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US Chess Championship
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Knock-out
Semifinals
10th - 13th November 1998
| name |
Elo |
flag |
∑ |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| GM Shaked, Tal | 2490 |
 |
1½ |
½ |
½ |
0 |
½ |
| GM De Firmian, Nick |
2605 |
 |
2½ |
½ |
½ |
1 |
½ |
|
| name |
Elo |
flag |
∑ |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| GM Gurevich, Dmitry | 2505 |
 |
½ |
½ |
0 |
0 |
| GM Benjamin, Joel |
2595 |
 |
2½ |
½ |
1 |
1 |
|
Final
15th - 18th November 1998
| name |
Elo |
flag |
∑ |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| GM Benjamin, Joel | 2595 |
 |
1½ |
0 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
| GM De Firmian, Nick |
2605 |
 |
2½ |
1 |
½ |
½ |
½ |
|
Group A
Round by round results
| 1st round — 31st October 1998 |
| GM Christiansen, Larry |
 |
2610 |
½ - ½ |
2540 |
 |
GM Kudrin, Sergey |
| GM De Firmian, Nick |
 |
2605 |
1 - 0 |
2645 |
 |
GM Shabalov, Alexander |
| GM Dzindzichashvili, Roman |
 |
2545 |
½ - ½ |
2505 |
 |
IM Ivanov, Igor |
| GM Seirawan, Yasser |
 |
2630 |
½ - ½ |
2505 |
 |
GM Gurevich, Dmitry |
| 1. De Firmian 1; 2.-7. Gurevich, Dzindzichashvili, Kudrin, Seirawan, Christiansen, Ivanov ½; 8. Shabalov 0; |
| 2nd round — 1st November 1998 |
| GM Gurevich, Dmitry |
 |
2505 |
½ - ½ |
2545 |
 |
GM Dzindzichashvili, Roman |
| IM Ivanov, Igor |
 |
2505 |
½ - ½ |
2605 |
 |
GM De Firmian, Nick |
| GM Kudrin, Sergey |
 |
2540 |
1 - 0 |
2630 |
 |
GM Seirawan, Yasser |
| GM Shabalov, Alexander |
 |
2645 |
1 - 0 |
2610 |
 |
GM Christiansen, Larry |
| 1.-2. De Firmian, Kudrin 1½; 3.-6. Gurevich, Dzindzichashvili, Ivanov, Shabalov 1; 7.-8. Seirawan, Christiansen ½; |
| 3rd round — 2nd November 1998 |
| GM De Firmian, Nick |
 |
2605 |
1 - 0 |
2505 |
 |
GM Gurevich, Dmitry |
| GM Dzindzichashvili, Roman |
 |
2545 |
½ - ½ |
2540 |
 |
GM Kudrin, Sergey |
| IM Ivanov, Igor |
 |
2505 |
1 - 0 |
2645 |
 |
GM Shabalov, Alexander |
| GM Seirawan, Yasser |
 |
2630 |
1 - 0 |
2610 |
 |
GM Christiansen, Larry |
| 1. De Firmian 2½; 2.-3. Kudrin, Ivanov 2; 4.-5. Dzindzichashvili, Seirawan 1½; 6.-7. Gurevich, Shabalov 1; 8. Christiansen ½; |
| 4th round — 3rd November 1998 |
| GM Christiansen, Larry |
 |
2610 |
½ - ½ |
2545 |
 |
GM Dzindzichashvili, Roman |
| GM Gurevich, Dmitry |
 |
2505 |
1 - 0 |
2505 |
 |
IM Ivanov, Igor |
| GM Kudrin, Sergey |
 |
2540 |
0 - 1 |
2605 |
 |
GM De Firmian, Nick |
| GM Shabalov, Alexander |
 |
2645 |
½ - ½ |
2630 |
 |
GM Seirawan, Yasser |
| 1. De Firmian 3½; 2.-6. Gurevich, Dzindzichashvili, Kudrin, Seirawan, Ivanov 2; 7. Shabalov 1½; 8. Christiansen 1; |
