[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1980.08.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Zolfaghari, Houman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2032"]
[BlackElo "1792"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "1980.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f3 Qb6 7. a3 Bg7 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Nb3 Qc7 11. 0-0-0 0-0 12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Be6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Na5 16. Nd4 Rac8 17. Bd3 Qc5 18. c3 Qxd4 19. h4 Qxd5 20. Bxg6 Qa2 0-1

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1980.08.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Pelts, Roman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2032"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1980.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 a6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Bc4 Qc7 9. Bb3 Nc5 10. Qe2 h6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. 0-0-0 h5 13. Kb1 Bd7 14. Rhf1 0-0-0 15. f5 Be7 16. Rf3 Rh7 17. a3 Nxb3 18. cxb3 Kb8 19. b4 Rc8 20. Rh3 Qc4 21. Qxc4 Rxc4 22. g4 Rc8 23. gxh5 d5 24. Nde2 exf5 25. exd5 Bd6 26. Rh4 Rch8 27. Ng3 f4 28. Nge4 Be5 29. Nc5 Bf5+ 30. Ka1 Rxh5 31. Rxh5 Rxh5 32. d6 Rh8 33. N5e4 Rd8 34. a4 Bg4 35. Rd5 Be6 36. Rd2 f5 37. Ng5 Rxd6 38. Rxd6 Bxd6 39. b5 a5 40. Nf3 Kc7 41. Kb1 Kb6 42. Kc2 Kc5 43. h4 f6 44. Ne2 Bf7 45. Ned4 Kd5 46. Kd3 Be5 47. Nb3 b6 48. Nfd2 Bh5 49. Nc4 Bc7 50. Nbd2 Kc5 51. Nb3+ Kb4 52. Nd4 f3 53. b3 f2 54. Nd2 Bg3 55. Nc2+ Kc5 56. Ne3 Bxh4 57. Nc2 Bg3 0-1

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1980.08.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dorion, Paul"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "1836"]
[BlackElo "2032"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1980.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. d3 d4 7. Ne4 Nxe4 8. Bxe4 Bd6 9. Qh5 Nc6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nf3 Bxg5 12. Nxg5 Qa5+ 13. Kf1 g6 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Re1+ 0-1

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1980.08.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Williams, Leo"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2288"]
[BlackElo "2032"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1980.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. g3 c5 4. b4 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. 0-0 Qc7 7. bxc5 bxc5 8. Na3 Nd7 9. d3 Ngf6 10. Rb1 Nb6 11. Bf4 Qd8 12. Nb5 Rc8 13. Nxa7 Ra8 14. Nb5 Rc8 15. Qb3 Nfd7 16. a4 f6 17. a5 e5 18. axb6 exf4 19. Nc7+ Kf7 20. Nxd4 Rb8 21. Nde6 Qe7 22. Bxb7 Rxb7 23. Nxf4 Rxb6 24. Qa4 Qd6 25. Rxb6 Nxb6 26. Qe8+ Kg8 27. Nfd5 Nxd5 28. Nxd5 Qe5 29. Qxe5 fxe5 30. Rb1 h5 31. h4 Rh6 32. Kg2 Ra6 33. Rb7 Kh7 34. Kf3 Kg6 35. Ke4 Ra2 36. Ke3 Ra8 37. Nc7 Rc8 38. Ne6 Re8 39. Nxf8+ Rxf8 40. Rc7 Kf6 41. Rxc5 Rd8 42. f4 1-0

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1980.08.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Bouthillier, Serge"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2032"]
[BlackElo "1814"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1980.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 cxd4 6. axb4 dxc3 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. bxc3 Ne7 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. 0-0 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. Bb2 0-0 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Qh5 Ng6 15. Re3 f5 16. Rh3 Kf7 17. Rg3 Qe5 18. Qxh7 Qf6 19. Qh5 Rh8 20. Qe2 Bd7 21. Bb5 Nf4 22. Qf1 Qe5 23. Bd3 a6 24. Re1 Qf6 25. Ba1 Qh6 26. h3 Rh7 27. c4 dxc4 28. Bxc4 Bc6 29. Ree3 g5 30. Be5 Re8 31. Rgf3 Bxf3 32. Rxf3 Rc8 33. Bb3 Qf8 34. Qe1 Qe7 35. Bxf4 gxf4 36. Qe5 Qf6 37. Qxf4 Ke7 38. Rd3 Rc6 39. Qb8 Qa1+ 40. Kh2 Kf6 41. Qd8+ Kf7 42. Qd7+ Kg6 43. Rg3+ Kh6 44. Qd2+ 1-0

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1980.08.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dicecco, Giovanni"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "1829"]
[BlackElo "2032"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1980.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. a4 a6 8. Na3 Be7 9. Bc4 0-0 10. 0-0 h6 11. Kh1 Be6 12. f4 Rc8 13. Bd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Nb4 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Rf5 Nbxd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 Nxd5 19. Rxe5 Rfe8 20. Rxd5 Bxa3 21. Rd1 Bf8 22. c3 Re2 23. g3 Rce8 24. Rd2 Re1+ 25. Kg2 Bc5 26. b4 Be3 27. Rc2 Bg5 28. Rb1 h5 29. Kf3 Rf1+ 30. Kg2 Ree1 31. Bxg5 Rxb1 32. a5 f6 33. Be3 g5 34. Bc5 Rfc1 35. Rf2 Rg1+ 36. Kh3 Rgf1 37. Rd2 Rbd1 38. Re2 Rfe1 39. Rf2 Kf7 40. Bd4 Rf1 41. Re2 Rde1 42. Rc2 f5 43. Kg2 Kg6 44. c4 Rc1 45. Ra2 Rfd1 46. Bb6 Rxc4 47. Re2 Re4 48. Rc2 Rde1 49. Rc8 R1e2+ 50. Kf1 Rxh2 51. Rg8+ Kh6 52. Bc5 Ree2 53. Bf8+ Kh7 54. Rxg5 Rb2 55. Kg1 Rhc2 56. Rxh5+ Kg8 0-1

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1980.08.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Reshevsky, Samuel Herman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2032"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1980.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Be2 0-0 9. f4 e5 10. Nc2 exf4 11. Bxf4 Nc6 12. Qd2 Be6 13. 0-0 Rc8 14. b3 Qa5 15. Rad1 b5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Bf3 Ne5 18. Nd5 Qa7+ 19. Be3 Qb7 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. Nd4 Nxf3+ 22. gxf3 Bh3 23. Rfe1 d5 24. exd5 Nxd5 25. Nxb5 Nxe3 26. Qxe3 Qf6 27. Rd6 Qh4 28. Kh1 g6 29. Rd4 Qf6 30. Nd6 Rc2 31. a4 Rd8 32. Red1 Bg2+ 33. Kg1 Bxf3 34. Ne4 Rg2+ 35. Kf1 Bxe4+ 36. Ke1 Re8 0-1

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1980.08.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Cuerrier, Alain"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D04"]
[WhiteElo "1721"]
[BlackElo "2032"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1980.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bg4 4. Nbd2 e6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. 0-0 Nbd7 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 c6 10. c4 Qc7 11. h3 Bh5 12. Be3 Nf6 13. Bd3 0-0 14. Be2 Rad8 15. Nh4 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Rfe8 17. Nf3 h6 18. Rfd1 Qa5 19. Qd2 Qh5 20. Rac1 Bb8 21. Qc3 Rd7 22. Rd3 Red8 23. Rcd1 Qg6 24. Ne1 a6 25. a4 Qe4 26. a5 Nh5 27. Qc2 Ba7 28. R3d2 Qxc2 29. Nxc2 Bb8 30. g3 Nf6 31. Ne1 Ne4 32. Rd3 Nf6 33. Kf1 e5 34. dxe5 Bxe5 35. Rxd7 Rxd7 36. Rxd7 Nxd7 37. Nd3 Bd6 38. Bf4 Be7 39. Ke2 Nc5 40. Nxc5 Bxc5 41. Be3 Bd6 42. Bd4 f5 43. g4 fxg4 44. hxg4 g6 45. Ke3 Bb4 46. Bc3 Bxc3 47. bxc3 Kf7 48. Kf4 Ke6 49. g5 h5 50. Ke4 Kd6 51. f4 Ke6 52. c5 h4 53. Kf3 Kf5 54. c4 h3 0-1

