| 23rd US Chess championship :: Chicago, IL 1974 |
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| pos. | name | seed | Elo | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | pts | + | = | - |
| 1. | Browne, Walter Shawn | (11) | 2575 | |
● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 9½ | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| =2. | Benko, Pal | (13) | 2510 | |
½ | ● | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| =2. | Evans, Larry Melvyn | (1) | 2525 | |
½ | 0 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 4. | Saidy, Anthony Fred | (7) | 2430 | |
½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| =5. | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | (8) | 2550 | |
0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| =5. | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | (12) | |
0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 1 | |
| =5. | Grefe, John | (4) | 2470 | |
0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| =5. | Rogoff, Kenneth | (5) | 2445 | |
0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 9. | Weinstein, Norman | (2) | 2470 | |
½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| =10. | Zuckerman, Bernard | (14) | 2425 | |
½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5½ | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| =10. | Soltis, Andrew E | (10) | 2445 | |
0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | 0 | 5½ | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 12. | Commons, Kim | (3) | 2420 | |
½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ● | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 13. | Karklins, Andrew | (6) | 2400 | |
½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ● | 1 | 4½ | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 14. | Gilden, Lawrence C | (9) | 2375 | |
0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ● | 3½ | 3 | 1 | 9 |
It was a zonal tournament.
| 1st round — 13th July 1974 | |||||||||
| Evans, Larry Melvyn | (1) | |
2525 | ½ - ½ | 2425 | |
(14) | Zuckerman, Bernard | |
| Weinstein, Norman | (2) | |
½ - ½ | |
(13) | Benko, Pal | |||
| Commons, Kim | (3) | |
½ - ½ | |
(12) | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | |||
| Grefe, John | (4) | |
2470 | 0 - 1 | 2575 | |
(11) | Browne, Walter Shawn | |
| Rogoff, Kenneth | (5) | |
½ - ½ | |
(10) | Soltis, Andrew E | |||
| Karklins, Andrew | (6) | |
2400 | 1 - 0 | 2375 | |
(9) | Gilden, Lawrence C | |
| Saidy, Anthony Fred | (7) | |
½ - ½ | |
(8) | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | |||
| 1.-2. Browne, Karklins — 1; 3.-12. Benko, Evans, Saidy, Reshevsky, Bisguier, Rogoff, Weinstein, Zuckerman, Soltis, Commons — ½; 13.-14. Grefe, Gilden — 0; | |||||||||
| 2nd round — 14th July 1974 | |||||||||
| Zuckerman, Bernard | (14) | |
½ - ½ | |
(8) | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | |||
| Gilden, Lawrence C | (9) | |
2375 | 0 - 1 | 2430 | |
(7) | Saidy, Anthony Fred | |
| Soltis, Andrew E | (10) | |
½ - ½ | |
(6) | Karklins, Andrew | |||
| Browne, Walter Shawn | (11) | |
2575 | 1 - 0 | 2445 | |
(5) | Rogoff, Kenneth | |
| Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | (12) | |
½ - ½ | |
(4) | Grefe, John | |||
| Benko, Pal | (13) | |
2510 | 1 - 0 | 2420 | |
(3) | Commons, Kim | |
| Evans, Larry Melvyn | (1) | |
2525 | ½ - ½ | 2470 | |
(2) | Weinstein, Norman | |
