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 10, grade 5 to age 11, grade 6
March 1986 to August 1986
1852 to 1880
34 wins
5 draws
21 losses
highest rated player beaten 1982
highest rated player drawn 2109
Framingham Spring open 2-2
Mass. Schol. 5-Player Dist. upper elementary 3-0 first
BC Open open 2*-2*
Mass. Schol. 5-Player Finals upper elementary 3-0 first
Lowell Open open 2*-1*
Nat. Elementary Champ. elementary 5*-1* tied 7th
Central NE Open class A 3*-2*
Pawn Eater open 1-2
Framingham Octagonal 0-3
World Open under 2000 5-3
U.S. Junior Open under age 12 5*-1* tied first
Sat. Swiss open 2-2
Game #181
March 16, 1986
Rhode Island State Championship
Premier Section
45/2, 25/1
Round 4
Bobby Seltzer (1852) vs. Walter Winarski (1798)
draw
1 e4 b6
2 d4 Bb7
3 Nc3 e6
4 f4 Bb4
5 Bd3 Nf6
6 Qe2 d5
7 e5 Ne4
8 Bxe4 d5xe4
9 Qe3 f5
10 e5xf6 e.p. g7xf6
11 Qh3 Qd7
12 Ne2 f5
13 Bd2 a6
14 a3 Bf8
15 Nd1 Nc6
16 Bc3 Rg8
17 Ne3 000
18 000 Qf7
19 g4 Ne7
20 Rhf1 Nd5
21 g4xf5 e6xf5f:
22 Qxf5+ Qxf5
23 Nxf5 Rg2
24 Rde1 Rxh2
25 Bd2 Rg2
26 Nc3 Nf6
27 Rg1 Rxg1
28 Rxg1 Bd6
29 Rg7 Rg8
30 Rxg8+ Nxg8
31 Nxd6+ c7xd6d:
32 draw
Game #182
March 18, 1986
Framingham Spring Swiss, Framingham, Mass.
Open section
40/90
Round 1
Bobby Seltzer (1852) vs. Herb Weisberg (1609)
win
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 c5xd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 a6
6. Bg5 e6
7. f4 Be7
8. Qd2 00
9. Bd3 Nc6
10. Nb3 h6
11. h4 Nh7
12. Bxe7 Qxe7
13. g4 b5
14. g5 h5
15. 000 b4
16. Ne2 e5
17. f5 g6
18. Bc4 Rd8
19. f5xg6 Be6
20. g6xh7+ Kxh7
21. Bd5 Rac8
22. Ng3 Bg4
23. Rdf1 Rf8
24. Rf6 Kg7
25. Rhf1 Nd8
26. g6 Qxf6
27. Rxf6 Kxf6
28. Qg5+ Kg7
29. g6xf7+ resigns
Game #183
March 1986
Massachusetts Scholastic FivePlayer District
Northeast District
Upper Elementary Section
Round 1
Jerry Hedrick (new) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1852)
win
1. e4 c5
2. Qh5 Nf6
3. Qxc5 Nxe4
4. Qe3 d5
5. Bb5+ Nc6
6. Nf3 Bd7
7. 00 e6
8. d4 Bd6
9. Nc3 Nf6
10. Bd2 Qc7
11. Rfe1 00
12. Qd3 Nb4
13. Qe2 Nc6
14. Ne5 Nxd4
15. Qe3 Nxc2
16. Qe2 Nxe1
17. Rxe1 Bxe5
18. Qxe5 Qxe5
19. Rxe5 Bxb5
20. Nxb5 Ne4
21. Bb4 Rfc8
22. Kf1 Rc1+
23. Be1 Rac8
24. Nxa7 Rc8c2
25. f3 Nd2+
26. Kf2 Nc4+
27. Re2 Nxb2
28. Kf1 Nd3
29. f4 Rxe2
30. Kxe2 Nxe1
31. Kd2 Ra1
32. Nc8 Nxg2
33. Ne7+ Kf8
34. Nc8 Rxa2+
35. Kc3 Nxf4
36. Kb4 Rc2
37. Kb3 Rxc8
38. resigns
Game #184
March 1986
Massachusetts Scholastic FivePlayer District
Northeast District
Upper Elementary Section
Round 2
Greg Terris (1244) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1852)
win
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 e6
3. Nc3 Nc6
4. d4 c5xd4
5. Nxd4 a6
6. Nxc6 b7xc6
7. Bf4 Nf6
8. Be2 d5
9. e4xd5 c6xd5
10. 00 Be7
11. Be5 00
12. Bxf6 Bxf6
13. Qd3 a5
14. Bd1 Ba6
15. Nb5 Qb6
16. a4 Rfb8
17. c4 d5xc4
18. Qxc4 Bxb5
19. a4xb5 Qxb5
20. Qxb5 Rxb5
21. Bf3 Rab8
22. Rab1 Rxb2
23. Rxb2 Rxb2
24. Rc1 g6
25. g3 Bd4
26. Rf1 a4
27. Bc6 a3
28. Bf3 a2
29. Ra1 Rb1+
30. Rxb1 a2xb1(Q)+
31. Kg2 Qc2
32. Kh3 Qxf2
33. Bg2 Qf5+
34. g4 Qd3+
35. Kh4 Bf6+
36. g5 Qd4+
37. Kh3 Qe3+
38. Kh4 Qxg5+
39. Kh3 Qh5+
40. Kg3 Be7
41. resigns
Game #185
March 1986
Massachusetts Scholastic FivePlayer District
Northeast District
Upper Elementary Section
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (1852) vs. Brendan O'Shea (1300)
win
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 Nf6
4. Ng5 Bc5
5. Nxf7 Qe7
6. Nxh8 Nd8
7. Nc3 Qf8
8. d3 Qxh8
9. Bg5 Nc6
10. Bxf6 g7xf6
11. Qh5+ Kd8
12. Qf7 Qf8
13. Qxf8+ Bxf8
14. Nd5 Bg7
15. 000 d6
16. f4 Bd7
17. Rhf1 Rc8
18. f4xe5 Nxe5
19. Nxf6 Bxf6
20. Rxf6 Nxc4
21. Rf8+ Ke7
22. Rxc8 Bxc8
23. d3xc4 b6
24. Kd2 Bb7
25. Kd3 Ke6
26. Rf1 Ke5
27. Rf5+ Ke6
28. Rh5 d5
29. c4xd5+ Kd6
30. Rxh7 Ba6+
31. c4 Bc8
32. h4 Ke5
33. Rxc7 Bg4
34. Rg7 Bc8
35. g4 a5
36. h5 Kf6
37. h6 a4
38. Kd4 a3
39. g5 mate
Game #186
March 25, 1986
Framingham Spring Swiss, Framingham, Mass.
Open section
40/90
Round 2
Jorge Godoy (1961) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1852)
loss
1 d4 Nf6
2 c4 c5
3 d5 d6
4 Nc3 g6
5 e4 Bg7
6 Bd3 00
7 Nge2 e6
8 00 Re8
9 Bg5 Bd7? (1)
10 f4 Qc7
11 f5 (2) Ng4
12 f6 (3) Bh8
13 h3 Ne5
14 b3 a6
15 Bc2 b5
16 c4xb5 a6xb5
17 Nf4 Qa5
18 Nce2 Qb6
19 d5xe6 f7xe6
20 Kh1 Nf7
21 Nxg6 h7xg6
22 h4 Nc6
23 Nf4 Nce5
24 Nd3 Rf8
25 Nxe5 Nxe5
26 h5 g6xh5
27 Qxh5 Rf7
28 Rf2 Rh7 (4)
29 Bh6 Rf8
30 f7+ (5) Nxf7 (6)
31 Rxf7 Rf8xf7
32 e5 Rf5 (7)
33 Bxf5 e6xf5
34 e6 Rxh6 (8)
35 Qxh6 Bxa1
36 Qg6+ Bg7
37 e6xd7 Qa5
38 Qe8+ Kh7
39 d8(Q) Qb4
40 Qh5+ Bh6
41 Qe7+ resigns
(1) never good in the Benoni; a knight belongs on this square
(2) e5 would be far better
(3) d5xe6 would be far better; it refutes Ng4
(4) Nf7 would be better for black
(5) 30 Qg5+ Kf7
31 Qg7+ probably wins for white
refutation =
30 .... Bg7 and Kg8 gets white out of trouble
(6) Rxf7 is better
(7) Bxe5 is better
(8) Bxa1 wins easily for black
Game #187
April 1, 1986
Framingham Spring Swiss, Framingham, Mass.
Open section
40/90
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (1852) vs. Bob Jordan (1796)
win
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6
3. a3 d5
4. Nc3 Be7
5. Bf4 c6
6. Nf3 dc:
7. a4 Nd5
8. Be5 Nxc3
9. b2xc3 00
10. Rb1 Nd7
11. e3 Qa5
12. Qc2 b5
13. h4 a6
14. Ng5 g6
15. Nxh7 Nxe5
16. d4xe5 f5
17. e5xf6 Rxf6
18. Nxf6+ Bxf6
19. Qxg6+ Bg7
20. h5 Qxc3+
21. Ke2 Qf6
22. Qe8+ Kh7
23. Qxc6 Rb8
24. h6 resigns
Game #188
April 5, 1986
Boston College Open, Newton, Mass.
Open Section
50/90, 25/1
Round 1
Bobby Seltzer (1852) vs. Rob Huntington (1962)
loss
1. d4 Nc6
2. d5 Ne5
3. e4 e6
4. d5xe6 f7xe6
5. Qh5+ Neg6
6. e5 Bc5
7. Bd3 Qh4
8. Bxg6+ h7xg6+
9. Qxg6+ Kf8
10. Nh3 Qd4
11. Qg5 Rxh3
12. Be3 Rxe3+
13. f2xe3 Qxe3+
14. Qxe3 Bxe3
15. Nc3 Bd4
16. Nb5 Bxe5
17. 00+ Ke7
18. Rf3 a6
19. Re1 Bxh2+
20. Kxh2 a6xb5
21. Ref1 Nf6
22. Rg3 Kf7
23. Rc3 Ra4
24. b3 Ra6
25. g4 Ke7
26. g5 Ne8
27. Rcf3 Nd6
28. Rf8 Ra8
29. g6 b6
30. Rf3 Bb7
31. Rxa8 Bxa8
32. Rh3 Be4
33. Rg3 Nf5
34. Rh3 Kf6
35. Rh8 Ne7
36. Rd8 Bc6
37. Kg3 Kxg6
38. Kf4 d6
39. Rf8 b4
40. Ke3 Nd5+
41. Kf2 Kg5
42. Rf7 g6
43. Kg3 e5
44. Rf2 e4
45. a3 b4xa3
46. c4 Nb4
47. Rf1 a2
48. Ra1 e3
49. resigns
Game #189 interesting
April 5, 1986
Boston College Open
Open Section
40/90, 25/1
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (1852) vs. Wayne Brown (1967)
win
1 d4 Nf6
2 c4 c5
3 d5 e5
4 Nc3 d6
5 e4 Be7
6 f4 e5xf4
7 Bxf4 00
8 Bd3 Re8
9 Nf3 a6
10 00 Nbd7
11 a4 Nh5
12 Bd2 g6
13 Qe1 Bf8
14 Kh1 Ne5
15 Nxe5 Rxe5
16 Qf2 Qc7
17 h3 Bg7
18 g4 Qe7
19 g4xh5 Rxh5
20 Be2 Rxh3+
21 Kg2 Bd4
22 Qe1 Be5
23 Bf3 Rh2+
24 Kg1 Bh3
25 Rf2 Bg3
26 Rxh2 Bxe1
27 Rxe1 Qd7
28 e5 d6xe5
29 Rxe5 Bg4
30 Bg2 Re8
31 Ne4! Qxa4
32 Rxe8+ Kg7
33 Bh6 mate
Game #190
April 6, 1986
Boston College Open
Open Section
40/90, 25/1
Round 3
Alejandro Beltran, 1932 vs. Bobby Seltzer (1852)
win
1 Nf3 Nf6
2 g3 g6
3 Bg2 Bg7
4 c4 d6
5 d4 c5
6 Nc3 c5xd4
7 Nxd4 a6
8 00 Qc7
9 Nd5 Nxd5
10 c4xd5 b5
11 Be3 Bb7
12 Qd2 00
13 a4 b5xa4
14 Rxa4 Nd7
15 Rc1 Qd8
16 Nc6 Qe8
17 Qb4 Bc8
18 f4 Nf6
19 Bd4 Bd7
20 Qb6 e6
21 d5xe6 Bxe6
22 Qb7 Bd7 22. Rxa6 looks better
23 e3 Nd5
24 e4 Bxc6
25 Qxc6 Rc8
26 Qxc8 Qxa4
27 Qc4 Bxd4+
28 Kh1 Qxc4
29 Rxc4 Bxb2
30 e4xd5 a5
31 Rc6 Ba3
32 Ra6 Bb4
33 Bf1 Rc8
34 Bb5 Rc2
35 Ra8+ Kg7
36 Ra7 Rd2
37 Bc6 Kf6 37. Be8 looks better
38 Be8 Kf5
39 Rc7 Bc5
40 Rxf7+ Kg4
41 Re7 Rd1+
42 Kg2 Rg1 mate
Both players had less than two minutes left when the game ended.
