. Ne2 Rd8+ 67. Kf7 Kxh5 68. Ke7 Rd1 69. Nc3 Re1+ 70. Kd6 Kg5 71. Kd5 Kf5 72. Kd4 Re5 73. Na2 Re8 74. Nc3 Rd8+ 75. Ke3 Ke5 76. Ne2 Ra8 77. Kd3 Rb8 78. Kc4 Rd8 79. Nc3 Rd2 80. Nb5 Rd1 81. Nc3 Rd4+ 82. Kc5 Rd3 83. Kc4 Rd7 84. Nb5 Rb7 85. Nc3 Rc7+ 86. Kd3 Rc8 87. Nb5 Rc5 88. Nc3 Ra5 89. Ne2 Ra4 90. Nc3 Rb4 91. Ne2 Rh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux-C 14th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2015.10.21"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Mongey, Alain"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "1642"]
[BlackElo "1612"]
[PlyCount "184"]
[EventDate "2015.10.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Qc2 h6 9. Nf3 Nh5 10. Bg3 0-0 11. 0-0 Nxg3 12. fxg3 Nf6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Be6 15. Kh1 Qb6 16. Nc5 Bd5 17. b4 Rad8 18. a3 Qc7 19. Rad1 Rfe8 20. Bc4 Bd6 21. Nd3 Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Ng4 23. Nfe5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Bxe5 25. Nf4 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rd8 27. Rf1 Bxf4 28. gxf4 Qd6 29. h3 Qd3 30. Qc1 Rd4 31. Kh2 Qd2 32. Qxd2 Rxd2 33. Rf3 Rd5 34. g4 a5 35. Kg3 axb4 36. axb4 Kf8 37. Re3 Rd4 38. b5 c5 39. b6 Rb4 40. Re5 c4 41. Rc5 Rb3+ 42. Kf2 c3 43. Ke2 Rxb6 44. Rxc3 Rc6 45. Rb3 b6 46. f5 Ke7 47. h4 Kf6 48. Rb5 g6 49. fxg6 fxg6 50. g5+ hxg5 51. hxg5+ Ke6 52. Ke3 Kd6 53. Kd4 Kc7 54. Re5 Rd6+ 55. Kc4 Kc6 56. Kb4 Rd5 57. Re6+ Rd6 58. Re5 Kd7 59. Kb5 Re6 60. Rd5+ Kc7 61. Kc4 Kc6 62. Rd4 Re5 63. Rg4 Rc5+ 64. Kb4 b5 65. Rg3 Rc4+ 66. Kb3 Kd5 67. Rd3+ Rd4 68. Re3 Re4 69. Rd3+ Ke5 70. Rc3 Kf4 71. Rc5 Re5 72. Rc8 Kxg5 73. Kb4 Kf4 74. Kc3 g5 75. Kd3 g4 76. Rf8+ Rf5 77. Rb8 g3 78. Ke2 Ke4 79. Rg8 Rf2+ 80. Ke1 Kf3 81. Rf8+ Kg2 82. Rg8 b4 83. Rb8 Rf4 84. Ke2 Rf2+ 85. Ke1 Rf4 86. Ke2 Kg1 87. Ke3 Rh4 88. Kf3 Kh2 89. Rf8 g2 90. Re8 g1Q 91. Re2+ Kh3 92. Re1 Qg3+ 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux-C 14th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2015.10.20"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Couronne, Patrice"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A52"]
[WhiteElo "1673"]
[BlackElo "1642"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2015.10.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. e3 Nc6 6. a3 a5 7. Qd5 Qe7 8. Nc3 Ngxe5 9. Nb5 d6 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Qe4 f5 12. Qc2 c6 13. Nc3 0-0 14. Be2 Ng4 15. Bxg4 fxg4 16. Ne2 Bf5 17. Qc3 Be4 18. 0-0 h5 19. Nf4 Rf6 20. b3 h4 21. Bb2 Raf8 22. b4 Ba7 23. Nh5 Rg6 24. Rad1 d5 25. cxd5 cxd5 26. Nf4 Rxf4 27. exf4 Bxg2 28. Rfe1 Be4 29. Rxd5 g3 30. Qc8+ Kh7 31. Rh5+ Rh6 32. Rxh6+ gxh6 33. hxg3 hxg3 34. Qh8+ Kg6 35. Qg8+ Kf5 36. Qxg3 axb4 37. Qh3+ Kg6 38. f5+ Bxf5 39. Qxf5+ 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux-C 14th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2015.10.19"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Denechaud, Bernard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "1642"]
