[Event "October"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1977.10.08"] [Round "1"] [White "Leman, Michael"] [Black "Melkonian, Sam"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2018"] [BlackElo "1572"] [ECO "A09"] [EventDate "1977.??.??"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 d5 3. g3 Nc6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Bf5 6. Bg2 Ndb4 7. O-O Nc2 8. Nh4 N2xd4 9. e3 Bxb1 10. exd4 Bg6 11. d5 Ne5 12. f4 Bd3 13. Re1 g5 14. fxe5 gxh4 15. Qxd3 hxg3 16. Qxg3 Qd7 17. e6 fxe6 18. dxe6 Qb5 19. Bf4 c6 20. Rad1 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Be5 1-0

[Event "October"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1977.10.08"] [Round "2"] [White "Melkonian, Sam"] [Black "Murray, Robert"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "1572"] [BlackElo "1251"] [ECO "B97"] [EventDate "1977.??.??"] [PlyCount "153"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2 Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. e5 dxe5 11. fxe5 Nfd7 12. Bc4 Qa5 13. O-O Bc5 14. Kh1 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Nc6 16. Qf4 O-O 17. Ne4 Qxe5 18. Qh4 f5 19. Ng3 h6 20. Bxh6 Qf6 21. Bg5 Qg6 22. Nh5 Nc5 23. Nf4 Qh7 24. Rbe1 Qxh4 25. Bxh4 Kf7 26. Nd3 Nxd3 27. Rxf5+ Kg8 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. cxd3 Kf7 30. Kg1 Na5 31. Kf2 Nxc4 32. dxc4 Bd7 33. Ke3 Rh8 34. Bg3 Bc6 35. Re2 Rd8 36. Be5 Rd1 37. g3 Rc1 38. Kd4 Rd1+ 39. Kc5 Rc1 40. Rf2+ Kg8 41. Kd6 Rxc4 42. Kxe6 Re4 43. Kf5 Rc4 44. Rd2 Be4+ 45. Kg5 Rc8 46. Rd7 g6 47. Rd4 Bc2 48. h4 Kf7 49. Kf4 b5 50. Rd7+ Ke8 51. Ra7 Rc4+ 52. Kg5 Rc5 53. Kf6 Rc6+ 54. Kg7 Re6 55. Bf6 Bf5 56. g4 Bxg4 57. Kxg6 Bf3 58. a3 Be2 59. Kf5 Bc4 60. h5 Rd6 61. h6 Bd3+ 62. Ke5 Rd7 63. Rxa6 Kf7 64. Rc6 Rb7 65. Rc3 Bh7 66. Rg3 Kf8 67. Rc3 Kf7 68. Rf3 Kg6 69. Bg7 Rb6 70. Kd4 Rb7 71. Kc5 Bg8 72. Rf6+ Kh7 73. Ra6 Rb8 74. Rf6 Ra8 75. Kb4 Ra4+ 76. Kxb5 Rxa3 77. Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "October"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1977.10.09"] [Round "3"] [White "Melkonian, Sam"] [Black "Ponce, Nicolas"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1572"] [ECO "C18"] [EventDate "1977.??.??"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Bg5 Qa5 8. Qd2 Nbc6 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. a4 Bd7 11. Rb1 Qxa4 12. Be2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc8 14. Nf3 O-O 15. O-O Qc6 16. Bd3 a6 17. g4 Nb6 18. Ng5 g6 19. Nf3 Nc4 20. Qh6 f6 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Qxg6+ Kh8 23. exf6 Rxf6 24. Qxf6+ Kg8 25. Ng5 Be8 26. Qh6 Qd7 27. Rb3 Nd2 28. Rh3 Qg7 29. Qxe6+ Kf8 30. Nh7+ 1-0