Game #191
April 6, 1986
Boston College Open
Open Section
40/90, 25/1
Round 4
Bobby Seltzer (1852) vs. Dan Bartley (2081)
loss
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 c5xd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 e6
6. Bc4 a6
7. 00 Be7
8. Bg5? b5
9. Bb3 00
10. Qd3 Qc7
11. a4 b4
12. Na2 Qb7
13. f3 Nc6
14. Be3 Ne5
15. Qe2 Rd8
16. f4 Neg4
17. e5 d6xe5
18. f4xe5 Nxe3
19. e5xf6 Bc5
20. c3 bc:
21. bc: Nxf1
22. Rxf1 Bxd4+
23. c3xd4 Qxb3
24. Qh5 Qe3+
25. Kh1 g6
26. Qc5 Qxd4
27. Qc6 Qd5
28. Qc7 Bb7
29. Ra1 Qxg2 mate
Game #192
April 6, 1986
Boston College Open
Open Section
40/90, 25/1
Round 5
Alex Cacas (1894) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1852)
draw
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 e6
3. d4 c5xd4
4. Nxd4 a6
5. Nc3 b5
6. a3 Qc7
7. Be3 Nf6
8. Be2 Bb7
9. f3 Bc5
10. Qd2 Qb6
11. b4 Bxd4
12. Bxd4 Qc7
13. Bc5 Nc6
14. Bxb5 d5
15. 00 a6xb5
16. Nxb5 Qd7
17. Nd6+ Kd8
18. Bb6+ Ke7
19. Bc5 Kd8
20. Bb6+ Ke7
21. Bc5 draw
Game #193
April 8, 1986
Framingham Spring Swiss
Open Section
40/90, 15/30, SD/30
Round 4
Alejandro Beltran (1933) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1852)
loss
1 d4 d5
2 Nf3 Bf5
3 c4 c6
4 e3 Nd7
5 Nc3 Nf6
6 Bd3 Bxd3
7 Qxd3 e6
8 00 Be7
9 Re1 00
10 e4 d5xe4
11 Nxe4 Nb6
12 Bf4 Rc8
13 Rad1 c5
14 b3 Nxe4
15 Qxe4 c5xd4
16 Rxd4 Qe8
17 Qxb7 Bc5
18 Rd3 f5
19 Ne5 Qe7
20 Qf3 g5
21 Qg3 h6
22 Ng6 Qf7
23 Nxf8 Rxf8
24 Be5 Kh7
25 Red1 f4
26 Qg4 Rg8
27 Rd8 h5
28 Qe2 Rxd8
29 Rxd8 Kg6
30 Qe4+ Qf5
31 Rg8+ Kh7
32 Rg7+ Kh6
33 Qxf5 e6xf5
34 Rxa7 Kg6
35 b4 Bxb4
36 Ra6 Bc5
37 Bc7 time
The time control was 40/90; after 14 moves, Bobby had just 5
minutes left.
Game #194
April 21, 1986
Harvard B Team vs. Pawns of Fate (Metropolitan Chess League)
50/2, 25/1
Bobby Seltzer (1852) vs. Ray Birt (1832)
win
1 e4 e5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 Bb5 a6
4 Ba4 Nf6
5 00 Be7
6 Re1 b5
7 Bb3 d6
8 c3 00
9 d4 Bg4 9. a6 better (keep the bishop out)
10 Qd3 Bxf3 10. alternatives for white are d5 or Be3
11 g2xf3 Na5
12 Bc2 c5 12. ... Nh5 (heading for f4), and white should
13 d5 c4 play f4 at the first opportunity
14 Qf1 Qd7
15 Qg2 Nh5
16 Kh1 Kh8
17 Nd2 Nf4
18 Qg3 Rg8?!
19 Nf1 g5
20 Ne3 h5
21 Nf5 Bf6
22 b4? c4xb3 (e.p.) 22. why wait? Bxf4 wins
23 a2xb3 Nb7
24 b4 Qc7
25 Bd2 a5
26 Rab1 a5xb4
27 Rxb4 Ra2
28 Bxf4 e5xf4
29 Qh3 h4
30 Qg4 Rg6
31 e5 Qxc3
32 Rbb1 Qxc2
33 e5xf6 Ra8
34 Qh5+ Kg8
35 Ne7+ Kf8
36 Qh8+ Rg8
37 Qxg8 mate
The time control was 50/2. After 28 moves, Bobby had 10 minutes
left. At the end of the game, he had
less than 5.
Game #195
April 13, 1986
Massachusetts Scholastic FivePlayer Team Finals
Upper Elementary Section
40/1, SD/30
Round 1
Bobby Seltzer (1852) vs. Jamison Hines (new)
win
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Bxc6 cd:
5. 00 Bc5
6. Nxe5 f6
7. Qh5+ g6
8. Nxg6 Qe7
9. Nxe7 Kxe7
10. Qxc5+ d6
11. Qxc6 Bd7
12. Qxa8 h5
13. d4 Rh6
14. Qxg8 Be6
15. Qg7+ Bf7
16. Bxh6 c6
17. Nc3 a5
18. d5 c5
19. Nb5 Ke8
20. Qf8+ Kd7
21. Qxf7+ Kc8
22. Qc7 mate
Game #196
April 13, 1986
Massachusetts Scholastic FivePlayer Team Finals
Upper Elementary Section
40/1, SD/30
Round 2
Brendan O'Shea (1300) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1852)
win
1. e4 e6
2. Nc3 d5
3. e5 c5
4. Bb5+ Bd7
5. Bxd7+ Qxd7
6. Qe2 Nc6
7. Nf3 Nb4
8. Qd1 d4
9. Ne4 d3
10. Nxc5 Bxc5
11. c3 Nc2+
12. Kf1 Nxa1
13. Nd4 Bxd4
14. c3xd4 Qxd4
15. Qf3 Rc8
16. Qd1 Qc5
17. g3 Qxc1
18. Kg2 Qxd1
19. Rxd1 Nc2
20. Rc1 Ne7
21. b3 Nd5
22. Kf3 Nd4+
23. Kg2 Rxc1
24. Kh3 00
22. Nd5+ Kg2
25. b4 Nxb4
26. a3 Nd5
27. a4 Rg1
28. a5 Nf3
29. Kg4 Nxd2
30. Kh3 Nc4
31. a6 d2
32. a6xb5 d1(Q)
33. b8(Q) Qh5 mate
Game #197
April 13, 1986
Massachusetts Scholastic FivePlayer Team Finals
Upper Elementary Section
40/1, SD/30
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (1852) vs. Matt Tanama, 1000
win
1 e4 e6
2 d4 Qh4
3 Nc3 e5
4 Nf3 Qd8
5 Nxe5 d6
6 Nf3 Bg4
7 h3 Bh5
8 Bc4 Bxf3
9 Qxf3 Nc6
10 Qxf7 mate
Game #198
April 26, 1986
Lowell Open, Lowell, Mass.
40/1, 30/30, SD/30
Round 1
Bobby Seltzer (1852) vs. John Curdo (2420)
loss
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 d6
5. h3 f5
6. d4 f5xe4
7. Nxe5 d6xe5
8. Qh5+ Ke7
9. d4xe5 g6
10. Qh4+ Kf7
11. Qxe4 Bf5
12. Qc4+ Be6
13. Qf4+ Kg7
14. Nc3 Qd4
15. Qxd4 Nxd4
16. Be3 Nf5
17. Bg5 h6
18. Bd2 c5
19. b4 b5
20. Bxb5 a6xb5
21. g4 Nd4
22. Kd1 c5xb4
23. Ne4 b3
24. c2xb3 Bxb3+
25. Ke1 Nc2+
26. Ke2 Bc4+
27. Kf3 Nxa1
28. Rxa1 Ra3+
29. Be3 Bd5
30. Rd1 Ne7
31. Rd4 g5
32. Kg3 Bxe4
33. Rxe4 Ra4
34. Bd4 Nc6
35. resigns
Game #199
April 26, 1986
Lowell Open, Lowell, Mass.
40/1, 30/30, SD/30
Round 2
Bernie Gray (1619) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1852)
win
1. c4 e5
2. Nc3 Nf6
3. g3 d5
4. c4xd5 Nxd5
5. Bg2 Be6
6. Qc2 c5
7. e3 Nc6
8. a3 f5
9. Nge2 c4
10. 00 Nc7
11. f4 e4
12. a4 Nb4
13. Qd1 a5
14. Nd4 Nd3
15. Nxe6 Nxe6
16. b3 c4xb3
17. Qxb3 Nd3c5
18. Qa2 h5
19. Nb5 h4
20. Ba3 h4xg3
21. h3 Qd7
22. Rfd1 g5
23. d4 e4xd3 e.p.
24. f4xg5 Nxg5
25. Qd5 Qxd5
26. Bxd5 Kd7
27. Bxc5 Bxc5
28. Rxd3 Ke7
29. Bxb7 Rd8
30. Rad1 Rxd3
31. Rxd3 Rd8
32. Rxd8 Kxd8
33. Kg2 Bxe3
34. Kxg3 f4+
35. Kg4 Ne6
36. Kf3 Nc5
37. time
Game #200
April 26, 1986
Lowell Open, Lowell, Mass.
40/1, 30/30, SD/30
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (1852) vs. Judy Kramer (1032/15)
win
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 d6
3. Bc4 Nf6
4. Ng5 Qe7
5. Bxf7+ Kd7
6. Be6+ Ke8
7. Bxc8 b6 resigns -- walked away and never returned
Game #201
April 26, 1986
Lowell Open, Lowell, Mass.
40/1, 3/30, SD/30
Round 4
Joel Friedman (1808) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1852)
draw
1. e4 c5
2. Nc3 e6
3. g3 d5
4. Bg2 d4
5. Nce2 e5
6. d3 Bd6
7. f4 Nc6
8. Nf3 Nge7
9. 00 00
10. c3 d4xc3
11. b2xc3 Ng6
12. f5 Nge7
13. g4 Kh8
14. h4 f6
15. Ng3 Rg8
16. g5 Qe8
17. Nh2 g6
18. Ng4 Rf8
19. Nxf6 Qd8
20. Bh3 Ng8
21. Bg2 Nxf6
22. g5xf6 Qxf6 black has less than two minutes left
(time control = 40/1, 30/30
23. f5xg6 Qxg6
24. Rxf8 Bxf8
25. Qf3 Bg4
26. Qf2 Be7
moves missing (time trouble)
41. Rxh7 Rg3+
42. Ke4 Rg4+
43. Ke3 Rg3+
44. Ke4 Rg4+
45. draw
Game #202
May 3, 1986
National Elementary Championship, Charlotte, N.C.