[BlackElo "1613"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2015.10.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Qc2 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. e4 Qc7 7. f4 d6 8. Bd3 Be7 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Nb3 b6 11. 0-0 Bb7 12. Nc3 0-0 13. Rf3 Rac8 14. Rh3 e5 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 g6 17. Qf2 Rb8 18. f5 Bc8 19. Bh6 Re8 20. fxg6 fxg6 21. Rf1 Nf6 22. Rg3 Bf8 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Rxg6+ Kh7 25. Qxf6 Qe7 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27. Rh6+ Kg8 28. Qh8# 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux-C 14th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2015.10.18"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Saarlainen, Lei"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "1551"]
[BlackElo "1642"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2015.10.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2023.10.10"]
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1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Qd7 4. e5 b6 5. Bb5 c6 6. Ba4 a6 7. Nce2 b5 8. Bb3 c5 9. c3 Bb7 10. h4 Nc6 11. Be3 Rc8 12. f4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nh6 14. Ng3 g6 15. h5 Nf5 16. Nxf5 exf5 17. Nf3 Na5 18. Rc1 Bb4+ 19. Kf2 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. Rxc4 bxc4 22. hxg6 fxg6 23. Nh4 0-0 24. Nf3 Be7 25. Nd2 Bc6 26. Nb1 Rb8 27. Bc1 Qd8 28. Rh3 Rb7 29. Nc3 Qa5 30. a3 Rb3 31. Qe1 Qb6 32. Qd1 a5 33. Qd2 a4 34. Ne2 Rxh3 35. gxh3 Bh4+ 36. Kg2 Kf7 37. Qc3 Ke6 38. Ng1 h6 39. Nf3 Be7 40. Kg3 Bd8 41. Bd2 Qb7 42. h4 Qb3 43. Qxb3 cxb3 44. Bb4 Bb5 45. Kf2 Bd3 46. Ke3 Be4 47. Be1 Be7 48. Ng1 Bxa3 49. Bc3 Be7 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux-C 14th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2015.10.17"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Poletto, Claude"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "1642"]
[BlackElo "1632"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.10.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2023.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. d3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. 0-0 0-0 8. f5 e6 9. fxg6 fxg6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Be1 d5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Bb3 Na5 15. h4 Nxb3 16. axb3 Ng4 17. Qd2 gxh4 18. Bxh4 Qd6 19. g3 Bd7 20. Rae1 Rae8 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Nd1 Bc6 23. d4 Bb5 24. Re1 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 cxd4 26. Be7 Qg6 27. Nh4 Qe4 28. Qxe4 dxe4 29. Nf5 Be5 30. Bc5 b6 31. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 32. Nxd4 Bd7 33. c3 Kf7 34. Kf1 Kf6 35. Ke2 Ke5 36. Ne3 Nxe3 37. Kxe3 h5 38. b4 Be8 39. b3 a6 40. c4 Bf7 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 13th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2014.10.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Rousseau, Philippe"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "1779"]
[BlackElo "1760"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2014.10.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
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1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Qc2 0-0 8. Be2 h6 9. 0-0 Re8 10. Bd2 Ne4 11. Rac1 Bf5 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. h3 a5 14. Bd1 Na6 15. Na4 Nxd2 16. Nxd2 Nb4 17. Nf3 Bd3 18. Re1 Bc4 19. Qc3 Nxa2 20. Qd2 Nxc1 21. Qxc1 Bb4 22. Nc3 a4 23. Nd2 Bxc3 24. Qxc3 Bb5 25. Bc2 g6 26. Ra1 Ra7 27. e4 Rea8 28. e5 a3 29. Nb3 Bc4 30. bxa3 Rxa3 31. Rb1 Qc7 32. Qg3 Kg7 33. h4 Bxb3 34. Rxb3 Rxb3 35. Qxb3 c5 36. Qxd5 cxd4 37. Be4 Ra1+ 38. Kh2 Ra5 39. Qxd4 Qxe5+ 40. Qxe5+ Rxe5 41. Bxb7 f5 42. g3 Kf6 43. Kg2 Rb5 44. Bc6 Rb3 45. Be8 g5 46. hxg5+ hxg5 47. Ba4 Ra3 48. Bd1 Ke5 49. Be2 g4 50. Bf1 Kd4 51. Bb5 Kc3 52. Bd7 Ra5 53. Bc8 Kd2 54. Be6 Ke1 55. Bc4 Rc5 56. Be6 Rc2 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 13th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2014.10.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fayolle, Guy"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "1754"]
