His tournament
record for his first 760 games, from raw
beginner to master and U.S. Cadet Champion (ages 9 to 14,
unrated to 2353) in 751 games
The moves of all his first 951 games are also available online:
age 15, grade 10 to age 16
June to July 1991
2267
Game #801
U.S. Junior Open Championship, Bloomington, IL
June 22, 1991
Under Age 17 Section
40/100, SD/30
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (2267) vs. Charlie Durham (1664)
draw
1. e4 4:20 c5 4:21
2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 cd:
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 4:20 g6 4:21
6. Be3 Bg7
7. f3 0-0
8. Qd2 Nc6
9. g4 Bd7
10. 0-0-0 4:21 Rc8 4:23
11. h4 Ne5
12. Bh6 Nc4
13. Bxc4 Rxc4
14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. h5 4:26 Rh8 4:39
16. h6+ Kg8
17. g5 Nh5
18. Nde2 Be6
19. Rdg1 Kf8
20. f4 4:35 Ke8 4:54
21. f5 Bc8
22. b3 Rc5
23. Nd5 Qa5
24. Qd4 Rf8
25. Kb1 4:41 Bxf5 5:12
26. b4 Rxd5
27. ed: Qa4
28. Qd2 Kd7
29. Rh4 e5
30. de:+ (e.p.) 4:49 fe: 5:28
31. Rd1 Qc6
32. Rc4 Qb6
33. Nd4 Ng3
34. Nc6 d5
35. Ne5+ 5:01 Ke7 5:43
36. Qc3 Ne4
37. Rc7+ Ke8
38. Rc8+ Ke7 o.d.
39. Nxg6+ Bxg6
40. Qg7+ 5:12 Rf7 o.d. 5:49
41. Qh8 Qxb4+ o.d.
42. Ka1 Kd6
43. Rd8+ Kc6 0.d.
44. Qe8+ Kc7
45. Rc8+ 6:07 Kd6 o.d. 6:39
46. Qd8+ Rd7
47. Qf8+ Re7
48. Rb1 Qd4+ o.d.
49. c3 Nxc3
50. Qd8+ o.d. 6:25 Ke5 6:50
51. Qh8+ Ke4
52. Re1+ Kd3
53. Qf6 Na4+
54. Qxd4+ Kxd4
55. Rf8 6:33 e5 5:53
56. Rd8 Bf7
57. Rd1+ Ke3
58. g6 Bxg6
59. R1xd4 e4 o.d. 6:54
60. draw 6:36
Game #802
U.S. Junior Open Championship, Bloomington, IL
June 23, 1991
Under Age 17 Section
40/100, SD/30
Round 4
Jason Doss (1613) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2267)
win
1. e4 4:20 c5 4:20
2. Qh5 e6
3. Nc3 Nf6
4. Qh4 Nc6
5. Be2 4:21 Nd4 4:22
6. Bd1 Be7
7. Qg3 0-0
8. d3 d5
9. e5 Nd7
10. h4 4:27 Qc7 4:29
11. f4 Nf5
12. Qf2 f6
13. ef: Nxf6
14. g4 Nd4
15. Qg2 4:36 b5 4:36
16. Nf3 b4
17. Ne2 Nxf3+
18. Qxf3 Bb7
19. Rf1 e5
20. f5 4:56 d4 4:43
21. Qg3 Bd6
22. g5 e4
23. Bf4 Bxf4
24. Qxf4 Qxf4
25. Nxf4 5:06 Nd7
26. Ne6 Rf7
27. a3 b3
28. Nc7 5:11 Raf8 5:08
29. Nb5 Re7
30. Kd2 5:15 e3+ 5:11
31. Ke2 Ne5
32. Nd6 Bg2
33. Rg1 Bf3+
34. Ke1 Bxd1
35. Kxd1 5:22 Nf3 5:16
36. Ke2 Nxg1+
37. Rxg1 bc:
38. f6 Rd7
39. Ne4 Rb7 5:19
40. resigns 5:29
Game #803
