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 11, grade 6
Feb. 1987 to July 1987
1883 to 2045
37 wins
9 draws
14 losses
highest rated player beaten 2085
highest rated player drawn 1988
TOURNAMENT RECORD FOR GAMES 301-360
(* indicates 1/2)
EVENT SECTION RESULT
Mass. Schol. Singles Finals upper elementary 4-0 first
RI Championship under 2000 2-2
Pawn Eater open 1-2
Nat. Elementary Champ. elementary 7-0 first
NY Open under 2000 4-4
Civilized Swiss open 2-1
Mass. 5-Player Schol. Dist. upper elementary 4-0 first
Reubens/Landey 2*-1*
Mass. 5-Player Schol. Finals upper elementary 3-0 first
Saturday Swiss open 2-1
World Open under 2100 3*-4*
World Under 12 Champ. 4*-4* tied 8th
National Elementary Champion
Game #301
Feb. 22, 1987
Mass. Scholastic Singles Finals
Upper Elementary Section
40/1, SD/10
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (1883) vs. Alex Payne (1498)
Torre Attack
win
1 d4 d5
2 Nf3 Bf5
3 Bg5 Nf6
4 e3 Nbd7
5 Nbd2 e6
6 Be2 Be7
7 Nh4 00
8 Nxf5 e6xf5
9 c4 c6
10 00 Re8
11 Qb3 Qc7
12 c4xd5 Nxd5
13 Bxe7 Rxe7
14 Rac1 Rae8
15 Qxd5 Qxh2+
16 Kxh2 c6xd5
17 Rc7 Nf6
18 Rfc1 g5
19 Nf3 Ng4+
20 Kg1 h6
21 Bb5 Rxc7
22 Rxc7 Rb8
23 Bd7 Nf6
24 Bxf5 Ne8
25 Rc8 Rxc8
26 Bxc8 Nd6
27 Bg4 f5
28 Bh5 Kg7
29 Ne5 g4
30 f3 g3
31 f4 Kf6
32 Kf1 Ne4
33 Nd7+ Ke7
34 Nc5 Nd6
35 Bf3 b6
36 Nd3 Ke6
37 Nb4 a5
38 Bxd5+ Kf6
39 Nd3 h5
40 Ne5 h4
41 Nf3 Ne4
42 Nxh4 Nf2
43 Ke2 b5
44 Bc6 b4
45 Bd7 Ke7
46 Bxf5 Kd6
47 e4 Kc6
48 d5+ Kd6
49 Nf3 a4
50 Ne5 Ke7
51 Nc6+ Kd6
52 Nxb4 Nh1
53 e5+ Ke7
54 d6+ resigns
Game #302
Feb. 22, 1987
Mass. Scholastic Singles Finals
Upper Elementary Section
40/1, SD/10
Round 3
Game #302
Elliot Lum (1657) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1883)
win
1 d4 Nf6
2 c4 c5
3 Nf3 c5xd4
4 Nxd4 Nc6
5 e3 a6
6 Nc3 d6
7 Be2 g6
8 Bf3 Ne5
9 Qb3 Nd3+
10 Ke2 Nc5
11 Qc2 Bg7
12 Rd1 Ng4
13 h3 Ne5
14 b4 Ne6
15 Qb3 Nxd4+
16 e3xd4 Nc6
17 Be3 Qb6
18 d5 Nd4+
19 Bxd4 Bxd4
20 Rf1 00
21 Rad1 Bd7
22 a3 Rac8
23 Be4 Bxc3
24 Qxc3 Rxc4
25 Qf3 Bb5
26 Ke1 Rf8c8
27 g4 Rc3
28 resigns
Game #303
Feb. 22, 1987
Mass. Scholastic Singles Finals
Upper Elementary Section
40/1, SD/10
Round 4
Bobby Seltzer (1883) vs. Joel Ryan (1398)
Torre Attack
win
1 d4 Nf6
2 Nf3 e6
3 Bg5 b6
4 Nbd2 Bb7
5 e3 Be7
6 Bd3 c5
7 c3 d6
8 00 Nbd7
9 Ne1 e5
10 e4 d5
11 d4xe5 Nxe5
12 Bb5+ Ned7
13 e5 Ne4
14 Bxe7 Qxe7
15 Nxe4 d5xe4
16 Qg4 000
17 f4 h5
18 Qe2 h4
19 Ba6 f5
20 Bxb7 Kxb7
21 a4 g5
22 a5 Nb8
23 a5xb6 a7xb6
24 b4 g5xf4
25 Qa2 Kc8
26 e6 f3
27 g2xf3 Rhg8+
28 Kh1 e3
29 Qc4 Rd2
30 Ra8 Qc7
31 Qxh4 Kb7
32 Ra3 Qc8
33 Qe7+ Qc7
34 Ra7+ Kc6
35 Qxc7+ Kb5
36 b4xc5 Rgd8
37 Qxb6+ Kc4
38 Qb4+ Kd5
39 c4+ Kxe6
40 Qb7 Rd2d7
41 Qb6+ Ke7
42 Qd6+ Ke8
43 Rxd7 Rxd7
44 Qxb8+ Ke7
45 c6 Rd8
46 Qb7+ Ke8
47 c7 resigns
Game #304
Feb. 27, 1987
Met League for Harvard B Team
50/2, 25/1
Ernest Alessio (1818) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1883)
draw
1 c4 g6
2 Nc3 e5
3 g3 f5
4 Bg2 d6
5 d4 e4
6 f3 e4xf3
7 Nxf3 Nf6
8 Qd3 Bg7
9 Bg5 h6
10 Qe3+ Kf7
11 Bxf6 Qxf6
12 Nd5 Qd8
13 000 Be6
14 Nh4 Re8
15 Qd3 Nc6
16 Rhf1 Nxd4
17 e3 Nc6
18 e4 Nd4
19 e4xf5 g6xf5
20 Nhxf5 Nxf5
21 Rxf5+ Bxf5
22 Qxf5+ Kg8
23 Nf4 Qg5
24 Bd5+ Kh8
25 Qc2 c6
26 h4 Qxg3
27 Ng6+ Qxg6
28 Qxg6 c6xd5
29 Rg1 Rg8
30 Kc2 Rac8
31 Qxd6 Rxc4+
32 Kb3 Rxh4
33 Qxd5 Rh2
34 Rg2 Rxg2
35 Qxg2 b6
36 Qb7 Rf8
37 a4 Kh7
38 Qe4+ Kh8
39 Qb7 Rf2
40 Qa8+ Kh7
41 Qe4+ Kh8
42 Qa8+ Kh7
43 Qe4+ Kh8
44 Qe8+ Rf8
45 Qd7 Kh7
46 Qd3+ Kh8
47 Qd5 Rf2
48 Qa8 draw
Game #305
March 14, 1987
Rhode Island Championship, Providence, RI
Premier Section
45/2, 25/1
Round 1
Bobby Seltzer (1913) vs. Linda Bourassa (1841)
Torre Attack
draw
1 d4 e6
2 Nf3 b5
3 Bg5 Be7
4 Bxe7 Qxe7
5 c3 Nf6
6 Nbd2 Bb7
7 e3 a6
8 Bd3 c5
9 00 00
10 Qe2 c4
11 Bc2 d6
12 a4 Nbd7
13 Rfb1 Nd5
14 e4 Nf4
15 Qe3 e5
16 b3 Nf6
17 b3xc4 Ng4
18 Qe1 e5xd4
19 c3xd4 b5xc4
20 Nxc4 Rac8
21 Qb4 Ne2+
22 Kf1 Bxe4
23 Bxe4 Qxe4
24 Nxd6 Qd3
25 Qd2 Nxh2+
26 Ke1 Nxf3+
27 g2xf3 Qxf3
28 Qxe2 Qh1+
29 Qf1 Qc6
30 Nxc8 Qc3+
31 Kd1 Qxd4+
32 Ke2 Qe4+
33 Kd2 Rd8+
34 Kc1 Rxc8+
35 Kb2 Qd4+
36 Ka3 Qc5+
37 Ka2 Qc2+
38 Ka3 Qc5
39 Rb4 a5
40 Rab1 a5xb4
41 Rxb4 Qc3+
42 Rb3 Qc5+
43 Rb4 Qc3+
44 Rb3 draw
Game #306
March 14, 1987
Rhode Island Championship, Providence, RI
Premier Section
45/2, 25/1
Round 2
Bob Boylan (1874) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1913)
loss
1 e4 c5
2 Nf3 d6
3 d4 c5xd4
4 Nxd4 Nf6
5 Nc3 e6
6 Be2 Be7
7 00 a6
8 a4 Qc7
9 a5 b5
10 a5xb6(e.p.) Qxb6
11 Be3 Qc7
12 Ndb5 Qd8
13 e5 d6xe5
14 Qxd8+ Bxd8
15 Bf3 e4
16 Nxe4 Nd5
17 Ned6+ Kd7
18 Nxf7 Bb7
19 Nxh8 a7xb6
20 Rxa8 Bxa8
21 Rd1 Bf6
22 b3 Ke8
23 Bd4 Bxd4
24 Rxd4 Nc6
25 Rd3 Kf8
26 c4 Ke8
27 Rd2 b5xc4
28 b3xc4 Nf6
29 Bxc6 Bxc6
30 Rd6 Bd7
31 c5 Ke7
32 f3 g6
33 Kf2 Nd5
34 Nf7 Nc3
35 Ne5 Bb5
36 Rb6 Kf6
37 f4 Ba4
38 c6 Ke7
39 Rb7+ Kd8
40 Rxh7 Nd5
41 g3 Ne7
42 Ke3 Bxc6
resigns
Game #307
March 15, 1987
Rhode Island Championship, Providence, RI
Premier Section
45/2, 25/1
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (1913) vs. Walter Winarski, 1885
Torre Attack
draw
1 d4 Nf6
2 Nf3 g6
3 Bg5 Bg7
4 e3 c5
5 c3 c5xd4
6 e3xd4 d5
7 Bd3 00
8 Nbd2 Nc6
9 00 Rb8
10 Qe2 Bd7
11 Ne5 Nxe5
12 d4xe5 Ne4
13 Nxe4 d5xe4
14 Bxe4 Bxe5
15 Bf3 Qc7
