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Kurt HJORTSTAM

of Sweden

    (2013-06-01)
    (All annotations below by Fritz)
    (Games' source: Marek's 1.b4 database)

    
    [Event "Alingsas Sweden"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1985.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Cedergaard, Allan"]
    [Black "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [PlyCount "124"]
    [EventDate "1985.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 a5 (1... e5 2. Bb2 $15) 2. b5 $11 Nf6 3. Bb2 b6 (3... e6 4. e3 $11) 4. c4
    Bb7 5. Nf3 e6 6. e3 d6 (6... Bd6 7. Be2 $11) 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O Be7 9. d4 Bxf3
    (9... O-O $142 $5 $11) 10. Bxf3 $16 (10. gxf3 $143 O-O $11) 10... Rc8 11. Nd2 (
    11. Nc3 O-O $16) 11... d5 12. Rc1 (12. Qb3 c6 $16) 12... h5 (12... O-O $5 $16)
    13. Qb3 dxc4 (13... Bb4 14. Rfd1 $18) 14. Nxc4 $18 g5 (14... Nd5 15. Ne5 Bd6
    16. e4 $18) 15. Bc6 O-O 16. Rfd1 Bd6 17. Ne5 Qe7 18. f4 (18. Bb7 $5 Rb8 19. Nc6
    Bxh2+ 20. Kh1 Qe8 21. Nxb8 Qxb8 $18) 18... gxf4 19. exf4 Kh8 (19... Nb8 20.
    Qg3+ Kh7 21. Qh4 $18) 20. Kh1 Rg8 21. d5 (21. Nxd7 Nxd7 22. d5+ Kh7 23. dxe6
    fxe6 24. Qd3+ Kh6 $18) 21... Bxe5 (21... Nc5 22. Qh3 Kg7 23. dxe6 Qxe6 24. Qh4
    $18) 22. fxe5 (22. Bxe5 $6 Nxe5 23. fxe5 Ng4 $16) 22... Ng4 23. Qf3 $4 (23. Qg3
    $142 Nc5 24. d6 $18) 23... Qh4 $14 24. h3 Nf2+ 25. Kg1 $4 (25. Kh2 $142 Nxd1
    26. Rxd1 $16) 25... Nxh3+ $19 (25... Nxd1 $143 26. Rxd1 (26. Qxd1 $4 Rxg2+ 27.
    Kxg2 Rg8+ 28. Qg4 hxg4 29. dxe6 fxe6 $19) 26... Nb8 27. d6 $14 (27. Qxf7 $4
    Rcf8 (27... Nxc6 28. dxc6 (28. bxc6 $4 Rcf8 29. Qf6+ Rxf6 30. exf6 Kh7 31. dxe6
    Qe4 32. Rd7+ Kg6 $19) (28. Qxe6 Rxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Qe4+ 30. Kh2 Qe2+ 31. Kg3 Rg8+
    32. Kh4 Qf2+ 33. Kxh5 Qf3+ 34. Qg4 Rxg4 35. hxg4 Qxd1 36. bxc6 Qd2 $19) 28...
    Rcf8 29. Qf6+ Rxf6 30. exf6 $19) 28. Qf6+ Rxf6 29. exf6 Qb4 30. f7+ Qxb2 31.
    fxg8=R+ Kxg8 $19)) 26. Kf1 Rg3 27. Qe2 Nf4 (27... Qf4+ 28. Ke1 Re3 29. gxh3
    Rxe2+ 30. Kxe2 Qh2+ 31. Ke1 Rg8 32. Bd4 Rg2 33. Bf2 Rxf2 34. Bxd7 Qg1#) 28. Qf2
    Rcg8 (28... Nc5 29. Rc2 Ne4 $19 (29... Nxd5 $2 30. Bxd5 Rcg8 31. Bf3 $18) (
    29... exd5 $6 30. e6+ Kh7 31. Be5 $17)) 29. d6 $15 Qh1+ {Now all is on g2} 30.
    Qg1 Qxg1+ 31. Kxg1 Ne2+ (31... Rxg2+ 32. Bxg2 Rxg2+ 33. Kf1 cxd6 (33... Rxb2 $4
    34. dxc7 Nxe5 35. c8=Q+ Kg7 36. Qc3 Rxb5 37. Qd4 $18) 34. Rxd6 Rxb2 35. Rxd7
    Nd5 (35... Rxb5 $2 36. Rxf7 Kg8 37. Rxf4 $18) 36. Rxf7 Kg8 $18) 32. Kf2 $2 (32.
    Kf1 $142 $5 Nxc1 33. Rxc1 $15) 32... Nxc1 $17 33. Rxc1 Nc5 (33... cxd6 34.
    exd6+ Kh7 35. Be4+ f5 $19) 34. Rd1 (34. Rxc5 bxc5 35. dxc7 $11) 34... Nd3+ $19
    35. Ke2 $4 (35. Rxd3 $142 Rxd3 36. Ke2 $19) 35... Nxb2 36. Rd4 (36. Rf1 cxd6
    37. exd6 Nc4 $19) 36... cxd6 37. exd6 Rd3 $1 38. Rxd3 Nxd3 39. Kxd3 Rd8 40. d7
    Kg7 41. Ke4 (41. g3 Kf6 $19) 41... Kf6 42. Kf4 Ke7 43. Kg5 (43. g3 Rxd7 44.
    Bxd7 Kxd7 $19) 43... f6+ (43... Rxd7 $142 44. Bxd7 Kxd7 45. Kxh5 $19) 44. Kxh5
    Rxd7 45. Bxd7 Kxd7 46. Kg6 Ke7 47. a4 $2 (47. g4 $142 $19) 47... f5 48. g3 (48.
    Kg5 Kd6 49. g4 e5 $19) 48... Kd6 49. Kf6 Kd5 50. Kg5 Ke4 51. Kf6 e5 52. Ke6 f4
    53. gxf4 exf4 54. Kd6 f3 55. Kc6 f2 56. Kxb6 f1=Q 57. Kxa5 Qf8 58. b6 Qa8+ 59.
    Kb5 Kd5 60. a5 Qb7 61. Kb4 Qa6 62. Ka4 Kc4 (62... Kc4 63. Ka3 Qb5 64. Ka2 Kc3
    65. a6 Qb2#) 0-1
    
