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 15, grade 10
May to June 1991
2337 to 2267
Game #781
National High School Championship, Atlanta, Georgia
May 3, 1991
Championship Section
20/60, SD/60
Round 1
James John (1666) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2337)
win
1. d4 4:59 Nf6 4:59
2. Nf3 b5
3. Bf4 b4
4. e3 e6
5. Bd3 5:04 Bb7 5:06
6. c4 Be7
7. Nbd2 Nh5
8. 0-0 Nxf4
9. ef: 0-0
10. Re1 5:14 Bd6 5:17
11. Bxh7+ Kxh7
12. Ng5+ Kg6
13. Qg4 f5
14. Qg3 Bxf4
15. Qxf4 5:26 Qxg5 5:26
16. Qxg5+ Kxg5
17. Re3 Na6
18. f4+ Kf6
19. Rae1 Rg8
20. Re5 5:32 g5
21. Rb5 Bc6
22. Ra5 gf: 5:2
23. d5 Bb7
24. Rb5 Rab8
25. Nf3 5:49 c6 5:34
26. Ra5 cd:
27. cd: Bxd5
28. Rxa6 Bxf3
29. g3 fg:
30. hg: 5:53 Bb7 5:37
31. Rxa7 Rxg3+
32. Kf2 Rg2+
33. Kf1 Rxb2 5:38
34. resigns 5:56
Game #782
National High School Championship, Atlanta, Georgia
May 3, 1991
Championship Section
20/60, SD/60
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (2337) vs. Richard Trepp (1791)
win
1. e4 4:59 c5 5:06
2. Nf3 e6
3. d4 cd:
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 4:59 d6 5:07
6. g4 Be7
7. g5 Nfd7
8. h4 0-0
9. Be3 Nb6
10. Qe2 5:05 Nc6 5:14
11. 0-0-0 d5
12. Bg2 5:09 Bb4 5:26
13. h5 Bxc3
14. bc: Nc4
15. Nb3 5:14 Nxe3 5:41
16. Qxe3 Re8
17. Qg3 Ne7
18. h6 Ng6
19. ed: 5:31 ed: 5:55
20. Bxd5 5:32 Qb6
21. hg: Kxg7
22. Qh2 Rh8
23. Bxf7 Kxf7
24. Rd6 Qb5
25. Rf6+ 5:38 Ke7 5:59
26. Qd6+ Ke8
27. Re1+ 5:39 resigns 6:01
Game #783
National High School Championship, Atlanta, Georgia
May 4, 1991
Championship Section
20/60, SD/60
Round 3
Dan Myers (1888) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2337)
win
1. e4 4:59 c5 4:59
2. Nf3 e6
3. d4 cd:
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Bd3 5:01 Nc6 5:01
6. Nf3 Qc7
7. Nc3 a6
8. 0-0 Bd6
9. Bg5 Ng4
10. g3 5:15 h6 5:14
11. Bd2 h5
12. Kg2 b5
13. Qe2 Bb7
14. Nd1 f5
15. Ne3 5:31 f4 5:26
16. Nxg4 hg:
17. Ne1 f3+
18. Nxf3 gf:+
19. Qxf3 Ne5
20. Qe2 5:34 Bc6 5:33
21. f4 Nxd3
22. cd: Bc5
23. Be3 Qb6
24. Bxc5 Qxc5
25. Rac1 5:42 Qh5 5:36
26. Qxh5 Rxh5
27. g4 Rh6
28. Kg3 Ke7
29. Rf2 Rah8
30. Re2 5:49 Rh3+
31. Kf2 Rxh2+
32. Ke3 Rxe2+
33. Kxe2 Rh2+ 5:41
