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Curt Brasket
C Brasket 
FIDE Revue 3/1962.  

Number of games in database: 179
Years covered: 1950 to 2001
Last FIDE rating: 2159
Highest rating achieved in database: 2312
Overall record: +64 -64 =51 (50.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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CURT BRASKET
(born Dec-07-1932, died Jan-24-2014, 81 years old) United States of America

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In 1952, Curt Brasket won the US Junior Championship, held in Omaha. He was awarded the FIDE master title in 1984. He won the Minnesota state chess championship 16 times.

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 page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 179  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. C Brasket vs Max Guze  0-138195051st US OpenB73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
2. M Fleischer vs C Brasket  0-141195051st US OpenA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
3. C Brasket vs Walter Mann  ½-½56195051st US OpenC18 French, Winawer
4. C Brasket vs E McCormick  1-053195051st US OpenC89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall
5. Paul Adams vs C Brasket  1-028195051st US OpenC15 French, Winawer
6. G E Hartleb vs C Brasket  ½-½56195051st US OpenD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
7. C Brasket vs Randall Eckhardt  ½-½54195051st US OpenC42 Petrov Defense
8. Norman Zemke vs C Brasket  ½-½44195051st US OpenD19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
9. J E Barry vs C Brasket  1-034195051st US OpenC18 French, Winawer
10. C Brasket vs J V Reinhart  1-054195051st US OpenB72 Sicilian, Dragon
11. H B Daly vs C Brasket  1-033195051st US OpenA45 Queen's Pawn Game
12. C Brasket vs A G Murphy 1-021195051st US OpenB05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
13. A Sandrin vs C Brasket  1-040195152nd US OpenC78 Ruy Lopez
14. C Brasket vs R Brieger  ½-½35195152nd US OpenC42 Petrov Defense
15. B Stevens vs C Brasket  ½-½40195152nd US OpenC20 King's Pawn Game
16. A Liepnieks vs C Brasket  1-048195152nd US OpenD02 Queen's Pawn Game
17. C Brasket vs A Coles  1-037195152nd US OpenC92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
18. G E Hartleb vs C Brasket  0-120195152nd US OpenE38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5
19. C Brasket vs A Spiller 1-023195152nd US OpenB28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
20. H Fajans vs C Brasket 1-051195152nd US OpenC29 Vienna Gambit
21. C Brasket vs J Donald Define 1-0241952corrB05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
22. G L Weaver vs C Brasket 0-123195253rd US OpenB72 Sicilian, Dragon
23. P Le Cornu vs C Brasket  1-047195253rd US OpenD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
24. C Brasket vs J F Donovan  0-147195253rd US OpenB71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation
25. C Brasket vs E Hearst  ½-½25195253rd US OpenC48 Four Knights
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Jan-12-08  Resignation Trap: Curt Brasket was born December 7, 1932 in Tracy, Minnesota. Awarded the FM title in 1984.
Feb-08-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Thanks Gents, much appreciated.
Jul-31-10
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  GrahamClayton: Photo;(Curt on the right):

http://www.chesscastle.com/IMG_0712...

Jun-11-16  Caissanist: Obituary here by Sean Nagle , with many annotated games: https://ajedrez.chess.com/article/v... .
Sep-08-19  Caissanist: Updated link to the above obituary: https://www.chess.com/article/view/... .
Feb-14-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  Pawn and Two: Curt Brasket won the Minnesota chess championship a record 16 times: 1957-60; 1962; 1964; 1967-75; & 1981.

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