With relatively few quick chess events in NM, it's not surprising that some players are vastly underrated, waiting for their chance to catch up.

1. e4 d5 2. e5 Nc6 2... c5 3. d4 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. c3 f6 6. Bd3 Bg4!? Normally, Black's glad to be rid of his bad Bishop for White's good one. 7. h3 Bh5 8. Be2?! Drops the e-pawn. 8... Bxf3 9. Bxf3 fxe5 10. O-O e4 11. Bh5+ g6 12. Bg4 Qd6 13. Na3 a6 14. c4 Nf6 15. c5 Qd7 16. Bf4 h5 16... Nxg4 17. hxg4 Bg7 18. Nc2 O-O 17. Be2 Bh6 18. Bxh6 Rxh6 19. Qd2 Qg7 The players were both in time trouble here. 20. f3 O-O-O 21. fxe4 Lashing out, but mainly helping Black attack d4. 21... Nxe4 22. Qf4 Qxd4+ 23. Kh1 Ng3+ 24. Qxg3 Qxb2 25. Bf3 Qxa3 26. Qg5 ...and Black won a few moves later. 0-1

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e3 d5 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. O-O cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nc6 11. Qc2 e5 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Ba3 Re8 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15. Bc4 Be6 16. Bd6 Qc8 17. Be2 e4 18. Rab1 Bd5 19. c4 Rd8 20. Bc5 20. Be7 Re8 21. cxd5 Rxe7 22. dxc6 20... Be6 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Rd1 Qa5 23. Be7 Be5 24. a3 Qc7 25. Bc5 Bxh2+ 26. Kh1 Be5 27. Qxe4 Bf5 28. Qh4 Rb8 29. f4 Rb2 29... Bc3 30. Bd6 Qd8 gets out of the skewer. 30. fxe5 Rxe2 31. Rd8+ Qxd8 32. Qxd8+ Kg7 33. Bf8+ Kg8 34. Bh6# 1-0

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 b5 8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 Qc7 10. Qe2 Nfd7 11. O-O-O Be7 12. Bxe7 Kxe7 13. Qe4 Bb7 14. Qh4+ f6 14... Kf8 15. exf6+ 15. Qg4! Nxe5 16. Qxg7+ Nf7 17. Nxe6 Kxe6 18. Bxb5 15... Nxf6 16. Bd3 Nc6 17. Nf5+ Kf7 17... Kf8 r6r/1bq2kpp/p1n1pn2/1p3N2/7Q/2NB4/PPP3PP/2KR3R w - - 0 18 18. Nxg7! Kxg7 19. Qg5+ Kf7 20. Rhf1 Qe5 21. Rxf6+ Qxf6 22. Rf1 Qxf1+ 23. Bxf1 Ne7 24. Qf4+ Kg7 24... Ke8 25. Qc7 Raf8 26. Qxe7+ Rf7 27. Qg5+ Kf8 28. Bd3 Rg8 29. Qd8+ Kg7 30. Qd4+ Kf8 31. g3 Re7 32. Ne4 Bxe4 1-0

Someone had to finally stop Kyle. That duty fell to me when he reached board 3.

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 4. Be2 Bxe2 5. Nxe2 Qxd5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nbc3 Qh5 8. Qd3 O-O-O 9. Nf4 Qg4 10. h3 Qd7?! Breaking the pin on the d-pawn gives White the advantage. 11. d5 Nb4 12. Qd4 Nc6 12... Qd6 13. Nb5 Qb6 14. Qxb4 e5! and Black can fight. 13. Qa4 Nb8 14. Qxa7 14. Nb5! 14... e5 14... g5 . Black missed en passant. 15. dxe6 fxe6 16. Rd1 Qe8 17. Be3 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Bd6 19. Qa8 Rf8 20. Ba7 Nfd7 21. Nb5! Tips the scales on the Queenside. 21... Bxf4 21... Rxf4 22. Rxd6! is also very ugly for Black. 22. Bxb8 Kd8 23. Bxc7+ Ke7 24. Qa3+ Black must lose his Bishop. 1-0