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 9, grade 4
Oct. 1984 to April 1985
unrated to 1364
27 wins
10 draws
23 losses
highest rated player beaten = 1624
highest rated player drawn = 1657
TOURNAMENT RECORD FOR GAMES 1-60
* indicates 1/2
EVENT SECTION SCORE
Fall Foliage Scholastic upper elementary 3-1
Tal Tales lower quad 1-2
Boylston Thanksgiving under 1600 2-3
NE Scholastic 3-Player Team elementary 2-3
Batteries Not Included open *-3*
Herb Healy under 2000 1*-2*
Newton Open under 1400 2-2
Jim Bulger under 1600 2-1
W. Suburban under 1600 1*-2*
Mass. Schol. Singles Dist. upper elementary 2*-1*
Mass. Schol. Singles Finals upper elementary 3*-2* second
Framingham Quad lower quad *-2*
RI Scholastic upper elementary 4-1 second
Mass. Schol. 5-Player Dist. elementary 1-2
BC Open under 1600 2-2
Game #1
October 21, 1984
Fall Foliage Tournament, Acton, MA
Upper Elementary Section
50/1
Round 1
Bobby Seltzer (new) vs. Aaron Zwirner (1090 )
win
1. e4 e5
2. Bc4 Nf6
3. Nc3 d6
4. d3 g6
5. Nd5 Nxd5
6. e4xd5 Bg7
7. Nf3 c6
8. c3 b5
9. Bb3 Bb7
10. c4 b5xc4
11. d3xc4 00
12. 00 e4!
13. Nd4 Re8
14. Ba4 Qc8
15. h3 Re7
16. Be3? c6xd5
17. c4xd5 Bxd5
18. Rc1 Rc7
19. Qd2 Bxa2
20. f3 e4xf3
21. Rxf3 Bxd4!
22. Qxd4 Rxc1+
23. Rxc1 Qxc1+
24. Rf1 Qc7
25. Qe4! Nc6
26. Bxc6 Rb8
27. Qc2 Qb6+
28. Rf2 Rc8
29. Qa4 Bb3
30. Qf4 Rxc6
31. Kh2 Rc2
32. Rxc2 Bxc2
33. Qf6 Qc7
34. Qf4 a5
35. Qg3 Qb8
36. Qc3 d5+
37. Kh1 Be4
38. Qxa5 Qg3
39. Qd2 time
Game #2
October 21, 1984
Fall Foliage Tournament, Acton, MA
Upper Elementary Section
50/1
Round 2
Brendan O'Shea (1235) vs. Bobby Seltzer (new)
win
score was not kept
Bobby mated Brendan in about 20 moves
Game #3
October 21, 1984
Fall Foliage Tournament, Acton, MA
Upper Elementary Section
50/1
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (new) vs. Stephen Donovan (1271)
win
1. e4 e5
2. Bc4 Nf6
3. Nc3 Bc5
4. Nf3 Nc6
5. Ng5 d5
6. e4xd5 Bg4
7. f3 Bxf3?
8. Qxf3 e4
9. Ncxe4 Nxd5?
10. Qxf7mate
Game #4 backrank mate
October 21, 1984
Fall Foliage Tournament, Acton, MA
Upper Elementary Section
50/1
Round 4
Bobby Seltzer (new) vs. Chris Payne (1161)
loss
1. e4 c5
2. Bc4 Nf6
3. e5 d5
4. e5xf6 d5xc4
5. Qe2 g7xf6
6. Qxc4 e6
7. Qb5+ Nc6
8. d3 Qa5+
9. Nc3 Bg7
10. Qxa5 Nxa5
11. Nb5 00
12. Be3 b6
13. Nf3 f5
14. Bf4 Bxb2
15. Rb1 Bf6
16. Nc7 Rb8
17. Nxe6 Bxe6
18. Bxb8 Rxb8
19. 00 Bxa2
20. Rb5 Bd5
21. d4 Bc4!
22. Rb5b1 Bxf1
23. Rxf1 c5xd4
24. Rd1 Rc8
25. Nxd4 Bxd4
26. Rxd4 Rxc2
27. Rf4? Rc1 mate (back rank)
Game #5
October 28, 1984
Tal Tales, Framingham, MA
Section 3 (quad tournament)
Round 1
Bobby Seltzer (unrated) vs. Robert Fox (1460)
win
1. c4 Nf6
2. Nc3 e6
3. e4 Nc6
4. d3 Bb4
5. Bd2 Nd4
6. Nf3 c5
7. Be2 00
8. 00 d5
9. a3 Re8?
10. a3xb4 c5xb4
11. Nb5 Nxb5
12. c4xb5 d5xe4
13. d3xe4 Nxe4
14. Bxb4 Qf6
15. Ra2 Rd8
16. Qc2 Bd7
17. Qxe4 b6
18. Bd3 g6
19. Bc3 Qe7
20. Qd4 f6
21. Bb4 Qf7
22. Be4 Rac8
23. Bc3 Bxb5!
24. Qxf6 Qxf6
25. Bxf6 Bxf1
26. Bxd8 Bc4
27. b3 Bxb3
28. Re2 Rxd8
29. h3 Rd1+
30. Re1 Rd8
31. Ng5 a5
32. Rb1 a4
33. Bc6 Rd6
34. Bb5 h6
35. Ne4 Rd4
36. Nc3 Rb4
37. Ra1 a3
38. Rxa3 Kf7
39. Kf1 Ke7
40. Ke2 Kd6
41. Ba4 Bc4+
42. Kd2 Rb2+
43. Kc1 Rxf2?
44. Ne4+! resigns
Game #6
October 28, 1984
Tal Tales, Framingham, MA
Section 3 (quad tournament)
Round 2
Robert Donahue (1366) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
loss
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bc4 e5
4. d3 d6
5. h3 Nf6
6. Bg5 Be7
7. Nc3 h6
8. Bxf6 Bxf6
9. Qe2 Be6
10 Bxe6 f7xe6
11 000 00
12 h4 Nd4
13 Nxd4 e5xd4
14 Na4 Bxh4
15 g3 Bf6
16 Qg4 e5
17 Rxh6 Bg5+
18 f4 Bxh6
19 Kb1 e5xf4
20 g3xf4 Rxf4
21 Qe6+ Kh8
22 Rh1 Qf6
23 Qh3 Rh4
24 Qxh4 Qxh4
25 Rxh4 Rf8
26 Rh1 b5
27 Nxc5 d6xc5
28 c3 g5??
29 Rxh6+ Kg7
30 Rh2 Rf4
31 Kc2 Kf6
32 Kd2 Ke5
33 Ke2 g4
34 Rh5+ Kf6
35 Rxc5 g3
36 Rf5+ Rxf5
37 e4xf5 Kxf5
38 Kf3 Ke5
39 Kxg3 Kd5
40 Kf3 d4xc3
41 b2xc3 Kc5
42. Ke4 b4
43. c3xb4+ Kxb4
44. Ke5 Kb5
45. d4 Kc6
46. Ke6 Kc7
47. Ke7 Kc8
48 a4 a5
49 d5 Kb8
50 Kd6 Kc8
51 Ke7 Kb7
52 d6 Kb6
53 d7 Kc5
54 d8(Q) Kb4
55 Qd7 Kb3
56 Qb5+ Ka3
57 Qxa5 Kb3
58 Qb5+ Kc3
59 a5 Kd4
60 a6 Ke4
61 a7 Kd4
62 a8(R) Ke4
63 Ra4+ Ke3
64 Qb3+ Kd2
65 Ra2+ Kc1
66 Qb2+ Kd1
67 Qd2 mate
Game #7
October 28, 1984
Tal Tales, Framingham, MA
Section 3 (quad tournament)
Round 3
Steve Rudnick (1008) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
loss
1. d4 d5
2. c4 e5
3. d4xe5 d5xc4
4. Qxd8+ Kxd8
5. e3 Be6
6 Nf3 f6
7 g3 Nc6
8 e5xf6 Nxf6
9 Bg2 Bb4+
10 Bd2 Bxd2+
11 Nbxd2 Nb4
12 00 Bd5
13 a3 Nd3
14 Ng5 Rf8
15 Bxd5 Nxd5
16 Ne6+ Ke8
17 Nxf8 Kxf8
18 Nxc4 b5
19 e4 b5xc4
20 e4xd5 Nxb2
21 Rac1 Rb8
22 f4 Rb3
23 a4 c3
24 f5 Nxa4
25 f6 Nc5
26 Rce1 c2
27 f7 Rb8
28 Re2 c1(Q)
29 Rxc1 Kxf7
30 Rxc5 Rb7
31 Rc4 a5
32 h4 Ra7
33 h5 h6
34 Rf4+ Kg8
35 Re8+ Kh7
36 Rf7 a4
37 Re8e7 a3
38 Rxc7 Ra5
39 Ra7 Rxd5
40 Rxa3 Rxh5
41 Rf4 Rg5
42 Kf2 Kg6
43 g4 h5
44 Kf3 h4
45 Kg2 Kh7
46 Kh3 Rg6
47 Kxh4 Rh6+
48 Kg3 g5
49 Re4 Rg6
50 Kg2 Kh6
51 Re7 Rc6
52 Rh3+ Kg6
53 Rae3 Rf6
54 R7e6 Kg7
55 Raf6 Kxf6
56 Kf3 Kg6
57 Re6+ Kf7
58 Ra6 Kg7
59 Ke4 Kf7
60 Kf5 Kg7
61 Kxg5 Kf7
62 Kh6 Ke7
63 g5 Kf7
64 Kh6 resigns
Game #8 interesting
November 23, 1984
Thanksgiving Boylston Open
Round 1
Bobby Seltzer (unrated) vs. Eugene Stern (1398)
win
1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 c5
3. d5 e6
4. Nc3 e6xd5
5. c4xd5 d6
6 e4 g6
7 Bg5 Bg7
8 Nf3 00
9 Bc4 Re8
10 00 b6
11 Re1 Na6
12 e5 d6xe5
13 Nxe5 Bf8
14 Qf3! Be7
15 d6!! Qxd6
16 Bxf7+ Kf8
17 Bxe8 Kxe8
18 Qxa8 Qb8
19 Qxb8 Nxb8
20 Bxf6! Bxf6
21 Nc6+ resigns
Game #9
November 24, 1984
Thanksgiving Boylston Open
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (unrated) vs. George Cohen (1379)
win
1. d4 d5
2. c4 d5xc4
3. e4 e5
4. Nf3 Bb4+
5. Bd2 Bxd2
6 Qxd2 e5xd4
7 Nxd4 Nf6
8 Nc3 c5
9 Nf3 Qxd2
10 Nxd2 Nc6
11 Bxc4 00
12 00 Re8
13 Rfe1 Nb4
14 Ra1d1 Be6
15 a3 Bxc4
16 Nxc4 Nc2
17 Re2 Nd4
18 h3? Nxe2
19 Nxe2 Ra8d8
20 Rxd8 Rxd8
21 f3 b5
22 Ne5 Rd2
23 Nc3 b4
24 a3xb4 c5xb4
25 Na4 Rd1+
26 Kf2 Ra1
27 Nc5 Ra5
28 Ne5d3 Rb5
29 b3 Kf8
30 Ke3 Ke7
31 Kd4 a5
32 Kc4 Rb8
33 Na6 Rc8+
34 Kb5 Rc3
35 Na6c5 Nd7
36 h4 Nxc5
37 Nxc5 Kd6
38 Nb7+ Ke5
39 Nxa5 Kf4
40 Kxb4 Rc2
41 Ka3 Rxg2
42 b4 Kxf3
43 b5 Rg6
44 Nc4 Kxe4
45 b6 Re6
46 b7 Re8?