    [Event "corr or03-027"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "2003.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Dopper, Johan"]
    [Black "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Result "*"]
    [PlyCount "54"]
    [EventDate "2003.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 Nf6 4. e3 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. d4 e4 7. Nfd2 d5 8. cxd5
    Bxb4 9. Bc4 Nbd7 10. Qb3 Qe7 11. a3 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Nb6 13. a4 Rd8 14. Be2 (14.
    Ba3 $142 $5 Qd7 15. Rc1 $15) 14... Nbxd5 (14... Nfxd5 $143 15. a5 $16) 15. O-O
    a5 16. Ba3 Qe8 17. Rfc1 Bd7 18. Bb2 (18. Qxb7 Rdb8 (18... Bxa4 $6 19. Bc4 $17)
    19. Rxc7 Rxb7 20. Rxb7 Bc6 $19) 18... Qe6 (18... Rab8 19. Nc4 b6 20. Qc2 $17)
    19. h3 (19. Qxb7 Rdb8 20. Qxa8 Rxa8 21. Rc5 $19) 19... Qf5 20. Rab1 (20. Qxb7
    $4 Rdb8 21. Rxc7 Nxc7 (21... Rxb7 $143 22. Rxb7 Qg6 23. Kh2 $19) 22. Qxc7 Rxb2
    $19) 20... Qg5 21. Kf1 b6 22. Ba3 Be6 23. Nc4 Rac8 24. Qb5 (24. Qc2 Qg6 $17)
    24... Nd7 (24... c6 25. Qb3 Rc7 26. Qc2 $17) 25. Qc6 Nb8 26. Qb7 f5 27. Rb5 (
    27. Ne5 f4 28. exf4 Qxf4 $19) 27... f4 *
    
    [Event "email 3GMMsemi-08"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1998.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Erlandsson, Harry"]
    [Black "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "67"]
    [EventDate "1998.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 c5 2. bxc5 $14 e5 3. e3 Bxc5 4. d4 exd4 5. exd4 Be7 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nf3 d5
    8. O-O Bg4 9. Be3 Nf6 10. h3 Bh5 11. c3 O-O 12. Nbd2 Qc7 13. Qc2 (13. Re1 Rae8
    $11) 13... Rfd8 (13... Rfc8 14. Bf5 Bg6 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. Qb2 $11) 14. Rfe1 Bg6
    15. Bxg6 hxg6 (15... fxg6 16. c4 $14) 16. Rab1 Rac8 17. Qb2 (17. Bg5 Bd6 $14)
    17... b6 (17... Na5 18. Bg5 $14) 18. Rbc1 Bd6 19. c4 Re8 20. c5 (20. a3 Qd7 $14
    ) 20... bxc5 21. dxc5 Bf8 (21... Bf4 22. Bxf4 Qxf4 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Nb3 $11)
    22. a3 Rb8 23. Qc3 Rb5 24. Nd4 Nxd4 25. Bxd4 (25. Qxd4 $143 Rxc5 26. Nf3 Rxc1
    27. Rxc1 Qa5 $15) 25... Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Qc6 27. Qc2 (27. Rc1 a6 $14) 27... Bd6 (
    27... Bxc5 $143 28. Rc1 Nd7 29. Nb3 Rxb3 30. Qxb3 $16) 28. Nb3 Ne4 29. Be3 Rb8
    (29... Be5 30. f3 Nd6 31. Qd3 $11) 30. Rc1 (30. f3 Ng3 $14) 30... Be5 31. Nd4
    Qxc5 32. Qxc5 Nxc5 33. Nc6 Nd3 34. Rd1 1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "corr 3GMMsemi-08"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1999.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Black "Bendig, Frank"]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [PlyCount "83"]
    [EventDate "1999.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 c6 2. e3 a5 3. b5 Nf6 4. Bb2 (4. Nf3 d5 $11) 4... d6 5. d4 (5. Bxf6 exf6
    6. Nf3 d5 $11) 5... Bg4 6. Nf3 Nbd7 (6... d5 7. Bd3 $11) 7. Be2 (7. Bd3 cxb5 8.
    Bxb5 d5 $11) 7... Qc7 (7... Qb6 8. Nc3 $11) 8. Nbd2 e5 (8... cxb5 9. Bxb5 e6
    10. c4 $14) 9. h3 Bf5 10. c4 (10. g4 Bg6 $11) 10... h6 (10... e4 11. Nh4 Be6
    12. O-O $11) 11. Rc1 $14 c5 12. O-O (12. Nf1 Ne4 $14) 12... e4 (12... Be7 $5
    $11) 13. Nh4 $14 Bh7 14. Bg4 (14. f3 exf3 15. Rxf3 a4 $16) 14... cxd4 (14...
    Nxg4 15. Qxg4 Nf6 16. Qe2 $11) 15. Bxd4 $14 Ne5 (15... Nxg4 16. hxg4 Rd8 17.
    Nf5 $14) 16. Bf5 $16 Qe7 (16... Be7 17. Bxh7 Rxh7 18. Nf5 $16) 17. c5 (17. Qc2
    g6 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 f5 $14) 17... dxc5 $14 18. Bxc5 Qd8 19. Bd4 Nfd7 20.
    Bxh7 Rxh7 21. g3 Be7 (21... Ba3 22. Rc2 $16) 22. Nxe4 $18 Bxh4 23. Nd6+ Kf8 24.
    gxh4 Qxh4 25. Bxe5 Nxe5 26. Nxb7 Kg8 (26... Qe4 27. Qd6+ Kg8 28. Rfd1 Nf3+ 29.
    Kf1 Nh2+ 30. Qxh2 Qxb7 31. a4 $18) 27. Qd5 Qg5+ 28. Qg2 Nf3+ 29. Kh1 Qd5 30.
    Nd6 (30. Nxa5 Qxa2 31. Nc6 Nd2 $18) 30... Qxd6 31. Qxf3 Rf8 (31... Rb8 32. Rfd1
    Qa3 33. Qf5 $18) 32. Rfd1 Qe6 (32... Qe7 33. b6 h5 34. Rc7 $18) 33. a4 Qa2 (
    33... Qe7 $18) 34. b6 Qe6 (34... Rh8 35. b7 Rb8 36. Rc8+ Kh7 37. Qf4 Rhxc8 38.
    bxc8=R (38. bxc8=N $6 Qc2 39. Qxb8 Qxd1+ 40. Kg2 Qxa4 $18) 38... Rxc8 39. Qf5+
    g6 40. Qxc8 Qxf2 41. Qb7 $18) 35. b7 g5 36. Rc6 g4 37. Rg1 Rg7 38. Rxe6 gxf3
    39. Rc6 Rg6 40. Rc8 Kg7 41. Rxf8 Rxg1+ 42. Kxg1 (42. Kxg1 Kxf8 43. b8=Q+ Kg7
    44. Qg3+ Kf6 45. Qxf3+ Kg6 46. Qe4+ Kg7 47. Qd4+ Kg6 48. Qb6+ Kg7 49. Qxa5 $18)
    1-0
    
