Results of the 2001 U.S. Championship for Blind Players

The 2001 over-the-board tournament for blind players was held on August 10th-12th at the Sheraton hotel in Framingham Massachusetts. The tournament was a four round Swiss with a time control of 40 moves in two hours. Fourteen players participated.

The tournament was Sponsored by the U.S. Chess Trust and the Framingham State College Office of Disability Services, in association with the U.S. Braille Chess Association and the U.S. Chess Federation.


First Place Jeff Siebrandt
Second Place, Under 1600, Under 1400: jay Leventhal, mike davis, and chuck vidunas Under 1200/unrated: joe Wasserman and Primo Cadawas
Games from the 2001 Tournament
Round 1
Wasserman, Joe-Brumagin, Steve Queen's Pawn Game
1. d4 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Be7 6. Ne5 Nc6 7. Bxf5 exf5 8. f4 Nf6e4 9. 0-0 0-0 10. Ba3 f6 11. Nxc6 Bc6 12. g4 fxg4 13. Qxg4 f5 14. Qh3 Rf6 15. c4 Rh6 16. Qxf5 Bxa3 17. Nxa3 Qd6 18. Nc2 Rf8 19. Qg4?! Rg6 20. h3 Rxg4 21. hxg4 Rf6 22. c5 Rh6 23. cxd6 Resigns.
[Event "2001 US Blind Championships"]
[Site "USCF"]
[Date "2001. 08. 10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Siebrandt, Jeff"]
[Black "Alverson, Virginia"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bc4 e6 6. d3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qe1 Bd7 9. e5 dxe5 10. fxe5 Ne8 11. Qg3 Nd4 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Ne4 Rc8 14. Ng5 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Qc7 16. Be7 Bc6 17. Bxf8 Kxf8 18. Bxe6 Rd8 19. Rxf7+ Kg8 20. Rxc7+ Kf8 21. Rf1+ Nf6 22. Qxg7+ Ke8 23. Qe7+ 1-0
Round 1
Cadawas, Primo-Leventhal, Jay King's Indian
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 0-0 6. d5 e5 7. Bd3 NBd7 8. Bg5 c6 9. 0-0 Qc7 10. b4 cxd5 11. exd5 h6 12. Bd2 Ne8 13. Qc1 Kh7 14. Re1 f5 15. Nh4 e4 16. Bxe4 fxe4 17. Rxe4 Ne4 18. f4 Nd3 19. Qc2 Nxb4 20. Qb1 Na6 21. Re3 Qf7 22. Rg3 Bf5 23. Nxf5 gxf5 24. Qf1 Nc5 25. Re1 Nf6 26. Qf2 Nfe4 27. Nxe4 Nxe4 28. Rxe4 fxe4 29. Rh3 Qf6 30. g4 Kg8 31. f5 Qa1+ 32. Kg2 Qxa2 33. Bxh6 Qxf2 34. Kxf2 Bxd4+ 35. Ke2 Rf7 36. Be3 Bxe3 37. Kxe3 Rc8 38. Kxe4 Rxc4 39. Kf3 Rc3+ 40. Kg2 Rxh3 41. Kxh3 b5 42. Kg3 b4 43. h4 b3 44. Kf4 b2 45. Kg5 b1=Q 46. Resigns.
Round 1
Beaulieu, Donald-Downing, Pauline
Ruy Lopez, Lucena defense
1. E4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Be7 4. D4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Nxd4 6. Qxd4 Nf6 7. 0-0 0-0 8. Nc3 d6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Bg4 11. F3 Bxf3 12. Rxf3 c6 13. Be2 d5 14. Exd5 cxd5 15. Rf1 Bd6 16. Bxf6 Qd7 17. Be5 Qe6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Ne4 dxe4 20. Qxd6 exf3 21. Bxf3 Rac8 22. C3 b5 23. Bd5 b4 24. C4 Rce8 25. Qd7 Re5 26. Rxf7 Rxd5 Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Qxd5 g5 29. C5 b3 30. Axb3 a5 31. Qd7 g4 32. C6 h5 33. C7 a4 34. C8=Q mate.
Event: 2001 USBCA Blind Chess Championship
Site: Sheraton hotel in Framingham, Massachusetts
Round: 1
Date: 08/10/2001
Opening: Ruy Lopez: Berlin defence
White: Michael Davis
Black: Charles Vidunas
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. o-o a6 5. Ba4 Nxe4 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. d4 Bg4 9. dxe5 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Nxe5 11. fxe4 d5xe4 12. Qxd8+ Rxd8 13. Nd2 Bb4 14. c2-c3 Ba5 15. Rxe4 f6 16. Nf3 Rf8 17. Nd4 Rd6 18. f4 Bb6 19. Be3 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 Kd8 21. fxe5 fxe5 22. Rxe5 Rg6+ 23. Kh1 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Kxe8 25. Rf1 Rd6 26. Bxg7 Rd2 27. Re1+ Kd7 28. Rd1 Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 c5 30. Bg4+ Ke7 31. h4 Kf7 32. Bh6 Kg6 33. Bf8 h5 34. Bc8 a5 35. Bxc5 Kf6 36. Bd7 Ke5 37. Bd4+ Kd6 38. Bxb5 Kd5 39. Be2 a4 40. Bxh5 Resigns
Round 2
Pietrolungo, Al-Siebrandt, Jeff
Queen's pawn game
1 Nf3 Nf6 2 d4 d5 3 e3 bf5 4 bd3 bxd3 5 Qxd3 c6 6 Nbd2 Nbd7 7 c3 e6 8 0-0 be7 9 E4 dxe4 10 Nxe4 Nxe4 11 Qxe4 Nf6 12 Qd3 0-0 13 Re1 Qc7 14 bg5 Rad8 15 Qe2 h6 16 Bxf6 bxf6 17 Rad1 c5 18 dc5 Qxc5 19 Rxd8 Rxd8 20 Rd1 Rxd1 21 Qxd1 Qc4 22 a3 Qe4 23 Kf1 g6 24 Qe2 Qb1+ 25 Qe1 Qxb2 26 Resigns.

