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CHESS GAMES 581-640

Copyright 1990 by Bob Seltzer

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

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


age 13 to 14, grade 8 to 9

June to Dec. 1989

2107 to 2138

33 wins

11 draws

16 losses

highest rated player beaten 2429

highest rated player drawn 2478

TOURNAMENT RECORD FOR GAMES 581 to 640

(* indicates 1/2)

EVENT SECTION SCORE

Metro Open under 2225 2*-1*

World Open under 2100 4*-3*

Framingham Sectional top 2-1

U.S. Open open 5-4

U.S. Open Quads second section 3-0 first

Hall of Fame (action) open 2-3

Great NY under 2100 4-0 first

RI Pro-Am open 1*-2*

Great Boston Scholastic jr. high 4-0 first

Prospect Hill under 2250 3*-* first

Pillsbury open 2*-1*

first became master in Nov. 1989 (at Prospect Hill)


Game #581

Metro Open, Watertown, Mass.

June 11, 1989

Under 2225 Section

40/1, SD/30

Round 3

Allan Bennett (2220) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2107)

loss

1. g4 g6

2. Bg2 Bg7

3. c4 d6

4. Nc3 c6

5. g5 e5

6. Nf3 Ne7

7. d4 e5xd4

8. Nxd4 0-0

9. 0-0 Nf5

10. Nxf5 5:07 Bxf5 5:17

11. Bf4 Be5

12. Bxe5 d6xe5

13. Qxd8 Rxd8

14. Rad1 Na6

15. Be4 Bh3

16. Rfe1 Nc5

17. Bd3 Rd4

18. f3 Rad8

19. Bc2 Ne6

20. Ne4 5:20 Rxc4 5:28

21. Rxd8+ Nxd8

22. Bb3 Rd4

23. e3 Rb4

24. Rd1 Ne6

25. Bxe6 f7xe6

26. Rd2 Kf7

27. Nf2 Rh4

28. Rd7+ Ke8

29. Rxb7 e4

30. Nxe4 5:29 Bf5 5:41

31. Nf6+ Kd8

32. e4 Bh3

33. Rxh7 Rxh7

34. Nxh7 Ke7

35. Kf2 e5

36. Ke3 Be6

37. a3 Kd6

38. Nf6 Kc5

39. Ng4 Kc4

40. Nxe5+ 5:36 Kb3 5:45

41. Nxc6 6:06 a6 6:15

42. Nd4+ resigns


Game #582

Metro Open, Watertown, Mass.

June 11, 1989

Under 2225 Section

40/1, SD/30

Round 4

Bobby Seltzer (2107) vs. Andrew Szekely (2021)

win

1. e4 4:59 e5 4:59

2. f4 d5

3. e4xd5 c6

4. Nc3 e5xf4

5. Nf3 Bd6

6. Bc4 Nf6

7. d5xc6 0-0

8. 0-0 Nxc6

9. d4 Bg4

10. Ne2 5:10 Nh5 5:11

11. d5 b5

12. d5xc6 b5xc4

13. Qd5 Rc8

14. Kh1 Qf6

15. Qxc4 Rfe8

16. Ned4 Re4

17. Qd5 Rce8

18. Bd2 g5

19. Bc3 Qg6

20. Qxg5 5:34 Ng7 5:30

21. Qxg6 h7xg6

22. Nd2 Re4e7

23. Nc4 Bc5

24. Rxf4 Bc8

25. h3 Ba6

26. Nb3 Be3

27. Nxe3 Rxe3

28. Nc5 Nh5

29. Rf3 Rxf3

30. g2xf3 5:48 Bb5 5:55

31. c7 Bc6

32. Ne4 f5

33. Nd6 Bxf3+

34. Kg1 5:50 resigns 5:59


Game #583

World Open, Philadelphia, PA

July 1, 1989

Under 2100 Section

30/90, 20/1, SD/1

Round 1

Bobby Seltzer (2092) vs. Richard Moran (2044)

win

1. e4 4:30 d5 4:43

2. e4xd5 Qxd5

3. Nc3 Qa5

4. d4 Nf6

5. Bd3 Bg4

6. Nge2 Nc6

7. f3 Bh5

8. 0-0 e6

9. Ne4 0-0-0

10. c3 4:50 Be7 5:20

11. a4 Qd5

12. Nf4 Qd7

13. Nxf6 g7xf6

14. Nxh5 e5

15. Ng3 Nxd4

16. Kh1 Ne6

17. Bc2 Qc6

18. Qe2 Rdg8

19. Be4 Qd7

20. Rd1 5:13 Bd6 5:44

21. Be3 h5

22. Nf5 Ng7

23. Qb5 Qxb5

24. Nxd6+ c7xd6

25. a4xb5 f5

26. Bd5 Kc7

27. Rxa7 Rb8

28. b6+ Kc8

29. Bxf7 Rd8

30. Bc4 5:21 h4 5:54

31. Bg5 Rd7

32. Bb5 resigns


Game #584

World Open, Philadelphia, PA

July 1, 1989

Under 2100 Section

30/90, 20/1, SD/1

Round 2

Jason Braun (2048) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2092)

draw

1. d4 4:30 Nf6

2. c4 g6

3. Nc3 Bg7

4. e4 d6

5. Be2 0-0

6. Bg5 h6

7. Be3 e5

8. h3 e5xd4

9. Bxd4 Re8

10. Bf3 4:52 Nc6 4:46

11. Be3 Nxe4

12. Nge2 Nxc3

13. Nxc3 Nd4

14. 0-0 Nxf3+

15. Qxf3 c6

16. Rac1 Be6

17. b3 a6

18. Rfd1 Qa5

19. Ne4 d5

20. Nf6+ 5:20 Bxf6 5:27

21. Qxf6 Qd8

22. Qxd8 Raxd8

23. c4xd5 Bxd5

24. Bxh6 Re2

25. Ra1 Rde8

26. Be3 Bxg2

27. Kh2 Bf3

28. Rd3 Be4

29. Rd2 Rxd2

30. Bxd2 5:42 Bf5 5:42

31. Be3 Kg7

32. Kg3 Rd8

33. Re1 Kf6

34. h4 Rd3

35. draw


Game #585

World Open, Philadelphia, PA

July 2, 1989

Under 2100 Section

30/90, 20/1, SD/1

Round 3

Bobby Seltzer (2092) vs. Charles Heising (2000)

draw

1. e4 4:30 e5

2. f4 e5xf4

3. Nf3 Be7

4. Nc3 Bh4+

5. Ke2 d6

6. d4 Bg4

7. Bxf4 Nc6

8. Qd3 Qf6

9. Be3 Nge7

10. Kd2 4:49 0-0-0 4:59

11. Be2 Bxf3

12. g2xf3 Bg5

13. Raf1 Bxe3+

14. Kxe3 Nb4

15. Qc4 Nec6

16. d5 Nxc2

17. Kd2 Nc6-d4

18. f4 Nxe2

19. Kxe2 Qd4

20. Qb5 5:17 a6 5:20

21. Qb3 Qe3+

22. Kd1 Qd3+

23. Kc1 Nd4

24. Qd1 Qxd1+

25. Rxd1 c5

26. Rhg1 g6

27. Rge1 f6

28. Rd3 Rhe8

29. a4 b5

30. b4 5:34 Rd7 5:43

31. Kb2 Rb7

32. b4xc5 d6xc5

33. a5 Rf7

34. e5 f6xe5

35. Ne4 c4

36. Ne6+ Kd7

37. Nxf7 6:04 c4xd5 6:24

38. f4xe5 d2

39. e6+ Nxe6

40. d5xe6+ 6:15 Rxe6 6:29

41. Rd1 Ke7

42. Ng5 Re2

43. Nxh7 o.d. Rxh2

44. Ng5 Rg2

45. Ne4 g5

46. Nxd2 g4

47. Kc3 g3

48. Kd4 Re2

49. Kd3 Re5

50. Rg1 6:34 Rd5+ 6:42

51. Ke3 b4

52. Nb3 Rg5

53. Kd4 Kd6

54. Nd2 Kc6

55. Ne4 o.d. Rg4

56. Rxg3 Rxg3

57. Nxg3 Kb5

58. Ne4 Kxa5

59. Kc4 Ka4

60. Nxc5+ 7:04 Ka3 6:48

61. Nb3 draw


Game #586

World Open, Philadelphia, PA

July 2, 1989

Under 2100 Section

30/90, 20/1, SD/1

Round 4

Roland Basque (2033) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2092)

loss

1. e4 4:39 c5 4:38

2. Nf3 d6

3. d4 c5xd4

4. Nxd4 Nf6

5. Nc3 e6

6. g4 h6

7. h4 Nc6

8. Be3 Nxd4

9. Bxd4 e5

10. Bb5+ 4:50 Bd7 4:46

11. Be3 Bxb5

12. Nxb5 4:51 Qa5+ 4:49

13. Nc3 Nxe4

14. Qd5 Qxd5

15. Nxd5 4:55 Kd7 4:57

16. 0-0-0 Be7

17. f3 Nf6

18. Nc3 a6

19. Rhe1 Kc6

20. g5 5:16 Ng8 5:12

21. Rd3 f5

22. Red1 Rd8

23. Nd5 f4

24. Rc3+ Kd7

25. Rc7+ Ke6

26. Bxf4 Rd7

27. Rc8 e5xf4

28. Re1+ Kf7

29. g6+ Kxg6

30. Nxe7+ 5:47 Rxe7 5:43

31. Rxe7 Nxe7

32. Rxh8 Kh5

33. Rf8 Ng6

34. Rf7 Nxh4

35. Rxf4 g6

36. Kd2 Nf5

37. Ke2 Kg5

38. Rc4 b5

39. Rc8 Kf4

40. Kf2 6:04 h5 6:22

41. Ra8 h4

42. c3 g5

43. b3 d5

44. a4 b5xa4

45. b3xa4 h3

46. a5 Nh4

47. Rf8+ 6:22 Ke5 6:49

48. Kg3 h2

49. Kxh2 d4

50. c3xd4+ 6:25 Kxd4 6:50

51. Kg3 Kc4

52. Rb8 Nf5+

53. Kg4 Nd4

54. Rb6 resigns


Game #587

World Open, Philadelphia, PA

July 3, 1989

Under 2100 Section

30/90, 20/1, SD/1

Round 5

Bobby Seltzer (2092) vs. Marvin Cooper (2055)