| 1. Browne — 2; 2.-4. Benko, Saidy, Karklins — 1½; 5.-10. Evans, Reshevsky, Bisguier, Weinstein, Zuckerman, Soltis — 1; 11.-13. Grefe, Rogoff, Commons — ½; 14. Gilden — 0; | |||||||||
| 3rd round — 15th July 1974 | |||||||||
| Weinstein, Norman | (2) | |
½ - ½ | |
(14) | Zuckerman, Bernard | |||
| Commons, Kim | (3) | |
2420 | 0 - 1 | 2525 | |
(1) | Evans, Larry Melvyn | |
| Grefe, John | (4) | |
½ - ½ | |
(13) | Benko, Pal | |||
| Rogoff, Kenneth | (5) | |
½ - ½ | |
(12) | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | |||
| Karklins, Andrew | (6) | |
½ - ½ | |
(11) | Browne, Walter Shawn | |||
| Saidy, Anthony Fred | (7) | |
½ - ½ | |
(10) | Soltis, Andrew E | |||
| Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | (8) | |
2550 | 1 - 0 | 2375 | |
(9) | Gilden, Lawrence C | |
| 1. Browne — 2½; 2.-6. Benko, Evans, Saidy, Reshevsky, Karklins — 2; 7.-10. Bisguier, Weinstein, Zuckerman, Soltis — 1½; 11.-12. Grefe, Rogoff — 1; 13. Commons — ½; 14. Gilden — 0; | |||||||||
| 4th round — 17th July 1974 | |||||||||
| Zuckerman, Bernard | (14) | |
2425 | 0 - 1 | 2375 | |
(9) | Gilden, Lawrence C | |
| Soltis, Andrew E | (10) | |
2445 | ½ - ½ | |
(8) | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | ||
| Browne, Walter Shawn | (11) | |
½ - ½ | |
(7) | Saidy, Anthony Fred | |||
| Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | (12) | |
1 - 0 | |
(6) | Karklins, Andrew | |||
| Benko, Pal | (13) | |
½ - ½ | |
(5) | Rogoff, Kenneth | |||
| Evans, Larry Melvyn | (1) | |
2525 | ½ - ½ | 2470 | |
(4) | Grefe, John | |
| Weinstein, Norman | (2) | |
2470 | 0 - 1 | 2420 | |
(3) | Commons, Kim | |
| 1. Browne — 3; 2.-6. Benko, Evans, Saidy, Reshevsky, Bisguier — 2½; 7.-8. Soltis, Karklins — 2; 9.-13. Grefe, Rogoff, Weinstein, Zuckerman, Commons — 1½; 14. Gilden — 1; | |||||||||
| 5th round — 18th July 1974 | |||||||||
| Commons, Kim | (3) | |
2420 | 1 - 0 | 2425 | |
(14) | Zuckerman, Bernard | |
| Grefe, John | (4) | |
2470 | 1 - 0 | 2470 | |
(2) | Weinstein, Norman | |
| Rogoff, Kenneth | (5) | |
2445 | 0 - 1 | 2525 | |
(1) | Evans, Larry Melvyn | |
| Karklins, Andrew | (6) | |
½ - ½ | |
(13) | Benko, Pal | |||
| Saidy, Anthony Fred | (7) | |
½ - ½ | |
(12) | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | |||
| Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | (8) | |
2550 | 0 - 1 | 2575 | |
(11) | Browne, Walter Shawn | |
| Gilden, Lawrence C | (9) | |
2375 | 1 - 0 | 2435 | |
(10) | Soltis, Andrew E | |
| 1. Browne — 4; 2. Evans — 3½; 3.-5. Benko, Saidy, Bisguier — 3; 6.-9. Reshevsky, Grefe, Commons, Karklins — 2½; 10.-11. Soltis, Gilden — 2; 12.-14. Rogoff, Weinstein, Zuckerman — 1½; | |||||||||
| 6th round — 21st July 1974 | |||||||||
| Zuckerman, Bernard | (14) | |
½ - ½ | |
(10) | Soltis, Andrew E | |||
| Browne, Walter Shawn | (11) | |
1 - 0 | |
(9) | Gilden, Lawrence C | |||
| Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | (12) | |
½ - ½ | |
(8) | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | |||
| Benko, Pal | (13) | |
½ - ½ | |
(7) | Saidy, Anthony Fred | |||
| Evans, Larry Melvyn | (1) | |
1 - 0 | |
(6) | Karklins, Andrew | |||
| Weinstein, Norman | (2) | |
½ - ½ | |
(5) | Rogoff, Kenneth | |||
| Commons, Kim | (3) | |
2420 | 0 - 1 | 2470 | |
(4) | Grefe, John | |
| 1. Browne — 5; 2. Evans — 4½; 3.-6. Benko, Saidy, Bisguier, Grefe — 3½; 7. Reshevsky — 3; 8.-10. Soltis, Commons, Karklins — 2½; 11.-14. Rogoff, Weinstein, Zuckerman, Gilden — 2; | |||||||||
| 7th round — 22nd July 1974 | |||||||||
| Grefe, John | (4) | |
½ - ½ | |
(14) | Zuckerman, Bernard | |||
