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CHESS GAMES 481-520

Copyright 1990 by Bob Seltzer

His tournament record for his first 760 games, from raw beginner to master and U.S. Cadet Champion (ages 9 to 14, unrated to 2353) in 751 games

The moves of all his first 951 games are also available online:


age 13, 8th grade

Aug. to Dec. 1988

2064 to 2076

(out of 40 games)

16 wins

9 draws

15 losses

highest rated player beaten 2480

highest rated player drawn 2282

TOURNAMENT RECORD FOR GAMES 481-520

(* indicates 1/2)

EVENT SECTION SCORE

U.S. Open open 5*-5*

Greater Boston Open open 1-3

Framingham Challenge invit. round robin 3-4

Billerica Open premier 2-2

Mark Bond Open open 4-1 tied third

Southeast NE open 2-2

first win against senior master


Game #481

World Youth Chess Championship

Boys Under 14

Timisoara, Romania

Round 11

August 6, 1988

Bobby Seltzer (2064) USA, vs. Boris Chatalbashev, Bulgaria

loss

1. c4 Nf6

2. g3 c5

3. Bg2 Nc6

4. e3 d5

5. cd: Nxd5

6. a3 e5

7. Nc3 Be6

8. Nge2 Be7

9. 0-0 0-0

10. Qc2 Qd7

11. Rfd1 Rac8

12. b3 Rfd8

13. Bb2 Nf6

14. Ne4 Bf5

15. d3 Bxe4

16. de: Qe6

17. Rxd8+ Bxd8

18. Qxc5 Qxb3

19. Qc3 Qa4

20. Qd3 Ba5

21. Bc3 Rd8

22. Qb1 Qc4

23. Bxa5 Nxa5

24. Ra2 h6

25. Qc2 Qxc2

26. Rxc2 Rd1+

27. Bf1 Nxe4

28. Nc3 Rd2

29. Rxd2 Nxd2

30. Bg2 Kf8

31. Nb5 a6

32. Nd6 b5

33. Bd5 f6

34. f4 Nac4

35. fe: fe:

36. Nf7 Nxe3

37. Ba2 Nec4

38. Nd8 Nxa3

39. Nc6 Nac4

40. Kf2 a5

41. Ke2 e4

42. Nxa5 Nxa5

43. Kxd2 Nc4+

44. Ke2 Ke7

45. Bb1 e3

46. Bd3 Kd6

47. h4 Ke5

48. Bg6 Kd4

49. Be8 b4

50. g4 b3

51. Ba4 b2

52. Bc2 Na3

53. Bd3 b1(Q)

54. Bxb1 Nxb1

55. resigns


Game #482

U.S. Open

Boston, Mass.

August 8, 1988

Round 2 (1/2-bye in first round)

time control 50/150

Bobby Seltzer (2064) vs. John Mullen (1504)

win

1. c4 e5

2. g3 Nf6

3. Bg2 g6

4. Nc3 Bg7

5. e4 Nc6

6. Ng-e2 d6

7. 0-0 0-0

8. d3 a6

9. Nd5 Ne7

10. Bg5 Nexd5

11. e4xd5 Rb8

12. Qd2 Bf5

13. Nc3 Qd7

14. f4 Bh3

15. f4xe5 Bxg2

16. e5xf6 Bxf1

17. f6xg7 Rfe8

18. Rxf1 f5

19. Bf6 b5

20. Ne2 c6

21. Nf4 c6xd5

22. Nxd5 Re6

23. Qc3 Rb-e8

24. c4xb5 Re2

25. Bd4 resigns


GAme #483

U.S. Open

Boston, Mass.

August 9, 1988

Round 3

time control 50/150

Richard Koepcke from Calif. (2294) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2064)

loss

1. d4 Nf6

2. Nf3 c5

3. d5 b5

4. c4 b5xc4

5. Nc3 g6

6. e4 d6

7. Bxc4 Bg7

8. 0-0 0-0

9. h3 a5

10. Re1 Qb6

11. Rb1 Ba6

12. Bxa6 Qxa6

13. e5 d6xe5

14. Nxe5 Rd8

15. Qf3 Ra7

16. Be3 Rc7

17. Bf4 Rc7-c8

18. Bg3 Rf8

19. Rbd1 Ne8

20. Nd3 Qb7

21. Bxb8 Qxb8

22. Rxe7 c4

23. Nc1 Qxb2

24. Ne4 c3

25. d6 c2

26. Re1 Qb4

27. d7 Rd8

28. Nc5 Nf6

29. Qc6 Qc3

30. Qb5 Nd5

31. Re8 Nc7

32. Qc6 Ne6

33. Re1xe6 f7xe6

34. Qxe6+ Kh8

35. Rxd8 Rxd8

36. Qe8+ Bf8

37. Qxd8 Qe1+

38. Kh2 Qe5+

39. g3 Kg7

40. Nc5-d3 Qd6

41. Qxa5 Qxd7

42. Qc3+ Kh6

43. Qxc2 Qd4

44. Qd2+ g5

45. Qe3 resigns


Game #484

U.S. Open

Boston, Mass.

August 10, 1988

Round 4

time control 50/150

Gary Brassard (1812) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2064)

win

1. d4 Nf6

2. Nf3 c5

3. e3 d5

4. c4 c5xd4

5. e3xd4 Bg4

6. Qb3 Qb6

7. Qxb6 a7xb6

8. c4xd5 Bxf3

9. Bb5+ Nbd7

10. g2xf3 Nxd5

11. Bd2 e6

12. a3 Nc7

13. Bd3 Nf6

14. Nc3 Rd8

15. Nb5 Bd6

16. Nxc7+ Bxc7

17. Bb5+ Ke7

18. Rc1 Nd5

19. Bg5+ f6

20. Bh4 Bf4

21. Rd1 Rc8

22. Bd3 Bc1

23. 0-0 Bxb2

24. a4 h5

25. h3 Nf4

26. Bb5 Nxh3+

27. Kh2 Nf4

28. Bg3 Nd5

29. Kh3 h4

30. Bh2 Rc3

31. Rb1 Rxf3+

32. Kg2 Rb3

33. Bc4 h3+

34. Kh1 Rb4

35. Bxd5 e6xd5

36. Rf-e1+ Kd7

37. Re2 Bc3

38. Rxb4 Bxb4

39. Rc2 Rc8

40. Rxc8 Kxc8

41. f4 Bd2

42. f5 Be3

43. Bg1 Bxg1

44. Kxg1 Kc7

45. Kh2 Kc6

46. Kxh3 b5

47. a4xb5+ Kxb5

48. Kg4 Kc4

49. Kh5 Kxd4

50. Kg6 Ke5

51. resigns


Game #485

U.S. Open

Boston, Mass.

