25th US Chess championship :: Mentor, OH 1977

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Crosstable

pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 pts + = -
1. GM Browne, Walter Shawn 2545 USA ● 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 9 6 6 1
2. GM Byrne, Robert 2580 USA 0 ● ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 8½ 5 7 1
=3. GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman 2490 USA ½ ½ ● 0 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 7½ 4 7 2
=3. IM Grefe, John 2425 USA 0 0 1 ● ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 7½ 5 5 3
=5. GM Lein, Anatoly 2525 USA ½ ½ 0 ½ ● ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 7 2 10 1
=5. IM Zuckerman, Bernard 2450 USA ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ● ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 7 2 10 1
7. GM Tarjan, James Edward 2495 USA 1 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ● ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 6½ 2 9 2
=8. Christiansen, Larry Mark 2460 USA 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ● 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 6 3 6 4
=8. IM Matera, Salvatore Joseph   USA ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ● 0 1 1 ½ ½ 6 2 8 3
=10. IM Ghizdavu, Dimitru 2410 USA ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ● 0 ½ 1 ½ 5½ 2 7 4
=10. Peters, John 2370 USA ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ● 0 ½ ½ 5½ 1 9 3
=10. GM Shamkovich, Leonid 2485 USA 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ● 0 1 5½ 3 5 5
13. IM Soltis, Andrew E 2450 USA 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ● 0 5 2 6 5
14. Fedorowicz, John 2440 USA 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ● 4½ 2 5 6

First prize was $3500. Larry Evans and William Lombardy did not play.





Round by round results

1st round — 25th September 1977
GM Browne, Walter Shawn USA 2545 1 - 0 2580 USA GM Byrne, Robert
Christiansen, Larry Mark USA 2460 1 - 0 USA IM Matera, Salvatore Joseph
GM Lein, Anatoly USA 2525 ½ - ½ 2485 USA GM Shamkovich, Leonid
Peters, John USA 2370 1 - 0 2410 USA IM Ghizdavu, Dimitru
GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman USA 2490 0 - 1 2425 USA IM Grefe, John
GM Tarjan, James Edward USA 2495 1 - 0 2450 USA IM Soltis, Andrew E
IM Zuckerman, Bernard USA 2450 ½ - ½ 2440 USA Fedorowicz, John
1.-5. Browne, Grefe, Tarjan, Christiansen, Peters — 1; 6.-9. Lein, Zuckerman, Shamkovich, Fedorowicz — ½; 10.-14. Byrne, Reshevsky, Matera, Ghizdavu, Soltis — 0;



2nd round — 26th September 1977
GM Browne, Walter Shawn USA 2545 1 - 0 2425 USA IM Grefe, John
GM Byrne, Robert USA 2580 ½ - ½ 2525 USA GM Lein, Anatoly
Fedorowicz, John USA 2440 0 - 1 2490 USA GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
IM Ghizdavu, Dimitru USA 2410 ½ - ½ 2495 USA GM Tarjan, James Edward
IM Matera, Salvatore Joseph USA ½ - ½ 2450 USA IM Zuckerman, Bernard
GM Shamkovich, Leonid USA 2485 1 - 0 2370 USA Peters, John
IM Soltis, Andrew E USA 2450 ½ - ½ 2460 USA Christiansen, Larry Mark
1. Browne — 2; 2.-4. Tarjan, Christiansen, Shamkovich — 1½; 5.-9. Reshevsky, Grefe, Lein, Zuckerman, Peters — 1; 10.-14. Byrne, Matera, Ghizdavu, Soltis, Fedorowicz — ½;



3rd round — 27th September 1977
GM Browne, Walter Shawn USA 2545 ½ - ½ USA IM Matera, Salvatore Joseph
GM Byrne, Robert USA 2580 1 - 0 2450 USA IM Soltis, Andrew E
Christiansen, Larry Mark USA 2460 ½ - ½ 2425 USA IM Grefe, John
GM Lein, Anatoly USA 2525 1 - 0 2440 USA Fedorowicz, John
Peters, John USA 2370 ½ - ½ 2490 USA GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
GM Shamkovich, Leonid USA 2485 ½ - ½ 2410 USA IM Ghizdavu, Dimitru
GM Tarjan, James Edward USA 2495 ½ - ½ 2450 USA IM Zuckerman, Bernard
1. Browne — 2½; 2.-5. Lein, Tarjan, Christiansen, Shamkovich — 2; 6.-10. Byrne, Reshevsky, Grefe, Zuckerman, Peters — 1½; 11.-12. Matera, Ghizdavu — 1; 13.-14. Soltis, Fedorowicz — ½;