    [Event "corr or01-001 E-mail"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "2001.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Black "Bendig, Frank"]
    [Result "*"]
    [PlyCount "58"]
    [EventDate "2001.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. a3 d5 4. e3 Be6 5. d4 Nd7 6. Nd2 Bd6 7. c4 c6 8. cxd5
    cxd5 9. Bb5 $146 e4 10. Nb3 a6 (10... b6 11. Rc1 $11) 11. Nc5 Bxc5 (11... axb5
    $143 12. Nxe6 Qe7 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Qxd5 Bxb4+ 15. Kf1 $18 (15. axb4 $6 Qxb4+ 16.
    Kd1 Rxa1+ 17. Bxa1 Qb1+ 18. Kd2 Qd3+ 19. Ke1 Qb1+ 20. Ke2 Qd3+ 21. Ke1 Qb1+ 22.
    Ke2 Qd3+ 23. Ke1 $11)) 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. dxc5 Ne7 14. Ne2 Nc6 15. O-O O-O 16.
    Nf4 Ne5 17. Qd4 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Bf7 19. h3 g5 (19... Nc4 20. Bc3 $11) 20. Ne2 Bh5
    21. Rd2 Bxe2 22. Rxe2 g4 23. h4 Qf5 24. Kh2 Rac8 25. Rh1 Rc6 26. Kg3 Nf3 27.
    Qd1 (27. gxf3 Qxf3+) 27... Rd7 28. Qb3 (28. gxf3 $2 gxf3 29. Rg1 fxe2 30. Kh2+
    Rg7 31. Rxg7+ Kxg7 32. Qxe2 Kf7 $19) 28... Qh5 29. Rc2 (29. gxf3 gxf3 30. Rh3
    fxe2 $19) 29... Rg7 *
    
    [Event "email 4AMM-F"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1998.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Black "Bennett, Hilton"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "69"]
    [EventDate "1998.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. Nf3 Bxf3 4. exf3 Nd7 5. c4 dxc4 $146 6. Bxc4 Ngf6 (6...
    e6 7. Qb3 (7. O-O Ngf6 8. a3 Bd6 9. Re1 c6 10. Nc3 Nb6) (7. a3 Ngf6 8. O-O Bd6
    9. Re1 Nb6 10. Be2 O-O) (7. b5 Nb6 (7... Ngf6 8. O-O Nb6 9. Bb3 a6 10. bxa6
    Rxa6) 8. Be2 Qg5 9. O-O Nf6 10. Qc2 Nfd5) 7... Qg5 (7... Ngf6 8. f4 Qe7 9. a3
    Nb6 10. O-O a5) 8. g3 Ngf6 9. Nc3 Qh5 10. Nb5 Bd6) 7. O-O (7. Qb3 e6 8. f4 Qe7
    9. a3 a5 10. bxa5 Nc5) (7. a3 e6 8. O-O Bd6 9. Re1 a5 10. b5 Nb6) (7. Nc3 e6 (
    7... Nb6 8. Be2 e6 9. a3 a5 10. b5 Bd6) 8. Qb3 Nb6 9. d3 Nfd5 10. a3 Nf4) (7.
    Qe2 e6 (7... Nb6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Nc3 e6 10. a3 Bd6) 8. a3 Bd6 9. Nc3 a5 10. b5
    Nb6) 7... e6 8. b5 (8. a3 Bd6 9. Re1 Nb6 10. Be2 O-O) 8... Nb6 9. Bb3 (9. Be2
    Bd6 10. a4 Nbd5) 9... Be7 (9... a6 10. bxa6 Rxa6) 10. Qe2 (10. a4 Nbd5) 10...
    O-O (10... a6 $15) 11. Nc3 Nbd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Qe4 Qd7 14. a4 Rab8 15. Rfc1
    Bf6 16. Bc2 g6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Qe5 Ne8 19. d4 Qd6 20. Re1 Ng7 21. Be4 Rfd8
    22. Rad1 Nf5 23. Bxf5 Qxe5 24. dxe5 gxf5 25. Kf1 Kf8 26. Rc1 Rbc8 27. Rc5 Rd4
    28. Rec1 Rxa4 29. Rxc7 Rxc7 30. Rxc7 b6 31. Ke2 Ra5 32. f4 Rxb5 33. Rxa7 Rb1
    34. g3 b5 35. h4 1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "email 4AMM-03"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1997.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Black "Buch"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "55"]
    [EventDate "1997.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. f4 exf4 4. Bxg7 Qh4+ 5. g3 fxg3 6. Bg2 gxh2+ 7. Kf1
    hxg1=Q+ 8. Kxg1 Qg5 9. Bxh8 d5 10. Nc3 Be6 (10... Bf5 11. Rb1 Na6 12. e3 $17 (
    12. Nxd5 $2 Be4 13. Ne3 O-O-O $19)) 11. Rxh7 Nf6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nb5 (13. e4
    Bc5+ 14. Kh1 Bd4 $14) 13... Ba5 (13... Kd7 14. c3 Bc5+ 15. e3 $11) 14. e3 (14.
    c3 Bb6+ 15. e3 Qg6 $16) 14... Nc6 15. c3 (15. Qf1 Qe5 16. c3 Ke7 $11) 15...
    O-O-O $15 16. Qh5 a6 17. Rf1 Qe7 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. exd4 Qa3 20. Rh8 c6 21. Bh3
    Bxh3 (21... Kb8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Qh8 Bxh3 24. Qxd8+ Bc8 25. Kf2 Qxa2 26. Ke2
    Qc4+ 27. Ke1 $14) 22. Qxh3+ $14 Kb8 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Qh8 (24. Rxf7 Qc1+ 25.
    Rf1 Qa3 $14) 24... Kc8 $14 25. Rxf7 Qc1+ (25... Qxa2 $4 26. Qe8 Qb1+ 27. Kf2
    $18) 26. Rf1 Qxd2 27. Qh3+ Kb8 (27... Kc7 28. Qh2+ Qxh2+ 29. Kxh2 $14) 28. Rf2
    (28. Qh2+ $142 $5 Qxh2+ 29. Kxh2 $14) 1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "email 4AMM-03"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1997.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Black "Hasler, Ulrich"]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [PlyCount "45"]
    [EventDate "1997.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 c6 2. Bb2 Qb6 3. a3 a5 4. Nf3 axb4 5. Bd4 c5 (5... Qc7 $142 $5 $11) 6.
    Bxc5 $1 $16 Qc7 (6... Qxc5 7. axb4) 7. Bxb4 d6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. e4 e5 10. Bb5 Bd7
    11. Nd5 Qd8 12. O-O Be7 (12... Nf6 13. Re1 $18) 13. d4 exd4 14. Re1 Nf6 (14...
    Nxb4 15. Bxd7+ Qxd7 16. axb4 (16. Nxb4 $6 Nf6 $18) 16... Rxa1 17. Qxa1 $18) 15.
    Bxc6 (15. Nxd4 $143 Nxd5 16. exd5 Nxd4 17. Bxd7+ Qxd7 18. Qxd4 O-O $16) 15...
    bxc6 (15... Bxc6 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Nxd4 $18) 16. Nxe7 c5 (16... Kxe7 17. e5 (
    17. Qxd4 $6 c5 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. Qxc5+ Ke8 $14) (17. Nxd4 $6 c5 18. e5 cxb4 19.
    exf6+ Kxf6 $18) 17... Nd5 18. Qxd4 $18) 17. e5 Kxe7 18. exf6+ Kxf6 19. Bd2 h6
    20. c3 dxc3 (20... d3 $18) 21. Bxc3+ Kg6 22. Qxd6+ Kh7 23. Re7 (23. Re7 Kg8 24.
    Rxd7 $18) 1-0
    