[Event "Montreal Festival"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1980.06.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Finta, Robert"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D09"]
[WhiteElo "2053"]
[BlackElo "1883"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1980.06.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. g3 Be6 6. Qb3 Qd7 7. Bd2 Nge7 8. Na3 Ng6 9. Bg2 Be7 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Rfd1 Ngxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Qxb7 Rab8 14. Qxa7 Nxc4 15. Nxc4 Bxc4 16. Bc3 Bf6 17. e3 d3 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Rac1 Qg4 20. b3 Bxb3 21. axb3 Rxb3 22. Qxc7 Rb2 23. Qf4 Qd7 24. Qxf6 Qb5 25. Bd5 Rc2 26. Rxc2 1-0

[Event "Montreal Festival"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1980.06.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Leveille, Francois"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "1883"]
[BlackElo "1944"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "1980.06.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. a4 c5 16. d5 c4 17. Be3 Nc5 18. Qd2 Nfd7 19. Nh2 h5 20. Rf1 Bg7 21. f4 exf4 22. Bxf4 Ne5 23. Bg5 f6 24. Be3 Qd7 25. Bxc5 dxc5 26. Ne2 Rad8 27. Qe3 Qd6 28. Nf4 Bc8 29. axb5 axb5 30. Qg3 h4 31. Qf2 Bd7 32. Nf3 g5 33. Nxe5 Rxe5 34. Nh5 Rf8 35. Nxg7 Kxg7 36. Ra7 Rf7 37. Rfa1 Bc8 38. Ra8 Bb7 39. R8a5 f5 40. exf5 Rxd5 41. Qe3 Qf4 42. Qxf4 gxf4 43. Be4 Rd2 44. Bxb7 Rxb7 45. Rf1 Rxb2 46. Rxf4 Rb3 47. Ra6 b4 48. Rxh4 bxc3 49. Rxc4 Rf7 50. Rxc5 c2 51. Rxc2 Rxf5 52. Rc7+ Rf7 53. Rxf7+ Kxf7 54. Kh2 Kg7 55. h4 Kh7 56. g3 Kg7 57. Kh3 Kh7 58. h5 Kg7 59. Kh4 Kh7 60. g4 Rb5 61. Ra7+ Kg8 62. h6 Rc5 63. Re7 Ra5 64. g5 Rb5 65. g6 Rb8 66. Kg5 Ra8 67. Kf6 Rb8 68. g7 Ra8 69. Re6 Kh7 70. Kf7 Ra7+ 71. Re7 Ra8 72. Re8 Ra7+ 73. Kf8 1-0

[Event "Montreal Festival"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1980.06.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pankhurst, John"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "1697"]
[BlackElo "1883"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1980.06.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. 0-0 e5 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. c4 d4 8. a3 h6 9. b4 Qc7 10. bxc5 Bxc5 11. Nb3 Be7 12. e3 dxe3 13. fxe3 e4 14. Nfd4 exd3 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Qxd3 0-0 18. Bb2 Rab8 19. Bc3 Ng4 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. Rxf5 Rb3 22. Qd4 Bf6 23. Qxg4 Bxc3 24. Rd1 Rxa3 25. Rc5 Qe7 26. Rxc6 Qxe3+ 27. Kh1 Ra1 28. Rcd6 a5 29. Qe4 Qc5 30. R6d3 a4 31. Rxa1 Bxa1 32. Qd5 Qb4 33. Rd1 Bf6 34. Be4 Be7 35. Qb5 a3 36. Qxb4 Bxb4 37. Bc2 Re8 38. Kg1 Re2 39. Bd3 Bc5+ 40. Kh1 Rb2 41. Bb1 Kf8 42. Be4 a2 43. Bf5 Rd2 44. Rc1 Bd4 45. c5 0-1

[Event "Montreal Festival"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1980.06.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Dorion, Paul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C79"]
[WhiteElo "1883"]
[BlackElo "1730"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1980.06.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. 0-0 Nf6 7. d4 Qe7 8. Bg5 g6 9. d5 Nb8 10. Nbd2 Bg7 11. Rc1 0-0 12. b4 h6 13. Bh4 Bxa4 14. Qxa4 g5 15. Bg3 Nh5 16. c4 Nd7 17. Qc2 Nf4 18. Rfe1 h5 19. h3 Bh6 20. Nf1 h4 21. Bh2 Qf6 22. Qd1 g4 23. hxg4 Nxg2 24. Kxg2 h3+ 25. Kg1 Bxc1 26. Qxc1 Qxf3 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal Festival"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1980.06.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vezina, Michel"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "1595"]
[BlackElo "1883"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1980.06.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Nxe7 Nxe7 11. c4 Nxe4 12. Bxe7 Qa5+ 13. Ke2 Kxe7 14. Qc1 b4 15. Nc2 Qc5 16. Qe3 Qxc4+ 17. Kd1 Qd5+ 18. Kc1 Bf5 19. Bd3 Bg6 20. Rd1 Rhc8 21. f3 Qc5 22. Qxc5 Nxc5 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Kd2 a5 25. Ne3 Rc6 26. Ke2 Na4 27. Rd2 Nb6 28. Rad1 f5 29. h4 Rd8 30. g3 Ke6 31. b3 d5 32. f4 d4 33. fxe5 Kxe5 34. Ng2 Nd5 35. Re1 Nf6 36. Nf4 Ne4 37. Kf3 Rc3+ 38. Nd3+ Kd5 39. Rdd1 Nc5 40. Re5+ Kd6 41. Rxc5 Rxc5 42. Nxc5 Kxc5 43. Rc1+ Kd6 44. Rc4 Ke5 45. Rc5+ Rd5 46. Rxd5+ Kxd5 47. Kf4 Ke6 0-1

[Event "Montreal Winter/Hiver op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1980.01.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Leimanis, Eriks"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "1877"]
[BlackElo "1733"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1980.01.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nf3 0-0 6. Be2 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nc6 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 Qb6 13. Bc3 Rd8 14. Rb1 Bxd4 15. Bxd4 Qxd4 16. Qxd4 Rxd4 17. Bf3 e5 18. 0-0 b6 19. Rbc1 Be6 20. a3 Rd3 21. Ra1 Rc8 22. Be2 Rd2 23. Bf3 Rcc2 24. g3 Bc4 0-1

[Event "Montreal Winter/Hiver op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1980.01.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Spraggett, Kevin"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2389"]
[BlackElo "1733"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1980.01.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Qc7 4. 0-0 d6 5. Re1 Bg4 6. c3 a6 7. Be2 Bxf3 8. Bxf3 e5 9. a4 g6 10. Na3 Bg7 11. Nc4 b6 12. d3 Nge7 13. h4 h5 14. g3 0-0 15. Bg2 b5 16. Nd2 Kh7 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Qb3 Qb6 20. Qxf7 Rf8 21. Qe6 Rf6 22. Qd7 c4 23. Nf3 cxd3 24. Bg5 Rf7 25. Qxd6 b4 26. Be3 1-0

[Event "Montreal Winter/Hiver op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1980.01.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Levtchouk, George"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A42"]
[WhiteElo "1733"]
[BlackElo "1979"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1980.01.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. f4 e5 6. fxe5 dxe5 7. d5 Ngf6 8. Nf3 0-0 9. Bd3 Qe7 10. 0-0 Nc5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 a5 13. Bc2 Ra6 14. b3 g5 15. Bg3 Nh5 16. Ne2 Rg6 17. Be1 b6 18. a3 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Bxf5 Rxf5 21. g4 Rxf3 22. Rxf3 e4 23. Rf1 Nf4 24. Rb1 Ncd3 25. b4 e3 26. Nxf4 Nxf4 27. Qc2 Rf6 28. bxa5 e2 29. Rf3 Qc5+ 30. Kh1 Nh3 31. Bb4 Nf2+ 32. Kg2 Nd1 33. Qxe2 Qd4 34. Rxd1 Qxg4+ 35. Kf2 Qh4+ 36. Ke3 Rxf3+ 37. Qxf3 Qxc4 38. axb6 cxb6 39. d6 g4 1-0