[BlackElo "1779"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2014.10.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Be3 e5 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Qd2 c6 7. h3 0-0 8. 0-0-0 Qa5 9. Kb1 Re8 10. g4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. f4 Ng6 13. g5 c5 14. Nb3 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Qc7 16. Bc4 Rd8 17. Nc3 Be6 18. Nd5 Qd7 19. Qe2 Qc8 20. h4 Bf8 21. h5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Ne7 23. g6 Nxd5 24. gxf7+ Kh8 25. Rxd5 Qe6 26. Qd3 Qxf7 27. Nxc5 Rac8 28. Ne4 Rc6 29. Ng5 Qg8 30. Qf5 Rc7 31. Bd4 Rdc8 32. h6 b6 33. hxg7+ Rxg7 34. Rxh7+ 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 13th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2014.10.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Duval, Dominique"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "1779"]
[BlackElo "1730"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2014.10.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d5 6. exd5 Nf6 7. Bc4 Nxd5 8. Nc3 Nb6 9. Bb3 0-0 10. 0-0 Bg4 11. d5 N8d7 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Ne5 14. Qg3 Nec4 15. Rd1 Nd6 16. Bf4 Rc8 17. Qe3 Nf5 18. Qd3 Nd7 19. Na4 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. Rac1 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Bxb2 23. Re1 Ba3 24. g4 Ng7 25. Qc3 Bd6 26. Bh6 f6 27. Be3 Qb8 28. Bd4 Qc8 29. Qd2 b6 30. Rc1 Qd7 31. Rc6 Kf7 32. Qc3 h5 33. g5 Ne8 34. Qf3 Qf5 35. Qxf5 gxf5 36. h4 fxg5 37. hxg5 Kg6 38. f4 h4 39. Kg2 Ng7 40. Kh3 Kf7 41. Be5 Ne8 42. Kxh4 Rg8 43. a4 Ng7 44. Kg3 Nh5+ 45. Kf3 Rd8 46. Bxd6 Rxd6 47. Rc7 a6 48. Rb7 a5 49. Bc4 Ng7 50. Rc7 Ne8 51. Rc6 Kg7 52. Ke3 e6 53. Kd4 Rxc6 54. dxc6 Nc7 55. Ke5 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 13th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2014.10.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mourgues, Joelle"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "1697"]
[BlackElo "1779"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2014.10.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
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1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. h3 Nbd7 4. Bf4 e6 5. e3 c5 6. c3 Qb6 7. Qb3 c4 8. Qxb6 Nxb6 9. Nbd2 Bd7 10. Ne5 Rc8 11. Be2 Na4 12. Rb1 b5 13. 0-0 a5 14. Nxd7 Kxd7 15. a3 Bd6 16. Bg5 b4 17. axb4 axb4 18. Rfc1 Rc7 19. Bd1 Ra8 20. f3 Nb6 21. e4 Ne8 22. e5 Bf8 23. f4 Ra2 24. Kf1 b3 25. Bh4 Na4 26. Nxb3 Rxb2 27. Na5 Ra2 28. Rb8 f6 29. Nb7 Rc8 30. Bxa4+ Rxa4 31. Rxc8 Kxc8 32. Rb1 Ra7 33. Nc5 Bxc5 34. dxc5 fxe5 35. fxe5 Rb7 36. Ra1 Nc7 37. Ke2 Kd7 38. Ke3 Kc6 39. Be7 Nb5 40. Ra6+ Kc7 41. Rxe6 Nxc3 42. Bd6+ Kd8 43. c6 Rc7 44. Bb4 Nb5 45. Ba5 d4+ 46. Kd2 d3 47. g4 g5 48. Bb6 h5 49. gxh5 g4 50. hxg4 c3+ 51. Kxd3 c2 52. Kxc2 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 13th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2014.10.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Amiard, Jean Claude"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "1779"]