win

1. e4 4:30 Nf6 4:47

2. e5 Nd5

3. d4 d6

4. c4 Nb6

5. Nf3 d6xe5

6. Nxe5 Nb8-d7

7. Nxf7 Kxf7

8. c5 Nf6

9. c5xb6 a7xb6

10. Bc4+ 4:39 e6 5:10

11. 0-0 Bd6

12. Bg5 Ra5

13. f4 h6

14. Bh4 Bxf4

15. Rxf4 g5

16. Rxf6+ Qxf6

17. Be1 Rf5

18. Bc3 Rd8

19. d5 e5

20. Nd2 5:06 b5 5:44

21. Bb3 Rf4

22. Nf3 Qb6+

23. Kh1 e4

24. Ne5+ Kf8

25. Qh5 Bg4

26. Nxg4 resigns


Game #588

World Open, Philadelphia, PA

July 3, 1989

Under 2100 Section

30/90, 20/1, SD/1

Round 6

John Hatcher (2046) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2092)

draw

1. d4 4:31 Nf6

2. c4 g6

3. Nc3 Bg7

4. Nf3 0-0

5. g3 d5

6. c4xd5 Nxd5

7. Bg2 Nxc3

8. b2xc3 c5

9. 0-0 Nc6

10. e3 4:54 Qa5 4:54

11. Bd2 Rd8

12. Qb3 Qa6

13. Ng5 c4

14. Qb2 Rb8

15. Rfc1 h6

16. Ne4 b6

17. Be1 Bb7

18. Nd2 Na5

19. Bf1 b5

20. Qb4 5:35 Nc6 5:26

21. Qc5 e5

22. a4 Ba8

23. a4xb5 Qxb5

24. Qxb5 Rxb5

25. Bxc4 Rb2

26. d5 Nb8

27. e4 Rb7

28. f3 Nd7

29. Bf2 Nb6

30. Rxa7 5:50 Rxa7 5:43

31. Bxb6 Rd8-d7

32. Bxa7 Rxa7

33. Nb3 Bf8

34. Ra1 Rxa1

35. Nxa1 Ba3

36. Nb3 Bb2

37. Ba6 Bxc3

38. Kg2 Bb4 o.d.

39. Kf2 Kf8

40. Ke2 6:12 Ke7 5:56

41. Kd3 Kd6

42. Kc4 Be1

43. Nc5 Bf2

44. Na4 Kc7

45. Kb5 Bd4

46. Nc5 h5

47. h3 Bf2

48. g4 h5xg4

49. h3xg4 g5

50. Na4 6:38 Bd4 6:19

51. Kc4 Bf2

52. Bb5 Bb7

53. Nc5 Bc8

54. Be8 f6

55. Na4 Bd4

56. Bb5 Bb7

57. Nc5 Bc8

58. Nb3 Bf2

59. Na5 Be1

60. Nc6 6:58 Kd6 6:42

61. Na7 Bb7

62. Bc6 Ba6+

63. Bb5 7:07 draw 6:43


Game #589

World Open, Philadelphia, PA

July 4, 1989

Under 2100 Section

30/90, 20/1, SD/1

Round 7

Bobby Seltzer (2092) vs. Anthony Crawley (2056)

draw

1. e4 4:30 c6

2. d4 Na6

3. Nc3 Nc7

4. Bd3 4:39 g6

5. Bg5 Bg7

6. Nge2 d6

7. a4 Bg4

8. Qd2 Bxe2

9. Nxe2 Ne6

10. Be3 4:55 d5 4:57

11. e5 h5

12. h4 Nh6

13. Ng3 Ng4

14. f4 Nxe3

15. Qxe3 Qb6

16. Ne2 Bh6

17. 0-0 Ng7

18. e6 f7xe6

19. Bxg6+ Kd7

20. Ng3 5:18 Raf8 5:34

21. Rae1 5:21 Qc7 5:46

22. Qe5 Bxf4

23. Qxc7+ Kxc7

24. Rf3 Rf6

25. Bd3 Rhf8

26. Kf2 Bxg3+

27. Kxg3 Rxf3+

28. g2xf3 Kd6

29. Re5 c5

30. Rg5 5:41 Rf7 5:59

31. d4xc5+ Kxc5

32. Bh7 Kd6

33. Bg6 Nf5+

34. Rxf5 Rxf5

35. Bxf5 e6xf5

36. Kf4 Ke6

37. Kg5 6:04 d4 6:27

38. f4 a5

39. Kg6 b6

40. Kg5 6:10 Kd5 6:36

41. Kxf5 e6+

42. Kg5 Ke4

43. Kxh5 draw


Game #590

World Open, Philadelphia, PA

July 4, 1989

Under 2100 Section

30/90, 20/1, SD/1

Round 8

David Davis (2039) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2092)

draw

1. d4 4:30 Nf6 4:30

2. c4 g6

3. Nc3 Bg7

4. e4 d6

5. Be2 0-0

6. Nf3 e5

7. 0-0 e5xd4

8. Nxd4 Re8

9. Bf3 Nbd7

10. Re1 4:45 Nc5 4:38

11. b4 Na6

12. a3 c5

13. Nc2 c5xb4

14. a3xb4 Be6

15. e5 5:20 d6xe5 5:14

16. Bxb7 Nc7

17. Bxa8 Qxa8

18. Qd6 Qb8

19. Be3 Bf8

20. Qc6 5:47 a6 5:28

21. Bb6 Rc8

22. c5 Ncd5

23. Qa4 Nxb6

24. Qxa6 Nbd5

25. Nxd5 5:56 Nxd5 5:25

26. Qa7 Qb5

27. Qa6 Qe8

28. Qd3 Qc6

29. Rab1 Bf5

30. Qd2 5:59 Nf4 5:54

31. f3 Bh6

32. Qc3 Nd5

33. Qb3 Nxb4

34. Nxb4 Qxc5+

35. Kh1 Bxb1

36. Rxb1 Qc1+

37. Qd1 Qa3

38. g3 Kg7

39. Kg2 Rc4

40. Qd6 6:49 Qa5 6:42

41. Rb2 Rd4

42. Qa6 Qxa6

43. Nxa6 Rd2+

44. Rxd2 Bxd2

45. Kf2 f5

46. Ke2 Ba5

47. Nb8 Kf7

48. Nd7 Bc7

49. g4 Ke7

50. Nc5 6:56 Kd6 6:52

51. Nd3 e4

52. Nb2 f5xg4

53. f3xg4 7:02 Ke5 6:56

54. h3 Kf4

55. Nc4 7:17 Bb8 7:03

56. Ne3 7:19 Kg3 7:09

57. Nd5 Kxh3

58. Ke3 Kxg4

59. Nf6+ Kf5

60. Nxe4 7:27 h5 7:13

61. Kf3 Bf4

62. Nc3 g5

63. Nd1 g4+

64. Kg2 h4

65. Nf2 g3

66. Kf3 7:35 Bd2 7:23

67. Nh3 Ba5

68. Nf4 Bc7

69. Nh3 Ke5

70. Ng1 7:42 Kd4 7:34

71. Kg4 Ke3

72. Kxh4 g2

73. Nh3 Bh2

74. Kg4 Ke2

75. Kh4 Kf3

76. Ng5+ Kf4

77. Nh3+ Kf5

78. Ng8 draw


Game #591

Framingham Chess Club Sectional Swiss, Framingham, MA

July 25, 1989

Top Section

40/90, SD/30

Round 1

Bill Michael (1848) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2092)

win

1. e4 4:29 c5

2. f4 Nc6

3. Nf3 g6

4. Bb5 Bg7

5. Bxc6 b7xc6

6. d3 d5

7. Nc3 Ba6

8. 0-0 Bxc3

9. b2xc3 d5xe4

10. Ne5 4:35 e4xd3 4:40

11. cd: Nf6

12. Qf3 Qd5

13. Rb1 c4

14. Ba3 c4xd3

15. Nxc6 Qxf3

16. Rxf3 Nd5

17. Nxe7 Nxc3

18. Rb2 Kd7

19. Rd2 Nb1

20. Rd2xd3+ 5:46 Bxd3+ 5:28

21. Rxd3+ Ke8

22. Bd6 f6

23. Nd5 Kf7

24. Bb4 Rhd8

25. Rd1 a5

26. Be1 Na3 5:40

27. Bc3 5:58

resigns


Game #592

Framingham Chess Club Sectional Swiss, Framingham, MA

Aug. 1, 1989

Top Section

40/90, SD/30

Round 2

Bobby Seltzer (2092) vs. Adam Bemporad (1943)

win

1. e4 4:29 e5

2. f4 e5xf4

3. Nf3 Be7

4. d4 Bh4+

5. Ke2 f5

6. e5 d6

7. Bxf4 d6xe5

8. Bxe5 Bf6

9. Kf2 Nh6

10. Bb5+ 4:41 c6 4:45

11. Re1 0-0

12. Bc4+ Kh8

13. Kg1 Re8

14. Bxf6 g7xf6

15. Nc3 b5

16. Bb3 a5

17. a4 b4

18. Ne2 Ng4

19. Nf4 Re4

20. Qd2 5:01 Ra7 5:10

21. h3 Ne3

22. Rxe3 Rxf4

23. Rae1 5:07 Re4 5:24

24. Rxe4 f5xe4

25. Rxe4 Bf5

26. Re3 c5

27. Qe1 Bg6

28. Nh4 5:25 Qxd4 (5:44)

29. Nxg6+ h7xg6

30. c3 5:27 b4xc3 5:45

31. b2xc3 Qf4

32. Re4 Qg5

33. Re8+ Kg7

34. Re7+ Rxe7

35. Qxe7+ Kh6

36. Qf8+ Kh5

37. Bd1+ Kh4

38. Qh8+ Kg3

39. Qxb8+ Kh4

40. Kh2 5:32 Qe3 5:59

41. g3+ Kg5

42. h4+ Kf5

43. g4+ Ke4

44. Qe8+ Kd3

45. Qxe3+ 5:07 resigns 5:32


Game #593

U.S. Open, Chicago, IL

Aug. 5, 1989

Open

50/150, 20/1

Round 1

Peter C. Nixon (1539) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2092)

draw

1. d4 3:29 Nf6

2. c4 g6

3. Nc3 Bg7

4. Nf3 0-0

5. e3 d6

6. Be2 Nbd7

7. 0-0 e5

8. d4xe5 d6xe5

9. Qc2 Qe7

10. b3 3:48 e4 3:50

11. Nd2 Ne5

12. Ndxe4 Nxe4

13. Nxe4 Nf3+

14. Bxf3 Bxa1

15. Nc3 Bf5

16. e4 Bxc3

17. Qxc3 Bxe4

18. Bh6 f5

19. Bxe4 f5xe4

20. Bxf8 4:32 Rxf8 4:10

21. Rd1 Qc5

22. Qd4 Qxd4

23. Rxd4 e3

24. f2xe3 Rf7

25. Rf4 Rd7

26. Rd4 draw


Game #594

U.S. Open, Chicago, IL

Aug. 6, 1989

Open

50/150, 20/1

Round 2

Bobby Seltzer (2092) vs. Jack Williams (1677)

