| 22nd US Chess championship :: El Paso, TX 1973 |
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| pos. | name | seed | Elo | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | pts | + | = | - |
| 1.-2. | Kavalek, Lubomir | (5) | 2565 | |
● | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9½ | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 1.-2. | Grefe, John | (6) | |
0 | ● | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 9½ | 8 | 3 | 1 | |
| 3. | Browne, Walter Shawn | (2) | 2530 | |
½ | 0 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8½ | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 4. | Tarjan, James Edward | (4) | 2415 | |
½ | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7½ | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 5.-6. | Evans, Larry Melvyn | (7) | 2535 | |
½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ● | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 5.-6. | Benko, Pal | (8) | 2530 | |
½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| 7. | Karklins, Andrew | (9) | |
0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 8. | Mednis, Edmar John | (13) | 2430 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 9. | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | (12) | 2420 | |
½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 10. | Gilden, Lawrence C | (11) | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ● | 0 | ½ | ½ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 11. | Martz, William | (1) | 2395 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ● | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 12.-13. | Byrne, Donald | (3) | 2475 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 12.-13. | Kane, George | (10) | 2240 | |
0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ● | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
There was no playoff: Lubomir Kavalek and John Grefe remained co-champions. William Lombardy withdrew before round 1; tournament was played with one bye each round.
| 1st round — 9th September 1973 | |||||||||
| Browne, Walter Shawn | (2) | |
2530 | 1 - 0 | 2430 | |
(13) | Mednis, Edmar John | |
| Byrne, Donald | (3) | |
2475 | ½ - ½ | 2420 | |
(12) | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | |
| Tarjan, James Edward | (4) | |
2415 | 1 - 0 | |
(11) | Gilden, Lawrence C | ||
| Kavalek, Lubomir | (5) | |
2565 | 1 - 0 | 2240 | |
(10) | Kane, George | |
| Grefe, John | (6) | |
1 - 0 | |
(9) | Karklins, Andrew | |||
| Evans, Larry Melvyn | (7) | |
2535 | ½ - ½ | 2530 | |
(8) | Benko, Pal | |
| Martz, William | (1) | |
2395 | BYE | |||||
| 1.-4. Kavalek, Grefe, Browne, Tarjan — 1; 5.-8. Evans, Benko, Bisguier, Byrne — ½; 9.-13. Karklins, Mednis, Gilden, Martz, Kane — 0; | |||||||||
| 2nd round — 10th September 1973 | |||||||||
| Karklins, Andrew | (9) | |
1 - 0 | 2535 | |
(7) | Evans, Larry Melvyn | ||
| Kane, George | (10) | |
2240 | ½ - ½ | |
(6) | Grefe, John | ||
| Gilden, Lawrence C | (11) | |
0 - 1 | 2565 | |
(5) | Kavalek, Lubomir | ||
| Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | (12) | |
2420 | 0 - 1 | 2415 | |
(4) | Tarjan, James Edward | |
| Mednis, Edmar John | (13) | |
2430 | 1 - 0 | 2475 | |
(3) | Byrne, Donald | |
| Martz, William | (1) | |
2395 | 0 - 1 | 2530 | |
(2) | Browne, Walter Shawn | |