[BlackElo "1704"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2014.10.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. 0-0 Bg7 5. Re1 e6 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. c4 Ne7 8. e5 h6 9. Nc3 Nf5 10. Ne4 0-0 11. Nxc5 d5 12. d3 Qb6 13. d4 Rd8 14. g4 Ne7 15. Be3 dxc4 16. Qc1 Kh7 17. Ne4 Nd5 18. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 13th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2014.10.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Billot, Daniel"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "1793"]
[BlackElo "1779"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2014.10.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Qd7 4. Bd3 b6 5. f4 Ba6 6. Nf3 c5 7. 0-0 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 cxd4 9. Nbd2 Nh6 10. Nxd4 Bc5 11. N2f3 Nf5 12. Kh1 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 g6 14. Be3 a6 15. Bf2 Nc6 16. c3 0-0 17. Rae1 Nxd4 18. cxd4 Be7 19. Qh3 Rfc8 20. g4 b5 21. f5 exf5 22. gxf5 Rc2 23. e6 fxe6 24. fxg6 Bd6 25. gxh7+ Kh8 26. Bg3 Bxg3 27. Qxg3 Qxh7 28. Rxe6 Rc7 29. Qd6 Rd7 30. Qc6 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 13th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2014.10.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Couronne, Patrice"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "1698"]
[BlackElo "1779"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2014.10.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. e3 e6 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. 0-0 b4 10. Ne4 c5 11. Nxf6+ gxf6 12. b3 h5 13. Bb2 a6 14. Re1 h4 15. h3 cxd4 16. exd4 Bd5 17. Nd2 f5 18. Bc4 Nb6 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Nc4 Rb8 21. Qf3 Qg5 22. Ne3 Rb5 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Qxd5 Rg8 25. Qf3 Bg7 26. Rac1 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 13th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2014.10.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Wuhrmann, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "1779"]
[BlackElo "1739"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2014.10.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nc6 4. d4 Bg4 5. Bc4 e6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nbd2 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. 0-0 Be7 11. Qb3 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 0-0 13. Qxb7 Na5 14. Qa6 Nb4 15. Qb5 Rb8 16. Qa4 Nxc4 17. Bf4 Rc8 18. Qxa7 Nd5 19. Bg3 Nxb2 20. Rfb1 Nc4 21. a4 Ra8 22. Qb7 Nd6 23. Qb3 Rb8 24. Qd3 Rxb1+ 25. Qxb1 Qb8 26. Qd1 Rc8 27. h4 Qc7 28. Ng5 Qc2 29. Qf3 Nf5 30. Be5 Bxg5 31. hxg5 Qc3 32. Qxc3 Nxc3 33. a5 Nd5 34. a6 Ra8 35. Kf1 Nb4 36. Ke2 Nxa6 37. Rb1 Kf8 38. Rb7 Ke8 39. g4 Ne7 40. Bxg7 Nd5 41. Be5 Nab4 42. Bd6 Nc6 43. Bc5 Rb8 44. Rxb8+ Nxb8 45. Kf3 Kd7 46. Ke4 Na6 47. Bf8 Nab4 48. Bg7 Nc3+ 49. Ke3 Kc6 50. Be5 Kd5 51. f4 Nb5 52. Bf6 Nc6 53. f5 Nbxd4 54. fxe6 fxe6 55. Kf2 Ne7 56. Kg3 Ng6 57. Bd8 Ke4 58. Bc7 Ke3 59. Bb6 e5 60. Ba7 e4 61. Kg2 Kd3 62. Bb6 e3 63. Ba5 e2 64. Kg3 Nc2 65. Kf2 Ne5 66. Kg3 e1Q+ 67. Bxe1 Nxe1 68. Kh4 N1f3+ 69. Kh5 Nf7 70. g6 hxg6+ 71. Kxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 13th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2014.10.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Artieres, Michel"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B05"]