[Event "Montreal Winter/Hiver op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1980.01.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Zapata, Eduardo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "1733"]
[BlackElo "1405"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1980.01.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. Qf1 Qh5 19. a4 Nxe3 20. Rxe3 Rh6 21. Qg2 Qh3 22. Qxh3 Bxh3 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra7 Be6 25. Bxe6 Rxe6 26. Rxe6 fxe6 27. Ne4 Bb8 28. Re7 e5 29. dxe5 Rd8 30. f4 Kf8 31. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Montreal Winter/Hiver op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1980.01.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Roy, Guy"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "1948"]
[BlackElo "1733"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1980.01.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. Qf3 Nd4 13. Qd1 Be4 14. Ne3 Bh6 15. Qg4 Bg6 16. c3 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Ne6 18. Be2 0-0 19. 0-0 Kh8 20. Kh1 Nc5 21. Rad1 Qe7 22. Bf3 Rad8 23. Bd5 f5 24. Qf3 Qh4 25. Qe2 Rf6 26. g3 Qh6 27. b4 Ne6 28. Nc2 Ng5 29. Ne1 Bh5 30. Qd2 Bxd1 31. Qxd1 Nf7 32. Ng2 Qg5 33. Qf3 Nh6 34. Nh4 Kg7 35. h3 f4 36. exf4 exf4 37. Qe4 Kh8 38. Nf3 Qxg3 39. Qe7 Qxh3+ 40. Nh2 Rff8 41. Rg1 Nf5 42. Be6 Qxh2+ 43. Kxh2 Nxe7 44. Rg5 Ng6 45. Bf5 Kg7 0-1

[Event "Montreal op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1979.09.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Brodie, Hugh"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "1777"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1979.09.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 d6 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Bb5 Qb6 6. c4 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. Nxf6+ Bxf6 10. Bxf6 exf6 11. h3 0-0 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. 0-0 a5 14. d4 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Qc7 16. Qf3 Bb7 17. Qxf6 Rfe8 18. Rfd1 Rad8 19. Rac1 Rd7 20. Qf4 Re5 21. Rd2 Kg7 22. Rcd1 h6 23. Qxe5+ dxe5 24. Ne6+ 1-0

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1979.07.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vineberg, Harold"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1979.07.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Be2 0-0 12. 0-0 Nd4 13. c4 bxc4 14. Bxc4 Rb8 15. b3 Kh8 16. Nc2 Nc6 17. Qe2 a5 18. Rad1 Qd7 19. Bb5 Bd8 20. Qc4 Bb7 21. Nce3 Rc8 22. Qa4 Qe6 23. Rc1 Nb8 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 25. Qa3 Qc5 26. Qxc5 dxc5 27. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1979.07.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bogle, Bill"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1979.07.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d3 d6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. c3 e6 7. 0-0 Nge7 8. Na3 0-0 9. Be3 Rb8 10. Qd2 b5 11. Bh6 b4 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Nc4 a5 14. Ne3 Qc7 15. Nh4 f5 16. f4 Ng8 17. exf5 exf5 18. d4 cxd4 19. cxd4 Qb6 20. Rfd1 Nf6 21. Nc4 Qc7 22. Rac1 Ne7 23. Ne5 Qd8 24. Nc6 Nxc6 25. Bxc6 Ne4 26. Qd3 Bb7 27. d5 Qb6+ 28. Qd4+ Qxd4+ 29. Rxd4 Bxc6 30. Rxc6 Rfc8 31. Rdc4 Rxc6 32. Rxc6 Rb5 33. Nf3 Rxd5 34. Ra6 h6 35. Kg2 g5 36. fxg5 hxg5 37. Kf1 g4 38. Nh4 Kf6 39. Ra8 Nd2+ 40. Ke2 Nc4 41. b3 Na3 42. Rf8+ Ke6 43. Ng6 Rc5 44. Nf4+ Ke7 45. Ra8 Nb1 46. Ra7+ Ke8 47. Nd3 Rd5 48. Ke3 Nc3 49. Nb2 Nxa2 50. Nc4 Nc1 51. Nxa5 Rd3+ 52. Kf4 Rf3+ 53. Kg5 Nxb3 54. Nxb3 Rxb3 55. Kxf5 Rb2 56. Rb7 b3 57. Kxg4 d5 58. Kf3 Rb1 59. Ke3 b2 60. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1979.07.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Berger, Barry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1979.07.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. d4 c6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. 0-0 e6 9. a3 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Be7 11. Re1 Qd8 12. Qd2 0-0 13. Rad1 Nd5 14. Be5 Bf6 15. Ne4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Be7 17. c4 Nb6 18. Qf4 Qc7 19. Rd2 Rad8 20. Nd6 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Bxd6 22. exd6 Qd7 23. c5 Nd5 24. Qe5 Rfe8 25. Bd1 a5 26. Rd4 b6 27. b4 axb4 28. axb4 bxc5 29. bxc5 Ra8 30. Rc4 Ra5 31. Bf3 Kf8 32. Qe4 Kg8 33. Rb1 Rc8 34. Qd4 Raa8 35. Bxd5 exd5 36. Rcb4 Ra7 37. Qb2 h6 38. Rb7 Rxb7 39. Qxb7 Qxb7 40. Rxb7 Kf8 41. Rc7 Rb8 42. Rxc6 Ke8 43. Rb6 Ra8 44. Rb7 Ra1+ 45. Kh2 Rc1 46. Rc7 d4 47. c6 d3 48. Rc8# 1-0

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1979.07.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Desautels, Mario"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1979.07.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bg4 7. Nc3 Qd8 8. d5 Nb8 9. Qa4+ Bd7 10. Bb5 g6 11. 0-0 Bg7 12. Re1 Nf6 13. Rxe7+ Qxe7 14. Bg5 0-0 15. Re1 Bxb5 16. Qxb5 Qd7 17. Qb3 Na6 0-1

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1979.07.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Garon, Pierre"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1979.07.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. a4 a6 8. Na3 Be7 9. f4 0-0 10. Be2 Nd4 11. 0-0 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 Qc7 13. Kh1 Be6 14. f5 Bd7 15. g4 Bc6 16. g5 Ne8 17. Rg1 Kh8 18. Nc4 Rd8 19. Ne3 Rd7 20. Ned5 Qd8 21. Rg3 Rg8 22. Be3 f6 23. g6 h6 24. Nxe7 Qxe7 25. Rh3 Rf8 26. Rg1 Kg8 27. Rg4 Nc7 28. Bxh6 gxh6 29. Rxh6 d5 30. Rgh4 Qg7 31. Qh5 1-0

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1979.07.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "D'Auteuil, Maurice"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1979.07.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nde2 0-0 9. 0-0 Qc7 10. h3 d6 11. b3 Bd7 12. Bb2 Ne5 13. Rc1 Bc6 14. Bb1 Qe7 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. Kh1 Nc6 17. f4 e5 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Qf3 a5 21. Ne2 Ba3 22. Bxa3 Qxa3 23. Nc3 Qe7 24. Rcd1 Rad8 25. Na4 Bc8 26. Qc3 Nh5 27. Kh2 Qg5 28. Qf3 Nf4 29. Nc3 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Rd8 31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 32. Ne2 Ne6 33. Qd3 Qxd3 34. Bxd3 Kf8 35. Kg3 Ke7 36. Kf3 Kd6 37. Nc3 Kc5 38. Ke3 Ng5 39. Bf1 Kb4 40. Nb1 c5 41. Kd2 a4 42. bxa4 Kxa4 43. Kc3 Bb7 44. Kb2 g6 45. Nc3+ Kb4 46. a3+ Ka5 47. g3 Ne6 48. Kc2 Ng7 49. Be2 h5 50. Kd3 Ne8 51. Bd1 Nd6 52. g4 hxg4 53. Bxg4 Ba6 54. Nb5 Bxb5 55. cxb5 Kxb5 56. Bd7+ Kb6 57. Ba4 c4+ 58. Kc3 Kc5 59. Bc2 Nb5+ 60. Kb2 Kd4 61. Ba4 Nd6 62. Bc6 0-1