win

1. e4 3:29 c5

2. Nf3 d6

3. d4 c5xd4

4. Nxd4 Nf6

5. Nc3 e6

6. g4 h6

7. h4 Nc6

8. Rg1 e5

9. Nb3 a6

10. g5 3:37 h6xg5 3:39

11. h4xg5 Nd7

12. Bc4 Nb6

13. Be2 Be6

14. f4 e5xf4

15. Bxf4 Nc4

16. Bxc4 Bxc4

17. Qd2 Ne5

18. Nd4 Qb6

19. 0-0-0 Qc5

20. b3 4:14 Be6 4:16

21. Rg3 g6

22. Na4 Qa3+

23. Kb1 b5

24. Bxe5 d6xe5

25. Nxe6 Qe7

26. Nb6 Rb8

27. Nd5 Qd6

28. Nf6+ 4:41 resigns 4:42


Game #595

30/30 Quads at U.S. Open, Chicago, IL

Aug. 7, 1989

Second Section

30/30, 30/30

Round 1

Bob Snow (2033) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2092)

win

1. e4 4:29 c5

2. Nf3 Nc6

3. d4 c5xd4

4. Nxd4 e5

5. Nb5 a6

6. Nd6+ Bxd6

7. Qxd6 Qf6

8. Qa3 Nge7

9. Be3 d5

10. Bc5 5:38 d5xe4 5:32

11. Nc3 Bf5

12. 0-0-0 Nd4

13. Nb5 5:43 Nxb5 5:51

14. Bxb5+ Nc6

15. h4 Rd8

16. Rxd8+ Qxd8

17. Bxc6+ b7xc6

18. Qxa6 Qc7

19. Rd1 f6

20. Bb6 5:52 Qe7 5:58

21. resigns


Game #596

30/30 Quads at U.S. Open, Chicago, IL

Aug. 7, 1989

Second Section

30/30, 30/30

Round 2

Bobby Seltzer (2092) vs. Naoko Takemoto (2046)

win

1. e4 5:29 e6

2. d4 d5

3. Nd2 Nf6

4. e5 Nfd7

5. Bd3 b6

6. c3 Ba6

7. Bc2 c5

8. Ndf3 Nc6

9. Ne2 Be7

10. 0-0 5:37 0-0 5:33

11. Re1 Bxe2

12. Qxe2 Rc8

13. Qd3 g6

14. Bh6 Re8

15. a3 c5xd4

16. c3xd4 Na5

17. Nd2 b5

18. b4 Nc4

19. Nb3 Nxa3

20. Rxa3 5:47 Bxb4 5:46

21. Ra3-a1 Bxe1

22. Rxe1 a5

23. Bc1 a4

24. Nd2 Qa5

25. Nf3 Rc4

26. Bd2 Qc7

27. Bb1 Rec8

28. Ng5 b4

29. g4 b3

30. Qh3 5:59 Nf8 5:55

31. Bd3 a3

32. Bxc4 d5xc4:

33. Ne4 Nd7

34. Qh6 Qd8

35. Ng5 6:40 Nf8 h:47

36. Bb4 Qxg5 ... Rc7 would be better

37. Qxg5 6:40 resigns 6:53


Game #597

30/30 Quads at U.S. Open, Chicago, IL

Aug. 7, 1989

Second Section

30/30, 30/30

Round 3

Robert Bolt (2039) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2092)

win

1. e4 4:29 c5

2. Nc3 Nc6

3. g3 g6

4. Bg2 Bg7

5. d3 e6

6. Be3 Nd4

7. Qd2 Ne7

8. Nd1 b6

9. c3 Ndc6

10. Bh6 5:34 Bxh6 5:40

11. Qxh6 Ne5

12. Qg7 Nxd3+

13. Kd2 Rg8

14. Qxh7 Ba6

15. Nf3 d5

16. Ng5 Rf8

17. Kc2 Nc6

18. f4 d4

19. e5 Qd7

20. Ne4 5:54 0-0-0 5:55

21. Nd6+ Kb8

22. Be4 Ndxe5

23. f4xe5 Nxe5

24. Nxf7 Rxf7

25. Qh6 d4xc3

26. b2xc3 Qa4+

27. Kc1 Qxe4 5:56

28. resigns 5:59


Game #598

U.S. Open, Chicago, Illinois

Aug. 7, 1989

Open

50/150, 20/1

Round 3

Norman Hughes (1488; postal 1999) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2092)

win

1. e4 3:29 c5 3:29

2. Nf3 e6

3. b3 d6

4. Bb2 Nc6

5. g3 Nf6

6. Nc3 Be7

7. Bg2 0-0

8. 0-0 e5

9. Qe2 Bg4

10. d3 3:52 Nd4 3:47

11. Qd1 Ne8

12. h3 Nxf3+

13. Bxf3 Bxh3

14. Re1 Bd7

15. Kg2 Nc7

16. a4 Rb8

17. Rh1 4:08 f5 4:07

18. e4xf5 Bxf5

19. Nd5 Be6

20. Nxc7 4:17 Qxc7 4:12

21. Be4 h6

22. Qh5 4:20 Qd7 4:19

23. Qg6 Rf6

24. Qh7+ Kf7

25. Bf3 Rxf3

26. Kxf3 Bf5 4:21

27. resigns 4:37


Game #599

Hall of Fame at U.S. Open, Chicago, IL

Aug. 8, 1989

Open

SD/30 (Action Chess)

Round 1

George Trbojvic (1687) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2092)

win

1. c4 5:29 g6 5:33

2. g3 Bg7

3. Bg2 d6

4. Nc3 e5

5. d3 f5

6. f4 Nc6

7. Nf3 Nf6

8. f4xe5 d6xe5

9. Bg5 h6

10. Bxf6 5:37 Bxf6 5:35

11. Rb1 a5

12. a3 Qd6

13. e4 f4

14. Qd2 g5

15. g3xf4 e5xf4

17. h3 Be6

18. 0-0 0-0-0

19. b4 Bxc4

20. b4xa5 5:46 Bxd3 5:39

21. Qf2 Bxb1

22. Rxb1 Kb8

23. a6 b6

24. Nb5 Qd7

25. Nxc7 Qxc7

26. Rxb6+ Kc8

27. Rb7 Qa5

28. Qc2 Qxa6

29. Qb3 Qxb7

30. Qe6+ Qd7

31. Qxf6 5:54 Kc7 5:50

32. Ne5 Qd4+

33. Kh2 Qxe5

34. Qxe5 Nxe5

35. resigns


Game #600

Hall of Fame at U.S. Open, Chicago, IL

Aug. 8, 1989

Open

SD/30 (Action Chess)

Round 2

Bobby Seltzer (2092) vs. Tom Brownscombe (2340)

loss

1. e4 5:29 e5

2. f4 e5xf4

3. Nf3 g5

4. h4 g4

5. Ne5 Qe7

6. Nxg4 Qxe4+

7. Be2 Qxg2

8. Bf3 Qg3+

9. Nf2 Nc6

10. d4 5:33 Bg7

11. c3 d6

12. Nd2 Nf6

13. Nf1 Qg6

14. Bxf4 Bd7

15. Ne3 0-0-0

16. h5 Nxh5

17. Bxh5 Qf6

18. Qf3 Nxd4

19. c3xd4 Qxd4

20. 0-0 5:43 Be5 5:50

21. Bxe5 Qxe5

22. Bxf7 h5

23. Ng2 Bc6

24. Qh3+ Kb8

25. Nd3 Qd4+

26. Kh2 Rh7

27. Rf4 Bxg2

28. Kxg2 Rg7+

29. Kh2 Qb6

30. Bd5 5:51 Qa5 5:58

31. Qf3 Qd2+

32. Nf2 Rg4

33. Rxg4 h5xg4

34. Qg2

less than 5 minutes left -- moves missing


Game #601

Hall of Fame at U.S. Open, Chicago, IL

Aug. 8, 1989

Open

SD/30 (Action Chess)

Round 3

Walter Schaetzle (1893) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2092)

win

1. e4 5:31 c5 5:29

2. Nf3 e6

3. d4 c5xd4

4. Nxd4 Nf6

5. Nc3 d6

6. Bg5 Be7

7. f4 h6

8. Bh4 Nxe4

9. Bxe7 Nxc3

10. Bxd8 5:35 Nxd1 5:30

11. Ba5 Ne3

12. Nb5 Nxc2+

13. Kd2 Nxa1

14. Nc7+ Ke7

15. Nxa8 Nc6

16. Bc3 Bd7

17. Nc7 a6

18. Bd3 Rc8

19. Nxa6 b7xa6

20. Rxa1 5:43 a5 5:43

21. g3 e5

22. f4xe5 d6xe5

23. Bb5 Rd8

24. Ke3 Nd4

25. Bd3 a4

26. Rd1 Bg4

27. Bb4+ Kd7

28. Rf1 f6

29. Rc1 Be6

30. Ba5 5:56 Rc8 5:49

31. Rxc8 Kxc8

32. a3 Nc6

33. Bb6 Ne7

34. Bc5 Nd5+

35. Kf3 f5

36. Bb5 e4+

37. Ke2 g5

38. Bf8 f4

39. Bxh6 f3+

40. Ke1 5:57 e3 5:55

41. Bxg5 f2+

42. Kd1 Bg4+

43. Kc2 e2

44. Ba6+ Kc7

45.Bd2 f1(Q)

46. resigns


Game #602

Hall of Fame at U.S. Open, Chicago, IL

Aug. 8, 1989

Open

SD/30 (Action Chess)

Round 4

Siamack Bondari (2259) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2092)

loss

1. e4 5:29 c5

2. c3 e6

3. Nf3 Nc6

4. d4 d5

5. e4xd5 e6xd5

6. Be2 Bd6

7. Be3 c4

8. b3 c4xb3

9. a2xb3 Nf6

10. h3 5:35 0-0 5:32

11. 0-0 Bf5

12. c4 Rc8

13. Nc3 Bb8

14. Bg5 Ne7

15. Ne5 Ne4

16. Bxe7 Nxc3

17. Bxd8 Nxd1

18. Ba5 Nb2

19. Bc3 Bxe5

20. d4xe5 5:46 Nd3 5:40

21. Rxa7 d5xc4

22. Rxb7 Nc5

23. Rb5 c4xb3

24. Bb4 Rfe8

25. Bxc5 Rxe5

26. Bd4 Re5xb5

27. Bxb5 Rb8

28. Re1 h6

29. Re8+ Rxe8

30. Bxe8 5:56 Bd3 5:49

31. f4 g5

32. f4xg5 h6xg5

33. f5 g3

less than 5 minutes left, moves missing 


Game #603

Hall of Fame at U.S. Open, Chicago, IL

Aug. 8, 1989

Open

SD/30 (Action Chess)