[WhiteElo "1710"]
[BlackElo "1779"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2014.10.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Qb3 Nc6 7. exd6 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nxd4 9. Qe4 Qxd6 10. Nc3 0-0-0 11. Be3 g6 12. Rd1 e5 13. Nb5 Qb4+ 14. Rd2 Nxc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Qxe5 Nc2+ 17. Rxc2 Qxc2 18. 0-0 Bb4 19. Qg3 Rhe8 20. Qf4 Bd6 21. Nxd6+ Rxd6 22. Qxf7 Qe4 23. Rc1 Rd7 24. Qb3 a6 25. Bf4 Re6 26. Qa3 Rc6 27. Rxc6 Qxc6 28. Qb3 h5 29. Bg5 Qd5 30. Qe3 b6 31. Qe8+ Kb7 32. Qxg6 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 17th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2013.05.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Soleranski, Vincent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "1722"]
[BlackElo "1478"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2013.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 b6 4. Bb5+ Bd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 c4 7. Bc2 b5 8. a3 f6 9. Qh5+ Ke7 10. f4 Qe8 11. Qh4 Kd8 12. Nh3 Be7 13. Qg3 g6 14. 0-0 f5 15. b3 Nc6 16. a4 Na5 17. Nd2 Nxb3 18. Nxb3 cxb3 19. Bxb3 bxa4 20. Ba2 Rb8 21. c4 dxc4 22. Bxc4 Rb4 23. Qc3 Rxc4 24. Qxc4 Bb5 25. Qc3 Bxf1 26. Qa5+ Kc8 27. Kxf1 Qc6 28. Bd2 Qc4+ 29. Ke1 Qxd4 30. Rc1+ Kb7 31. Qc7+ Ka6 32. Rc6+ Kb5 33. Qb7+ Qb6 34. Rxb6+ axb6 35. Be3 Bc5 36. Bxc5 Kxc5 37. Qa7 Kb5 38. Ng5 Nh6 39. Nxe6 Rc8 40. Nd4+ 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 17th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2013.05.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Chambourdon, Alain"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "1560"]
[BlackElo "1722"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2013.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
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1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. e3 e5 4. g3 exf4 5. Be2 fxg3 6. hxg3 Bd6 7. Kf2 h5 8. Qg1 Qf6 9. Qg2 Nh6 10. Nc3 c6 11. d3 Nd7 12. Ke1 0-0-0 13. Rf1 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Qg6 15. Ne2 Ne5 16. Nf4 Nxf3+ 17. Rxf3 Bxf4 18. Rxf4 Nf5 19. Rf3 Kb8 20. Kf2 Nh6 21. Kg1 Nf5 22. Qh3 Nd6 23. Kf2 Qg4 24. Kg2 g5 25. Qxg4 hxg4 26. Rf6 Rh7 27. Bd2 Rdh8 28. Rxd6 Rh2+ 29. Kg1 Rh1+ 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 17th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2013.05.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gauthier, Arnaud"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "1853"]
[BlackElo "1722"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2013.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Qa5 7. Bd3 Bd7 8. Nge2 Nb4 9. Bb1 Rc8 10. 0-0 e6 11. h3 Be7 12. a3 h6 13. Be5 Nc6 14. Bh2 b5 15. Bd3 b4 16. Nb5 0-0 17. axb4 Qxb4 18. Nxa7 Nxa7 19. Rxa7 Qxb2 20. Qb1 Qxb1 21. Rxb1 Ra8 22. Rba1 Bc6 23. Nc3 Rfc8 24. g4 Ne4 25. Nb5 Bxb5 26. Rxa8 Bxd3 27. Rxc8+ Kh7 28. Ra7 Bh4 29. Bg3 Nxg3 30. fxg3 Bg5 31. Kf2 f5 32. h4 Bf6 33. h5 e5 34. Raa8 g6 35. Ra7+ 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 17th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2013.05.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Goulenok, Eric"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2187"]
[BlackElo "1722"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2013.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