47 Nd6+! resigns
Game #10
November 24, 1984
Thanksgiving Boylston Open
Round 3
Edwin Burnett (1513) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
loss
1. d4 d5
2. Nf3 c5
3. c3 c4?
4. Nbd2 Nc6
5. e4 Nf6?
6 e4xd5 Nxd5
7 Bxc4 Bg4
8 Qb3 Bxf3
9 Nxf3 Na5?
10 Qb5+ Nc6
11 Bxd5 a6?
12 Bxc6+ b7xc6
13 Qxc6+ Qd7
14 Qxa8+ Qd8
15 Qxa6 e6
16 00 g6?
17 Bg5 Qd5
18 Qc8+ resigns
Game #11 traps rook, but gets mated
November 25, 1984
Thanksgiving Boylston Open
Round 4
Bobby Seltzer (unrated) vs. Tom Sifter (1306)
loss
1. d4 Nf6
2. Nf3 d6
3. Nbd2 g6
4. e4 Bg7
5. Bc4 c6
6 c3 0-0
7 0-0 Nbd7
8 Re1 e5
9 b3 Qa5
10 b4 Qc7
11 Ba3 b5
12 Bd3 Re8
13 c4 a6
14 Rc1 Qb6
15 c5 d6xc5
16 b4xc5 Qa5!
17 Bb2 e5xd4
18 Bxe4 Nh5
19 Bxg7 Nxg7
20 Qc2 Ne5
21 Nxe5 Rxe5
22 Nf3 Re7
23 Nd4 Bb7
24 Re3 Rd8
25 Nb3 Qc7
26 Rce1 Re5
27 f4 Rh5
28 e5 Nf5
29 Bxf5 Rxf5
30 g3! Bc8
31 Rf3 h5
32 h3 Be6
33 g4 h5xg4
34 h3xg4 Bd5
35 Rf2 Qe7
36 g4xf5 Qh4
37 f5xg6? Qh1 mate
Game #12
November 25, 1984
Thanksgiving Boylston Open
Round 5
Joe Sparks (unrated) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
loss
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 c5xd4
4. Nxd4 Nxd4
5. Qxd4 d6
6 Bc4 e5
7 Qd3 Nf6
8 Bg5 Be7
9 Nc3 00
10 000 h6
11 Bh4 Be6
12 f3 Rc8
13 Bxe6 f7xe6
14 Rhe1 Qd7
15 Qb5 Qxb5
16 Nxb5 Rfd8
17 Nxa7 Ra8
18 Bf2 d5
19 a3 Rd7
20 Nb5 Ra8d8
21 Bb6 Rc8
22 Bf2 Rc8d8
23 Bg3 d5xe4
24 Rxd7 Rxd7
25 f3xe4 Bd6
26 Nxd6 Rxd6
27 Bxe5 Rd7
28 Bexf6 g7xf6
29 e5 Kf7
30 e5xf6 Kxf6
31 b4 Rd6
32 Re2 Ra6
33 Kb2 b5
34 Re3 e5
35 Rh3 Kf5
36 g3 Kg4
37 Rh4+ Kf3
38 Kb3 e4
39 Rf4+ Ke3
40 Kb2 Re6
41 Kc1 Kd4
42 Kd2 Kd5
43 Ke3 Kc4
44 Rxe4+ Rxe4+
45. Kxe4 Kc3
46 Kd5 Kxc2
47 Kc5 Kb3
48 Kxb5 Kxa3
49 Ka5 Kb3
50 b5 resigns
Game #13 knight fork
December 16, 1984
New England Scholastic ThreePlayer Team Championship
Upper Elementary Section
Round 1
Ross Eldridge (1601) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
loss)
1. e4 c5
2. Nc3 Nf6
3. f4 d6
4. Nf3 Nc6
5. Bb5 Bg4
6 Bxc6+ b7xc6
7 00 Bxf3
8 Qxf3 g6
9 d3 Bg7
10 Qh3 00
11 Rf3 Qc8
12 f5 e6
13 f5xg6 f7xg6
14 Qh4 d5
15 Bg5 Qd8
16 e5 h6
17 Bxf6 Bxf6
18 e5xf6 Kh7
19 Rh3 h5
20 g4 Qxf6
21 Qxf6 Rxf6
22 g4xh5 g6xh5
23 Rxh5+ Kg6
24 Rh3 Rf5
25 Rg3+ Kf6
26 Kg2 Rh8
27 Rh3 Rg5+
28 Rg3 R(g5)h5
29 Rf1+ Ke5
30 Re1+ Kd6
31 h3 c4
32 d3xc4 d5xc4
33 Ne4+ Kd5?
34 Nf6+ Kd6
35 Nxh5 Rxh5
36 Rg6 Kd5
37 Rgxe6 Rg5+
38 Kh2 Rh5
39 Re7 a5
40 Rg7 Kc5
41 Kg3 Rh8
42 Kg4 a4
43 Re2 Rb8
44 c3 resign
Game #14
December 16, 1984
New England Scholastic ThreePlayer Team Championship
Upper Elementary Section
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (unrated) vs. Mark Gould (1353)
loss
1. d4 d5
2. c4 e6
3. Nf3 Nf6
4. e3 Be7
5. Nc3 Bb4
6 Bd2 00
7 Qc2 Nc6
8 000 Ng4
9 Re1 e5
10 h3 Nf6
11 c4xd5 Nxd5
12 Nxd5 Qxd5
13 Bxb4 Nxb4
14 Qd2 Nxa2+
15 Kb1 e5xd4
16 e3xd4 Bf5+
17 Ka1 Rae8
18 Rxe8+ Rxe8
19 Ne5 Nc1!
20 Bd3 Nb3+
21 Kb1 Nxd2+
22 Kc2 Bxd3+
23 Nxd3 Re2
24 Nf4 Qe4+
25 Kd1 Rxf2
26 Re1 Qb1 mate
Game #15
December 16, 1984
New England Scholastic ThreePlayer Team Championship
Upper Elementary Section
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (unrated) vs. Matt Garofoli (1062)
win
1. d4 e5
2. d4xe5 Bc5
3. e4 Qh4
4. Nh3 Qxe4+
5. Qe2 Qxe2
6 Bxe2 Nf6
7 e5xf6 g7xf6
8 00 Rg8
9 Bf3 a5
10 Re1+ Kf8
11 Bh6+ Rg7
12 Bxg7+ Kxg7
13 Re8 Na6
14 Nc3 c6
15 Bg4 Nc7
16 Re2 Ra6
17 Ne4 Bd4
18 c3 Be5
19 f4 Bxc3
20 b2xc3 Kg6
21 Nd6 Rb6
22 Nxc8 Rb5
23 Nd6 Rc5
24 f5+ Kg7
25 Ne4 Rd5
26 Ng3 Rd3
27 Nh5+ Kf8
28 Nxf6 Kg7
29 Nh5+ Kh6
30 Rc2 Nd5
31 Be2 Re3
32 Bf3 Nb6
33 Rd1 Na4
34 Rd6+ f6
35 Rxf6 mate
Game #16
December 16, 1984
New England Scholastic ThreePlayer Team Championship
Upper Elementary Section
Round 4
opponent's name unknown (1191) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
win
game was not recorded
Game #17
December 16, 1984
New England Scholastic ThreePlayer Team Championship
Upper Elementary Section
Round 5
Mike Blanding (1200) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
win
1. e4 c5
2. Nc3 e5
3. d4 Nf6
4. Nf3 d6
5. h4 Bg4
6 Be2 Bxf3
7 Bxf3 Nc6
8 00 Nxd4
9 Re1 Nxf3+
10 g2xf3 Nh5
11 Nb5 a6
12 Na3 Qxh4
13 Kf1 Nf4
14 Nc4 Qh1 mate
Game #18 pins
December 29, 1984
Batteries Not Included, Framingham, Mass.
Singlesection, open tournament
Round 1
Gerry Plante (1605) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
loss
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 c5xd4
4. Nxd4 Nxd4
5. Qxd4 d6
6 Bc4 e5
7 Qd3 Nf6
8 00 g6
9 Bg5 h6?
10 Bb5+! Bd7
11 Bxd7 Kxd7
12 Qb5+ Kc7
13 Qa5+ b6
14 Qc3+ Kb7
15 Bxf6 Qxf6
16 Nd2 Rc8
17 Qd3 Be7
18 a4 Rc5
19 b4 Rc7
20 a5! Ra8
21 a5xb6 a7xb6
22 Qd5+! Rc6
23 Rxa8 Kxa8
24 Qxc6+ Kb8
25 Ra1!! resigns
Game #19 pawn gambit trap
December 29, 1984
Batteries Not Included, Framingham, Mass.