4th round — 28th September 1977
Fedorowicz, John USA 2440 ½ - ½ 2370 USA Peters, John
IM Ghizdavu, Dimitru USA 2410 ½ - ½ 2580 USA GM Byrne, Robert
IM Grefe, John USA 2425 ½ - ½ 2485 USA GM Shamkovich, Leonid
IM Matera, Salvatore Joseph USA ½ - ½ 2525 USA GM Lein, Anatoly
GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman USA 2490 1 - 0 2495 USA GM Tarjan, James Edward
IM Soltis, Andrew E USA 2450 0 - 1 2545 USA GM Browne, Walter Shawn
IM Zuckerman, Bernard USA 2450 ½ - ½ 2460 USA Christiansen, Larry Mark
1. Browne — 3½; 2.-5. Reshevsky, Lein, Christiansen, Shamkovich — 2½; 6.-10. Byrne, Grefe, Zuckerman, Tarjan, Peters — 2; 11.-12. Matera, Ghizdavu — 1½; 13. Fedorowicz — 1; 14. Soltis — ½;



5th round — 29th September 1977
Fedorowicz, John USA 2440 1 - 0 2460 USA Christiansen, Larry Mark
IM Ghizdavu, Dimitru USA 2410 ½ - ½ 2525 USA GM Lein, Anatoly
IM Grefe, John USA 2425 0 - 1 2580 USA GM Byrne, Robert
IM Matera, Salvatore Joseph USA ½ - ½ 2495 USA GM Tarjan, James Edward
GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman USA 2490 ½ - ½ 2450 USA IM Zuckerman, Bernard
GM Shamkovich, Leonid USA 2485 0 - 1 2545 USA GM Browne, Walter Shawn
IM Soltis, Andrew E USA 2450 ½ - ½ 2370 USA Peters, John
1. Browne — 4½; 2.-4. Byrne, Reshevsky, Lein — 3; 5.-9. Zuckerman, Tarjan, Christiansen, Peters, Shamkovich — 2½; 10.-13. Grefe, Matera, Ghizdavu, Fedorowicz — 2; 14. Soltis — 1;



6th round — 30th September 1977
Christiansen, Larry Mark USA 2460 ½ - ½ 2580 USA GM Byrne, Robert
Fedorowicz, John USA 2440 1 - 0 2450 USA IM Soltis, Andrew E
IM Grefe, John USA 2425 ½ - ½ USA IM Matera, Salvatore Joseph
Peters, John USA 2370 ½ - ½ 2525 USA GM Lein, Anatoly
GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman USA 2490 ½ - ½ 2410 USA IM Ghizdavu, Dimitru
GM Tarjan, James Edward USA 2495 1 - 0 2545 USA GM Browne, Walter Shawn
IM Zuckerman, Bernard USA 2450 1 - 0 2485 USA GM Shamkovich, Leonid
1. Browne — 4½; 2.-6. Byrne, Reshevsky, Lein, Zuckerman, Tarjan — 3½; 7.-9. Christiansen, Peters, Fedorowicz — 3; 10.-13. Grefe, Matera, Ghizdavu, Shamkovich — 2½; 14. Soltis — 1;