16 h3 Rfe8
17 Rfe1 Bf6
18 Bxf6 e7xf6
19 Qc2 Rxe1+
20 Rxe1 Re8
21 Rd1 Bc6
22 Bxc6 Qxc6
23 Qd3 Qe6
24 Qd7 Re7
25 Qxe6 f7xe6
26 c4 e5
27 Kf1 Kf7
28 Ke2 Rc7
29 b3 Ke6
30 Rd8 f5
31 Kd3 Rd7+
32 Rxd7 Kxd7
33 b4 Kc6
34 h4 b6
35 Ke3 a5
36 a3 a5xb4
37 a3xb4 Kd6
38 Kf3 Kc6
39 g4 h5
40 g5 Kd6
41 Ke3 Kc6
42 Kd3 Kd6
43 draw
Game #308
March 15, 1987
Rhode Island Championship, Providence, RI
Premier Section
45/2, 25/1
Round 4
Paul Rubin (1888) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1913)
Benko Gambit
win
1 d4 Nf6
2 c4 c5
3 d5 b5
4 c4xb5 a6
5 b5xa6 Bxa6
6 Nc3 d6
7 e4 Bxf1
8 Kxf1 g6
9 Nf3 Bg7
10 g3 00
11 Kg2 Nbd7
12 Re1 Qc7
13 Re2 Nb6
14 Qc2 Nfd7
15 Bg5 Ne5
16 Nxe5 Bxe5
17 f4 Bg7
18 e5 d6xe5
19 Nb5 Qd8
20 Bxe7 Qxe7
21 d6 Qb7+
22 Kf2 Nd7
23 a4 Ra5
24 Qc4 Rfa8
25 Re4 Rxb5
26 resigns
Game #309
March 29, 1987
Met League for Harvard B Team
50/2, 25/1
Bobby Seltzer (1913) vs. Robb Stewart, 1481
Torre Attack
win
1 d4 Nf6
2 Nf3 g6
3 Bg5 Bg7
4 e3 d6
5 Bd3 c5
6 c3 Nc6
7 Nbd2 Bg4
8 00 h6
9 Bh4 Qd7
10 h3 h5
11 Bxf6 Bxf3
12 Qxf3 Bf6
13 Ne4 000
14 Nxf6 e7xf6
15 Qxf6 Rhe8
16 Bb5 Qe7
17 Qf3 Kc7
18 Rac1 f5
19 Qg3 Kb6
20 Ba4 Rf8
21 b4 Qe4
22 Bc2 Qe8
23 b4xc5+ Kc7
24 c4 Qe7
25 Ba4 Kc8
26 Rb1 Rd7
27 d5 Ne5
28 Bxd7+ Nxd7
29 c5xd6 resigns
Game #310
April 5, 1987
Pawn Eater, Providence, RI
Open Section
40/1, SD/15
Round 1
Don Hunsickar (unrated) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1913)
win
1 e4 c5
2 Nf3 d6
3 Bc4 Nf6
4 Nc3 e6
5 00 a6
6 d3 Be7
7 Be3 Nc6
8 d4 c5xd4
9 Nxd4 Qc7
10 Qd2 b5
11 Bd3 Ng4
12 Nxc6 Qxc6
13 Be2 Nxe3
14 Qxe3 Bb7
15 Bf3 00
16 e5 d5
17 Qe2 Rfc8
18 Rad1 b4
19 Nxd5 e6xd5
20 Bxd5 Qc7
21 e6 Bxd5
22 Rxd5 Bd6
23 e6xf7+ Kxf7
24 Rf5+ Kg8
25 Rh5 Qf7
26 Rd1 Qg6
27 Rhd5 Rxc2
28 Rxd6 Rxe2
29 Rxg6 h7xg6
30 Kf1 Rxb2
31 Rd6 Re8
32 g3 Ree2
33 Kg2 Rxf2+
34 Kh3 Rxh2+
35 Kg4 Rxa2
36 Kg5 Rh5+
37 Kg4 Kh7
38 Rb6 Rb5
39 Re6 b3
40 resigns
Game #311
April 5, 1987
Pawn Eater, Providence, RI
Open Section
40/1, SD/15
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (1913) vs. Charles Gelinas (2205)
Torre Attack
loss
1 d4 d6
2 Nf3 g6
3 Bg5 Bg7
4 e3 Nf6
5 Bd3 00
6 00 Nbd7
7 Nbd2 h6
8 Bh4 c5
9 c3 b6
10 a4 Bb7
11 Qe2 a6
12 Rfe1 Qc7
13 b4 e5
14 e4 Nh5
15 Nc4 Nf4
16 Qe3 Nxd3
17 Qxd3 Rae8
18 Red1 e5xd4
19 Re1 b5
20 a4xb5 a6xb5
21 Na3 c4
22 Qd1 Bc6
23 Nxd4 Qb7
24 f3 Ne5
25 Bg3 Rd8
26 Re2 Nd3
27 Rea2 Bxd4
28 c3xd4 Nxb4
29 Rb2 Nd3
30 Rbb1 Qb6
31 Bf2 Nxf2
32 Kxf2 d5
33 e5 Ra8
34 Qd2 Kg7
35 Rb4 Ra5
36 Qb2 Rfa8
37 Ke3 Qa6
38 Rxb5 Rxa3+
39 Kf4 Qxb5
40 resigns
Game #312
April 5, 1987
Pawn Eater, Providence, RI
Open Section
40/1, SD/15
Round 3
Richard Rush (2008) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1913)
loss
1 g3 g6
2 Bg2 Bg7
3 Nf3 Nf6
4 d4 d6
5 00 00
6 Re1 Nbd7
7 e4 e5
8 Nc3 h6
9 h3 b6
10 Be3 Bb7
11 Nh2 Kh7
12 Qd2 Qe7
13 Rad1 Rad8
14 d5 Ng8
15 g4 Qe8
16 Kh1 Ne7
17 a3 a6
18 Rg1 f5
19 g4xf5 g6xf5
20 e4xf5 Qh5
21 Bf3 Qxh3
22 Rg3 Qh4
23 Rdg1 Rg8
24 Rg4 Qf6
25 Ne4 Qf7
26 Rh4 Qf8
27 Ng5+ Kh8
28 Ne6 Qf6
29 Bg5 Qxf5
30 Bxh6 Rge8
31 Bxg7+ Kg8
32 Bf8+ resigns
Game #313
April 11, 1987
National Elementary Chess Championship, Terre Haute, Indiana
Upper Elementary Section
40/1, 15/15
Round 1
Bobby Seltzer (1913) vs. Michael Blunt from Philadelphia (1260)
Torre Attack
win
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bg5 Nf6
4. Nbd2 e6
5. e3 Be7
6. c3 Bd7
7. Bd3 00
8. 00 Re8
9. Ne5 Nxe5
10. d4xe5 Ne4
11. Bxe7 Rxe7
12. Nxe4 d5xe4
13. Bxe4 Rb8
14. Qc2 Qe8
15. Bxh7+ Kf8
16. Be4 Ba4
17. Qe2 Rd7
18. b3 Bc6
19. Bxc6 b7xc6
20. Rad1 Rxd1
21. Rfxd1 Rd8
22. Rd4 Rxd4
23. e3xd4 Qe7
24. Qa6 Qg5
25. Qc8+ Ke7
26. Qxc7+ Kf8
27. g3 Qc1+
28. Kg2 Qxc3
29. Qd8 mate
Game #314
April 11, 1987
National Elementary Chess Championship, Terre Haute, Indiana
Upper Elementary Section
40/1, 15/15
Round 2
Joshua Pittman (1365) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1913)
win
1. e4 c5
2. c3 Nf6
3. e5 Nd5
4. d4 c5xd4
5. c3xd4 Nc6
6. Nf3 g6
7. Bd3 Bg7
8. 00 d6
9. e5xd6 Qxd6
10. Be3 Bg4
11. Nbd2 Nxd4?
12. Bxd4 e5
13. Be3 00
14. h3 Bxh3
15. Nc4 Qe7
16. g2xh3 e4
17. Bxe4 Qxe4
18. Ng5 Qxc4
19. b3 Qc6
20. Rc1 Nxe3
21. Rxc6 Nxd1
22. Rc7 Nc3
23. Rxb7 f6
24. Nf3 Rfe8
25. Re1 Rxe1
26. Nxe1 Nxa2
27. Re7 Nc3
28. Nd3 Ne2+
29. Kf1 Nd4
30. b4 Ne6
31. Rd7 Rd8
32. Rxd8 Nxd8
33. b5 Ne6
34. f4 Nd4
35. b6 a7xb6
36. Nb4 f5
37. Kf2 Kf7
38. Nd3 Ke6
39. Nb4 Kd6
40. Nd3 Kd5
41. Nb4+ Kc4
42. Na6 b5
43. Ke3 Kc3
44. Nc5 b4
45. Na4+ Kc2
46. Nc5 b3
47. Nxb3 Nxb3
48. Kf3 Kd3
49. Kg3 Ke3
50. h4 h6
51. Kh3 Kxf4
52. h5 g5
53. Kg2 g4
54. Kh2 g3+
55. Kg2 Kg4
56. Kf1 f4
57. Kg2 f3+
58. Kf1 g2+
59. Kg1 Bd4+
60. Kh2 g1(Q) mate
Game #315
April 11, 1987
National Elementary Chess Championship, Terre Haute, Indiana
Upper Elementary Section
40/1, 15/15
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (1913) vs. Patrick Ernst from New York (1497)
Torre Attack
win
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 c6
3. Bg5 h6
4. Bh4 Nf6
5. e3 Bg4
6. Nbd2 Nbd7
7. Bd3 e5
8. d4xe5 Nxe5
9. Be2 Nxf3+
10. Nxf3 Bd6
11. Nd4 Bxe2
12. Qxe2 Qa5+
13. c3 Be5
14. 00 Qc7
15. f4 Bxd4
16. e3xd4+ Ne4
17. Qg4 Rg8
18. Rae1 Qd7
19. Qf3 f6
20. Qh5+ Qf7
21. Qd1 000
22. c4 g5
23. f4xg5 f6xg5?