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1979.07.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Degarris, Jean Yves"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1979.07.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd2 0-0 8. Bd3 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 d5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Re8 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. 0-0 dxe4 14. Bb5 Rd8 15. Qc1 Bg4 16. Re1 Rd6 17. c3 Rad8 18. Qe3 Rd2 19. Be2 Bxe2 20. Rxe2 Rxe2 21. Qxe2 Qe6 22. Rd1 Qe7 23. Kf1 f5 24. Qc4+ Kh8 25. Ke2 Rxd1 26. Kxd1 Qd7+ 27. Ke2 b5 28. Qd4 Qxd4 29. cxd4 f4 30. Kd2 g5 31. Kc3 Kg7 32. d5 Kf6 33. Kd4 e3 34. fxe3 fxe3 35. Kxe3 Ke5 36. d6 Kxd6 37. Kd4 a5 38. g4 a4 39. b3 axb3 40. axb3 Kc6 41. b4 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1979.07.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Chalest, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B79"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1979.07.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 0-0 8. Bc4 Nc6 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. 0-0-0 Qa5 11. Bb3 Rfc8 12. Kb1 Ne5 13. g4 b5 14. h4 Nc4 15. Bxc4 bxc4 16. h5 Rab8 17. Ka1 Rb7 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. Rb1 Rcb8 20. Nde2 Bxg4 21. fxg4 Nxe4 22. Qd5+ Qxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxb2+ 24. Rxb2 Rxb2 25. Nxe7+ Kf8 26. Nc6 R8b7 27. Bh6+ Ke8 28. Re1 Kd7 29. Na5 Rb8 30. Nxc4 Rxc2 31. Na3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal Automne/Fall op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.11.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aubry, Claude"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1978.11.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 e6 6. c4 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 Qc7 8. Be3 Bb4+ 9. Nc3 d6 10. Be2 0-0 11. 0-0 Bd7 12. Rfd1 Rfd8 13. Rac1 Bc5 14. Qd2 Qb6 15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. Qc2 Bc6 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Rd1 Rd4 19. Bf1 Qd8 20. Kf2 Rxd1 21. Qxd1 Qxd1 22. Nxd1 e5 23. Nc3 Ne8 24. g3 Bd7 25. Ke3 f6 26. Nd5 Kf7 27. f4 Nd6 28. Be2 Ke8 29. b3 Kd8 30. Bf3 Kc8 31. h4 h6 32. f5 Be8 33. a3 b6 34. Be2 Kb7 35. Kd3 Kc6 36. Ne7+ Kd7 37. Nd5 Nb7 38. b4 Kc6 39. b5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal Automne/Fall op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.11.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Robillard, Jean Philippe"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1978.11.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Na3 Be6 10. Bc4 b5 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Qh5+ Ke7 13. Ne2 Qe8 14. Qh4 Qg6 15. c4 Qxg2 16. Rg1 Nd4 17. Qxf6+ Kxf6 18. Rxg2 b4 19. Nxd4 bxa3 20. Nb3 axb2 21. Rb1 Rc8 22. Nd2 Rb8 23. Nb3 Rb4 24. Rxb2 Rxc4 25. Nd2 Rc6 26. Rb7 Bh6 27. Rg3 d5 28. Rgb3 Rc1+ 29. Ke2 Rc2 30. Rb2 Rhc8 31. Kd1 Rc1+ 32. Ke2 R8c2 33. Kd3 Rc3+ 34. Ke2 R1c2 35. Kd1 Rxb2 36. Rxb2 Rd3 37. Ke2 Rxd2+ 38. Rxd2 Bxd2 39. Kxd2 Kg5 0-1

[Event "Montreal Automne/Fall op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.11.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Drysdale, Richard"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C52"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1978.11.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. 0-0 d6 8. Ng5 Nh6 9. Bb5 dxc3 10. Qd5 Bb6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Qxc6+ Bd7 13. Qxc3 0-0 14. Bb2 Qxg5 15. Nd2 f5 16. Nf3 Qf6 17. e5 dxe5 18. Nxe5 Be6 19. Qc6 Bf7 20. Qxf6 gxf6 21. Nd7 Bc4 22. Rfc1 Bd3 23. Nxf6+ Kf7 24. Rc6 Ng4 25. Nxh7 Bxf2+ 26. Kh1 Rfc8 27. Ng5+ Kf8 28. Ne6+ Ke7 29. Nxc7 Rh8 30. h3 Rxh3+ 0-1

[Event "Montreal Automne/Fall op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.11.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Barbeau, Sylvain"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B60"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1978.11.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 Bd7 7. Bxf6 gxf6 8. Bc4 h5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bb3 Bh6 11. Qe2 Qa5 12. Qc4 Rh7 13. g3 h4 14. f4 Qh5 15. Rf1 hxg3 16. hxg3 Rc8 17. Ne2 Bg4 18. Qa6 Rc7 19. Bc4 Qc5 20. 0-0-0 Qe3+ 21. Kb1 Bxe2 22. Bxe2 Qxg3 23. Rd3 Qg8 24. Rb3 Kd7 25. e5 fxe5 26. fxe5 d5 27. c4 Qc8 28. Qa5 e6 29. cxd5 cxd5 30. Bb5+ Kd8 31. Rbf3 a6 32. Ba4 Qb7 33. Rxf7 Rhxf7 34. Rxf7 Kc8 35. Rxc7+ Qxc7 36. Qxa6+ Kb8 37. Bc6 Qa7 38. Qb5+ Kc7 39. a4 Qb6 40. Qxb6+ Kxb6 41. Bd7 Bf4 42. Bxe6 d4 43. Kc2 Bxe5 44. Kd3 Ka5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal Automne/Fall op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.11.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Tremblay, Martin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1978.11.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e5 7. Ndb5 Be7 8. Bxf6 Bxf6 9. Nxd6+ Kf8 10. Bc4 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. 0-0 Nd4 13. Nc4 Qc7 14. Ne3 Rd8 15. Qh5 Qb6 16. Rab1 Rd7 17. Kh1 Rf7 18. f4 exf4 19. Rxf4 g6 20. Qg4 Kg7 21. Rbf1 Rhf8 22. Ncd1 Be5 23. Rxf7+ Rxf7 24. Rxf7+ Kxf7 25. c3 Nc6 26. Nc4 Qc5 27. Nxe5+ Qxe5 28. Qf3+ Kg7 29. Ne3 Qb5 30. Ng4 Qg5 31. h3 h5 32. Qe3 Qxe3 33. Nxe3 Kf6 34. Nc4 Ne5 35. Nd2 Nd3 36. b4 Ke5 37. Kg1 Nc1 38. Kf2 Nxa2 39. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.09.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Morin, Louis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[BlackElo "1418"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1978.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. h3 c6 8. Qe2 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 d5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Qxd5 Nb6 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Bxf7+ Kxf7 15. c3 Bd7 16. Bf4 Rac8 17. Rfe1 Bf6 18. Re2 Re8 19. Rae1 Rxe2 20. Rxe2 Re8 21. Rxe8 Kxe8 22. Kf1 Bxd4 23. cxd4 Nd5 24. Be5 Kf7 25. Ke2 Bb5+ 26. Kf3 Bc4 27. a3 Bd3 28. Kg3 b5 29. f4 b4 30. Kf3 a5 31. g4 bxa3 32. bxa3 a4 33. Bd6 Ke6 34. Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.09.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "McCrea, Grant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E81"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1978.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Nf6 4. f3 Bg7 5. Nc3 0-0 6. Be3 Na6 7. Qd2 c5 8. d5 Re8 9. Bd3 Nc7 10. Nge2 a6 11. Bh6 e6 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. 0-0-0 e5 14. h4 Ne6 15. Nd5 Rf8 16. Kb1 Rf7 17. g4 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Qf8 20. Qd2 Nf4 21. Nxf4 Rxf4 22. Be4 Bxg4 23. Rdg1 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 Rxf3 25. h5 Qf5+ 26. Ka1 Rf8 27. a3 Rf6 28. hxg6 Rxg6 29. Qh6 Rf1+ 30. Ka2 Rgxg1 0-1