Singlesection, open tournament
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (unrated) vs. Ross Gouveia (1830)
loss
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Bxc6 d7xc6
5. Nxe5 Qd4!
6 Nf3 Qxe4+
7 Qe2 Qxe2+
8 Kxe2 Bg4
9 Re1 000
10 Kf1 Bd6
11 Ne5 Bh5
12 d3 Nf6
13 Bg5 Rhe8
14 d4 c5
15 c3 c5xd4
16 c3xd4 Bb4!
17 Rc1 Rxd4
18 Nc4 Be2+!
19 Kg1 Bxc4
20 Be3 Rde4
21 Nc3 Bxc3
22 Rxc3 Nd5!
23 Ra3 Nxe3
24 f2xe3 Rxe3
25 Rxe3 Rxe3
26 b3 Bb5
27 Kf2 Re2+
28 Kf3 Rd2
29 Ke4 Rxg2
30 Rf1?? Bxf1
31 resign
Game #20 end game
December 29, 1984
Batteries Not Included, Framingham, Mass.
Singlesection, open tournament
Round 3
Philip Gerstein (1350) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
loss
1. c4 e5
2. Nc3 Nf6
3. g3 d5
4. Bg2 c6
5. c4xd5 c6xd5
6 Qb3 Be6
7 Qxb7 Nbd7
8 b3 Bc5
9 Bxd5 Rb8
10 Qc6 Rb6
11 Qa8 Qxa8
12 Bxa8 00
13 Bg2 Ra6
14 Bb2 Ba3
15 Rb1 Rb8
16 Nh3 Bxb2
17 Rxb2 Rbb6
18 f4 e5xf4
19 Nxf4 Rbd6
20 Nb5 Rb6
21 a4 Bxb3
22 Rxb3 Rxa4
23 h3 a6
24 00 a6xb5
25 Nd5 Nxd5
26 Bxd5 Nf6
27 Rc3 h6
28 Bc6 Rc4
29 Bf3 Rd4
30 d3 b4
31 Rb3 Ra6
32 Red1 Rdb6
33 e3 Rd6
34 d4 Re6
35 Kf2 Ne4+
36 Bxe4 Rxe4
37 Rxb4 Rf6+
38 Ke2 Rfe6
39 Rb1b3 f5
40 Rb6 g5
41 Rxe6 Rxe6
42 Kd3 Kf7
43 d5 Rd6
44 Kd4 Ke7
45 Ke5 Kd7
46 Rb7+ Kc8
47 Kxd6 Kxb7
48 Ke7 resign
Game #21 end game
December 29, 1984
Batteries Not Included, Framingham, Mass.
Single-section, open tournament
Round 4
Bobby Seltzer (unrated) vs. McDonald (1384)
draw
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 d6
3. c3 Nf6
4. Qc2 Nc6
5. Bb5 Bd7
6 Bxc6 Bxc6
7 d3 g6
8 0-0 c4
9 Re1 c4xd3
10 Qxd3 Bg7
11 Bg5 0-0
12 Nbd2 Qc7
13 Re3 Ng4
14 Re2 a6
15 h3 Nf6
16 e5 d6xe5
17 Rxe5 R(f8)e8
18 Qc4 Rac8
19 Rae1 Bb5
20 Qxc7 Rxc7
21 Nd4 Bd3
22 R(e1)e3 Bf5
23 Nxf5 g6xf5
24 Rxf5 Kf8
25 Ne4 Nxe4
26 Rxe4 Rd7
27 Kf1 Red8
28 Ke2 Bf6
29 Bh6+ Bg7
30 Bg5 Bf6
31 Be3 e6
32 Rh5 Kg8
33 Rh6 Bg7
34 Rg4 f5
35 Rg5 Kh8
36 Rhh5 h6
37 Rg6 e5
38 Bxh6 Bxh6
39 Rg6xh6+ Kg7
40 Rh7+ Kf6
41 Rxd7 Rxd7
42 g4 f5xg4
43 h3xg4 Rg7
44 Kf3 Rd7
45 Ke2 e4
46 f3 e4xf3+
47 Kxf3 Rd2
48 Kf4 Rxb2
49 g5+ Kg6
50 Rh6+ Kg7
51 Kf5 Rxa2
52 Rd6 Rf2+
53 Kg4 Rf7
54 Kh5 a5
55 Rg6+ Kf8
56 Rf6 Kg8
57 Re6 a4
58 Re2 a3
59 Ra2 b5
60 Rxa3 Rb7
61 Ra8+ Kg7
62 Rd8 b4
63 c3xb4 Rxb4
64 Rd7+ Kg8
65 g6 Rb2
66 Kg5 Rg2+
67 Kf6 Rf2+
68 Kg5 Rg2+
69 Kh5 Rh2+
70 Kg5 Rg2+
71 Kf5 Rf2+
72 Ke4 Rf6
73 g7 Rf7
74 Rd8+ Kxg7
75 draw
Game #22 pins & tactical sacrifices
January 1, 1985
Herb Healy Open, Boston, Mass.
Round 1
Raju (1937) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
loss
1. d4 e6
2. Nf3 d5
3. g3 Nc6
4. Bg2 b6
5. 0-0 Bb7
6 c4 Nf6
7 Qa4 Bd6
8 c5 b6xc5
9 d4xc5 Bxc5
10 Ne5 Qd6
11 Bf4 Nh5
12 Nxf7 Qd7
13 Nxh8 Nxf4
14 Qxf4 Bd6
15 Qh4 Be5
16 Nc3 g6
17 Nxg6 h7xg6
18 Rc1 Qe7
19 Qa4 0-0-0
20 Rfd1 Qf7
21 Nb5 Kb8
22 Rxc6 Bxc6
23 Qxa7+ Kc8
24 Nd4 Bxd4
25 Rxd4 Kd7
26 Qc5 Ra8
27 a3 Rb8
28 b4 Qe7
29 Qc2 Qf6
30 Rh4 g5
31 Rh7+ Kd6
32 Qc6+ Ke5
33 Qxc6 Rf8
34 Qc3+ Kf5
35 Qxf6 Kxf6
36 Rxc7 Ra8
37 Rc3 Ke5
38 b5 Kd6
39 Rc6+ Kd7
40 Ra6 Rxa6
41 b5xa6 Kc7
42 h4 g5xh4
43 g3xh4 Kb6
44 h5 Kxa6
45 h6 Ka5
46 h7 Ka4
47 h8(Q) Kxa3
48 Qc3+ Ka4
49 e4 d5xe4
50 Bxe4 Kb5
51 Bd3+ Kb6
52 Qd4+ Ka5
53 Qc5+ Ka4
54 Bc2 mate
Game #23 end game
January 1, 1985
Herb Healy Open, Boston, Mass.
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (unrated) vs. Jim Hyland (1624)
win
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 d6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. d4 c5xd4
5. Nxd4 a6
6 Bc4 b5
7 Bd5 Nxd5
8 e4xd5 Bb7
9 0-0 b4
10 Na4 Bxd5
11 Bd2 Qd7?
12 Nb6 Qa7
13 Nxa8 Qxa8
14 f3 Qa7
15 Bxb4 e5
16 Re1 Nc6
17 c3 Be7
18 Kh8 Nxb4
19 Nf5 0-0
20 Nxe7+ Qxe7
21 c3xb4 Be6
22 a4 f6
23 b5 a6xb5
24 a4xb5 Rb8
25 Qd3 Qd7
26 Ra6 d5
27 b6 Qb7
28 Qb5 d4
29 Kg1 Qd5
30 Qxd5 Bxd5
31 Kf2 Bc4
32 Ra4 Bb5
33 Rb4 Rxb6
34 Ra1 Rb7
35 Ra5 Bc6
36 Rxb7 Bb7
37 Ke2 Bc6
38 Kd3 Kf7
39 b4 Ke8
40 b5 Ke8
40 b5 Bb7
41 b6 Kd7
42 f4 e5xf4
43 Kxd4 Kc6
44 Rf5 Kxb6
45 Rxf4 Bc8
46 Rh4 Bf5
47 g4 g5
48 Rh6 Bg6
49 Kd5 Bf7+
50 Kd6 Bg6
51 Ke6 Kc6
52 Kxf6 Kd6
53 Kg7 Ke6
54 Rxg6+ h7xg6
55 Kxg6 Ke7
56 Kxg5 Kf7
57 h4 Kg7
58 Kf5 Kh6
59 h5 Kg7
60 g5 Kh7
62 g6 Kh8
63 Kf6 Kg8
64 g7 Kh7
65 Kf7 Kxh6
66 g8(Q) Kh5
67 Kf6 Kh4
68 Kf5 Kh3
69 Kf4 Kh2
70 Kf3 resigns
Game #24
January 1, 1985
Herb Healy Open, Boston, Mass.
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (unrated) vs. D. Savalio (1729)
loss
1. e4 e6
2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 d5xe4
4. Nxe4 Nf6
5. Nxf6+ Qxf6
6 Nf3 Qd8
7 Bc4 Bd6
8 Be3 Nd7
9 0-0 Nf6
10 Bg5 0-0
11 Nd2 Be7
12 Bxf6 Bxf6
13 Nf3 b6
14 Rfe1 Bb7
15 c3 Re8
16 Qd3 Qd6
17 Bb3 c5
18 Bc2 g6
19 h4? Bxf3
20 Qxf3 Bxh4
21 Ba4 Re8
22 Rad1 Rd8
23 Re4 Bg5
24 b4 c5xb4
25 c3xb4 f5
26 Re5 Qxb4
27 Bb3 Re8
28 Bxe6+ Kg7
29 Qb7+ Qe7
30 Qc6 Rad8
31 Bd7 Qxd7
32 Qxd7 Rxd7
33 Rxe8 Bf6
34 d5 Kf7
35 Ra8 Be7
36 Kf1 a5
37 Rb8 Bc5
38 Ke2 g5
39 Kf3 g4+
40 Kf4? Bd6+
41 Kxf5 Bxb8
42 Kxg4 Kf6
43 f4 Bd6
44 Kf3 b5
45 g4 h6
46 Kg3 b4
47 Rd4 a4
48 Kh4 Bc5
49 Re4 Rxd5
50 f5 Re5
51 Rxe5 Kxe5
52 Kh5 Bf8
53 Kg6 b3
54 a2xb3 a4xb3
55 f6 b2
56 Kf7 b1(Q)
57 Kxf8 Kxf6
58 Ke8 Qb7
59 Kd8 Ke6
60 resign
Game #25
January 1, 1985
Herb Healy Open, Boston, Mass.