| Benko, Pal | (8) | |
2530 | BYE | |||||
| 1.-3. Kavalek, Browne, Tarjan — 2; 4. Grefe — 1½; 5.-6. Karklins, Mednis — 1; 7.-11. Evans, Benko, Bisguier, Byrne, Kane — ½; 12.-13. Gilden, Martz — 0; | |||||||||
| 3rd round — 11th September 1973 | |||||||||
| Byrne, Donald | (3) | |
2475 | ½ - ½ | 2395 | |
(1) | Martz, William | |
| Tarjan, James Edward | (4) | |
2415 | 0 - 1 | 2430 | |
(13) | Mednis, Edmar John | |
| Kavalek, Lubomir | (5) | |
2565 | ½ - ½ | 2420 | |
(12) | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | |
| Grefe, John | (6) | |
1 - 0 | |
(11) | Gilden, Lawrence C | |||
| Evans, Larry Melvyn | (7) | |
2535 | 1 - 0 | 2240 | |
(10) | Kane, George | |
| Benko, Pal | (8) | |
2530 | ½ - ½ | |
(9) | Karklins, Andrew | ||
| Browne, Walter Shawn | (2) | |
2530 | BYE | |||||
| 1.-2. Kavalek, Grefe — 2½; 3.-5. Browne, Tarjan, Mednis — 2; 6.-7. Evans, Karklins — 1½; 8.-10. Benko, Bisguier, Byrne — 1; 11.-12. Martz, Kane — ½; 13. Gilden — 0; | |||||||||
| 4th round — 13th September 1973 | |||||||||
| Kane, George | (10) | |
2240 | 0 - 1 | 2530 | |
(8) | Benko, Pal | |
| Gilden, Lawrence C | (11) | |
0 - 1 | 2535 | |
(7) | Evans, Larry Melvyn | ||
| Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | (12) | |
2420 | 0 - 1 | |
(6) | Grefe, John | ||
| Mednis, Edmar John | (13) | |
2430 | 0 - 1 | 2565 | |
(5) | Kavalek, Lubomir | |
| Martz, William | (1) | |
2395 | ½ - ½ | 2415 | |
(4) | Tarjan, James Edward | |
| Browne, Walter Shawn | (2) | |
2530 | 1 - 0 | 2475 | |
(3) | Byrne, Donald | |
| Karklins, Andrew | (9) | |
BYE | ||||||
| 1.-2. Kavalek, Grefe — 3½; 3. Browne — 3; 4.-5. Tarjan, Evans — 2½; 6.-7. Benko, Mednis — 2; 8. Karklins — 1½; 9.-11. Bisguier, Martz, Byrne — 1; 12. Kane — ½; 13. Gilden — 0; | |||||||||
| 5th round — 14th September 1973 | |||||||||
| Tarjan, James Edward | (4) | |
2415 | ½ - ½ | 2530 | |
(2) | Browne, Walter Shawn | |
| Kavalek, Lubomir | (5) | |
2565 | 1 - 0 | 2395 | |
(1) | Martz, William | |
| Grefe, John | (6) | |
1 - 0 | 2430 | |
(13) | Mednis, Edmar John | ||
| Evans, Larry Melvyn | (7) | |
2535 | 1 - 0 | 2420 | |
(12) | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | |
| Benko, Pal | (8) | |
2530 | ½ - ½ | |
(11) | Gilden, Lawrence C | ||
| Karklins, Andrew | (9) | |
1 - 0 | 2240 | |
(10) | Kane, George | ||
| Byrne, Donald | (3) | |
2475 | BYE | |||||
| 1.-2. Kavalek, Grefe — 4½; 3.-4. Browne, Evans — 3½; 5. Tarjan — 3; 6.-7. Benko, Karklins — 2½; 8. Mednis — 2; 9.-11. Bisguier, Martz, Byrne — 1; 12.-13. Gilden, Kane — ½; | |||||||||
| 6th round — 15th September 1973 | |||||||||
| Gilden, Lawrence C | (11) | |
1 - 0 | |
(9) | Karklins, Andrew | |||
| Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | (12) | |
2420 | ½ - ½ | 2530 | |
(8) | Benko, Pal | |
| Mednis, Edmar John | (13) | |
2430 | ½ - ½ | 2535 | |
(7) | Evans, Larry Melvyn | |
| Martz, William | (1) | |
2395 | 0 - 1 | |
(6) | Grefe, John | ||
| Browne, Walter Shawn | (2) | |
2530 | ½ - ½ | 2565 | |
(5) | Kavalek, Lubomir | |
| Byrne, Donald | (3) | |
2475 | ½ - ½ | 2415 | |
(4) | Tarjan, James Edward | |
| Kane, George | (10) | |
2240 | BYE | |||||
| 1. Grefe — 5½; 2. Kavalek — 5; 3.-4. Browne, Evans — 4; 5. Tarjan — 3½; 6. Benko — 3; 7.-8. Karklins, Mednis — 2½; 9.-11. Bisguier, Gilden, Byrne — 1½; 12. Martz — 1; 13. Kane — ½; | |||||||||