[Event "Montreal op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.09.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Saint Amand, Paul"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C64"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1978.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Nge7 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 d5 8. e5 Bg4 9. Be3 0-0 10. Bd3 Qd7 11. h3 Bf5 12. 0-0 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 f6 14. exf6 Rxf6 15. Ne2 Bd6 16. Nh2 Re8 17. Rae1 Nf5 18. Bd2 Re4 19. f3 Re8 20. g4 Nfe7 21. f4 Ng6 22. f5 Nge7 23. Bg5 Rf7 24. Nf4 Nd8 25. Nh5 Nc8 26. Nf3 Rxe1 27. Rxe1 Rf8 28. Ne5 Qe8 29. Re2 Nf7 30. Ng6 Qxe2 31. Qxe2 hxg6 32. fxg6 Nxg5 33. h4 Nh3+ 34. Kh1 Ne7 35. g5 Nf2+ 36. Kg1 Ne4 37. Nf6+ gxf6 38. Qh5 Nxg6 39. Qxg6+ Kh8 40. Qh6+ Kg8 1-0

[Event "Montreal op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Benson, Daniel"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C64"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1978.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. 0-0 Nge7 5. c3 Bb6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Ng6 8. Nc3 0-0 9. a3 d6 10. h3 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Qxh4 12. Be3 f5 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Rc1 Rf6 16. Ne2 Rg6 17. Nf4 Rh6 18. Qf3 d5 19. Rxc6 Be4 20. Rxh6 Qxh6 21. Qh5 Qxh5 22. Nxh5 a5 23. Rc1 a4 24. f3 Bd3 25. Nf4 Bc4 26. Kf2 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.09.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Nolin, Nicolas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B79"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1978.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 0-0 8. Bc4 Nc6 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. 0-0-0 Qa5 11. Kb1 Rac8 12. Bb3 b5 13. h4 Ne5 14. Bh6 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 Rxc3 16. bxc3 Qxc3 17. Ne2 Qa5 18. Rdg1 Nc4 19. h5 Nd2+ 20. Kb2 Nxb3 21. axb3 b4 22. hxg6 Qe5+ 23. Kb1 fxg6 24. Nf4 1-0

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.07.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "McCrea, Grant"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "1645"]
[BlackElo "1838"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1978.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. b3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. d4 g6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bb2 Bg7 8. Qd2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Nf6 11. Bg2 0-0 12. Nc3 b6 13. Rd1 Bb7 14. 0-0 Ne4 15. Qb2 Bxd4 16. Rxd4 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.07.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Hagopian, Christian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B98"]
[WhiteElo "1838"]
[BlackElo "1600"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1978.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 h6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. 0-0-0 Nd7 11. Bc4 Qc7 12. Bb3 Nc5 13. g4 Nxb3+ 14. Nxb3 b5 15. a3 Bb7 16. Rhe1 0-0 17. Qg3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 f5 19. exf5 exf5 20. h3 fxg4 21. hxg4 Rae8 22. Kb2 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Qd7 24. g5 h5 25. Nd4 g6 26. Re6 Kg7 27. Qe3 Rf7 28. f5 gxf5 29. Nxf5+ Kf8 30. Nxd6 Rf3 31. Re8+ Kg7 32. Qd4+ Kh7 33. Qh8+ Kg6 34. Rg8+ 1-0

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.07.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Frappier, Clement"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D51"]
[WhiteElo "1696"]
[BlackElo "1838"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1978.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Bd3 Qa5 7. Bxf6 Nxf6 8. Nge2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bd6 10. 0-0 0-0 11. f4 b5 12. Bd3 Bd7 13. Ng3 c5 14. Nce4 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Qb6 16. Ng5 h6 17. Nf3 cxd4 18. Nxd4 e5 19. fxe5 Bxe5 20. Kh1 Rad8 21. Qf3 Bb8 22. Qe4 g6 23. Qh4 Kg7 24. Rf3 a6 25. Raf1 Be5 26. Qe7 Be6 1-0

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.07.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Rousseau, Daniel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "1838"]
[BlackElo "1700"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1978.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. f4 Qc7 9. 0-0 0-0 10. Bf3 a6 11. Qe1 Na5 12. Rb1 Nc4 13. Bc1 Qc5 14. Qf2 e5 15. Nde2 Qc7 16. Kh1 b5 17. Qg3 Re8 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Bf8 20. fxe5 Nxe5 21. Be4 f5 22. Bd3 Qf7 23. Nf4 Bb7 24. Bd2 g6 25. h4 Rac8 26. h5 Bg7 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. Bc3 Ng4 29. Bxg7 Qxg7 30. Rbe1 Re5 31. Re2 Rce8 32. Rfe1 Qh6+ 33. Kg1 R8e7 34. c4 Rh7 35. Nh3 bxc4 36. Bxc4 Qf8 37. Rxe5 dxe5 38. Rxe5 Qc5+ 39. Kh1 Qxc4 40. Re8+ Kf7 41. Qe1 Rxh3+ 42. gxh3 Qxd5+ 0-1

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.07.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Breton, Nikolai"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "1838"]
[BlackElo "1745"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1978.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg5 c6 5. f4 Bg7 6. Qd2 b5 7. Bd3 b4 8. Nce2 a5 9. h3 Ba6 10. Nf3 Nbd7 11. 0-0 Bxd3 12. cxd3 Qb6 13. Kh1 0-0 14. Ng3 Rfe8 15. f5 c5 16. e5 dxe5 17. dxe5 Nd5 18. e6 fxe6 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Bh6 e5 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Qg5 N5f6 23. Nf5+ Kf7 24. Nh6+ Kg7 25. Nh4 Nf8 26. Rf3 Qe6 27. Rg3 N6h7 28. N6f5+ Kh8 29. Qh6 Qf6 30. Nxg6+ Nxg6 31. Rxg6 Qf7 32. Rf1 Rg8 33. Rxg8+ Rxg8 34. Ng3 Qxa2 35. Nh5 Qxb2 36. g4 Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.07.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Coudari, Camille"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "1838"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1978.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Ne4 5. Bf4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. e3 0-0 8. Nf3 c5 9. Rc1 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nc6 11. 0-0 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 e5 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Bh6 Bg7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Bd5 Rc8 18. e4 Qe7 19. Rfe1 b5 20. e5 Nd8 21. Qe4 Ne6 22. Rcd1 a5 23. f4 Qh4 24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Rf1 Qe7 26. Rd6 Rfd8 27. Rfd1 b4 28. Qc4 Rxd6 29. Rxd6 Kf7 30. Qb5 Rd8 31. Rxd8 Qxd8 32. Qxc5 Qd1+ 33. Kh2 Qd2 34. cxb4 Qxf4+ 35. Kg1 Qxb4 36. Qxb4 axb4 37. Kf2 Ke7 38. Ke3 Kd7 39. Kd4 Kc6 40. Kc4 g5 41. Kxb4 Kd5 42. a4 Kxe5 43. Kc5 1-0

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.07.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Williams, Leo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "1838"]
[BlackElo "2203"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1978.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 dxe5 6. fxe5 Nc6 7. Be3 Bf5 8. Nc3 e6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. Be2 0-0 11. 0-0 f6 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Qd2 Qe7 14. Rad1 Rad8 15. a3 Bg4 16. Ne4 Bxf3 17. Nxf6+ Rxf6 18. Rxf3 Rxf3 19. gxf3 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 e5 21. Qe3 1-0