Upper Elementary Section
30/1, 15/15
Round 1
Bobby Seltzer (1833) vs. Bill Elmore from Indiana (1256)
win
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nf6
3. Nxe5 Qe7
4. d4 Nxe4
5. Bd3 d6
6. Bxe4 d6xe5
7. d4xe5 Qxe5
8. 00 Qd6
9. Qe2 Be7
10. Re1 00
11. Bxh7+ Kxh7
12. Qxe7 Qxe7
13. Rxe7 Na6
14. Bf4 Rd8
15. Nc3 c6
16. Rxf7 Be6
17. Rxb7 Rd4
18. Be5 Rg4
19. Re1 Bf5
20. f3 Rg5
21. Ne4 Bxe4
22. Rxe4 Nc5
23. Rh4+ Kg8
24. Rb8+ Rxb8
25. Bxb8 Nd7
26. Bxa7 Ra5
27. Bd4 Rxa2
28. Rg4 Ra1+
29. Kf2 Ra4
30. Rxg7+ Kf8
31. Rxd7 Rc4
32. c3 Ra4
33. h4 Ra2
34. Rb7 Ra5
35. g4 c5
36. Be5 c4
37. Bd4 Ra1
38. h5 Rh1
39. h6 Rxh6
40. Bg7+ Kg8
41. Bxh6 Kh8
42. g5 Kg8
43. g6 Kh8
44. Rb8 mate
Game #203
May 3, 1986
National Elementary Championship, Charlotte, N.C.
Upper Elementary Section
30/1, 15/15
Round 2
Eric Young from Indiana (1359) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1833)
win
1. g3 d5
2. Bg2 e5
3. Nf3 e4
4. Nd4 c5
5. Nb3 Nc6
6. 00 c4
7. c3 c4xb3
8. Qxb3 Nf6
9. d4 Bd7
10. Na3 Na5
11. Qc2 Bxa3
12. b2xa3 Nc4
13. Qb3 Qc8
14. Rb1 Rb8
15. f3 e3
16. Rd1 00
17. Rd3 Bf5
18. f4 Bxd3
19. e2xd3 e2
20. Kf2 Re8
21. Be3 Nxe3
22. Bf3 Qh3
23. Bxe2 Qxh2+
24. Ke1 Neg4
25. Qd1 Rxe2+
26. Qxe2 Re8
27. Qxe8 Nxe8
28. Rxb7 Qf2+
29. Kd1 Ne3+
30. Kc1 Qc2 mate
Game #204
May 3, 1986
National Elementary Championship, Charlotte, N.C.
Upper Elementary Section
30/1, 15/15
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (1833) vs. Marc Jimenez from Arizona (1505)
win
1. e4 Nf6
2. e5 Nd5
3. d4 d6
4. c4 Nb6
5. f4 d6xe5
6. f4xe5 Nc6
7. Be3 Bf5
8. Nf3 Bg4
9. Be2 Bxf3
10. Bxf3 Qd7
11. c5 Nd5
12. Bg5 f6
13. e5xf6 e7xf6
14. Bh4 Qe6+
15. Kf2 Kf7
16. Re1 Qd7
17. Qb3 Rd8
18. Nc3 Nxd4
19. Qxd5+ Qxd5
20. Bxd5+ Kg6
21. Rad1 Bxc5
22. Na4 Nc2+
23. Nxc5 Nxe1
24. Kxe1 Rhe8+
25. Kf2 Re5
26. Nd3 Rf5+
27. Bf3 Kf7
28. Kg1 Rd4
29. Bf2 Ra4
30. Nc5 Re5
31. Nxa4 b6
32. Rd7+ Kg6
33. Rxc7 Ra5
34. Nc3 h5
35. Bd4 Kh6
36. Be4 Kg5
37. Be3+ Kh4
38. g3+ Kg4
39. Rxg7+ Rg5
40. Bxg5 f6xg5
41. Nd1 h4
42. Nf2+ Kh5
43. Rh7 mate
Game #205
May 3, 1986
National Elementary Championship, Charlotte, N.C.
Upper Elementary Section
30/1, 15/15
Round 4
David Kellerman from New York (1700) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1833)
draw
1. Nf3 Nf6
2. g3 g6
3. Bg2 Bg7
4. 00 00
5. d3 d6
6. e4 c5
7. Nc3 Bg4
8. Be3 Qd7
9. Qd2 Bh3
10. Ne2 Bxg2
11. Kxg2 Ng4
12. c3 Nxe3+
13. f2xe3 Nc6
14. d4 b6
15. Ng5 Qg4
16. h4 h6
17. Rf4 Qc8
18. Nh3 Qb7
19. Qd3 Nd8
20. Raf1 Rc8
21. Kg1 Qd7
22. Kh2 Qa4
23. Ra1 Nb7
24. b3 c4
25. Qd1 Qa6
26. b4 b5
27. Qc2 e5
28. Rf3 e5xd4
29. e3xd4 Rce8
30. Nf2 Qc6
31. d5 Qd7
32. Rd1 Re5
33. Nd4 Rh5
34. Kg2 g5
35. Nf5 g5xh4
36. g3xh4 Bf6
37. Rg3+ Kh8
38. Qe2 Rxf5
39. e4xf5 Qxf5
40. Qe4 Qxe4+
41. Nxe4 Bxh4
42. Rh3 Rg8+
43. Kh2 Rg4
44. Nd2 Rf4
45. Rf1 Bg5
46. Kg3 Rxf1
47. Nxf1 f5
48. Nh2 Nd8
49. Nf3 Kg7
50. Nh4 f4+
51. Kg4 Nf7
52. Nf5+ Kg6
53. Nh4+ draw
Game #206
May 4, 1986
National Elementary Championship, Charlotte, N.C.
Upper Elementary Section
30/1, 15/15
Round 5
Bobby Seltzer (1833) vs. Marc Berman from New York (1612)
win
1. d4 e6
2. Nf3 d5
3. c4 c6
4. c5 f5
5. Bf4 Nf6
6. Nc3 Be7
7. e3 Nbd7
8. Ng5 Nf8
9. Be2 Ng6
10. Bg3 00
11. h4 b6
12. c5xb6 Qxb6
13. Na4 Qa5+
14. Kf1 Ba6
15. Bxa6 Qxa6+
16. Kg1 Ng4
17. Nxe6 Rfc8
18. h5 Nh8
19. Nc7 Rxc7
20. Bxc7 Nf7
21. Bf4 Bg5
22. Bxg5 Nxg5
23. Qc2 Ne4
24. Nc5 Qc8
25. Nxe4 f5xe4
26. Rh4 Qe6
27. Rc1 Qf5
28. Qe2 Nf6
29. Rxc6 Rc8
30. Qc2 Rf8
31. Rc7 Ng4
32. Rxa7 Nxf2
33. Rf4 Nh3+
34. g2xh3 Qg5+
35. Qg2 resigns
Game #207 first Torre
May 4, 1986
National Elementary Championship, Charlotte, N.C.
Upper Elementary Section
30/1, 15/15
Round 6
Rafael Goldberg from N.C. (1671) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1833)
loss
1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 c5
3. c3 d5
4. Bg5 e6
5. e3 Nc6
6. Nbd2 Bd7
7. Bd3 Be7
8. 00 Rc8
9. Qe2 00
10. Ne5 Bd6
11. f4 c5xd4
12. e3xd4 a6
13. Rf3 h6?
14. Bxf6! resigns
Game #208
May 4, 1986
National Elementary Championship, Charlotte, N.C.
Upper Elementary Section
30/1, 15/15
Round 7
Bobby Seltzer (1833) vs. Eric Grabowski from Buffalo, NY (1544)
win
1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 e6
3. Bg5 Be7
4. e3 b6
5. Bd3 Bb7
6. 00 d5
7. Nbd2 c5
8. c3 Nc6
9. Ne5 00
10. f4 a6
11. Rf3 Nd7
12. Bxh7+ Kh8
13. Bxe7 Qxe7
14. Rh3 g6
15. Bxg6+ Kg7
16. Qh5? Rh8
17. Qg4 Ncxe5
18. f4xe5 f7xg6
19. Rg3 Rag8
20. Qxg6+ Kf8
21. Rf1+ resigns
Game #209
May 24, 1986
Central New England Open, Fitchburg, MA
Class A Section
45/2, 20/1
Round 1
Tony Jones (1939) vs. Robert Seltzer (1833)
win
1 e4 c5
2 Nf3 e6 Kann variation of the Sicilian Defense.
3 d4 c5xd4
4 Nxd4 a6
5 Be2 The main line is Bd3.
Nf6
6 Nc3 If e5, then Qa5+, winning the pawn. 6. Nc3
prevents that.
Qc7 Stopping the pawn advance e5.
7 Be3 b5 Threatening b4 on the next move, winning the e
pawn.
8 f3 d6
9 Qd2 Leaving the option of castling long.
Be7
10 00 Bb7
11 Na3 Almost totally a waste. a4 is a much better
move, although it equalizes: 11. a4 b4,
12. Na2 d5 (if 12. ... a5, Black gets in
trouble with 13. Nb5), 13. Nxb4 d5xe4,
14. f3xe4 Nxe4. And Black has a good game.
If 13. e4xd5, then Nxd5, guarding the b pawn.
If 13. Bf4, then e5, 14. Bg3 d6xe5, and Black
still has a good game.
00
12 Bd3 Nbd7
13 Rc1 d5
14 e4xd5 This move is forced.
Nxd5
15 Nxd5 Bxd5
16 Ne2 Rfd8 Hoping to get play on the open d file against
White's Queen.
17 Nf4 Bb7
18 Qf2 Hoping for an eventual Bb6. This move also gets
out of the way of the potential attack on
the d file.
Bd6
19 Qh4 Threatening h7
Nf6
20 Nh5 Probably a mistake.
Bxh2+
21 Kh1 If 21. Qxh2 Qxh2+, 22. Kxh2 Nxh5, White has
Bishop pair but Black is up a pawn.
Nd5
22 Nxg7 Bxh7+ doesn't work: 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7,
23. Nf6+ Kg6, 24. Nxd5 B or Pxd5, and
Black ends up ahead a piece because Qxh2 loses to
Rh8.
Nxe3 Kxg7 isn't as good: 22. ... Kxg7,
23. Qh6+ Kg8, 24. Bxh7+ Kh8,
25. Bg6+ Kg8, 26. Qh7+ Kf8,
27. Bh6+ Ke8, 28. Qg8+ Kd7,
29. Qf7+, and White gets compensation.
23 Qxh7+ Kf8
24 Nxe6 The idea being if f7xe6, then Qxc7. White
overlooked the fact that the Bishop at h2
guards
Black's Queen.