7th round — 1st October 1977
GM Browne, Walter Shawn USA 2545 ½ - ½ 2370 USA Peters, John
GM Byrne, Robert USA 2580 ½ - ½ 2495 USA GM Tarjan, James Edward
IM Ghizdavu, Dimitru USA 2410 0 - 1 2450 USA IM Zuckerman, Bernard
GM Lein, Anatoly USA 2525 ½ - ½ 2425 USA IM Grefe, John
IM Matera, Salvatore Joseph USA ½ - ½ 2440 USA Fedorowicz, John
GM Shamkovich, Leonid USA 2485 1 - 0 2460 USA Christiansen, Larry Mark
IM Soltis, Andrew E USA 2450 ½ - ½ 2490 USA GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1. Browne — 5; 2. Zuckerman — 4½; 3.-6. Byrne, Reshevsky, Lein, Tarjan — 4; 7.-9. Peters, Shamkovich, Fedorowicz — 3½; 10.-12. Grefe, Christiansen, Matera — 3; 13. Ghizdavu — 2½; 14. Soltis — 1½;



8th round — 2nd October 1977
Christiansen, Larry Mark USA 2460 0 - 1 2525 USA GM Lein, Anatoly
Fedorowicz, John USA 2440 0 - 1 2485 USA GM Shamkovich, Leonid
IM Grefe, John USA 2425 0 - 1 2450 USA IM Soltis, Andrew E
IM Matera, Salvatore Joseph USA 0 - 1 2410 USA IM Ghizdavu, Dimitru
GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman USA 2490 ½ - ½ 2580 USA GM Byrne, Robert
GM Tarjan, James Edward USA 2495 ½ - ½ 2370 USA Peters, John
IM Zuckerman, Bernard USA 2450 ½ - ½ 2545 USA GM Browne, Walter Shawn
1. Browne — 5½; 2.-3. Lein, Zuckerman — 5; 4.-7. Byrne, Reshevsky, Tarjan, Shamkovich — 4½; 8. Peters — 4; 9.-10. Ghizdavu, Fedorowicz — 3½; 11.-13. Grefe, Christiansen, Matera — 3; 14. Soltis — 2½;



9th round — 3rd October 1977
GM Browne, Walter Shawn USA 2545 ½ - ½ 2410 USA IM Ghizdavu, Dimitru
GM Byrne, Robert USA 2580 1 - 0 2485 USA GM Shamkovich, Leonid
Christiansen, Larry Mark USA 2460 1 - 0 2490 USA GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
GM Lein, Anatoly USA 2525 ½ - ½ 2450 USA IM Soltis, Andrew E
Peters, John USA 2370 0 - 1 USA IM Matera, Salvatore Joseph
GM Tarjan, James Edward USA 2495 ½ - ½ 2440 USA Fedorowicz, John
IM Zuckerman, Bernard USA 2450 0 - 1 2425 USA IM Grefe, John
1. Browne — 6; 2.-3. Byrne, Lein — 5½; 4.-5. Zuckerman, Tarjan — 5; 6.-7. Reshevsky, Shamkovich — 4½; 8.-13. Grefe, Christiansen, Matera, Ghizdavu, Peters, Fedorowicz — 4; 14. Soltis — 3;



10th round — 4th October 1977
Christiansen, Larry Mark USA 2460 ½ - ½ 2495 USA GM Tarjan, James Edward
Fedorowicz, John USA 2440 0 - 1 2545 USA GM Browne, Walter Shawn
IM Grefe, John USA 2425 1 - 0 2410 USA IM Ghizdavu, Dimitru
IM Matera, Salvatore Joseph USA ½ - ½ 2580 USA GM Byrne, Robert
GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman USA 2490 1 - 0 2525 USA GM Lein, Anatoly
IM Soltis, Andrew E USA 2450 1 - 0 2485 USA GM Shamkovich, Leonid
IM Zuckerman, Bernard USA 2450 ½ - ½ 2370 USA Peters, John
1. Browne — 7; 2. Byrne — 6; 3.-6. Reshevsky, Lein, Zuckerman, Tarjan — 5½; 7. Grefe — 5; 8.-11. Christiansen, Matera, Peters, Shamkovich — 4½; 12.-14. Ghizdavu, Soltis, Fedorowicz — 4;