    [Event "corr 3GMM-01"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1995.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Black "Jatkowski, Steve A"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "47"]
    [EventDate "1995.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Bxd4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Bc3 a6 8. Bd3
    Be7 (8... Nd5 9. a3 $11) 9. Nf3 h6 (9... d5 10. a3 $11) 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 Re8
    12. Bb2 Bf8 (12... Bg4 13. c4 $11) 13. Nbd2 $14 Ne5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Ne4 (15.
    Qf3 Bc6 16. e4 a5 $14) 15... Bc6 (15... a5 16. Qd2 $11) 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Qg4
    (17. f4 Bd6 $14) 17... Qe6 (17... a5 18. Rfd1 $11) 18. Bf5 $14 Qe7 19. Rfd1 Qg5
    (19... a5 20. Bd7 h5 21. Qf5 $16) 20. Qxg5 $16 hxg5 21. c4 f6 (21... Ba4 22.
    Rd5 Bb3 23. Rxe5 (23. Bxe5 c6 24. Ra5 b6 $19) 23... Bxc4 24. Rc1 $14) 22. Bd7
    Bxd7 23. Rxd7 Rac8 24. Rad1 (24. c5 Red8 25. Rad1 Rxd7 26. Rxd7 Kh7 $16)
    1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "corr 3GMM-01"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1995.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Black "Kilpatrick, Robert"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "60"]
    [EventDate "1995.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 c6 2. e3 e5 3. Bb2 Qc7 (3... d6 4. Nf3 $11) 4. a3 (4. Nf3 d6 $14 (4...
    Bxb4 $4 5. Bxe5 d6 6. Bxg7 $18)) 4... d5 $11 5. c4 (5. Nf3 Bd6 $11) 5... Nf6
    $15 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. dxc3 Be6 9. Nf3 Be7 (9... Bd6 10. Bd3 $15) 10.
    Bd3 Nd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qc2 f5 13. e4 (13. c4 c5 14. Qc3 Rad8 $11) 13... f4 (
    13... fxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. Ng5 $16) 14. c4 Rad8 15. c5 g5 (15... b6 $5 $11)
    16. Bc4 $14 Bf7 17. Qc3 Bf6 18. h3 h6 (18... Bxc4 19. Qxc4+ Kg7 20. Rfd1 $14)
    19. Rfd1 Kh7 20. Bxf7 Rxf7 21. Rd6 Bg7 22. Rad1 Re8 (22... Rff8 23. Qd3 Rf7 24.
    Qd2 $18) 23. Qd3 (23. Qc4 Rfe7 $18) 23... Ree7 (23... Rd8 $142 $16) 24. Nd4 $4
    (24. a4 $142 $18) 24... exd4 $17 25. e5+ (25. Bxd4 $142 Ne5 26. Bxe5 Bxe5 27.
    Qf3 $19) 25... Kg8 $4 (25... Kh8 $142 26. e6 Ne5 $17) 26. e6 $14 Rf6 (26... Rf8
    27. exd7 Rxd7 28. Qc4+ Rff7 29. Rxd7 Qxd7 30. Bxd4 $11) 27. Rxd7 $16 Rxd7 28.
    exd7 Qxd7 29. Qxd4 (29. Bxd4 Re6 30. Qc4 Qf7 $14) 29... Qxd4 $11 30. Bxd4 Rf7
    1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "email 4AMM-F"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1998.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Black "Pommerel, Wim"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "83"]
    [EventDate "1998.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 c6 2. Bb2 a5 3. c3 d5 4. b5 Nf6 5. bxc6 Nxc6 6. e3 e5 7. Bb5 Bd6 8. Ne2
    O-O 9. d4 Bd7 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Bxd7 Qxd7 12. O-O (12. Ba3 Rfe8 $17) 12... Neg4
    (12... Nc4 13. Bc1 $17) 13. g3 (13. h3 Ne5 $17) 13... Qf5 (13... Ne5 14. Ba3
    $17) 14. Nf4 (14. c4 $5 $17) 14... Bxf4 $19 15. exf4 Rfe8 16. Nd2 Ra6 (16...
    Rac8 17. Rc1 $19) 17. Nf3 Rae6 (17... Rb6 18. Rb1 $17) 18. Nh4 Qe4 19. h3 Nh6
    20. Nf3 Qc4 21. Ne5 Qc8 (21... Qc5 $5 $17) 22. g4 $11 Nd7 23. Nxd7 Qxd7 24. c4
    Nxg4 25. f5 (25. Qxd5 $5 Nf6 26. Qxa5 $15) 25... Re2 $17 26. Qxd5 Qxd5 27. cxd5
    Nh2 (27... Nh6 28. Bc3 Nxf5 29. Bxa5 Ra8 $11) 28. Kxh2 $11 Rxb2 29. Kg3 Kf8 30.
    Rfd1 Ree2 31. d6 Ke8 32. Rac1 Rec2 (32... Rxf2 $4 33. d7+ Kd8 34. Rc8+ Ke7 35.
    d8=Q#) (32... Rxa2 $4 33. d7+ Kd8 34. Rc8+ Ke7 35. d8=Q#) 33. Re1+ Kd7 34. Rxc2
    Rxc2 35. Re7+ Kxd6 36. Rxb7 Rc7 37. Rb6+ Kc5 38. Rb8 a4 39. f3 Rd7 40. a3 f6 (
    40... Rd3 41. Rb7 Rxa3 42. Rxf7 $11) 41. Rb4 Ra7 42. h4 1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "corr or01-001 E-mail"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "2001.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Black "Wallace, Gary"]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [PlyCount "53"]
    [EventDate "2001.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 f6 3. a3 d5 4. e3 Bf5 (4... Bd6 5. Nc3 Ne7 6. Qh5+ Kf8 7.
    Nb5 $14) 5. c4 (5. Nf3 Nd7 $11) 5... Ne7 (5... a5 6. cxd5 axb4 7. axb4 Rxa1 8.
    Bxa1 Qxd5 9. Nc3 $15) 6. Nf3 Bg6 (6... Be6 7. cxd5 Bxd5 8. Nc3 $11) 7. d4 e4 8.
    Nfd2 c6 (8... a5 9. Nc3 $11) 9. Nc3 $14 a6 (9... a5 10. b5 $14) 10. Rc1 Nd7 (
    10... b5 11. cxd5 (11. cxb5 $143 axb5 12. a4 bxa4 $11) 11... cxd5 12. Be2 $16)
    11. Be2 h5 (11... a5 12. b5 $14) 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. f3 f5 14. O-O Nf6 15. Nb3
    Nc6 (15... b6 16. b5 $16) 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. bxc5 Rc8 18. Qb3 Rc7 19. Rb1 (19.
    Rcd1 $16) 19... Qd7 (19... h4 $5 $16) 20. fxe4 $18 fxe4 (20... dxe4 $142 21. d5
    Ne5 $18) 21. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 22. Nxd5 (22. Qxd5 $6 Ne7 23. Qd6 Qc6 $11) 22... Rf8
    (22... Bf7 23. Nxc7+ Qxc7 24. d5 $18) 23. Nxc7+ Qxc7 24. d5 Nd8 25. Qa4+ (25.
    Bd4 Bf7 $18) 25... Kf7 (25... Qd7 26. Qxd7+ Kxd7 27. Rd1 $18) 26. Rf1 Kg7 27.
    Qd4 (27. Qd4 Kg8 28. Rxf6 $18) 1-0
    
