2004 U.S. Blind Players Championship Tournament

The 2004 U.S. championship tournament for Blind players was held on August 8-9 at the Wyndham Bonaventure hotel in Fort LAuderdale, FLorida. Six players participated, including two who have not played in this tournament previously. Alan Kantor was the Tournament Director.

Here are the games from the tournament. Results follow.


[Event "2004 US Blind Chess Championship"]
[Site "US Open -- Fort Lauderdale, FL -- Wyndham Bonaventure"]
[Date "2004/08/08" t]
[Round "1"]
[White "Downing, Pauline"]
[Black "Leventhal, Jay"]
[Result "0-1"]

1 E4 D6 2 Nf3 G6 3 Nc3 Bg7 4 D3 Nd7 5 Be3 Ngf6 6 Be2 O-o 7 O-o C6 8 Nd5 Cxd5 9 Exd5 Nxd5 10 Bg5 N5f6 11 Bxf6 Bxf6 12 D4 Nb6 13 Bb5 Bg4 14 Nd2 Bxd1 15 Raxd1 Bxd4 16 Ne4 Be5 17 C3 Qc7 18 Rd5 Nxd5 19 Nf6+ Nxf6 20 Re1 D5 21 F3 Bxh2+ 22 Kh1 Nh5 23 F4 Bxf4 24 Bd3 E6 25 Bb5 Qe7 26 Re2 Qh4+ 27 Kg1 Bg3 28 Bd7 Qh2+ 29 Kf1 Qh1#


[Event "2004 US Blind Chess Championship"]
[Site "US Open -- Fort Lauderdale, FL -- Wyndham Bonaventure"]
[Date "2004/08/08" t]
[Round "1"]
[White "Davis, Michael"] 1473
[Black "Rivera, Bill" unrated
[Result "1-0"] Ruy Lopez 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Bc5 6. Re1 0-0 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. Nxe5 Bg4 9. Nxg4 Nxg4 10. Qxg4 Qd4 11. Qf3 Rae8 12. c3 Qxf2+ 13. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Re7 15. d4 Rfe8 16. Kf3 b5 17. Bf4 h6 18. Nd2 f6 19. Re2 a5 20. Rae1 f5 21. exf5 Rxe2 22. Rxe2 Rxe2 23. Kxe2 a4 24. Nf3 Kf7 25. Ne5+ Kf6 26. Nxc6 Kxf5 27. Bxc7 ke6 28. Na7 Kd7 29. Be5 g5 30. Nxb5 Kc6 31. c4 h5 32. Nc3 h4 33. Nxa4 Kd7 34. b4 Ke6 35. b5 Kd7 36. b6 Kc8 37. Nc5 g4 38. b7+ Kd8 39. b8-Q+ Ke7 40. Qd6+ Ke8 41. Qc7 Kf8 42. Ne6+ Kg8 1-0.
[Event "2004 US Blind Chess Championship"]
[Site "US Open -- Fort Lauderdale, FL -- Wyndham Bonaventure"]
[Date "2004/08/08" t]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dicey, Alan"] unrated
[Black "Alverson, Virginia" 980
[Result "1-0"] Sicilian Defense 1 E4 C5 2 C4 Nf6 3 Nc3 D6 4 G3 Nc6 5 Bg5 E5 6 D3 Be7 7 Nge2 O-o 8 O-o Be6 9 Bg5 H6 10 Bxf6 Bxf6 11 Nd5 Bxd5 12 Cxd5 Ne7 13 Rc1 Bg5 14 Rc2 Rc8 15 B3 Ng6 16 Bh3 Ra8 17 A3 Qb6 18 Qb1 Qb5 19 Nc1 Bxc1 20 Rcxc1 Qe8 21 Rc2 Qd8 22 Kh1 Qf6 23 Qd1 Rae8 24 Qe2 Qd8 25 Rfc1 B6 26 B4 Qc7 27 A4 Qe7 28 B5 Qg5 29 Ra1 F5 30 Qd2 Qe7 31 Kg1 Fxe4 32 Dxe4 Rf3 33 Rf1 Ref8 34 Qd1 Rb3 35 Be6+ Kh7 36 Kg2 Qg5 37 Qd2 Qf6 38 Bf5 Rb4 39 Bxg6+ Qxg6 40 Qd1 Qxe4+ 41 Kg1 Rd4 42 Qe2 Qxd5 43 Rcc1 Re4 44 Qc2 Rf3 45 Rcd1 Qe6 46 Qxe4+ Rf5 47 G4 Qg6 48 H3 D5 49 Rxd5 Qf6 50 Gxf5 Qg5+ 51 Kh2 Qe7 52 F6+ 1-0 Round 2 Ginny-bill Pauline-alan
[Event "2004 US Blind Chess Championship"]
[Site "US Open -- Fort Lauderdale, FL -- Wyndham Bonaventure"]
[Date "2004/08/08" t]
[Round "2"]
[White "Leventhal, Jay"]
[Black "Davis, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
Nimzo-Indian Defense

