Games from the 1983 USBCA Tournament


White: Joseph Kennedy
Black: Greg Brayton
French Defense, Round 1
1 d4 Nf6 2 Nc3 d5 3 Bg5 e6 4 e4 Be7? (dxe4) 5 Bxf6 Bxf6 6 e5 Be7 7 Qg4 0-0 8 Bd3 Nd7 (Nc6) 9 Nf3 f5 10 Qh3 a6 11 g4! c5? 12 gxf5 exf5 13 Bxf5 g6 14 Be6+ Kg7 15 0-0-0 Nb6 16 Bxc8 Rxc8 17 Rhgg1 Rf5?? 18 Qxf5 cxd4?? 19 Nxd4 resigns.
White: Frederic Volker
Black: Joe Kennedy
Sicilian Defense, round 2
1 e4 c5 2 d4 cxd4 3 Nf3 Nc6 4 c3 dxc3 5 Nxc3 d6 6 Bc4 e6 7 0-0 Be7 8 Re1 h6 9 Qa4 Nf6 10 Bb5 Bd7 11 e5 dxe5 12 Nxe5 Nxe5 13 Rxe5 a6 14 Bxd7 Qxd7 15 Qc2 Rc8 16 Qe2 Bd6 17 Re3 Qc7 18 h3 0-0 19 Bd2 (rd3) Rfd8 20 Rc1 Bf4 21 Ne4?? Qxc1+ 22 Bxc1 Rxc1 23 Qf1 Rxf1+ 24 Kxf1 Bxe3 25 Nxf6+ gxf6 26 fxe3 Rd2 27 resigns.
White: Joseph Kennedy
Black: Peter Miner
Verasoff, round 3
1 d4 b6 2 Nc3 d5 3 Nf3 Nc6 4 Bf4 a6 5 a3 Nf6 6 Ne5? Bb7 7 e3 g6 8 Be2 Bg7 9 Nd3 0-0 10 h4 Ne4 11 Nxe4 dxe4 12 Nb4 h6 13 c3 e5 14 nxc6 Bxc6 15 dxe5 qxd1 16 Rxd1 Rad8 17 0-0 Rfe8 18 Rd4 Bxe5?? (c5) 19 Bxe5 Rxd4 20 cxd4 Re7 21 Rc1 Bb7 22 Rxc7 Rxc7 23 Bxc7 b5 24 Kf1 f5 25 g3 g5 26 Bd8 g4 27 Ke1 Kf7 28 Kd2 Ke6 29 Kc3 Kd5 30 Kb4 h5 31 a4 bxa4 32 Kxa4 Bc8 33 Ka5 Bb7 34 b4 Bc8 35 Bxa6 Bxa6 36 Kxa6 Kc4? 37 b5 Kq3 38 b6 Ke2 39 Bg5 Kxf2 40 Bf4 Kf3 41 b7 Kf2 42 b8-q Kf3 43 Qf8 Kg2 44 d5 Kf3 45 d6 Kg2 46 d7 Kf3 47 d8-q Kg2 48 Qh8 Kh3 49 Qa1 Kh2 50 Qb2+ resigns.
White: Joseph Kennedy
Black: Dr. James Slagle
Verasoff Opening, round 4
1 d4 Nf6 2 nc3 d5 3 Bg5 c5 4 e3 Nc6 5 Nf3 Bg4 6 Be2 e6 7 0-0 h6 8 Bxf6 gxf6 9 Ne1 Bxe2 10 Nxe2 Bd6 11 dxc5 Bxc5 12 Nd3 Bd6 13 c3 Qc7 14 h3 0-0-0 15 b4 Rhg8 16 Nd4 Rg6 17 f4? Rdg8 18 Rf2 Rg3 19 Qe2 Rxh3 20 Rf3 Rh4 21 Rc1 Rhg4 22 Rf2 Kb8 23 a4 h5 24 Kf1 Ne7 25 a5 Ng6? (-a6!) 26 Nb5 Qd7 27 Nxd6 Qxd6 28 Nc5 Nh4 29 Qb5 Qe7 30 c4 d4? 31 a6 b6 32 Qc6! bxc5 33 bxc5 Qc7 34 Rb1+ Kc8 35 Qa8+ Kd7 36 c6+ Kd6 37 c5+ Kd5 38 e4+ Kxe4 39 Qb7 Qxb7 40 axb7 Nxg2 41 c7 Nxf4 42 Re1+ Kd3 43 Rh2 Ng2 44 b8-q Rf4+ 45 Kg1 Nxe1+ 46 Qxg8 Nf3+ 47 Kh1 Nxh2 48 Kxh2 Rh4+ 49 Kg3 Rg4+ 50 Qxg4 hxg4 51 c8-q Ke3 52 Qa6 d3 53 Qa1 ke2 54 Kg2 f5 55 c6 f4 56 Qf1+ Ke3 57 c7 f3+ 58 Kg3 a5 59 c8-q a4 60 Qc5+ ke4 61 Qe1 mate.