    [Event "corr or01-001 E-mail"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "2001.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Black "Woschkat, Karl_Heinz"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "56"]
    [EventDate "2001.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 $15 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 (4. c3 d6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. Qa4+ Nc6
    $11) 4... O-O (4... Nc6 5. Bc3 $15) 5. Nf3 (5. a3 d6 6. axb4 dxe5 $15) 5... Nc6
    (5... d6 6. a3 $17) 6. Bb2 (6. Bc3 d6 $15) 6... d5 $17 7. cxd5 Nxd5 (7... Qxd5
    $143 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Nc3 $11) 8. e3 Bf5 (8... Re8 9. Bb5 $15) 9. Bb5 Nce7 (9...
    Qd6 10. a3 Bc5 11. d3 $15) 10. O-O a6 11. Ba4 (11. Be2 Re8 $15) 11... Bd3 12.
    Re1 Bd6 (12... Nb6 13. Ne5 Nxa4 14. Qxa4 $11) 13. Qc1 (13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 f6
    $15) 13... c6 (13... b5 14. Bc2 Nb4 15. Bb3 $15) 14. e4 $11 Nf4 15. Qc3 f6 16.
    Bd1 (16. Bb3+ Kh8 17. Bc4 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Nd3 $19) 16... Qd7 17. g3 Qg4 18. Nd4
    Qg6 19. Bc2 Bxc2 20. Qxc2 c5 (20... Be5 21. Qb3+ Rf7 22. Kh1 $15) 21. Nf5 (21.
    Ba3 $5 $11) 21... Nxf5 $15 22. exf5 Qg4 23. Qb3+ (23. f3 Qg5 $15) 23... Kh8 (
    23... Rf7 $5 $17) 24. f3 $15 Qxf5 (24... Qg5 25. Qxb7 Nd3 26. Re2 $17) 25. gxf4
    $11 Qxf4 26. Re2 Qg5+ (26... Rae8 $5 27. Kf1 c4 $15) 27. Rg2 $14 Bxh2+ 28. Kxh2
    (28. Kh1 Bg3 29. Kg1 Rae8 $16) 28... Qh4+ $11 1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "corr 3GMM-01"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1995.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Jatkowski, Steve"]
    [Black "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [PlyCount "46"]
    [EventDate "1995.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 a5 2. b5 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. a4 (4. Bb2 Bf5 $11) 4... Bg4 5. Ne5 Bh5 (5...
    e6 6. Nxg4 Nxg4 7. Bb2 $11) 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Bb2 (7. Nd2 Nxe5 8. dxe5 Nd7 $15)
    7... e6 $15 8. g3 (8. Nxd7 Qxd7 9. Nd2 Bb4 $15) 8... c5 (8... Bb4+ 9. c3 Bd6
    10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Ba3 $15) 9. bxc6 $15 bxc6 10. Nxc6 $2 (10. Ba3 $142 $15)
    10... Qb6 $19 11. Nxa5 Qxb2 12. Nb3 Bb4+ 13. N1d2 Ne4 14. Rb1 (14. Qb1 Qxb1+
    15. Rxb1 Rxa4 $19) 14... Nxd2 15. Nxd2 (15. Rxb2 $4 Nf3#) 15... Qxd4 (15...
    Bxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Qxd4+ 17. Ke1 Qxa4 18. Bg2 $19) 16. Bg2 (16. e3 Qxd2+ 17. Qxd2
    Bxd2+ 18. Kxd2 Bf3 $19) 16... Rxa4 17. Bf3 (17. h3 O-O $19) 17... Bxf3 18. exf3
    O-O 19. Ke2 (19. h3 Rfa8 $19) 19... Ra2 20. Nb3 (20. Re1 $19) 20... Qc4+ 21.
    Ke3 Rxc2 22. Nc1 (22. Qd3 $19) 22... Bc5+ 23. Qd4 Qxd4# 0-1
    