August 11, 1988

Round 5

time control 50/150

Bobby Seltzer (2064) vs. Charles Gelinas (2204)

draw

1. c4 Nf6

2. g3 e5

3. Bg2 c6

4. d4 e5xd4

5. Qxd4 d5

6. c4xd5 c6xd5

7. Nc3 Nc6

8. Qa4 Be7

9. Nf3 0-0

10. 0-0 Be6

11. h3 Qb6

12. a3 Rfd8

13. Nb5 a6

14. Nbd4 Nxd4

15. Nxd4 Rac8

16. Be3 Qxb2

17. Rfb1 Qc3

18. Nxe6 f7xe6

19. Bd4 Qc4

20. Qxc4 Rxc4

21. Rxb7 Rd7

22. Rxd7 Nxd7

23. e3 Bf6

24. Bxf6 g7xf6

25. a4 Nc5

26. Bf1 Rc2

27. Rb1 Nxa4

28. Bxa6 Nc5

29. Bf1 Rd2

30. f3 Nd7

31. Re1 Ne5

32. Be2 Kf7

33. f4 Nc6

34. Bh5+ Ke7

35. Re2 Rd3

36. Kf2 Kd6

37. draw


Game #486

U.S. Open

Boston, Mass.

August 11, 1988

Round 6

time control 50/150

Jerry Donahue (2203) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2064)

draw

1. e4 c5

2. Nf3 d6

3. d4 c5xd4

4. Nxd4 Nf6

5. Nc3 a6

6. Bg5 e6

7. f4 Be7

8. Qe2 h6

9. Bxf6 Bxf6

10. 0-0-0 Qc7

11. g4 Nc6

12. Nxc6 b7xc6

13. Qd3 d5

14. e5 Be7

15. Bg2 Rb8

16. Rhe1 Qa5

17. Qd4 c5

18. Qa4+ Qxa4

19. Nxa4 Rb4

20. b3 Rxf4

21. h3 Bd7

22. Nb6 Rf2

23. Bf1 Bb5

24. Bxb5 a6xb5

25. a4 Bd8

26. a5 Bxb6

27. a5xb6 Kd7

28. Rf1 Rxf1

29. Rxf1 Rf8

30. Kd2 Kc6

31. h4 f6

32. g5 h6xg5

33. e5xf6 g5xh4

34. f6xg7 Rg8

35. Rf6 Kxb6

36. Rxe6+ Ka5

37. Rh6 Rxg7

38. Rxh4 Rg2+

39. Kd3 c4+

40. b3xc4 d5xc4+

41. Kc3 Ka4

42. Kb2 Kb4

43. Rf4 Rd2

44. Kc1 Rd5

45. Kb2 Kc5

46. Rf8 Kd4

47. Rf4+ Ke3

48. Rf1 draw


Game #487

U.S. Open

Boston, Mass.

August 11, 1988

Round 7

time control 50/150

Bobby Seltzer (2064) vs. John Patty (2282)

draw

1. c4 g6

2. g3 Bg7

3. Bg2 e5

4. d3 d6

5. e4 Nc6

6. Ne2 Be6

7. Nbc3 Ng-e7

8. 0-0 0-0

9. Rb1 Qd7

10. Be3 Bh3

11. d4 Bxg2

12. Kxg2 e5xd4

13. Nxd4 Ne5

14. Qb3 c5

15. Nd4e2 f5

16. Rbd1 f5xe4

17. Bxc5 Qg4

18. Bxd6 Nf5

19. Ng1 Nh4+

20. Kh1 Nhf3

21. Bxf8 Rxf8

22. Nc-e2 Qh5

23. h3 Ng4

24. Rd5 Qh6

25. Kg2 Ne1+

26. Kh1 Nxf2+

27. Rxf2 Rxf2

28. Nf4 Nf3

29. Rd8+ Bf8

30. c5+ Kh8

31. Nxf3 Rxf3

32. Qf7 Qxh3+

33. Nxh3 Rxf7

34. draw


Game #488

U.S. Open

Boston, Mass.

August 11, 1988

Round 8

time control 50/150

Richard Gutman (2235) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2064)

loss

1. d4 Nf6

2. Nf3 c5

3. d5 b5

4. a4 b4

5. Bg5 Qb6

6. a5 Qb7

7. Bxf6 g7xf6

8. e4 Bg7

9. Nh4 e6

10. Nd2 0-0

11. Nc4 f5

12. Bd3 Kh8

13. 0-0 e6xd5

14. Nd6 Qc7

15. Nhxf5 Nc6

16. e4xd5 Ne5

17. Re1 Nxd3

18. Qg4 Bh6

19. Re8 Ne5

20. Rxe5 c4

21. Nxf7+ Rxf7

22. Re8+ Rf8

23. Qd4+ resigns


Game #489

U.S. Open

Boston, Mass.

August 16, 1988

Round 9

time control 50/150

Bobby Seltzer (2064) vs. Steven Courtemanche (1878)

win

1. c4 Nf6

2. g3 e6

3. Bg2 d5

4. b3 b6

5. Bb2 Nbd7

6. Nf3 Bb7

7. 0-0 Be7

8. e3 0-0

9. Nc3 c5

10. Qe2 a6

11. c4xd5 Nxd5

12. d4 Nd7-f6

13. Rfd1 Qc7

14. Rac1 Qb8

15. Na4 c5xd4

16. Bxd4 b5

17. Nc5 Rc8

18. e4 Bxc5

19. Bxc5 Nxe4

20. Qxe4 Nf6

21. Qd4 resigns


Game #490

U.S. Open

Boston, Mass.

August 17, 1988

Round 10

time control 50/150

Sunil Weeramantry (2385) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2064)

loss

1. e4 c5

2. Nf3 d6

3. d4 c5xd4

4. Nxd4 Nf6

5. Nc3 a6

6. a4 e5

7. Nf3 h6

8. Bc4 Be6

9. Bb3 Be7

10. Nh4 Qd7

11. Bxe6 Qxe6

12. Nf5 Bf8

13. Ne3 Nc6

14. Ncd5 Rc8

15. f3 Ne7

16. Nb6 Rc5

17. b4 Rc7

18. Qd3 d5

19. Nbxd5 Nexd5

20. e4xd5 Bxb4+

21. Bd2 Qb6

22. c4 0-0

23. a5 Bxd2+

24. Qxd2 Qd4

25. Rd1 Qxd2?

26. Kxd2 e4

27. f4 Nd7

28. Rb1 Nc5

29. f5 Nd3

30. Kc3 Re8

31. Kd4 Re8-e7

32. Rb3 f6

33. Rhb1 Nc5

34. Rb6 Red7

35. Nd1 h5

36. Nc3 Rc8

37. Re1 Re7

38. d6 Re5

39. Nxe4 Rce8

40. Nxc5 Rxe1

41. Rxb7 Rd1+

42. Nd3 Ra1

43. c5 Kf8

44. c6 Rxa5

45. c7 resigns


Game #491

U.S. Open

Boston, Mass.