[Event "Quebec op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.07.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hart, Kevin"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "1313"]
[BlackElo "1838"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1978.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. g3 0-0 6. Qb3 dxc4 7. Qxc4 c6 8. Bg2 h6 9. 0-0 Be6 10. Qb4 Qd7 11. Ne5 Qc7 12. Bd2 Rd8 13. Rfc1 Nbd7 14. Qxe7 Bf8 15. Nb5 Qc8 16. Nd6 Bxe7 17. Nxc8 Raxc8 18. Bxh6 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Ng4 20. Bf4 g5 21. h3 gxf4 22. hxg4 fxg3 23. Bf3 gxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Bg5 25. Rh1 Kg7 26. Rh5 Be7 27. a3 Rh8 28. Rg1 Rxh5 29. gxh5+ Kh6 30. b4 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Montreal Lasker Memorial"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.06.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Lacroix, Serge"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1978.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg4 4. dxe5 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 dxe5 6. Bc4 Qf6 7. Qb3 b6 8. Be3 Nd7 9. Nc3 Nc5 10. Bxc5 Bxc5 11. 0-0-0 Ne7 12. Rd2 0-0 13. Rhd1 Qg5 14. Kb1 c6 15. Bxf7+ Kh8 16. f3 Qf4 17. Be6 Qxh2 18. Bh3 Ng6 19. Qe6 Bd4 20. Ne2 c5 21. c3 Be3 22. Rd7 Bh6 23. Qc6 Bg5 24. Qb7 Rfb8 25. Qc7 Rc8 26. Qd6 Nf8 27. Rxa7 Rxa7 28. Bxc8 Kg8 29. Qxb6 Qxg2 30. Qxa7 Qxe2 31. Qa4 h5 32. Qc2 Qxf3 33. Qd3 Qg2 34. a4 Ng6 35. a5 Nf4 36. Qc2 h4 37. Qxg2 Nxg2 38. a6 1-0

[Event "Montreal Lasker Memorial"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.06.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Leveille, Francois"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B97"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1978.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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. f5 b5 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Be2 Be7 13. Bf3 0-0 14. e5 dxe5 15. Bxa8 exd4 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxg5 18. Qxg5 Qxa2 19. Rd1 Qc4 20. Bd3 Qc3+ 21. Ke2 Nd7 22. Rhf1 Nf6 23. Qh4 Qc6 24. Rxf6 Rxf6 25. Bxh7+ Kf7 26. Qh5+ Kf8 0-1

[Event "Montreal Lasker Memorial"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.06.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Barbeau, Sylvain"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A14"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1978.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. 0-0 0-0 6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 Nc6 8. e3 Qc7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bf6 12. Nd2 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bxd4 14. exd4 Rd8 15. Rc1 Qe7 16. Qe2 b6 17. f4 Qf6 18. Nf3 Bb7 19. Rfe1 h6 20. Qf2 Nb4 21. Ne5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rac8 23. a3 Nd5 24. Rc4 Rc7 25. Rec1 Rdc8 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Rxc7 Nxc7 28. Qc2 Qd8 29. Qc4 Qd5+ 30. Kf2 Qxc4 31. bxc4 Kf8 32. a4 f6 33. Nd3 Ke7 34. Ke3 Ne8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal Lasker Memorial"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.06.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Gersho, Jack"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C14"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "1978.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Ne4 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. Nxe4 dxe4 8. c3 0-0 9. Qg4 f5 10. exf6 Qxf6 11. Qg3 b6 12. Nh3 c5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bc4 Kh8 15. 0-0 Bb7 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Qg5 Rf6 18. Rd2 h6 19. Qg3 e5 20. Rfd1 Kh7 21. Rd8 g5 22. Nxg5+ hxg5 23. Qh3+ Rh6 24. Rh8+ Kxh8 1-0

[Event "Montreal Lasker Memorial"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.06.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kachroo, Leeladher"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1978.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Bc5 4. d4 exd4 5. cxd4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 d5 7. e5 Bg4 8. Bb5 Nge7 9. 0-0 0-0 10. Be3 f6 11. exf6 Rxf6 12. Be2 Qd7 13. a3 Bd6 14. Qd3 Raf8 15. Ng5 Rh6 16. f4 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Nf5 18. Nxd5 Ncxd4 19. Bxd4 Nxd4 20. Qc4 Ne6 21. Ne4 Kh8 22. Rad1 b5 23. Qc1 Qf7 24. Nxd6 cxd6 25. f5 Nc5 26. Qf4 Nd7 27. Nc7 Rf6 28. Rxd6 Qe7 29. Rxf6 Nxf6 30. Ne6 Rc8 31. Rd1 a6 32. h3 h6 33. Qd4 g6 34. Nf4 Qc5 35. Qxc5 Rxc5 36. Rd8+ Kg7 1-0

[Event "Montreal May op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.05.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Ethier, Bertrand"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B46"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1978.05.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 Nge7 7. Nf3 Ng6 8. Be3 Bb4 9. Qd2 Qa5 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Ne1 d6 12. f4 f6 13. Nd3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qc7 15. Qe1 Na5 16. Bd2 Nc4 17. Bc1 Bd7 18. Qg3 Ba4 19. Ne1 Qc5+ 20. Kh1 f5 21. Bd3 Rf7 22. exf5 exf5 23. Nf3 Re8 24. Nd4 Nf8 25. Qf2 Qd5 26. Rb1 Nd7 27. a3 g6 28. Bxc4 Qxc4 29. Rb4 1-0

[Event "Montreal May op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.05.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Richard, Daniel"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C41"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1978.05.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 d6 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bg4 7. f3 Bd7 8. Be3 a6 9. a4 Be7 10. 0-0 0-0 11. f4 Ng4 12. Bc1 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Bc6 14. h3 Nf6 15. Bd3 Nd7 16. Nd5 Re8 17. Bd2 Bf8 18. Bc3 Rc8 19. Rf3 Qh4 20. Ne3 Qf6 21. Qc4 Qd8 22. Ng4 Qh4 23. Kh2 Nc5 24. Re1 Nxa4 25. Nf6+ gxf6 26. Rg3+ Bg7 27. Bd2 Nxb2 28. Qd4 Nxd3 29. cxd3 Kh8 30. Rg4 Qh6 31. Re2 f5 0-1

[Event "Montreal May op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.05.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Desautels, Mario"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C64"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1978.05.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. 0-0 Nge7 5. c3 Bb6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Ng6 8. Re1 0-0 9. Nc3 d6 10. h3 Nh4 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Be3 f5 13. Nxh4 Qxh4 14. Qd3 f4 15. Bd2 f3 16. g3 Qxh3 17. Qf1 Qh5 0-1

[Event "Montreal May op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.05.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "De Lagrave, Sylvain"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1978.05.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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. f5 Nc6 11. fxe6 fxe6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Be2 h5 17. 0-0 f5 18. Rb3 Qa4 19. c4 fxe4 20. Qc3 Bc5+ 21. Kh1 Bd4 22. Qg3 Ra7 23. Qg6+ Kd7 24. Qg7+ Kd6 25. Qxh8 Bd7 26. Qb8+ 1-0