24. Rxf7 g5xh4
25. Qb3 b6
26. c4xd5 c6xd5
27. Rxe4 d5xe4
28. Qc4+ resigns
Game #316
April 11, 1987
National Elementary Chess Championship, Terre Haute, Indiana
Upper Elementary Section
40/1, 15/15
Round 4
David Arnett (1639) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1913)
win
1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 c5
3. d5 b5
4. g3 Bb7
5. e4? Nxe4
6. Bxb5? Qa5+
7. Nc3 Nxc3
8. b2xc3 Qxb5
9. Bf4 d6
10. Rb1 Qa6
11. c4 g6
12. Qe2 Bc8
13. c3 Bg7
14. Rc1 Qb6
15. 00 Bg4
16. Rfe1 Bf6
17. Rb1 Qc7
18. Rbc1 Nbd7
19. Rb1 g5
20. Bc1 Ne5
21. resigns
Game #317
April 12, 1987
National Elementary Chess Championship, Terre Haute, Indiana
Upper Elementary Section
40/1, 15/15
Round 5
Bobby Seltzer (1913) vs. Bradley Skaggs (1532)
Torre Attack
win
1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 d5
3. Bg5 e6
4. e3 Nbd7
5. Nbd2 Bd6
6. Bd3 c6
7. c3 Qc7
8. Qe2 00
9. e4 e5
10. d4xe5 Bxe5 If Nxe5, then 11. Bxf6, g6xf6; 12. 00,
and white has an edge because of black's
broken pawns.
11. Nxe5 Qxe5
12. f4 Qc7
13. e5 Re8 Re8 is strong because not only does it
insult white's king position, but it
allows black's knight to go to f8 as a
defensive precaution.
14. Qf2 Ng4
15. Qh4 Ngf6 Interesting was 15... Ndf6, but after
castles, the knight duo is embarrassed.
16. 000 Ne4 Forced. 16... h6 fails to just 17.
e5xf6, h6xg5; 18. Qh7+, Kg8; 19. Qh8++
17. Nxe4 d5xe4
18. Bxe4 h6
19. Bxh6 Be7 was a try, but then just 19... Nxe5.
g7xh6
20. Qxh6 Nf8
21. Rd3 Re6
22. Qg5+ Ng6
23. Rd8+ Kg7
24. h4 f5 looks good, but white's attack
collapses after 24... Qxe5.
Qe7
25. h5 Rxe5 If Qxg5; 26. f4xg5, Rxe5; 27. Bxg6,
f7xg6; 28. h6+, Kh7; 29. Rf1 (if 29...
Rxg5; 30. Rf7+, Kxh6; 31. Rh8++) Rf5; 30.
Ke1, Rf7; 31. Re8 winning.
26. h6+ Kh7
27. Bxg6+ f7xg6
28. Qxe5 Qxe5
29. f4xe5 b6
30. Re8 Bb7?
31. Re7+ resigns
Game #318
April 12, 1987
National Elementary Chess Championship, Terre Haute, Indiana
Upper Elementary Section
40/1, 15/15
Round 6
Matthew Tom (1776) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1913)
Benko Gambit
win
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 c5
3. d5 b5
4. c4xb4 a6
5. f3 a6xb5
6. e4 Qa5+
7. Bd2 Qb6
8. Nh3 d6
9. Nf2 g6
10. Qb3 b4
11. Be2 Bg7
12. 00 00
13. Na3 Nfd7
14. Nc4 Qc7
15. Rfc1 Nb6
16. Nxb6 Qxb6
17. a3 f5
18. a3xb4 Na6
19. Kf1 f5xe4
20. Nxe4 Bf5
21. Nf2 Rfb8
22. Bc3 Bh6
23. Re1 c5xb4
24. Bd4 So far, black has achieved a small
advantage from the opening. White has a
good center, but black has his bishops on
strong diagonals and has good piece play.
Qxd4
25. Bxa6 Ra7 The main purpose of this move is to
defend the epawn
26. Rad1 This move loses a pawn. Better is 26.
Be2, but after 26... Rxa1; 27. Rxa1, Be3,
black still preserves his advantage.
Qh4
27. Bd3 Bxd3+
28. Qxd3 Qxh2
29. Ng4 Qh4
30. Qd4 Nxh6 is stronger. The purpose of 30. Qe4
had to be a desperate attempt to try to
win the queen via Re6, Nh6+.
Rc7
31. Re6 Bg7
32. Qf4 Qg1 looks better, although after Bxb2
black has to be winning.
Qh1+
33. Ke2 Qxg2+
34. Nf2 Rf8
35. Qe4 Rfe8
36. Rd2 Bad. Better is Rb1, although white looks
"dead" after Be5.
Rc1 There is no good way to prevent 37. ...
Qf1+; 38. Ke3, Re1+. If 37. Qxb4, then
37... Qf1+; 38. Ke3, Re1+; 39. Kf4, Rf8;
40. Kg3, and black is steamrolling him
after Qg1+.
37. time
Game #319
April 12, 1987
National Elementary Chess Championship, Terre Haute, Indiana
Upper Elementary Section
40/1, 15/15
Round 7
Marc Berman (1896) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1913)
Benko Gambit
win
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 c5
3. d5 b5
4. c4xb5 a6
5. e3 Bb7
6. Nc3 Qa5
7. e4? Nxe4
8. Qc2 Nxc3
9. b2xc3 Bxd5
10. Bd2 Qc7
11. c4 Bb7? Qe5+ simply wins a rook.
12. Qc3 e6
13. Nh3 Bd6
14. Ng5? Be5
15. Qc1 Bxa1
16. Qxa1 f6
17. Nh3 Qe5+
18. Qxe5 f6xe5
19. f3 a6xb5
20. c4xb5 Rxa2
21. Nf2 d5
22. Nd3 Nd7
23. h4 d4
24. h5 Ra1+
25. Nc1 Kf7
26. Be2 e4
27. f3xe4 Bxe4
28. 00+ Nf6
29. Bc4 Rd8
30. g4 h6
31. Kh2 Bd5
32. Bd3 e5
33. g5 h6xg5
34. Bg6+ Ke7
35. Bxg5 Rf8
36. Rf5 Ke6
37. Nd3 Ng4+
38. Kh3 Rxf5
39. Nxc5+ Kd6
40. Bxf5 Nf2+
41. Kg3 Nh1+
42. Kh2 Kxc5
43. Bd3 Ra2+
44. Kg1 Rg2+
45. Kxh1 Rxg5+
46. Kh2 Rxh5+
47. Kg3 e4
48. Be2 Rf5
49. Kh3 d3
50. Bg4 Rf6
51. b6 Kxb6
52. resigns
Game #320
April 16, 1987
New York Open, New York, NY
Under 2000 Section
30/90, 25/1
Round 1
Herbert Costillo (unrated) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1913)
win
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 c5xd4
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 e6
6. Bg5 Be7
7. Bc4 Nxe4
8. Nxe4 Bxg5
9. Bb5+ Kf8
10. 00 Be7
11. c4 g6
12. Qd3 f5
13. Nc3 Kg7
14. Rfe1 e5
15. Nd5 Bh4
16. Rad1 Bd7
17. g3 Be7
18. Bxd7 Qxd7
19. Nc7 e5xd4
20. Nxa8 Nc6
21. b4 Bf6
22. b5 Ne5
23. Qb3 Rxa8
24. f4 Ng4
25. Kg2 Ne3+
26. Rxe3 d4xe3
27. Qxe3 Qe7
28. Qf3 Re8
29. Rd2 Qe1
30. Qxb7+ Re7
31. Qd5 Re2+
32. Rxe2 Qxe2+
33. Kh3 Qf1+
34. Qg2 Qxg2+
35. Kxg2 Kf7
36. Kf3 Ke6
37. Ke3 Bc3
38. Kd3 Bb4
39. a4 d5
40. Kd4 d5xc4
41. Kxc4 Ba5
42. Kc5 Bb6+
43. Kc6 h6
44. Kb7 Kd6
45. h3 Kc5
46. Ka6 Kb4
47. a5 Bxa5
48. Kxa7 Kxb5
49. Kb7 g5
50. f4xg5 h6xg5
51. h4 f4
52. h4xg5 f4xg3
53. g6 g2
54. resigns
Game #321
April 16, 1987
New York Open, New York, NY
Under 2000 Section
30/90, 25/1
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (1913) vs. Eugenio Bueno (1985)
Torre
win