August 18, 1988

Round 11

time control 50/150

Bobby Seltzer (2064) vs. Bob Clawson (1895)

draw

1. c4 Nf6

2. g3 b6

3. Bg2 Nc6

4. b3 Bb7

5. Bb2 g6

6. e4 e5

7. Ne2 Bg7

8. 0-0 0-0

9. Nbc3 Nd4

10. Nd5 Nxd5

11. e4xd5 c5

12. Nc3 d6

13. a3 Nf5

14. Ne4 Nh6

15. f4 f5

16. Ng5 Bc8

17. Ne6 Bxe6

18. d5xe6 e4

19. Bxg7 Kxg7

20. d3 Qf6

21. d3xe4 Rae8

22. Qxd6 Rxe6

23. Qd7+ Rf7

24. Qd3 Rd6

25. Qc2 f5xe4

26. Bxe4 Re7

27. Rad1 Rd6-e6

28. Rfe1 Nf5

29. Kf2 Nd4

30. Qd3 Nxb3

31. Bxg6 Rxe1

32. Rxe1 Rxe1

33. Kxe1 Qa1+

34. Kf2 Nc1

35. Qb1 Qd4+

36. Ke1 Qe3+

37. Kd1 Nb3

38. Qd3 Qc1+

39. Ke2 Nd4+

40. Kf2 h7xg6

41. Qe4 Qxc4

42. Qe5+ Kf8

43. Qd6+ Ke8

44. Qxg6+ Qf7

45. Qe4+ Kf8

46. g4 Qa2+

47. Kg3 Qxa3+

48. Kh4 Nf3+

49. Kh5 Nxh2

50. Qf5+ draw


Game #492

U.S. Open

Boston, Mass.

August 19, 1988

Round 12

time control 50/150

Myron Cook (1967) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2064)

win

1. d4 Nf6

2. c4 c5

3. d5 b5

4. c4xb5 a6

5. Nc3 a6xb5

6. Nxb5 Ba6

7. Nc3 g6

8. g3 Bg7

9. Bg2 d6

10. Nh3 Nbd7

11. 0-0 Qb6

12. Rb1 0-0

13. Kh1 Rfb8

14. Re1 Ng4

15. Na4 Qa7

16. f3 Nge5

17. e4 Bd3

18. Ra1 Qxa4

19. b3 Qa7

20. Bb2 Ba6

21. Nf2 Nxf3

22. Bxf3 Bxb2

23. Rb1 Bd4

24. Ng4 Ne5

25. Nxe5 Bxe5

26. Qd2 Bc8

27. a4 Qa5

28. Qh6 Qc3

29. Qe3 Qxe3

30. Rxe3 Rxa4

31. Rf1 Ra2

32. Bd1 Bh3

33. resigns


Game #493

Framingham Challenge Cup, Framingham, MA

August 30, 1988

Round Robin

40/90, 45/SD

Round 1

Bijan Haririan (2234) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2064)

loss

1. c4 Nf6

2. g3 e6

3. Bg2 d5

4. d4 b6

5. Nf3 Bb7

6. 0-0 Nbd7

7. Nc3 d5xc4

8. Qa4 c5

9. d4xc5 Bxc5

10. Qxc4 Rc8

11. Qa4 Bc6

12. Qd1 0-0

13. Bf4 Qe7

14. Ne5 Bxg2

15. Kxg2 Rfd8

16. Nxd7 Rd8xd7

17. Qa4 Rd4

18. Qa6 Rcd8

19. Rad1 e5

20. Bg5 h6

21. Bxf6 Qxf6

22. e3 Rxd1

23. Rxd1 Rxd1

24. Nxd1 Qc6+

25. Kg1 Bb4

26. Qxa7 e4

27. Qa6 Qd5

28. Qa4 b5

29. Qb3 Qxb3

30. a2xb3 Bd2

31. Kf1 b4

32. Ke2 Bc1

33. f3 f5

34. f3xe4 f5xe4

35. Nf2 Bxb2

36. Nxe4 Kf7

37. Kd3 Ke6

38. Kc4 Kf5

39. Nf2 Bc1

40. e4+ Ke6

41. Kxb4 g5

42. Kc4 Be3

43. Ng4 Bg1

44. Nxh6 Bxh2

45. Nf5 Ke5

46. Kd3 Bg1

47. Ne3 Ke6

48. Ke2 Ke5

49. Kf3 Kd4

50. Nf5+ Ke5

51. Ne3 Kd4

52. Nd1 Kc5

53. Nf2 g4+

54. Kg2 resigns


Game #494

Framingham Challenge Cup, Framingham, MA

September 6, 1988

Round Robin

40/90, 45/SD

Round 2

Bobby Seltzer (2034) vs. David Drumm (2120)

loss

1. c4 e5

2. g3 Nc6

3. Bg2 Bc5

4. e3 d6

5. Ne2 Nge7

6. Nbc3 0-0

7. b3 Bf5

8. d4 Bb6

9. Bb2 Qc8

10. 0-0 Bh3

11. d5 Nd8

12. b4 Ng6

13. Qb3 Bxg2

14. Kxg2 Qg4

15. Ng1 h5

16. Qd1 Qxc4

17. Qxh5 Qxb4

18. Rab1 Ne7

19. Ba1 Qc4

20. Nf3 g6

21. Qh3 Kg7

22. Nd2 Qd3

23. Nde4 Nf5

24. Rfd1 Qa6

25. Rb3 Bxe3

26. Nb5 Qxa2

27. Rb2 Qc4

28. Qg4 Bb6

29. Rb2-b1 Qc2

30. Kg1 Nd4

31. Nxd4 Bxd4

32. Bxd4 e5xd4

33. Rbc1 Qb3

34. Qg5 Qf3

35. Qe7 d3

36. Ng5 Qxd5

37. Rxc7 a5

38. Rc3 Ne6

39. Nh3 Nc5

40. Nf4 Qf3

41. Qe1 Rh8

42. Nxg6 Rxh2

43. resigns


Game #495

Prospect Hill Open, Watertown, MA

September 10, 1988

Expert Section

46/2, SD/1

Round 1

Martin Garcia (2190) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2034)

draw

1. e4 c5

2. Nc3 Nc6

3. Nge2 g6

4. d4 c5xd4

5. Nxd4 Bg7

6. Nde2 d6

7. g3 Bg4

8. Bg2 Ne5

9. 0-0 Nf3+

10. Bxf3 Bxf3

11. Qd3 Bg4

12. Be3 Nf6

13. Nf4 0-0

14. f3 Bd7

15. Nfd5 Bc6

16. Nxf6 Bxf6

17. Bd4 Bxd4+

18. Qxd4 Qa5

19. Rad1 Rfd8

20. b4 Qe5

21. Qxe5 d6xe5

22. Rxd8+ Rxd8

23. Rd1 Rd4

24. a3 f5

25. e4xf5 Bxf3

26. Rxd4 e5xd4

27. Nb5 g6xf5

28. Nxd4 Be4

29. c4 Kf7

30. Kf2 a6

31. Ke3 e5

32. Nb3 Ke7

33. Nc5 Bc6

34. Nb3 b6

35. c5 b6xc5

36. Nxc5 Bb5

37. Kf3 Kf6

38. h3 Kg5

39. Ne6+ Kg6

40. Nc5 Bc4

41. Nd7 e4+

42. Kf4 Bf1

43. h4 h6

44. Nf8+ Kf7

45. Nd7 Ke6

46. Nc5+ Kd5

47. Kxf5 Bg2

48. Kf4 Kd4

49. Ne6+ Kd3

50. g4 e3

51. Kg3 Bd5

52. Nf4+ Kd2

53. g5 h6xg5

54. h4xg5 e2 o.d.