34. resigns 5:52
Game #784
National High School Championship, Atlanta, Georgia
May 4, 1991
Championship Section
20/60, SD/60
Round 4
Bobby Seltzer (2337) vs. Jason Kasick (1942)
loss
1. e4 4:59 e5 4:59
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6
5. 0-0 4:59 Be7 4:59
6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 0-0
8. c3 d5
9. ed: Nxd5
10. Nxe5 5:01 Nxe5 5:00
11. Rxe5 c6
12. d4 5:11 Bd6 5:01
13. Re2 Qh4
14. h3 Bg4
15. f3 5:19 Bf5 5:24
16. Bc2 Bxc2
17. Qxc2 Qg3
18. c4 Qh2+
19. Kf1 Bg3
20. Re4 o.d. 5:40 Qh1+ 5:36
21. Ke2 Qe1+
22. Kd3 Nb4mate
Game #785
National High School Championship, Atlanta, Georgia
May 5, 1991
Championship Section
20/60, SD/60
Round 5
John Lee (1871) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2337)
win
1. e4 4:59 c5 4:59
2. d4 cd:
3. Nf3 e6
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 4:59 d6 5:01
6. Be3 a6
7. Bd3 b5
8. 0-0 Bb7
9. a3 Nbd7
10. Qe1 5:07 Nc5 5:02
11. f3 Be7
12. Qg3 0-0
13. Nb3 Ncd7
14. f4 Qc7
15. Qh3 5:23 d5 5:07
16. ed: ed:
17. Bd4 Ne4
18. f5 Bf6
19. Rae1 Bxd4+
20. Nxd4 5:40 Nxc3 5:20
21. f6 Ne4
22. fg: Kxg7
23. Nf5+ Kh8
24. Nh6 Qb6+
25. Kh1 5:58 Ne5 5:29
26. Rf5 6:09 Nxd3 5:33
27. Qxd3 Qxh6
28. Qf3 Rae8
29. Rf1 d4
30. Rh5 6:25 Qg6 5:39
31. Qh3 Nf2+ 5:40
32. resigns 6:29
Game #786
National High School Championship, Atlanta, Georgia
May 5, 1991
Championship Section
20/60, SD/60
Round 6
Bobby Seltzer (2337) vs. Josh Jex (1834)
draw
1. e4 4:59 d5 4:59
2. Nc3 de:
3. Nxe4 Nf6
4. Nxf6+ ef:
5. d4 5:04 Be7 5:04
6. Bd3 Nc6
7. Ne2 Nb4
8. Be4 c6
9. c3 f5
10. Bb1 5:18 Nd5 5:13
11. 0-0 Be6
12. Nf4 Qd7
13. Nxe6 fe:
14. Qh5+ g6
15. Qe2 5:28 0-0-0 5:25
16. a4 Rde8
17. Bd2 Bd6
18. c4 Nf6
19. Bc3 Qc7
20. h3 5:41 e5 5:38
21. Qd2 e4
22. b4 Bf4
23. Qc2 e3
24. fe: Bxe3+
25. Kh1 5:52 Nh5 5:48
26. Be1 Bxd4
27. Ra3 Rxe1
28. Rxe1 Ng3+
29. Rxg3 Qxg3
30. Qe2 5:55 Bb6 6:10
31. draw 5:57
Game #787
National High School Championship, Atlanta, Georgia
May 5, 1991
Championship Section
20/60, SD/60
Round 7
David Peterson (1949) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2337)
win
1. e4 4:59 c5 4:59
2. Nc3 Nc6
3. f4 g6