1 d4 Nf6
2 Nf3 e6
3 Bg5 b6
4 e3 Bb7
5 Bd3 Be7
6 Nbd2 d5
7 00 Nbd7
8 c3 c5
9 Ne5 Nxe5
10 d4xe5 Nd7
11 Bxe7 Qxe7
12 f4 000
13 a4 c4
14 Be2 Qc5
15 Rf3 Kb8
16 Qc2 g5
17 Kh1 g4
18 Rf3f1 h5
19 a5 Qxe3
20 Rfe1 Qc5
21 b3 b5
22 b3xc4 d5xc4
23 Reb1 Qc6
24 Rg1 f5
25 Qa2 Nc5
26 h3 g4xh3
27 Bf3 Ne4
28 Bxe4 f5xe4
29 Nxc4 a6
30 Nd6 e3
31 Qxe6 h3xg2+
32 Kh2 Qf3
33 Qf7 Rdf8
34 Qxb7+ Qxb7
35 Nxb7 Kxb7
36 Rxg2 Rxf4
37 Rg7+ Kc6
38 Kg3 Rff8
39 Rd1 e2
40 Rd6+ Kc5
41 Rc7 mate
Game #322
April 17, 1987
New York Open, New York, NY
Under 2000 Section
30/90, 25/1
Round 3
Robert Davidson (1988) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1913)
Sicilian
draw
1 e4 c5
2 Nf3 d6
3 d4 c5xd4
4 Nxd4 Nf6
5 Nc3 e6
6 Be3 a6
7 f3 b5
8 a3 Bb7
9 Qd2 Be7
10 g4 h6
11 000 d5
12 e5 Nfd7
13 f4 Nc6
14 Nxc6 Bxc6
15 Bg2 b4
16 a3xb4 Bxb4
17 Bd4 Qa5
18 Qe3 Qa1+
19 Nb1 Rc8
20 b3 Qa2
21 Nc3 Qa5
22 Kd2 Ba8
23 Rhg1 Rc6
24 Ra1 Qc7
25 Bf1 Nc5
26 Kd1 Bxc3
27 Qxc3 00
28 Qe3 a5
29 Bb5 Ne4
30 Bxc6 Bxc6
31 Bb6 Qd7
32 Rxa5 d4
33 Bxd4 Rd8
34 c3 Nxc3+
35 Qxc3 Qxd4+
36 Qxd4 Rxd4+ black offered draw
37 Kc2 Rxf4
38 Rc5 Bd5
39 h3 Rf2+
40 Kc3 Rf3+
41 Kd4 Rxb3
42 Rc3 Rb4+
43 Kc5 Re4
44 Kd6 f6
45 e5xf6 g7xf6
46 Rc7 Rc4
47 h4 Rxc7 white offered draw
48 Kxc7 Kf7
49 Kd6 Kg6 black offered draw
50 Ke7 Bc4
51 Rg3 Bd5
52 Rc3 f5
53 g4xf5 e6xf5
54 Rh3 Kh5
55 Kf6 Be4
56 Rh2 Kg4
57 h5 Kg3
58 Rd2 Kg4
59 Kg6 f4+
60 Kxh f3
61 Rd7 f2
62 Rg7+ Kf4
63 Rf7+ Bf5
64 Kg7 f1(Q)
65 h6 Qa1+? Ke4 would win
66 Kg8 Qa2
67 h7 Qa8+
68 Kg7 Qa1+
69 Kg1 Qg1+
70 Kf1 Qc5
71 Kg1 Qc8+
72 Kg2 Qc3+
73 Kg1 Qg3+
74 Kf1 Qh4
75 Kg1 Qg5+
76 Kf1 Qh6+
77 Kg1 draw
Game #323
April 17, 1987
New York Open, New York, NY
Under 2000 Section
30/90, 25/1
Round 4
Ronald Leonhard (1990) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1913)
Sicilian
loss
1 e4 c5
2 Nf3 d6
3 d4 c5xd4
4 Nxd4 Nf6
5 Nc3 e6
6 Bd3 Be7
7 00 a6
8 Kh1 b5
9 a3 Bb7
10 f4 d5
11 e5 Nfd7
12 Qe2 Qc7
13 Bd2 Nc6
14 Nb3 b4
15 a3xb4 Nxb4
16 Na5 Nxd3
17 c2xd3 00
18 d4 Kh8
19 Rfc1 Qb6
20 Na4 Qxd4
21 Nxb7 Rfc8
22 Rxc8+ Rxc8
23 Nc3 Rb8
24 Be3 Qb4
25 Nd6 Bxd6
26 e5xd6 d4
27 Ra4 Qxd6
28 Rxd4 Qc6
29 Qd2 Nf6
30 Rd8+ Rxd8
31 Qxd8+ Ng8
32 Qb6 Qc4
33 h3 Qd3
34 Qd4 Qf1+
35 Kh2 h6
36 Ne4 Kh7
37 Nc5 Ne7
38 Qd3+ Qxd3
39 Nxd3 Nd5
40 Bd2 Kg6
41 Nc5 a5
42 g3 Kf5
43 Bxa5 g5
44 f4xg5 h6xg5
45 Kg2 g4
46 h4 Ne3+
47 Kg1 Ke5
48 Bc3+ Kd5
49 Nd7 f5
50 Bd2 Nc4
51 Bf4 Nd6
52 Bxd6 Kxd6
53 h5 resigns
Game #324
April 18, 1987
New York Open, New York, NY
Under 2000 Section
30/90, 25/1
Round 5
Bobby Seltzer (1913) vs. John Giorski (unrated)
Torre Attack
draw
1 d4 d5
2 Nf3 e6
3 Bg5 Be7
4 Bxe7 Nxe7
5 e3 Nbd7
6 Bd3 c5
7 c3 Qc7
8 00 e5
9 Bc2 e4
10 Nfd2 00
11 f3 f5
12 f3xe4 f5xe4
13 Rxf8+ Nxf8
14 Qe2 c4
15 b3 c4xb3
16 a2xb3 Bd7
17 c4 a6
18 Nc3 Re8
19 Rc1 Bf5
20 Qf1 Qa5
21 Ndb1 Bg6
22 c4xd5 Nd7
23 Bxe4 Bxe4
24 Nxe4 Nxd5
25 Qd3 Nb4
26 Qc4+ Qd5
27 Nbd2 a5
28 Qxd5+ Nxd5
29 Kf2 h6
30 Ke2 Kh7
31 Ra1 b6
32 Rc1 Re6
33 Rc8 Kg6
34 Kd3 Nd7f6
35 Nxf6 Rxe3+
36 Kc4 Nxf6
37 Nf3 Kf5
38 h3 b5+
39 Kxb5 Rxb3+
40 Kxa5 Rb2
41 Rc3 g5
42 g4+ Ke4
43 Rc6 Nd5
44 Ne5 Kxd4
45 Nf7 Ra2+
46 Kb5 Rb2+
47 Ka4 Rb7
48 draw
Game #325
April 18, 1987
New York Open, New York, NY
Under 2000 Section
30/90, 25/1
Round 6
Bobby Seltzer (1913) vs. Eliseo Tumbaga (1992)
Torre Attack
draw
1 d4 Nf6
2 Nf3 g6
3 Bg5 Bg7
4 e3 c5
5 c3 00
6 Nbd2 b6
7 Bd3 d5
8 Ne5 Ne8
9 Bh4 Nd6
10 Bg3 Bf5
11 Be2 f6
12 Nd3 Bxd3
13 Bxd3 e5
14 00 Nc6
15 d4xe5 f6xe5
16 Qc2 Nf5
17 Rad1 Nxg3
18 h2xg3 e4
19 Nxe4 Qe7
20 Nd2 Rad8
21 Nf3 Rd6
22 Bb5 Ne5
23 Nxe5 Qxe5
24 Qa4 a5
25 Rfe1 Kh8
26 Re2 g5
27 Red2 Qe6
28 Bc4 Qe4
29 b3 Qxc3
30 Rxd5 Rdf6
31 Rf1 Rxf2
32 Rxf2 Qxe3
33 Rxg5 Qxf2+
34 Kh2 Qf6
35 Rh5 Qg6
36 Rh3 Qd6
37 Qb5 Be5
38 Bd3 h6
39 Qc4 Rf6
40 Qe4 Qc7 white offered draw
41 Qe3 Qd6
42 Qe4 draw
Game #326
April 19, 1987
New York Open, New York, NY
Under 2000 Section
30/90, 25/1
Round 7
Frank Marchica (1978) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1913)
Benko Gambit
loss
1 d4 Nf6
2 c4 c5
3 d5 b5
4 c4xb5 a6
5 e3 Bb7
6 Nc3 Qa5
7 Bd2 Qb6
8 Qb3 a6xb5
9 Bxb5 e6
10 e4 Nxe4
11 d5xe6 Nxc3
12 Bxd7+ Nxd7
13 e6xd7+ Kxd7
14 Qxb6 Bxg2
15 Bxc3 Bxh1
16 000+ Ke8
17 Qb5+ Ke7
18 Qd7+ resigns
Game #327
April 19, 1987
New York Open, New York, NY
Under 2000 Section
30/90, 25/1
Round 8
Bobby Seltzer (1913) vs. Ken Thomas (1965)
Torre Attack
win
1 d4 f5
2 Bg5 Nf6
3 Bxf6 e7xf6
4 e3 b6
5 Bd3 g6
6 Nd2 Bb7
7 Ndf3 Bd6
8 h4 h5
9 c3 Nc6
10 Qe2 a5
11 e4 Kf7
12 000 Re8
13 Qc2 Bf4+
14 Kb1 f5xe4
15 Bxe4 f5
16 Bd5+ Kg7
17 Nh3 Bh6
18 Nhg5 Nb4
19 c3xb4 Bxd5
20 b4xa5 Rxa5
21 a3 b5
22 Qc5 Qa8
23 Qxc7 Ra7
24 Qc5 b4
25 Qxb4 Rb7
26 Qc5 resigns
Game #328
April 22, 1987
Met League (for Harvard B Team)
50/2, 25/1
Bobby Seltzer (1913) vs. David Epstein (unrated)
win
1 d4 Nf6
2 Nf3 g6
3 Bg5 Bg7
4 e3 00
5 Bd3 c5
6 c3 d5
7 Nbd2 Nbd7
8 00 Re8
9 Qe2 Qc7
10 Bf4 Qb6
11 Rab1 Nh5
12 Bg5 h6
13 Bh4 e5
14 d4xe5 Nxe5
15 Nxe5 Bxe5
16 Nf3 Bg7
17 Qc2 Be6
18 Be2 Rac8
19 Qa4 Bf5
20 Rbc1 a6
21 b3 Re4
22 Qa3 Nf4
23 Rfe1 Nxe2+
24 Rxe2 Rce8
25 Rd2 d4
26 c3xd4 c5xd4
27 e3xd4 Bxd4
28 Rcd1 Re2
29 h3 Bc5
30 Qb2 Re2e6
31 Rd8 Qc6
32 Bf6 Be4
33 Bh8 Bf8
34 Ne5 Qc7
35 Rxe8 Rxe8
36 Ng4 Qc2
37 Qd4 Re6
38 Be5 Bf5
39 Nf6+ Kh8
40 Qd8 Qxd1+
41 Qxd1 Rxe5
42 Qd8 Kg7
43 Ne8+ Kh7
44 Nd6 Bxd6
45 Qxd6 Re1+
46 Kh2 Kg7
47 Qc7 Be4
48 Qc3+ Kh7
49 Qxe1 resigns
Game #329
April 26, 1987
Civilized Swiss, Framingham, Mass.