55. Nxe2 Kxe2

56. a4 Kd3

57. b5 a6xb5

58. a4xb5 Kc4

draw


Game #496

Prospect Hill Open, Watertown, MA

Sept. 10, 1988

Expert Section

46/2, SD/1

Round 2

Bobby Seltzer (2034) vs. Karl Gerds (2037)

loss

1. c4 Nf6

2. g3 g6

3. Bg2 Bg7

4. e4 0-0

5. Ne2 e5

6. Nbc3 c5

7. d3 Nc6

8. 0-0 d6

9. Nd5 Nxd5

10. e4xd5 Nd4

11. Nc3 a6

12. Rb1 f5

13. b4 b6

14. f4 Bd7

15. f4xe5 Bxe5

16. Ne2 Nxe2+

17. Qxe2 Re8

18. Qc2 a5

19. b4xc5 Bd4+

20. Kh1 b6xc5

21. Bf4 Qc7

22. Rfe1 a4

23. Bf3 Rab8

24. Rxb8 Rxb8

25. Qe2 Bf6

26. Qe3 Rb2

27. Bg5 Be5

28. Re2 Rb1+

29. Kg2 f4

30. Qd2 Bd4

31. g4 h5

32. h3 h5xg4

33. Bxg4 Be3

34. Qc3 Rg1+

35. Kf3 Rg3+

36. Ke4 Bf5+

37. Bxf5 g6xf5+

38. Kxf5 Qd7+

39. resigns


Game #497

Prospect Hill Open, Watertown, MA

Sept. 11, 1988

Open Section

46/2, SD/1

Round 3

Daniel Kim (1848) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2034)

win

1. e4 c5

2. Nc3 Nc6

3. g3 g6

4. Bg2 Bg7

5. d3 e6

6. Be3 Nd4

7. Nce2 Nxe2

8. Nxe2 Bxb2

9. Rb1 Bg7

10. Bxc5 Qa5+

11. Bb4 Qxa2

12. c3 Qa6

13. 0-0 d6

14. Ra1 Qb6

15. Qa4+ Bd7

16. Qa3 Ke7

17. d4 Bb5

18. Rfe1 e5

19. Kh1 f6

20. Bh3 Qc6

21. Ng1 Nh6

22. Qa2 Bc4

23. Qd2 Nf7

24. f4 Rhf8

25. Nf3 f5

26. d4xe5 f5xe4

27. e5xd6+ Kd8

28. Qe3 Nxd6

29. Bxd6 Qxd6

30. Qxe4 Bd3

31. Rad1 Bxe4

32. Rxd6+ Kc7

33. Rd7+ Kb6

34. Rxe4 Bxc3

35. Re6+ Ka5

36. Rd5+ b5

37. Nd4 a6

38. Nc6+ Ka4

39. Re4+ b4

40. time


Game #498

Prospect Hill Open, Watertown, MA

September 11, 1988

Expert Section

46/2, SD/1

Round 4

black vs. Matthew Healy (1948)

win

1. e4 c5

2. Nf3 d6

3. d4 c5xd4

4. Qxd4 a6

5. Qd1 Nf6

6. e5 Ne4

7. e5xd6 Nxd6

8. Bf4 e6

9. Be2 Nc6

10. 0-0 Be7

11. Qd2 f6

12. Rd1 e5

13. Be3 Qc7

14. Nc3 Be6

15. Na4 b5

16. Nc5 Bf7

17. a4 Nc4

18. Bxc4 b5xc4

19. Qc3 Nd4

20. Nxd4 Bxc5

21. Nf5 0-0

22. Bxc5 Qxc5

23. Qg3 Bg6

24. Rd7 Rf7

25. Qf3 Rb8

26. Rad1 Rxd7

27. Rxd7 e4

28. Qf4 Rxb2

29. g4 Bxf5

30. g4xf5 Qc6

31. Rc7 Qa8

32. Rxc4 Rb1+

33. Kg2 Re1

34. Kh3 Qe8

35. Rc3 Rg1

36. Rg3 Qh5+

37. Qh4 Qxf5+

38. Qg4 Qxg4+

39. Rxg4 Rxg4

40. Kxg4 g6

41. Kf4 f5

42. Ke5 Kf7

43. Kd6 f4

44. c4 e3

45. f2xe3 f4xe3

46. c5 e2

47. resigns


Game #499

Framingham Challenge Cup, Framingham, MA

September 27, 1988

Round Robin

40/90, 45/SD

Round 3

Bobby Seltzer (2034) vs. Bruce Downing (2101)

win

1. c4 c5

2. g3 Nc6

3. Bg2 g6

4. e3 Bg7

5. Ne2 e6

6. d4 Nge7

7. Nbc3 d6

8. d4xc5 d6xc5

9. Qxd8+ Nxd8

10. Ne4 0-0

11. Nxc5 Rb8

12. e4 b6

13. Nd3 Ba6

14. Bf4 Rc8

15. Bd6 Re8

16. Ne5 Bxc4

17. Nxc4 Rxc4

18. e5 Nf5

19. b3 Rc4-c8

20. 0-0 Rc2

21. Rae1 Nxd6

22. e5xd6 Rxa2

23. Nc1 Rc2

24. Be4 Rc3

25. Re2 Bd4

26. Ra2 f5

27. Ne2 f5xe4

28. Nxd4 Rd3

29. Nb5 Rxb3

30. Nc7 Rf8

31. Rxa7 Rbd3

32. Nb5 Nf7

33. Rc1 Nxd6

34. Nxd6 Rxd6

35. Rc1-c7 Rfd8

36. Rg7+ Kh8

37. Rxh7+ Kg8

38. Rag7+ Kf8

39. Rb7 Kg8

40. Rhg7+ Kf8

41. Rxg6 e3

42. Rf6+ Ke8

43. Rh6 e3xf2+

44. Kxf2 Rd8-d7

45. Rh8+ Ke7

46. Rh7+ Kd8

47. Rhxd7+ Rxd7

48. Rxd7+ Kxd7

49. h4 Kd6

50. h5 Ke5

51. h6 Kf6

52. g4 b5

53. g5+ Kg6

54. Ke3 e5

55. Ke4 b4

56. Kd3 b3

57. Kc3 e4

58. Kxb3 Kxg5

59. h7 Kf4

60. h8(Q) e3

61. Kc3 Kf3

62. Kd3 e2

63. Qh5+ resigns


Game #500

Framingham Challenge Cup, Framingham, MA

October 4, 1988

Round Robin

40/90, 45/SD

Round 4

black vs. Jim Matthews (2051)

win

1. e4 c5

2. Nf3 d6

3. d4 c5xd4

4. Qxd4 a6

5. Bg5 Nc6

6. Qd2 h6

7. Be3 Nf6

8. Nc3 e6

9. Be2 b5

10. Nd4 Bb7

11. f3 Be7

12. 0-0 0-0

13. a4 b4

14. Na2 d5

15. Nxc6 Bxc6

16. Nxb4 Bxb4

17. Qxb4 d5xe4

18. f3xe4 Rb8

19. Qc4 Bxe4

20. Rad1 Qc8

21. Qxa6 Rxb2

22. Rxf6 Qxa6

23. Bxa6 g7xf6

24. Bxh6 Ra8

25. Bb5 Bxc2

26. Rd2 Rb1+

27. Kf2 Bxa4

28. Bd3 Rd1

29. Be4 Rxd2+

30. Bxd2 Rb8

31. Bf3 Kg7

32. h3 Rb3

33. Ke2 Bb5+

34. Kf2 f5

35. Bf4 Kf6

36. g3 e5

37. Be3 Rb2+

38. Ke1 Rh2

39. h4 e4

40. Bh5 Ke5

41. Bf4+ Kd4

42. Bd1 e3

43. Bf3 Rb2

44. Kd1 Bd3

45. Ke1 Rb1+

46. Bd1 e2

47. resigns


Game #501

Greater Boston Open, Watertown, Mass.