Round 5

Bobby Seltzer (2092) vs. Dan Smith (2225)

loss

1. e4 c5

2. Nf3 d6

3. d4 c5xd4

4. Nxd4 Nf6

5. Nc3 e6

6. g4 Nc6

7. g5 Nd7

8. h4 Nb6

9. Be3 Be7

10. Qe2 5:31 d5 5:36

11. 0-0-0 0-0

12. Bg2 e5

13. Nxc6 b7xc6

14. e4xd5 Nxd5

15. Nxd5 c6xd5

16. Bxd5 Qa5

17. Bxa8 Ba6

18. Qf3 Qxa2

19. c3 Rb8

20. Kd2 5:43 Rxb2+ 5:48

21. Ke1 Re2+

22. Kf1 Rxe3+

23. Kg2 Rxf3

24. Bxf3 g6

25. Bd5 Qa4

26. Bf3 e4

27. Bg4 Bd3

28. Rhe1 Bc5

29. Rd2 e3

30. Rxd3 5:50 Qxg4+ 5:57

31. Kh2 Qxh4+

32. Kg2 Qxf2+

33. Kh3 Qxe1

34. Rd5 Qh1+

35. Kg3 Qxd5

36. c4 Qxg5+

37. Kf3 Qf6+

38. Ke2 Qf2+

39. Kd3 e2

40. resigns


Game #604

U.S. Open, Chicago, IL

Aug. 8, 1989

Open

50/150, 20/1

Round 4

Tom Brownscombe (2340) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2092)

win

1. e4 3:29 c5 3:29

2. Nf3 e6

3. d4 cd:

4. Nxd4 Nf6

5. Nc3 d6

6. Be2 Be7

7. 0-0 a6

8. a4 Qc7

9. a5 Nc6

10. Nb3 3:38 0-0 3:40

11. f4 b5

12. ab: e.p. Qxb6+

13. Kh1 Rd8

14. Bf3 Rb8

15. Qe1 5:56 Nb4 5:58

16. Be3 Qc7

17. Qf2 e5

18. f5 d5

19. ed: Bxf5

20. Ba7 4:12 Nxc2 4:14

21. Bxb8 Rxb8

22. Rxa6 Rxb3

23. Bd1 Bd3

24. Rc6 Qa5

25. Bxc2 Rxb2

26. Nd1 Ra2

27. d6 Bf8

28. d7 Bxf1

29. Qxf1 Qd2

30. Bd3 5:14 Nxd7 4:54

31. Bc4 Nf6

32. Bxa2 Qxa2

33. h3 Qd5

34. Rc3 e4

35. Ne3 Qe5

36. Qe1 g6

37. Nc4 Qf4

38. Rb3 Bc5

39. Ne3 Bd6

40. Nf1 5:41 Nd5 5:18

41. Rb1 e3

42. Ra1 Be5

43. Ra5 Bc3

44. Ra8+ Kg7

45. Qe2 Be5

46. Kg1 Nc3

47. Qf3 e2

48. Qxf4 e1 (Q)

49. Qf3 Ne2+

50. Kh1 5:57 Ng3+ 5:32

51. Kg1 Bd4+

52. resigns


Game #605

U.S. Open, Chicago, IL

Aug. 9, 1989

Open

50/150, 20/1

Round 5

Bobby Seltzer (2092) vs. Relan Magbanua (2405; 2260 FIDE)

win

1. e4 3:29 e6

2. d4 d5

3. Nd2 c5

4. ed: Qxd5

5. Ngf3 cd:

6. Bc4 Qc5

7. 0-0 Nf6

8. Qe2 Nc6

9. Nb3 Qh5

10. Nbxd4 3:41 Nxd4 3:46

11. Nxd4 Qxe2

12. Bxe2 a6

13. Bf3 Bd6

14. Rd1 Ke7

15. Bg5 h6

16. Be3 Nd5

17. Nf5+ ef:

18. Bxd5 Rd8

19. Bb6 Rd7

20. Rd3 4:07 a5 4:07

21. c4 Ra6

22. c5 Be5

23. Re1 Kf6

24. Bc4 Rxd3

25. Bxd3 Rxb6

26. cb: Bxb2

27. Bc4 Be6

28. Bxe6 fe:

29. Rb1 Bc3

30. a4 4:37 Ke5 5:10

31. Rc1 Kd4

32. Kf1 Kd3

33. f4 g5

34. g3 gf:

35. gf: Bd4

36. Re1 Bxb6

37. Rxe6 Bc7

38. Rxh6 Bxf4

39. Rh5 Ke4

40. Kg2 5:04 Be5 5:38

41. Rh7 b6

42. Rh6 Bd4

43. Rg6 Kd5

44. Rg5 Ke6

45. Kf3 5:11 Bf6 5:55

46. Rg2 Kd5

47. Kf4 Kc5

48. Kxf5 Bh8

49. Rg6 5:17 b5 time 6:00


Game #606

U.S. Open, Chicago, IL

Aug. 10, 1989

Open

50/150, 20/1

Round 6

Bobby Seltzer (2092) vs. Heinrich Rolletschk (2409; FIDE 2404)

loss

1. e4 3:29 e5

2. f4 ef:

3. Nf3 d5

4. ed: Nf6

5. d4 Nxd5

6. c4 Bb4+

7. Kf2 Ne3

8. Qb3 Ng4+

9. Kg1 Be1

10. Be2 3:50 Bf2+ 3:57

11. Kf1 Bxd4

12. Bxf4 0-0

13. h3 Nf2

14. Nxd4 Nxh1

15. Nb5 Qf6

16. Qf3 Nc6

17. Bxc7 Ne5

18. Qxf6 gf:

19. Bd6 Ng3+

20. Ke1 4:22 Rd8 4:37

21. Nc7 Rxd6

22. Nxa8 Nxe2

23. Kxe2 Be6

24. Nc7 Bxc4+

25. Ke3 Rd1

26. a4 Bd3

27. Nd5 Rxb1

28. Ra3 Nc4+

29. Kxd3 Nxa3

30. ba: 4:39 Rb3+ 4:52

31. Kc4 Rxa3

32. Kb4 Rg3

33. Nf4 Kf8

34. Kc5 Ke7

35. Kd5 Ra3

36. resigns


Game #607

U.S. Open, Chicago, IL

Aug. 11, 1989

Open

50/150, 20/1

Round 7

Robin Cunningham (2218) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2092)

loss

1. e4 3:29 c5

2. d4 c5xd4

3. Nf3 d6

4. Nxd4 Nf6

5. Nc3 e6

6. f4 Be7

7. Bb5+ Nbd7

8. e5 d6xe5

9. f4xe5 Nd5

10. Nxd5 3:38 e6xd5 3:39

11. e6 f7xe6

12. Nxe6 3:42 Bb4+ 3:41

13. c3 Qh4+

14. g3 Qe4+

15. Kf2 Rf8+

16. Bf4 Rxf4+

17. g3xf4 Be7

18. Qg4 Qc2+

19. Qe2 Qg6

20. Rhg1 4:12 Qh6 4:11

21. Nxg7+ Kf7

22. Qxe7+ resigns


Game #608

U.S. Open, Chicago, IL

Aug. 12, 1989

Open

50/150, 20/1

Round 8

Bobby Seltzer (2092) vs. Edward Friedman (2269; FIDE 2345)

loss

1. e4 3:29 c5

2. Nf3 d6

3. d4 c5xd4

4. Nxd4 Nf6

5. Nc3 a6

6. f4 e5

7. Nf3 Nbd7

8. a4 Qc7

9. Bd3 g6

10. 0-0 3:37 Bg7 3:35

11. Qe1 0-0

12. f5 3:42 g6xf5 3:52

13. Nh4 f5xe4

14. Nxe4 d5

15. Nxf6+ 4:05 Nxf6 4:00

16. Nf5 4:07 Bxf5 4:25

17. Bxf5 Ne8

18. Rf3 Nd6

19. Bxh7+ Kxh7

20. Qh4+ 4:22 Kg8 4:28

21. Bh6 Nf5

22. Rxf5 Qb6+

23. Kh1 Qxh6

24. Qg4 Rae8

25. Raf1 Re6

26. Rh5 Rf6

27. Rhf5 Rxf5

28. Qxf5 Qe6

29. Qg5 e4

30. h4 4:43 e3 4:43

31. h5 e2

32. Re1 Re8

33. c3 Qf6

34. Qg3 Qf1+

35. Kh2 Kh8

36. Kh3 Qf5+

37. Qg4 Re3+

38. g3 Qxg4+

39. Kxg4 Be5 4:38

40. resigns 4:54


Game #609

U.S. Open, Chicago, IL

Aug. 13, 1989

Open

50/150, 20/1

Round 9

Samson Labrador (2046) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2092)

draw

1. e4 3:29 c5

2. Nf3 e6

3. Nc3 d6

4. d4 c5xd4

5. Qxd4 a6

6. Be3 Nc6

7. Qb6 Be7

8. 0-0-0 Qxb6

9. Bxb6 Nf6

10. h3 3:37 0-0 3:47

11. Bc4 Ne8

12. Bb3 Bd8

13. Na4 Bd7

14. Bxd8 Rxd8

15. Nb6 Na5

16. Rhe1 Nxb3+

17. a2xb3 Bc6

18. Ne5 Nc7

19. Nxc6 b7xc6

20. Nc4 4:11 Nb5 4:11

21. Rd3 d5

22. Na5 Rc8

23. c4 4:23 Nd6 4:27

24. f3 Ne8

25. Kb1 Nf6

26. g4 g5

27. e4xd5 c6xd5

28. Rc1 Rc7

29. c5 Nd7

30. b4 4:41 Rb8 4:46

31. Rb3 Rb5

32. Rc2 Kg7

33. Kc1 Kf6

34. Kd2 Ke5

35. Ke2 f5

36. Re3+ Kf6

37. Rb3 f4

38. Rc1 e5

39. Ra1 Ke6

40. Ra4 5:18 e4 5:12

41. Rc3 Nb8

42. f3xe4 d5xe4

43. Nc4 Nc6

44. Nd6 Rxb4

45. Rxb4 Nxb4

46. Nxe4 h6

47. Rc4 a5

48. Rc1 Na6

49. Kf3 Ke5

50. Ra1 5:56 Rd7 5:56

51. Nf2 Nxc5

52. Rxa5 Kd6

53. b4 Ne6

54. Ra6+ Ke5

55. Ra5+ Rd5

56. Nd3+ Kd4

57. Nc1 Rxa5

58. b4xa5 Kc5

59. Nd3+ Kb5

60. a6 6:23 Kxa6 6:09

61. Ke4 Kb5

62. Kf5 Nd4+

63. Kg6 Nf3

64. Nxf4 o.d. g5xf4

65. Kf5 Ng1

66. Kxf4 Nxh3+

67. Kf5 Nf2

68. g5 h6xg5

69 draw


Game #610

Framingham Chess Club Sectional Swiss, Framingham, MA

Aug. 15, 1989

Top Section

40/90, SD/30

Round 4 (bye in Round 3)