    [Event "corr 3GMMsemi-08"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1999.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Kedzierski"]
    [Black "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "74"]
    [EventDate "1999.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 c5 2. bxc5 e5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. e3 Bxc5 5. Nf3 d6 6. d4 Qb6 7. Bc3 Bb4 8. a3
    Bxc3+ 9. Nxc3 Nf6 10. Nb5 (10. d5 Qa5 11. Qd2 Ne7 $11) 10... Qa5+ (10... O-O
    11. Nxd6 exd4 12. Nc4 $11) 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 (12. Kxd2 Ke7 $11) 12... O-O
    (12... Ke7 13. c4 $11) 13. c3 (13. Nxd6 exd4 14. exd4 Rd8 $11) 13... Rd8 14.
    Bc4 (14. Nc4 Ne8 15. d5 Ne7 $15) 14... Bf5 (14... Rd7 15. a4 $11) 15. Nf3 (15.
    Nc7 Rac8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Ne7 18. Bxb7 Rxc3 $15) 15... Bg4 (15... Ne8 16.
    dxe5 dxe5 17. Ng5 $17) 16. a4 (16. Nxd6 Rxd6 17. dxe5 Bxf3 18. exd6 Bxg2 $17)
    16... e4 (16... Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rac8 18. Bd3 $15) 17. Nd2 $11 d5 18. Ba2 (18. Bb3
    a6 19. Na3 Na5 $15) 18... b6 (18... Rac8 19. c4 $15) 19. Rc1 (19. f3 exf3 20.
    gxf3 Bh3 $11) 19... a6 (19... Rac8 20. c4 Nb4 21. Bb1 $11) 20. Na3 b5 21. Bb3 (
    21. Bb1 bxa4 22. c4 Be6 $15) 21... Na5 22. axb5 Nxb3 (22... axb5 23. Rb1 $15 (
    23. Nxb5 $2 Nxb3 24. Nxb3 Rab8 $19)) 23. Nxb3 $11 Rdb8 (23... axb5 24. Ra1 $11
    (24. Nxb5 $2 Rab8 $19)) 24. h3 (24. Kd2 axb5 25. Ra1 Ne8 $11) 24... Bd7 (24...
    axb5 25. Ra1 (25. hxg4 $143 Rxa3 26. g5 Nd7 $17) 25... Bf5 26. Kd2 $11) 25. O-O
    (25. Nc5 Bxb5 26. Kd2 Nd7 $11) 25... Bxb5 (25... axb5 26. Ra1 $11) 26. Nxb5
    Rxb5 27. Nc5 Kf8 28. c4 Rb4 (28... dxc4 29. Rxc4 a5 30. Ra4 $14) 29. cxd5 $14
    Ke7 30. Rb1 a5 31. Rxb4 axb4 32. Rb1 Rb8 33. f3 Nxd5 34. fxe4 Nxe3 35. Na6 Rb6
    36. Nxb4 Kd6 (36... Ke8 37. Re1 Rxb4 38. Rxe3 Rxd4 39. Kf2 $11) 37. Rb2 (37. d5
    f6 38. Re1 Nxg2 39. Kxg2 Rxb4 $11) 37... Nc4 1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "corr 3GMM-01"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1995.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Kilpatrick, Robert"]
    [Black "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "46"]
    [EventDate "1995.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 f6 3. b5 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c4 Ne7 6. a4 (6. d4 cxd4 7. exd4 Nd7
    $11) 6... Be6 7. Be2 (7. cxd5 $5 Bxd5 8. Nc3 $15) 7... dxc4 $17 8. Na3 (8. d3
    $17) 8... a6 (8... Bd5 9. f3 Nd7 10. Bxc4 Nb6 11. Bxd5 Nbxd5 $11) 9. Nxc4 (9.
    Bxc4 Bxc4 10. Nxc4 Qd3 $11) 9... axb5 10. axb5 Rxa1 11. Qxa1 Ng6 (11... Nd5 12.
    Bh5+ g6 13. Bf3 $15) 12. d3 Be7 13. Nf3 O-O (13... Qd7 14. b6 $11) 14. O-O Qd7
    15. Qa4 Na6 (15... Bd6 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. d4 exd4 18. exd4 $14) 16. Ra1 (16. Nb6
    Qd6 17. Nc4 Qd7 $11) 16... Nb4 17. d4 (17. b6 Qd5 18. d4 cxd4 19. exd4 Nf4 $15)
    17... exd4 (17... cxd4 18. exd4 Nf4 19. Bf1 $11) 18. exd4 Nf4 19. Bf1 Bd5 (
    19... Rc8 20. Nb6 Qd8 21. Nxc8 Qxc8 22. Ba3 $18) 20. Nb6 $11 Qg4 21. Nxd5 Nh3+
    22. Kh1 Nxf2+ 23. Kg1 Nh3+ 1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "corr or01-001 E-mail"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "2001.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Luzuriaga, Norberto Horacio"]
    [Black "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Result "*"]
    [PlyCount "45"]
    [EventDate "2001.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 c5 2. bxc5 e5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bxc5 5. e3 d6 6. d4 Qb6 7. Bc3 Bb4 8. Be2
    Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Bxb4 Qxb4 11. a4 Bg4 12. c3 Qa5 13. Na3 $146 e4 14. Nd2 Bxe2
    15. Qxe2 d5 16. c4 Rac8 17. cxd5 Qxd5 18. Qb5 Qd7 19. Rac1 Rfe8 20. Qb1 Ng4 (
    20... Qe7 21. Nb5 $11) 21. Nxe4 $14 Qe7 22. Nb5 Qxe4 23. Qxe4 *
    
    [Event "email 4AMM-F"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1998.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Malmstroem, Jan"]
    [Black "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "39"]
    [EventDate "1998.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 c5 2. bxc5 e5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. e3 Bxc5 5. Nf3 d6 6. Bb5 Nf6 (6... Bg4 7. h3
    Bh5 8. Nc3 $11) 7. O-O O-O (7... e4 8. Nd4 Bd7 9. Nb3 $11) 8. d4 exd4 9. exd4
    Bb6 10. d5 Nb4 (10... Ne5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. c4 $11) 11. c4 (11. Nc3 Bg4 $11)
    11... Bf5 12. Ne1 Ne4 (12... a6 13. Ba4 Bg4 14. Qb3 $11) 13. Nc3 Nc5 14. Na4
    Nxa4 (14... a6 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Ba4 $14) 15. Bxa4 (15. Qxa4 Nd3 16. Nxd3 Bxd3
    $11) 15... Rc8 16. Qb3 Qh4 (16... Na6 17. Qg3 Bg6 18. Rc1 $11) 17. Rc1 (17. Bb5
    Na6 $11) 17... Na6 18. Qc3 (18. Nf3 Qg4 19. h3 Qf4 $11) 18... Qg4 19. Bd1 Qg6
    20. Bh5 1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "corr or01-001"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "2001.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "McAleenan, Charles"]
    [Black "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "44"]
    [EventDate "2001.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 c5 2. a3 e6 3. b5 (3. bxc5 $5 Bxc5 4. d4 $11) 3... d5 $15 4. Nf3 Nf6 5.
    e3 Bd6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. c4 a6 8. a4 axb5 9. axb5 Rxa1 10. Bxa1 Nbd7 11. Nc3 Nb6
    12. Na4 Nxc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Qc2 Bd7 15. Ng5 (15. Qxc4 Qa5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 $15)
    15... e5 $17 16. f4 Qc7 17. Nc3 g6 (17... Ra8 18. O-O h6 19. fxe5 hxg5 20. exf6
    Bxh2+ 21. Kh1 $15) 18. O-O Ra8 19. Nce4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Be6 (20... Bxb5 21. Qc3
    f5 22. fxe5 Rxa1 (22... fxe4 $4 23. exd6 Rxa1 24. dxc7 (24. Rxa1 $6 Qxd6 25.
    Ra8+ Kf7 $18) 24... Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 $18) 23. Nxd6 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Ba6 $15) 21.
    Nxd6 Qxd6 22. Bxe5 Qd3 1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "email 4AMM-03"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1997.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Miraglia, Jorge"]
    [Black "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [PlyCount "40"]
    [EventDate "1997.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 2. Bb2 Bxb4 3. Bxe5 Nf6 4. c4 Nc6 5. Bb2 O-O 6. e3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
    Nf3 Re8 9. Bb5 Qd6 10. a3 Qc5 (10... Bc5 11. Qc2 $11) 11. Be2 (11. Bxc6 Nxe3
    12. Bxe8 Nxd1 13. Kxd1 Bg4 14. axb4 Qxb4 15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 $15) 11... Ba5 $15 12.
    O-O Bf5 13. Qb3 Rad8 14. Bc4 (14. Rc1 Qb6 15. Qxb6 Bxb6 $11) 14... Bb6 15. d4
    Qd6 16. Bc3 Bg6 17. Rc1 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Rxe3 19. Kh1 Nxd4 20. Qd1 $2 (20. Nxd4
    Bxd4 21. Ra2 (21. Qxb7 Be4 22. Bxd4 Bxb7 23. Bxe3 Qe5 $17) 21... Bxb1 22. Bxf7+
    Kh8 23. Qxb1 Bxc3 24. Rf1 $19) 20... Nxf3 $19 (20... Nxf3 21. Qxd6 cxd6 (21...
    Rxd6 $6 22. gxf3 Rxf3 23. Re1 $19) 22. gxf3 d5 $19) 0-1
    