October 8, 1988

Open Section

45/2, 20/1

Round 1

Jim Anderson (2192) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2036)

loss

1. e4 c5

2. Nc3 Nc6

3. f4 g6

4. Nf3 Bg7

5. Bc4 e6

6. f5 Nge7

7. f5xe6 f7xe6

8. d3 Na5

9. 0-0 Nxc4

10. d3xc4 0-0

11. Qd6 b6

12. Bg5 Bf6

13. Bxf6 Rxf6

14. Ne5 Rxf1+

15. Rxf1 Ba6

16. Rf7 Nc8

17. Qd2 Qh4

18. Qxd7 Nd6

19. Qxd6 Bxc4

20. Nf3 Qh6

21. Qf4 g5

22. Nxg5 e5

23. Qf6 Qxf6

24. Rxf6 Kg7

25. Rf5 resigns


Game #502

Greater Boston Open, Watertown, Mass.

October 8, 1988

Open Section

45/2, 20/1

Round 2

Bobby Seltzer (2034) vs. Donald Tirrell (2117)

loss

1. e4 c5

2. Nf3 Nc6

3. d4 c5xd4

4. Nxd4 e5

5. Nf3 Nf6

6. Nc3 a6

7. a4 Bb4

8. Bg5 Qa5

9. Qd3 Nxe4

10. Qxe4 Bxc3

11. Bd2 Bxd2+

12. Nxd2 d5

13. Qh4 0-0

14. c3 d4

15. Bd3 f5

16. Bc4+ Kh8

17. b4 Qc7

18. c3xd4 Nxd4

19. 0-0 Be6

20. Rac1 Bxc4

21. Rxc4 Qd6

22. Qh5 b5

23. a4xb5 a6xb5

24. Rc5 g6

25. Qd1 Rfd8

26. Nb3 Ra4

27. Nxd4 Rxb4

28. Qe2 e5xd4

29. Rxb5 d3

30. Qe5+ Qxe5

31. Rxe5 d2

32. Rd1 Rb1

33. Rxb1 d1(Q)+

34. Re1 Qg4

35. h3 Qg5

36. Rb7 Qf4

37. Ra1 Qe4

38. Rc7 g5

39. Rf7 g4

40. h3xg4 f5xg4

41. Ra1a7 Rd1+

42. Kh2 Qe5+

43. f4 g4xf3+ e.p.

44. Kh3 Rh1+

45. Kg4 h5+

46. Kxf3 Rf1mate


Game #503

Greater Boston Open, Watertown, Mass.

October 9, 1988

Open Section

45/2, 20/1

Round 3

Steve Britten (2007) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2034)

win

1. c4 Nf6

2. g3 g6

3. Bg2 Bg7

4. Nc3 c5

5. e4 Nc6

6. Nge2 0-0

7. 0-0 a6

8. d3 Rb8

9. a4 e6

10. Bf4 d6

11. d4 c5xd4

12. Nxd4 Nxd4

13. Qxd4 e5

14. Qa7 Be6

15. Bg5 Bxc4

16. Rfc1 Qd7

17. Bxf6 Bxf6

18. Nd5 Bxd5

19. e4xd5 Bg5

20. Rc2 Rbc8

21. Rxc8 Rxc8

22. h4 Bh6

23. Qb6 Rc2

24. Ra3 Bc1

25. Rb3 Qxa4

26. Qd8+ Kg7

27. Rxb7 Rxb2

28. Rxb2 Bxb2

29. Qxd6 Bd4

30. Bf1 Qc2

31. resigns


Game #504

Greater Boston Open, Watertown, Mass.

October 9, 1988

Open Section

45/2, 20/1

Round 4

white vs. Victor Polyak (2166)

win

1. e4 e5

2. Nf3 Nc6

3. Bb5 a6

4. Ba4 Nf6

5. 0-0 b5

6. Bb3 h6

7. c3 d6

8. Re1 Bg4

9. d3 Na5

10. Bc2 Nh7

11. d4 Nc6

12. Be3 Ng5

13. Nbd2 Qf6

14. a4 b4

15. a5 b4xc3

16. b2xc3 Be7

17. Ba4 Bd7

18. d5 Nb8

19. Qb3 0-0

20. Qb7 Bxa4

21. Qxa8 Bb5

22. Nxg5 h6xg5

23. c4 Bd7

24. Reb1 Nc6

25. Qxa6 Nd4

26. Bxd4 e5xd4

27. Qb7 Qf4

28. Qxc7 Qxd2

29. Qxd7 Bf6

30. a6 d3

31. a7 Bxa1

32. Rxa1 Kh7

33. h3 Qc3

34. a8(Q) Rxa8

35. Qg5+ resigns


Game #505

Framingham Challenge Cup, Framingham, MA

October 11, 1988

Round Robin

40/90, 45/SD

Round 5

black vs. Dave Ferreira (2034)

win

1. e4 c5

2. b4 c5xb4

3. a3 b4xa3

4. Nxa3 d6

5. d4 e6

6. Nf3 Nf6

7. Bd3 Be7

8. 0-0 0-0

9. c4 Nbd7

10. e5 d6xe5

11. d4xe5 Nc5

12. e5xf6 Bxf6

13. Ra2 Qxd3

14. Rd2 Qg6

15. Nb5 e5

16. Re1 e4

17. Nfd4 Bh3

18. f4 Bg4

19. Ne2 Bf3

20. g3 Nd3

21. Rf1 a6

22. f5 Qxf5

23. Nbd4 Bxd4+

24. Nxd4 Qc5

25. Rxf3 Qxd4+

26. Kf1 e4xf3

27. Rxd3 Qxc4

28. Kf2 Rac8

29. resigns


Game #506

Framingham Challenge Cup, Framingham, MA

October 18, 1988

Round Robin

40/90, 45/SD

Round 6

Bobby Seltzer (2034) vs. Dr. Edward Epp (2170)