Top Section
40/90, SD/45
Round 1
Bobby Seltzer (1913) vs. Peter Braff (1981)
Torre Attack
loss
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 e6
3. Bg5 Be7
4. Bxe7 Qxe7
5. e3? Qb4+
6. Nbd2 Qxb2
7. Ne5 Nf6
8. Bd3 00
9. 00 Nbd7
10. Nxd7 Bxd7
11. Qf3 Qb4
12. Rfd1 Bc6
13. Qh3 Qe7
14. f3 g6
15. e4 d5xe4
16. f3xe4 e5
17. d5 Bd7
18. Qe3 Ng4
19. Qg3 Qc5+
20. Kf1 Ne3+
21. Ke1 Nxd1
22. Rxd1 Qe7
23. Nf3 Rae8
24. Rb1 b6
25. Bc4 Qc5
26. Qh4? Qxc4
27. Ng5 h5
28. h3 f5
29. Qg3 f5xe4
30. Kd2 e3+
31. Qxe3 Qd4+
32. Qxd4 e5xd4
33. Kd3 Rf2
34. Ne4 Bf5
35. Re1 Rxe4
36. Rxe4 Bxe4+
37. Kxe4 Rxg2
38. Kxd4 Rxc2
39. resigns
Game #330
April 26, 1987
Civilized Swiss, Framingham, Mass.
Top Section
40/90, SD/45
Round 2
John Phillips (2007) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1913)
Benko Gambit
win
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 c5
3. d5 b5
4. c4xb5 a6
5. b5xa6 Bxa6
6. Nc3 d6
7. Nf3 g6
8. Nd2 Qa5
9. Qc2 Bg7
10. e4 Bxf1
11. Kxf1 Nbd7
12. Nc4 Qa6
13. Qe2 00
14. Ne3 Nb6
15. a4 Nfd7
16. Nb5 Nxa4
17. Ra3 Rfb8
18. Nc3 Qxe2+
19. Kxe2 Nxc3+
20. b2xc3 Rxa3
21. Bxa3 Bxc3
22. Rd1 Rb3
23. Bc1 Bg7
24. Nc4 Rb4
25. Nd2 Nb6
26. Kd3 Rd4+
27. Kc2 Bh6
28. f3 Nc4
29. Nxc4 Rxc4+
30. Kb1 Rxc1+
31. Rxc1 Bxc1
32. Kxc1 Kg7
33. f4 Kh6
34. Kd2 Kh5
35. Ke3 Kg4
36. e5 Kf5
37. e5xd6 e7xd6
38. h3 h5
39. Kf3 g5
40. f4xg5 Kxg5
41. g4 h5xg4+
42. h3xg4 c4
43. Ke4 Kxg4
44. Kd4 f5
45. Kxc4 f4
46. Kd3 Kg3
47. Ke2 Kg2
48. resigns
Game #331
April 26, 1987
Civilized Swiss, Framingham, Mass.
Top Section
40/90, SD/45
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (1913) vs. Ernest Alessio (1859)
Torre Attack
win
1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 e6
3. Bg5 d5
4. e3 Be7
5. Nbd2 Nbd7
6. Bd3 c5
7. c3 h6
8. Bh4 00
9. 00 Qc7
10. Bg3 Qd8
11. h3 a6
12. a4 b6
13. Ne5 Bb7
14. f4 Rc8
15. Qe2 Nb8
16. Bh4 Ne4
17. Bxe7 Qxe7
18. Nxe4 d5xe4
19. Bc4 Qe8
20. f5 e6xf5
21. Rxf5 Rc7
22. Raf1 b5
23. a4xb5 a6xb5
24. Bxf7+ resigns
Game #332
May 1, 1987
Metropolitan League (for Harvard B team)
time control = 50/2, 25/1
white vs. Eric Gonzales, 1983
Torre Attack
win
1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 b6
3. Bg5 e6
4. e3 Bb7
5. Bd3 Be7
6. Nbd2 d5
7. Ne5 00
8. 00 Nbd7
9. f4 c5
10. c3 Nxe5
11. f4xe5 Nd7
12. Bxe7 Qxe7
13. Qg4 f5
14. Qg3 Kh8
15. Nf3 Qf7
16. Qh3 h6
17. Rf2 Qe7
18. g4 f4
19. Nh4 Kg8
20. Ng6 Qe8
21. Nxf8 f4xe3
22. Qxe3 Nxf8
23. Raf1 Ng6
24. Rf7 resigns
Game #333
May 3, 1987
FivePlayer Team Scholastic District (for Jackson School)
Upper Elementary Section
40/1, 15/15, SD/15
Round 1
Bobby Seltzer (2047) vs. Rory Alex, 1300
Torre Attack
win
1. d4 e6
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bg5 Nf6
4. e3 a6
5. Nbd2 h6
6. Bh4 Nb4
7. c3 Nd5
8. e4 Nf4
9. e5 Ng4
10. Bxd8 Kxd8
11. h3 Nxf2
12. Kxf2 Be7
13. Ne4 Bh4+
14. g3 Bxg3+
15. Kxg3 Nh5+
16. Kh2 f5
17. e5xf6(e.p.) g7xf6
18. Qe1 Rg8
19. Qh4 Ng7
20. Qxf6+ Ke8
21. Ne5 Rf8
22. Qxg7 d5
23. Nf6+ Kd8
24. Qxf8 mate
Game #334
May 3, 1987
FivePlayer Team Scholastic District (for Jackson School)
Upper Elementary Section
40/1, 15/15, SD/15
Round 2
Darren Johnson (Unrated) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2047)
win
1. g3 g6
2. Bg2 Bg7
3. Nf3 Nf6
4. e3 d6
5. d4 00
6. 00 Nbd7
7. Bd2 e5
8. d4xe5 d6xe5
9. Nc3 Nh5
10. Bh3 Nc5
11. a3 Bxh3
12. Re1 Bg4
13. Kg2 e4
14. Qc1 Bxf3+
15. Kg1 Qd7
16. Ne2 Qh3
17. Nf4 Nxf4
18. resigns
Game #335
May 3, 1987
FivePlayer Team Scholastic District (for Jackson School)
Upper Elementary Section
40/1, 15/15, SD/15
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (2047) vs. Vince Cirelli (unrated)
win
1. d4 Nc6
2. d5 Ne5
3. e4 Nf6
4. f4 e6
5. f4xe5 Nxe4
6. Nf3 Bb4+
7. c3 Bc5
8. Nd4 e6xd5
9. Be2 d6
10. e5xd6 c7xd6
11. 00 00
12. Bd3 Be6
13. Nbd2 Qh4
14. Qf3 Bg4
15. Qf4 Rae8
16. Nxe4 g6
17. Nf6+ Kg7
18. Nxe8+ Kg8
19. Nf6+ Kh8
20. Nxg4 g5
21. Qf6+ Kg8
22. Nh6+ resigns
Game #336
May 3, 1987
FivePlayer Team Scholastic District (for Jackson School)
Upper Elementary Section
40/1, 15/15, SD/15
Round 4
James Kadra (1249) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2047)
win
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 d6
3. Nc3 g6
4. d4 c5xd4
5. Nxd4 Bg7
6. Bc4 Nc6
7. Nf5 g6xf5
8. e4xf5 Bxf5
9. Qf3 Nd4
10. Qh5 d5
11. Nxd5 e6
12. Ne3 Bxc2
13. Kd2 Nf6
14. Qe5 Nf3+
15. Kxc2 Nxe5
16. Bb5+ Ke7
17. h3 a6
18. Bc4 Rc8
19. b3 Qd3+
20. Kb2 Nxc4+
21. b3xc4 Ne4 mate
Game #337
May 7, 1987
Reubens/Landey
Boylston Chess Club, Boston, Mass.
45/2, 25/1
Round 1
Bobby Seltzer (2047) vs. David Stokkink (1890)
Torre Attack
draw
1. d4 e6
2. Nf3 Nf6
3. Bg5 d5
4. e3 Be7
5. Nbd2 b6
6. Ne5 Bb7
7. Bb5+ c6
8. Bd3 Nbd7
9. f4 h6
10. Bh4 g5
11. f4xg5 Nxe5
12. g5xf6 Nxd3+
13. c2xd3 BXf6
14. Bxf6 Qxf6
15. Nf3 Rg8
16. 00 Qg6
17. Qe2 f6
18. e4 c5
19. e5 f5
20. Rac1 Ba6
21. Rf2 Rc8
22. Qd1 Bb5
23. Qb3 Bd7
24. d4xc5 Qg7
25. Qa3 Qe7
26. Rfc2 Rxc5
27. Rxc5 b6xc5
28. Rxc5 Rg4
29. d4 Rf4
30. Qxa7 Rxf3
31. Qb8+? Kf7
32. g2xf3 Qg5+
33. Kh1 Qd2
34. Qb3 Qe1+
35. Kg2 Qe2+
36. Kh3 Qf1+
37. Kg3 Qg1+
38. Kh3 Qf1+
39. Kh4 Qf2+
40. Kh3 Qf1+
41. draw
Game #338
May 14, 1987
Reubens/Landey
Boylston Chess Club, Boston, Mass.