U.S. Junior Open Championship, Bloomington, IL
June 23, 1991
Under Age 17 Section
40/100, SD/30
Round 5
Bobby Seltzer (2267) vs. Greg Marcum from Indiana (1840)
win
1. e4 4:20 c6 4:20
2. d4 d5
3. e5 Bf5
4. Ne2 e6
5. Ng3 4:21 Bg6 4:21
6. h4 h6
7. h5 Bh7
8. Bd3 Bxd3
9. Qxd3 c5
10. c3 4:24 Qb6 4:22
11. Na3 Nc6
12. Nc2 Rc8
13. 0-0 Be7
14. f4 cd:
15. cd: 4:32 Bh4 4:34
16. Bd2 4:34 Nge7 4:35
17. Bc3 Bxg3
18. Qxg3 Nf5
19. Qf2 Na5
20. g4 4:36 Ne7 4:41
21. f5 ef:
22. gf: f6
23. Rae1 Rf8
24. Nb4 4:49 Nc4 4:48
25. ef: 4:51 Qxf6 4:49
26. Rxe7+ 4:52 resigns 4:55
Game #804
U.S. Junior Open Championship, Bloomington, IL
June 23, 1991
Under Age 17 Section
40/100, SD/30
Round 6
Bobby Seltzer (2267) vs. Jason Reese (1929)
win
1. e4 4:20 c5 4:20
2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 cd:
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 4:21 a6 4:20
6. Be3 g6
7. f3 Bg7
8. Qd2 Nc6
9. 0-0-0 Qc7
10. g4 4:22 Nxd4 4:25
11. Bxd4 Be6
12. h4 b5
13. h5 Qa5
14. h6 Bxh6
15. Rxh6 4:28 b4 4:40
16. Nb1 Bxa2
17. g5 e5
18. Be3 d5
19. gf: d4
20. Bg5 4:34 Rc8 4:43
21. Rh3 Qa4
22. Qd3 b3
23. Qxa6 Qxa6
24. Bxa6 Rc5
25. c4 4:39 Bxb1 4:53
26. Kxb1 0-0
27. Rd3 Ra5
28. Bb5 Rfa8
29. Rxb3 Ra1+
30. Kc2 4:41 Rg1 4:55
31. Bc6 Rd8
32. Bd2 h5
33. Bd5 Rd7
34. Bh6 4:42 resigns 4:57
Game #805
World Open, Philadelphia, Penna.
July 1, 1991
Open Section
30/90, 20/1, SD/1
Round 1
Bobby Seltzer (2267) vs. IM George Georgadze (2545 US, 2495 FIDE)
loss
1. e4 4:29 e5 4:29
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 g6
4. 0-0 4:37 Bg7 4:30
5. c3 4:41 a6 4:31
6. Ba4 d6
7. d4 Bd7
8. Bg5 f6
9. Be3 Nh6
10. de: 5:00 de: 4:41
11. Qd5 5:06 Qe7 4:47
12. Bc5 5:36 Qf7 4:48
13. Na3 5:39 0-0-0 4:51
14. Qd3 5:40 f5 4:56
15. Qe2 5:44 fe: 4:59
16. Ng5 Qd5
17. b4 5:47 Qd3 5:09
18. Qb2 Nb8
19. Rad1 5:48 Bxa4 5:17
20. Rxd3 5:48 ed: 5:17
21. Ne4 Nf5
22. Nc4 5:49 Bb5 5:23
23. Qb3 5:52 Rhe8
24. a4 Bc6
25. Ncd2 5:54 b6 5:30
26. Be3 Nxe3
27. fe: Bh6
28. Re1 Bxe4
29. Nxe4 d2
30. Rd1 5:55 Rd3 5:35
31. h4 6:19 Red8 5:47
32. Ng5 6:23 Bxg5 5:54
33. hg: Rxe3
34. Kf2 6:34 Red3 5:55
35. Ke2 6:37 b5 5:59
36. Qe6+ Kb7
37. ab: ab:
38. c4 6:51 Nc6 6:03
39. Qf7 e4
40. Rxd2 6:57 Rxd2+ 6:06
41. Ke3 Rd8d3+
42. Kxe4 Re2+ 6:10
43. resigns 6:57
Game #806
World Open, Philadelphia, Penna.