White: Clayton Walker
Black: Donald Walhout
Giuoco Piano
1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Bc5 4 c3 d6 5 d4 exd4 6 cxd4 Bb6 7 Nc3 Nf6 8 h3 h6 9 Be3 Qe7 10 Bd3 Ba5 11 0-0 0-0 12 Qc2? Nb4 13 Qd2 Nxd3 14 Qxd3 Bxc3 15 bxc3 Nxe4 16 Rfe1 Bf5 17 Qb5 Be6 18 Qxb7 Nxc3 19 Qc6 Nd5 20 Bxh6 gxh6 21 Qxd5 Qf6 22 Qc6 Rfb8 (rfc8!) 23 Rab1 Rc8 24 a3? Qg6 25 Kh2? Qf5 26 Rb7?? Bd5 27 white resigns.
White: Vinek Kaistha
Black: Gintautas Burba
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 Bb4+ 4. Nc3 Ne4 5. a3? Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bxc3 7. Bd2 Bxa1 8. Qxa1 d5 9. c4 Nc6 10. Qa2 0-0 11. Bd3 f5 12. Bc3 a6 13. a4 Rb8 14. Qb3 b5 15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. Qc2 b4 17. Bb2 b3 18. Qc3 Nb4 19. Bc4 Qe4 20. Bxb3 Nd3+ 21. Kd2 Nxb2 22. Qxb2 Qb7 23. Kc2 Bd7 24. Qa3 Qb4 25. Qxb4 Rxb4 26. Ng5 Re8 27. Rc1 h6 28. Nf3 Reb8 29. Rb1 Bxa4 30. Nd2 Bxb3+ 31. Nxb3 a5 32 Nd2 Rxb1 33. Nxb1 a4 34. g3 Kf8 35. h3 Ke7 36. h4 Kd6 37. h5 c5 38. dxc5+ Kxc5 39. g3 Rb3 40. Nd2 Rxe3 0-1
White: Frederic Volker
Black: Gintautas Burba
2 Knights Defense
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nh3 Bd6 10. 0-0 Bxh3 11. gxh3 0-0 12. d4 e4 13. Kh1 Qc7 14. f4 Nd5 15. Rf2 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 Bxf4 17. Qf1? (Nc3) Be3 18. Rg2 Bxd4 19. c3 Be3 20. Na3 f5 21. Nc2 Bb6 22. b4 Nb7 23. c4 Qe5 24. c5 Bc7 25. Qg1 Kh8 26. Nd4 Nd8 27. Rg6 Rf6 28. Rxf6 Qxf6 29. Rf1 f4 30. Bg4 Nf7 31. Ne6? Be5 32. Rd1 h5 33. Bf5 Qxf5 34. Nd4 Qf6 35. a4 Rd8 36. Nb3 Rxd1 37. Qxd1 Qh4 38. Nd2 f3 39. Nf1? Qf2 40. 0-1
White: Jim Thoune
Black: Robert Coleman
French Defense
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 Ne7 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. 0-0? Bxb5 8. Nxb5 Nbc6 9. Bf4 0-0 10. Nc7? Ng6 11. Nxa8 Nxf4 12 c3? Ba5 13. b4 cxb4 14. cxb4 Nxb4 15. g3 dxe4 16. gxf4 exf3 17. Qxf3 Nd5 18. Rfd1 Qe7 19. f5 Rxa8 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. Rd3 Rf8 22. Qg4 Qf6 23. Rg3 Bc7 24. Re3? Qxf2+ 0-1
White: Peter Miner
Black: James Riley
Polish Opening
1. b4 nf6 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 e5 4. b5 b6 5. d3 Bb7 6. Nd2 g6 7. Ngf3 Bg7 8. e3? (e4) Nbd7 9. Be2 0-0 10. 0-0 Re8 11. 11 Qc2 Nc5 12. e4 Qd7 13. Ba3 Ne6 14. Bb2 Nf4 15. Bd1 Bh6! 16. g3 Nh3+ 17. Kh1? Ng4 18. Nb3 f5 19. Nh4? fxe4 20. Bxg4 Qxg4 21. Qd1 Qxd1 22. Raxd1 e3+ 23. f3 e2 24. Kg2 exd1=Q 25. Rxd1 Ng5 26. Bc1 Nf7 27. Bxh6 Nxh6 28. a4? Rf8 29. Rg1 g5 30. a5 gxh4 31. a6 h3+ 32. Kxh3 Bxf3 33. Nd2 Bg4+ 34. Kg2 Rxf1 35. Kxf1 Rf8+ 36. Kg2? Bf5 37. Nf3 Bxd3 38. Ng5 Bxc4 39. Kh3 Rf2 40. g4 Bf1+ 41 Kg3 Rg7+ 42. Kf3 Rxg4 43. Ne6 Bg2+ 44. Kf2 Bd5 45. Nxc7 Rg2+ 46. Ke3 Nf5+ 47. Kd3 Bf7 48. Ke4 Ne7 49. h3 Rh2 50. Kd3 Rxh3+ 51 Kc2 e4 52. Kb2 e3 53. Na8 e2 54. Nxb6 e1=Q 55. Na4 Qe2+ 0-1