45/2, 25/1
Round 2
Tom Durnan (2044) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2047)
Benko's Gambit
win
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 c5
3. d5 b5
4. c4xb5 a6
5. b5xa6 Bxa6
6. Nc3 g6
7. g3 d6
8. Bg2 Nbd7
9. Nf3 Bg7
10. 00 00
11. h3 Nb6
12. Ng5 Nfd7
13. f4 Ra7
14. Qc2 h6
15. Nge4 Bc4
16. b3 Bxd5
17. Bb2 Bb7
18. f5 g5
19. Nb5 Bxb2
20. Qxb2 Ra5
21. a4 Qa8
22. Nc7 Qb8
23. Qd2 Bxe4
24. Bxe4 Nc4
25. b3xc4 Qxc7
26. h4 d5
27. Bxd5 Qxg3+
28. Bg2 Ra7
29. h4xg5 h6xg5
30. Ra3 Qg4
31. Kh2 f6
32. Rg3 Qh4+
33. Rh3 Qg4
34. Rg1 Qxf5
35. Bd5+ Kg7
36. Bf3 Ne5
37. Rgg3 Rxa4
38. Rh5 Nxf3+
39. Rxf3 Qe5+
40. Kg2 Rxc4
41. Qd3 Qe4
42. Qxe4 Rxe4
43. Rfh3 Kf7
44. Kf3 Ra4
45. Rh7+ Ke6
46. Kf2 Kd6
47. Rb3 c4
48. resigns
Game #339
May 21, 1987
Reubens/Landey
Boylston Chess Club, Boston, Mass.
45/2, 25/1
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (2047) vs. Larry Schmitt (2141)
Torre Attack
loss
1 d4 Nf6
2 Nf3 b6
3 Bg5 Ne4
4 Bh4 Ba6!
5 Nbd2 d5
6 Nxe4 d5xe4
7 Ng5 Qd5
8 Qd2 h6
9 Nh3 Nc6
10 c3 000
11 Qc2 g5
12 Bg3 f5
13 e3 Bxf1
14 Rxf1 e5
15 f3 e5xd4
16 f3xe4 better would be c3xd4
Qc4
17 Qb3 Qxb3
18 a2xb3 d4xc3
19 b2xc3 Bg7
20 e5 Nxe5
21 Rxa7 Kb8
22 Ra6 Kb7
23 Ra3 f4
24 e3xf4 Nd3+
25 Kd2 g4
26 Ng1 Nb4+
27 Kc1 Bxc3
28 Rd1? Bb2+
29 Kxb2 Rxd1
30 Ra1 Rxa1
31 Kxa1 Rd8
32 Kb2 Rd1
33 Ne2 c5
34 Nc3 Rd2+
35 Kb1 Kc6
36 f5 Rxg2
37 f6 Rg1+
38 Kb2 Rf1
39 Ne4 Kd5
40 Nf2 Ke6
41 Nxg4 h5
42 Ne3 Rxf6
43 Bc7 Nd5
44 Nxd5 Kxd5
45 Bg3 Rf3
46 Bc7 b5
47 resigns
Game #340
May 7, 1987
Reubens/Landey
Boylston Chess Club, Boston, Mass.
45/2, 25/1
Round 4
Joseph Sparks (1649) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2047)
Sicilian SmithMorra Gambit
win
1 e4 c5
2 d4 c5xd4
3 c3 d3
4 Bxd3 d6
5 Nf3 Nf6
6 00 e6
7 Qe2 Be7
8 Rd1 Nbd7
9 Na3 a6
10 Bf4 e5
11 Be3 d5
12 e4xd5 Nxd5
13 Bc4 Nxe3
14 Bxf7+ Kxf7
15 Nxe5+ Kg8
16 f2xe3 Qc7
17 Nf3 Nf6
18 Nc4 Bg4
19 Rf1 Rc8
20 Ncd2 g6
21 h3 Bd7
22 Nd4 Kg7
23 Nd2f3 Ne4
24 Qd3 Nc5
25 Qc2 Bf6
26 Rae1 Rhe8
27 g4 Ne4
28 Qg2 Qa5
29 h4 Qxa2
30 g5 Bd8
31 h5 Qd5
32 h5xg6 h7xg6
33 Nh4 Rh8
34 Rf4 Qxg5
35 Nhf3 Qxg2+
36 Kxg2 Bh3+
37 Kg1 Ng5
38 e4 Nxf3+
39 Rxf3 Bb6
40 e5 Rcf8
41 Kf2 Rd8
42 e6 Bf5
43 Kg2 Bxd4
44 e7 Rde8
45 cd: Kf6
46 Rf3e3 Rh7
47 resigns
Game #341
May 31, 1987
Massachusetts FivePlayer Scholastic Team Finals, Palmer, Mass.
Upper Elementary Section
SD/60
Round 1
Bobby Seltzer (2047) vs. Charlie Turcutte (unrated)
win
1 d4 d5
2 Nf3 Nf6
3 Bg5 Bg4
4 Ne5 h6
5 Bxf6 g7xf6
6 Nxg4 Nc6
7 Ne3 f5
8 Nxf5 Rg8
9 e3 e6
10 Ng3 Qf6
11 Nd2 000
12 Bb5 Bb4
13 Bxc6 b7xc6
14 c3 Ba5
15 Nb3 Bb6
16 a4 c5
17 d4xc5 Bxc5
18 Nxc5 e5
19 Qb3 d4
20 Qb7 mate
Game #342
May 31, 1987
Massachusetts FivePlayer Scholastic Team Finals, Palmer, Mass.
Upper Elementary Section
SD/60
Round 2
Heath Gelinas (unrated) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2047)
win
1 Nf3 d5
2 Nc3 d4
3 Ne4 Nc6
4 c3 e5
5 c3xd4 e5xd4
6 e3 d3
7 Bxd3 Qxd3
8 Nc5 Bxc5
9 Ng1 Nb4
10 a3 Nc2+
11 Qxc2 Qxc2
12 Ne2 Bg4
13 Ra2 Be6
14 f4 Bxa2
15 00 Bc4
16 g3 Bxe2
17 Re1 Bf3
18 b4 Bxe3+
19 Kf1 Qd3+
20 Rd2 Qxd2 mate
Game #343
May 31, 1987
Massachusetts FivePlayer Scholastic Team Finals, Palmer, Mass.
Upper Elementary Section
SD/60
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (2047) vs. Darren Johnson (Unrated)
Torre Attack
win
1 d4 d5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 Bg5 Nf6
4 Nbd2 Bf5
5 e3 e6
6 Ne5 Nxe5
7 d4xe5 Be7
8 e5xf6 Bd6
9 f6xg7 Qxg5
10 g7xh8(Q)+ Kd7
11 Qxa8 Qg6
12 Bb5+ Ke7
13 Qe8 Kf6
14 Qf3 Qh6
15 e4 d5xe4
16 Nxe4+ Kg7
17 Qc3+ Kg6
18 Qg8+ Kh5
19 Nxd6 c7xd6
20 Be2+ Kh4
21 Qg3 mate
Game #344
June 13, 1987
Saturday Swiss, Billerica, MA
Open Section
40/1, 20/30, SD/30
Round 1
Bobby Seltzer (2047) vs. John Watters (1511)
Torre Attack
win
1 d4 Nf6
2 Nf3 g6
3 Bg5 Bg7
4 Nbd2 d6
5 e3 00
6 Bd3 c5
7 c3 Nc6
8 00 Bg4
9 Ne4 c5xd4
10 e3xd4 Nxe4
11 Bxe4 d5
12 Bd3 Qd7
13 h3 Bxf3
14 Qxf3 e6
15 Rfe1 Rfe8
16 Bf6 a6
17 h4 b5
18 Bxg7 Kxg7
20 h5 Rac8
21 a4 Qe7
22 Qf4 e5
22 d4xe5 Nxe5
23 Qd2 Qh4
24 a4xb5 Qg4
25 Be2 Qf5
26 Qxd5 resigns?
Game #345
June 13, 1987
Saturday Swiss, Billerica, MA
Open Section
40/1, 20/30, SD/30
Round 2
Gabriel Vasquez (1579) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2047)
Benko Gambit
win
1 d4 Nf6
2 c4 c5
3 d5 b5
4 a4 b5xc4
5 Nc3 e6
6 d5xe6 f7xe6
7 e4 Bb7
8 e5 Nd5
9 Nxd5 Bxd5
10 Nf3 Qc7
11 Bf4 Nc6
12 Rc1 Qa5+
13 Bd2 Qb6
14 Bxc4 Bxc4
15 Rxc4 Qxb2
16 Bc3 Qb7
17 00 Be7
18 Nd2 00
19 Ne4 Qa6
20 Qd3 Rf5
21 f4 Raf8
22 g3 g5
23 Nf2 g5xf4
24 g3xf4 Kh8
25 Re4 Qb7
26 Nh3 Nb4
27 Bxb4 c5xb4
28 Rc4 Rg8+
29 Kf2 Rg2+
30 Ke1 Rxh2
31 Nf2 Bh4
32 Rc2 Rxf4
33 Qe3 Re4
34 resigns
Game #346
June 13, 1987
Saturday Swiss, Billerica, MA
Open Section
40/1, 20/30, SD/30
Round 3
Chris Fang (2211) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2047)
loss
1 e4 c5
2 c3 d6
3 d4 Qa5
4 Nd2 c5xd4
5 Nc4 Qc7
6 c3xd4 g6
7 Bf4 b5
8 Nd2 Qa5
9 Ngf3 Bg7
10 b4 Qb6
11 Nb3 Nc6
12 a3 Bg4
13 Be2 Bxf3
14 Bxf3 Nxd4
15 e5 Nxf3
16 Qxf3 Rd8
17 00 d6xe5?! allows counterplay
18 Be3 Qe6
19 Rad1 Rxd1
20 Rxd1 e4? better is Qxb3, Rd8+ Kxd8 (forced), Bb6+
K moves, Qxb3 a7xb6 and black wins two
pieces and a rook for a queen
21 Qe2 a6
22 Qd2 Qc8? better is f5 and black holds one of the
two pawns and has a good game
23 Bb6 f5
24 Nc5 Nf6
25 Qa2 Bh6
26 Rd8+ Qxd8
27 Bxd8 Kxd8
28 Qe6 Rg8
29 Nb7+ Kc7
30 Qxe7+ Nd7
31 Nc5 Rg7
32 Ne6+ resigns
Game #347
July 2, 1987
World Open, Philadelphia, Penna.