| Rogoff, Kenneth | (5) | |
2445 | 1 - 0 | 2420 | |
(3) | Commons, Kim | |
| Karklins, Andrew | (6) | |
1 - 0 | |
(2) | Weinstein, Norman | |||
| Saidy, Anthony Fred | (7) | |
2430 | ½ - ½ | 2525 | |
(1) | Evans, Larry Melvyn | |
| Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | (8) | |
½ - ½ | 2495 | |
(13) | Benko, Pal | ||
| Gilden, Lawrence C | (9) | |
0 - 1 | |
(12) | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | |||
| Soltis, Andrew E | (10) | |
2435 | 0 - 1 | 2575 | |
(11) | Browne, Walter Shawn | |
| 1. Browne — 6; 2. Evans — 5; 3. Bisguier — 4½; 4.-6. Benko, Saidy, Grefe — 4; 7.-8. Reshevsky, Karklins — 3½; 9. Rogoff — 3; 10.-12. Zuckerman, Soltis, Commons — 2½; 13.-14. Weinstein, Gilden — 2; | |||||||||
| 8th round — 24th July 1974 | |||||||||
| Zuckerman, Bernard | (14) | |
½ - ½ | |
(11) | Browne, Walter Shawn | |||
| Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | (12) | |
½ - ½ | |
(10) | Soltis, Andrew E | |||
| Benko, Pal | (13) | |
2510 | 1 - 0 | 2375 | |
(9) | Gilden, Lawrence C | |
| Evans, Larry Melvyn | (1) | |
2525 | ½ - ½ | 2550 | |
(8) | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | |
| Weinstein, Norman | (2) | |
½ - ½ | |
(7) | Saidy, Anthony Fred | |||
| Commons, Kim | (3) | |
2420 | 1 - 0 | 2400 | |
(6) | Karklins, Andrew | |
| Grefe, John | (4) | |
2470 | ½ - ½ | 2445 | |
(5) | Rogoff, Kenneth | |
| 1. Browne — 6½; 2. Evans — 5½; 3.-4. Benko, Bisguier — 5; 5.-6. Saidy, Grefe — 4½; 7. Reshevsky — 4; 8.-10. Rogoff, Commons, Karklins — 3½; 11.-12. Zuckerman, Soltis — 3; 13. Weinstein — 2½; 14. Gilden — 2; | |||||||||
| 9th round — 25th July 1974 | |||||||||
| Rogoff, Kenneth | (5) | |
2445 | 1 - 0 | 2425 | |
(14) | Zuckerman, Bernard | |
| Karklins, Andrew | (6) | |
½ - ½ | |
(4) | Grefe, John | |||
| Saidy, Anthony Fred | (7) | |
2430 | 1 - 0 | 2420 | |
(3) | Commons, Kim | |
| Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | (8) | |
2550 | 0 - 1 | 2470 | |
(2) | Weinstein, Norman | |
| Gilden, Lawrence C | (9) | |
2375 | ½ - ½ | 2525 | |
(1) | Evans, Larry Melvyn | |
| Soltis, Andrew E | (10) | |
½ - ½ | |
(13) | Benko, Pal | |||
| Browne, Walter Shawn | (11) | |
1 - 0 | |
(12) | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | |||
| 1. Browne — 7½; 2. Evans — 6; 3.-4. Benko, Saidy — 5½; 5.-6. Bisguier, Grefe — 5; 7. Rogoff — 4½; 8.-9. Reshevsky, Karklins — 4; 10.-12. Weinstein, Soltis, Commons — 3½; 13. Zuckerman — 3; 14. Gilden — 2½; | |||||||||
| 10th round — 26th July 1974 | |||||||||
| Zuckerman, Bernard | (14) | |
½ - ½ | |
(12) | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | |||
| Benko, Pal | (13) | |
½ - ½ | |
(11) | Browne, Walter Shawn | |||
| Evans, Larry Melvyn | (1) | |
2525 | 1 - 0 | 2435 | |
(10) | Soltis, Andrew E | |
| Weinstein, Norman | (2) | |
2470 | 1 - 0 | 2375 | |
(9) | Gilden, Lawrence C | |
| Commons, Kim | (3) | |
2420 | 1 - 0 | 2550 | |
(8) | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | |
| Grefe, John | (4) | |
½ - ½ | |
(7) | Saidy, Anthony Fred | |||
| Rogoff, Kenneth | (5) | |
½ - ½ | |
(6) | Karklins, Andrew | |||
| 1. Browne — 8; 2. Evans — 7; 3.-4. Benko, Saidy — 6; 5.-6. Bisguier, Grefe — 5½; 7. Rogoff — 5; 8.-10. Weinstein, Commons, Karklins — 4½; 11. Reshevsky — 4; 12.-13. Zuckerman, Soltis — 3½; 14. Gilden — 2½; | |||||||||
| 11th round — 28th July 1974 | |||||||||
| Karklins, Andrew | (6) | |
2400 | 0 - 1 | 2425 | |
(14) | Zuckerman, Bernard | |
| Saidy, Anthony Fred | (7) | |
2430 | 0 - 1 | 2445 | |
(5) | Rogoff, Kenneth | |
| Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | (8) | |
2550 | 1 - 0 | 2470 | |
(4) | Grefe, John | |
| Gilden, Lawrence C | (9) | |
2375 | 1 - 0 | 2420 | |
(3) | Commons, Kim | |
| Soltis, Andrew E | (10) | |
½ - ½ | |
(2) | Weinstein, Norman | |||
| Browne, Walter Shawn | (11) | |
2575 | ½ - ½ | 2525 | |
(1) | Evans, Larry Melvyn | |
| Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | (12) | |
½ - ½ | |
(13) | Benko, Pal | |||
| 1. Browne — 8½; 2. Evans — 7½; 3. Benko — 6½; 4.-6. Saidy, Bisguier, Rogoff — 6; 7. Grefe — 5½; 8.-9. Reshevsky, Weinstein — 5; 10.-12. Zuckerman, Commons, Karklins — 4½; 13. Soltis — 4; 14. Gilden — 3½; | |||||||||
| 12th round — 30th July 1974 | |||||||||
| Zuckerman, Bernard | (14) | |
½ - ½ | |
(13) | Benko, Pal | |||
| Evans, Larry Melvyn | (1) | |
½ - ½ | |
(12) | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | |||
| Weinstein, Norman | (2) | |
½ - ½ | |
(11) | Browne, Walter Shawn | |||
| Commons, Kim | (3) | |
2420 | 0 - 1 | 2435 | |
(10) | Soltis, Andrew E | |
| Grefe, John | (4) | |
2470 | 1 - 0 | 2375 | |
(9) | Gilden, Lawrence C | |
| Rogoff, Kenneth | (5) | |
2445 | 0 - 1 | 2550 | |
(8) | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | |
| Karklins, Andrew | (6) | |
2400 | 0 - 1 | 2430 | |
(7) | Saidy, Anthony Fred | |
| 1. Browne — 9; 2. Evans — 8; 3.-4. Benko, Saidy — 7; 5.-6. Bisguier, Grefe — 6½; 7.-8. Reshevsky, Rogoff — 6; 9. Weinstein — 5½; 10.-11. Zuckerman, Soltis — 5; 12.-13. Commons, Karklins — 4½; 14. Gilden — 3½; | |||||||||
| 13th round — 1st August 1974 | |||||||||
| Saidy, Anthony Fred | (7) | |
½ - ½ | |
(14) | Zuckerman, Bernard | |||
| Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | (8) | |
2550 | 1 - 0 | 2400 | |
(6) | Karklins, Andrew | |
| Gilden, Lawrence C | (9) | |
2375 | 0 - 1 | 2445 | |
(5) | Rogoff, Kenneth | |
| Soltis, Andrew E | (10) | |
½ - ½ | |
(4) | Grefe, John | |||
| Browne, Walter Shawn | (11) | |
½ - ½ | |
(3) | Commons, Kim | |||
| Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | (12) | |
½ - ½ | |
(2) | Weinstein, Norman | |||
| Benko, Pal | (13) | |
2510 | 1 - 0 | 2525 | |
(1) | Evans, Larry Melvyn | |
| 1. Browne — 9½; 2.-3. Benko, Evans — 8; 4. Saidy — 7½; 5.-8. Reshevsky, Bisguier, Grefe, Rogoff — 7; 9. Weinstein — 6; 10.-11. Zuckerman, Soltis — 5½; 12. Commons — 5; 13. Karklins — 4½; 14. Gilden — 3½; | |||||||||
| 23rd US Chess championship | |
| Dates: | 13th July - 1st August 1974 |
| City: | Chicago, IL (United States) |
| Venue: | |
| Organizers: | US Chess Federation |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Players participating: | 14 |
| Games played: | 91 |
| Competition format: | Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: | none |
| Time control: | |
| Website: | http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamps/us/1974.htm |
| Other websites: | https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=80796 |
| PGN game file: | usa-1974.pgn |
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The 23rd US Chess Championship took place in Chicago, IL from 1974-07-13 to 1974-08-01. Top scorers: Browne, Walter Shawn (9.5), Benko, Pal (8), Evans, Larry Melvyn (8). The championship was held as a 14-player round robin (91 games). The crosstable and round-by-round schedule on the Graeme Cree page were used to restore exact game dates. Source links: Graeme Cree page; Chessgames tournament page; US Chess digital archive reference; US Chess digital archives entry page. |