July 2, 1991
Open Section
30/90, 20/1, SD/1
Round 2
Paul Cornelison (2090) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2267)
win
1. e4 4:29 c5 4:29
2. Nf3 e6
3. d4 cd:
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 4:30 d6 4:29
6. Be3 a6
7. Bc4 Nc6
8. Qe2 Qc7
9. Bb3 b5
10. a3 4:58 Be7 4:45
11. f4 Bd7
12. 0-0-0 5:07 0-0 4:51
13. g4 Na5
14. g5 Ne8
15. h4 5:22 Nc4 5:01
16. h5 5:24 Nxa3 5:22
17. g6 5:31 Nc4 5:22
18. h6 5:33 fg: 5:29
19. f5 5:37 ef: 5:37
20. Qh2 5:47 Rf7 5:44
21. hg: Rxg7
22. ef: Bxf5
23. Nxf5 gf:
24. Bh6 Bg5+
25. Bxg5 5:52 Rxg5 5:45
26. Qd2 f4
27. Rhg1 5:55 Qg7 5:48
28. Qd4 Qxd4
29. Rxg5+ Qg7
30. Rdg1 5:57 Ra7 5:53
31. Kd1 6:02 Kf8 6:03
32. Rxg7 Rxg7
33. Rxg7 Nxg7
34. Bxc4 bc:
35. Nd5 6:04 Ne6 6:09
36. Nb6 c3
37. b4 Nd4
38. Nd5 f3
39. Ke1 Nxc2+
40. Kf2 6:09 Kf7 6:13
41. Kxf3 Nd4+
42. Ke3 c2
43. Kd2 h5 6:16
44. resigns 6:11
Game #807
World Open, Philadelphia, Penna.
July 3, 1991
Open Section
30/90, 20/1, SD/1
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (2267) vs. James Lewis (Dominican Republic) (2358)
win
1. e4 4:29 c5 4:46
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. d4 cd:
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 4:30 d6 4:47
6. Be2 g6
7. 0-0 Bg7
8. Be3 0-0
9. Nb3 Be6
10. f4 4:39 Rc8 4:51
11. Kh1 a5
12. a3 4:46 a4 5:04
13. Nd4 Nxd4
14. Bxd4 Qa5
15. Qe1 4:52 Nd7 5:16
16. Rd1 4:58 Nc5 5:22
17. f5 Bd7
18. Nd5 Qd8
19. Bxg7 5:11 Kxg7 5:30
20. Nxe7 5:11 Qxe7 5:30
21. f6+ Qxf6
22. Rxf6 Kxf6
23. Qc3+ Ke7
24. Qd4 Rc6
25. Bb5 5:16 Ne6 5:38
26. Qxa4 Ra6
27. Qc4 Ra5
28. Bxd7 Kxd7
29. Qb4 Rc5
30. e5 5:21 Rfc8 5:52
31. ed: Rb8
32. Qa4+ Rc6
33. Qb5 Nc5
34. b4 Ne4
35. Qd5 5:38 Nxd6 6:24
36. Qxf7+ Kc8
37. Qe6+ 5:39 resigns 6:25
Game #808
World Open, Philadelphia, Penna.
July 4, 1991
Open Section
30/90, 20/1, SD/1
Round 4
Bobby Seltzer (2267) vs. Dan Shapiro (2436, FIDE 2310)
loss
1. e4 4:29 e5 4:35
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6
5. 0-0 4:31 Be7 4:35
6. Re1 b5
7. Bb3 d6
8. c3 0-0
9. d3 4:35 Bb7 4:42
10. Nbd2 4:36 Re8 4:49
11. Nf1 Bf8
12. Bg5 h6
13. Bh4 Nb8
14. Ne3 4:45 Nbd7 4:55
15. Qd2 4:47 Nc5 5:04
16. Bc2 g6
17. Ng4 4:59 g5 5:12
18. Bxg5 5:00 hg: 5:12
19. Qxg5+ Bg7
20. Nh6+ 5:03 Kf8 5:13
21. Nf5 5:07 Ne6 5:17
22. Qd2 Nf4
23. g3 5:22 Ng6 5:23
24. h4 5:26 d5 5:42
25. Qg5 5:32 Ng8 5:48
26. Qe3 5:25 Nf6 5:49
27. Qg5 Ng8
28. Qe3 Nf6
29. Kg2 5:48 Ng4 5:51
30. Qc1 5:51 Qf6 5:54
31. Bd1 5:59 de: 6:02
32. de: 6:05 Ne7 6:05
33. Ng5 6:06 Qxf5 6:07
34. f3 Qg6
35. fg: 6:09 Bh6 6:13
36. Qe3 6:16 Kg7 6:21
37. Bc2 Nc8
38. c4 6:28 f6 6:25
39. Rf1 6:33 fg: 6:28
40. h5 6:33 Qe6 6:28
41. c5 6:36 Ne7 6:32
42. Bb3 Qxg4
43. c6 Bxc6
44. Rf7+ Kh8
45. Re1 6:46 Rad8 6:41
46. Kg1 6:51 Rf8 6:47
47. Rxe7 Rf3
48. Qe2 6:57 Rxg3+ 6:49
49. resigns
Game #809
World Open, Philadelphia, Penna.