f7xe6
25 Qh6+ Qg7
26 Qxe3 Qh8
27 Qc5+ If not that move, White gets mated.
Bd6+
28 resigns
Game #210
May 24, 1986
Central New England Open, Fitchburg, MA
Class A Section
45/2, 20/1
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (1833) vs. Ranbir Singh (1982)
win
1 d4 Nf6
2 Nf3 e6
3 Bg5 d5
4 e3 Be7
5 Bd3 h6
6 Bh4 Nbd7
7 Nbd2 00
8 00 c5
9 c3 b6
10 Ne5 Nxe5
11 d4xe5 Nd7
12 Bxe7 Qxe7
13 f4 c4
14 Bc2 f5
15 g4 Nc5
16 Qf3 Ne4
17 Nxe4 f5xe4
18 Qh3 Bd7
19 Kh1 Be8
20 Rg1 Kh7
21 g5 h5
22 g6+ Bxg6
23 Bd1 Rf5
24 Bg4 Qf7
25 Bxf5 Bxf5
26 Qh4 Bg4
27 Rxg4 resigns
Game #211
May 25, 1986
Central New England Open, Fitchburg, MA
Class A Section
45/2, 20/1
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (1833) vs. Vesna Dmitrijevic (1972)
loss
1 d4 Nf6
2 Nf3 d5
3 Bg5 e6
4 e3 Bd6
5 Ne5 Nbd7
6 f4 h6
7 Bh4 Be7
8 Bd3 c5
9 c3 Ne4
10 Bxe7 Qxe7
11 00 00
12 Bxe4 d5xe4
13 Nd2 Nf6
14 Qc2 Nd5
15 Qxe4 Qc7
16 Qf3 Qb6
17 Ndc4 Qc7
18 e4 Nf6
19 d5 b5
20 Ne3 e6xd5
21 e4xd5 Bb7
22 Rad1 Rad8
23 Rd2 Rd6
24 Rfd1 Rfd8
25 b3 c4
26 b3xc4 b5xc4
27 N5xc4 Ra6
28 d6?? Raxd6
29 Rxd6 Rxd6
30 Qf1 Rxd1
31 Nxd1 Qc5
32 Kh1 Ba6
33 Ndb2 Ne4
34 Qe2 f5
35 Qf3 Bxc4
36 resigns
Game #212
May 25, 1986
Central New England Open, Fitchburg, MA
Class A Section
45/2, 20/1
Round 4
Randy Toth (1968) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1833)
draw
1. d4 Nf6
2. Bg5 e6
3. e4 Be7
4. Bd3 b6
5. c4 d5
6. e5 Ng8
7. Be3 Bb4+
8. Nc3 Bb7
9. Qa4 Nc6
10. c4xd5 Qxd5
11. Nf3 000
12. 00 Bxc3
13. b2xc3 Nxe5
14. d4xe5 Qxd3
15. Rfd1 Bc6
16. Qb3 Qb5
17. Rxd8+ Kxd8
18. Ng5 Ke8
19. Nxe6 Qxb3
20. Nxg7+ Kf8
21. a2xb3 Kxg7
22. Rxa7 Ne7
23. Rxc7 Rd8
24. h3 Rd7
25. Rxd7 Bxd7
26. Bxb6 Kg6
27. c4 Kf5
28. Kf1 Kxe5
29. Ke2 Bc6
30. f3 Nf5
31. b4 Nd4+
32. Kd3 Nf5
33. b5 Ba8
34. g4 Ne7
35. Bc7+ Ke6
36. f4 Bg2
37. h4 Bh3
38. g5 Kd7
39. Be5 Ng6
40. h5 Ne7
41. Kd4 Bf1
42. Bf6 Nc8
43. Kc5 Nd6
44. b6 Nxc4
45. Be5 Nxe5
46. f4xe5 Ba6
47. Kd4 Ke6
48. Ke4 Bb7+
49. Kf4 Bc6
50. g6 f7xg6
51. h5xg6 h7xg6
52. Kg5 draw
Game #213
May 26, 1986
Central New England Open, Fitchburg, MA
Class A Section
45/2, 20/1
Round 5
Poompat Sivara (1735) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1833)
loss
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 e6
3. d3 b5
4. g3 Bb7
5. Bf4 Ne7
6. Nc3 d5
7. Qd2 a6
8. e4xd5 Nxd5
9. Bg2 Nxf4
10. Qxf4 Bd6
11. Qg4 Qf6
12. Ne4 Bxe4
13. Qxe4 Qxb2
14. 00 Ra7
15. a4 b4
16. c4 Qf6
17. d4 c5xd4
18. Nxd4 Rc7
19. Rac1 00
20. Nb3 Rfc8
21. c5 Bxc5
22. Nxc5 Rxc5
23. Rxc5 Rxc5
24. Qb7 Qd8
25. Qxb4 Qc7
26. Rd1 Nd7
27. Bf3 Ne5
28. Bb7 a5
29. Qxc5 Qxc5
30. Rd8+ Qf8
31. Rxf8+ Kxf8
32. Be4 Ke7
33. f4 Nc4
34. Kf2 Nb6
35. Bc2 Kd6
36. Ke3 Nc4+?
37. Kd3 Nb6
38. Kd4 h6
39. h3 Nd5?
40. Bb3 Nb6
41. Bc2 f6
42. Bb3 e5+
43. Ke4 g6
44. g4 Nd7
45. Bc2 Nc5+
46. Ke3 e4?
47. Bxe4 Nxe4
48. Kxe4 Kc5
49. h4 Kb4
50. Kd4 Kxa4
51. Kc4 Ka3
52. Kc3 h5?
53. f5! g6xf5
54. g4xh5 f4
55. h6 f3
56. Kd2 Kb3
57. h7 f2
58. Ke2 a4
59. h8(Q) resigns
Game #214
May 26, 1986
Central New England Open, Fitchburg, MA
Class A Section
45/2, 20/1
Round 6
Bobby Seltzer (1833) vs. Walter Winarksi (1783)
win
1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 d5
3. Bg5 e6
4. e3 Be7
5. Bd3 b6
6. Nbd2 Nbd7
7. c3 Bb7
8. Qb1 h6
9. Bh4 c5
10. Ne5 00
11. f4 c5xd4
12. e3xd4 Ne4!
13. Bxe7 Qxe7
14. Nxe4 d5xe4
15. Bxe4 Nf6
16. Bxb7 Qxb7
17. 00 b5
18. f5 Qd5
19. Qd3 a6
20. Qh3 Rfe8
21. Rf3 Ra7
22. Rg3 Kh8
23. Ng4 Nxg4
24. Qxg4 Rg8
25. f5xe6 f7xe6
26. Qg6 Re7
27. b3 Qc6
28. Rh3 Rf8
29. Re1 Qe8
30. Qxe8 Rfxe8
31. Rhe3 Kg8
32. d5 e5
33. Kf2 Kf7
34. Re4 Kf6
35. Ke3 Rc8
36. Kd3 Rb7
37. R1e2 Rb6
38. c4 b5xc4
39. b3xc4 Rb1
40. d6 Rd1+
41. Rd2 Rxd2+
42. Kxd2 Rd7
43. c5 Ke6
44. Kc3 Kd5
45. Rc4 Kc6
46. Kd3 Rf7
47. Rc2 Rf4
48. g3 Rd4+
49. Ke3 Ra4
50. Rd2 Kd2
51. c6+ Kxc3
52. d7 Ra3+
53. Ke2 resigns
Game #215
June 1, 1986
Pawn Eater, Providence, RI
Open Section
40/1, 20/30
Round 2
Keith Kaplan (2235) vs. Robert Seltzer (1833)
loss
1 e4 e5
2 Bc4 Nf6
3 d4 e5xd4
4 Nf3 Nxe4 If 4. ... Nc6, 5. 00 Nxe4, 6. Re1 d5,
7. Bxd5 Qxd5, 8. Nc3 Qa5, 9. Nxe4 Be6,
it turns into the main line of the Two Knights
Defense.
5 Qxd4 Nf6
6 Nc3 Nc6
7 Qh4 Be7
8 Bg5 All of white's moves were attempting to stop
... d5.
d5 Probably a mistake. White's next move punishes
it reasonably well. Better would be just
the
simple ... d6 and then just develop
quickly and
try to castle safely.
9 000 Definitely best. Rd1 is not as good. Inferior
would be Bb3.
Be6
10 Rhe1 Just putting the pressure on severely.
Threatening 10. Bxd5 Bxd5, 11. Nxd5
Nxd5,
12. Bxe7 Ncxe7, 13. Rxd5.
If 11. Nxd5 Bxg5+, then Qxg5 holding
everything.
00 Getting out of the pin on the e file but still
in trouble. Nxd5 works: 11. Nxd5 Nxd5,
12. Bxd5 Bxd5, 13. Bxe7.
If 12. Bxd5 Bxg5+, then 13. Nxg5 h6,
14. Bxe6 Qxg5, 15. Qxg5 h6xg5 etc.
If 11. Nxd5 Bxd5, then 12. Bxd5 Nxd5, 13. Bxe7
Ncxe7, 14. Rxe7, etc.
11 Nxd5 Nxd5
12 Bxd5 Nxg5+ If 12. Bxd5 Bxd5, then 13. Be7 Nxe7, 14. Qxe7
Qxe7, 15. Rxe7 and White has the better
game. This would
proably be better for white than the
move played.
13 Nxg5 h6 Forced. Mate at h7 is threatened.
14 Bxe6 Qxg5+ If 14. ... h6xg5, then 15. Bxf7+! Kxf7, 16.
Qh5+ g6, 17. Qh7+ wining the Queen.
If 15. Bxf7+! Rxf7, then Rxd8+. In other words,
14. ...Qxg5+ was forced.
15 Qxg5 h6xg5
16 Bd7 By far the best move. Prevents Re8 and stops
the equalization of the d file. Also
threatens Bxc6.
Rad8
17 a3 If 17. Bxc6 Rxd1+, 18. Rxd1 or Kxd1 b7xc6 and
it's even material in a RookandPawn
endgame. a3 prevents
Nb4.
Nb8
18 Ba4 Nc6
19 Rxd8 Rxd8
20 Bxc6 b7xc6
21 Re7 Rc8
22 Re5 f6
23 Re7 Much better would be 23. Rc5 Re8,
24. Kd1 Rd8+, 25. Ke1 Rb8,
26. Rb5 Re8+, 27. Kf1 Rd8,
28. Rxc6 Rd1+, 29. Ke2 Kh1,
30. h3 Rg1, 31. g4 Rh1,
32. Rxc7 Rxh3, 33. Rxa7 and white has a win.
If 23. ... Rd6 or 24. ... Re6, then Ra5.
Kf8 A waste of time. Better: Kh7 and then the
eventual Kh6 and g6.
24 Rd7 Re8
25 Rxc7 Re2
26 Rxa7 Rxf2
27 a4 Rxg2
28 a5 Rxh2
29 b4 a6 isn't good: 29. a6 Rh1+, 30. Kd2 Ra1
and Black's Pawns storm.
Rh1+ A large mistake. g4 wins: 29. ... g4,
30. a6 g6, 31. Ra8+ Kf7, 32. Rf8+ Kg6!,
33. a7 g2, 34. a8(Q) g8(Q)+, 35. Qd4+
Kb3, 36. Rh3+ and mates
soon.
30 Kb2 g4
31 Rd7 a6 is probably a draw.
Re1
32 a6 g3
33 Rd3 g2
34 Rg3 Re7
35 Rxg2 Ra7
36 c4 Rxa6
37 Kc3 Kf7
38 Kd4 g6 In the ending, all Black needed was one more
tempo. That was it! g5 is a good move.
It frees up the King and
pushes a passed pawn.
That was the fatal blunder.