Under 2100 Section
30/90, 25/1
Round 1
Steve Armentrout (1984) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2045)
draw
1 e4 c5
2 Nf3 d6
3 d4 c5xd4
4 Nxd4 Nf6
5 Nc3 a6
6 Be2 e6
7 00 Be7
8 f4 Nc6
9 Be3 00
10 Qe1 Qc7
11 Qg3 Kh8
12 Rad1 b5!
13 Nxc6 Qxc6
14 e5 d6xe5
15 f4xe5 Ne4
16 Nxe4 Qxe4
17 Bd3 Qh4
18 Qxh4 Bxh4
19 Be4 Rb8
20 Ba7 Bb7
21 Bxb8 Rxb8
22 Bxb7 Rxb7
23 Rf3 h6
24 Rfd3 Rc7
25 Rc3 Ra7
26 Rcd3 Rc7
27 Rc3 Ra7
28 Rc6 Be7
29 Kf1 Kh7
30 Ke2 Kg6
31 g4 Kg5
32 Kf3 b4
33 Rd4 a5
34 Rdc4 Bd8
35 Kg3 Kg6
36 h4 h5
37 Rc8 Rd7
38 Rc5c6 Rd4
39 g5 Be7
40 Re8 Bd8
41 Kh3 Bxg5
42 h4xg5 Kxg5
43 Rc5 Rd2
44 Ra8 Kf4
45 Rxa5 g5
46 Rc4+ Kf3
47 Ra7 f5
48 e5xf6 e.p. Rd1
49 Kh2 g4
50 Rg7 Rd2+
51 Kh1 Rd1+
52 Kh2 Rd2+
53 Kh1 Rd1+
54 draw
Game #348
July 2, 1987
World Open, Philadelphia, Penna.
Under 2100 Section
30/90, 25/1
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (2045) vs. Gary Sperling (2030)
win
1 d4 Nf6
2 Nf3 d6
3 Bg5 Nbd7
4 Nc3 g6
5 e4 Bg7
6 Bc4 00
7 e5 d6xe5
8 d4xe5 Ng4
9 e6 Nde5
10 e6xf7+ Nxf7
11 00 Bf6
12 Qxd8 Rxd8
13 h3 Bxg5
14 Bxf7+ Kg7
15 Nxg5 Ne5
16 Be6 Rd2
17 Rad1 Rxc2
18 Rd8 h6
19 Rg8+ Kf6
20 Nce4 mate
Game #349
July 3, 1987
World Open, Philadelphia, Penna.
Under 2100 Section
30/90, 25/1
Round 3
Victor Montilla (2085) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2045)
win
1 e4 c5
2 Nf3 d6
3 d4 c5xd4
4 Nxd4 Nf6
5 Nc3 a6
6 Be2 e6
7 Be3 Be7
8 00 Nc6
9 Qd2 00
10 f4 Qc7
11 Rad1 Rd8
12 Bf3 e5
13 Nf5 Bxf5
14 e4xf5 d5
15 Nxd5 Nxd5
16 Bxd5 Nd4
17 Qf2 Rxd5
18 c3 Rad8
19 f4xe5 Nc6
20 Rxd5 Rxd5
21 f6 Bf8
22 f6xg7 Bxg7
23 Qg3 Qxe5
24 Bf4 Qh5
25 Re1 Rd8
26 Bc7 Rc8
27 h3 Qg6
28 Qd6 Qxd6
29 Bxd6 h6
30 Kf1 f5
31 Bf4 Kf7
32 g4 f5xg4
33 h3xg4 Re8
34 Rd1 Re7
35 Rd6 Be5
36 Bxe5 Nxe5
37 Rxh6 Nxg4
38 Rb6 Ne3+
39 Kf2 Nd1+
40 Kf3 Ke8
41 c4 Kd8
42 a4 Kc7
43 a5 Ne3
44 Rb3 Nf5
45 Kf4 Nd6
46 c5 Nc4
47 Rb4 Nxa5
48 Rd4 Nb3
49 Rc4 Kc6
50 Rc3 Nxc5
51 resigns
Game #350
July 3, 1987
World Open, Philadelphia, Penna.
Under 2100 Section
30/90, 25/1
Round 4
Alfredo Cruz (2080) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2045)
loss
1 d4 Nf6
2 c4 c5
3 d5 b5
4 c4xb5 a6
5 b5xa6 Bxa6
6 Nc3 g6
7 g3 d6
8 Nf3 Nbd7
9 Bh3 Nb6
10 00 Bc4
11 b3 Bxd5
12 Nxd5 Nbxd5
13 Bb2 Bg7
14 Ng5 Nb4
15 a3 Na6
16 Bg2 Rc8
17 Bb7 Nc7
18 Bxc8 Qxc8
19 Kg2 h5
20 h4 Ne6
21 Qd3 Bh6
22 f4 Rg8
23 Rf3 Ng4
24 Qb5+ Kd8
25 Nxf7+ Kc7
26 Bc3 Qa8
27 b4 Bg7
28 b4xc5 Bxc3
29 c5xd6+ e7xd6
30 Rc1 Ne3+
31 Kh2 Ng4+
32 Kh3 Nc5
33 Rfxc3 Nf2+
34 Kh2 Nfe4
35 Re3 Rb8
36 Qc4 Kd7
37 Ng5 Nf2
38 Qf7+ Kc6
39 Re7 Rc8
40 Ra7 Qb8
41 Ra6+ Kb5
42 Qc4 mate
Game #351
July 4, 1987
World Open, Philadelphia, Penna.
Under 2100 Section
30/90, 25/1
Round 5
Bobby Seltzer (2045) vs. Tim O'Keefe (2071)
loss
1 d4 g6
2 Nf3 Bg7
3 e4 d6
4 c4 Nf6
5 Nc3 00
6 Bg5 h6
7 Bh4 Bg4
8 Be2 c6
9 00 Qa5
10 Qb3 Nbd7
11 d5 Nc5
12 Qc2 e5
13 h3 Bxf3
14 Bxf3 g5
15 Bg3 c6xd5
16 e4xd5 Rac8
17 Rb1 Ncd7
18 Ne4 Nxe4
19 Bxe4 Nf6
20 Bf3 b5
21 b4 Qc7
22 c5 d6xc5
23 b4xc5 Qxc5
24 Qf5 Nxd5
25 Be4 Nf6
26 Rbc1 Qxc1
27 Rxc1 Rxc1+
28 Kh2 Nxe4
29 Qxe4 Rd8
30 Qf5 Rd8d1
31 Be5 Rc5
32 Qg4 Bxe5+
33 g3 Rd2
34 Qe4 Rxf2+
35 Kg1 Rxa2
36 Qe3 Bd4
37 resigns
Game #352
July 4, 1987
World Open, Philadelphia, Penna.
Under 2100 Section
30/90, 25/1
Round 6
Bobby Seltzer (2045) vs. George Chressanthis (2024)
loss
1 d4 Nf6
2 Nf3 e6
3 Bg5 d5
4 e3 Be7
5 Nbd2 Nbd7
6 Bd3 c6
7 c3 h6
8 Bh4 00
9 00 Nh7
10 Bg3 f5
11 Ne5 Nxe5
12 Bxe5 Qe8
13 Kh1 Nf6
14 Rg1 Ng4
15 Qe2 Bd7
16 f3 Nxe5
17 e4xd5 g5
18 e4 Bc5
19 Rgb1 f5xe4
20 f3xe4 Rf2
21 Qd1 Qf7
22 e4xd5 e6xd5
23 Qc2 Rf8
24 Re1 Bg4
25 Bg6 Qf4
26 Bh7+ Kh8
27 Rf1 Rxf1+
28 Rxf1
resigns
Game #353
July 5, 1987
World Open, Philadelphia, Penna.
Under 2100 Section
30/90, 25/1
Round 7
Kole Laskas (2027) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2045)
win
1 e4 c5
2 Nf3 d6
3 d4 c5xd4
4 Nxd4 Nf6
5 Nc3 a6
6 Bg5 e6
7 f4 Be7
8 Qf3 Nbd7
9 000 Qc7
10 Bd3 b5
11 Rhe1 Bb7
12 Nd5 Nxd5
13 e4xd5 Bxd5
14 Qxd5 e6xd5
15 Bxe7 Ne5
16 Nf5 Nxd3+
17 Rxd3 Qa5
18 c3 Kd7
19 Rxd5 Qxa2
20 Rxd6+ Kc7
21 Nd4 Qa1+
22 Kd2 Qxb2+
23 Kd3 Qxg2
24 Re5 Qf1+
25 Kc2 Qc4
26 Red5 Rae8
27 Rd7+ Kc8
28 Rd5d6 Qa2+
29 Kd1 Qb1+
30 Kd2 Qb2+
31 Kd3 Qb1+
32 Kd2 Qe4
33 Bg5 Qg2+
34 Kd3 Qf2
35 f5 Re1
36 Rxf7 Rd1+
37 Ke4 Qg2+
38 Kf4 Qxh2+
39 Kg4 Qxd6
40 Bf4 h5+
41 Kg3 h4+
42 Kg4 Rg1+
43 resigns
Game #354
July 5, 1987
World Open, Philadelphia, Penna.