Bob Secino (2060) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2092)

loss

1. e4 4:29 c5

2. d4 c5xd4

3. c3 d3

4. Bxd3 d6

5. c4 e6

6. Nc3 Nf6

7. Be3 Be7

8. f3 a6

9. Nge2 Qc7

10. Rc1 4:39 0-0 4:35

11. 0-0 Nbd7

12. b3 b6

13. Nd4 Bb7

14. Qe2 Rac8

15. g4 h6

16. Qf2 Qb8

17. Kh1 Ne5

18. Be2 d5

19. c4xd5 e6xd5

20. Nf5 5:12 Ba3 4:55

21. Nxd5 Nxd5

22. Rxc8 Rxc8

23. e4xd5 Bxd5

24. Qg3 g6

25. Nxh6+ 25. Bf4 better

Kg7

26. Bf4 Bd6

27. g5 Kf8

28. Qh3 Rc2

29. Bxe5 Bxe5

30. Rf2 5:55 Bd4 5:14

31. Ng4 Qf4

32. Nf6 Bc6

33. Qc8+ Ke7

34. Ng8+ Kd6

35. Qb8+ Kd7

36. Qxf4 Bxf2

37. Qxf7+ Kd6

38. Qxg6+ Kc5

39. Qxc2+ Kd6

40. Qg6+ 3:59 resigns 5:18


Game #611

Greater New York Open, New York, NY

Aug. 19, 1989

Under 2100 Section

30/90, SD/1

Round 1

Ruth Cardoso (2009) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2092)

win

1. e4 4:30 c5

2. Nf3 e6

3. d3 Nc6

4. g3 g6

5. Bg2 Bg7

6. 0-0 Nge7

7. c3 d5

8. Qe2 0-0

9. Nbd2 b6

10. Re1 4:39 Ba6 4:48

11. e5 Qc7

12. Nf1 h6

13. h4 Rad8

14. Bf4 d4

15. c4 b5

16. b3 4:44 b5xc4 5:01

17. b3xc4 Rb8

18. Reb1 Rxb1

19. Rxb1 Rb8

20. Rxb8 4:57 Qxb8 5:10

21. Qd2 Kh7

22. Qc1 Qb4

23. a3 Qb3

24. Nf1-h2 Qxd3

25. Bf1 Qb3

26. Be2 (touch move) d3

27. Nd2 Qc2

28. Qxc2 d3xc2

29. Ne4 Nxe5

30. Nxc5 5:33 Bxc4 5:29

31. Kf1 Nd5

32. Bc1 Nc3

33. Bxc4 Nxc4

34. Nf3 Na2

35. Nb3 Nxc1

36. Nxc1 Bb2

37. Na2 c1(Q)+

38. Nxc1 Bxc1

39. a4 Nd2+

40. Nxd2 5:40 Bxd2 5:32

41. Ke2 Bb4

42. f3 Kg7

43. g4 5:41 Kf6 5:33

44. resigns


Game #612

Greater New York Open, New York, NY

Aug. 19, 1989

Under 2100 Section

30/90, SD/1

Round 2

Bobby Seltzer (2092) vs. Bill Fagan (2042)

win

1. e4 4:29 e5

2. f4 Bc5

3. Nf3 d6

4. Nc3 Nf6

5. Bc4 Nc6

6. d3 Bg4

7. Na4 e5xf4

8. Nxc5 d6xc5

9. Bxf4 Nh5

10. Be3 4:38 0-0 4:40

11. Bxc5 Ne5

12. 0-0 Bxf3

13. Rxf3 Nxf3+

14. Qxf3 Nf6

15. Bxf8 Qd4+

16. Qf2 Qxb2

17. Rf1 Rxf8

18. Qxa7 h6

19. h3 Ne8

20. Bb3 b6 5:39

21. Qa4 Nd6

22. Qc6 Qd4+

23. Kh1 Kh7

24. Qxc7 f5

25. c3 Qe5

26. Qxb6 5:35 Rc8 5:58

27. Qd4 Qg3

28. e4xf5 Nb5

29. Qd7 Qb8

30. f6 5:46 Rc7 5:59

31. Qf5+ g6

32. Qe6 Nxc3

33. f7 Qf8

34. Qe8 Kg7

35. Qe5+ 5:50 resigns 6:05


Game #613

Greater New York Open, New York, NY

Aug. 20, 1989

Under 2100 Section

30/90, SD/1

Round 3

Stuart Wittenstein (2053) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2092)

win

1. d4 4:29 Nf6

2. c4 g6

3. Nc3 Bg7

4. g3 d6

5. Bg2 0-0

6. Nf3 Nbd7

7. 0-0 e5

8. b3 c6

9. Ba3 c5

10. d4xe5 4:47 d6xe5 4:44

11. Qc2 4:49 e4 4:49

12. Ng5 e3

13. Nge4 Qe7

14. Rad1 Nxe4

15. Nxe4 f5

16. Nd6 f4

17. Bd5+ Kh8

18. Nf7+ Rxf7

19. Bxf7 e3xf2+

20. Rxf2 5:11 Qxf7 5:15

21. Bxc5 5:26 Qe8 5:18

22. Bd4 f4xg3

23. Bxg7+ Kxg7

24. Qc3+ Kg8

25. Qxg3 Nc5

26. Qd6 Ne6

27. Rdf1 a5

28. Qd5 Kg7

29. h4 Qe7

30. Qe5+ 5:55 Kg8 5:42

31. Rf6 Bd7

32. Kh2 Rc8

33. Qd5 Rd8

34. h5 Bc8

35. Qe5 g5

36. Qf5 Rd4

37. e4 Qd6+

38. Kh1 Rd1

39. Qg4 Rxf1+

40. Rxf1 6:34 Bd7 6:13

41. h6 Qe7

42. Qf5 Nf4

43. Qxg5+ Qxg5

44. Rg1 Qxg1+ 6:15

45. resigns 6:42


Game #614

Greater New York Open, New York, NY

Aug. 20, 1989

Under 2100 Section

30/90, SD/1

Round 4

Bobby Seltzer (2092) vs. Luke Pettersen (2061)

win

1. e4 4:29 c5

2. Nf3 d6

3. d4 c5xd4

4. Nxd4 Nf6

5. Nc3 Nc6

6. Bg5 e6 o.d.

7. Qd2 Be7

8. 0-0-0 0-0

9. f4 h6

10. Bh4 4:47 Nxe4 5:01

11. Bxe7 Nxd2

12. Bxd8 Nxf1

13. Nxc6 b7xc6

14. Rxd6 Ne3

15. g3 5:01 Nc4 5:29

16. Rd4 Ba6

17. Be7 Rfe8

18. Bc5 Rab8

19. b3 Nb6

20. Rhd1 5:13 Nd5 5:50

21. Ne4 f5

22. Nd6 Red8

23. c4 5:21 Nc3 5:57

24. Rd1-d2 Ne4

25. Nxe4 Rxd4

26. Bxd4 f5xe4

27. Bxa7 Rb7

28. Be3 Kf7

29. Rd6 Rc7

30. Bb6 5:27 Rc8 5:59

31. Rd7+ Kf6

32. Ra7 c5

33. Rxa6 Kf5

34. Ra5 Kg4

35. Rxc5 Rb8

36. Rb5 Kf3

37. a4 e5

38. a5 e5xf4

39. g3xf4 5:35 resigns 6:17


Game #615

New England Open, Springfield, Mass.

September 2, 1989

Open Section

30/90, 20/60

Round 1

David Griego (2438; FIDE 2335) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2123)

draw

1. d4 4:29 Nf6

2. c4 c5

3. d5 b5

4. c4xb5 a6

5. e3 Bb7

6. Nc3 Qa5

7. Bd2 Qb6

8. b5xa6 Bxd5

9. Nxd5 Nxd5

10. Bc4 4:46 Nf6 4:46

11. Qb3 Qxb3

12. a2xb3 Nc6

13. Nf3 e6

14. Ke2 Be7

15. Bb5 Na7

16. Ba4 0-0

17. Ne5 Rfb8

18. b4 c5xb4

19. Nxd7 Nxd7

20. Bxd7 5:32 Bf6 5:28

21. Rhb1 Rb6

22. Ra5 Nc8

23. Bxc8 Rxc8

24. Rc1 Ra8

25. Rc7 h6 5:48

26. Rb7 5:58 Ra8xa6

27. Rxb6 Rxb6

28. Ra8+ Kh7

29. b3 Kg6 5:54

30. draw 5:58


Game #616

New England Open, Springfield, Mass.

September 2, 1989

Open Section

30/90, 20/60

Round 2

Mark Lanin (2287) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2123)

loss

1. d4 4:30 Nf6

2. c4 c5

3. d5 b5

4. c4xb5 a6

5. b6 Qxb6

6. Nc3 g6

7. e4 d6

8. f4 Bg7

9. Nf3 0-0

10. Bc4 4:43 a5 4:50

11. 0-0 Ba6

12. Nd2 Re8

13. Qf3 Nbd7

14. b3 e6

15. d5xe6 f7xe6

16. Bb2 Bb7

17. Qh3 Nf8

18. e5 Nd5

19. Nce4 Rad8

20. Nf6+ 5:44 Bxf6 5:39

21. e5xf6 Qc6

22. Nf3 5:48 Ne3 5:49

23. Rf2 Nxc4

24. b3xc4 5:50 Rd7 5:55

25. Ng5 Rb8 5:58

26. f7+ Rxf7

27. Nxf7 Kxf7

28. Re1 Ba6

29. Qh4 Ke8

30. Bg7 5:57 Bxc4 5:59

31. f5 Bd3

32. f5xe6 Bf5

33. Qf6 6:07 resigns 6:10


Game #617

New England Open, Springfield, Mass.