July 5, 1991
Open Section
30/90, 20/1, SD/1
Round 5
FM Renard Anderson (2347, FIDE 2245) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2267)
loss
1. e4 4:29 c5 4:30
2. Nf3 e6
3. d4 cd:
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 4:30 d6 4:31
6. Bc4 Nc6
7. Be3 Be7
8. Qe2 0-0
9. 0-0-0 Na5
10. Bd3 4:34 Qc7 4:41
11. f4 a6
12. g4 b5
13. g5 4:39 Nd7 4:47
14. Rhg1 4:56 Re8 4:04
15. e5 5:05 g6 5:17
16. ed: Bxd6
17. Ndxb5 ab:
18. Nxb5 Qb8
19. Nxd6 Qxd6
20. Bxg6 5:11 Qb4 5:31
21. Bxh7+ 5:16 Kg7 5:37
22. Rd4 Qe7
23. Qh5 5:19 Nf8 5:45
24. Qh6+ Kh8
25. g6 5:24 Nb3+ 5:48
26. cb: 5:26 resigns 5:50
Game #810
World Open, Philadelphia, Penna.
July 5, 1991
Open Section
30/90, 20/1, SD/1
Round 6
Marlo Micayabas (2434, FIDE 2325) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2267)
loss
1. c4 4:32 e5 4:31
2. Nc3 Nc6
3. g3 g6
4. Bg2 Bg7
5. Rb1 4:34 a5 4:34
6. a3 f5
7. b4 ab:
8. ab: Nf6
9. b5 Ne7
10. Qb3 4:40 c6 4:44
11. Ba3 d6
12. bc: 4:47 bc: 4:50
13. Nb5 0-0
14. Nxd6 Be6
15. Nb7 5:04 Qc7 5:04
16. Bd6 Qd7
17. Qb4 5:14 Rfb8 5:16
18. Bxe5 5:25 Ne8 5:18
19. Bxb8 Rxb8
20. c5 5:38 Nd5 5:24
21. Bxd5 Qxd5
22. Nf3 Bc8
23. Qa5 Rxb7
24. Rxb7 Bxb7
25. 0-0 5:47 Qe4 5:39
26. Ng5 Qd5
27. Rb1 Bc8
28. Rb8 Bd7
29. Qd8 5:55 Qd4 5:54
30. Qxe8+ 5:56 Bxe8 5:54
31. Rxe8+ Bf8
32. Rxf8+ Kg7
33. Ne6+ 5:56 resigns 5:54
Game #811
World Open, Philadelphia, Penna.