Round 2
Leventhal, Jay-Davis, Mike
Sicilian Defense
1 e4 c5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 d4 Nf6 4 d5 Nb4 5 Nc3 d6 6 a3 Na6 7 bb5+ bd7 8 bxa6 ba6 9 0-0 Rb8 10 Rb1 G6 11 Re1 bg7 12 be3 0-0 13 Qd2 Ng4 14 Bf4 Re8 15 e5 de5 16 Nxe5 Nxe5 17 bxe5 Bxe5 18 Rxe5 Qc7 19 Re4 bf5 20 Rh4 Qe5 21 Re1 Qf6 22 Rc4 Rxb2 23 Na4 Rb5 24 Rxc5 Rxc5 25 Nxc5 Rc8 26 Nd3 Qd6 27 Qe3 Rxc2 28 Nb4 Rc8 29 Qxa7 e6 30 de6 be6 31 Qxa6 Qxa6 32 Nxa6 Ra8 33 Nc7 Rxa3 34 Nxe6 fe6 35 g3 Kf7 36 Kg2 h5 37 Re2 Kf6 38 f4 Ra7 39 Kf3 Rd7 40 Re3 Rd2 drawn.

Round 2.
Turner, Jeff-Olynik, Henry
QGD, Albin counter-gambit
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 dxc4 5. E3 exd4 6. exd4 Be6 7. Qc2 Qxd4 9. Nb5 Qe5+ 9. Be2 Qxb5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. 0-0 0-0-0 12. a3 Bxd2 13. Nxd2 Nd4 14. Qd1 Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2 Qxb2 16. Rfd1 Nf6 17. Qe3 Rd3 18. Qxa7 Kd7 19. Qa4+ Ke7 20. Nxc4 Bxc4 21. Qxc4 Rxd1+ 22 Rxd1 Qb6 23. Re1+ Kf8 24. Qd3 Qd6 25. Qh3 Qd7 26. Qe3 g6 27. Qc5+ Kg7 28. Qc3 Rd8 29. h3 c6 30. Re3 Qd4 31. time expired.
Round 2
Brumagen, Steven-cadawas, Primo
1 E4 E5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 Nc3 Bc5 4 Be2 0-0 5 0-0 d6 6 D3 Nc6 7 Bg5 Nd4 8 Nxd4 Bxd4 9. Nd5 Bxb2 10. Rb1 H6 11 Bxf6 gxf6 12 Rxb2 c6 13 Ne3 b5 14 F4 Kh8 15 Bh5 Rg8 16 Bxf7 Rg7 17 Bb3 Bh3 18 Rf2 exf4 19. Qh5 fxe3 20. Re2 Kh7 21 Qxh3 f5 22 Rxe3 Qb6 23 Rb1 d5 24 E5?? F4 25 Rbe1 fxe3 26 Rxe3 Rag8 27 Kh1? Rxg2 28 Re1 Rg1+ 29. Rxg1 Qxg1#
[Event "2001 US Blind Championships"]
[Site "USCF"]
[Date "2001. 08. 11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Siebrandt, Jeff"]
[Black "Beaulieu, Donald"]
[Result "1-0"]
1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. O-O Bxd2 7. Nbxd2 a6 8. Nb3 d6 9. Nfxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. Qf3 Qf6 12. Qe3 Ne7 13. c3 Nc6 14. f4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 O-O 16. e5 Qe7 17. Qe4 g6 18. Qxb7 Rab8 19. Qxc7 dxe5 20. Qxe5 Qxe5 21. dxe5 Rxb2 22. Bxa6 Ra8 23. Bc4 Bf5 24. Rf2 Rb4 25. Bd5 Rd8 26. Bb3 Rdd4 27. g3 Bh3 28. Rc1 h5 29. Rfc2 Rd7 30. Rc7 Rb7 31. Rxb7 Rxb7 32. Kf2 Kf8 33. Ke3 Ke7 34. Rd1 Bf5 35. Kd4 Kd8 36. Kc3+ Kc8 37. Rd6 Rc7+ 38. Kd2 Rb7 39. Rf6 Be6 40. Bxe6+ fxe6 41. Rf8+ 1-0
Round 3
Pietrolungo, al-Leventhal, Jay
King's Indian
1 Nf3 Nf6 2 d4 g6 3 c4 bg7 4 Nc3 0-0 5 E4 d6 6 be2 Nbd7 7 be3 e5 8 d5 Ng4 9 Qd2 Nxe3 10 fe3 Nf6 11 0-0-0 Ng4 12 bf1 bd7 13 h3 Nf6 14 bd3 a6 15 Rdf1 Qe8 16 g4 b5 17 cb5 axb5 18 a3 Qb8 19 Na2 Qb6 20 g5 Nh5 21 Rfg1 Rfc8 22 Kd1 bf8 23 Ke2 c5 24 Dc6 bxc6 25 Rg2 Qb7 26 Nc3 Ng7 27 Rb1 Ne6 28 Rgg1 Nc5 29 Qc2 Nxd3 30 Qxd3 Rc7 31 Kf2 Rd8 32 Nd2 d5 33 exd5 bxd5 34 Nxd5 Rxd5 35 Qe2 Rc2 36 Rgd1 Qd7 37 Ke1 Qxh3 38 e4 Rd3 39 Resigns.