39 Kc5 g5
40 b5 c6xb5
41 c4xb5 Ra1
42 Rb2 By far the best. It ensures a win.
Rc1+
43 Kd6 Rd1+
44 Kc7 Rc1+
45 Kb8 Ke7
46 b6 g4 If 46. ... Kd6, 47. b7 Kc6, 48. Kc8 Re8,
49. Rc7+, and White queens the pawn.
47 b7 g3
48 Ka7 Rc7
49 Rg2 Rc3
50 b8(Q) Ra3+
51 Kb6 Rb3+
52 Kc7 Rc3+
53 Kb7 Rb3+
54 Kc8 Rxb8+
55 Kxb8 f5
56 Rxg3 Ke6
57 Kc7 f4
58 Rg5 Kf6
59 Rh5 Kg6
60 Rc5 Kf6
61 Kd6 Kg6
62 Ke6 Kh6
63 Kf6 resigns
Game #216
June 1, 1986
Pawn Eater, Providence, RI
Open Section
40/1, 20/30
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (1833) vs. Manny Pacheco (1448)
win
1 d4 d5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 Bg5 h6
4 Bh4 Nf6
5 e3 Ne4
6 Nbd2 Bg4
7 h3 Nxd2
8 h3xg4 Nxf1
9 Rxf1 g5
10 Bg3 f6
11 Qd3 Rg8
12 Qh7 Rg7
13 Qxh6 Qd7
14 Qh5+ Rf7
15 Nd2 Nb4
16 Qg6 Qxg4
17 a3 Nc6
18 Rh1 Qe6
19 Nb3 b6
20 Rh7 Nd8
21 Bxc7 Qe4
22 Qxe4 d5xe4
23 Rxf7 Kxf7
24 000 Rc8
25 Bg3 Nc6
26 d5 Na6
27 Nd4 a6
28 Ne6 Nb3+
29 Kb1 Nc5
30 Nxf8 Kxf8
31 Rh1 Kg7
32 Rd1 Na4
33 Rd4 Nc5
34 b4 Na4
35 Kc1 f5
36 Be5+ Kf7
37 g4 Nc3
38 Kb2 Ne2
39 Rd1 f4
40 Rh1 Re8
41 Rh7+ Kg6
42 Rh8 Rxh8
43 Bxh8 f3
44 a4 Ng1
45 Be5 Kf7
46 Kc3 Ke8
47 Kd4 Kd7
48 Kxe4 e6
49 c4 Nh3
50 Kxf3 e6xd5
51 c4xd5 Ng1+
52 Ke4 Ne2
53 Kf5 resigns
Game #217
June 1, 1986
Pawn Eater, Providence, RI
Open Section
40/1, 20/30
Round 4
Ron Henry (2224) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1833)
loss
1 d4 Nf6
2 c4 d5
3 c4xd5 Nxd5
4 e4 Nf6
5 Nc3 Bg4
6 Qb3 Nbd7
7 e5 Ng8
8 Qxb7 e6
9 Bb5 Rc8
10 Nge2 Ne7
11 00 c6
12 Ne4 Nf5
13 f3 Bxf3
14 Rxf3 c6xb5
15 Bg5 Qc7
16 Qxb5 Rb8
17 Rc3 Rxb5
18 Rxc7 f6
19 e5xf6 Rxb2
20 f7+ Kxf7
21 Rxd7 Be7
22 Bxe7 Nxe7
23 Rf1+ Ke8
24 Rxa7 Nc8
25 Ra8 Kd7
26 Nf4 resign
Game #218
June 11, 1986
Framingham Octagonal, Framingham, MA
40/90
Round 1
Rob Huntington (1955) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1833)
loss
1 Nf3 d5
2 c4 d4
3 g3 c5
4 d3 Nc6
5 Bg2 e5
6 e3 d4xe3
7 Bxe3 Bf5
8 Qb3 Qd7
9 Nc3 Bxd3
10 000 000
11 Rxd3 Qxd3
12 Nxe5 Qf5
13 Nxc6 b7xc6
14 Bxc6 Kc7
15 Qb7+ Kd6
16 Rd1 Ke5
17 Rxd8 resigns
Game #219
June 18, 1986
Framingham Octagonal, Framingham, MA
40/90
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (1833) vs. Prabhu Raju (1930)
loss
1 d4 Nf6
2 Nf3 c5
3 c3 e6
4 Bg5 c5xd4
5 c3xd4 Be7
6 Nc3 00
7 e4 d5
8 e5 Ne4
9 Bxe7 Qxe7
10 Nxe4 d5xe4
11 Qc2 e4xf3
12 g2xf3 Bd7
13 Bd3 Qb4+
14 Kd1 Qxd4
15 Kc1 Rc8
16 resigns
Game #220
June 24, 1986
Framingham Octagonal, Framingham, MA
40/90
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (1833) vs. Ken Reinhart (1681)
loss
1 d4 Nf6
2 Nf3 e6
3 Bg5 d5
4 e3 Nbd7
5 Bd3 Be7
6 Nbd2 c5
7 c3 b6
8 Ne5 Qc7
9 f4 h6
10 Bh4 Bb7
11 00 c4
12 Bc2 000
13 b3 c4xb3
14 a2xb3 Kb8
15 Nxf7 Qxc3
16 Nxh8 Rxh8
17 Rf3 Rc8
18 Rc1 Qc7
19 Bg3 Ba3
20 f5 e5
21 d4xe5 Nxe5
22 Bxe5 Qxe5
23 Ra1 Bb4
24 Ra2 d4
25 Rg3 d4xe3
26 Nc4 Rxc4
27 Qe2 Rf4
28 Re3 Qxe3
30 Qxe3 Bc5
31 Qxc5 b6xc5
32 Ra5 c4
33 Ra4 c4xb3
34 Rxf4 b3xc2
35 Rc4 Be4
36 Rc5 Nd5
37 g4 Nb4
38 h4 Na2
39 Kf2 c8(Q)
40 Rxc8 Nxc8
41 Ke3 Bxf5
42 g4xf5 Kc7
43 Kd4 Kd6
44 resigns
Game #221
July 3, 1986
World Open, Philadelphia, PA
Under 2000 Section
30/90, 20/1
Round 1
Bobby Seltzer (1880) vs. Ivan Turkalj (1976)
loss
1. d4 b5
2. Nf3 e6
3. Bg5 Be7
4. Bxe7 Nxe7
5. e4 d6
6. Bd3 a5
7. e5 Nd7
8. 00 c5
9. c3 Nc6
10. Ne1 g6 if cd:, cd:, Nxd4, Qg4
11. Qg4 c4
12. Bc2 d5
13. f4 Nb6
14. Rf3 h6
15. Bxg6 f7xg6
16. Qxg6+ Kd7
17. f5 Kc7
18. f5xe6 Kb8
19. Rf7 Ra7
20. Na3 b4
21. Nb5 Re7
22. Rf6 Qe8
23. Qxe8 Rhxe8
24. Rxh6 Rxe6
25. Rxe6 Bxe6
26. Nf3 Na4
27. c3xb4? a5xb4
28. b3 Nb6
29. b3xc4 d5xc4
30. a4 Na5
31. Kf2 Rg8
32. h4 Kb7
33. Ng5 Bd5
34. g4 Kc6
35. Rb1 Nb3
36. a5 Kxb5
37. a5xb6 c3
38. Rxb3 Bxb3
39. Ke2 Bc4+
40. Kd1 Bb3+
41. Ke2 Kxb6
42. e6 Bc4+
43. Kd1 Rxg5
44. h4xg5 Bxe6
45. g6 Kb5
46. g7 Kc4
47. Kc2 b3+
48. Kb1 Bg8
49. d5 Bh7+
50. Ka1 b2+
51. Ka2 b1(Q)
52. resigns
Game #222
July 3, 1986
World Open, Philadelphia, PA
Under 2000 Section
30/90, 20/1
Round 2
Gary Sperling (1987) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1880)
loss
1. e4 c5
2. Nc3 g6
3. f4 d6
4. Nf3 a6
5. g3 b5
6. Bg2 Bb7
7. d4 Bg7
8. 00 Qc7
9. Qe1 Nd7
10. Bd2 e6
11. f5 Ne7
12. f5xe6 f7xe6
13. Ng5 Nf8
14. Bh3 Kd7
15. Rxf8 Bxf8
16. Nxe6 Qb6
17. Nxf8+ Kc7
18. Nd5+ Nxd5
19. Ba5 resigns
Game #223
July 4, 1986
World Open, Philadelphia, PA
Under 2000 Section
30/90, 20/1
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (1880) vs. Kevin Aucker (1772)
win
1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 e6
3. Bg5 d5
4. e3 a6
5. Bd3 h6
6. Bh4 Bd6
7. Ne5 00
8. Nd2 Nbd7
9. f4 Qe8
10. 00 c5
11. c3 b5
12. Nxd7 Nxd7
13. Rf3 f5
14. Rh3 c4
15. Bc2 Nf6
16. Bxf6 Rxf6
17. Nf3 Ra7
18. Ne5 Bxe5
19. f4xe5 Rf8
20. g4 f4
21. g5 Qe7
22. e3xf4 Rxf4
23. g5xh6 Qg5+
24. Kh1 Rf2
25. Qg1 Qxg1+
26. Rxg1 Rxc2
27. h7+ Kh8
28. Rf1 Rc1
29. Rxc1 Rf7
30. Kg2 Bd7
31. Rf1 Rxf1
32. Kxf1 Be8
33. Kf2 Bg6
34. Rf3 Kxh7
35. Rf8 Bb1
36. a3 Bc2
37. Ra8 a5
38. Rxa5 Ba4
39. Ra6 Kg6
40. Rxe6+ Kf5
41. Re7 Ke4
42. Rxg7 Kd3
34. e6 Kc2
44. Ra7 Kxb2
45. Rxa4 b5xa4
46. e7 Kxa3
47. e8(Q) Kb3
48. Qb5+ Kxc3
49. Qxa4 Kxd4
50. Qd1+ Ke4
51. h4 c3
52. h5 d4
53. h6 d3
54. h7 d2
55. h8(Q) Kd3
56. Qd8+ resigns
Game #224
July 4, 1986
World Open, Philadelphia, PA
Under 2000 Section
30/90, 20/1
Round 4
Richard Lewis (1954) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1880)
win
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 e6
3. d4 c5xd4
4. Nxd4 a6
5. Be2 Nf6
6. Nc3 Qc7
7. 00 b5
8. Bf3 e5
9. Nde2 Bb7
10. Ng3 d6
11. Be3 Nbd7
12. Qd2 Nc5
13. Rad1 Rb8
14. Nd5 Nxd5
15. e4xd5 a5
16. Be2 g6
17. Bb5+ Nd7
18. Ne4 Bg7
19. Bg5 Ba6
20. Qd3 Bxb5
21. Qxb5 00
22. Qc6 Rfc8
23. Qxc7 Rxc7
24. Rd2 f6
25. Be3 f5
26. Nxd6 f4
27. b3 f4xe3
28. f2xe3 Nf6
29. Nc4 Ne4
30. Rdd1 Nc3
31. Rd3 e4
32. Rd2 Bh6
33. Kf2 Rd8
34. d6 Rcd7
35. Ke1 Nxa2
36. Rd5 Nc3
37. Rxa5 Bf8
38. Rf6 Bxd6
39. Nxd6 Rxd6
40. Rxd6 Rxd6
41. Ra8+ Kg7
42. Rb8 Rd1+
43. Kf2 Nd5
44. Rb5 Kf6
45. Ke2 Nc3+
46. resigns
Game #225
July 5, 1986
World Open, Philadelphia, PA
Under 2000 Section
30/90, 20/1
Round 5
Bobby Seltzer (1880) vs. Herbert Bowen (1970)
loss
1. Nf3 Nf6
2. d4 e6
3. Bg5 b6
4. e4 h6
5. Bxf6 Qxf6
6. e5 Qd8
7. Bd3 Bb7
8. 00 Be7
9. Ne1 c5
10. c3 Nc6
11. Bc2 Qc7
12. f4 c5xd4
13. c3xd4 Nxd4
14. Bd3 Rc8
15. Nc3 a6
16. Ne4 Nf5
17. Rf3 g5
18. Rh3 Bxe4
19. Bxe4 Qc5+
20. Kh1 Ne3
21. Qe2 g5xf4
22. g3 Qxe5
23. Bb7 Rc7
24. g3xf4 Qxf4
25. Bxa6 Nd5
26. Rf3 Qd4
27. Rd1 Qg4
28. a3 Nf4
29. Qe5 Rg8
30. Rg3 Qxd1
31. Rxg8+ Bf8
32. Qxf4 Qxe1+
33. Rg1 Bd6
34. Qxf7+ Kxf7
35. Rxe1 Rc2
