Donald Byrne

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Players Result Moves Opening Event
1945.06.24
Shainswit, George vs Byrne, Donald
0-1 43 Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Blumenfeld Variation USA-ch04 Lightning/Speed [10 sec/move]
1946.07.08
Sibbett, Donald J vs Byrne, Donald
0-1 71 Italian Game: Paris Defense US Open-47 Preliminaries
1946.07.09
Byrne, Donald vs Grossman, William
1-0 39 Slav Defense: Exchange Variation US Open-47 Preliminaries
1946.07.10
Byrne, Donald vs Seidman, Herbert
1-0 47 Queen's Indian Defense: Spassky System US Open-47 Preliminaries
1946.07.16
Byrne, Donald vs Yerhoff, Frank J
1-0 34 Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation US Open-47 Final
1946.07.17
Byrne, Donald vs Katz, Gerald
1-0 42 Indian Defense: Budapest Defense, Alekhine Variation US Open-47 Final
1946.07.18
Byrne, Donald vs Fajans, Harry
1-0 40 Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Accelerated Variation US Open-47 Final
1952.07.14
Sharp, Charles vs Byrne, Donald
0-1 33 Semi-Slav Defense: Romih Variation US Open-53
1952.07.15
Byrne, Donald vs Piatigorsky, Jacqueline
1-0 26 Zukertort Opening: Dutch Variation US Open-53
1952.07.16
Fischheimer, Daniel vs Byrne, Donald
0-1 31 Semi-Slav Defense: Noteboom Variation US Open-53
1952.07.19
Byrne, Donald vs Mengarini, Ariel
1-0 44 Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Classical Variation US Open-53
1952.07.21
Byrne, Donald vs Donovan, Jeremiah
1-0 33 King's Indian Attack: Double Fianchetto US Open-53
1952.07.23
Burger, Karl vs Byrne, Donald
0-1 22 Semi-Slav Defense: Marshall Gambit, Main Line US Open-53
1953.08.10
Byrne, Donald vs Florido, Jose R
1-0 38 Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation US Open-54
1953.08.12
Byrne, Donald vs Steiner, Herman
1-0 44 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation US Open-54
1953.08.14
Byrne, Donald vs Turiansky, Miroslav
1-0 37 Semi-Slav Defense US Open-54
1953.08.15
White, Hal vs Byrne, Donald
0-1 21 Sicilian Defense: Closed US Open-54
1953.08.16
Byrne, Donald vs Pitschak, Rudolf
1-0 33 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation US Open-54
1953.08.19
Byrne, Donald vs Dake, Arthur William
1-0 65 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation US Open-54
1953.08.20
Rozsa, Bela vs Byrne, Donald
0-1 30 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation US Open-54
1953.08.21
Byrne, Donald vs Pavey, Max
1-0 42 Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation US Open-54
1954.06.16
Byrne, Donald vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1-0 59 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation Match/Nation USA-URS 12,0-20,0
1954.06.21
Byrne, Donald vs Averbakh, Yuri L
1-0 40 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation Match/Nation USA-URS 12,0-20,0
1954.06.23
Averbakh, Yuri L vs Byrne, Donald
0-1 56 Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense, Main Line Match/Nation USA-URS 12,0-20,0
1954.12.20
Byrne, Donald vs Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
1-0 40 Slav Defense: Modern Line New York Rosenwald-01 1954/55
1954.12.23
Evans, Larry Melvyn vs Byrne, Donald
0-1 57 Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation New York Rosenwald-01 1954/55
1954.12.26
Byrne, Donald vs Kramer, George Mortimer
1-0 33 Indian Defense: West Indian Defense New York Rosenwald-01 1954/55
1954.12.29
Byrne, Donald vs Sherwin, James T
1-0 64 Indian Defense: West Indian Defense New York Rosenwald-01 1954/55
1955.06
Geller, Efim P vs Byrne, Donald
0-1 42 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack Match/Nation URS-USA 25,0-7,0
1955.08.08
Byrne, Donald vs Colby, Kenneth Mark
1-0 32 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Yugoslav Variation, Advance Line US Open-56
1955.08.09
Spiller, Arthur R vs Byrne, Donald
0-1 50 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Classical Defense US Open-56
1955.08.10
Byrne, Donald vs Levin, Eugene
1-0 51 Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation US Open-56
1955.08.11
Byrne, Donald vs Bagby, Charles L
1-0 41 Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation US Open-56
1955.08.13
Pilnick, Carl vs Byrne, Donald
0-1 27 Indian Defense US Open-56
1955.08.16
Byrne, Donald vs Brandts, Paul
1-0 23 Dutch Defense: Stonewall Variation, Botvinnik Variation US Open-56
1955.08.18
Byrne, Donald vs Seidman, Herbert
1-0 32 Indian Defense: West Indian Defense US Open-56
1955.08.20
Byrne, Donald vs Romanenko, Ivan
1-0 42 Dutch Defense: Classical Variation, Ilyin-Zhenevsky Variation, Modern Main Line US Open-56
1956.08.31
Byrne, Donald vs Zaft, S
1-0 37 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Immediate Fianchetto Tartakover Memorial op
1956.08.31
Ferryman, F vs Byrne, Donald
0-1 60 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined Tartakover Memorial op
1956.09.01
Byrne, Donald vs Tautvaisas, Povilas
1-0 47 Queen's Gambit Declined Tartakover Memorial op
1956.09.01
Uhlman, R vs Byrne, Donald
0-1 34 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Classical Variation Tartakover Memorial op
1956.09.02
Byrne, Donald vs Jakstas, Kazimieras
1-0 33 King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Classical Fianchetto Tartakover Memorial op
1956.09.02
Popel, Stephan A vs Byrne, Donald
0-1 47 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Duchamp Variation Tartakover Memorial op
1956.09.03
Theodorovich, Ivan vs Byrne, Donald
0-1 46 Sicilian Defense Tartakover Memorial op
1956.10.07
Byrne, Donald vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1-0 40 Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line New York Rosenwald-03
1956.10
Byrne, Donald vs Turner, Abe
1-0 46 Queen's Gambit Accepted New York Rosenwald-03
1956.10
Byrne, Donald vs Feuerstein, Arthur William
1-0 40 King's Indian Defense New York Rosenwald-03
1956.10
Byrne, Donald vs Hearst, Eliot Sanford
1-0 37 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense New York Rosenwald-03
1956.10
Shainswit, George vs Byrne, Donald
0-1 38 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation New York Rosenwald-03
1957.08.05
Sprague, Ross Frederick vs Byrne, Donald
0-1 29 Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation US Open-58