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1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nc6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. c3 h6 6. 0-0 Qd7 7. Re1 Bh3 8. Bh1 h5 9. Ng5 h4 10. Nd2 hxg3 11. hxg3 Qf5 12. Nxh3 Qxh3 13. Bg2 Qh2+ 14. Kf1 0-0-0 15. b4 e6 16. b5 Nb8 17. Nf3 Qh5 18. Bg5 Bd6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. a4 Rdg8 21. e3 Qg6 22. Ra2 f5 23. Qd3 f6 24. c4 dxc4 25. Qxc4 Kd7 26. a5 e5 27. dxe5 fxe5 28. Rd1 Ke7 29. b6 axb6 30. axb6 Nc6 31. bxc7 Bxc7 32. Rb2 Rb8 33. Rdb1 Qd6 34. Ng5 Nd8 35. Rb5 Rf8 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 17th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2013.05.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Bouvier, Clement"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "1722"]
[BlackElo "1895"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2013.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
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1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 e6 4. Bd3 dxe4 5. fxe4 Qxd4 6. Nf3 Qb6 7. e5 Ne7 8. Nbd2 Nd5 9. Nc4 Qc7 10. 0-0 h6 11. Qe2 b5 12. Ne3 Nf4 13. Qd1 Nxd3 14. cxd3 c5 15. b3 Bb7 16. Bb2 Qb6 17. Kh1 Nc6 18. Qe2 Rd8 19. Rad1 Be7 20. Ng4 Nd4 21. Nxd4 cxd4 22. Nf6+ gxf6 23. exf6 Bf8 24. Qg4 h5 25. Qh4 Rg8 26. Rd2 Rd5 27. Rc2 Rg4 28. Qe1 Rdg5 29. Rff2 h4 30. Kg1 Bd6 31. Qc1 h3 32. g3 Bxg3 33. hxg3 Rxg3+ 34. Kh2 Qd6 35. Rc8+ Kd7 36. Rf4 Rg2+ 37. Kxh3 Rh5+ 38. Rh4 Qh2# 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 17th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2013.05.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Fosse, Jean Claude"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "1722"]
[BlackElo "1443"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2013.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. a4 Qc7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. Be2 Bb4 8. 0-0 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nxe4 10. Bd3 Nf6 11. Bb2 d5 12. Re1 0-0 13. Re3 Nbd7 14. g4 Ne5 15. g5 Nfg4 16. Rg3 Nxd3 17. cxd3 e5 18. Nc2 e4 19. dxe4 dxe4 20. h3 Ne5 21. Nd4 Nf3+ 22. Nxf3 exf3 23. Qxf3 Be6 24. h4 Qc6 25. Qf4 f5 26. gxf6 Rxf6 27. Qxf6 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 17th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2013.05.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Mundell, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "1722"]
[BlackElo "1927"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2013.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. f4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Qa5 5. Bc4 e6 6. Qe2 Be7 7. d3 0-0 8. 0-0 d5 9. e5 dxc4 10. exf6 cxd3 11. Qxd3 Bxf6 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Nfg5 h6 14. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 17th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2013.05.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Claisse, Patrick"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "1836"]
[BlackElo "1722"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2013.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. Nc3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. Be3 0-0 7. d5 Nb8 8. Qd2 d6 9. Bh6 a6 10. Be2 Nd7 11. g4 Nb6 12. Ng1 c6 13. h4 cxd5 14. exd5 f5 15. h5 fxg4 16. hxg6 Nxg6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qh6+ Kf6 19. Ne4+ Ke7 20. Qxh7+ Rf7 21. Qxg6 Nxd5 22. Ng5 Qa5+ 23. c3 Rf8 24. Rh7+ Kd8 25. Qxd6+ Ke8 26. Bd3 1-0