[Event "Montreal May op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.05.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dupuis, Stephane"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A26"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1978.05.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Bd2 0-0 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. 0-0 h6 9. Rb1 a5 10. a3 Nh5 11. b4 axb4 12. axb4 f5 13. b5 Ne7 14. e3 Nf6 15. Ne1 c6 16. f4 Bd7 17. Qb3 Kh7 18. Nf3 e4 19. dxe4 fxe4 20. Nd4 d5 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Qb6 Qxb6 24. Rxb6 Rfb8 25. Rfb1 Rxb6 26. Rxb6 Ra1+ 27. Rb1 Rxb1+ 28. Nxb1 Nc6 29. Nxc6 Bxc6 30. Bh3 Bd7 31. Bxd7 Nxd7 32. Bc3 Nb6 33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34. Nc3 Kf6 35. Kf2 Ke6 36. h3 Nc4 37. g4 Nd6 38. Ne2 h5 39. Nd4+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal May op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.05.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Pregent, Guy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1978.05.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Bd3 cxd4 9. Ne2 dxc3 10. Qxg7 Rg8 11. Qxh7 Qxe5 12. h4 Nbc6 13. Bf4 Qg7 14. Qxg7 Rxg7 15. h5 f6 16. h6 Rg8 17. h7 Rh8 18. g4 e5 19. g5 f5 20. Bg3 Kf7 21. Nxc3 a6 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Bc4 Kg6 24. Bxd5 f4 25. Be4+ Bf5 26. Rh6+ Kxg5 27. Bh4+ Kxh6 28. Bxf5 Nd4 29. Be4 Rxh7 30. f3 Rc7 31. 0-0-0 Ne2+ 32. Kb2 Ng3 33. Bxg3 fxg3 34. Rd6+ Kg5 35. Rg6+ Kf4 36. Rg4+ Ke3 37. Rxg3 Rf8 38. Rg5 Kd4 39. Rg6 Rf4 40. Rd6+ Ke3 41. Rd3+ Ke2 42. a4 Rcf7 43. Kc1 Rxf3 44. Bxf3+ Rxf3 45. Rd2+ Ke3 46. Rd7 e4 47. Rxb7 Kf2 48. Re7 e3 49. Re4 Rf5 50. c3 e2 51. Kc2 e1Q 52. Rxe1 Kxe1 53. Kb3 Kd2 54. Kb4 Kd3 0-1

[Event "Montreal Easter/Paques op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.03.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Billyard, Ron"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C64"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1978.03.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. c3 Nge7 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 d5 8. e5 Bg4 9. 0-0 0-0 10. Be3 Ng6 11. h3 Be6 12. Bd3 Nce7 13. Qb3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Qc8 15. Kh2 c5 16. Qd1 c4 17. Bc2 Bf5 18. Bg5 Bxc2 19. Qxc2 Nc6 20. Nh4 Nxh4 21. Bxh4 b5 22. f4 a5 23. f5 b4 24. f6 g6 25. Qd2 Kh8 26. Qh6 Rg8 27. Bg5 Qf8 28. Qh4 Qc8 29. Rf4 Nd8 30. Qxh7+ 1-0

[Event "Montreal Easter/Paques op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.03.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "L'Heureux, Bernard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1978.03.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 e4 10. dxc6 exf3 11. d4 Bd6 12. Qxf3 Bg4 13. Qd3 Re8 14. Rxe8+ Qxe8 15. Be3 Qxc6 16. Nd2 Re8 17. Bd1 Bc8 18. Bf3 Qd7 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 g6 21. Bf3 Qf5 22. Qxf5 Bxf5 23. g3 Bc8 24. Kf1 Kg7 25. Re1 Kg8 26. Bd2 Rxe1+ 27. Kxe1 Be6 28. a3 a5 29. Bf4 Bxf4 30. gxf4 a4 31. Kd2 f5 32. Ke3 Kf7 33. d5 Bd7 34. Kd4 Ke7 35. Kc5 1-0

[Event "Montreal Easter/Paques op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.03.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Coupal, Pierre"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C64"]
[WhiteElo "1550"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1978.03.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. 0-0 Nge7 5. c3 Bb6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Ne5 0-0 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bxc6 Rb8 12. Be3 Ba6 13. Re1 Nxe3 14. fxe3 Ba5 15. Nc3 Rxb2 16. Qc1 Qb8 17. Na4 Bxe1 18. Nxb2 Bh4 19. Nd1 Qb4 20. Nf2 Rb8 21. g3 Bg5 22. Be4 Qb2 23. Nd1 Qe2 0-1

[Event "Montreal Easter/Paques op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.03.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Phaneuf, Pierre Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1978.03.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. 0-0-0 a6 9. f4 e5 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. Kb1 Nd4 12. Be2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Qa5 14. fxe5 dxe5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Qxd2 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Rxd2 Nxf3 19. gxf3 Ke7 20. Rhd1 Rad8 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rxd8 Kxd8 23. b4 Kd7 24. a4 Ke6 25. c4 f5 26. exf5+ Kxf5 27. b5 e4 28. fxe4+ Kxe4 29. c5 Kd5 30. c6 bxc6 31. bxa6 1-0

[Event "Montreal Easter/Paques op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.03.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Williams, Leo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B61"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1978.03.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. f4 Bd7 9. f5 b5 10. fxe6 fxe6 11. Be2 Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Bh5+ g6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bg4 Qe7 16. 0-0 0-0 17. Rae1 Be5 18. Rf3 Rxf3 19. gxf3 Rf8 20. Qh6 Bd7 21. Ne2 Bg7 22. Qe3 h5 23. Bh3 Qh4 0-1

[Event "Montreal Easter/Paques op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.03.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Newman, Douglas"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A44"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1978.03.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 c5 2. d5 e5 3. c4 d6 4. e4 f5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. f4 exf4 7. exf5 Bxf5 8. Bd3 Bg4 9. Be2 Qe7 10. Bxf4 Nbd7 11. Nb5 Qe4 12. Bxd6 Qxg2 13. Bf3 Qxh1 14. Qe2+ Kf7 15. Kf2 Re8 16. Qxe8+ Nxe8 17. Bxh1 Nxd6 18. Nxd6+ Bxd6 19. h3 Bh5 20. Ne2 Rf8 21. Bg2 Kg8+ 22. Ke1 Re8 23. Bf1 Ne5 24. b3 Nf3+ 25. Kf2 Nd2 26. Ng3 Rf8+ 27. Ke1 Nf3+ 0-1

[Event "Montreal Hiver/Winter op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.02.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lakdawala, Cyrus"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1978.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. 0-0 Be7 8. d3 0-0 9. Bd2 f5 10. Qc1 Bf6 11. Rd1 Ne7 12. Rb1 c6 13. b4 Bd7 14. Qc2 Kh8 15. a4 Rc8 16. a5 Nbd5 17. e4 Nc7 18. Be3 Nb5 19. Nxb5 cxb5 20. Qd2 a6 21. Bc5 f4 22. gxf4 Rxc5 23. bxc5 Ng6 24. fxe5 Nxe5 25. Nxe5 Bxe5 26. d4 Bf4 27. Qd3 Bxh2+ 28. Kxh2 Qh4+ 29. Kg1 Qxf2+ 30. Kh2 Qh4+ 31. Kg1 Qf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal Hiver/Winter op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.02.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Veltmann, Martin"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C64"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1978.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. 0-0 Nge7 5. c3 Bb6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 d5 8. e5 Bg4 9. Be3 0-0 10. Nc3 Nf5 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Ne2 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Qh4 14. Kh1 f6 15. f4 fxe5 16. fxe5 Qe4+ 17. Kg1 Nh4 0-1