loss

1. e4 c5

2. Nf3 e6

3. d4 c5xd4

4. Nxd4 Nf6

5. Nc3 d6

6. Bc4 Be7

7. Bb3 a6

8. 0-0 Qc7

9. f4 0-0

10. f5 e5

11. Nf3 h6

12. Qe1 b5

13. Nh4 Kh7

14. Nd5 Qd8

15. g3 Bb7

16. Kh1 Nbd7

17. Ng2 Nxd5

18. Bxd5 Bxd5

19. e4xd5 Rc8

20. c3 Rc5

21. g4 Qa8

22. Ne3 Bg5

23. Kg1 Nf6

24. h4 Bxe3+

25. Bxe3 Rc4

26. g5 Qxd5

27. Qe2 Rg4+

28. Kh2 Rxh4+

29. Kg3 h6xg5

30. Bxg5 Rg4+

31. Qxg4 Nxg4

32. Kxg4 Qg2+

33. Kh5 Rh8

34. Bh6 Kg8

35. resigns 


Game #507

Framingham Challenge Cup, Framingham, MA

October 25, 1988

Round Robin

40/90, 45/SD

Round 7

black vs. Drew Sarkisian (2149)

loss

1. d4 Nf6

2. Nf3 c5

3. e3 d5

4. c4 e6

5. a3 Nc6

6. Nc3 Be7

7. d4xc5 Bxc5

8. b4 Bb6

9. c4xd5 e6xd5

10. Bb2 d4

11. e3xd4 Nxd4

12. Nxd4 Qxd4

13. Bb5+ Bd7

14. Qe2+ Kf8

15. Bxd7 Qxd7

16. 0-0 Rae8

17. Qf3 Re5

18. Na4 Bd4

19. Rad1 Rd5

20. Rxd4 Rxd4

21. Bxd4 Qxd4

22. Qxb7 g6

23. Nc5 Nd5

24. Qxa7 Qg4

25. Qd7 Qxd7

26. Nxd7 Ke7

27. Rd1 Ke6

28. Nc5+ Ke5

29. g3 g5

30. Kg2 f5

31. Rb1 Ra8

32. Rb3 Nb6

33. a4 Nxa4

34. Nxa4 Rxa4

35. b5 Ra7

36. b6 Rb7

37. Kf3 h6

38. Ke3 Kd5

39. Kd3 Kc6

40. Kd4 Rxb6

41. Rxb6+ Kxb6

42. f4 Kc6

43. Ke5 g5xf4

44. g3xf4 Kd7

45. Kxf5 Ke7

46. Kg6 h5

47. f5 Kf8

48. Kxh5 resigns


Game #508

Billerica Open, Billerica, MA

October 29, 1988

Premier Section

45/2, 15/30, SD/30

Round 1

Gary Sackrider (1963) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2034)

loss

1. e4 c5

2. Nf3 d6

3. Nc3 e6

4. d4 c5xd4

5. Nxd4 Nf6

6. Be2 a6

7. a4 Be7

8. Be3 Qc7

9. 0-0 b6

10. f4 Bb7

11. Bd3 Nbd7

12. Nde2 Ng4

13. Bd2 Qc5+

14. Kh1 Nf2+

15. Rxf2 Qxf2

16. b4 Qh4

17. Qg1 g5

18. Rf1 Rb8

19. Rf3 g5xf4

20. Bxf4 Rc8

21. Qc1 Bf6

22. Rh3 Qxh3

23. g2xh3 Bxc3

24. Nxc3 Rxc3

25. Bxd6 Rg8

26. Qe1 Ra3

27. b5 Rxa4

28. b5xa6 Ba8

29. Qc3 Nc5

30. Bb5+ Kd8

31. Qf6+ Kc8

32. Bg3 Nxe4

33. Bd7+ Kxd7

34. Qxf7+ Kc6

35. Qxg8 Rxa6

36. Qxe6+ Kc5

37. Qc8+ Kd4

38. Qxa6 resigns


Game #509

Billerica Open, Billerica, MA

October 29, 1988

Premier Section

45/2, 15/30, SD/30

Round 2

Bobby Seltzer (2034) vs. Wade Regensberg (2128)

draw

1. e4 e6

2. d4 d5

3. Nc3 Bb4

4. e5 c5

5. a3 Bxc3+

6. b2xc3 Ne7

7. Bd3 Nbc6

8. Nf3 Qa5

9. 0-0 c4

10. Be2 Qa4

11. Nh4 Bd7

12. f4 0-0-0

13. Bg4 g6

14. Bd2 Nf5

15. Nxf5 e6xf5

16. Bf3 Be6

17. Be1 a5

18. Bh4 Rd7

19. Qb1 b6

20. Qa2 Kb7

21. Rfb1 draw


Game #510

Billerica Open, Billerica, MA

October 30, 1988

Premier Section

45/2, 15/30, SD/30

Round 3

Kenneth Tucker (2034) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2034)

win

1. d4 Nf6

2. c4 c5

3. d5 b5

4. c4xb5 a6

5. Nc3 a6xb5

6. e4 b4

7. Nb5 d6

8. Bf4 g5

9. Bxg5 Nxe4

10. Bh4 Bg7

11. Bd3 Nf6

12. Nf3 Bb7

13. 0-0 Nbd7

14. Re1 0-0

15. Ng5 Ne5

16. f4 Ng6

17. Bxg6 h7xg6

18. Ne4 Nxd5

19. Nbxd6 Bc6

20. Nc4 Bd4+

21. Bf2 Nxf4

22. Nxc5 Qd5

23. Qf3 Qxc5

24. Qxf4 Bxf2+

25. Qxf2 Qxc4

26. Rac1 Qb5

27. Rxe7 Rxa2

28. Qf6 Qb6+

29. resigns


Game #511

Billerica Open, Billerica, MA

October 30, 1988

Premier Section

45/2, 15/30, SD/30

Round 4

Bobby Seltzer (2034) vs. Paul Mishkin (1978)

draw

1. d4 Nf6

2. c4 e5

3. d4xe5 Ng4

4. e4 Nxe5

5. f4 Nec6

6. Nf3 Bc5

7. Nc3 0-0

8. Bd3 a5

9. e5 h6

10. Ne4 Na6

11. Bb1 Bb4+

12. Nfd2 d5

13. e5xd6 (e.p.) Bxd6

14. Qc2 Re8

15. 0-0 f5

16. Ng3 Bc5+

17. Kh1 Nab4

18. Qc3 Bd4

19. Qf3 g6

20. Nb3 Bg7

21. Rd1 Qe7

22. a3 Na6

23. Nf1 a4

24. Nbd2 Nd4

25. Qg3 Kh7

26. Bd3 Bd7

27. Nf3 Nxf3

28. Qxf3 Bc6

29. Qg3 Rad8

30. Ne3 Nc5

31. Bc2 Rxd1+

32. Bxd1 Nd3

33. Bd2 Nxb2

34. Bh5 g6xh5

35. Nxf5 Qd7

36. Nxg7 Qxd2

37. Nxe8 Bxe8

38. Qh4 Bc6

39. Qe7+ Kg8

40. Qe6+ Kg7

41. draw


Game #512

Mark Bond Classic, Framingham, MA

November 15, 1988

Open tournament

40/90, SD/45

Round 1

Bobby Seltzer (2076) vs. Kurt Esser (1559)