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux op 17th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2013.05.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sellier, Alexandre"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "1180"]
[BlackElo "1722"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2013.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nxe5 Qd4 6. Nxf7 Kxf7 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Qf3 Bg4 9. Qf4 Bd6 10. Qe3 Qxe3+ 11. fxe3 Rhf8 12. 0-0 Kg8 13. d4 Bb4 14. Bd2 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Nxe4 16. Rxf8+ Rxf8 17. h3 Be6 18. Bb4 Re8 19. b3 b6 20. c4 a5 21. Ba3 Bf7 22. c5 Nc3 23. cxb6 cxb6 24. Bc1 Bd5 25. Bd2 Ne4 26. Bc1 Rf8 27. Ba3 Rf2 28. Be7 h6 29. Bh4 Re2 30. Bd8 Ng3 31. e4 Bxe4 32. Bxb6 Rxg2# 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux-B 11th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2012.11.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mabelly, Rudy"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "1789"]
[BlackElo "1705"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2012.10.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Qd7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 7. Qg4 f5 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qf3 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Qd3 Qa4 12. h4 c5 13. h5 Ne7 14. Bg5 cxd4 15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. Rh4 Nc5 17. Qd2 Ne4 18. Qh6 Rag8 19. Ne2 Qd7 20. f3 g5 21. Rh1 Nc5 22. Qf6+ Ke8 23. Nxd4 Rf8 24. Qxg5 f4 25. h6 Rhg8 26. Qh5+ Qf7 27. Qh4 Rxg2 28. Nc6 Kd7 29. Nxa7 Qg6 30. Rc1 Rg1+ 31. Kd2 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux-B 11th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2012.11.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Branson, James"]
[Black "Rousseau, Philippe"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D53"]
[WhiteElo "1705"]
[BlackElo "1843"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2012.10.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. e4 Nxc3 8. bxc3 0-0 9. Bd3 b6 10. Ne2 Bb7 11. 0-0 c5 12. Ng3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. e5 g6 15. Ne4 Rad8 16. Nf6+ Kg7 17. Qg4 Rxd4 18. Qg5 Rxd3 19. f4 Rh8 20. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Bc8 22. h4 h6 23. Qg3 Qc5+ 24. Kh2 Rd8 25. Re1 Qe7 26. h5 Nd4 27. hxg6 fxg6 28. Qg4 Nf5 29. Re2 Bb7 30. g3 Rd1 31. Ne4 Rd3 32. Re1 Bxe4 33. Rxe4 Rxg3 0-1

[Event "Montigny le Bretonneux-B 11th"]
[Site "Montigny le Bretonneux"]
[Date "2012.11.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gazay, Didier"]
[Black "Branson, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "1837"]
[BlackElo "1705"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2012.10.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 e5 7. 0-0 Be7 8. d3 0-0 9. a3 a5 10. Be3 Be6 11. Rc1 Nd5 12. Bd2 f6 13. Ne4 Ra7 14. Nc5 Bc8 15. h4 b6 16. Ne4 Nd4 17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Be6 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Nd2 Qd7 21. Bc6 Qc8 22. Qa4 Rd8 23. Nf3 Bh3 24. Rfe1 Qg4 25. Rc4 Qg6 26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27. Qxd4 Bd6 28. Kh2 Be6 29. e4 Qg4 30. e5 Qh3+ 31. Kg1 fxe5 32. Nxe5 g5 33. Bd5 gxh4 34. g4 Bxe5 35. Rxe5 Bxd5 36. Qxd5+ Kg7 37. Re7+ 1-0