July 6, 1991
Open Section
30/90, 20/1, SD/1
Round 7
Bobby Seltzer (2267) vs. Harvey Ross (2121)
win
1. e4 4:29 Nc6 4:32
2. d4 d5
3. e5 Bf5
4. Ne2 e6
5. Ng3 4:31 Bg6 4:33
6. h4 f6
7. f4 Qd7
8. h5 Bf7
9. Be3 Nh6
10. Nd2 4:49 Be7 4:48
11. c3 f5
12. Be2 Nd8
13. Ngf1 5:06 a5 5:12
14. a4 5:16 c6 5:17
15. Bf2 5:18 Bg8 5:24
16. Bh4 Ndf7
17. Nf3 Ng4
18. Ng5 Nfh6
19. Qd3 c5
20. Qb5 5:34 c4 5:39
21. Nf3 Qxb5
22. ab: b6
23. Bxe7 Kxe7
24. Nf3d2 Rc8
25. Rh3 5:39 Bf7 5:48
26. b3 cb:
27. Nxb3 Rc7
28. Nfd2 Rhc8
29. Nb1 Be8
30. Ra4 5:45 Kf8 5:38
31. Nb3d2 Rd8 6:11
32. Na3 5:47 Ke7 6:15
33. Nb3 Rdc8
34. c4 5:51 dc: 6:19
35. Rxc4 5:51 Kd8 6:36
36. Nd2 5:52 Nf7 6:43
37. Ndb1 5:55 Bd7 6:47
38. Nc3 5:55 Rxc4 6:48
39. Nxc4 5:56 Kc7 6:50
40. d5 5:57 Kb7 6:51
41. d6 6:00 Rc5 6:53
42. Nxb6 6:04 Bxb5 6:54
43. Bxb5 Kxb6
44. Be8 6:04 Rxc3 6:58
45. Rxc3 6:05 Nd8 6:59
46. Rc8 Nb7
47. d7 a4
48. Rb8 6:07 resigns 6:59
Game #812
World Open, Philadelphia, Penna.
July 6, 1991
Open Section
30/90, 20/1, SD/1
Round 8
Brian McCarthy (2337, FIDE 2250) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2267)
win
1. d4 4:29 Nf6 4:29
2. Nf3 b5
3. Bf4 e6
4. e3 b4
5. a3 4:31 d5 4:33
6. ab: Bxb4+
7. c3 Bd6
8. Be5 0-0
9. Na3 c6
10. Bd3 4:57 Bxe5 4:44
11. Nxe5 Qb6
12. Qc2 Ba6
13. c4 c5
14. 0-0 cd:
15. c5 4:44 Qc7 4:54
16. ed: Bxd3
17. Qxd3 4:44 Nc6 4:57
18. Nxc6 Qxc6
19. b4 a6
20. Nc2 5:02 Rfb8 5:06
21. Ra5 Ne8
22. f4 5:06 Rb5 5:18
23. Rfe1 Rxa5
24. b4xa5 Nc7
25. f5 5:10 ef: 5:22
26. Qxf5 Re8
27. Qf1 5:13 Qg6 5:31
28. Qf2 Qd3
29. Ra1 Re2
30. Ne1 5:18 Qe4 5:35
31. Qf1 Qxd4+
32. Kh1 Qe4
33. Nf3 d4
34. Ng5 Qe7
35. Nxf7 5:23 d3 6:17
36. Nd6 d2
37. Nf5 5:30 Qe5 6:19
38. Nh6+ gh: 6:19
39. resigns 5:31
Game #813
World Open, Philadelphia, Penna.
July 7, 1991
Open Section
30/90, 20/1, SD/1
Round 9
Bobby Seltzer (2267) vs. Anjelana Belakovskaya (from USSR) (2320, FIDE 2270)
loss
1. e4 4:29 c5 4:34
2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 cd:
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 4:30 a6 4:35
6. Bc4 e6
7. Be3 b5
8. Bd3 4:38 Bb7 4:37
9. a3 Nbd7
10. f3 4:47 Qc7 4:51
11. g4 4:51 h6 5:03
12. h4 d5
13. Qe2 de:
14. Nxe4 4:58 Nxe4 5:08
15. Bxe4 5:00 Bxe4 5:08
16. fe: Nf6
17. 0-0-0 5:02 Rc8 5:14
18. g5 5:21 hg: 5:15
19. hg: Rxh1
20. Rxh1 5:21 Nxe4 5:16