win

1. e4 e5

2. Nf3 Nf6

3. Nxe5 d6

4. Nxf7 Kxf7

5. d4 Be6

6. Bd3 Nbd7

7. f4 Bg4

8. Qd2 Nb6

9. e5 Nfd5

10. c4 Ne7

11. d5 Nf5

12. 0-0 Qh4

13. Nc3 Be7

14. h3 Ng3

15. h3xg4 Qh1+

16. Kf2 Nxf1

17. Bxf1 Bh4+

18. Ke2 Nxc4

19. e6+ Ke7

20. Qd4 Ne5

21. f4xe5 g5

22. e5xd6+ Kxd6

23. Ne4+ resigns


Game #513

Southeast New England Open, Providence, RI

November 19, 1988

Open Section

50/2, 25/1

Round 1

Randy Hoch (1911) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2076)

draw

1. e4 c5

2. Nf3 d6

3. d4 c5xd4

4. Nxd4 Nf6

5. Nc3 a6

6. Bg5 e6

7. f4 Be7

8. Qf3 Qc7

9. Bd3 h6

10. Bxf6 Bxf6

11. Nde2 Nc6

12. 0-0-0 b5

13. e5 d6xe5

14. Be4 Bb7

15. f5 e6xf5

16. Nd5 Qd6

17. Qxf5 Bg5+

18. Kb1 Rd8

19. Rhf1 Rf8

20. Ndc3 Qc7

21. Rxd8+ Bxd8

22. Rd1 Bc8

23. Bxc6+ Qxc6

24. Qxe5+ Qe6

25. Qxg7 Bf6

26. Qxh6 Qe5

27. Qf4 Bb7

28. Qxe5 Bxe5

29. g3 Ke7

30. Nd5+ Ke6

31. Nef4+ Kf5

32. Ne3+ Ke4

33. Nfd5 Bd4

34. Rd3 Rc8

35. Nc3+ Rxc3

36. b2xc3 Bxe3

37. Rd7 Bd5

38. Rd6 a5

39. Rf6 Bg1

40. h4 Bh2

41. Rf4+ Ke5

42. Rg4 f5

43. Rg5 Bf3

44. Kc1 Bg4

45. Kd2 Bxg3

46. Rg8 Bxh4

47. Rb8 f4

48. Rxb5+ Ke4

49. Rxa5 f3

50. Ra4+ Kf5

51. Ke3 Bg5+

52. Kf2 Bh4+

53. Ke3 draw


Game #514

Southeast New England Open, Providence, RI

November 19, 1988

Open Section

50/2, 25/1

Round 2

Bobby Seltzer (2076) vs. Tom Hartmayer (1981)

win

1. e4 e5

2. Nf3 f5

3. d4 f5xe4

4. Nxe5 Nf6

5. Bc4 d5

6. Bb3 Be7

7. Bg5 c6

8. c4 Be6

9. Nc3 0-0

10. Bxf6 Bxf6

11. c4xd5 c6xd5

12. Nxe4 Bh4

13. 0-0 Nc6

14. Nc5 Qe7

15. Nf3 Bf7

16. Re1 Qd8

17. Nxb7 Qf6

18. Nc5 Rad8

19. Ba4 Nb8

20. Re5 g5

21. Qd2 Kh8

22. Nxg5 Rg8

23. Nxf7 Qxf7

24. Rae1 Rdf8

25. g3 Rg4

26. Re8 Rg4-g8

27. Rxf8 Rxf8

28. g3xh4 Rg8+

29. Kf1 Qf3

30. Qe3 Qg2+

31. Ke2 Qg4+

32. Kd2 resigns


Game #515

Southeast New England Open, Providence, RI

November 20, 1988

Open Section

50/2, 25/1

Round 3

black vs. Hal Terrie (2234)

draw

1. c4 Nf6

2. Nc3 g6

3. Nf3 Bg7

4. e4 d6

5. d4 0-0

6. Be2 e5

7. d4xe5 d6xe5

8. Qxd8 Rxd8

9. Bg5 Re8

10. Nd5 Nxd5

11. c4xd5 c6

12. Bc4 c6xd5

13. Bxd5 Nc6

14. Ke2 Be6

15. Bxe6 Rxe6

16. Rhe1 Nd4+

17. Nxd4 e5xd4

18. Kd3 Rae8

19. f3 Be5

20. g3 f6

21. Bd2 f5

22. Rad1 Bc7

23. e4xf5 g6xf5

24. Rxe6 Rxe6

25. Rc1 Bb6

26. Re1 Kf7

27. Rxe6 Kxe6

28. Bh6 Bc7

29. Bd2 Kd5

30. Be1 Be5

31. Bf2 h5

32. h3 a6

33. b3 b5

34. g4 f5xg4

35. f3xg4 h5xg4

36. h3xg4 Bf6

37. Bg1 a5

38. Bf2 a4

39. Be1 a4xb3

40. a2xb3 Bg7

41. Bd2 Ke5

42. Bc1 Kd5

43. Bf4 Kc5

44. Bd2 Kd5

45. g5 Ke5

46. Bc1 Kd5

47. g6? Ke5

48. Bb2 Kd5

49. Bc1 Ke5

50. Bb2 Kd5

51. Ba3 Ke5

52. Bc5 Kd5

53. b4 Bf3

54. Bf8 Ke6

55. Ke4 d3

56. Kxd3 Bb2

57. Ke4 Bc3

58. Bc5 Bxb4

59. draw


Game #516

South East New England Open, Providence, RI

Nov. 20, 1988

Open Section

50/2, 25/1

Round 4

white vs. David Langlois (2039)

loss

1. e4 e5

2. Nf3 Nc6

3. Bb5 a6

4. Ba4 Nf6

5. 0-0 b5

6. Bb3 d6

7. Re1 Be7

8. c3 0-0

9. h3 Re8

10. d4 e5xd4

11. c3xd4 Bb7

12. Bg5 h6

13. Bh4 Qd7

14. Nbd2 Rad8

15. Nf1 Nh7

16. Qd3 Bxh4

17. Nxh4 Nf6

18. Nf5 Ne7

19. Nh4 c5

20. Bc2 Nc6

21. Nf5 Nb4

22. Qg3 Nh5

23. Qg4 Nxc2

24. Nxh6+ Kh7

25. Qxh5 g7xh6

26. Ng3 Nxe1

27. Nf5 Qe6

28. Rxe1 Qg6

29. Qf3 c5xd4

30. g4 Re5

31. h4 Rg8

32. Ng3 Rg7

33. g5 h6xg5

34. h4xg5 Qxg5

35. Kg2 Qg6

36. Rh1+ Kg8

37. Kf1 Bxe4

38. Nxe4 Qxe4

39. Qxe4 Rxe4

40. resigns


Game #517

Mark Bond Classic, Framingham, MA

November 22, 1988

Open Tournament

40/90, SD/45

Round 2

black vs. Dave Berube (1378)

win

1. g3 g6

2. Bg2 Bg7

3. c3 Nf6

4. d4 d6

5. e4 0-0

6. Ne2 Nbd7

7. 0-0 e5

8. Be3 Ng4

9. Qd3 Nxe3

10. Qxe3 f5

11. d5 f4

12. g3xf4 e5xf4

13. Nxf4 Ne5

14. Ne6 Bxe6

15. d5xe6 Qe7

16. Nd2 Qxe6

17. Rfe1 Qe7

18. Qg3 Bh6

19. Nf1 Rf7

20. Ne3 Raf8

21. Nf5 Qg5

22. Qxg5 Bxg5

23. h4 g6xf5

24. h4xg5 f5xe4

25. Bxe4 Rxf2

26. Re3 Rxb2

27. Rf1 Rxf1

28. Kxf1 c6

29. Rh3 Ng6

30. Bb1 Rxb1+

31. resigns


Game #518

Mark Bond Classic, Framingham, Mass.