September 3, 1989

Open Section

30/90, 20/60

Round 3

Bobby Seltzer (2123) vs. Michael Lauziere (2053)

win

1. e4 4:29 g6 4:57

2. d4 Bg7

3. f4 d6

4. Nf3 c5

5. d5 e6

6. Bc4 Ne7

7. Nc3 ed:

8. Nxd5 Nbc6

9. 0-0 0-0

10. c3 4:44 Rb8 5:11

11. a4 a6

12. f5 4:50 Nxd5

13. Bxd5 Ne5

14. Nxe5 de:

15. fg: Qe7

16. Bxf7+ 4:56 resigns 5:30


Game #618

New England Open, Springfield, Mass.

September 3, 1989

Open Section

30/90, 20/60

Round 4

Bobby Seltzer (2123) vs. Todd Rowland (2001)

loss

1. e4 4:29 e5 4:35

2. f4 Bc5

3. Nf3 d6

4. Nc3 Nf6

5. Bc4 Nc6

6. d3 Bg4

7. Na4 Nd4

8. Nxc5 d6xc5

9. Bxf7+ Kxf7

10. Nxe5+ 4:42 Kf8 4:52

11. Nxg4 Nxg4

12. c3 Qh4+

13. g3 Qh3

14. c3xd4 Qg2

15. Qxg4 Qxh1+

16. Kd2 Qxh2+

17. Kc3 c5xd4+

18. Kxd4 Rd8+ (better ... Qc2)

19. Kc3 Qh6

20. Be3 5:09 Qc6+ 5:10

21. Kd2 Qb5

22. Qf5+ Qxf5

23. e4xf5 Kf7

24. Rc1 Rd7

25. a4 a6

26. Rc4 Rhe8

27. g4 Red8

28. Rc3 o.d. Kf6

29. Ke2 h5

30. g4xh5 5:35 Rh8 5:33

31. Rc4 Rxh5

32. Bd4+ Kxf5

33. Rc5+ Kg4

34. Be5 Rh2+

35. Ke3 c6

36. Bc3 Rh5

37. Be5 Rh3+

38. Ke4 R7xd3

39. Bd4 Rxd4+

40. Kxd4 5:55 Kxf4 5:49

41. Rc2 g5

42. Rf2+ Rf3

43. Rg2 g4

44. Kc5 g3

45. b4 Kg4

46. Kb6

resigns 


Game #619

New England Open, Springfield, Mass.

September 4, 1989

Open Section

30/90, 20/60

Round 5

Ronald Bourassa (2026) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2123)

win

1. d4 4:29 Nf6 4:32

2. c4 c5

3. d5 b5

4. c4xb5 a6

5. e3 a6xb5

6. Bxb5 Qa5+

7. Nc3 Bb7

8. Bc4 e6

9. Bd2 Qb6

10. e4 4:48 Nxe4 4:42

11. Nxe4 e6xd5

12. Nd6+ Bxd6

13. Be2 Be5

14. Nf3 Bf6

15. 0-0 0-0

16. Bc3 d4

17. Bd2 d5

18. Bg5 Bxg5

19. Nxg5 c4

20. Bf3 5:07 Na6 5:07

21. Qc2 d3

22. Qc3 Nb4

23. a3 Nc2

24. Rac1 Nd4

25. Bd1 Ba6

26. Nf3 Ne6

27. Ne5 Rfc8

28. Qd2 f6

29. Ng4 d4

30. Rfe1 5:23 Rab8 5:34

31. resigns


Game #620

New England Open, Springfield, Mass.

September 4, 1989

Open Section

30/90, 20/1

Round 6

Bobby Seltzer (2123) vs. Charles Laamanen (2030)

win

1. e4 4:29 c5 4:30

2. Nf3 d6

3. d4 cd:

4. Nxd4 Nf6

5. Nc3 e6

6. g4 h6

7. h4 Nc6

8. Rg1 h5

9. g5 Ng4

10. Be2 4:33 d5 4:36

11. Nxc6 4:38 bc: 4:37

12. Bxg4 hg:

13. g6 Rxh4

14. gf:+ Kxf7

15. Be3 Rb8

16. Qd2 Be7

17. 0-0-0 Qf8

18. Bg5 Bxg5

19. Qxg5 Qb4

20. Qxh4 4:52 Qxb2+ 5:02

21. Kd2 d4

22. Qh5+ Kg8

23. Qe8+ 4:53 resigns 5:06


Game #621 *

Greater Boston Open, Watertown, Mass.

October 7, 1989

Open Section

45/2, 20/1

Round 1

John Curdo 2478 vs. Bobby Seltzer (2123)

draw

1. e4 3:59 c5 3:59

2. Nf3 e6

3. d4 cd:

4. Nxd4 Nf6

5. Bd3 Nc6

6. Nxc6 bc:

7. 0-0 Qc7

8. Qe2 d5

9. Nd2 Bd6

10. h3 4:10 0-0 4:21

11. c4 e5

12. cd: cd:

13. b3 Bb7

14. Bb2 Qe7

15. Rfc1 Nd7

16. ed: f5

17. Nc4 e4

18. Nxd6 Qxd6

19. Bb5 Ne5

20. Qe3 5:03 a6 5:17

21. Qg3 f4

22. Qg5 Ng6

23. Bc6 Rab8

24. Bxb7 Rxb7

25. Rc6 Qd7

26. Rac1 f3

27. d6 Rb5

28. Qxb5 ab:

29. Rc7 Rd8

30. Rxd7 5:47 Rxd7 5:45

31. Rc7 Rxd6

32. Rxg7+ Kf8

33. Ba3 Kxg7

34. Bxd6 Kf6

35. gf: ef:

36. Kh2 Nh4

37. a4 ba:

38. ba: Nf5

39. Bb4 Ke5

40. Kg1 4:59 Kd5 5:53

41. a5 Kc6

42. Kf1 Nd4

43. Bc3 Ne2

44. Bd2 Kb5

45. Ke1 5:59 Ng1 5:58

46. h4 Nh3

47. h5 Ka6

48. Be3 Kxa5

49. Kd2 Kb5

50. Kd3 6:11 Kc6 6:04

51. Ke4 Kd6

52. Kxf3 Ng1+

53. Kg4 Ke6

54. Bd4 Ne2

55. Bb2 Kf7

56. Kf3 Ng1+ o.d.

57. Ke3 Ke6

58. Ba3 Kf5 6:19

59. draw 6:52


Game #622

Greater Boston Open, Watertown, Mass.

October 7, 1989

Open Section

45/2, 20/1

Round 2

Mark Larocca (2239) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2123)

loss

delayed English

1. Nf3 3:59 Nf6 4:01

2. g3 c5

3. Bg2 Nc6

4. d4 c5xd4

5. Nxd4 e6

6. 0-0 a6

7. c4 Be7

8. Nc3 Qc7

9. b3 d6

10. Bb2 4:20 Bd7 4:19

11. Rc1 Nxd4

12. Qxd4 0-0

13. Rfd1 Rfd8

14. h3 Rac8

15. g4 h6

16. Qd2 Nh7

17. e4 Qb8

18. Ne2 b5

19. c4xb5 a6xb5

20. Ng3 4:58 Bc6 4:54

21. Nh5 e5

22. Rc2 g6

23. Ng3 Bg5

24. Qb4 Nf8

25. Bc1 Ne6

26. Bxg5 h6xg5

27. Ne2 Rd7

28. Rcd2 Rcd8

29. Kf1 Kf8

30. Ke1 5:34 Ke7 5:21

31. Rd1-c1 Qb7

32. f3 f5

33. Rdc2 Rdc7

34. g4xf5 g6xf5

35. e4xf5 Nc5

36. Rxc5 d6xc5

37. Qxc5+ Kf7

38. f4 Rdc8

39. Bxc6 Qxc6

40. Qxc6 5:57 Rxc6 5:51

41. Rxc6 Rxc6

42. f4xg5 b4

43. Kd2 Ra6

44. Nc1 e4

45. Ke3 5:58 Rc6 5:56

46. Ne2 Rc2

47. Nd4 Rxa2

48. Kxe4 Rh2

49. Ke5 Rxh3

50. g6+ 6:06 Kg8 6:01

51. f6 Re3+

52. Kf5 Re1

53. f7+ 6:07 resigns 6:06


Game #623

Greater Boston Open, Watertown, Mass.

October 8, 1989

Open Section

45/2, 20/1

Round 3

Bobby Seltzer (2123) vs. Antonio Gellineau (2044)

win

1. e4 3:59 b6 4:06

2. d4 Bb7

3. Nc3 e6

4. Bd3 Bb4

5. Nf3 Nf6

6. Qe2 d5

7. e5 Ne4

8. 0-0 Nxc3

9. b2xc3 Bxc3

10. Rb1 4:06 Nc6 4:10

11. Be3 h6

12. Rb3 Ba5

13. c3 Nb8

14. Nd2 Nd7

15. f4 Qe7

16. f5 0-0-0

17. Ba6 Nb8

18. Bxb7+ Kxb7

19. Qd3 Ka8 o.d.

20. Rfb1 4:37 e6xf5 5:00

21. Rb2 (b3) g5

22. Nb3 Nc6

23. c4 d5xc4

24. Qxc4 Qe6

25. Qb5 Rd5

26. Nc5 Rxc5

27. d4xc5 f4

28. Bf2 Nxe5

29. c5xb6 Bxb6

30. Kh1 5:03 Rd8 5:41

31. h3 Nc4

32. Re1 Ne3

33. a4 Qd5

34. Qxd5 Rxd5

35. g3 Rd1

36. g3xf4 g5xf4

37. Rg1 Rxg1

38. Bxg1 c5

39. Bh2 Nd1

40. Rb3 5:37 c4 5:56

41. Rf3 Be3

42. Bxf4 Bxf4

43. Rxf4 c3

44. Rxf7 Nb2

45. Rc7 5:53 Nxa4 5:59

46. Rc4 Nb6

47. Rxc3 Kb7

48. Kg2 Nd5

49. Rb3+ Kc6

50. Kf3 5:58 Kd6 6:10

51. Ra3 Ke7

52. Rxa7+ Kf6

53. Ra6+ Kg7

54. Ke4 Ne7

55. h4 Ng6

56. h5 Ne7

57. Ke5 Ng8

58. Ra7+ 6:04 resigns 6:26


Game #624

Greater Boston Open, Watertown, Mass.