Round 4
J. Stark (1602) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
draw
1. c4 e5
2. Nc3 Nf6
3. Nf3 Nc6
4. g3 Bc5
5. Bg2 d6
6 0-0 0-0
7 d3 Bf5
8 Bg5 h6
9 Bd2 Re8
10 a3 a5
11 h3 Qd7
12 Kh2 e4
13 d3xe4 Nxe4
14 Nxe4 Bxe4
15 Bc3 Qe6
16 b3 Bf5
17 e3 Rad8
18 Nd4 Nxd4
19 Bxd4 Bxd4
20 Qxd4 c6
21 Rfe1 d5
22 c4xd5 c6xd5
23 Rac1 Qe5
24 Qxe5 Rxe5
25 Rd1 Be4
26 Rd4 Rae8
27 Rc7 Rf5
28 Kg1 b5
29 Bxe4 Rxe4
30 Rc5 Rxd4
31 e3xd4 b4
32 a3xb4 a5xb4
33 f4 Rf5
34 Rb5 g5
35 f4xg5 Rxg5
36 Kg2 h5
37 Rb5 h4
38 g4 f5
39 Rxd5 Kf7
40 Rxf5+ Rxf5
41 g4xf5 Kf6
42 Kf3 Kxf5
43 d5 Ke5
44 d6 Kxd6
45 Kg4 Kd5
46 Kxh5 Kd4
47 Kg5 Kc3
48 h4 Kxb3
49 h5 Ka2
50 h6 b3
51 h7 b2
52 h8(Q) b1(Q)
53 Qa8+ Kb2
54 Qb7+ Kc2
55 Qe4+ Kc1
56 Qc4+ Qc2
57 Qxc2 Kxc2
58 draw
Game #26 Kingpawn end game, 82 moves
January 5, 1985
Newton Open, Watertown, Mass.
Novice Section
50/2, 30/1
Round 1
Ed Wheeler (1306) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
loss
1. e4 c5
2. c4 Nc6
3. Nf3 Nf6
4. d3 e6
5. Be2 g6
6 b3 Bg7
7 Bb2 0-0
8 0-0 b6
9 h3 Bb7
10 a3 d5
11 Qc2 d4
12 e5 Nd7
13 b4 Nd7xe5
14 Nxe5 Bxe5
15 f4 Bg7
16 Bf3 Qd6
17 b5 Na5
18 Bxb7 Nxb7
19 Nd2 Bh6
20 Ne4 Qc7
21 Bc1 Nd6
22 Nf6+ Kg7
23 Ng4 Nf5
24 Nxh6 Nxh6
25 g4 Ra8e8
26 Bd2 f5
27 g5 Nf7
28 h4 e5
29 f4xe5 Qxe5
30 Bf4 Qe2
31 Qxe2 Rxe2
32 a4 h6
33 a5 h6xg5
34 h4xg5 Rh8
35 a5xb6 a7xb6
36 Ra7 Rh5?
37 Rb7 Re6
38 Kf2 Kf8
39 Re1 Rxe1
40 Kxe1 Nxg5
41 Bxg5 Rxg5
42 Rxb6 Rg2
43 Rc6 Rb2
44 Rxg6 Ke7
45 Rc6 Rb3
46 Rxc5 Rxd3
47 Rxf5 Rb3
48 Kd2 Kd6
49 Rd5+ Kc7
50 Rxd4 Kb6
51 Rd5 Rb1
52 Kc2 Re1
53 Rd6+ Kc5
54 Rc6+ Kd4
55 b6 Re7
56 Kb3 Re1
57 Kd6+ Kc5
58 Rf6 Rb1+
59 Kc3 Rxb6
60 Rxb6 Kxb6
61 Kb4 Kc6
62 c5 Kc7
63 Kb5 Kb7
64 c6+ Kb8
65 Kb6 Ka8
66 Kc7 Ka7
67 Kd6 Kb8?
68 Kd7 Ka7
69 c7 Kb6
70 c8(Q) Kb5
71 Qc6+ Kb4
72 Kd6 Kb3
73 Qc5 Kb2
74 Kd5 Kb1
75 Qc4 Ka1
76 Kd4 Kb1
77 Kd3 Kb2
78 Kd2 Kb1
79 Qb3+ Ka1
80 Qb4 Ka2
81 Kc2 Ka1
82 Qb2 mate
Game #27
January 5, 1985
Newton Open, Watertown, Mass.
Novice Section
50/2, 30/1
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (unrated) vs. John Mullen (1242)
win
1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 Nge7
4. Nc3 a6
5. Bxc6 Nxc6
6 d4 e5xd4
7 Nxd4 d6
8 Nxc6 b7xc6
9 0-0 Be6
10 Bf4 Qf6
11 Qf3 Rd8
12 Qg3 d5
13 Bg5 Bd6
14 Bxf6 Bxg3
15 Bxd8 Kxd8
16 f2xg3 d5xe4
17 Nxe4 Re8
18 Nc5 Bd5
19 Ra1d1 Re2
20 Rc1 Bc4
21 Rf1d1+ Kc8
22 b3 Bd5
23 Nxa6 Rxg2+
24 Kf1 Rxh2
25 Nb4 Bg2+
26 Kg1 c5
27 Kxh2 Bf3
28 Rf1 Be2
29 Rf2 Bg4
30 Nd5 resigns
Game #28
January 6, 1985
Newton Open, Watertown, Mass.
Novice Section
50/2, 30/1
Round 3
Alex Payne (1262) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
win
1. c4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. e3 d5
5. c4xd5 Nxd5
6 Nxd5 Qxd5
7 d3 Bg4
8 e4 Bxf3
9 Qxf3 Qd4
10 Qe2 Qb4+
11 Qd2 Nd4
12 Kd1 0-0-0
13 a3? Qb3+
14 Ke1 Nc2+
15 Ke2 Nxa1
16 Qa5? a6
17 g3 Qxd3+
18 Ke1 Qd1 mate
Game #29
January 6, 1985
Newton Open, Watertown, Mass.
Novice Section
50/2, 30/1
Round 4
J. Ragucci (1252) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
loss
1 d4 d5
2 c4 Nf6
3 Nc3 Bf5
4 e3 e6
5 Nf3 Nc6
6 c5 Nd7
7 Bd3 Bg4
8 h3 Bxf3
9 Qxf3 e5
10 Bb5 Nf6
11 Bd2 e4
12 Qf5 g6
13 Qe5+ Qe7
14 Qxe7 Bxe7
15 Ke2 Kd7
16 g4 b6
17 c5xb6 a7xb6
18 a3 h5
19 g5 Nh7
20 h4 Ra5
21 Bxc6+ Kxc6
22 b4 Raa8
23 b5+ Kd6
24 a4 f6
25 g5xf6 Nxf6
26 Rhg1 Ra8g8
27 Bc1 Ke6
28 Bb2 Nd7
29 Nxe4 d5xe4
30 d5+ Kxd5
31 Bxh8 Rxh8
32 Rxg6 Ne5
33 Rg7 Bd8
34 Rd1+ Kc4
35 Rd4+ Kb3
36 Rg1? Nf3
37 Rb1+ Kc2
38 Rbd1! Nd4+
39 e3xd4 Kc3
40 Rc1+ Kb2
41 Kd2 Bxh4
42 Rc2+ Kb3
43 Rc1 Ka3
44 Kc3 Be7
45 Ra1 mate
Game #30
January 12, 1985
Jim Bulger Open, Boston, Mass.
Under 1600 Section
45/2, 25/1
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (unrated) vs. Jeff Jones (unrated)
win
1 e4 e5
2 Nf3 d6
3 c3 Nc6
4 Bb5 a6
5 Bxc6+ b7xc6
6 d4 Bg4
7 h3 Bxf3
8 Qxf3 h6
9 0-0 Nf6
10 Rfe1 c5
11 d5 Be7
12 c4 Rc8
13 Nc3 c6
14 Be3 c6xd5
15 Nxd5 Nxd5
16 c4xd5 Qb6
17 b3 Qb4
18 Rac1 Bg5
19 Qe2 Bxe3
20 Qxe3 0-0
21 Qe2 Ra8
22 Rc4 Qb5
23 Ra4 Qxe2
24 Rxe2 Rfb8
25 Ra5 Rb5
26 Rxb5 a6xb5
27 Kf1 c4
28 Rc2 c4xb3
29 a2xb3 b4
30 Rc4 Rb8
31 Rc6 Ra8
32 Rb6 Ra1+!
33 Ke2 Ra2+
34 Kf3 Rc2
35 Kg4 Rxf2
36 Kg3 Rc2
37 Kh2 f5
38 Rxd6 f5xe4
39 Re6 e3
40 d6 e2
41 d7 Kf7
42 Rxe5 Kf6
43 Rxe2 Rxe2
44 d8(Q)+ Kf5
45 Qd3+ Kf4
46 Qxe2 g5
47 Qg4+ resigns
Game #31
January 13, 1985
Jim Bulger Open, Boston, Mass.