Nov. 29, 1988

Open Tournament

40/90, SD/45

Round 3

Bobby Seltzer (2076) vs. John Curdo (2480)

win

1. e4 e5

2. Nf3 Nc6

3. Bb5 a6

4. Ba4 d6

5. 0-0 Bg4

6. h3 Bh5

7. d3 Nf6

8. c3 Be7

9. Re1 0-0

10. Nbd2 Nfd7

11. Nf1 Ignoring black's thematic threat of Nc5

with the idea of d5. The prophylactic

11. Bc2 was called for: 11. Bc2, Nc5,

12. b4 with the idea of Nf1, and white

has made progress and holds an advantage.

Nc5

12. Bc2 d5

13. Ng3 Bg6

14. Nxe5 Realizing that black has just about

achieved equality, white tried to seize

the initiative, overlooking the clear

variation played by black which gives

black a small advantage. 14. Qe2 is a

try. 14. ... d4 isn't scary, though

black achieves a slight edge.

Nxe5

15. d4 de:

16. de: Nd3

17. Rxe4 After 17. Bd3, ed:, 18. Ne4, c5 (or 18.

...Qd5), black has an advantage.

However, this line is much more desirable

than the lines played. Although

sacrificing the exchange gets an attack

and some compensation, it is not enough,

and black had chances to stifle white's

attack.

Bxe4

18. Nxe4 Nxe5 18... Nxc1, 19. Qxc1 (if 19. Nf6+, simply

Bxf6) Qd5, and black is winning.

19. Qh5 Ng6? 19. ... f5 is much stronger and is more

thematic. Black is clearly winning after

that move, although 20. Ng5 achieves

bishop pair and some compensation. After

19. ... Ng6, Black is committed to

defense for the rest of the game.

20. Bg5 f6 If 20. ... Bxg5, 21. Nxg5, h6, 22. Nxf7,

Rxf7, 23. Qxg6, with plenty of

compensation for the exchange.

21. Be3 b6?!

22. Ng3 Qe8

23. Nf5 Rd8

24. Re1! Here, white could probably win back the

exchange with 24. Nd5. However, after

Re1, white has a clear advantage. If

Nd4, it is not so clear: 24. Nd4, Bc5,

25. Bb3+ Kh8, 26. Ne6, Bxe6, 27. fe: and

even though both sides will soon be even

in material, it is difficult for white to

win with just a bishop for a knight,

partially due to his weak e3-pawn.

As it is (after 24. Re1), 25. Bxb6

with the idea of Nxe7 is threatened.

Throughout the game, Nh4 was threatened

for white, but black has always had the

resource of f5, followed by Bf6. Re1

sets up combinations where the move works

because of the pinned bishop on 37,

although they do not work now: 25. Nh4,

f5, 26. Bg5, Nxh4, 27. Qxh4, Bxg5, but

this combination can be set after white's

26. Bb3+ because after Kh8, at the end of

the combination back-rank mates are

involved.

Rd7

25. Nh4! f5

26. Bb3+ Kh8

27. Bg5 Rf6 If 27. ... Nxh4, 28. Qxh4, white wins

material because 28. ... Bxg5 fails to

29. Rxe8, Bxh4, 30. Rxf8 mate. However,

27. ... Rf6 concedes to white a winning

position.

28. Bxf6 gf:

29. Nxf5 White is in time trouble, soon to be deep

time trouble. Black is in moderate time

trouble, soon to be in serious time

trouble also.

Qf8

30. Bc2 Bc5

31. b4 Rd2 By now it is hopeless for black. If 32.

Re2, however, Nf4 winning!

32. bc: Ne5?! 32. ... Rxc2, 33. Nh4, Qg7 (Qf7, 34.

Re7!) 34. Qe1, Rxa2, 35. Re8+, Nf8, 36.

Qd8, Ra1+, 37. Kh2, Kg8, 38. Nf5 winning.

As played, both sides were in deep

time trouble, so Mr. Curdo sacrificed,

attempting to make things more

complicated for white.

33. Nd4 Qe7

34. Qh6 bc:

35. Qxd2 cd:

36. cd: Qd6

37. Qh6 resigns


Game #519

Mark Bond Classic, Framingham, Mass.

December 6, 1988

Open tournament

40/90 SD/45

Round 4

Allan Shaw (2276) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2076)

loss

1. Nf3 Nf6

2. c4 g6

3. Nc3 Bg7

4. d4 0-0

5. e4 d6

6. Be2 e5

7. 0-0 Nc6

8. d5 Ne7

9. Ne1 Ne8

10. f3 f5

11. g4 Nf6

12. Ng2 c6

13. Be3 b5

14. d5xc6 b5xc4

15. c7 Qxc7

16. g5 Nh5

17. Nd5 Qb7

18. Bxc4 Be6

19. Qb3 Qxb3

20. Nxe7+ Kf7

21. a2xb3 Kxe7

22. Rxa7+ Rxa7

23. Bxa7 f5xe4

24. f3xe4 Nf4

25. Ne3 Ra8

26. Ra1 Nh3+

27. Kg2 Nxg5

28. Nd5+ Kf8

29. Nc7 Bh3+

30. Kg3 Rc8

31. Bb6 Bh6

32. Bd5 Ke7

33. Ra7 Bd7

34. Ra8 Rxa8

35. Bxa8 Ne6

36. Nd5+ Kf7

37. Bb7 Bc1

38. Ba6 Nc5

39. Bxc5 d6c5

40. Bc4 Be6

41. b4 c5xb4

42. b3 Bd2

43. Kf2 g5

44. Ke2 Bf4

45. h4 g4

46. Nxb4 Bxc4+

47. b3xc4 h5

48. Kf2 Ke6

49. Nd5 Bd2

50. c5 Ba5

51. c6 Bd8

52. Kg3 Kd6

53. c7 Bxc7

54. Nf6 Kc5 o.d.

55. Nxh5 Kd4

56. Kxg5 Kxe4

57. Ng3+ Kd5

58. Kf5 Bd8

59. h5 Bf6???

60. Kxf6 e4

61. Nxe4 resigns


Game #520

Pillsbury Memorial, Watertown, Mass.

December 10, 1988

Open Section

45/2, 20/1

Round 1

Bobby Seltzer (2076) vs. John Curdo (2480)

loss

1. e4 Nc6

2. d4 e5

3. d5 Ne7

4. d6 Ng6

5. dc: Qxc7

6. Nc3 Bb4

7. Bd2 Bxc3

8. Bxc3 Nf6

9. f3 0-0

10. Bb4 Re8

11. Ne2 d5

12. ed: e4

13. d6 Qc6

14. f4 Bg4

15. Qd2 Bxe2

16. Qxe2 Nxf4

17. Qf2 Nd3+

18. cd: ed:+

19. Kd1 Ne4

20. resigns


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