Curt Justin Brasket
Number of games in database: 71
Years covered: 1951 to 2001
Last FIDE rating: 2159
Highest rating achieved in database: 2312
Overall record: +25 -30 =16 (46.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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D22		Queen's Gambit Accepted (2 games)
D31		Queen's Gambit Declined (2 games)
A04		Reti Opening (2 games)
A15		English (2 games)
B90		Sicilian, Najdorf (2 games)
A17		English (2 games)
A07		King's Indian Attack (2 games)
A22		English (2 games)
A34		English, Symmetrical (2 games)

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CURT JUSTIN BRASKET (born Dec-07-1932) United States of America [what is this?] In 1952, Curt Brasket won the US Junior Championship, held in Omaha. He was awarded the FIDE master title in 1984. He has won the Minnesota state chess championship 16 times.

page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 71  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. C Brasket vs A Coles   1-0 37 1951 US Open C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 2. A Liepnieks vs C Brasket   1-0 48 1951 US Open D02 Queen's Pawn Game 3. H Fajans vs C Brasket   1-0 51 1951 US Open C29 Vienna Gambit 4. B Stevens vs C Brasket   ½-½ 40 1951 USA-op 52nd C20 King's Pawn Game 5. C Brasket vs R Brieger   ½-½ 35 1951 US Open C42 Petrov Defense 6. C Brasket vs A Spiller   1-0 23 1951 US Open B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 7. A Sandrin vs C Brasket   1-0 40 1951 US Open C78 Ruy Lopez 8. G Hartleb vs C Brasket   0-1 20 1951 US Open E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 9. Kevitz vs C Brasket   1-0 36 1953 US Open A15 English 10. E Zemgalis vs C Brasket   0-1 37 1953 US Open D22 Queen's Gambit Accepted 11. C Brasket vs Dake   1-0 36 1953 U. S. Open Championship A25 English 12. J Sherwin vs C Brasket   0-1 43 1953 US Open B72 Sicilian, Dragon 13. Shainswit vs C Brasket   0-1 36 1953 US Open D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 14. C Brasket vs Larry Evans   1-0 58 1953 US Open B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. C Brasket vs Berliner   ½-½ 26 1959 US Open B03 Alekhine's Defense 16. C Brasket vs L C Gilden   1-0 16 1959 US-op C18 French, Winawer 17. R Kause vs C Brasket 0-1 24 1959 US Open B32 Sicilian 18. C Brasket vs J Sherwin   ½-½ 31 1959 Omaha B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 19. C Brasket vs Bisguier   0-1 33 1959 US Open B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 20. G Hartleb vs C Brasket   0-1 22 1959 US Open D97 Grunfeld, Russian 21. C Brasket vs J F Shaw   1-0 30 1959 US Open E81 King's Indian, Samisch 22. C Brasket vs Santasiere   0-1 42 1960 US Open B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 23. R Weinstein vs C Brasket   1-0 38 1960 US Open E60 King's Indian Defense 24. R Byrne vs C Brasket 1-0 66 1962 Western Open D22 Queen's Gambit Accepted 25. C Brasket vs Bisguier 1-0 39 1968 Puerto Rico E27 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 71

Jan-12-08    Resignation Trap: Curt Brasket was born December 7, 1932 in Tracy, Minnesota. Awarded the FM title in 1984. Feb-08-08    HeMateMe: Thanks Gents, much appreciated. Jul-31-10    GrahamClayton: Photo;(Curt on the right): http://www.chesscastle.com/IMG_0712...

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