Under 1600 Section
45/2, 25/1
Round 3
George Cohen (1455) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
win
1 e4 c5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 d4 c5xd4
4 Nxd4 Nf6
5 Nc3 e6
6 f4 Bb4
7 Nxc6 b7xc6
8 Bd2 Bxc3
9 Bxc3 0-0
10 Qf3 Re8
11 0-0-0 Bb7
12 Bd3 d5
13 Bxf6 Qxf6
14 g4 e5
15 g5 Qxf4+
16 Qxf4 e5xf4
17 e4xd5 c6xd5
18 Rh1f1 Re5
19 h4 f6
20 g6 h7xg6
21 Bxg6 Ba6
22 Rxf4 Rc8
23 Rg1 Bd2
24 Rxf6! g7xf6
25 Bf5+ Kf7
26 Bxc8 Rh5
27 Bg4 Bxg4
28 Rxg4 Ke6
29 Kd2 Ke5
30 Kd3 f5
31 Ra4 f4
32 Rd4 Rxh4
33 c4? Rh3+
34 resign
Game #32
January 13, 1985
Jim Bulger Open, Boston, Mass.
Under 1600 Section
45/2, 25/1
Round 4
Robb Swanson (1295) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
loss
1 d4 d5
2 c4 e6
3 Nc3 Nf6
4 Bg5 Bb4
5 e3 h6
6 Bh4 Nc6
7 Nge2 b6
8 a3 Bxc3
9 Nxc3 Bb7
10 c4xd5 e6xd5
11 b4 Ne7
12 Bxf6 g7xf6
13 Bd3 Rg8
14 Rg1 Qd6
15 Qh5 f5?!
16 g4 f5xg4
17 Rxg4 Rxg4
18 Qxg4 Qxh2
19 Ke2 Bc8
20 Qg7 h5
21 e4 Bg4+
22 Ke3 Qh3+
23 Kd2 Rd8
24 e4xd5 Nxd5
25 Qe5+ Be6
26 Bb5+ Kf8
27 Qh8+ Ke7
28 Nxd5+ Bxd5
29 Qe5+ Kf8
30 Qxc7 Qh4
31 Ke3 Qg5+
32 Qf4 Qe7+
33 Kd3 Qe6
34 Rc1 Qh3+
35 Qe3 Qxe3+
36 f2xe3 Kg7
37 Rc7 a5
38 b4xa5 b6xa5
39 Bc4 Bxc4+
40 Rxc4 h4
41 Rc5 Rb8
42 Rxa5 Rb3+
43 Ke4 Kg6
44 Kf3 Kf6
45 Rh5 Rxa3
46 Rxh4 Ke6
47 Kf4 Kd5
48 Rh5+ Ke6
49 e4 Ra4
50 d5+ Ke7
51 Kf5 Ra6
52 e5 Kd7
53 d6 Ra3
54 Rh4 Rf3+
55 Rf4 Rxf4+
56 Kxf4 Ke6
58 Ke4 Kd7
59 Kd5 Kd8
60 Kc6 Kc8
61 d7 Kd8
62 Kd6 f6
63 e6! f5
64 e7 mate
Game #33
Februrary 2, 1985
West Suburban Winter Grand Prix, Framingham, Mass.
Amateur Section
45/2, 25/1
Round 1
Syd Michael (1510) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
win
1 e4 c5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 d4 c5xd4
4 Nxd4 e6
5 Nc3 Nf6
6 Bg5 h6
7 Be3 Bb4
8 Nxc6 b7xc6
9 Bd3 d5
10 Bd2 Bxc3
11 Bxc3 d5xe4
12 Bc4 Qe7
13 Bb3 Bb7
14 0-0 0-0
15 Qc1 Rad8
16 Ba5 Rd7
17 h3 Qc5
18 Qe1 Ba6!
19 Bb4! Qe5
20 Bxf8 Bxf1
21 Qxf1 Kxf8
22 c3 Rd2
23 Rb1 e3?
24 f3 Qg3
25 Bc4 Rf2
26 resigns
Game #34
Februrary 2, 1985
West Suburban Winter Grand Prix, Framingham, Mass.
Amateur Section
45/2, 25/1
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (unrated) vs. Robert Hopkins (1555)
loss
1 e4 e6
2 d4 d5
3 e4xd5 e6xd5
4 Nc3 Nf6
5 Bf4 Bb4
6 Nge2 Ne4
7 Qd3 Qe7
8 Qe3 0-0
9 a3 Bxc3+
10 Nxc3 Qd8
11 0-0-0 Re8
12 Qf3 Nf6
13 g3? Bg4!
14 Qd3 Bxd1
15 Qxd1 a6
16 Bg5 c6
17 Qf3 Re1+
18 Kd2 Qe7
19 Bxf6 g7xf6
20 Qg4+ Kh8
21 Ne2 Rb1
22 Qc8+ Kg7
23 Qg4+ Kf8
24 Qc8+ Qe8
25 Qxb7 Nd7
26 b3 Rb2
27 Qxc6 Rc8!
28 Qxa6 Rc8xc2+
29 Kd1 Qe4
30 Qd6+ Kg8
31 Qf4 Qd3+
32 Ke1 Rb1+
33 Nc1 Rcxc1+
34 Qxc1 Rxc1 mate
Game #35
February 3, 1985
West Suburban Winter Grand Prix, Framingham, Mass.
Amateur Section
45/2, 25/1
Round 3
Dick Reil (1494) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
draw
1 Nf3 d5
2 c4 c6
3 c4xd5 c6xd5
4 d4 Nc6
5 e3 Bf5
6 Bd2 e6
7 Qa4 Qd7
8 Bb5 Bd6
9 0-0 Nf6
10 Na3 Ne4
11 Rc1 Rc8
12 Bb4 Bxb4
13 Qxb4 Nxb4?
14 Rxc8+ Ke7
15 Bxd7 Rxc8
16 Bxc8 b6
17 Ra1 Kd8
18 Nh4 Kxc8
19 Nxf5 e6xf5
20 Nb5 Kb7
21 a3 Nd3
22 f3 Ng5
23 h4 Ne6
24 Nd6+ Kc7
25 Nxf7 h6
26 b4 f4
27 e4 d5xe4
28 f3xe4 Nxd4
29 Rd1 Ne2+
30 Kh2 Nf2
31 Re1 Ng4+!
32 Kh3 Nf2+
33 Kh2 Ng4+
34 draw
Game #36
February 3, 1985
West Suburban Winter Grand Prix, Framingham, Mass.
Amateur Section
45/2, 25/1
Round 4
Bobby Seltzer (unrated) vs. David Couture (1483)
loss
1 e4 e6
2 d4 d5
3 e4xd5 e6xd5
4 Nc3 Nf6
5 Bg5 Be7
6 Qf3 c6
7 Bd3 Qb6!
8 Bxf6 Bxf6
9 Qe3+ Be6
10 0-0-0 Bxd4
11 Qg3 Bxc3
12 b7xc6 0-0
13 Nf3 Nd7
14 Ng5 Nf6
15 Rhe1 Rfe8
16 Re3 h6
17 Nxe6 Rxe6
18 Rxe6 f7xe6
19 Re1 c5
20 f3 c4
21 Bg6 Kf8
22 Qf4 Ke7
23 h4 Qd6
24 Kd2 Qg3!
25 Qd4 Kf8
26 h5 Qxg2+
27 Ke3 Qg3
28 Rb1 b6
29 a4 Qg5+
30 f4 Qg3+
31 Kd2 Qh2
32 Ke3 Nxh5
33 Qe5 Qg3+
34 Kd4 Qxg6
35 Qd6+ Kg8
36 Re1 Qf6
37 Ke3 Qxc3+
38 Kf2 Qg3+
39 Ke2 Nxf4+
40 Kd1 Qf3+
41 Kd2 c3+
42 Kc1 h5
43 Qc6 Rf8
44 resigns
Game #37
February 10, 1985
Massachusetts Scholastic District Singles Championship
Northeast District
Upper Elementary Section
50/1, SD/30
Round 1
Melissa Parsons (1019) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
win
1 e4 c5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 Nc3 Nf6
4 Bc4 e6
5 0-0 g6
6 d3 Bg7
7 h3 d5
8 Bb5 d4
9 Na4 Bd7
10 Bg5 Qa5
11 Bxc6 Bxc6
12 Nxc5 Qxc5
13 e5 Nd7
14 Re1 Nxe5
15 Nxe5 Bxe5
16 c3 Qd5
17 Kf1 Qxg2+
18 Ke2 Bf3+
19 Kd2 Qxg5+
20 Kc2 Bxd1+
21 Rexd1 Rc8
22 Kb1 d4xc3
23 b2xc3 Bxc3
24 Rc1 Qb5+
25 Kc2 Ba1+
26 Kd1 Qxd3+
26 Ke1 Rxc1 mate
Game #38
February 10, 1985
Massachusetts Scholastic District Singles Championship
Northeast District
Upper Elementary Section
50/1, SD/30
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (unrated) vs. Ross Eldridge (1548)
draw
1 e4 e5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 Bb5 a6
4 Bxc6 d7xc6
5 Nc3 Bg4
6 h3 Bh5
7 g4 Bg6
8 Nxe5 Nf6
9 Nxg6 h7xg6
10 d3 Bc5
11 Qf3 Qe7
12 Be3 Bb4
13 Bd2 0-0-0
14 0-0-0 Qe6
15 Kb1 Nd7
16 d4 Nb6
17 a3 Bxc3
18 Bxc3 Na4
19 d5 Nxc3+
20 Qxc3 c6xd5
21 e4xd5 Qf6
22 Qxf6 g7xf6
23 c4 Rh4
24 Kc2 f5
25 Rd4 c6
26 f3 f5xg4
27 f3xg4 f5!