    [Event "email 4AMM-F"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1998.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Miraglia, Jorge"]
    [Black "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "84"]
    [EventDate "1998.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 c5 2. Bb2 cxb4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e4 Nf6 5. d3 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Be2 Nf4 8.
    O-O Bg4 9. Nbd2 e6 10. h3 Bh5 11. Ne4 Rc8 12. Ng3 Qd5 13. Kh1 Nxe2 14. Nxh5 Nc3
    15. Bxc3 bxc3 16. Nf4 Qc5 17. Rb1 b6 18. Ne2 Bd6 19. Rb3 O-O 20. Nxc3 Na5 21.
    Ne4 Qd5 22. c4 Qc6 23. Rb5 Rfd8 24. Qe2 (24. Nxd6 $2 Qxd6 (24... Rxd6 $6 25.
    Qe2 $15) 25. c5 Rxc5 26. Rxc5 bxc5 $17) 24... Bf4 25. Rfb1 Qd7 26. c5 Qxd3 27.
    Qxd3 Rxd3 28. cxb6 axb6 29. Rxb6 Rcd8 30. a4 Rd1+ 31. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 32. Ng1 Bc7
    33. Ra6 Kf8 34. g3 Rd4 35. Nc3 Bd8 36. Kg2 Rc4 37. Nge2 Nc6 38. Nb5 Ke7 39. Nf4
    Kd7 40. Nd3 f6 41. f4 h6 42. Kf3 g5 1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "email 4AMM-03"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1997.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Moeller Nielsen"]
    [Black "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [PlyCount "42"]
    [EventDate "1997.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 c6 2. Bb2 a5 3. a3 axb4 4. axb4 Rxa1 5. Bxa1 Qb6 6. e3 $6 Qxb4 7. Bc3 Qb6
    8. Nf3 Nf6 9. d4 d5 10. Bd3 Bg4 11. O-O Ne4 12. Ba1 e6 13. c4 Bb4 14. Qb3 (14.
    cxd5 $5) 14... Bxf3 15. gxf3 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Nd6 17. Na3 Qa5 18. Nc2 Nxc4 19.
    Qxc4 Bd6 20. f4 $6 (20. Qxe6+) 20... Qh5 21. f3 g5 $1 0-1
    
    [Event "corr or01-001 E-mail"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "2001.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Poschmann, Hans"]
    [Black "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "43"]
    [EventDate "2001.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 c5 2. bxc5 e5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. e3 Bxc5 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be2 Qb6 7. Qc1 $146 Nf6
    8. Nc3 Bb4 9. Rb1 O-O 10. O-O Bf5 11. a3 Ba5 12. d3 Rac8 13. Nd2 Qd8 14. Nc4
    Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Qc7 16. Qb2 Nd5 17. Bd2 b6 18. e4 b5 19. Qxb5 Nd4 20. Qxd5 Nxe2+
    21. Kh1 Be6 22. Qxd6 1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "email 4AMM-F"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1998.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Poschmann, Hans"]
    [Black "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "67"]
    [EventDate "1998.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 c5 2. bxc5 e5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. e3 Bxc5 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. d3 O-O (7...
    Qb6 8. Bc1 $15) 8. Nbd2 Bf5 (8... Re8 9. O-O $11) 9. O-O $11 Rc8 10. e4 (10. c4
    Re8 $11) 10... Bd7 11. Nb3 Bb6 12. c4 Re8 (12... Be6 13. Bc1 $11) 13. Rb1 (13.
    Bc1 Qe7 $11) 13... Qc7 $15 14. Kh1 Nd8 15. Bc1 Ne6 16. Ng5 (16. Be3 Nc5 $11)
    16... Nf8 (16... Nc5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Nf3 $15) 17. f4 (17. Bh5 Re7 $11) 17...
    h6 $15 18. Nh3 (18. Nf3 Ng4 19. Qe1 exf4 $11) 18... Bxh3 19. gxh3 Qc6 20. f5 (
    20. Bg4 Rc7 $15) 20... N8d7 21. Bf3 Nc5 22. Qe2 Nxb3 23. axb3 Bd4 24. Bb2 (24.
    Bd2 b5 $15) 24... Bxb2 25. Rxb2 Kh8 (25... a6 26. Rg1 Kh7 27. b4 $15) 26. Rg1 (
    26. Ra1 a6 $15) 26... Rg8 (26... a5 27. Ra2 Ra8 28. Qd2 $15) 27. Rg3 (27. b4 b5
    $15) 27... Qc5 (27... b5 28. Ra2 a6 29. Qe3 bxc4 30. dxc4 $15) 28. Rb1 b5 (
    28... Qb6 29. b4 $15) 29. Rbg1 bxc4 30. bxc4 a5 (30... Qd4 31. Qd2 Kh7 32. Qg2
    Qxd3 33. Bh5 Qxe4 34. Bxf7 $15) 31. Qd2 Qb4 32. Qc1 (32. Qg2 Qc3 33. Be2 Ne8
    $15) 32... Kh7 33. Qa1 (33. Qc2 a4 $15) 33... Rb8 34. Bd1 1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "corr or03-027"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "2003.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Rey, Manny"]
    [Black "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Result "1/2-1/2"]
    [PlyCount "61"]
    [EventDate "2003.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 e5 2. a3 d5 3. Bb2 Bd6 4. e3 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. d3 Nbd7 8. Be2
    O-O 9. O-O Qe7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 dxc4 12. dxc4 e4 13. Be2 Rfd8 14. Qc2 c5 (
    14... b6 15. Bc3 $11) 15. b5 Qe6 16. Re1 (16. Rd1 a6 $15) 16... Be5 (16... Bc7
    17. Rd1 $11) 17. Nd2 (17. Nc3 Nb6 18. Na4 Nxa4 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Qxa4 Rd2 $11)
    17... Bxb2 (17... a6 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Red1 $15) 18. Qxb2 Ne8 (18... b6 19.
    Red1 $15) 19. a4 Nd6 (19... a5 20. Rad1 $11) 20. a5 Ne5 21. Qc2 f5 (21... Qf5
    22. Red1 a6 23. b6 $11) 22. Red1 Ndf7 23. Nb3 b6 24. Rxd8+ (24. Qc3 Qf6 25. Kf1
    Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rd8 $11) 24... Rxd8 25. axb6 axb6 (25... Qxb6 $143 26. Ra6 Qc7
    27. Qa2 $16) 26. Ra6 (26. Nd2 Qg6 $11) 26... Qd6 (26... Nd3 27. Bxd3 exd3 28.
    Qc1 $11) 27. Qa2 (27. Na5 Kf8 28. Nb7 Qd2 29. Qxd2 Rxd2 $11) 27... Ng5 (27...
    Nd3 28. Ra8 $11) 28. Ra8 Qf8 (28... Ne6 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. Qa1 $11) 29. Rxd8
    Qxd8 30. Qd2 (30. Qa6 Ngf7 $11) 30... Qxd2 31. Nxd2 1/2-1/2
    