Under 2100 Section
30/90, 25/1
Round 8
Jose Espinosa (2005) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2045)
loss
1 d4 Nf6
2 c4 c5
3 d5 b5
4 c4xb5 a6
5 b5xa6 g6
6 g3 d6
7 Bg2 Bxa6
8 Bd2 Bg7
9 Bc3 00
10 Nh3 Nbd7
11 00 Nb6
12 b3 Qd7
13 Nf4 Ra7
14 Re1 Rfa8
15 e4 c4
16 Bd4 Rb7
17 Nc3 Qd8
18 e5 d6xe5
19 Bxe5 Rd7
20 Qd4 c4xb3
21 a2xb3 Nc8
22 d6 Bb7
23 Rxa8 Bxa8
24 Bxa8 e7xd6
25 Bxf6 Bxf6
26 Qb4 Nb6
27 Bc6 Qc7
28 Ncd5 Nxd5
29 Nxd5 Qxc6
30 Nxf6+ Kg7
31 Nxd7 resigns
Game #355
July 8, 1987
World Under 12 Championship, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Round 1
Bobby Seltzer (2047) vs. Claudinella Calderon Soto (Costa Rica)
win
1 d4 Nf6
2 Nf3 g6
3 Bg5 Bg7
4 Nc3 00
5 e4 d6
6 Qd2 Bg4
7 Be2 Nbd7
8 h3 Bxf3
9 Bxf3 c5
10 d5 Ne5
11 Be2 Qb6
12 Rb1 c4
13 Bh6 Nxe4
14 Nxe4 g5
15 Qxg5 Ng6
16 Bxg7 Kxg7
17 00 Qd4
18 Bf3 f6
19 Qh5 Qe5
20 Qxe5 f6xe5
21 Ng5 Rf5
22 Ne6+ Kf7
23 Be4 Rf6
24 Bxg6+ h7xg6
25 f4 e5xf4
26 Nxf4 g5
27 Ne6 Rxf1+
28 Rxf1+ Kg6
29 Rf8 Rxf8
30 Nxf8+ Kg7
31 Ne6+ Kg6
32 Kf2 Kf6
33 Ke3 Ke5
34 Nxg5 Kxd5
35 h4 a5
36 h5 Ke5
37 g4 Kf6
38 Ne4+ Kg7
39 g5 Kh8
40 g6 Kg7
41 Ng5 Kh6
42 Ne6 Kxh5
43 g7 Kh6
44 g8(Q) Kh5
45 Qg5 mate
Game #356
July 9, 1987
World Under 12 Championship, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Round 2
Luis Tomas Perez Prado (Puerto Rico) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2045)
win
1 e4 c5
2 d3 d6
3 Nd2 g6
4 b3 Bg7
5 Rb1 Nc6
6 Bb2 Nd4
7 g3 Nf6
8 Bg2 Qa5
9 Bh3 Qxa2
10 Bxc8 Rxc8
11 Ngf3 Nxf3+
12 Qxf3 00
13 00 Qa5
14 Qe3 d5
15 Qe2 d5xe4
16 d3xe4 Rfd8
17 Nc4 Qc7
18 Be5 Qc6
19 Bxf6 Bxf6
20 e5 Bg7
21 Ra1 b5
22 Na5 Qb6
23 Rfe1 Rd5
24 f4 Rc8d8
25 c3 Rd2
26 Qf3 Rd2d3
27 Qe2 Rxc3
28 Red1 Rxd1+
29 Qxd1 c4+
30 Kg2 c4xb3
31 Nxb3 Qc6+
32 Kf2 Rc2+
33 Ke1 Qh1++
Game #357
July 11, 1987
World Under 12 Championship, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (2045) vs. Eyfi Roca (Guatemala)
win
1 e4 c5
2 Nf3 d6
3 d4 c5xd4
4 Nxd4 Nf6
5 Nc3 g6
6 Be3 Bg7
7 f3 Nc6
8 Qd2 00
9 000 Bd7
10 g4 a6
11 h4 Rc8
12 h5 Nxd4
13 Bxd4 b5
14 Qh2 g5
15 Be3 h6
16 Bxg5 Qc7
17 Bxf6 Bxf6
18 Nd5 Qc5
19 Nxf6+ e7xf6
20 Rxd6 Be6
21 Qd2 Kg7
22 Kb1 Rc6
23 Rxc6 Qxc6
24 Bd3 Qd7
25 Rg1 Rd8
26 b3 Qd4
27 Rg2 Bc4
28 Qb4 Bxd3
29 Qxd4 Bxc2+
30 Kxc2 Rxd4
31 Rd2 Rxd2
32 Kxd2 Kf8
33 Kd3 Ke7
34 f4 Kd6
35 Kd4 Ke6
36 Kc5 Kd7
37 g5 Ke7
38 g5xh6 Kf8
39 Kb6 Kg8
40 Kxa6 Kh6
41 Kxb5 Kxh6
42 a4 Kxh5
43 a5 Kg4
44 a6 Kxf4
45 a7 resigns
Game #358
July 12, 1987
World Under 12 Championship, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Round 4
Heffin Steingrimsson (Iceland) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2045)
loss
1 e4 c5
2 Nf3 d6
3 d4 c5xd4
4 Nxd4 Nf6
5 Nc3 a6
6 Be3 e5
7 Nb3 Be6
8 Qd2 b5
9 f3 Be7
10 a4 b4
11 Nd5 Bxd5
12 e4xd5 Nbd7
13 a5 Qc7
14 Ra4 Qb7
15 Bc4 Rb8
16 Qd3 e4
17 f3xe4 Ne5
18 Qd4 Nfg4
19 Be2 Bh4+
20 g3 Nxh2
21 Rxh2 Bxg3+
22 Rf2 h5 better ... 00 with the idea of ... f5
23 Kd2 Bxf2
24 Bxf2 h4
25 Bg1 00
26 Nc5 d6xc5 better ... Qb5
27 Qxe5 Rbe8
28 Qf5 Qc7
29 Bxa6 Re5
30 Bh2 Rxf5
31 Bxc7 Rf2+
32 Be2 f5
33 Ke3 f5xe4
34 d6 Rg2
35 d7 h3
36 Ra1 h2
37 Rh1 g5
38 Rxh2 Rxh2
39 Bxh2 Kf7
40 Bc7 Ke7
41 d8(Q) Rxd8
42 Bxd8 Kxd8
43 Kxe4 resigns
Game #359
July 13, 1987
World Under 12 Championship, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Round 5
Bobby Seltzer (2045) vs. Gabriel Schwartzman (Rumania)
loss
1 e4 e5
2 Nf3 Nf6
3 Nc3 Nc6
4 Bc4 Nxe4
5 Bxf7+ Kxf7
6 Nxe4 d5
7 Neg5+ Ke8
8 d4 e4
9 Ne5 Nxe5
10 d4xe5 Be7
11 h4 Bf5
12 g4 Bc8
13 e6 Bxg5
14 Bxg5 Qd6
15 Qd4 Rg8
16 e7 h6
17 Bf4! Qxe7
18 Qxd5 Rf8
19 Be3 Qe6
20 Qh5+ Rf7
21 g5 Qd5
22 Qe2 Be6
23 g5xh6 g7xh6
24 Bxh6? e3 24. Rg1 gets a much better game.
25 Rh2 e3xf2+
26 Kf1 Qc4
27 b3 Qc6
28 Bg5 Kf8
29 Bh6+ Kg8
30 Rg2+ Kh7
31 Be3 Qd5
32 Rd1 Qf3
33 Qxf3 Rxf3
34 Ke2 Rf7
35 Rxf2? Bg4+ Bxf2 better
36 Ke1 Rxf2
37 Bxf2 Re8+
38 Kd2 Rd8+
39 Kc3 Rxd1
40 Bxa7 b6
41 a4 Rh1
42 Bb8 c6
43 Bc7 b5
44 a5 Bc8
45 Bd8 Rh3+
46 Kb2 c5
47 c3 Kg6
48 Be7 c4
49 b3xc4 b5xc4
50 Bd8 Bb7
51 Be7 Kh5
52 Bf6 Rf3
53 Bg5 Rf5
54 Ka3 Rb5
55 Bf6 Ba6
56 Bd4 Kxh4
57 Bf6+ Kg3
58 Bd4 Kf3
59 Bf6 Ke2
60 Bd4 Kd1
61 Bf6 Kc2
62 Be7 Rxa5+
63 Kb4 Rb5+
64 Ka4 Kxc3
65 resigns
Game #360
July 15, 1987
World Under 12 Championship, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Round 6
Bobby Seltzer (2045) vs. Emilio Pena (Puerto Rico)
draw
1 e4 c5
2 Nf3 d6
3 d4 c5xd4
4 Nxd4 a6!?
5 Be2 Nf6
6 Nc3 e5
7 Nb3 h6!?
8 00 Be6
9 Kh1 Be7
10 f4 00
11 f5 Bd7
12 a4 Bc6
13 Bf3 Nbd7
14 Qe1 Nh7
15 Be3 b6
16 Rd1 Ng5!?
17 Bxg5 h6xg5
18 Qg3 Nf6
19 Nd2 Qc7
20 Rfe1 Rfd8
21 Nf1 Qb7
22 Ne3 Ra7
23 Ng4 Nd7
24 Nd5 Bxd5
25 Rxd5 Rc8
26 Ne3 Nf6
27 Rd2 Nxe4?!
28 Qg4 d5?!
29 Bxe4 d5xe4
30 Nd5 Rc4
31 Rxe4 Rxe4
32 Qxe4 Qb8
33 Qe3 Qc8?!
34 Qxe5 Qc4
35 Ne3 Qh4
36 g3 Qb4
37 c3 Qxa4
38 Qb8+ Kh7
39 Qxa7 Qe4+
40 Rg2 Qxe3
41 h3 Bd6
42 Kh2 g4
43 Qxf7 Bxg3+
44 draw