11th round — 5th October 1977
GM Browne, Walter Shawn USA 2545 ½ - ½ 2490 USA GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
GM Byrne, Robert USA 2580 1 - 0 2440 USA Fedorowicz, John
IM Ghizdavu, Dimitru USA 2410 1 - 0 2450 USA IM Soltis, Andrew E
GM Lein, Anatoly USA 2525 ½ - ½ 2450 USA IM Zuckerman, Bernard
Peters, John USA 2370 ½ - ½ 2460 USA Christiansen, Larry Mark
GM Shamkovich, Leonid USA 2485 0 - 1 USA IM Matera, Salvatore Joseph
GM Tarjan, James Edward USA 2495 0 - 1 2425 USA IM Grefe, John
1. Browne — 7½; 2. Byrne — 7; 3.-6. Reshevsky, Grefe, Lein, Zuckerman — 6; 7.-8. Tarjan, Matera — 5½; 9.-11. Christiansen, Ghizdavu, Peters — 5; 12. Shamkovich — 4½; 13.-14. Soltis, Fedorowicz — 4;



12th round — 6th October 1977
Christiansen, Larry Mark USA 2460 1 - 0 2410 USA IM Ghizdavu, Dimitru
IM Grefe, John USA 2425 1 - 0 2440 USA Fedorowicz, John
GM Lein, Anatoly USA 2525 ½ - ½ 2545 USA GM Browne, Walter Shawn
Peters, John USA 2370 0 - 1 2580 USA GM Byrne, Robert
GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman USA 2490 1 - 0 USA IM Matera, Salvatore Joseph
GM Tarjan, James Edward USA 2495 ½ - ½ 2485 USA GM Shamkovich, Leonid
IM Zuckerman, Bernard USA 2450 ½ - ½ 2450 USA IM Soltis, Andrew E
1.-2. Browne, Byrne — 8; 3.-4. Reshevsky, Grefe — 7; 5.-6. Lein, Zuckerman — 6½; 7.-8. Tarjan, Christiansen — 6; 9. Matera — 5½; 10.-12. Ghizdavu, Peters, Shamkovich — 5; 13. Soltis — 4½; 14. Fedorowicz — 4;



13th round — 7th October 1977
GM Browne, Walter Shawn USA 2545 1 - 0 2460 USA Christiansen, Larry Mark
GM Byrne, Robert USA 2580 ½ - ½ 2450 USA IM Zuckerman, Bernard
IM Ghizdavu, Dimitru USA 2410 ½ - ½ 2440 USA Fedorowicz, John
GM Lein, Anatoly USA 2525 ½ - ½ 2495 USA GM Tarjan, James Edward
Peters, John USA 2370 ½ - ½ 2425 USA IM Grefe, John
GM Shamkovich, Leonid USA 2485 ½ - ½ 2490 USA GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
IM Soltis, Andrew E USA 2450 ½ - ½ USA IM Matera, Salvatore Joseph
1. Browne — 9; 2. Byrne — 8½; 3.-4. Reshevsky, Grefe — 7½; 5.-6. Lein, Zuckerman — 7; 7. Tarjan — 6½; 8.-9. Christiansen, Matera — 6; 10.-12. Ghizdavu, Peters, Shamkovich — 5½; 13. Soltis — 5; 14. Fedorowicz — 4½;







Information

25th US Chess championship
Dates: 25th September - 14th October 1977
City: Mentor, OH (United States)
Venue:
Organizers: US Chess Federation
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 14 (incl. 6 GMs, 5 IMs)
Games played: 91
Competition format: Round Robin
Tie-breaks: none
Time control:
Website: http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamps/us/1977.htm
Other websites: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=84145
PGN game file: usa-1977.pgn





Tournament Review

The 25th US Chess Championship took place in Mentor, OH from 1977-09-25 to 1977-10-14. Top scorers: Browne, Walter Shawn (9), Byrne, Robert (8.5), Reshevsky, Samuel Herman (7.5).

The event was won by Walter Browne. Contemporary notes on the source page mention that first prize was $3500 and that Larry Evans and William Lombardy did not play.

Quick notes:

  • Browne scored 9/13 to take clear first place.
  • The top prize was listed as $3500 in contemporary notes.
  • Two major names, Evans and Lombardy, were absent from the field.

Source links: Graeme Cree page; Chessgames tournament page; US Chess digital archive reference; US Chess digital archives entry page.