| 5th round — 4th November 1998 |
| GM De Firmian, Nick |
 |
2605 |
½ - ½ |
2610 |
 |
GM Christiansen, Larry |
| GM Dzindzichashvili, Roman |
 |
2545 |
½ - ½ |
2630 |
 |
GM Seirawan, Yasser |
| GM Gurevich, Dmitry |
 |
2505 |
1 - 0 |
2645 |
 |
GM Shabalov, Alexander |
| IM Ivanov, Igor |
 |
2505 |
0 - 1 |
2540 |
 |
GM Kudrin, Sergey |
| 1. De Firmian 4; 2.-3. Gurevich, Kudrin 3; 4.-5. Dzindzichashvili, Seirawan 2½; 6. Ivanov 2; 7.-8. Christiansen, Shabalov 1½; |
| 6th round — 5th November 1998 |
| GM Christiansen, Larry |
 |
2610 |
1 - 0 |
2505 |
 |
IM Ivanov, Igor |
| GM Kudrin, Sergey |
 |
2540 |
½ - ½ |
2505 |
 |
GM Gurevich, Dmitry |
| GM Seirawan, Yasser |
 |
2630 |
½ - ½ |
2605 |
 |
GM De Firmian, Nick |
| GM Shabalov, Alexander |
 |
2645 |
0 - 1 |
2545 |
 |
GM Dzindzichashvili, Roman |
| 1. De Firmian 4½; 2.-4. Gurevich, Dzindzichashvili, Kudrin 3½; 5. Seirawan 3; 6. Christiansen 2½; 7. Ivanov 2; 8. Shabalov 1½; |
| 7th round — 6th November 1998 |
| GM De Firmian, Nick |
 |
2605 |
½ - ½ |
2545 |
 |
GM Dzindzichashvili, Roman |
| GM Gurevich, Dmitry |
 |
2505 |
1 - 0 |
2610 |
 |
GM Christiansen, Larry |
| IM Ivanov, Igor |
 |
2505 |
0 - 1 |
2630 |
 |
GM Seirawan, Yasser |
| GM Kudrin, Sergey |
 |
2540 |
½ - ½ |
2645 |
 |
GM Shabalov, Alexander |
| 1. De Firmian 5; 2. Gurevich 4½; 3.-5. Dzindzichashvili, Kudrin, Seirawan 4; 6. Christiansen 2½; 7.-8. Ivanov, Shabalov 2; |
Group B
Double round robin rapid (15 10) play-off for two semifinal spots: Benjamin 3½; Shaked 3; Gulko 3; Fedorowicz 2½.
Shaked then beat Gulko to take the remaining spot.
Round by round results
| 1st round — 31st October 1998 |
| GM Benjamin, Joel |
 |
2595 |
½ - ½ |
2515 |
 |
IM Sokolin, Leonid |
| GM Fedorowicz, John |
 |
2540 |
½ - ½ |
2585 |
 |
GM Gulko, Boris |
| GM Shaked, Tal |
 |
2490 |
1 - 0 |
2515 |
 |
GM Browne, Walter Shawn |
| GM Yermolinsky, Alexander |
 |
2625 |
½ - ½ |
2625 |
 |
GM Kaidanov, Gregory |
| 1. Shaked 1; 2.-7. Benjamin, Gulko, Fedorowicz, Kaidanov, Sokolin, Yermolinsky ½; 8. Browne 0; |
| 2nd round — 1st November 1998 |
| GM Browne, Walter Shawn |
 |
2515 |
0 - 1 |
2625 |
 |
GM Yermolinsky, Alexander |
| GM Gulko, Boris |
 |
2585 |
½ - ½ |
2490 |
 |
GM Shaked, Tal |
| GM Kaidanov, Gregory |
 |
2625 |
1 - 0 |
2595 |
 |
GM Benjamin, Joel |
| IM Sokolin, Leonid |
 |
2515 |
½ - ½ |
2540 |
 |
GM Fedorowicz, John |
| 1.-3. Shaked, Kaidanov, Yermolinsky 1½; 4.-6. Gulko, Fedorowicz, Sokolin 1; 7. Benjamin ½; 8. Browne 0; |
| 3rd round — 2nd November 1998 |
| GM Browne, Walter Shawn |
 |
2515 |
1 - 0 |
2625 |
 |