White: Greg Brayton
Black: Glenn Shelton
Ruy Lopez
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. h3 Bh5 14 Nf1 b4 15. Ng3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qb6 17. Nf5 Rfe8 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qxf6 Qc7 22. Qf5 bxc3 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Qh8 1-0
White: Richard McStraw
Black: Clayton Walker
Ruy Lopez
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. Nxe5 Qd4 6. Nf3 Qxe4 7. Qe2 Bf5 (nf6) 8. d3 Qxe2+ 9. Kxe2 0-0-0 10. Re1 Bb4 11. Nc3 Bg4 12. Kf1 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Ne7 14. Bd2 Nf5 15. a3? Bd6 16. f4 Nd4 17. Rac1 Nf3 18. Re2 Nxd2+ 19. Kg2 Bxf4 20. Re7 Rd7 21. Rce1 Rxe7 22. Rxe7 Rf8 23. Ne2 Kd8 24. Re3 Bxe3 25. fxe3 Re8 26. e4 Nxe4 27. dxe4 Rxe4 28. Ng3 Rg4 29. Kf1 Rxg3 30. hxg3 Ke7 31. g4 Ke6 32. Kf4 h6 33. g5 hxg5+ 34. Kxg5 Ke5 35. b4 f6+ 36. Kg6 f5 0-1
White: Jim Thoune
Black: Joe Kennedy
Queens GAmbit Declined
Round 5
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bf4? (Bg5) a6 5. Qd2 (nf3) Nbd7 6. e3 Be7 7. Nf3 0-0 8. Be2!? (Bd3) dxc4 Rd1? (Bxc4) b5 10 Qc2 c6 11. Nd2 Nh5 12. Nce4 Nxf4 13. exf4 Nf6 14. 0-0 h6 15. Nc5 Qb6 16. Nde4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Rd8 18. Rd2? Rxd4 19. Rxd4 Qxd4 20. Rd1 Qb6 21. Bf3 Qc7 22. Qd2 Ra7 23. Nd6 Bd7 24. h3 Kf8 25. g4 Bxd6 26. Qxd6+ Qxd6 27. Rxd6 Ke7 28. Rd2 a5 29. Be2 a4 30. a3? (Bd1) Be8 31. Kg2? (kf1) Rd7 32. Rc2 f6 33. h4 Bg6 34. Rc3 Rd7 35. Bf3 Kd6 36. Re3 Rxb2 37. Bxc6 Kxc6 38. Rxe6+ Kd7 39. Rb6 c3 40. Rb7+ Kc6 41. Rxg7 Be4+ 42. Kg3 c2 43. Rg8 Kd7 44 Rg7+ Kd6 45. Rg8 c1=Q 46. Rb8 Ke7? (Qg1+) 0-1
Final Results
1. Joseph Kennedy, Fort Wayne, IN, 5 points.
2. Dr. James Slagle, Temple Hils, MD, 4
3. James Riley, Brooklyn, NY, 4
4. James Thoune, Woodside, NY, 3.5
5. Gintautas Burba, Brockton, MA 3
6. Theodore Bollockus, Laguna Hills, CA 3
7. Donald Walhout, Rockford, IL 3
8. Peter Miner, Salina, OK 3
9. Vinek Kaistha, Rockville, MD 3
10. Clayton Walker, Lansing, MI 2.5
11. Frederick Volker, Waterloo, IA 2.5
12. Gregory Brayton, Coldwater, MI 2.5
13. Robert Coleman, W. Columbia, SC 2
14. Brian Belin, Toledo, OH 2
15. Chester Franklin, Toledo, OH 2
16. James Hart, Indianapolis, IN 2
17. Maynard Ebert, Akron, OH 1
18. Richard McStraw, Findlay, OH 1
19. Glen Shelton, Findlay, OH 1
20. Richard Hollins, Toledo, OH 0.

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