28 Kc3 c6xd5
29 c4xd5 f5xg4
30 Kc4 Rxh3
31 Rxh3 g4xh3
32 Rh4 Kc7
33 Rxh3 Kd6
34 Re3 Rg8
35 Re6+ Kd7
36 Re4 g5
37 Rg4 Kd6
38 Kd4 draw
Game #39
February 10, 1985
Massachusetts Scholastic District Singles Championship
Northeast District
Upper Elementary Section
50/1, SD/30
Round 3
John Mullen (1307) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
loss
1 e4 c5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 Nc3 Nf6
4 Bb5 Qb6
5 Bxc6 Qxc6
6 e5 Ne4
7 Nxe4 Qxe4+
8 Qe2 Qxc2
9 0-0 Qf5
10 d4 b6
11 d5 Bb7
12 Rd1 e6
13 d6 Bxf3
14 g2xf3 g6
15 Be3? Qxe5
16 Rd3 Bxd6
17 Qc2? Qxh2+
18 Kf1 Qh1+
19 Ke2 Qxa1
20 Rxd6 Qxa2
21 f4 h5
22 Qe4 Qxb2+
23 Rd2 Qb5+
24 Kf3 Ke7
25 Qe5 Qc6+
26 Ke2 a5
27 f5 a4
28 Bg5+! f6
29 Qxf6+ Ke8
30 Qe7 mate
Game #40
February 10, 1985
Massachusetts Scholastic District Singles Championship
Northeast District
Upper Elementary Section
50/1, SD/30
Round 4
Bobby Seltzer (unrated) vs. Casey McCandless (130-0)
win
1 e4 e5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 Bb5 Nf6
4 Bxc6 d7xc6
5 Nc3 Bc5
6 Nxe5 Bg4
7 Nxg4 Nxg4
8 Qxg4 0-0
9 0-0 Bd4
10 Qf3 Bxc3
11 Qxc3 Re8
12 Re1 Re7
13 b3 Qe8
14 Bb2 Rxe4?
15 Qxg7 mate
Game #41
February 24, 1985
Massachusetts Scholastic Singles Finals
Upper Elementary Section
45/30, SD/30
Round 1
Matthew Tom (1334) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
draw
1 d4 Nf6
2 c4 g6
3 Nc3 d6
4 Bg5 Bg7
5 g3 h6
6 Bxf6 Bxf6
7 Bg2 Bd7
8 Bxb7 Bc6
9 Bxa8 Bxh1
10 Bxh1 00
11 d5 e5
12 e4 c5
13 Ng1e2 Qb6
14 Qb3 Qa5
15 Qb5 Qc7
16 000 Nd7
17 Qc6 Qxc6
18 d5xc6 Nb6
19 Nd5 Bg5+
20 f4 e5xf4
21 g3xf4 Bh4
22 Nxb6 a7xb6
23 Rxd6 Rc8
24 c7 Rxc7
25 Rxb6 Ra7
26 a3 Kg7
27 Rb5 g5
28 Rxc5 g5xf4
29 Rf5 Rc7
30 Nxf4 Bg5
31 b3 Rb7
32 Kc2 Ra7
33 a4 Rd7
34 Rd5 Re7
35 Nh5+ Kg6
36 Ng3 Re6
37 Rf5 Rd6
38 Rd5 Rf6
39 Rd2 Bxd2
40 Kxd2 Rf2+
41 Ne2 Rxh2
42 Bf3 Kf6
43 a5 Rh3
44 Nd4 Rh2+
45 Kc3 Ra2
46 e5+ Ke7
47 Bh5 Kf8
48 Nf5 Rxa5
49 Nxh6 Rxe5
50 Bxf7 Re3
51 Kb4 Rh3
52 c5 Rxh6
53 Bc4 Ke8
54 c6 Kd8
55 Bd5 Kc7
56 Kc5 Rh2
57 Kb5 Kd6
58 Bf3 Rh1
59 b4 Rb1
60 Be4 Rb2
61 Ka5 Ra2+
62 Kb6 Rb2
63 b5 Rb4
64 Bf5 Rc4
65 Kb7 Rc5
66 Bd3 Rc3
67 Bf5 Rc5
68 draw
Game #42
February 24, 1985
Massachusetts Scholastic Singles Finals
Upper Elementary Section
45/30, SD/30
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (unrated) vs. Paul Parsons (1414)
win
1 e4 e5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 Bb5 Nd4
4 Nxd4 e5xd4
5 c3 d3
6 Bxd3 Nf6
7 e5 Nd5
8 Bc4 Nf4
9 Qf3 d5
10 Qxf4 d5xc4
11 Qxc4 Be6
12 Qe2 Qd5
13 00 Bd7
14 d4 Bb5
15 Qg4 Bxf1
16 Kxf1 Qc4+
17 Kg1 h6
18 Qf3 000
19 Be3 Qb5
20 b3 g5
21 Qf6 Qd3
22 h3 Qd1+
23 Kh2 Ba3
24 Nxa3 Qxa1
25 Qf5+ Kb8
26 Qc2 Qf1
27 c4 f5
28 e5xf6 (e.p.) Rh8f8
29 Qg6 Qa1
30 d5 Rfe8
31 Bc5 Qxa2
32 Qf5 Qxb3
33 f7 Rh8
34 f8(Q) Rd8xf8
35 Bxf8 a6
36 Qf6 Rxf8
37 Qxf8+ Ka7
38 Qc5+ b6
39 Qxc7+ Ka8
40 d6 resigns
Game #43
February 24, 1985
Massachusetts Scholastic Singles Finals
Upper Elementary Section
45/30, SD/30
Round 3
Chris Payne (1161) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
win
1 c4 e5
2 Nc3 Nf6
3 e3 d5
4 d3 Be6
5 Bd2 Nc6
6 a3 Bc5
7 b4 Be7
8 c4xd5 Nxd5
9 Nxd5 Qxd5
10 Nf3 Bf6
11 Rb1 Bg4
12 Be2 Bxf3
13 Bxf3 Qxd3
14 a4 e4
15 Be2 Qd5
16 00 Rd8
17 b5 Qxd2
18 b5xc6 Qxd1
19 Rf1xd1 Rxd1+
20 Bxd1 b6
21 h3 Ke7
22 Bc2 Kd6
23 Bxe4 g6
24 Rc1 Re8
25 Bd3 Re5
26 Bc4 Rc5
27 e4 Rxc6
28 f4 Bd4+
29 Kf1 Ke7
30 f5 a6
31 Ke2 b5
32 Rb1 Rxc4
33 a4xb5 a6xb5
34 Rxb5 Bf6
35 Ke3 Bg5+
36 Kd3 Rc6
37 f5xg6 Rd6+
38 Kc4 Rc6+
39 Kd4 Bf6+
40 e5 Bg7
41 g6xh7 Rh6
42 Rb7 Ke6
43 Rb5 Rxh7
44 Ke4 Rh4+
45 Kf3 Bxe5
46 Rb3 Kd5
47 Rb1 Rh6
48 Rh1 Rf6+
49 Kg4 c5
50 h4 Rg6+
51 Kf3 Rg7
52 h5 Rh7
53 g4 Ke6
54 g5 Kf5
55 Rc1 Bd6
56 Rh1 Kxg5
57 Ke4 Rxh5
58 Rg1+ Kf6
59 Rf1+ Ke6
60 Re1 Re5+
61 Kf3 Rxe1
62 Kg4 c4
63 Kf3 Re5
64 Kf2 c3
65 resigns
Game #44
February 24, 1985
Massachusetts Scholastic Singles Finals
Upper Elementary Section
45/30, SD/30
Round 4
Bobby Seltzer (unrated) vs. David Polyak (1256)
win
1 e4 e5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 Bb5 Bc5
4 Nc3 Nf6
5 h3 a6
6 Bxc6 d7xc6
7 d3 00
8 Nxe5 Qd4
9 Be3 Qxe5
10 d4 Bxd4
11 Bxd4 Qf4
12 Qd3 Re8
13 Bxf6 Qxf6
14 00 Be6
15 a3 Rad8
16 Qg3 Rd7
17 Ra1d1 Re8d8
18 Rxd7 Rxd7
19 Qe3 Qg6
20 Qa7 Bxh3
21 Qa8+ resigns
Game #45
February 11, 1985
Framingham Quad, Framingham, Mass.
40/90, 15/30, SD/30
Round 1
Seymour Davidoff (1500) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
loss
1 e4 c5
2 Bc4 e6
3 Nf3 Nc6
4 00 Nf6
5 d3 g6
6 Bg5 Bg7
7 e5 h6
8 e5xf6 Bxf6
9 Bxf6 Qxf6
10 Nc3 d5
11 Bb5 Bd7
12 Re1 00
13 Bxc6 Bxc6
14 d4 c5xd4
15 Nxd4 Bd7
16 Nb3 a5
17 Qd2 Kg7
18 Nd4 Rf8d8
19 Nde2 Bc6
20 Ned4 Be8
21 Qe3 Ra8c8
22 Nf3 e5
23 Ne2 e4
24 Nfd4 Qe7
25 c3 f5
26 Qg3 Bd7
27 Nf4 g5
28 Nxd5 Qf7
29 Qe5+ Kf8
30 Qh8+ Qg8
31 Qxh6+ Ke8?
32 Qd6 Qf7?
33 Nf6+ Qxf6
34 Qxf6 resigns
Game #46 marathon 109 moves
February 18, 1985
Framingham Quad, Framingham, Mass.