| 7th round — 17th September 1973 | |||||||||
| Kavalek, Lubomir | (5) | |
2565 | 1 - 0 | 2475 | |
(3) | Byrne, Donald | |
| Grefe, John | (6) | |
1 - 0 | 2530 | |
(2) | Browne, Walter Shawn | ||
| Evans, Larry Melvyn | (7) | |
2535 | ½ - ½ | 2395 | |
(1) | Martz, William | |
| Benko, Pal | (8) | |
2530 | ½ - ½ | 2430 | |
(13) | Mednis, Edmar John | |
| Karklins, Andrew | (9) | |
½ - ½ | 2420 | |
(12) | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | ||
| Kane, George | (10) | |
2240 | ½ - ½ | |
(11) | Gilden, Lawrence C | ||
| Tarjan, James Edward | (4) | |
2415 | BYE | |||||
| 1. Grefe — 6½; 2. Kavalek — 6; 3. Evans — 4½; 4. Browne — 4; 5.-6. Tarjan, Benko — 3½; 7.-8. Karklins, Mednis — 3; 9.-10. Bisguier, Gilden — 2; 11.-12. Martz, Byrne — 1½; 13. Kane — 1; | |||||||||
| 8th round — 18th September 1973 | |||||||||
| Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | (12) | |
2420 | 1 - 0 | 2240 | |
(10) | Kane, George | |
| Mednis, Edmar John | (13) | |
2430 | ½ - ½ | |
(9) | Karklins, Andrew | ||
| Martz, William | (1) | |
2395 | 0 - 1 | 2530 | |
(8) | Benko, Pal | |
| Browne, Walter Shawn | (2) | |
2530 | ½ - ½ | 2535 | |
(7) | Evans, Larry Melvyn | |
| Byrne, Donald | (3) | |
2475 | 0 - 1 | |
(6) | Grefe, John | ||
| Tarjan, James Edward | (4) | |
2415 | ½ - ½ | 2565 | |
(5) | Kavalek, Lubomir | |
| Gilden, Lawrence C | (11) | |
BYE | ||||||
| 1. Grefe — 7½; 2. Kavalek — 6½; 3. Evans — 5; 4.-5. Browne, Benko — 4½; 6. Tarjan — 4; 7.-8. Karklins, Mednis — 3½; 9. Bisguier — 3; 10. Gilden — 2; 11.-12. Martz, Byrne — 1½; 13. Kane — 1; | |||||||||
| 9th round — 19th September 1973 | |||||||||
| Grefe, John | (6) | |
½ - ½ | 2415 | |
(4) | Tarjan, James Edward | ||
| Evans, Larry Melvyn | (7) | |
2535 | ½ - ½ | 2475 | |
(3) | Byrne, Donald | |
| Benko, Pal | (8) | |
2530 | ½ - ½ | 2530 | |
(2) | Browne, Walter Shawn | |
| Karklins, Andrew | (9) | |
1 - 0 | 2395 | |
(1) | Martz, William | ||
| Kane, George | (10) | |
2240 | 0 - 1 | 2430 | |
(13) | Mednis, Edmar John | |
| Gilden, Lawrence C | (11) | |
½ - ½ | 2420 | |
(12) | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | ||
| Kavalek, Lubomir | (5) | |
2565 | BYE | |||||
| 1. Grefe — 8; 2. Kavalek — 6½; 3. Evans — 5½; 4.-5. Browne, Benko — 5; 6.-8. Tarjan, Karklins, Mednis — 4½; 9. Bisguier — 3½; 10. Gilden — 2½; 11. Byrne — 2; 12. Martz — 1½; 13. Kane — 1; | |||||||||
| 10th round — 21st September 1973 | |||||||||
| Mednis, Edmar John | (13) | |
2430 | 0 - 1 | |
(11) | Gilden, Lawrence C | ||
| Martz, William | (1) | |
2395 | ½ - ½ | 2240 | |
(10) | Kane, George | |
| Browne, Walter Shawn | (2) | |
2530 | ½ - ½ | |
(9) | Karklins, Andrew | ||
| Byrne, Donald | (3) | |
2475 | ½ - ½ | 2530 | |
(8) | Benko, Pal | |
| Tarjan, James Edward | (4) | |
2415 | 1 - 0 | 2535 | |
(7) | Evans, Larry Melvyn | |
| Kavalek, Lubomir | (5) | |
2565 | 1 - 0 | |
(6) | Grefe, John | ||
| Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | (12) | |
2420 | BYE | |||||
| 1. Grefe — 8; 2. Kavalek — 7½; 3.-6. Browne, Tarjan, Evans, Benko — 5½; 7. Karklins — 5; 8. Mednis — 4½; 9.-10. Bisguier, Gilden — 3½; 11. Byrne — 2½; 12. Martz — 2; 13. Kane — 1½; | |||||||||
| 11th round — 22nd September 1973 | |||||||||
| Evans, Larry Melvyn | (7) | |
2535 | ½ - ½ | 2565 | |
(5) | Kavalek, Lubomir | |
| Benko, Pal | (8) | |
2530 | ½ - ½ | 2415 | |
(4) | Tarjan, James Edward | |