21. Qg4 Qe5
22. Nf3 5:36 Qd5 5:30
23. Kb1 5:40 Rxc2 5:36
24. Nd4 5:48 Rg2
25. Qf4 5:49 Bd6 5:49
26. Rh8+ Ke7
27. Qf3 Bxa3
28. Qxg2 Nc3+
29. bc: Qxg2
30. Nc2 5:54 Qf1+ 5:55
31. Ka2 5:54
resigns
Game #814
New England Masters, Boston, MA
July 12, 1991
30/90, 20/1, SD/1
Round 1
David McKee (2039) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2267)
win
1. e4 4:29 c5 4:29
2. Nf3 e6
3. d4 cd:
4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 4:30 d6 4:30
6. g4 Nc6
7. g5 Nd7
8. Be3 Be7
9. h4 0-0
10. Bc4 4:44 Nde5 4:36
11. Be2 4:47 a6 4:42
12. f4 4:49 Nxd4 4:42
13. Qxd4 Nc6
14. Qd2 b5
15. Bd3 4:57 b4 4:50
16. Ne2 4:59 Qa5 5:02
17. 0-0 Qc7
18. f5 5:04 Rd8 5:13
19. f6 Bf8
20. Nf4 5:11 g6 5:17
21. h5 5:15 d5 5:22
22. hg: fg:
23. f7+ 5:39 Qxf7 5:31
24. Nxd5 Qg7
25. Nf6+ Kh8 5:34
26. Bb6 Bb7
27. Bxd8 Rxd8
28. Qh2 5:49 Nd4 5:41
29. Nxh7 5:51 Bd6 5:46
30. Qh3 5:55 Qxh7 5:46
31. Qxh7+ Kxh7
32. Rf7+ Kg8
33. Rxb7 Nf3+
34. Kg2 Nxg5
35. Rf1 5:57 Nh7 5:59
36. R1f7 Nf8
37. Rf1 6:04 Bc5 6:07
38. Kh3 a5 o.d.
39. b3 Ra8
40. Kg4 6:16 Bd4 6:26
41. R1f7 6:20 a4 6:28
42. Rfc7 6:23 [adjourned] ab: 6:35
43. ab: 6:24 Bc3 6:35
44. Bc4 6:32 Kh8 6:43
45. Rc6 6:36 Re8 6:48
46. Kh3 6:41 Nh7 6:50
47. Kg4 6:47 Nf6+ 6:51
48. Kg5 Nxe4+
49. Kxg6 Rg8+
50. Kh5 6:52 Bf6 6:54
51. Rb5 6:57 Be7 7:00
52. Kh6 7:05 Ng3 7:06
53. resigns 7:11
Game #815
New England Masters, Boston, MA
July 13, 1991
46/2, SD/1
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (2267) vs. Nathan Resika (2128)
loss
1. e4 3:59 e5 3:59
2. Nf3 Nc6
3. Bb5 Nf6
4. 0-0 Bc5
5. c3 4:00 0-0 4:00
6. d4 Bb6
7. Bg5 d6
8. a4 a5
9. Bxc6 bc:
10. h3 4:22 h6 4:14
11. Bh4 Kh7
12. de: de:
13. Nbd2 4:37 Ba6 4:27
14. Re1 Qe7
15. Qb1 4:53 Rad8 4:39
16. b4 5:01 g5 4:45
17. b5 cb:
18. ab: Bb7
19. Bg3 Nh5
20. Bh2 5:12 Qc5 4:56
21. Re2 f6
22. c4 5:15 Rd7 5:08
23. Qc2 5:18 Rfd8 5:18
24. Nb3 5:21 Qb4 5:22
25. c5 5:26 a4 5:26
26. Nbd4 5:32 ed: 5:29
27. cb: 5:38 d3 5:31
28. Qd2 5:40 de: 5:44
29. Qxb4 Rd1+
30. Ne1 5:40 Rxa1 5:44
31. Qe7+ Ng7
32. f4 Rxe1+
33. Kf2 Red1
34. Kxe2 R8d2+
35. Ke3 5:48 Rd3+ 5:53
36. Kf2 R1d2+
37. Kg1 a3
38. fg: 5:52 hg: 5:57
39. Qxf6 Bxe4
40. Bg3 Rxg3
41. Kf1 Rdxg2
42. bc: Rc2
43. Qe5 Rf3+
44. Ke1 Re3+
45. Kd1 R2c3
46. Kd2 Rcd3+
47. Kc2 6:00 Rd5+ 6:00
48. resigns