GM Kaidanov, Gregory |
| GM Fedorowicz, John |
 |
2540 |
½ - ½ |
2595 |
 |
GM Benjamin, Joel |
| GM Shaked, Tal |
 |
2490 |
½ - ½ |
2515 |
 |
IM Sokolin, Leonid |
| GM Yermolinsky, Alexander |
 |
2625 |
½ - ½ |
2585 |
 |
GM Gulko, Boris |
| 1.-2. Shaked, Yermolinsky 2; 3.-6. Gulko, Fedorowicz, Kaidanov, Sokolin 1½; 7.-8. Benjamin, Browne 1; |
| 4th round — 3rd November 1998 |
| GM Benjamin, Joel |
 |
2595 |
1 - 0 |
2490 |
 |
GM Shaked, Tal |
| GM Gulko, Boris |
 |
2585 |
1 - 0 |
2515 |
 |
GM Browne, Walter Shawn |
| GM Kaidanov, Gregory |
 |
2625 |
0 - 1 |
2540 |
 |
GM Fedorowicz, John |
| IM Sokolin, Leonid |
 |
2515 |
½ - ½ |
2625 |
 |
GM Yermolinsky, Alexander |
| 1.-3. Gulko, Fedorowicz, Yermolinsky 2½; 4.-6. Benjamin, Shaked, Sokolin 2; 7. Kaidanov 1½; 8. Browne 1; |
| 5th round — 4th November 1998 |
| GM Browne, Walter Shawn |
 |
2515 |
½ - ½ |
2515 |
 |
IM Sokolin, Leonid |
| GM Gulko, Boris |
 |
2585 |
½ - ½ |
2625 |
 |
GM Kaidanov, Gregory |
| GM Shaked, Tal |
 |
2490 |
1 - 0 |
2540 |
 |
GM Fedorowicz, John |
| GM Yermolinsky, Alexander |
 |
2625 |
0 - 1 |
2595 |
 |
GM Benjamin, Joel |
| 1.-3. Benjamin, Shaked, Gulko 3; 4.-6. Fedorowicz, Sokolin, Yermolinsky 2½; 7. Kaidanov 2; 8. Browne 1½; |
| 6th round — 5th November 1998 |
| GM Benjamin, Joel |
 |
2595 |
½ - ½ |
2515 |
 |
GM Browne, Walter Shawn |
| GM Fedorowicz, John |
 |
2540 |
1 - 0 |
2625 |
 |
GM Yermolinsky, Alexander |
| GM Kaidanov, Gregory |
 |
2625 |
½ - ½ |
2490 |
 |
GM Shaked, Tal |
| IM Sokolin, Leonid |
 |
2515 |
½ - ½ |
2585 |
 |
GM Gulko, Boris |
| 1.-4. Benjamin, Shaked, Gulko, Fedorowicz 3½; 5. Sokolin 3; 6.-7. Kaidanov, Yermolinsky 2½; 8. Browne 2; |
| 7th round — 6th November 1998 |
| GM Browne, Walter Shawn |
 |
2515 |
½ - ½ |
2540 |
 |
GM Fedorowicz, John |
| GM Gulko, Boris |
 |
2585 |
½ - ½ |
2595 |
 |
GM Benjamin, Joel |
| IM Sokolin, Leonid |
 |
2515 |
0 - 1 |
2625 |
 |
GM Kaidanov, Gregory |
| GM Yermolinsky, Alexander |
 |
2625 |
½ - ½ |
2490 |
 |
GM Shaked, Tal |
| 1.-4. Benjamin, Shaked, Gulko, Fedorowicz 4; 5. Kaidanov 3½; 6.-7. Sokolin, Yermolinsky 3; 8. Browne 2½; |
Information
| Zonal 2.1 |
| Dates: |
31st October - 18th November 1998 |
| City: |
Denver (United States) |
| Venue: |
Doubletree Hotel |
| Organizers: |
USCF |
| Chief Arbiter: |
|
| Players participating: |
16 (incl. 14 GMs, 2 IMs) |
| Games played: |
67 |
| Competition format: |
Two stage. |
| Tie-breaks: |
All: none Group A, Group B: none |
| Time control: |
100m/40 + 50m/20 + 10m/f + 30s/incr. |
| Website: |
http://uschess.org/news/uschamp98/index.html (cached) |
| PGN game file: |
wc1999-zonal21.pgn |