4. Nf3 Bg7
5. Bb5 4:59 Nd4 5:01
6. 0-0 Qb6
7. Nd5 Qa5
8. Be2 e6
9. Nc3 o.d. d6
10. Nxd4 5:12 cd: 5:24
11. Nb5 Qb6
12. Kh1 a6
13. Na3 Ne7
14. c4 0-0
15. d3 5:23 d5 5:40
16. e5 Nf5
17. cd: ed:
18. Bf3 Be6
19. Qa4 f6
20. ef: 5:38 Bxf6 5:43
21. Re1 Qd6
22. Qb3 Bf7
23. Bd2 Rfe8
24. Nc2 Ne3
25. Bxe3 5:55 de: 5:51
26. d4 e2
27. Rxe2 Rxe2
28. Bxe2 Qxf4
29. Rf1 Qd6
30. Qf3 o.d. 6:08 Kg7 6:10
31. Ne3 6:17 Rf8 6:13
32. Qg4 6:20 Be6 6:17
33. Nf5+ Bxf5
34. Rxf5 Qe6
35. Rf4 6:23 Re8 6:19
36. Qxe6 6:27 Rxe6 6:19
37. Bd3 Bxd4
38. b3 b5
39. a4 b4
40. Bxa6 6:33 Be5 6:31
41. resigns
Game #788
Metro West Open, Watertown, MA
June 9, 1991
Open Section
40/1, SD/30
Round 1
John Curdo (2429) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2267)
loss
1. e4 3:59 c5 3:59
2. Nf3 e6
3. d4 cd:
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Bd3 3:59 Nc6 4:02
6. Nxc6 bc:
7. 0-0 d5
8. Nd2 Be7
9. b3 e5
10. Bb2 4:06 Qc7 4:14
11. Qe2 d4
12. f4 c5
13. Nc4 ef:
14. e5 Bg4
15. Qe1 4:23 Nd5 4:27
16. Qe4 0-0-0
17. Nd6+ Bxd6
18. Qxd5 Bxe5
19. Qa8+ Kd7
20. Qe4 4:35 Be6 4:40
21. Rae1 Bd6
22. Bb5+ Ke7
23. Bc4 Qc8
24. Qf5 Rde8
25. Bc1 4:42 Kf8 4:50
26. Bxe6 Rxe6
27. Bxf4 Bxf4
28. Qxf4 Rf6
29. Qe5 Rxf1+
30. Kxf1 4:52 h5 4:54
31. Qd6+ Kg8
32. Re5 Rh6
33. Qxc5 Qg4
34. h3 Qd1+
35. Kf2 Qd2+
36. Kg1 Rg6
37. Re8+ Kh7
38. Qxh5+ Rh6
39. Qxf7 Qxc2
40. Qg8+ 4:58 Kg6 4:57
41. Re6 5:29 Kh5 5:31
42. Qf7+ Rg6
43. Qxg6+ Qxg6
44. Rxg6 Kxg6
45. Kf2 5:33 Kf5 5:36
46. Kf3 Ke5
47. h4 Kd5
48. g4 Ke5
49. h5 d3
50. Ke3 5:48 d2 5:48
51. Kxd2 Kf4
52. b4 Kxg4
53. a4 Kxh5
54. b5 Kh4
55. a5 5:50 resigns 5:49
Game #789
Metro West Open, Watertown, MA
June 9, 1991
Open Section
40/1, SD/30
Round 2
Mike Casella (2307) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2267)
win
1. e4 5:00 c5 5:00
2. Nf3 e6
3. d4 cd:
4. Nxd4 a6
5. Bd3 5:01 Qc7 5:01
6. 0-0 Nf6
7. Kh1 d5
8. Nc3 de:
9. Nxe4 Be7
10. Qe2 5:09 0-0 5:07
11. Nxf6+ Bxf6
12. Qe4 g6
12. Nf3 b6
14. Bg5 Bb7
15. Qh4 5:25 Bxb2 5:15
16. Rab1 Bg7
17. Nd2 Nd7
18. Ne4 f5
19. Nd2 Ne5
20. Rfc1 5:42 Rac8 5:33
21. Bf1 Kf7
22. Be3 b5
23. Nb3 Ng4
24. Bc5 Rh8
25. f3 5:54 Bf6 5:39
26. Qh3 Qxc5
27. fg: Qc3