36. Re2 Rxe2
37. Bxe2 Be5
38. b3 Bb2
39. a4 Kf6
40. Kg2 Ke5
41. Kf2 Bd4+
42. Ke1 Bc3
43. Kd1 d5
44. Bg4 Kd6
45. Ke2 e5
46. Bh5 e4
47. Ke3 Ke5
48. Bg6 d4+
49. Ke2 Kf4
50. Kf2 d3
51. Kg2 Ke3
52. h3 Kd4
53. Kf1 e3
54. Bh5 Bd2
55. resigns
Game #226
July 5, 1986
World Open, Philadelphia, PA
Under 2000 Section
30/90, 20/1
Round 6
Tony Burke (1813) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1880)
win
1. e4 c5
2. c3 e6
3. d4 d5
4. e5 Nc6
5. Nf3 Bd7
6. Be3 Qb6
7. b3 Nge2
8. Be2 Nf5
9. Qd2 Rc8
10. 00 c5xd4
11. c3xd4 Bb4
12. Qd1 00
13. a3 Be7
14. Nc3 Nxe3
15. f2xe3 Nxd4
16. e3xd4 Rxc3
17. b4 Rfc8
18. Bd3 Bb5
19. Bxh7+ Kxh7
20. Ng5+ Bxg5
21. Qh5+ Bh6
22. resigns
Game #227
July 6, 1986
World Open, Philadelphia, PA
Under 2000 Section
30/90, 20/1
Round 7
Bobby Seltzer (1880) vs. Felix Lopez (1974)
win
1. Nf3 Nf6
2. d4 g6
3. Bg5 Bg7
4. e3 d6
5. Bd3 00
6. Nbd2 Nbd7
7. 00 b6
8. Ne1 Bb7
9. f4 e6
10. e4 Qc8
11. c4 e5
12. f4xe5 d6xe5
13. d5 Ne8
14. Be7 Nd6
15. Bxf8 Qxf8
16. b4 Ne8
17. Qa4 Qe7
18. Be2 Bh6
19. Ndf3 Nef6
20. Bd3 Ng4
21. h3 Be3+
22. Kh1 Nf2+
23. Kh2 f5
24. Qc2 f5xe4
25. Bxe4 Nf6
26. d6 Bxe4
27. d6xe7 Bxc2
28. Nxc2 Bf4+
29. g3 Bxg3+
30. Kxg3 Nd3
31. Ng5 Nh5+
32. Kh2 Nhf4
33. Rad1 h6
34. Rxf4 resigns
Game #228
July 6, 1986
World Open, Philadelphia, PA
Under 2000 Section
30/90, 20/1
Round 8
Vince Parsons from Oklahoma (1978) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1880)
win
1. e4 c5
2. f4 e6
3. Nf3 d5
4. e4xd5 e6xd5
5. Bb5+ Nd7
6. 00 Bd6
7. d4 c5xd4
8. Nxd4 Bc5
9. c3 Qb6
10. Ba4 Ne7
11. f5 00
12. Bxd7 Bxd7
13. f6 g7xf6
14. Kh1 Kh8
15. Qh5 Be6
16. Qh4 Bxd4
17. c3xd4 Bf5
18. Nc3 Rg8
19. h3 Rg6
20. Qf4 Rag8
21. g4 Bxg4
22. h3xg4 Rxg4
23. Qh6 Qxd4
24. Bf4 Nf5
25. resigns
Game #229
July 18, 1986
U.S. Junior Open, Pittsburgh, PA
Under 12 Section
40/90, SD/30
Round 1
Bobby Seltzer (1880) vs. Eric Lansinger from Penna. (1395)
win
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 Bf5
3. Bg5 Nc6
4. c3 Nf6
5. Nbd2 h6
6. Bh4 Bg4
7. e3 Ne4
8. Bb5 a6
9. Bxc6+ b7xc6
10. h3 Nxd2
11. Kxd2 Be6
12. Qa4 Bd7
13. c4 c5
14. Qc2 d5xc4
15. Qxc4 c5xd4
16. Ne5 Be6
17. Qc6+ Bd7
18. Nxd7 Qxd7
19. Qxa8+ Qd8
20. Qxd8+ Kxd8
21. e3xd4 g5
22. Bg3 e6
23. Rac1 Bd6
24. Bxd6 c7xd6
25. Rc6 Kd7
26. Rhc1 Ke7
27. Rxa6 f5
28. Rc7+ Kd8
29. Rac6 resigns
Game #230
July 18, 1986
U.S. Junior Open, Pittsburgh, PA
Under 12 Section
40/90, SD/30
Round 2
Joey Yandle from N.C. (1485) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1880)
win
1. e4 c5
2. f4 e6
3. Nf3 Qc7
4. d3 Ne7
5. Be3 d5
6. c3 g6
7. Nbd2 Bg7
8. Rc1 b6
9. Be2 00
10. 00 Rd8
11. Qe1 Nbc6
12. Nb3 e5
13. f4xe5 Nxe5
14. Nxe5 Bxe5
15. Qh4 d5xe4
16. d4 Bg7
17. Qxe4 Bb7
18. Qf4 Qxf4
19. Rxf4 Bh6
20. Re4 Bxe4
21. Bxh6 c5xd4
22. Bg5 d4xc3
23. Rxc3 Nd5
24. Rc4 Re8
25. Bg4 f5
26. Bh3 Rac8
27. Rxc8 Rxc8
28. g3 Rc2
29. Bf1 Rxb2
30. Bc4 Kg7
31. Nd4 h6
32. Bc1 Rb1
33. Ne2 Nb4
34. Kf2 Nd3+
35. Bxd3 Bxd3
36. Bd2 Bxe2
37. Kxe2 Rb2
38. Kd3 Rxa2
39. Kc3 Rxd2
40. Kxd2 a5
41. Kc3 b5
42. Kb3 g5
43. Ka3 f4
44. Kb3 f3
45. Ka3 f2
46. Kb3 f1(Q)
47. Ka3 Qb1
48. h4 a4
49. h5 Qb3 mate
Game #231
July 19, 1986
U.S. Junior Open, Pittsburgh, PA
Under 12 Section
40/90, SD/30
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (1880) vs. John Viloria from New York (1623)
loss
1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 e6
3. Bg5 Be7
4. e3 00
5. Bd3 h6
6. Bh4 d5
7. Nbd2 Nbd7
8. 00 b6
9. c3 Bb7
10. Qb1 c5
11. Ne5 c4
12. Bc2 Nxe5
13. d4xe5 Ng4
14. Bg3 Bh4
15. Bf4 f6
16. e5xf6 Qxf6
17. Nf3 Bg5
18. Nxg5 h6xg5
19. Bg3 Qh6
20. Qd1 Nf6
21. Qd4 Nd7 (offered draw)
22. e4 Rad8
23. Bd6 Rf7
24. e4xd5 Bxd5
25. Bg3 Nc5
26. Rfe1 Rdd7
27. Qg4 Nd3
28. Bxd3 c4xd3
29. c4 d2
30 Red1 Bc6
31. Qe2 g4
32. Qxg4 Ba4
33. b3 Bc6
34. Rab1 Qf6
35. Qe2 Qf5
36. Rb2 Qe4
37. Qxe4 Bxe4
38. Rbxd2 Rxd2
39. Rxd2 Kh7
40. f3 Bb1
41. b4 Rb7
42. c5 b6xc5
43. b4xc5 Rb5
44. c6 Rc5
45. c7 e5
46. Bxe5 Bf5
47. g4 Be6
48. Kf2 Rxe5
49. Rc2 Bc8
50. f4 Rd5
51. f5 Rd6
52. Kf3 Rd4
53. Kg3 a5
54. Rc5 a4
55. Rc2 Kh6
56. Rc3 Kh7
57. h3 Rb4 (offered draw)
58. a3 Rb3
59. Rxb3 a4xb3
60. g5 b2
61. f6 b1(Q)
62. f7 Qf5
63. f8(Q) Qxf8
64. resigns
Game #232
July 19, 1986
U.S. Junior Open, Pittsburgh, PA
Under 12 Section
40/90, SD/30
Round 4
Bobby Seltzer (1880) vs. Jimmy Goloboy from Mass. (1492)
win
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 e6
3. Bg5 Be7
4. Bxe7 Nxe7
5. e3 00
6. Bd3 b6
7. Ne5 Bb7
8. 00 Ng6
9. f4 Nd7
10. Rf3 c5
11. c3 c5xd4
12. e3xd4 Nf6
13. Nbd2 Rc8
14. f5 Nh4
15. Rf4 Nxf5
16. g4 Nd6
17. Qf1 Qe7
18. Qh3 h6
19. g5 Ne8
20. g5xh6 Qg5+
21. Rg4 Qxd2
22. h6xg7 Nxg7
23. Qh7 mate
Game #233
July 19, 1986
U.S. Junior Open, Pittsburgh, PA
Under 12 Section
40/90, SD/30
Round 5
Erez Klein from New York (1858) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1880)
draw
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6
3. Nc3 Bg7
4. e4 d6
5. f3 00
6. Be3 e5
7. d5 Ne8
8. g4 f5
9. g4xf5 g6xf5
10. e4xf5 Bxf5
11. Qd2 a5
12. 000 Nd7
13. Nge2 Nc5
14. Ng3 Bg6
15. Be2 a4
16. Nge4 Nxe4
17. Nxe4 draw offered a3
18. b3 Nf6
19. Bd3 draw offered Nxe4
20. f3xe4 Rf3
21. Rdf1 Rxf1
22. Rxf1 Qh4
23. Qg2 Bh6
24. Bxh6 draw offered Qxh6+
25. Qd2 Qh3
26. Rf2 draw offered Qg4
27. Rg2 Qh4
28. Qf2 draw
Game #234
July 20, 1986
U.S. Junior Open, Pittsburgh, PA
Under 12 Section
40/90, SD/30
Round 6
Bobby Seltzer (1880) vs. Eric Grabowski from Buffalo, NY (1513)
win
1 d4 d5
2 Nf3 Nf6
3 Bg5 c5
4 e3 Nc6
5 c3 Bg4
6 Nbd2 e6
7 Bd3 c4
8 Bc2 Be7
9 Qb1 h6
10 Bh4 Qc7
11 Bg3 Bd6
12 Bxd6 Qxd6
13 e4 Nd7
14 e5 Qe7
15 h3 Bxf3
16 Nxf3 Nf8?
17 b3 b5
18 a4 Rb8
19 a4xb5 Rxb5
20 b4 f5
21 Ra6 Qb7
22 Qa2 Rb6
23 Ra3 a5
24 b4xa5 Forced. Otherwise white loses a pawn.
Rb2
25 Qa1 Rxc2
26 00 If a6, then ... Qb2.
Rb2 If Qb2, then 27. Rb1 Qxa1, 28. Raxa1 Ngd7,
29. a6 00, 30. Rb7 Rd8, 31. a7 Nxa7,
32. Rxa7 and white wins.
If Re2, then 27. a6 Qa8, 28. Qc1 Re4,
29. g3 Ng6, 30. Nd2 Re2, 31. Qd1 and white
wins the exchange and has a strong game.
(If in the above 28 ... Ng6, then 29. g3 f5,
30. g4 00, 31. Nd2 Rb8, 32. Qd1 and it's
basically the same thing.)
If Ng6, 27. a6 Qb2, then 28. a7 Nxa7,
29. Rxa7 00, 30. Qa6 Re8, 31. Qc6 Qb8,
32. Rfa1, threatening Ra8.
If Ng6, 27. a6 Qa8, then 28. Qb1 Re2,
29. Qc1 00, 30. Nd2 Nf4, 31. Qd1 Rb8,
32. Ra2, Rb6, 33. g3 (if 33. Kh2, then Qb8,
34. g3 Rb2) Nxh3+, 34. Kg2 Rxd2, 34. Qxd2
Ng5, 35. Rfa1 leading to an unclear
position,
with perhaps a slight advantage for
white. This
appears to be the best line for black.