Round 3.
Davis, Mike-Olynik, Henry
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nc6 3. d4 e6 4. Nf3 Qb6 5. d5 Exd5 6. exd5 Na5 7. Qe2+ Kd8 9. Ne5 f6 9. Nxf7+ Kc7 10. Nxh8 Be7 11 Bf4+ D6 12 Qb5 Qxb5 13 Bxb5 A6 14 Bd3 C4 15 Bxh7 Bd7 16 Bxg8 Rxg8 17 Ng6 Bd8 18 0-0 Bf5 19. Nh4 Bd3 20. Re1 G5 21 Bg3 Gxh4 22 Bxh4 b5 23 Nd2 Nb7 24 Ne4 f5 25 Bxd8+ Kxd8 26 Nf6 Rf8 27 Re6 Rf7 28 Rae1 Kc8 29 Re8+ Kc7 30 R1e7+ Rxe7 31 Rxe7+ Kc8 32 f4 Nc5 33 h4 Na4 34 h5 Nxb2 35 h6 b4 36 h7 Resigns.
Round 3
Wasserman, Joe-Cadawas, Primo
King's Pawn Game
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6 4. Ng5 Qxg5 5. d3 Qg6 6. G3 Nf6 7. f3 Bh3 9. Nc3 0-0-0 9. Be3 Kb8 10. Qd2 Be6 11. b3 Bxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd7 13. 0-0 h5 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bh4 Qh6 16. Qxh6 Rxh6 17. f4 Exf4 18. gxf3 Rg6+ 19. Kh1 Nd4 20. Rf2 Rg4 21. Bg3 h4 22. Bxh4 Rxh4 23. f5 Rg4 24. h3 Rg3 25. Rg1 Rxh3+ 26. Kg2 Rh6 27. Nd1 g6 28. Rh1 Rxh1 29. Kxh1 gf5 30. exf5 Ne5 31. Kg2 Bh6 32. c3 Nxd3 33. cxd4 Nxf2 34. Nxf2 Be3 35. Resigns.
Round 3
Jeffrey Turner-steven Brumagen
Benoni
1 D4 Nf6 2 C4 C5 3 D5 D6 4 Nc3 E6 5 E4 Exd5 6 Cxd5 G6 7 Bc4 Bg7 8 Nf3 0-0 9. 0-0 Nc6 10. Re1 Ne7 11 E5 Dxe5 12 Nxe5 Nd7 13 Ng4 Re8 14 Nh6+ Kf8 15 D6 Ne6 16 Nd5 Nf6 17 Ne7 Rxe7 18 Dxe7+ Qxe7 19. Qf3 Ng8 20. Ng4 Bd7 21 Be3 Bc6 22 Qh3 Rd8 23 Qxh7 B5 24 Nh6 Nxh6 25 Bxh6 Qf6 26 Qh8+ Ke7 27 Bxg7 Rxh8 28 Bxf6+ Kxf6 29. Bxe6 Fxe6 30 Rad1 Bd5 31 A3 0-1
Round 4
Leventhal, Jay-Siebrandt, Jeff
Caro-Kann Defense
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bd3 Bg4 9. c3 e6 9. H3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qd5 11. Qxd5 Nxd5 12. 0-0 Be7 13. Re1 0-0 14. Be3 Rfd8 15. Rad1 Rac8 Drawn
Round: 4