40/90, 15/30, SD/30
Round 2
Guenther Briem (1367) vs. Bobby Seltzer (unrated)
loss
1 c4 e5
2 e4 Nf6
3 Nc3 Bc5
4 Nf3 Nc6
5 d3 Ng4
6 Bg5 f6
7 Bh4 g5
8 Bg3 h5
9 h3 Nh6
10 a3 Nd4
11 Nxd4 e5xd4
12 Na4 h4
13 Bxh4 Bd6
14 Bg3 Bxg3
15 f2xg3 Nf7
16 Be2 d6
17 b3 Ne5
18 Bh5+ Ke7
19 00 Qf8
20 Be2 Qh6
21 g4 Qh4
22 Qe1 Qh6
23 Qd1 Qh4
24 Qe1 Qh6
25 Qg3 Bd7
26 Nb2 Rh7
27 Nd1 Rah8
28 Nf2 Ng6
29 Ra1c1 b6
30 a4 Qf8
31 Kh2 Qc8
32 Rh1 Nf4
33 Bd1 Ng6
34 Kg1 Ne5
35 Be2 Be6
36 Rc2 Qd7
37 Rc1 c6
38 Rc2 Rh6
39 Rc1 Rh6h7
40 Rc2 Rh7h6
41 Bd1 b5
42 a4xb5 c6xb5
43 Rc1 b4
44 Ra1 Qb7
45 Be2 Rh6h7
46 Ra2 Rh6
47 Kh2 Qd7
48 Rh1a1 Ra8
49 Kg1 Nc6
50 Nd1 a5
51 Bf3 Qc7
52 Rb2 Ra6
53 Kh2 Rh8
54 c5 Ne5
55 c5xd6 Qxd6
56 Nf2 Rh8a8
57 Kh1 Rh8
58 Rc1 Ra7
59 Bd1 Kd7
60 Kg1 Ra6
61 Be2 Ra7
62 Bd1 Ra6
63 Ra1 Qc7
64 Rc2 Qd6
65 Rca2 Qc7
66 Rc2 Qd6
67 Rac1 Ra7
68 Ra2 Qe7
69 Rc1a1 Qc5
70 Rc2 Qe7
71 Rca2 Nc6
72 Qf3 Ne5
73 Qe2 Rh8a8
74 Qd2 Nc6
75 Nh1 Qf7
76 Rb2 Ra6
77 Ng3 Ra6a7
78 Qf2 Ke7
79 Ne2 Rd8
80 Rc1 Ra6
81 Ng3 Ne5
82 Qf1 Qe8
83 Nf5+ Kf7
84 Nh6+ Kf8
85 Qxf6+ Nf7
86 Nxf7 Qe7
87 Qxe7+ Kxe7
88 Nxd8 Kxd8
89 g3 Ra7
90 Rc5 Rh7
91 Kh2 Rg7
92 Rxa5 Rg6
93 Rb2a2 Ke7
94 Ra7+ Kd6
95 Ra7a6+ Kc5
96 Ra6a5+ Kb6
97 h4 g5xh4
98 g3xh4 Kc6
99 h5 Rf6
100 Kg3 Rf1
101 Ra6+ Kc5
102 Rxe6 Kb5
103 Bf3 Rc1
104 h6 Rc8
105 h7 Rh8
106 Re7 Rc8
107 Re5+ Rc5
108 Rxc5+ Kc5
109 h8(Q) resigns
Game #47
February 26, 1985
Framingham Quad, Framingham, Mass.
40/90, 15/30, SD/30
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (unrated) vs. Mike Klucznik (1657)
draw
1 e4 e5
2 Nf3 Nf6
3 Bc4 Nc6
4 Nc3 Bb4
5 d3 00
6 Bd2 d6
7 a3 Ba5
8 b5 Bb6
9 Bg5 Bg4
10 Nd5 Nd4
11 Nxf6+ g7xf6
12 Bh6 Re8
13 c3 Ne6
14 h3 Bxf3
15 Qxf3 Qe7
16 Qg4+ Kh8
17 Qh5 Ng5
18 Bxg5 f6xg5
19 Qxf7 Qxf7
20 Bxf7 Bxf2+
21 Kxf2 Rf8
22 Kg3 Rxf7
23 Rf1 Ra8f8
24 Rxf7 Rxf7
25 Re1 Rf4
26 Re3 Rf1
27 Rf3 Rc1
28 c4 Rc3
29 Rf8+ Kg7
30 Rb8 Rxd4
31 Kh2 b6
32 Rb7 Rxa3
33 Rxc7+ Kg6
34 Rc6 Rd3
35 c5 b6xc5
36 b4xc5 a5
37 c5xd6 Kf7
38 Ra6 Ke6
39 Rxa5 draw
Game #48
March 4, 1985
Rhode Island Scholastic Championship
Upper Elementary Section
50/1, 10/10
Round 1
Bobby Seltzer (1364) vs. Joel Ryan (unrated)
win
1 e4 e5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 Bb5 Nd4
4 Nxd4 e5xd4
5 c3 c6
6 Be2 Nf6
7 e5 Ne4
8 Bf3 f5
9 c3xd4 Qh4
10 Qe2 g5
11 Bxe4 f5xe4
12 Nc3 c5
13 d4xc5 Bxc5
14 Nxe4 Bb6
15 d3 d5
16 Nf6+ Kd8
17 Nxd5 Bxf2+
18 Qxf2 Qxf2+
19 Kxf2 Rf8+
20 Ke3 Be6
21 Nc3 Rc8
22 Ke2 Bg4+
23 Ke1 Re8
24 Bxg5+ Kd7
25 d4 a6
26 Rf1 Rf8
27 Rxf8 Rxf8
28 Be3 b5
29 Kd2 b4
30 Na4 Rf5
31 Nc5+ Kc6
32 Nxa6 h5
33 Nxb4+ Kd7
34 a4 h4
35 h3 Bh5
36 a5 Ke8
37 a6 Rf7
38 a7 Rxa7
39 Rxa7 Kd8
40 e6 Be8
41 Bg5+ Kc8
42 Ra8+ Kb7
43 Rxe8 Kb6
44 Rc8 Kb5
45 e7 Kxb4
46 e8(Q) Kb3
47 Qb5+ Ka2
48 Ra8+ Kb1
49 Qd3+ Kxb2
50 Qb5 mate
Game #49
March 4, 1985
Rhode Island Scholastic Championship
Upper Elementary Section
50/1, 10/10
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (1364) vs. Eva Nagypul (1336)
draw
1 e4 e5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 Bb5 a6
4 Bxc6 d7xc6
5 Nc3 Bd6
6 d3 Bg4
7 h3 Be6
8 Be3 Nf6
9 Qe2 h6
10 000 Qe7
11 d4 e5xd4
12 Nxd4 Be5
13 f4 Bxd4
14 Bxd4 000
15 Be3 Kb8
16 Rxd8 Rxd8
17 Rd1 Bd7
18 Rd2 Ka8
19 Bf2 Bc8
20 Qe3 b6
21 Rxd8 Qxd8
22 Qf3 Kb7
23 Na4 Qe7
24 e5 Nd7
25 Qg3 g6
26 Qe3 Qb4
27 Nc3 Qc4
28 Qf3 Nc5
29 a3 Ne6
30 Be3 Nd4
31 Qd1 Nf5
32 Bd2 Be6
33 b3 Qd4
34 Qe2 Qg1+
35 Kb2 Nd4
36 Qe3 Qxe3
37 Bxe3 Nf5
38 Bf2 Ka7
39 Ne4 Ne7
40 Nf6 Nd5
41 Nxd5 Bxd5
42 g3 Be6
43 h4 Bg4
44 Kc3 Kb7
45 Kd4 c5+
46 Ke3 Kc6
47 Ke4 a5
48 c3 h5
49 Be3 Bf5+
50 Kf3 Bg4+
51 draw
Game #50
March 4, 1985
Rhode Island Scholastic Championship
Upper Elementary Section
50/1, 10/10
Round 3
Matthew Tom (1334) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1364)
draw
1 d4 Nf6
2 c4 e6
3 Nc3 Bb4
4 Bd2 d5
5 e3 c5
6 Nf3 Nxc3
7 Bxc3 Ne4
8 Bd3 Bxc3
9 b2xc3 Qb6
10 Qb3 Qxb3
11 a2xb3 c5xd4
12 c3xd4 d5xc4
13 b3xc4 Nc6
14 Rb1 Rb8
15 Be4 Na5
16 Ra1 b6
17 Ne5 Bb7
18 Bxb7 Rxb7
19 Rc1 Rc7
20 c5 b6xc5
21 Rxc5 Rxc5
22 d4xc5 Ke7
23 Ke2 Rc8
24 Rc1 Nb3
25 Rc3 Nxc5
26 Ra3 Rc7
27 Rxa7! Rxa7
28 Nc6+ Kd6
29 Nxa7 draw
Game #51
March 4, 1985
Rhode Island Scholastic Championship
Upper Elementary Section
50/1, 10/10
Round 4
Bobby Seltzer (1364) vs. Brett Weiner (1109)
win
1 e4 e5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 Bb5 Nf6
4 Nc3 Bb4
5 a3 Bxc3
6 d2xc3 Nxe4
7 Qe2 Nf6
8 Bxc6 b7xc6
9 Qxe5+ Qe7
10 Be3 Qxe5
11 Nxe5 Ba6
12 000 00
13 Nxd7 Nxd7
14 Rxd7 h6
15 Rxc7 Rf8c8
16 Rxa7 c5
17 Rxa8 Rxa8
18 Bxc5 Rc8
19 Be3 Bc4
20 Rd1 f6
21 b3 Be6
22 Kb2 Kh7
23 a4 Re8
24 b4 Bc4
25 Rd4 Ba6
26 b5 Bc8
27 a5 Bb7
28 g3 Re5
29 Rb4 Bc8
30 a6 Bd7
31 b6 Re6
32 a7 Bc6
33 b7 Bxb7
34 Rxb7 Re8
35 Rb8 Rxb8+
36 a7xb8(Q) Kg6
37 Qe8+ Kh7
38 c4 h5
39 c5 g5
40 Qf7+ Kh6
41 Qxf6+ resigns
Game #52
March 4, 1985
Rhode Island Scholastic Championship
Upper Elementary Section
50/1, 10/10
Round 5
Brian Campbell (1147) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1364)
win
1 e4 c5
2 Bc4 e6
3 Nf3 d5
4 Be2 d5xe4
5 Ne5 Qd5
6 Ng4 e5
7 Ne3 Qc6
8 f3 e4xf3
9 Bxf3 Qf6
10 d3 Bd6
11 Nc3 Ne7
12 Ncd5 Nxd5
13 Nxd5 Qe6
14 Be3 Nd7
15 Be4 f4
16 Bf3 e4
17 d3xe4 f5xe4
18 Be2 00
19 Rf1 Rxf1+
20 Bxf1 Bxh2
21 Qd2 Bg3+
22 Bf2 Bxf2+