1 D4 Nf6 2 C4 E6 3 Nc3 Bb4 4 Qc2 D5 5 E3 Nbd7 6 Nf3 C5 7 A3 Qa5 8 Bd3 Cxd4 9 Exd4 Nb6 10 C5 Nc4 11 Bxc4 Dxc4 12 O-o Bxc3 13 Bxc3 Bd7 14 Bd2 Bc6 15 Ne5 Bd5 16 Rfe1 O-o 17 A4 Rac8 18 Rab1 A6 19 Rb4 Qc7 20 H3 Nd7 21 Nxc4 A5 22 Nxa5 Qxa5 23 C4 Bc6 24 Rxb7 Qxa4 25 Qxa4 Bxa4 26 Ra7 Bc6 27 Bf4 Nf6 28 Bd6 Rfd8 29 Rd1 Ne4 30 D5 Nxd6 31 Dxc6 Nxc4 32 Rdd7 Ne5 33 Rxd8 Rxd8 34 C7 Rc8 35 Ra6 G6 36 F4 Rxc7 37 Fxe5 Rxe5 38 Kf2 Rxe5 39 Kf3 Kg7 40 Ra7 Rf5+ 41 Ke3 H5 42 Rb7 Kh6 43 0-1


[Event "2004 US Blind Chess Championship"]
[Site "US Open -- Fort Lauderdale, FL -- Wyndham Bonaventure"]
[Date "2004/08/08" t]
[Round "2"]
[White "Alverson, Virginia"]
[Black "Rivera, Bill"]
[Result "1-0"]

1 Nf3 D5 2 Nc3 C6 3 D4 Nf6 4 Bf4 E6 5 Ne5 Be7 6 E4 O-o 7 Exd5 Exd5 8 Be2 Be6 9 O-o H6 10 Bd3 Nbd7 11 Nf3 Bg4 12 H3 Bxf3 13 Qxf3 Bb4 14 Ne2 Qe7 15 Ng3 Rfe8 16 Nf5 Qe6 17 Qg3 Nb6 18 Qxg7 Mate.


[Date "2004/08/09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Davis, Michael"]
[Black "Dicey, Alan"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 c5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 g6 6. Bg5 Bg7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. Re1 Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qc7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qxf6 Nd7 13. Qf3 Nb6 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 Rad8 16. c3 b6 17. b4 a6 18. a4 a5 19. bxa5 bxa5 20. Rab1 Rb8 21. Rb5 Kg7 22. Reb1 h6 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. Rxb8 Qe7 25. Rb7 Qf8 26. Rxf7+ Qxf7 27. Qxf7+ Kh8 29. Qg8# 1-0.


[Date "2004/08/09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Alverson, Virginia"]
[Black "Leventhal, Jay"]
[Result "0-1"]

1 Nf3 D6 2 D4 Nf6 3 Nc3 G6 4 Bd2 Bg7 5 E3 O-o 6 Be2 Nbd7 7 O-o C6 8 B3 Qc7 9 Bc4 E5 10 Dxe5 Nxe5 11 Ne4 Nxe4 12 Nxe5 Bxe5 13 Rb1 D5 14 Bd3 Bxh2+ 15 Kh1 Bf5 16 Bxe4 Bxe4 17 Qg4 Be5 18 F4 Bg7 19 Kg1 Rad8 20 Rbc1 Rfe8 21 C4 D4 22 Exd4 Bxd4+ 23 Kh2 Bg7 24 Rce1 Rxd2 25 Rg1 Qd8 26 0-1