Date: 08/12/2001
Opening: Sicilian Defence
White: Donald Beaulieu
Black: Michael Davis
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bb5 Bg7 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. o-o Nf6 7. d3 o-o 8. h3 h6 9. Be3 b6 10. Ne2 Re8 11. c3 e5 12. Qc2 Be6 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. D4 exd4 15. cxd4 c5xd4 16. Be3xd4 Rad8 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nc3 Rd7 19. b3 Red8 20. Rxd7 Rxd7 21. Re1 Bg7 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Nxd1 b5 24. Qd3 Qc7-d7 25. Qc2 c6-c5 26. a4 bxa4 27. bxa4 c4 28. Ne3 Qd3 29. Qxd3 cxd3 30. e5 Bb3 31. a5 Bf8 32. Nd2 Bc2 33. Nec4 Bb4 34. f4 Bb3 35. Kf2 a6 36. Ke3 Bc2 37. Kd4 Kf8 38. g4 Ke7 39. h4 Ke6 40. Ke4 f5+ 41. gxf5+ gxf5+ 42. Kd4 Be7 43. Nf3 Bd1 44. Ng5+ hxg5 45. hxg5 Be2 46. Ke3 Bc5+ 47. Kd2 Bb4+ 48. Ke3 Bc5+ 49. Kd2 Bb4+ 50. Ke3 Bc5+ 51. Draw
Round 4.
Cadawas, Primo-Vidunas, Charles
1. e4 d5 2. e5 e6 3. Nf3 d4 4. c3 Nc6 5. Bb5 A6 6. Bxc6+ Bc6 7. Nxd4 Qd5 8. 0-0 Qxe5 9. Re1 Qd5 10. Nf3 Nf6 11. d4 Bd6 12. NBd2 c5 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. Ne4 Qc6 15. Nxn Re4-- 16. Qxr Bh6 17. b4 e5 18. Qd2 Qxf3 19. Resigns.
Downing, Pauline-vidunas, Charles 1074 1 D4 D5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 E3 E6 4 Bb5 A6 5 Bxc6+ Bxc6 6 Nc3 Nf6 7 Bd2 Ne4 8 Bc1 Bb4 9. A3 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 11 Bd2 Bxa1 12 Qxa1 0-0 13 0-0 Bd7 14 Bb4 Re8 15 Ne5 A5 16 Bxa5 Rxa5 17 Nxd7 Qxd7 18 C3 E5 19. Dxe5 Rxe5 20. F4 Rxe3 21 Qb1 Rb5 22 A4 Rxb1 23 Rxb1 H5 24 A5 Rc3 25 F5 D4 26 A6 D3 27 Rd1 Qxf5 28 A7 Ra3 29. A8=q+ Rxa8 30 Rxd3 Rxa1# Send E-mail to the U.S. Braille Chess Association

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