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Curt Justin Brasket
Number of games in database: 124
Years covered: 1950 to 2001
Last FIDE rating: 2159
Highest rating achieved in database: 2312
Overall record: +49 -42 =33 (52.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

Most played openings

C18		French, Winawer (4 games)
B32		Sicilian (3 games)
A10		English (3 games)
B72		Sicilian, Dragon (3 games)
A00		Uncommon Opening (3 games)
A04		Reti Opening (3 games)
A22		English (2 games)
B90		Sicilian, Najdorf (2 games)
A17		English (2 games)
C42		Petrov Defense (2 games)

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CURT JUSTIN BRASKET (born Dec-07-1932, died Jan-24-2014, 81 years old) 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 won the Minnesota state chess championship 16 times. Wikipedia article: Curt Brasket

page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 124  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. C Brasket vs Max Guze   0-1 38 1950 51st US Open B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 2. M Fleischer vs C Brasket   0-1 41 1950 51st US Open A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 3. C Brasket vs Walter Mann   ½-½ 56 1950 51st US Open C18 French, Winawer 4. C Brasket vs E McCormick   1-0 53 1950 51st US Open C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall 5. Paul Adams vs C Brasket   1-0 28 1950 51st US Open C15 French, Winawer 6. G Hartleb vs C Brasket   ½-½ 56 1950 51st US Open D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 7. C Brasket vs Randall Eckhardt   ½-½ 54 1950 51st US Open C42 Petrov Defense 8. Norman Zemke vs C Brasket   ½-½ 44 1950 51st US Open D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 9. J E Barry vs C Brasket   1-0 34 1950 51st US Open C18 French, Winawer 10. C Brasket vs J V Reinhart   1-0 54 1950 51st US Open B72 Sicilian, Dragon 11. H Daly vs C Brasket   1-0 33 1950 51st US Open A45 Queen's Pawn Game 12. C Brasket vs A G Murphy   1-0 21 1950 51st US Open B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern 13. A Sandrin vs C Brasket   1-0 40 1951 52nd US Open C78 Ruy Lopez 14. C Brasket vs R Brieger   ½-½ 35 1951 52nd US Open C42 Petrov Defense 15. B Stevens vs C Brasket   ½-½ 40 1951 52nd US Open C20 King's Pawn Game 16. A Liepnieks vs C Brasket   1-0 48 1951 52nd US Open D02 Queen's Pawn Game 17. C Brasket vs A Coles   1-0 37 1951 52nd US Open C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 18. G Hartleb vs C Brasket   0-1 20 1951 52nd US Open E38 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5 19. C Brasket vs A Spiller 1-0 23 1951 52nd US Open B28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation 20. H Fajans vs C Brasket 1-0 51 1951 52nd US Open C29 Vienna Gambit 21. G L Weaver vs C Brasket   0-1 23 1952 53rd US Open B72 Sicilian, Dragon 22. P Le Cornu vs C Brasket   1-0 47 1952 53rd US Open D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 23. C Brasket vs J F Donovan   0-1 47 1952 53rd US Open B71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation 24. C Brasket vs E Hearst   ½-½ 25 1952 53rd US Open C48 Four Knights 25. R Hurttlen vs C Brasket   ½-½ 62 1952 53rd US Open C35 King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 124

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... Jun-11-16    Caissanist: Obituary here by Sean Nagle , with many annotated games: https://ajedrez.chess.com/article/v... .

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