23 Qxf2 Qxd5
24 Rd1 Qxa2
25 c3 Qf7
26 Qe3 Qf5
27 Bc4+ Kh8
28 b4 c5xb4
29 c3xb4 h6
30 Bd5 Nb6
31 Bxe4 Qf8
32 Ke2 Bg4+
33 Kd3 Qd6+
34 Kc2 Qxd1+
35 Kc3 Rc8+
36 Kb2 Nc4+
37 Ka2 Nxe3
38 resign
Game #53
March 24, 1985
Massachusetts FivePlayer Scholastic Team District
40/1
Round 1
Ross Eldridge (1628) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1364)
draw
1 e4 c6
2 d4 d5
3 e4xd5 c6xd5
4 Bf4 Nc6
5 Nf3 Bf5
6 Bb5 Qb6
7 Nc3 e6
8 a3 a6
9 Bxc6+ Qxc6
10 00 Bd6
11 Ne5 Qc7
12 Re1 Ne7
13 Qh5 00
14 Bg3 Bxc2
15 Rc1 Bg6
16 Nxg6 f7xg6
17 Qe2 Bxg3
18 h2xg3 Qd6
19 Qxe6+ Qxe6
20 Rxe6 Rf7
21 Rce1 Kf8
22 Rb6 Rb8
23 Ree6 Nf5
24 Rb4 Rd8
25 Reb6 Rd8d7
26 draw
Game #54
March 24, 1985
Massachusetts FivePlayer Scholastic Team District
40/1
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (1364) vs. Ross Eldridge (1628)
draw
1 d4 Nf6
2 Nf3 g6
3 Bf4 Bg7
4 e3 00
5 Bd3 d6
6 c3 Nbd7
7 Nbd2 Nd5
8 Bg5 c5
9 e4 Nf6
10 Qe2 Qb6
11 Nc4 Qc7
12 Nd2 Qb6
13 Nc4 Qc7
14 Ncd2 b6
15 e5 Nd5
16 e6 Nd7f6
17 e6xf7+ Rxf7
18 Bc4 e6
19 Bxf6 Bxf6
20 Qe4 Qc6
21 00 b5
22 Bxd5 Qxd5
23 Qxd5 e6xd5
24 Rfe1 Bf5
25 Re2 Re7
26 Rae1 Rxe2
27 Rxe2 Kf7
28 h3 Re8
29 Rxe8 Kxe8
30 Kf1 Kd7
31 Ke1 Kc6
32 Kd1 c4
33 g4 Bd7
34 Kc2 a5
35 a3 draw
Game #55
March 24, 1985
Massachusetts FivePlayer Scholastic Team District
40/1
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (1364) vs. Keith Espinosa (1340)
loss
1 e4 e5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 Bb5 Nf6
4 d3 h6
5 Bxc6 b7xc6
6 Nxe5 Bd6
7 Nf3 Bb7
8 Nc3 00
9 e5 Bxe5
10 Nxe5 Re8
11 00 Rxe5
12 Qf3 Rb8
13 Qg3 Qe8
14 Bxh6 Nh5
15 Qg4 f5
16 Qc4+ d5
17 Qh4 g7xh6
18 f4 Re7
19 Rf3 Rg7
20 Rh3 Qg6
21 g3 Nf6
22 Re1 h5
23 Re6 Rf8
24 Na4 Bc8
25 Rxc6 Bd7
26 Ra6 Bxa4
27 Rxa4 Rb8
28 Ra6 Rb6
29 Rxa7 Rxb2
30 Ra6 Rb6
31 Ra8+ Kh7
32 a4 Rg8
33 Ra7 Rg7
34 Ra8 Rc6
35 a5 Rxc2
36 a6 Ra2
37 Rf8 Nd7
38 Qxh5+ Qxh5
39 Rxh5+ Kg6
40 Rg5+ Kh7
41 Rh5+ Kg6
42 Rg5+ Kh6
43 Rh8+ Rh7
44 Rh5+! Kxh5
45 Rxh7+ Kg4
46 Rxd7 Kf3
47 h4 Kxg3
48 Rg7+ Kxh4
49 Rg2 Rxa6
50 Kf2 Ra2+
51 Kf3 Rxg2
52 Kxg2 Kg4
53 Kf2 Kxf4
54 d4 Ke4
55 Kg3 Kxd4
56 Kf4 c5
57 Kxf5 c4
58 Kf4 c3
59 Kf3 Kd3
60 Kf4 c2
61 Ke5 c1(Q)
62 Kxd5 Qc4+
63 Ke5 Qd4+
64 Kf5 Qe4+
65 Kf6 Kd4
66 Kg7 Ke5
67 Kh8 Qg2
68 Kh7 Kf6
69 Kh8 Qg7mate
Game #56
March 30, 1985
Boston College Open, Newton, Mass.
Under 1600 Section
50/2, 25/1
Round 2
Walter Champion (1586) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1364)
loss
1 Nf3 d5
2 c4 c6
3 b3 d5xc4
4 b3xc4 Bf5
5 Bb2 Qb6
6 Qb3 Nd7
7 d4 e6
8 c5 Qc7 better 8 e3
9 Nbd2 e5
10 Ng5 Nh6
11 e4 Bg6
12 Qg3 Qa5 better 12 ... Rc8
13 Bc3 Qa4
14 d4xe5 Nxc5
15 Bc4 Nxe4?
16 Ndxe4 Bxe4
17 Bb3! Qb5
18 Nxe Nf5
19 Qf4 Nh6
20 Nd6 Bxd
21 e5xd6 f6
22 Qe4+ Kd7
23 Qe7+ Kc8
24 Qc7 mate
Game #57
March 30, 1985
Boston College Open, Newton, Mass.
Under 1600 Section
50/2, 25/1
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (1364) vs. Mark O'Connell (1293)
win
1 e4 e5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 Bb5 a6
4 Bxc6 d7xc6
5 Nc3 Bg4
6 h3 Bxf3
7 Qxf3 Qd7
8 d3 000
9 Be3 g6
10 a4 b6
11 a5 b5
12 Bd2 f5
13 Qe3 Qd4
14 Qxd4 e5xd4
15 Ne2 f5xe4
16 d3xe4 c5
17 Bf4 Bd6
18 e5 Be7
19 Ng3 c4
20 Rd1 Bb4+
21 Ke2 Bxa5
22 Ra1 d3+
23 Kd1 Bb6
24 Rxa6 Bxf2
25 Ra8+ Kd7
26 e6+! Ke7
27 Rxd8 Kxd8
28 Be5 Ne7
29 Bxh8 Bxg3
30 Bf6 Bd6
31 c2xd3 c4xd3
32 Kd2 Kc8
33 Kxd3 Kb7
34 Ra1 c5
35 Ra5 Kb6
36 Ra8 c4+
37 Kc2 Nd5
38 Bd4+ Bc5
39 Bxc5+ Kxc5
40 Rh8 Kd6
41 Rxh7 Kxe6
42 Rb7 Ne3+
43 Kc3 Nxg2
44 Rxb5 Ne3
45 Rb6+ Kf5
46 Kd4 Kf4
47 Rxg6 Nd1
48 Kxc4 Nxb2+
49 Kd4 Na4
50 h4 resign
Game #58
March 31, 1985
Boston College Open, Newton, Mass.
Under 1600 Section
50/2, 25/1
Round 4
Thomas McKenna (1276) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1364)
win
1 e4 c5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 c3 e6
4 d4 d5
5 e5 c4
6 Be2 g6
7 Bg5 Qb6
8 Qc2 Bg7
9 00 h6
10 Bh4 g5
11 Bg3 g4
12 Nh4 h5
13 f3 Nh6
14 f3xg4 Nxg4
15 Bxg4 h5xg4
16 Qf2 Qc7
17 Qf4 Bh6
18 Qxg4 Be3+
19 Bf2 Bxf2+
20 Rxf2 Qe7
21 Nf3 Bd7
22 Ng5 Rg8
23 h4! 000
24 Rxf7? Qxf7
25 Nxf7 Rxg4
26 Nxd8 Kxd8
27 Nd2 Rxh4
28 Nf3 Rh6
29 Rf1 Ke7
30 Ng5 Be8
31 Rf4 Nd8
32 g3? Rg6
33 Nh3 Rxg3+
34 Kh2 Rg7?
35 Nf2 Rf7
36 Rxf7 Nxf7
37 b4 c4xb3 e.p.
38 axb Ng5
39 Nd3 Ne4
40 c4 d5xc4
41 b3xc4 a5
42 Nc5 Nxc5
43 resign
Game #59
March 31, 1985
Boston College Open, Newton, Mass.
Under 1600 Section
50/2, 25/1
Round 5
Bobby Seltzer (1364) vs. Ken Ho (1251)
loss
1 e4 c5
2 Nc3 Nc6
3 f4 d6
4 Nf3 g6
5 Bb5 Bg7
6 Bxc6+ b7xc6
7 d3 e6
8 Be3 Ne7
9 e5 Nf5
10 Bf2 d6xe5
11 Nxe5 Qb6
12 Na4 Qb4+
13 c3 Qxf4
14 Nxc6 Bb7
15 Na5 Bxg2
16 Rg1 Bf3
17 Qb3 Bh6
18 Qb5+ Kf8
19 Qxc5+ Kg7
20 Bd4+ f6
21 Nb3 Rhc8
22 Qb5 Rc7
23 Nac5 Nxd4
24 Nxd4 Qd2+
25 Kf1 Be3
26 Ne4 Bxe4
27 Nxe6+ Kh6
28 d3xe4 Qf2 mate
Game #60
April 14, 1985
Fly By Knight, Providence, Rhode Island
Open single section tournament
40/1
Round 1
Neil McDevitt (1171) vs. Bobby Seltzer (1364)
win
1 e4 c5
2 Nf3 Nc6
3 Bc4 e6
4 d3 d5
5 e4xd5 e6xd5
6 Bb5 Bd7
7 Nc3 a6
8 Bxc6 Bxc6
9 Ne5 Qe7
10 Qe2 d4
11 Nxc6 Qxe2+
12 Nxe2 b7xc6
13 00 Nf6
14 c3 Rd8
15 Re1 Be7
16 c3xd4 c5xd4
17 b3 Bb4
18 Nf4+ Bxe1
19 Bb2 Bb4
20 Rc1 Bd2
21 Rxc6 Bxf4
22 Rxa6 00
23 Ra5 Rfe8
24 g3 Bc7
25 Rc5 Bb6
26 Rc6 Re2
27 resigns