[Event "October"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1977.10.09"] [Round "4"] [White "Muraszko, John"] [Black "Melkonian, Sam"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "1357"] [BlackElo "1572"] [ECO "A05"] [EventDate "1977.??.??"] [PlyCount "186"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. a4 O-O 8. Nbd2 a5 9. Nc4 Qc7 10. Nfd2 Nh5 11. c3 e5 12. f4 exf4 13. gxf4 f5 14. Ne3 Ne7 15. Ndc4 Be6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nf6 18. Qe2 Kh8 19. Ne3 Rfe8 20. Qc2 Neg8 21. Bd2 Re7 22. Rae1 Rae8 23. Qb1 b6 24. Nc4 Nh6 25. b4 axb4 26. cxb4 Nf7 27. Rxe7 Rxe7 28. Re1 Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Nd8 30. Bc3 Kg8 31. Bf3 Kf7 32. h3 Ne8 33. h4 Bxc3 34. Qxc3 cxb4 35. Qxb4 Qc5+ 36. Qxc5 bxc5 37. h5 Ke7 38. hxg6 hxg6 39. Kf2 Kd7 40. a5 Kc7 41. Bd1 Nf6 42. Bf3 Nf7 43. Na3 Kb7 44. Nb5 Ne8 45. Be2 Nc7 46. d4 Nxb5 47. Bxb5 cxd4 48. Ke2 Nh6 49. Kd3 Ng8 50. Kxd4 Ne7 51. Bc4 Kc7 52. Ke3 Nc8 53. Kf3 Kd8 54. Kg3 Ke7 55. Kh4 Kf6 56. Bb5 Na7 57. Be8 Nc8 58. a6 Na7 59. Bd7 Ke7 60. Be6 Kf6 61. Kg3 g5 62. fxg5+ Kxg5 63. Kf3 Nb5 64. Ke3 Na7 65. Bd7 Kf6 66. Kf4 Ke7 67. Bxf5 Kd8 68. Bd3 Ke7 69. Kg5 Kf7 70. Bg6+ Ke7 71. Kf5 Nc8 72. Bh5 Na7 73. Be2 Nc8 74. Bb5 Na7 75. Bc6 Nc8 76. Ke4 Kd8 77. Bb7 Na7 78. Kf5 Ke7 79. Ke4 Kd8 80. Kd4 Kc7 81. Kc4 Kb6 82. Kb4 Nb5 83. Bc6 Nc7 84. Bb7 Nxa6+ 85. Bxa6 Kxa6 86. Kc4 Ka5 87. Kc3 Kb5 88. Kd4 Kb4 89. Kd3 Kc5 90. Kd2 Kxd5 91. Kd3 Ke5 92. Ke3 Kf5 93. Kf3 d5 1/2-1/2

[Event "October"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1977.10.10"] [Round "5"] [White "Melkonian, Sam"] [Black "Rousseau, Jean-Jacques"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1572"] [BlackElo "2129"] [ECO "B49"] [EventDate "1977.??.??"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. f4 Bb4 9. Bf3 Na5 10. Ne2 Nc4 11. Bc1 d6 12. Qd3 Bd7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Kh1 b5 15. Nd1 Bc5 16. a3 a5 17. Ng3 h5 18. Re1 Ng4 19. Nf1 Bc6 20. Qe2 Nf6 21. e5 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 dxe5 23. fxe5 Nxe5 24. Qg3 Ng6 25. Rxe6+ fxe6 26. Qxg6+ Qf7 27. Qd3 Qd7 28. Qe2 Kf7 29. Bg5 b4 30. Nde3 Bxe3 31. Nxe3 Rc5 32. Bh4 Qd4 33. Bxf6 gxf6 34. axb4 Re5 35. Re1 Rd8 36. h3 axb4 37. Qf3 Qh4 38. Ra1 Qd4 39. Rd1 Qe4 40. Rxd8 Qxf3 41. gxf3 Rxe3 42. Rb8 Rxf3 43. Rxb4 Rxh3+ 44. Kg2 Re3 45. Rc4 f5 46. b4 Re4 47. Rc7+ Kf6 48. b5 Ke5 49. c4 Kd6 50. b6 Re2+ 51. Kh3 e5 52. c5+ Kd5 53. b7 Rb2 54. c6 f4 55. Rc8 e4 56. b8=Q Rxb8 57. Rxb8 Kxc6 58. Rd8 Kc5 59. Kg2 Kc4 60. Kf2 1-0

[Event "October"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "1977.10.10"] [Round "6"] [White "Melkonian, Sam"] [Black "Lacroix, Serge"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1572"] [ECO "C95"] [EventDate "1977.??.??"] [PlyCount "130"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "CAN"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nc6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. Bc2 c5 13. d5 c4 14. Nf1 Nc5 15. Ng3 Bc8 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Kh2 Bd7 18. Nd2 Rfe8 19. Rg1 a5 20. Rc1 Kh8 21. Ngf1 b4 22. cxb4 axb4 23. Bb1 Bb5 24. g4 Qc8 25. Ng3 Qa6 26. Bxc5 dxc5 27. Qf3 Ng8 28. Rg2 Bg5 29. Rd1 Bf4 30. Kh1 Ba4 31. b3 cxb3 32. axb3 Bb5 33. Ndf1 g6 34. Bd3 Qb6 35. Bxb5 Qxb5 36. Ne3 Ra3 37. Rb1 Rea8 38. Rgg1 Ra2 39. Nc4 Kg7 40. h4 Rc2 41. Ra1 Rc3 42. Qxc3 bxc3 43. Rxa8 Qxb3 44. d6 Nf6 45. Ne3 Bxg3 46. fxg3 c2 47. g5 Nd7 48. h5 h6 49. gxh6+ Kxh6 50. Ng4+ Kxh5 51. Nh2 Qe3 52. Raa1 Qxe4+ 53. Rg2 Qd5 54. Rc1 Qxd6 55. Rgxc2 Qd5+ 56. Kg1 f5 57. Kf2 Nf6 58. Nf3 Ng4+ 59. Kg2 Ne3+ 60. Kf2 Nd1+ 61. Kg2 e4 62. Kh3 exf3 63. Rxc5 Nf2+ 64. Kh2 Ng4+ 65. Kh3 Qd2 0-1