| Karklins, Andrew | (9) | |
1 - 0 | 2475 | |
(3) | Byrne, Donald | ||
| Kane, George | (10) | |
2240 | 0 - 1 | 2530 | |
(2) | Browne, Walter Shawn | |
| Gilden, Lawrence C | (11) | |
0 - 1 | 2395 | |
(1) | Martz, William | ||
| Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | (12) | |
2420 | ½ - ½ | 2430 | |
(13) | Mednis, Edmar John | |
| Grefe, John | (6) | |
BYE | ||||||
| 1.-2. Kavalek, Grefe — 8; 3. Browne — 6½; 4.-7. Tarjan, Evans, Benko, Karklins — 6; 8. Mednis — 5; 9. Bisguier — 4; 10. Gilden — 3½; 11. Martz — 3; 12. Byrne — 2½; 13. Kane — 1½; | |||||||||
| 12th round — 23rd September 1973 | |||||||||
| Martz, William | (1) | |
2395 | 0 - 1 | 2420 | |
(12) | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | |
| Browne, Walter Shawn | (2) | |
2530 | 1 - 0 | |
(11) | Gilden, Lawrence C | ||
| Byrne, Donald | (3) | |
2475 | 0 - 1 | 2240 | |
(10) | Kane, George | |
| Tarjan, James Edward | (4) | |
2415 | 1 - 0 | |
(9) | Karklins, Andrew | ||
| Kavalek, Lubomir | (5) | |
2565 | ½ - ½ | 2530 | |
(8) | Benko, Pal | |
| Grefe, John | (6) | |
½ - ½ | 2535 | |
(7) | Evans, Larry Melvyn | ||
| Mednis, Edmar John | (13) | |
2430 | BYE | |||||
| 1.-2. Kavalek, Grefe — 8½; 3. Browne — 7½; 4. Tarjan — 7; 5.-6. Evans, Benko — 6½; 7. Karklins — 6; 8.-9. Mednis, Bisguier — 5; 10. Gilden — 3½; 11. Martz — 3; 12.-13. Byrne, Kane — 2½; | |||||||||
| 13th round — 26th September 1973 | |||||||||
| Benko, Pal | (8) | |
2530 | 0 - 1 | |
(6) | Grefe, John | ||
| Karklins, Andrew | (9) | |
0 - 1 | 2565 | |
(5) | Kavalek, Lubomir | ||
| Kane, George | (10) | |
2240 | ½ - ½ | 2415 | |
(4) | Tarjan, James Edward | |
| Gilden, Lawrence C | (11) | |
½ - ½ | 2475 | |
(3) | Byrne, Donald | ||
| Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | (12) | |
2420 | 0 - 1 | 2530 | |
(2) | Browne, Walter Shawn | |
| Mednis, Edmar John | (13) | |
2430 | ½ - ½ | 2395 | |
(1) | Martz, William | |
| Evans, Larry Melvyn | (7) | |
2535 | BYE | |||||
| 1.-2. Kavalek, Grefe — 9½; 3. Browne — 8½; 4. Tarjan — 7½; 5.-6. Evans, Benko — 6½; 7. Karklins — 6; 8. Mednis — 5½; 9. Bisguier — 5; 10. Gilden — 4; 11. Martz — 3½; 12.-13. Byrne, Kane — 3; | |||||||||
| 22nd US Chess championship | |
| Dates: | 9th - 27th September 1973 |
| City: | El Paso, TX (United States) |
| Venue: | |
| Organizers: | US Chess Federation |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Players participating: | 13 |
| Games played: | 78 |
| Competition format: | Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: | none |
| Time control: | |
| Website: | http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamps/us/1973.htm |
| Other websites: | https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=80795 |
| PGN game file: | usa-1973.pgn |
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The 22nd US Chess Championship took place in El Paso, TX from 1973-09-09 to 1973-09-27. Top scorers: Kavalek, Lubomir (9.5), Grefe, John (9.5), Browne, Walter Shawn (8.5). There was no playoff for first place: Lubomir Kavalek and John Grefe remained co-champions. The event was played with 13 participants after William Lombardy withdrew shortly before the start, so each round contained one bye. Source links: Graeme Cree page; Chessgames tournament page; US Chess digital archive reference; US Chess digital archives entry page. |