Game #816
New England Masters, Boston, MA
July 13, 1991
46/2,SD/1
Round 3
Bobby Seltzer (2267) vs. Lonnie Kwartler (2351)
loss
1. e4 3:59 c6 3:59
2. d4 d5
3. e5 Bf5
4. c4 e6
5. Nc3 4:01 dc: 4:07
6. Bxc4 Nd7
7. Nge2 Ne7
8. Ng3 Bg6
9. h4 h6
10. h5 4:10 Bh7 4:09
11. Bd3 Bxd3
12. Qxd3 Nxe5
13. Qe2 4:15 Nd7 4:09
14. 0-0 Nf6
15. f4 4:20 Qc7 4:11
16. Rf3 4:28 0-0-0 4:11
17. b4 4:33 Nf5 4:16
18. Nxf5 4:34 ef: 4:16
19. b5 4:35 c5 4:16
20. dc: 4:41 Bxc5+ 4:17
21. Kh1 Rhe8
22. Qf1 4:45 Qe7 4:20
23. Bb2 Kb8
24. Rd1 Rxd1
25. Nxd1 4:55 Ng4 4:24
26. g3 Qe2
27. Be5+ Rxe5 4:25
28. resigns 5:05
Game #817
New England Masters, Boston, MA
July 14, 1991
46/2,SD/1
Round 4
Alex Slive (2197) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2267)
win
1. d4 3:59 Nf6 3:59
2. Nf3 c5
3. d5 4:04 b5 4:05
4. Bf4 4:11 Bb7 4:11
5. e4 4:14 Nxe4 4:13
6. c3 4:31 Qb6 4:20
7. a4 4:38 ba: 4:28
8. Rxa4 4:43 Nf6 4:29
9. Bc4 4:44 e6 4:35
10. de: 4:53 fe: 4:35
11. Ra3 4:59 Qc6 4:40
12. Nbd2 5:08 Bd6 4:43
13. Bb5 5:16 Qc7 4:44
14. Bxd6 5:18 Qxd6 4:44
15. Qe2 5:22 0-0 4:46
16. 0-0 5:24 Ng4 4:53
17. Ne4 5:36 Qc7 4:58
18. h3 5:40 Rxf3 5:01
19. hg: 5:41 Rf4 5:05
20. Ra4 5:44 a6 5:06
21. Bd3 5:44 Qc6 5:09
22. Rc4 5:46 d5 5:12
23. Rxc5 5:48 Rxe4 5:18
24. Rxc6 5:50 Rxe2 5:18
25. Rb6 5:52 Rd2 5:19
26. Bxh7+ 5:53 Kxh7 5:19
27. Rxb7 5:53 Nc6 5:20
28. Ra1 5:54 Rb8 5:22
29. Rxb8 5:54 Nxb8 5:22
30. Ra2 5:54 Kg6 5:23
31. f4 Kf6
32. Kh2 e5
33. fe:+ 5:56 Kxe5 5:24
34. Kh3 5:56 g5 5:25
35. Kg3 5:57 Kd6 5:30
36. Kf3 Kc6
37. g3 Rd3+
38. Kf2 5:57 Kb5 5:32
39. Ra1 5:58 Nc6 5:33
40. Rh1 5:58 Ne5 5:35
41. Rh5 5:58 Nxg4+ 5:36
42. Ke2 Re3+
43. Kf1 5:58 Rxg3 5:37
44. Ke2 Nf6 5:38
45. Rh8 5:59 Ne4
46. Rb8+ 5:59 Kc4 5:43
47. Rb6 6:02 a5 5:43
48. Ra6 6:03 Rg2+ 5:44
49. resigns 6:05
Game #818
New England Masters, Boston, MA
July 14, 1991
46/2, SD/1
Round 5
Eric Godin (2237) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2267)
draw
1. c4 3:59 Nf6 3:59
2. Nc3 e5
3. Nf3 Nc6
4. e3 3:59 g6 4:05
5. d4 4:01 d6 4:06
6. de: 4:16 de: 4:07
7. Qxd8+ Kxd8
8. Be2 4:19 Bg7 4:25
9. 0-0 4:21 Bd7 4:29
10. Rd1 4:22 Kc8
11. b3 b6
12. Bb2 h6
13. Nd5 Re8
14. c5 4:46 Nxd5 4:48
15. Rxd5 Nb4
16. Rd2 4:48 b5 4:56
17. Rad1 Bc6
18. a3 Na6
19. b4 Nb8
20. a4 a6
21. a5 Bh8
22. g4 Nd7
23. h4 Re7
24. g5 hg:
25. hg: 5:16 Kb7 5:17
26. Nh2 e4
27. Bxh8 o.d. Rxh8
28. Kg2 Kc8
29. Kg3 Re5
30. Bg4 5:25 Rxg5 5:28
31. Kf4 Rxg4+
32. Nxg4 f5
33. Rxd7 5:39 Bxd7 5:31
34. Ne5 5:40 Be8 5:34
35. Kg5 Rf8 5:41 o.d.
36. Rd2 f4
37. ef: Rf5+
38. Kg4 Bf7
39. Nxf7 Rxf7
40. Rd4 Re7
41. Kg5 Re6
42. f5 gf:
43. Kxf5 Re8
44. Kf4 Rf8+
45. Ke3 Rf3+
46. Ke2 5:57 Rf4 5:41
47. c6 Rf6
48. Rxe4 Rxc6
49. Rd4 Rc3
50. f4 c5
51. bc: Rxc5
52. Rd6 b4
53. Rxa6 Kd7
54. Kd3 b3
55. Rb6 Rxa5
56. Rxb3 Ke7
57. Rb6 Kf7
58. Ke4 Ra4+
59. Kf5 6:15 Ra5+ 6:15
60. Kg4 Rc5
61. f5 6:15 Rc1 6:16
62. draw
Game #819
U.S. Open, Los Angeles, CA
July 28, 1991
50/150, 25/1
Round 1
Cid Sarmiento (1819) vs. Bobby Seltzer (2267)
win
1. d4 3:29 Nf6 3:29
2. c4 c5
3. d5 b5
4. cb: a6
5. ba: 3:33 g6 3:30
6. Nc3 Bxa6
7. g3 d6
8. Bg2 Bg7
9. Nf3 Nbd7
10. 0-0 3:42 Ng4 3:35
11. h3 3:53 Nge5 3:35
12. Nxe5 Nxe5
13. Bg5 4:09 Nc4
14. Qc1 4:11 h6 3:48
15. Bd2 Qa5
16. Re1 4:22 Rb8 3:52
17. Rb1 4:24 h5 3:55
18. Ne4 4:38 Nxd2 3:59
19. Nxd2 0-0
20. a3 4:48 Rb7 4:05
21. Bf1 Rfb8
22. b3 5:08 Bc3 4:08
23. Rd1 Bxd2
24. Rxd2 Rxb3
25. Rdb2 5:20 Qxa3 4:11
26. Rxb3 Rxb3
27. Qxa3 Rxa3
28. Rb8+ Kg7
29. Ra8 5:20 c4 4:19
30. Ra7 5:22 c3 4:20
31. Rc7 5:37 Ra1 4:20
32. Kg2 Rc1
33. f4 c2
34. Kf2 Bb5
35. Bg2 5:39 f5 4:24
36. Ke3 5:45 Ba4 4:25
37. Kd2 Rd1+ 4:27
38. resigns 5:46
Game #820
U.S. Open, Los Angeles, CA
July 29, 1991
50/150, 25/1
Round 2
Bobby Seltzer (2267) vs. Glen Buckendorf, Jr. (2020)
win
1. e4 3:29 g6 3:31
2. d4 Bg7
3. f4 d6
4. Nc3 Nc6
5. Be3 3:36 e5 3:38
6. de: 3:43 de: 3:38
7. Qxd8+ Nxd8
8. Nd5 3:44 Ne6 3:39
9. f5 3:46 gf: 3:41
10. ef: 3:49 c6 3:41
11. fe: cd:
12. Bb5+ Ke7
13. ef: Kxf7
14. Nf3 h6
15. 0-0 4:15 Ke6 3:56
16. Rae1 4:21 a6 4:00
17. Nxe5 4:27 Bxe5 4:02
18. Bd4 4:28 Rh7 4:05
19. Bd3 4:32 Kd7 4:07
20. Bxe5 4:32 Re7 4:08
21. Rf8 4:33 resigns 4:08