28. Bd3 a5
29. gf: ef:
30. a4 5:57 ba: 5:46
31. Nxa5 Bxg2+
32. Qxg2 Qxa5
33. Rb7+ Rc7
34. Rcb1 Rhc8
35. R1b5 5:58 Qe1+ 5:49
36. Bf1 Qe4
37. Qxe4 fe:
38. Rxc7+ Rxc7
39. Ra5 Rxc2
40. Rxa4 5:59 e3 5:53
41. Re4 6:33 Bg5 6:28
42. h4 Bh6
43. Kg1 Bf8
44. Bh3 e2
45. Kf2 6:42 Bc5+ 6:37
46. Ke1 Bd6
47. Rxe2 Bg3+
48. Kd1 Rc5
49. Bg4 h5
50. Be6+ 6:50 Kf6 6:46
51. Re4 Bxh4
52. Ke2 Rc2+
53. Kf3 Rf2+
54. Ke3 Rf1
55. Bh3 Ra1
56. Re6+ Kg5
57. Re5+ Kh6
58. Bd7 Re1+
59. resigns
Game #790
Metro West Open, Watertown, MA
June 9, 1991
Open Section
40/1, SD/30
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (2267) vs. William Kelleher (2404)
loss
1. e4 4:59 c5 4:59
2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 cd:
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 4:59 a6 4:59
6. Be3 e5
7. Nf3 Nc6
8. Bc4 Be7
9. a4 0-0
10. 0-0 5:05 Na5 5:05
11. Bd5 Be6
12. Nd2 Rc8
13. Ra3 Nxd5
14. Nxd5 Bxd5
15. ed: 5:13 Nc4 5:21
16. Nxc4 Rxc4
17. Qe2 Qc7
18. Rc1 Rfc8
19. c3 Qa5
20. Qd1 5:18 h6 5:33
21. R3a1 f5
22. f3 Bg5
23. Bxg5 hg:
24. Qd3 g6
25. Qe3 5:32 f4 5:39
26. Qd3 Kf7
27. Qd1 Qb6+
28. Kh1 Qxb2
29. Rab1 Rxc3
30. Rxc3 5:38 Qxc3 5:49
31. Rxb7+ Kf6
32. h4 Rh8
33. g3 fg:
34. Rb6 Rxh4+
35. Kg2 5:42 Qc5 5:57
36. Qg1 Rh2+ 5:57
37. resigns 5:44
Game #791
Metro West Open, Watertown, MA
June 9, 1991
Open Section
40/1, SD/30
Round 4
Bobby Seltzer (2267) vs. Arnold Dubow (2200)
draw
1. e4 4:59 e6 4:59
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Bg5 Be7
5. e5 5:00 Nfd7 4:59
6. Bxe7 Qxe7
7. f4 0-0
8. Nf3 c5
9. Bd3 cd:
10. Nb5 5:07 f6 5:08
11. Nc7 Nxe5
12. Nxa8 Nxf3+
13. Qxf3 b6
14. 0-0 Qb7
15. Qh5 5:28 f5 5:28
16. Nxb6 Qxb6
17. Qe2 Nd7
18. a4 Nf6
19. Rfb1 Ne4
20. Bxe4 5:43 fe: 5:32
21. a5 Qb4
22. g3 d3
23. cd: Ba6
24. Qe1 Qd4+
25. Qf2 5:52 Qxd3 5:45
26. Qxa7 d4
27. Re1 e3
28. Rad1 5:58 Qc2 5:52
29. Qxa6 Qf2+
30. Kh1 Qf3+
31. Kg1 draw
Game #792
U.S. Junior (Closed) Championship, Bloomington, IL
June 18, 1991
Round Robin
40/2, 20/1
Round 1
Jesse Kraai (2337) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2267)
draw
1. d4 3:59 Nf6 3:59
2. c4 c5
3. d5 b5
4. cb: a6
5. ba: 3:59 g6 3:59
6. Nc3 Bxa6