[Event "Montreal Hiver/Winter op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.02.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Frappier, Clement"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1978.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bg7 6. e4 0-0 7. Nf3 b6 8. e5 Ng4 9. Be2 c5 10. dxc5 Be6 11. Qe4 Nd7 12. cxb6 Qxb6 13. 0-0 Ngxe5 14. Nd5 Qc5 15. Nf4 Bf5 16. Qd5 Qb6 17. Qb3 Rac8 18. Be3 Qxb3 19. axb3 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Ne5 21. Bb7 Rc7 22. Rxa7 Rb8 23. Bd5 Rxa7 24. Bxa7 Rb5 25. Bc4 Nxc4 26. bxc4 Rxb2 27. Be3 Rc2 28. c5 e6 29. f3 Bf8 30. g4 g5 31. Nh5 Bg6 32. Nf6+ Kg7 33. Nd7 Be7 34. Rc1 Rxc1+ 35. Bxc1 h6 36. c6 Bd6 37. Bb2+ f6 38. Bxf6+ Kf7 39. Be5 Ke7 40. Kf2 Bxe5 41. Nxe5 Be8 42. Ke3 Kd6 43. Kd4 Bxc6 44. Nxc6 Kxc6 45. Ke5 Kd7 46. Kf6 Kd6 47. h3 Kd5 48. Kg6 Ke5 49. Kxh6 Kf4 50. Kg6 Kxf3 51. Kf6 Kg3 52. Kxg5 Kxh3 53. Kf4 Kh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal Hiver/Winter op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.02.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Berry, Jonathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C60"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1978.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bc4 Rb8 8. 0-0 Ne7 9. Nc3 0-0 10. f4 Kh8 11. f5 Ng8 12. Bb3 Qe7 13. Bd2 Ba6 14. Rf3 c5 15. Qe1 c4 16. Nd5 Qc5+ 17. Be3 Qc6 18. Nb4 Rxb4 19. Qxb4 cxb3 20. fxg6 bxc2 21. Rxf7 Re8 22. Rc1 Rxe4 23. Qd2 Qxg6 24. Rxd7 Qe6 25. Bf2 Re2 26. Qd5 Qxd5 27. Rxd5 Bxb2 28. Bd4+ Bxd4+ 29. Rxd4 Bb7 30. Rc4 Rxg2+ 31. Kf1 Rxh2 32. R4xc2 Rxc2 33. Rxc2 c6 34. Rd2 Nf6 35. Kg1 Kg7 36. Rd8 Kg6 37. Rb8 Ba6 38. Ra8 c5 39. Rxa7 Bd3 40. Rc7 c4 41. a4 Nd5 42. Rc5 Nb4 43. a5 Kf6 44. a6 Nxa6 45. Rc6+ Ke5 46. Rxa6 c3 47. Kf2 Bxa6 0-1

[Event "Montreal Hiver/Winter op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1978.02.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Spraggett, Jim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1978.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. h4 h5 8. Nf4 Ne7 9. Nb5 Nec6 10. Nxg6 fxg6 11. Bd3 cxd4 12. Bxg6+ Kd7 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Nc6 15. Qa4 hxg4 16. Bd2 Rxh4 17. Rxh4 Qxh4 18. 0-0-0 Qxf2 19. Qxg4 Nxe5 20. Qa4+ Nc6 21. Qb5 Qb6 22. Qf1 Be7 23. Qh3 Bf6 24. Bc3 Qc5 25. Bf7 Nd8 26. Bg8 Rc8 27. Bh7 Bxc3 28. bxc3 Qd6 29. Qg4 Kc7 30. Qxg7+ Kb8 31. Kb2 Qc7 32. Qxc7+ Kxc7 33. Kb3 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal Fall op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1977.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zalys, Ignas"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C64"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1977.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. 0-0 Nge7 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. d4 Bd6 7. dxe5 Bxe5 8. f4 c6 9. Bc4 Qb6+ 10. Kh1 Bxb2 11. Bxb2 Qxb2 12. Nd2 0-0 13. Rb1 Qd4 14. Qe2 d5 15. Bd3 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nd5 17. c4 Bg4 18. Qd2 Ne3 19. Rfe1 Nxc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Nd6 Qd5 22. Qxd5 cxd5 23. Nxb7 Bf5 24. Rb5 Be4 25. Nd6 f5 26. Kg1 Rad8 27. Nb7 Rb8 28. Nd6 Rxb5 29. Nxb5 Rb8 30. a4 a6 31. Nc3 Rb4 32. a5 Rc4 33. Nxe4 fxe4 34. Kf2 Ra4 35. Ke3 Rxa5 36. Kd4 Kf7 37. Ke5 Ke7 38. g4 Rb5 39. f5 a5 40. g5 a4 41. f6+ gxf6+ 42. gxf6+ Kf7 43. Rg1 a3 44. Rg7+ Kf8 45. Ra7 Rb8 46. Kxd5 e3 47. Rxa3 e2 48. Ra1 Rd8+ 49. Ke6 Re8+ 0-1

[Event "Montreal op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1976.09.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Castonguay, Rejean"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1976.09.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bd3 e5 4. d5 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Bg5 c6 7. c4 Nbd7 8. Nbd2 0-0 9. 0-0 Qb6 10. Qc2 h6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Nh4 Ng4 13. Rae1 Ndf6 14. h3 Nxe3 15. Rxe3 Nh5 16. Be2 Nf4 17. Ndf3 cxd5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Ra3 Nf4 20. Nh2 Be6 21. Rc1 a6 22. b4 Rac8 23. Bg4 Qe7 24. Bxe6 Nxe6 25. g3 Nd4 26. Qd3 Qe6 27. Kg2 f5 28. N4f3 Nxf3 29. Qxf3 e4 30. Qb3 b5 31. c5 Qxb3 32. Rxb3 d5 33. Nf1 Rfd8 34. f3 d4 35. Re1 e3 36. Rd3 a5 37. bxa5 Re8 38. Rxd4 Bxd4 0-1

[Event "Montreal op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1976.09.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Beauchamp, Jean Pierre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B95"]
[BlackElo "2000"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1976.09.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Be2 Be7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Kh1 Qc7 10. f4 Bd7 11. Bf3 Nc6 12. Nce2 b5 13. c3 Rac8 14. Qe1 Na5 15. b3 h6 16. Bh4 Rfe8 17. g4 g6 18. g5 hxg5 19. Bxg5 Kg7 20. Qg3 Nc6 21. Rf2 Rh8 22. h4 Nh5 23. Bxh5 Rxh5 24. Bxe7 Nxe7 25. Rh2 Rch8 26. Rf1 Bc8 27. Qe1 Bb7 28. Ng1 Rc8 29. Rh3 e5 30. fxe5 dxe5 31. Nc2 f5 32. Re3 Bxe4+ 33. Rxe4 fxe4 34. Qxe4 Qxc3 35. Ne3 Qd4 36. Qxd4 exd4 37. Ng2 Nf5 38. Rf4 Rc2 39. Nf3 d3 40. Nd4 d2 0-1

[Event "Montreal op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1976.09.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pregent, Guy"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "1827"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1976.09.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. c3 d5 9. d4 Bg4 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. exd5 Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 Bh3 13. Bg5 Bd6 14. Nd2 Re8 15. Ne4 Re5 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rxe5 Bxe5 18. Bh4 Kh8 19. Qd2 Qd6 20. Bg3 Rg8 21. Kh1 f5 22. f4 Qh6 23. Qe3 Bd6 24. Re1 Qg6 25. Qd4+ f6 26. f3 h5 27. Re6 Kg7 28. Qg1 Kf7 29. Qe1 h4 30. Re7+ Kf8 31. Rd7 hxg3 32. Qe6 g2+ 33. Kg1 Bc5+ 0-1

[Event "Montreal op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1976.09.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Black "Maheux, Pierre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[BlackElo "1491"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1976.09.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Qc7 8. 0-0 Bxc3 9. bxc3 a6 10. Bg5 Ne5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Qd2 Rg8 13. Be2 Ng6 14. g3 e5 15. Nf5 b5 16. Nd6+ Ke7 17. Nf5+ Ke8 18. Qd5 1-0

[Event "Montreal op"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1976.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sylvain, Gabriel"]
[Black "Melkonian, Sam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "1184"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1976.09.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.10.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 c5 4. g3 d5 5. dxc5 Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qxd5 Bxc3+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 11. Nxd2 Na6 12. Rc1 Be6 13. Bg2 Rb8 14. a3 0-0 15. 0-0 Rfd8 16. Nf3 Bd5 17. Rfd1 Bc6 18. b4 Nc7 19. e3 Ba4 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Nd4 e5 22. Ne2 Nd5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Nc3 Bc6 25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26. Rd1 Bc6 27. Kf1 Kf8 28. Ke2 e4 29. Rd6 Ke7 30. Kd2 h5 31. Kc3 a6 32. Kd4 Ke8 33. Ke5 Ke7 34. h4 1-0