    [Event "corr SSKK 1-438"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1991.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Sadanowicz, Tadeusz"]
    [Black "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [PlyCount "56"]
    [EventDate "1991.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 f5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. b5 Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. Nf3 d5 7. Qc2 c6 8. a4 a6
    9. c5 axb5 10. axb5 Rxa1 11. Bxa1 b6 12. d4 (12. Ne5 cxb5 13. c6 Qc7 $11) 12...
    cxb5 (12... bxc5 13. dxc5 cxb5 14. Bd4 $17) 13. Bd3 (13. c6 $142 $5 Bb4+ 14.
    Kd1 $11) 13... bxc5 $17 14. dxc5 Qa5+ 15. Bc3 b4 16. Bd2 (16. Bd4 Nfd7 $19)
    16... Bxc5 (16... Qxc5 17. Qa4 $19) 17. O-O Nbd7 (17... Ba6 18. Rc1 $19) 18.
    Nd4 Qb6 19. Nb3 Be7 20. Bc1 (20. Rc1 Ba6 $19) 20... Ne5 21. Be2 Bb7 22. N1d2 (
    22. Bb2 Qc6 23. Qc1 Bd6 $19) 22... Rb8 (22... Rc8 23. Qb1 $19) 23. Qa2 (23. Bb2
    Qc6 24. Qb1 Nc4 $19) 23... Nc4 (23... Qc7 24. Nd4 Neg4 25. N2f3 $19) 24. Rd1
    Ra8 25. Qc2 Nxe3 $1 26. fxe3 Qxe3+ 27. Kf1 Ng4 28. Bxg4 fxg4 (28... fxg4 29.
    Nd4 Ba6+ 30. Nc4 Rf8+ 31. Nf3 Bxc4+ 32. Qxc4 Rxf3+ 33. gxf3 Qxf3+ (33... dxc4
    $6 34. Bxe3 gxf3 35. Kf2 $15) 34. Kg1 dxc4 $19) 0-1
    
    [Event "email 4AMM-03"]
    [Site "?"]
    [Date "1997.??.??"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Van Esbroeck, Dirk"]
    [Black "Hjortstam, Kurt"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [PlyCount "66"]
    [EventDate "1997.??.??"]
    
    1. b4 c5 2. bxc5 e5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bxc5 5. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 6. Kxf2 Qb6+ 7. e3
    Qxb2 8. Nxc6 Qxa1 9. Nd4 Nf6 10. Bc4 (10. Nc3 Qxd1 11. Nxd1 d5 $19) 10... O-O (
    10... d5 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Bxd7+ Kxd7 13. a3 $19) 11. c3 (11. Nc3 $5 Qb2 12. Qb1
    $17) 11... d5 $19 12. Bb3 (12. Bxd5 Nxd5 13. Qc2 Be6 $19) 12... Ne4+ 13. Ke1
    Be6 14. Rf1 Qb2 15. Qc2 Qxc2 16. Bxc2 Rac8 17. Na3 (17. h4 Rfe8 $19) 17... a6
    18. Rf4 (18. Nf5 Rc5 19. Ne7+ Kh8 $19) 18... Nf6 (18... g5 19. Rf3 $19) 19. Nf5
    (19. Bf5 Rfe8 $19) 19... Rc5 20. Bb3 Bxf5 (20... Re8 21. Nc2 $19) 21. Rxf5 Rfc8
    (21... b5 22. Nc2 a5 23. a3 $19) 22. Nc2 a5 23. Ke2 (23. g4 a4 24. Bxa4 Nxg4
    $17) 23... b5 24. Nd4 (24. a3 Kf8 $19) 24... a4 (24... b4 25. cxb4 axb4 26. g4
    $19) 25. Bd1 Rb8 26. Rf4 (26. a3 Ne4 $19) 26... b4 27. Bxa4 (27. cxb4 Rxb4 28.
    a3 Rbc4 $19) 27... bxc3 28. Bb3 c2 (28... cxd2 29. Kxd2 Rbc8 30. a4 $19) 29.
    Bxc2 $17 Rb2 30. Kd3 (30. Rxf6 gxf6 (30... Rbxc2 31. Rd6 (31. Nxc2 $6 gxf6 32.
    Nb4 Kf8 $11) 31... Kf8 32. Nxc2 $18) (30... Rcxc2 $6 31. Nxc2 gxf6 32. Kd3 $15)
    31. Bb3 Rb1 $17) 30... Ne4 (30... Rxa2 $5 31. Rf1 $19) 31. a4 $17 g6 32. h3 (
    32. g4 Rc7 33. Rf1 Rc4 $19) 32... h5 (32... Rc8 33. Rh4 $19) 33. g4 $17 hxg4 (
    33... hxg4 34. hxg4 Rc7 $17) 0-1
    
    
    
    
    
    

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