27 a6 Qb6
28 a7 Nxa7
29 Rxa7 Rb3
30 Rxg7 Rh7
31 Qa8+ Qb8
32 Qc6+ Kd8
33 Rxa7 Rb6
34 Rh8 Rxc6
35 Rxf8+ Kc7
36 Rxb8 Kxb8
37 Rb1+ Kc8
38 Kf1 Rc7
39 Ne1 Kd7
40 Nc2 Ke7
41 Ra1 Kf7
42 Ra6 Re7
43 Nb4 resigns
Game #235
July 20, 1986
U.S. Junior Open, Pittsburgh, PA
Under 12 Section
40/90, SD/30
Round 7
Marc Berman (1709) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1880)
win
1 d4 Nf6
2 c4 g6
3 Nc3 Bg7
4 e4 d6
5 Be2 00
6 f4 Nbd7
7 Nf3 e5
8 d5 Re8
9 f4xe5 Nxe5
10 Nxe5 Rxe5
11 Bf4 Re8
12 Bf3 Nxe4
13 Nxe4 f5
14 00 f5xe4
15 Be2 Bxb2
16 Rb1 Bg7
17 Qe1 b6
18 Qf2 Bf5
19 Rb3 Rf8
20 Qg3 Qd7
21 Rc1 Rae8
22 Re1 Be5
23 Bxe5 Rxe5
24 Bd1 Qa4
25 Rxb6 Qxc4
26 Rb7 Bc8
27 Rxa7 Ref5
28 h3 Qc5+
29 Qe3 Qxe3+
30 Rxe3 Rf1+
31 Kh2 Rxd1
32 Rxc7 Rxd5
33 Rxe4 Rc5
34 Ra7 Rf7
35 Ra8 Kg7
36 Rd4 Bb7
37 Ra3 Rc2
38 Rad3 Rxg2+
39 Kh1 Rf1 mate
Game #236
Aug. 16, 1986
Billerica Saturday Swiss #29, Billerica, MA
Open Section
40/1, 20/30
Round 1
Andrew McLean (1558) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1880)
win
1 b3 In short time control, this move was
probaly correct for the reason that it
made me think. However, it gives white a
very small advantage and only gains time
during the opening. In all, it is
incorrect.
e5 Probably the best way to refute it.
2 Bb2 Nc6
3 c4 Bc5
4 Nc3 f5
5 e3 At this point, white has used 6 minutes
and is moving at a rapid pace.
Nf6 After this move, black probably has the
advantage. I realized that my opponent
was trying to slow me down, so I played
quickly, yet accurately during the first
five minutes. But in the early
middlegame, I played quite slowly. At
this point, I have used 6 minutes.
6 Nge2 00 Ideas 6. ... f5, 7. ef: Ng6 are refuted
by Ne4. I thought 00 was a sound and
solid move. It was, but, howeer, d5,
like a reversed sicilian, would be much
more accurate.
7 d4 e5xd4
8 e3xd4 Bb4 At this point, ideas of Re8, Qe7, and
stopping white from castling popped into
my head.
9 Nf4 Bxc3+
10 Bxc3 At this point, he has used 11 minutes.
Re8+ At this point, I have used 25 minmutes
and am plying too slowly.
11 Be2 d5 It was at this point that I realized that
I blew a great positoin. I should have
made my position stronger instead of
liquidating and going for the quick win.
Qe7 doesn't work, 11. Be2 Qe7, 12. 00 g5,
13. Nh5! So in this poisiton, I
attempted to consolidate and to gain a
permanent advantage from my opponent's
weak pawns.
12 00 d5xc4
13 Bxc4+ If b3xc4 instead, then just simply Ne4
and black has a good game (not 13. ...
Re4 for then 14. f3 Rxf4, 15. g3.
Kh8
14 d5 Ne5
15 Bxe5 My opponent has used 25 minutes.
Rxe5 I have used 38 minutes.
16 Ne6 Bxe6
17 d5xe6 Qe7
18 Qd4 Re4
19 Qc3 c6 Putting the squeeze on the pawn.
20 f3 He has used 31 minutes.
Qc5+ I was in time trouble and I knew this was
my only hope. I have used 48 minutes.
21 Kh1 Rxe6
22 Rae1 Rxe1
23 Rxe1 Rd8 If b5, then Re5.
24 g3 Preventing any backrank mates. However
he missed something.
b5
25 Re5 He has used 38 minutes.
Rd1+ I have used 51 minutes.
26 Kg2 Qg1+
27 Kh3 b5xc4
28 Rxf5 Qf1+
29 Kh4 Qd3
30 Rxf6 Hoping for a perpetual. He has used 41
minutes.
Qd8 I have used 54 minutes.
31 resigns Though I will be a rook up, I am so low
on time (6 minutes) that he should have
played on. However, I probably would
have won anyway. As you can see, time
made a difference, but not large enoguh
to play that way in the opening.
Game #237
Aug. 16, 1986
Billerica Saturday Swiss #29, Billerica, MA
Open Section
40/1, 20/30
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (1880) vs. Louis Mercuri (2350)
loss
1 d4 Nf6
2 Nf3 d5
3 Bg5 Ne4 New (to me). Probably the best line
against the Torre.
4 Bh4 If anything (practically), then Nxg5,
Nxg5, then e5.
c5
5 c3 If e3, then Qb6, Qb1, and my queen is
misplaced.
Qb6
6 Qb3 A novelty created by Kelleher. If black
takes, then white gets a great game.
Qh6 c4, Qxb6, ab:, Na3 and white is winning.
7 e3 e6
8 Nbd2 Better probably is Bb5+, Nc6, 00 and
white has a clear advantage.
Nc6 If g5, Nxe4, de:,Bxg5, Qg6, Bg5+, Bd7,
Ne5, Qxg5, Nxd7, Nxd7, Bxd7+, Kxd7, Qxg7+
and white wins.
9 d4xc5 Bad. Bd3, g5, Nxd4, de:, Bxe4, and white
is winning.
Nxd2 g5, Nxe4, de:, Bxg5, Qg6 and black wins a
piece.
10 Kxd2 Bxc5
11 Qa4 Awful. The idea of trapping the queen
doesn't work because of f5. Bd3 gets a
superior game for white.
00
12 Bd3 e5 Rolling in the pawns.
13 Qc2 Awful. Hanging a piece and proves the
Qa4 idea stinks.
e4
14 Bxe4 Best chance.
d5xe4
15 Qxe4 Qg6 Incorrect technique.
16 Qxg6 h7xg6
17 Nd4 Bd7
18 Ke2 Better is 18. Kc2
Re8
19 Rhd1 Nxd4
20 c3xd4 Bb5+
21 Kf3 Better is Kd2, Bd4+, Kc1, Rac8+, Kb1; but
black is still creaming white.
Bd6
22 Bg3 Bxg3
23 h2xg3 f5
24 d5 Incorrect plan. Doubling on the hfile is
better.
Rac8
25 Rd2 Equalizing the cfile is better.
Kf7
26 Kf4 Terrible. Gets into a mating net.
Kf6
27 d6 The only way out of mate is g4,
sacrificing a pawn. If Kf3, then Re4,
and white must eventually play g4.
Otherwise g5, g4 mates.
g5+
28 Kf3 g4+
29 resigns If Kf4, then Re4 mate or g5 (crueler). I
used 58 1/2 minutes for 29 moves, while
my opponent only used 20 minutes.
(only 11/2 minute left on clock; time
control 40/1, 20/30)
Game #238
Aug. 16, 1986
Billerica Saturday Swiss #29, Billerica, MA
Open Section
40/1, 20/30
Round 3
Bill Broks (1676) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1880)
win
1 e4 c5
2 Nf3 d6 I usually play 2. ... e6, so for the
first time in about a year I tried this
line.
3 Bb5+ Nd7 Probably better is Bd7. But I like
putting my bishop on c8 to b7.
4 00 a6
5 Bc4 b5
6 Bd5 Rb8
7 a3 Ngf6
8 Nc3 Qc7 Hoping to trap the bishop with c4!
9 Ba2 g6
10 Re1 He has used 7 minutes and is going quite
quickly.
Bg7 I have used 9 minutes and 30 seconds.
11 d3 00 At this point I adjusted my knigh on f6,
but evidently my opponent was hard of
hearing; so he said, "I can't hear very
well, but I think you did say adjust.
Make any move you want." But I decided
to bring this up to the T.D. So I told
him what happened, and he explained you
just have to say "adjust." But one other
important thing he said was that you can
only adjust on your move. Unfortunately,
when I got back to the chess board, I
noticed that I forgot to stop the cok, so
I lost 15 minutes on the clock which
proved very important in the end. If I
knew then what I know now, I would have
played Ng4 and saved time.
12 Be3 e6
13 h3 Bb7 Attempting to prevent d4, put pressure on
e4 and try to get c4 in.
14 Qd2 Rfc8
15 Bh6 Bh8 That was the purpose of Rfc8, to avoid
the exchange of bishops.
16 e5 d6xe5 I saw his idea of pining my knight by
sacrificing a piece. Even so, I shoud
have planning 16. ... Bxf3, 17. Qxf3 Nxe5
instead of setting the trap.
17 Nxe5 Nxe5
18 Bf4 Nfd7
19 Re2 Qc6
20 f3 Ra8 Getting out of pins. At this point, he
has used 241/2 minutes and I have used 46
minutes.
21 Ne4 Qb6 Ideas of eventually Bxf3, gf:,Nxf3+
winning the queen.
22 Rae1 Nc6
23 Nd6 Nd4
24 Nxf7 If Nxc8, Nxe2+, Qxe2, Rxc8, and black is
winning.
Kxf7 If Nxe2, then Qxe2.
25 Rxe6 Nxe6
26 Rxe6 Qxe6 If Qd8, white gets much too much play.
At this point, my opponent has used 38
minutes, and I have used 54 minutes.
27 Bxe6 Kxe6
28 Qe3+ Kf7
29 Bd6 Re8
30 Qh6 He has used 49 minutes.
Kg8 I have used 56 minutes.
31 Bg3 Bg7
32 Qg5 Bf6
33 Qg4 Bc6
34 c3 Re7
35 h4 He has used 57 minutes.
Kh8 I have used 57 minutes.
36 h5 g5
37 h6 Rf8 Rae8 is probably better, but I'm in
severe time trouble.
38 Bd6 Re1+
39 Kf2 Rfe8
40 d4 He has used 57 minutes.
c5xd4 I have used 58 minutes.
41 c3xd4 Re8e2+
42 Kg3 Rg1
43 Qf5 Rexg2+
44 Kh3 Bxf3!
45 Qxf3 It's all over now. He used 1 hour and 6
minutes.
g4 Winning the queen and the game. I have
used 1 hour 5 minutes.
46 resigns With good reason. After Qxg4, Rxg4+,
black is threatening Rh4 mate, and is up
2 rooks and a knight for a pawn.
Game #239
Aug. 16, 1986
Billerica Saturday Swiss #29, Billerica, MA
Open Section
40/1, 20/30
Round 4
Bobby Seltzer (1880) vs. Jason Fulman (1963)
loss
1 d4 Nf6
2 Nf3 e6
3 Bg5 c5
4 c3 If e3, then Qb6; 5. Qc1, then Nc6, and
black has a good game. After 4. c3, Qb6,
then 5. Qb3, as shown against Louis
Mercuri in the same tournament.
b6
5 e3 Nbd2 is not necessary because 5. ... Ne4
is not threatened. I have now used two
minutes and going through the opening
quite rapidly.
Bb7 My opponent has used 2 1/2 minutes and is
also moving quickly, yet accurately in
the opening. In tournaments like this,
the top ranked constantly use little time
but play accurately. In fastpaced
tournaments like this, this is the
correct plan.
6 Bd3 h6
7 Bh4 Nc6 An inaccuracy. Although g5 doesn't work
(via 7.... g5; 8. Bg3, Ne4; Nbd2, d5; 10.
Bb5+, Nd7; 11. Nxe4, de:; 12. Ne5, Bc8;
13. Bc6, Rb8; 14. Nxd7, Bxd7; 15. Bxd7+,
Kxd7; 16. Bxb8, Qxb8 and white is
winning). d5 is still the correct plan
with the idea of Be7, Nd7, Ne4.
8 00 If 8. Ne5, then 8.... Nxe5; 9.de:, g5; 10.
ef: (Bg3, Ne4 and black has a good game
because of white's misplaced bishop on
g3), gh:, and white can't save his fpawn,
along with the fact that the gpawn is
attack.
Be7
9 Nbd2 d5
10 Ne5 The time for that move is correct.
Nxe5 Probably best. If black waits one move
longer, f4 will come; and if then the
exchange occurs, I take with the fpawn.
Therefore black should not take, and
white's knight is sturdy.