October 8, 1989

Open Section

45/2, 20/1

Round 4

Bobby Seltzer (2123) vs. Rick Bauer 2433

loss

1. e4 3:59 c6 3:59

2. d4 d5

3. e5 Bf5

4. c4 e6

5. Nc3 d5xc4

6. Bxc4 Nd7

7. Nge2 Nb6

8. Bb3 Qd7

9. Ng3 Bg6

10. h4 4:13 h6 4:13

11. h5 Bh7

12. Be3 Ne7

13. Bc2 Bxc2

14. Qxc2 Ned5

15. a3 Be7

16. 0-0 0-0-0

17. Nce4 Kb8

18. b4 f5

19. Nc5 Bxc5

20. d4xc5 4:36 Nxe3 4:43

21. f2xe3 Nd5

22. Rae1 Qe7

23. e4 f4

24. e4xd5 f4xg3

25. Rf4 Qg5

26. Qe4 Rxd5

27. Qf3 Rhd8

28. Rfe4 Rd3

29. Qg4 Qxg4

30. Rxg4 5:16 Rd8-d7 5:20

31. Rg6 Re3

32. Rf1 Rxe5

33. Rxg3 Rxh5

34. Rf8+ Kc7

35. Rg8 b6

36. c5xb6+ a7xb6

37. Rg3xg7 Re5

38. Rg6 h5

39. Rg6-h6 c5

40. b4xc5 5:35 b6xc5 5:50

41. Rgh8 Rd7d5

42. Rh6-h7+ Kd6

43. Rd8+ Kc6

44. Rc8+ Kb5

45. a4+ 5:41 Kc4 5:56

46. a5 Rd1+

47. Kh2 Ra1

48. Ra8 Rg5

49. a6 Ra2

50. a7 5:48 o.d. Raxg2+ 6:20

51. Kh3 Rg1

52. Kh2 Rg5g2+

53. Kh3 Rg7

54. Rxg7 Rxg7

55. Kh4 Rh7

56. Kg3 h4+

57. Kh3 e5

58. Kg2 h3+

59. Kh2 Kc3

60. Rc8 6:33 Rxa7

61. Rxc5+ Kd4

62. Rc8 Rh7

63. Ra8 e4

64. Ra4+ Kd3

65. Ra3+ Ke2

66. Ra2+ Kf3

67. Ra8 e3

68. Rf8+ Ke2

69. Re8 Kf2

70. Kh1 6:04 e2 6:40

71. Kh2 Kf1 6:43

72. resigns 6:05


Game #625

Rhode Island Pro-Am, Providence, RI

October 29, 1989

Open Section

40/1, SD/30

Round 1

Bobby Seltzer (2123) vs. John Pina (1815)

win

1. e4 4:59 e6 5:00

2. d4 d5

3. Nd2 c5

4. e4xd5 e6xd5

5. Ngf3 Nc6

6. Bb5 Bg4

7. 0-0 c5xd4

8. Nb3 Bd6

9. Qxd4 Nf6

10. Re1+ 5:08 Kf8 5:19

11. Bxc6 b7xc6

12. Ne5 Bxe5

13. Rxe5 Qb6

14. Nc5 Nd7

15. Nxd7+ Bxd7

16. Qh4 f6

17. Re2 Re8

18. Rxe8+ Bxe8

19. Be3 c5

20. c3 5:29 Qe6

21. b4 g5

22. Bxc5+ Kg8

23. Qh6 Kf7

24. Rd1 resigns


Game #626

Rhode Island Pro-Am, Providence, RI

October 29, 1989

Open Section

40/1, SD/30

Round 2

Bobby Seltzer (2123) vs. John Curdo (2478)

loss

1. e4 4:59 e5 4:59

2. f4 Bc5

3. Nf3 d6

4. Nc3 Nc6

5. Bb5 Nge7

6. d4 e5xd4

7. Nxd4 0-0

8. Be3 Bxd4

9. Bxd4 Nxd4

10. Qxd4 5:03 Nc6 5:14

11. Qd2 Qh4+

12. g3 Qh5

13. Be2 Bg4

14. 0-0-0 Bxe2

15. Nxe2 Rae8

16. g4 Qxg4

17. Rhg1 Qe6

18. Ng3 Qxa2

19. Qc3 Qa1+

20. Kd2 5:17 Qa5 5:39

21. Nh5 Qxc3+

22. Kxc3 Kh8

23. Rxg7 Rxe4

24. Rdg1 Re3+

25. Kd2 Re6

26. f5 Rh6

27. Nf4 Nd4

28. Kd3 Nxf5

29. Rg5(g7) Ne7

30. h3 5:29 Ng6 5:50

31. Nh5 Rxh5

32. resigns


Game #627

Rhode Island Pro-Am, Providence, RI

October 29, 1989

Open Section

40/1, SD/30

Round 3

Turk Ozbek (1871) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2123)

loss

1. d4 4:59 Nf6

2. c4 c5

3. Nf3 g6

4. Nc3 c5xd4

5. Nxd4 Bg7

6. e4 Nc6

7. Nxc6 b7xc6

8. Be2 d6

9. 0-0 0-0

10. Bf4 5:03 e5 5:03

11. Bg5 h6

12. Be3 Be6

13. Qa4 Qc7

14. Rfd1 Ng4

15. Bxg4 Bxg4

16. Rd2 f5

17. f3 f4

18. Bf2 Bd7

19. Qa3 Rf6

20. Rad1 5:19 Bf8 5:16

21. c5 g5

22. c5xd4 Qd8

23. Na4 g4

24. Bh4 Bg7

25. Qc5 Qe8

26. Bxf6 Bxf6

27. f3xg4 Bxg4

28. d7 Qd8

29. Rc1 f3

30. Qxc6 5:40 f3xg2 5:42

31. Qxa8 Qxa8

32. Rc8+ Qxc8

33. d7xc8 (Q)+ Bxc8

34. Rxg2+ Kf7

35. Rc2 Be6

36. Rc7+ Kg6

37. b3 Bg5

38. Kf2 Bf4

39. Nc5 Bg4

40. Kg2 5:54 Be3 5:47

41. b4 Kg5

42. h3 Be2

43. Rxa7 Bd2

44. Rb7 Be1

45. a4 Kf4

46. a5 Ke3

47. a6 Bf3+

48. Kf1 Bh4

49. a7 Be2+

50 Kg2 6:34 Bf3+ 6:43

51. Kh2 Kf2

52. Rg7 Bg5

53. Rxg5 resigns


Game #628

Rhode Island Pro-Am, Providence, RI

October 29, 1989

Open Section

40/1, SD/30

Round 4

Charles Roy (1898) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2123)

win

1. e4 4:59 c5 4:59

2. Nc3 Nc6

3. g3 g6

4. Bg2 Bg7

5. d3 e6

6. Be3 d6

7. Qd2 h6

8. Nge2 Nf6

9. h3 a6

10. 0-0 5:07 Qc7 5:07

11. d4 c5xd4

12. Nxd4 Na5

13. b3 Bd7

14. Rac1 Rc8

15. Nde2 b5

16. Nd1 Bc6

17. f3 Nd7

18. Nf2 d5

19. Nf4 Nf6

20. Bc5 5:32 d5xe4 5:23

21. Bb4 Nb7

22. f3xe4 a5

23. Bc3 b4

24. Ba1 0-0

25. Qe3 Rfd8

26. Kh2 Bb5

27. c4 b4xc3

28. Rxc3 Ng4+

29. Nxg4 Bxc3

30. Nxe6 5:45 f7xe6 5:43

31. Nxh6+ Kg7

32. Rf7+ Qxf7

33. Nxf7 Bxa1

34. Nxd8 Nxd8

35. Qg5 e5

36. h4 Nf7

37. Qd2 Bc3

38. Qd5 Be2

39. Qb7 Rd8

40. a3 5:58 Rd3 5:56

41. b4 Be1

42. Bh3 Bxg3+

43. Kg2 Bf3+

44. resigns


Game #629

Greater Boston Scholarship, East Boston, Mass.

November 5, 1989

Jr. High Section

SD/1

Round 1

Bobby Seltzer (2138) vs. Jason Mendes (New)

win

1. e4 4:59 e5 4:59

2. f4 Nc6

3. Nf3 f6

4. c3 d6

5. d4 Bg4

6. Bb5 a6

7. Be2 Qe7

8. 0-0 0-0-0

9. d5 e5xf4

10. d5xc6 4:59 b7xc6 5:03

11. Bxa6+ Kb8

12. Qb3+ Ka7 5:04

13. Qb7mate 4:59


Game #630

Greater Boston Scholarship, East Boston, Mass.

November 5, 1989

Jr. High Section

SD/1

Round 2

Ben Lockeretz (1409) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2138)

win

1. e4 4:59 c5 4:59

2. Nf3 e6

3. Nc3 Nc6

4. d3 Nf6

5. Bf4 d5

6. e4xd5 e6xd5

7. Be2 Be7

8. 0-0 0-0

9. h3 Nh5

10. Qd2 5:02 Nxf4 5:02

11. Qxf4 Bd6

12. Qd2 Bc7

13. Rfe1 a6

14. Rad1 Qd6

15. d4 Nxd4

16. Nxd4 Qh2+

17. resigns


Game #631

Greater Boston Scholarship, East Boston, Mass.

November 5, 1989

Jr. High Section

SD/1

Round 3

Bobby Seltzer (2138) vs. Brian Duran (1524)

win

1. e4 4:59 e5 4:59

2. f4 d6

3. Nf3 Nc6

4. Bb5 Bg4

5. 0-0 Nf6

6. h3 Bxf3

7. Qxf3 a6

8. Bxc6 b7xc6

9. d3 Be7

10. f5 5:02 0-0 5:01

11. Kh1 d5

12. g4 d4

13. g5 Nd7

14. f6 g7xf6

15. g5xf6 Bxf6

16. Bh6 Re8

17. Nd2 Kh8

18. Rg1 Qe7

19. Nf1 Rg8

20. Ng3 5:07 Rg6 5:11

21. Nf5 Qe6

22. Rg4 Rag8

23. Rag1 Nc5

24. h4 Bxh4

25. Rxg6 Rxg6

26. Rxg6 f7xg6

27. Nxh4 Qxa2

28. Qf8+ 5:13 resigns 5:23


Game #632

Greater Boston Scholarship, East Boston, Mass.