7. e4 Bxf1
8. Kxf1 d6
9. Nf3 Bg7
10. g3 4:02 Nbd7 4:07
11. h3 0-0
12. Kg2 Qa5
13. Re1 Nb6
14. e5 Nfd7
15. Bg5 4:37 Nxe5 4:30
16. Bxe7 Rfe8
17. Bxd6 Nec4
18. Rxe8+ Rxe8
19. Bc7 Nxb2
20. Qc2 4:48 Qxc3 4:53
21. Qxc3 Bxc3
22. Bxb6 Na4
23. Rc1 Bb2
24. Rc2 o.d.4:49 draw 5:57
Game #793
U.S. Junior (Closed) Championship, Bloomington, IL
June 19, 1991
Round Robin
40/2, 20/1
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (2267) vs. R. O. Mitchell (2180)
loss
1. e4 3:59 c5 4:03
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 cd:
4. Nxd4 g6
5. c4 4:06 Nf6 4:06
6. Nc3 Nxd4
7. Qxd4 d6
8. Bg5 Bg7
9. Be2 0-0
10. 0-0 4:21 Be6 4:15
11. Rac1 4:29 Nd5 4:44
12. Qd2 Nxc3
13. bc: 4:37 Rc8 5:12
14. Rb1 Qd7
15. Rb4 4:51 Rc6 5:17
16. f4 4:59 Rfc8 5:40
17. f5 5:11 Bxc4 5:40
18. fg: hg:
19. Bxc4 Rxc4
20. Qd5 5:29 e6 5:42
21. Qxc4 Rxc4
22. Rxc4 b5
23. Rb4 a5
24. Rbb1 Bxc3
25. Rfd1 5:42 Qc6 5:44
26. Rbc1 b4
27. e5 Qc5+
28. Kh1 Qxe5
29. Bd8 Qf4
30. Rf1 5:46 Qc4 5:47
31. Bf6 e5
32. a3 Kf8
33. ab: ab:
34. Rfd1 Qe6
35. Bg5 5:57 d5 5:52
36. Bh6+ Kg8
37. Bd2 d4
38. Bxc3 bc:
39. Ra1 Qc4
40. Ra8+ 5:59 Kg7 5:55
41. resigns 6:09
Game #794
U.S. Junior (Closed) Championship, Bloomington, IL
June 20, 1991
Round Robin
40/2, 20/1
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (2267) vs. Michael Braude (2425)
loss
1. e4 3:59 c5 3:59
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 cd:
4. Nxd4 e5
5. Nb5 4:00 d6 3:59
6. c4 4:04 Be7 3:59
7. Nbc3 a6
8. Na3 Be6
9. Nd5 Rc8
10. Bd3 4:19 Bg5 4:01
11. 0-0 4:26 Bxc1 4:01
12. Rxc1 Nf6
13. Nc2 0-0
14. f4 4:43 ef: 4:14
15. Rxf4 4:47 Nd7 4:26
16. Nce3 Nde5
17. Bb1 Qg5
18. h4 5:01 Qh6 4:36
19. Nf5 Bxf5
20. ef: 5:02 Rfe8 4:51
21. g3 5:13 Nd7 5:05
22. b3 Nf6
23. Kf2 Re5
24. Nc3 Rce8
25. Qh1 5:43 Nh5 5:18
26. Re4 Qd2+
27. Kf3 5:50 Rxe4 5:19
28. Nxe4 5:51 Ne5 mate 5:19
Game #795
U.S. Junior (Closed) Championship, Bloomington, IL
June 21, 1991
Round Robin
40/2, 20/1
Round 4
James Schuyler (2338) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2267)
draw
1. e4 4:15 c5 3:59
2. Nf3 d6
3. g3 Nc6
4. Bg2 g6
5. 0-0 4:17 Bg7 4:00
6. Re1 Rb8
7. c3 e5
8. Na3 f5
9. d4 fe:
10. Bg5 4:50 Nge7 4:16
11. Rxe4 4:56 cd: 4:22
12. cd: d5
13. Rxe5 5:12 Nxe5 4:28
14. Nxe5 0-0
15. Qb3 5:19 Bf6 4:35
16. Bh6 Re8
17. Qf3 5:32 Nf5 4:40
18. Ng4 5:37 Bh8 5:10
19. Bf4 Nxd4
20. Qxd5+ 5:44 Be6 5:26
21. Nh6+ 5:48 Kg7 5:32
22. Qe5+ Qf6
23. Qxf6+ Kxf6
24. Bxb8 Rxb8
25. h3 5:51 Kg5 5:36
26. Ng4 Ne2+
27. Kf1 Bxb2
28. Re1 Bxa3
29. f4+ Kh5
30. Nf6+ 5:56 Kh6 5:40
31. Kxe2 Bxa2
32. Rd1 5:58 Be6 5:42
33. g4 Kg7
34. g5 b5
35. Bd5 5:58 Bf5 5:45
36. Be4 Bxe4
37. Nxe4 Rb7
38. Nf6 Re7+
39. Kf3 h5
40. f5 5:59 gf: 5:53
41. h4 6:03 Kg6 6:16
42. Nd5 Rb7
43. Nf4+ 6:09 Kh7 6:20
44. g6+ Kh6
45. Rd3 6:14 Bb2 6:23
46. Rd5 6:20 Bc1 6:30
47. Nd3 o.d. Bd2
48. Nc5 6:28 Rc7 6:38
49. g7 Rxg7
50. Rxd2 6:30 Rg4 6:44
51. Rd6+ Kg7
52. Ne6+ 6:40 Kf7 6:50
53. Nf4 Rxh4
54. Ra6 Rh1
55. Rxa7+ 6:42 Kf6 6:53
56. Rb7 Rb1
57. Nd5+ Kg5
58. Rg7+ 6:52 Kh4 6:57
59. Rg2 Rf1+ o.d.
60. draw
Game #796
U.S. Junior (Closed) Championship, Bloomington, IL
June 24, 1991
Round Robin
40/2, 20/1
Round 5
Bobby Seltzer (2267) vs. Alex Sherzer (2583)
loss
1. e4 3:59 c5 3:59
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 cd:
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 3:59 d6 3:59
6. Bg5 e6
7. Qd2 Be7
8. 0-0-0 0-0
9. Nb3 Qb6
10. f3 4:04 Rd8 4:01
11. Kb1 Qc7
12. Bb5 4:22 a6 4:04
13. Bxc6 bc:
14. g4 Rb8
15. h4 4:30 c5 4:09
16. Rdg1 4:32 d5 4:24
17. e5 Ne8
18. Qh2 4:47 c4 4:30
19. Bxe7 Qxe7
20. Nd4 4:54 Qa3 4:38
21. Nd1 c3
22. b3 Qc5
23. Ne2 d4
24. Nf2 a5
25. Nd3 5:02 Qa3 4:48
26. Qf4 Ba6
27. Nec1 Nc7
28. h5 5:14 Nd5 4:57
29. Qg5 h6
30. Qh4 5:15 Bxd3 4:59
31. Nxd3 5:19 Nb4 5:00
32. resigns
Game #797
U.S. Junior (Closed) Championship, Bloomington, IL
June 25, 1991
Round Robin
40/2, 20/1
Round 6
Vadim Tsemekhman (2435) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2267)
loss
1. d4 3:59 Nf6 3:59
2. c4 c5
3. d5 b5
4. cb: a6
5. b6 3:59 a5 4:00
6. Nc3 Ba6
7. e4 Bxf1
8. Kxf1 d6
9. Qa4+ Nbd7
10. b7 4:04 Rb8 4:14
11. Qc6 Qb6
12. Qc8+ Qd8
13. Qxd8+ Rxd8
14. Bd2 Nb6
15. f3 4:17 Nc4 4:25
16. Bc1 Rb8
17. Na4 Rxb7
18. b3 Nb6
19. Nxb6 Rxb6
20. Bd2 4:20 Ra6 4:37
21. Ne2 g6
22. Nc3 Bg7
23. Rc1 Nd7
24. Na4 0-0
25. Ke2 4:23 Nb6 4:50
26. Nxb6 Rxb6
27. Rc4 Ra8
28. Ra4 Bf6
29. Rc1 Kf8
30. Rc2 4:25 Rba6 5:16
31. Kd3 e6
32. Kc4 Ke8
33. Be1 4:30 Bd8 5:25
34. h4 Ke7
35. g4 4:35 h6 5:34
36. Bd2 h5
37. gh: gh:
38. Be1 4:35 e5 5:44
39. Rg2 Bc7
40. Bd2 4:37 Rh8 5:46
41. Rg5 Kf8
42. Be1 4:43 Bd8 5:59
43. Rg2 Rg8
44. Rxg8+ Kxg8
45. a3 4:43 Ra8 6:14
46. Kb5 Rc8 o.d.
47. Rc4 Kf8
48. Rc2 Rb8+
49. Ka4 f6
50. Rg2 4:53 Kf7 6:26
51. Bd2 4:55 f5 6:46
52. ef: Bxh4
53. Rh2 4:56 Bd8 6:53
54. Rxh5 Kf6
55. Rh8 Kxf5
56. Rf8+ 5:02 Kg6 6:58
57. Bxa5 Bc7
58. Rxb8 Bxb8
59. Kb5 c4
60. Kxc4 5:03 Kf5 6:59 resigns
Game #798
U.S. Junior (Closed) Championship, Bloomington, IL
June 26, 1991
Round Robin
40/2, 20/1
Round 7
Bobby Seltzer (2267) vs. Matthew Morgan (2330)
loss
1. e4 3:59 d6 3:59
2. d4 Nf6
3. Nc3 g6
4. f4 Bg7
5. Nf3 4:00 0-0 4:00
6. Bd3 Na6
7. 0-0 4:04 Nd7 4:05
8. d5 4:20 c6 4:09
9. Kh1 Nac5
10. Qe1 4:27 Nxd3 4:11
11. cd: cd:
12. Nxd5 e6
13. Nc3 a6
14. f5 4:32 ef: 4:21
15. ef: 4:35 Nc5 4:23
16. fg: 4:44 fg: 4:24
17. Bg5 Qa5
18. Qh4 Rf5
19. Bd8 5:04 b6 4:51
20. Ng5 5:24 h6 4:54
21. Qc4+ 5:30 Kh8 4:56
22. Nf7+ Kh7
23. Nxd6 Be6
24. Qh4 5:39 g5 5:04
25. Bxg5 5:39 Rxg5 5:04
26. b4 Qa3
27. bc: Rg8
28. Qe4+ Rg6
29. Rab1 5:57 Qxc3
30. cb: Qc5
31. Nf7 Bd5
32. d4 Bxe4
33. dc: Bxg2+
34. Kg1 Bd4+
35. Rf2 5:58 Bh3+ 5:17
36. Kh1 Bxf2
37. b7 5:59 Bg2 mate 5:17
Game #799
U.S. Junior Open Championship, Bloomington, IL
June 22, 1991
Under Age 17 Section
40/100, SD/30
Round 1
Bobby Seltzer (2267) vs. Kevin Gough from Illinois (unrated)
win
1. e4 4:20 e6 4:20
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 c6
4. e5 b5
5. Bd3 4:21 Bb4 4:23
6. Qg4 Qa5
7. Bd2 g6
8. a3 Qa4
9. Nxa4 Bxd2+
10. Kxd2 4:24 ba: 4:28
11. h4 Nh6
12. Qf4 Nf5
13. g4 Ng7
14. Nf3 Ba6
15. Ng5 4:27 0-0 4:33
16. Nxh7 Kxh7
17. h5 Kg8
18. hg: Bxd3
19. Rh8+ Kxh8
20. Qh6+ 4:28 Kg8 4:35
21. Qh7 mate
Game #800
U.S. Junior Open Championship, Bloomington, IL
June 22, 1991
Under Age 17 Section
40/100, SD/30
Round 2
Jonathan Bender from Wisconsin (1575) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2267)
win
1. d4 4:20 Nf6 4:20
2. Nf3 b5
3. Bf4 e6
4. Nbd2 d5
5. e3 4:21 b4 4:21
6. Bd3 c5
7. c3 Be7
8. 0-0 0-0
9. Qc2 Ba6
10. c4 4:31 Nc6 4:22
11. Rfd1 h6
12. Rac1 Nh5
13. Bg3 Nxg3
14. hg: cd:
15. Nxd4 4:41 Nxd4 4:26
16. ed: Rc8
17. c5 Bxd3
18. Qxd3 Qa5
19. a3 Rb8
20. Rc2 4:53 Rb7 4:31
21. Rb1 Rfb8
22. Rcc1 Bg5
23. Rd1 Bxd2
24. Qxd2 Qa4
25. Qd3 5:14 ba: 4:44
26. ba: Rb3
27. Rxb3 Rxb3
28. Qc2 Rxa3
29. Qxa4 Rxa4
30. Rc1 5:18 Rb4 4:49
31. Kf1 Kf8
32. c6 Rb8
33. Ra1 Rc8
34. Ra6 Rc7
35. Ke2 5:24 Ke7 4:50
36. Ke3 Kd6
37. Kf3 f6
38. Kg4 e5
39. de:+ fe:
40. Kf5 5:30 e4 4:43
41. Kf4 g5+
42. Kf5 Rf7+
43. Kg4 Rxf2
44. c7+ Kxc7
45. Rxa7+ 6:07 Kc6 5:27
46. Ra6+ Kc5
47. Rxh6 e3
48. Rh1 e2
49. Re1 d4 5:28
50. resigns 6:08