11 d4xe5 Nd7 Forced. Otherwise black is at a large
disadvantage.
12 Bxe7 The reason usually black does not make
the knight exchange on e5 is because
under normal circumstances white's
hideous bishop on h4 gets traded for
black's good bishop on e7, as shown in
the game. If white plays 12. Bg3
defending the e5 pawn, the bishop would
look terrible via 12. ... Qc7, f4.
Qxe7 One disadvantage of the knight exchange
for white is that he gets deoubled pawns.
However, after 13. f4, e4 and c4,
possibilities open up and the double e5
pawn is strong.
13 f4 If 13. Qg4, then 13. ... Qg5, 14. Qxg5
(forced), hg:; 15. f4, g5; 16. ef:, 000,
and black may have a slight advantage,
but roughly it's equal. An endgame in
this position is nowhere near
satisfactory for white. This position is
like the goal for black in any opening.
Black has achieved all he wanted in
the opening. He has good plans (via c4,
Bc2, Na5) or an attack on his half open
file. He can also create a passed pawn
much easier if desired, via e4, and
really has a good game.
g5 Good plan. I have castled and he hasn't,
plus his king is safe. Therefore,
attack!
14 a4 In this position I use up gobs of time.
In a slow-paced tournament, that would be
accurate. But here it put me in time
trouble. I looked at ideas for blowing
up the center, but they could easily be
met by 000. I played a multipurpose
move, with strategic ideas. First, I
looked at "Which piece is least active?"
My answer was my rook on a1. It was
doing virtually zilch. Second I looked
at ways I could provoke weaknesses in the
enemy camp. Third, I looked at how I
could keep the enemy kind in the center
and how I could try to tie down blcakc's
rook on a8 so it couldn't be in on the
attack. So I played a4, with the idea
that black's attack had at most two
pawns, a queen and a rook; and that I
could easily defend almost any threats
with my pieces. If I had been faithful
to that plan that I had spent so much
time on, and if I had plaed 15. a5, it
would honestly be a great game; and I
would have thought the time was worth the
move. However, since I didn't follow
through with the plan and changed plans
halfway, the time was not worth it, and
those extra 5-10 minutes were the ending
of the game, for I still (probably), had
a win in the ending, even though I blew
it so much.
h5 Following up with black's plan:
attacking white's king.
15 e4 I guess I played this move thinking that
now I can attack the king in th center,
and he can't castle queenside because of
white's a5. However, this whole idea is
met by Kd7 (unfortunately for me, this is
exactly what he played) and black is
solid. If I had played a5, going along
with my plan, I would have had a far
better game. At this point, I have used
21 minutes. I am playing too slowly for
this short time control. Oh, well,
there's always next year.
c4 Good move. It takes control of c5, and
stops any ideas of 17. a5 (after moving
the bishop from d3) because of b5. The
reason c5 doesn't work against a5 instead
of e5 (via 15. a5, c4) is 15. a5, c4; 16.
Bxc4, dc:; 17. Nxc4, Kf8 (if Nc5 then
ab:), 18. Nd6, Bc6, (Bd5 is also good).
And it is unclear. He has used 21
minutes and time is roughly equal at this
point.
16 Be2 If Bxc4, basically the same unclear
position occurs.
Qc5+ Interesting, however g4 and then
evetually Nc5 is better.
17 Kh1 If Rf2, then gf: and black is winning.
g4 If 17. ... gf:, then 18. ed:, Bxd5 (Qxd5,
Bf3), 19. Rxf4, Nxe5; 20. Bxh5, and white
has a great game because of the pressure
of f7 and c4. However after 20. ... Rg8
(20. ... Nd3; 21. Rxf7, Nf2+) 21. Bf3 (if
Nfe, Rg5), Nxf3; 22. Nxf3, Qf2; 23. Qd2,
Rxg2; (23. ... Qxd2; 24. Nxd2, Bxg2 is
good for black too!).
The tide has turned, and black is
definitely winning.
18 e4xd5 The e4 pawn was attacked and this was
probably the best way to defend it.
Notice a5 cannot be played in any of
these positions because of the queen on
c5.
Bxd5 This is by far the best move for the
reasons that it defends the c4 pawn,
defends his king, gets a good diagonal,
doesn't open up his kind, and help in the
attack with h4, h3 (notice that the g2
pawn is pinned).
19 Qc2 I played this move with two intentions:
preparing b3, and hopefully eventually
getting f5 in. It is on a better square
there, but it is probably misplaced for
defending ideas. Right now white is
cramped, so therefore it is probably the
best move. Another idea of Qc2 is Ne4.
Black must play Qc6 to retain his
advantage.
Qc6 This move attacks b2, defends e4, and in
all is the best move. The idea of h4, h3
can only be stopped with the rook on the
ffile or gfile, via 20. Ra1, h4; 21.
Bxg4, h3; 22. Bf3 (if Bxh3, Rxh3), (if
Nf3, Rh4), Bxf3; 23. Nxf3, Rg8, and black
has an okay game.
20 Rf2 Rg1 is also good. However, Rf2 is more
active. I have used 47 minutes.
Ke7 He has used 32 minutes.
21 Re1 After realizing the a5 counter attack was
too slow and the attack against the king
was too slow, I decided to try to set up
a defense. The defensive idea behind Re1
was Bf1 and then Ne4. Let's see how it
works.
Rag8 Building up the attack.
22 Bf1 Continuing with my plan. I should be
playing very quickly, but I am playing
too slowly.
g3
23 Rf2e2 If hg:, then h4, via 23. hg:, h4; 24.
Rxg3, Ne4; 24. gh:, Rxh4+; 25. Kg1, Rg8;
26. Rf2e2, Rxf4 (if Qc5+, Re3), and black
has a great game although material is
equal.
Nc5 C4 is not attacked, so this move is quite
accurate. It attacks d3 and defends e4
further.
24 Ra1 The rook is doing nothing at e1, but at
a1 it defends a4. I am being crushed at
this point in time.
Nd3
25 Re3 I have one minute for 15 moves at this
point.
Nf2+ Nxf4 looks like a much stronger and much
more solid move. It doesn't really
release the pressure. My opponent has 14
1/2 minutes for 15 moves.
26 Kg1 h4 No real choice here.
27 Nf3 I took 20 seconds (a long time for 1
minute left) for this move, and it is
quite incorect. After 27. h3, black's
attack is at a standstill and black's
knight is practially trapped. Had I
played this move in 2 seconds I might
have survived the time control and I
might have won the game. The ending on
my opponent's part is nice, however.
Ng4
28 Ree1 28. Re2 is better; however after Bxf3;
29. gf:, gh:+, white is still dead lost.
g3xh2+
29 Nxh2 If I knew then what I know now I would
play Kh1; but after Bxf3, gf:, Qxf3+,
white is still dead lost.
Qc5+
30 time Even though I lost on time, checkmate is
forced via Kh1, Nf2+; Nh3+, Kh1, Qg1 mate
(time control was 40/1, 20/30)
Game #240
Aug. 30, 1986
New England Open, Cromwell, CT
Expert Section
45/2, 25/1
Round 1
Bobby Seltzer (1880) vs. Alan Reider (2109)
draw
1 d4 d5
2 Nf3 Nf6
3 Bg5 Ne4 e6 is also good. In the Trompovsky line
(1. d4, Nf6; 2. Bg5, Ne4) after 3. Bh5,
g5; 4. f3 can be played. Here, however,
I can't play 5. f3
4 Bh4 The reason I didn't play 4. Bf4 was then
I can't exchange my bad bishop on f4 too
easily, and I can't play f4 after my
eventual Ne5.
g6 Probably the wrong move against the
Torre. 4. ... c5 is definitely correct.
Cf. vs. Mercuri, Billerica, Aug. 1986
(1. d4, Nf6; 2. Nf3, d5; 3. Bg5, Ne4; 4.
Bh4, c5; 5. c3, Qb6; 6. Qb3,
Qh6), which led to an interesting game
for black.
5 Nbd2 I have used 12 minutes and am moving
quite slowly in an opening I am quite
familiar with. In this game, I was too
tense; so I played too slowly.
c5 He has used 24 minutes and is also
playing much too slowly, even though it
is a slow time control.
6 c3 Forced. If e3, then Qb6; and black has a
great game.
Nc6 Again, the wrong idea. Black's plan
should be e6, b6, Bb7, Nd7. However,
this probably doesn't work, because black
has committed himself to this plan
already with g6.
7 Ne5 c5xd4 Probably a mistake. It leads to an
unfavorable endgame for black.
8 Nxc6 b7xc6
9 Nxe4 d5xe4
10 Qxd4 I have used 40 minutes and am still
moving quite slowly.
Qxd4 He has used 471/2 minutes and is moving
very slowly as well.
11 c3xd4 Bg7 In response to Rb8, I would have castled
queenside anyway.
12 000 This is a multipurpose move. The idea
being that if 12. e3, then 12. ... Rb8;
13. 000, c5. 000
makes it so that if now Rb8, then Rd2.
h6 This is an incorrect timewasting move.
Rb8 is much more active and better.
Another idea for black is Ba6.
13 e3 The idea of black's h6 might be to trap
or to get out of the game with eventually
f4. e3 fills this plan, develops and
temporarily prevents Bh6.
g5
14 Bg3 Forced. This move prevents Rb8.
a5 With the idea of Ba6.
15 Kb1 Ba6
16 Rc1 Kd7
17 Bxa6 Rxa6
18 Rc5 e6
19 h4 f6 g4 might have been better.
20 h4xg5 h6xg5 If fg:, then 21. Be5.
21 Rxh8 If Rc1, then Bf8, or Rc8 with the idea of
Bf8.
Bxh8
22 Rc1 Bg7
23 Rh1 Ke8
24 Bd6 Ra8
25 b3 a4
26 b4 Kd7
27 Bc5 Ke8
28 Kb2 Kf7
29 Bb6 f5
30 Ba5 At this point, I have used 1 hr. 33 min.
This move was idiotic! Ka3 with the idea
of Ba5 would win the pawn.
c5 He has used up 1 hr. 55 min. and has just
pulled a cheapo. He offered at draw at
this point, but in frustration, I
declined.
31 Rd1 If 31. Ka3, then 31 ... dc:; 32. Kxa4,
f4, and it's unclear to me. I didn't
want to take the risk of blowing it.
f4
32 Bc7 If 32. Ka3, then 32. ... cd:; 33. ed:,
e3. Unclear.
c5xb4
33 e3xf4 Rc8
34 Be5 g5xf4
35 Bxf4 At this point, I have used 1:56, with 10
moves left. Time is one of the other
reasons I declined the draw back on move
30.
Rd8 At this point, he has used 1:57 and is in
serious time trouble, having to make 5
moves each minute.
36 Be3 Rd5
37 Rd2 e5
38 d4ce5e Bxe5+
39 Kc2 Ke6 If 39. ... Rxd2, then 40. Bxd2 and
probably it is still a draw after 40. ...
Bd6.
40 Rxd5 Kxd5
41 g4 Kc4
42 g5 b3
43 a2xb3 a4xb3+ In this game, both of us got into severe
time trouble and in the ending,
interestingly, it turned out to be a
draw. I was unfortunate in that I was
overconfident when he was in time trouble
and fell for a "cheapo" in what should
have been a won position. However, after
the opening, I was in an
absolutely terrific position
(pawnstructurewise) and spent lots of
time doing this. But in the end game
both of us missed many wins that were
there in time trouble.
44 Kb8 Unfortunately, in time trouble, I still
wrote down the moves, messily, and was
not able to read them. However, after
the 50th move, I offered a draw, and
he accepted. The next tournament I go to
I shall try to write much neater, show
how much time I have used after each
move, and use a much more accurate
system (e2e4) (if there's a long time
control). Oh well, there's always next
year (or next round).
Kd3
45 Bc5 Kc4
46 Be3 Bg7
47 Bbg6 Kd5
48 Be3 Ke6
49 Kc1 Kf5
50 Kb1 draw