November 5, 1989

Jr. High Section

SD/1

Round 4

Elliot Lum (1937) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2138)

win

1. Nf3 4:59 c5 4:59

2. g3 Nc6

3. Bg2 g6

4. 0-0 Bg7

5. d3 d5

6. Nbd2 e5

7. e4 d4

8. a4 a6

9. Nc4 Be6

10. b3 5:08 Rb8 5:03

11. Ba3 b5

12. a4xb5 a6xb5

13. Ncd2 Qb6

14. Ng5 Nf6

15. Nxe6 f7xe6

16. Bh3 Ne7

17. Nf3 h6

18. Nxe5 Nxe4

19. Nxg6 Nxg6

20. d3xe4 5:22 0-0 5:15

21. Qh5 Ne5

22. f4 Nd7

23. Rad1 Rba8

24. Bc1 c4

25. Kh1 Ra2

26. f5 e5

27. b3xc4 b5xc4

28. Rd2 c3

29. Rdf2 d3

30. Qg6 5:46 Qxg6 5:33

31. f5xg6 Rxf2

32. Rxf2 Nc5

33. Kg2 Rxc2

34. Rxc2 d3xc2

35. Kf3 Nd3

36. Ba3 Nb2 5:41

37. resigns 5:58


Game #633 *

Prospect Hill Open, Watertown, Mass.

November 11, 1989

Under 2250 Section

46/2, SD/1

Round 1

Jim Anderson (2201) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2138)

win

1. f4 3:59 e5 3:59

2. fe: d6

3. Nf3 g5

4. d4 g4

5. Bg5 4:19 Ne7 4:07

6. Bf6 Rg8

7. Ng5 de:

8. de: Qxd1+

9. Kxd1 Nd5

10. e6 4:56 fe: 4:20

11. Nxh7 Bh6

12. Bd4 Kf7

13. e4 Nf4

14. g3 Ng6

15. Bd3 e5

16. Bc4+ Kg7

17. Bxg8 ed:

18. Bb3 Kxh7

19. Nd2 Nc6

20. Ke2 5:49 Bd7 4:58

21. c3 Nge5

22. cd: Nxd4+

23. Kd1 Bb5 5:01

24. resigns 5:57


Game #634 *

Prospect Hill Open, Watertown, Mass.

November 11, 1989

Under 2250 Section

46/2, SD/1

Round 2

Bobby Seltzer (2138) vs. Steve Britten, Jr. (2068)

win

1. e4 4:05 e6 3:59

2. d4 d5

3. Nd2 Nc6

4. c3 4:06 e5 4:20

5. Ngf3 ed:

6. Nxd4 Nxd4

7. cd: de:

8. Nxe4 Bb4+

9. Bd2 Bxd2+

10. Qxd2 4:17 Qe7 4:28

11. 0-0-0 Bf5

12. Ng3 Be6

13. d5 4:23 0-0-0 4:24

14. Qa5 Qg5+

15. f4 Qxf4+

16. Kb1 Qf2

17. Rc1 Bf5+

18. Ka1 Qf4

19. Bb5 Rxd5

20. Rhf1 4:39 Qd6 5:55

21. Nxf5 Qb6

22. Qa3 Qxb5

23. Qf8+ Rd8

24. Nd6+ 4:51 resigns 4:59


Game #635 *

Prospect Hill Open, Watertown, Mass.

November 12, 1989

Under 2250 Section

46/2, SD/1

Round 3

***** by our calculations, this game puts Bobby over 2200 for the

first time *****

Peter Howe (2230) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2138)

win

1. c4 3:59 e5 3:59

2. Nc3 Nc6

3. g3 f5

4. Bg2 Nf6

5. d3 g6

6. e3 Bg7

7. Nge2 0-0

8. Rb1 Ne7

9. d4 4:33 e4 4:12

10. b4 4:36 d5 4:18

11. Qb3 Be6

12. c5 g5

13. h4 h6

14. Bd2 Ng6

15. hg: hg:

16. Kd1 Ng4

17. Be1 Re8

18. Bh3 Nf6

19. Kc2 b6

20. Bd2 4:56 Qd7 4:52

21. a4 a5

22. ba: bc:

23. Qb5 cd:

24. Nxd4 Qc8

25. Rhc1 Ne5

26. Bf1 Bd7

27. Qb3 Rxa5

28. Ncb5 Ra6

29. Kd1 c5

30. a5 5:37 c4 5:23

31. Qa3 Nfg4

32. Be1 Bf8

33. Qa1 f4

34. ef: gf:

35. gf: 5:43 Nd3 5:35

36. Bxd3 ed:

37. f3 Ne3+

38. Kd2 Bg7

39. Bf2 Nc2

40. Rxc2 5:56 Re2+ 5:47

41. Nxe2 Bxa1

42. Rxa1 Bxb5

43. Rg1+ Kf7

44. Nd4 dc:

45. Nxb5 Qf5

46. Nd4 5:58 Qxd3+ 5:48

47. Kc1 Rxa5

48. Nxc2 Ra2

49. Nb4 Qd2+ 5:50

50. resigns 6:00


Game #636

Prospect Hill Open, Watertown, Mass.

November 12, 1989

Under 2250 Section

46/2, SD/1

Round 4

Bobby Seltzer (2138) bs. Edward Epp (2210)

draw

1. e4 3:59 c5 3:59

2. d4 cd:

3. Nf3 e6

4. Nxd4 Nc6

5. c4 Nf6

6. Nc3 Bb4

7. f3 0-0

8. Nxc6 dc:

9. Qb3 Bc5

10. Bd2 4:20 e5 4:18

11. 0-0-0 Qe7

12. Bd3 Be6

13. f4 ef:

14. Bxf4 Ng4

15. Rd2 Nf2

16. Re1 Nxd3+

17. Rxd3 b5

18. Qd1 Bxc4

19. Rd7 Qf6

20. Bc7 4:46 b4 4:36

21. Ne2 4:48 Bxa2 5:12

22. b3 Qa1+

23. Kc2 Bxb3+

24. Kxb3 Qa3+

25. Kc4 Bf2

26. Rf1 Qa6+

27. Kb3 Qa3+

28. Kc4 Qa6+

29. Kb3 Qa3+ 5:23

30. Kc4 4:57 draw


Game #637

Pillsbury Memorial Open, Watertown, Mass.

December 2, 1989

Championship Section

45/2, 20/1

Round 1

Bobby Seltzer (2143) vs. Ilya Figelman (2002)

win

1. e4 3:59 c5 3:59

2. Nf3 e6

3. d4 c5xd4

4. Nxd4 a6

5. g3 d5

6. e5 Qc7

7. f4 Nc6

8. Be3 Nge7

9. g4 Nxd4

10. Bxd4 4:09 Ng6 4:17

11. Qd2 Be7

12. Nc3 Bh4+

13. Bf2 Bxf2+

14. Qxf2 Bd7

15. 0-0-0 b5

16. Bg2 Qc4

17. Nxd5 e6xd5

18. Bxd5 Qc8

19. Bxa8 Qxa8

20. Rhg1 4:38 Qc8 5:08

21. Qd4 Bc6

22. f5 Nh4

23. Qd6 Nf3

24. f6 4:51 resigns 5:21


Game #638 *

Pillsbury Memorial Open, Watertown, Mass.

December 2, 1989

Championship Section

45/2, 20/1

Round 2

Bobby Seltzer (2143) vs. Joe Fang (2429)

win

1. e4 3:59 e6 3:59

2. d4 c5

3. Nf3 cd:

4. Nxd4 a6

5. g3 Nf6

6. Bg2 Be7

7. Nc3 d6

8. f4 Qc7

9. 0-0 Bd7

10. g4 4:12 h6 4:33

11. g5 hg:

12. fg: d5

13. gf: Qxh2+

14. Kf2 Qh4+

15. Ke2 4:29 de: 5:26

16. Nxe4 gf:

17. Rh1 Qg4+

18. Bf3 Qg7

19. Qg1 Qf8

20. Rxh8 5:00 Qxh8 5:36

21. Be3 e5

22. Nb3 Bb5+ o.d.

23. Kd2 Nc6

24. Rd1 f5

25. Nc3 e4 5:52

26. Bg2 5:13 Bb4 5:57

27. Kc1 5:16 Bxc3

28. bc: Qxc3

29. Bxe4 fe:

30. Qg8+ 5:19 Ke7

31. Bg5+ f6

32. Qg7+ 5:20 resigns 5:58


Game #639 *

Pillsbury Memorial Open, Watertown, Mass.

December 3, 1989

Championship Section

45/2, 20/1

Round 3

John Curdo (2478) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2143)

loss

1. f4 3:59 c5

2. Nf3 Nc6

3. d3 g6

4. g3 Bg7

5. Bg2 d5

6. 0-0 Nf6

7. c3 0-0

8. Ne5 Nxe5

9. fe: Ng4

10. d4 4:09 cd: 4:20

11. cd: f6

12. h3 Nh6

13. ef: ef:

14. Nc3 Kh8

15. g4 f5

16. g5 Nf7

17. h4 Be6

18. Bf4 Nd6

19. Nxd5 Ne8

20. Nc3 4:40 Qb6 4:53

21. e3 Qxb2

22. Qc1 Qxc1

23. Rfxc1 Rf7

24. Rab1 Rd8

25. Rxb7 Rxb7

26. Bxb7 Nd6

27. Bf3 Nc4

28. Nb5 Nd2

29. Bc6 Bf8

30. Bc7 5:16 Rc8 5:15

31. d5 a6

32. de: ab:

33. e7 5:32 resigns 5:22


Game #640

Pillsbury Memorial Open, Watertown, Mass.

December 3, 1989

Championship Section

45/2, 20/1

Round 4

Bobby Seltzer (2143) vs. Robert Secino (2118)

draw

1. e4 3:59 c5 3:59

2. d4 c5xd4

3. c3 d3

4. Bxd3 d6

5. c4 Nf6

6. Nc3 e6

7. Be3 Be7

8. f3 a6

9. Nge2 Nbd7

10. Ned4 4:08 Qc7 4:05

11. Rc1 b6

12. 0-0 Bb7

13. b3 Rd8

14. Qe1 Qb8

15. Qf2 0-0

16. g4 Ne5

17. Be2 d5

18. g5 Ne8

19. f4 Ng6

20. c4xd5 4:46 e6xd5 4:25

21. Nxd5 Bxd5

22. e4xd5 Rxd5

23. Bxa6 Bc5

24. Bc4 Rd7

25. Nc6 Qc7

26. Bxc5 b6xc5

27. Ne5 Nxe5

28. f4xe5 Qxe5

29. Qf4 Qe7

30. Rd1 5:32 draw 4:43


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