[Event "2004 US Blind Chess Championship"]
[Site "US Open -- Fort Lauderdale, FL -- Wyndham Bonaventure"]
[Date "2004/08/09" ]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rivera, William"]
[Black "Downing, Pauline"]
[Result "1-0"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3 5. bxc3 d5 6. Be2 Be6 7. d3 dxe 8. Nxe5 0-0 9. c4 Bf5 10. h3 exd 11. cxd Nc6 12. Bb2 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Qe8 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. 0-0 c5 16. a4 Bg6 17. Qd2 b6 18. rfe1 b5 19. Bf3 Qxe1+ 20. Qxe1 rfe8 21. Qd2 f5 22. Ra3 f4 23. Qxf4 Bxd3 24. Rxd3 h5 25. Bxh5 a6 26. Qh6 Re1+ 27. Kh2 Rh1+ 28. Kxh1 f5 29. Qg6+ Kh8 30. Rd7 Re8 31. Qg7#


[Round "4"]
[White "Davis, Michael"]
[Black "Alverson, Virginia"]
[Result "1-0"]
Sicilian Defense

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. f4 e6 7. Qf3 Be7 8. Be3 0-0 9. 0-0-0 Qc7 10. Ndb5 Qd8 11. Nxd6 Bxd6 12. Rxd6 Qe7 13. e5 Nd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Qxd5 Nb6 16. Qe4 f5 17. Bc4+ Be6 18. Bxe6+ Qxe6 19. Rxe6 fxe6 20. g3 Rad8 21. Bxb6 axb6 22. Rxb6 Rd4 23. Rd6 Rc4 24. Rhd1 Rc7 25. e6 Rfc8 26. Rd8+ Rxd8 27. Rxd8+#


[Event "2004 US Blind Chess Championship"]
[Site "US Open -- Fort Lauderdale, FL -- Wyndham Bonaventure"]
[Date "2004/08/09" t]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dicey, Alan"]
[Black "Leventhal, Jay"]
[Result "0-1"]
Pirc Defense

1 E4 D6 2 C4 G6 3 G3 Bg7 4 Bg2 Nf6 5 Ne2 O-o 6 O-o Nbd7 7 D3 C6 8 Nc3 Nb6 9 Rb1 Ne8 10 Be3 F5 11 Bxb6 Qxb6 12 D4 Bd7 13 Qd2 Qc7 14 Qd1 Rd8 15 A3 Nf6 16 B3 Qc8 17 Rb2 Fxe4 18 Nxe4 Nxe4 19 Bxe4 Kh8 20 Rd2 Bg4 21 F3 Bh3 22 Rf2 Bh6 23 F4 Rf6 24 Bg2 Rdf8 25 Qf1 Bxg2 26 Qxg2 Qe6 27 Qf1 Qf7 28 Kg2 E5 29 Dxe5 Dxe5 30 Kh1 Exf4 31 Gxf4 G5 32 Rd4 Bg7 33 Rd2 G4 34 Kg2 Qh5 35 Kh1 Bh6 36 Rd4 Qe8 37 Rd2 Qe3 38 Qe1 Bxf4 39 Rc2 G3 40 Rg2 Be5 41 Rc1 Rf2 42 Nxg3 Qf4 43 Rxf2 Qxf2 44 Qxf2 Rxf2 45 b4 Rf3 46 a4 Bxg3 47 Kg2 Ra3 48 Hxg3 Rxa4 49 Rb1 Kg7 50 Kf3 0-1 on Time.


[Event "2004 US Blind Chess Championship"]
[Site "US Open -- Fort Lauderdale, FL -- Wyndham Bonaventure"]
[Date "2004/08/09" t]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rivera, William"]
[Black "Downing, Pauline"]
[Result "1-0"]
Sicilian Defense

1. e4 c5 2. c4 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bd7 5. Be2 Bg4 6. 0-0 Nc6 7. h3 Be6 8. d3 Nd4 9. Nxd4 cxd4 10. Nb5 Bd7 11. Nxd4 Nxe4 12. dxe4 e5 13. Nf5 Be6 14. Qa4+ Bd7 15. Qb4 Be7 16. Nxd6+ Bxd6 17. Qxd6 f6 18. Bh5+ g6 19. Bf3 g5 20. Bh5#


Results
1. Mike Davis 4-0 $450.
2. Jay Leventhal 3-1 $250.
Under 1000 Pauline Downing
Under 1200 Virginia Alverson $100
Under 1400 Alan Dicey $100
Under 1600 Bill Rivera $100 Send E-mail to the U.S. Braille Chess Association
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