| 26th US Chess championship :: Pasadena, CA 1978 |
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| pos. | name | seed | Elo | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | pts | + | = | - |
| 1. | GM Kavalek, Lubomir | (8) | 2570 | |
● | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 2. | GM Tarjan, James Edward | (13) | 2510 | |
1 | ● | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 9½ | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 3. | GM Shamkovich, Leonid | (14) | 2485 | |
½ | 0 | ● | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8½ | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 4. | IM Mednis, Edmar John | (4) | 2460 | |
0 | ½ | 0 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| =5. | GM Byrne, Robert | (9) | 2550 | |
0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| =5. | GM Lein, Anatoly | (7) | 2505 | |
0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| =5. | IM Weinstein, Norman | (5) | 2475 | |
½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| =8. | IM Rogoff, Kenneth | (10) | 2520 | |
0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7½ | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| =8. | GM Lombardy, William James | (2) | 2540 | |
½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7½ | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 10. | GM Benko, Pal | (12) | 2485 | |
1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 7 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| =11. | IM Soltis, Andrew E | (15) | 2460 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| =11. | IM Zuckerman, Bernard | (11) | 2475 | |
½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| =11. | GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | (1) | 2490 | |
½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ● | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 14. | IM Commons, Kim | (6) | 2485 | |
0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ● | ½ | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 15. | Regan, Kenneth | (3) | 2430 | |
0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | 5½ | 2 | 7 | 5 |
It was a zonal tournament. Walter Browne withdrew before round 1 in a dispute over tournament lighting.
| 1st round | |||||||||
| GM Lombardy, William James | (2) | |
2540 | 1 - 0 | 2460 | |
(15) | IM Soltis, Andrew E | |
| Regan, Kenneth | (3) | |
2430 | 1 - 0 | 2485 | |
(14) | GM Shamkovich, Leonid | |
| IM Mednis, Edmar John | (4) | |
2460 | ½ - ½ | 2510 | |
(13) | GM Tarjan, James Edward | |
| IM Weinstein, Norman | (5) | |
2475 | ½ - ½ | 2485 | |
(12) | GM Benko, Pal | |
| IM Commons, Kim | (6) | |
2485 | ½ - ½ | 2475 | |
(11) | IM Zuckerman, Bernard | |
| GM Lein, Anatoly | (7) | |
2505 | ½ - ½ | 2520 | |
(10) | IM Rogoff, Kenneth | |
| GM Kavalek, Lubomir | (8) | |
2570 | 1 - 0 | 2550 | |
(9) | GM Byrne, Robert | |
| GM Kavalek, Lubomir | (8) | |
2570 | 1 BYE | |||||
| GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | (1) | |
2490 | BYE | |||||
| 1.-3. Kavalek, Lombardy, Regan — 1; 4.-11. Tarjan, Mednis, Lein, Weinstein, Rogoff, Benko, Zuckerman, Commons — ½; 12.-15. Shamkovich, Byrne, Soltis, Christiansen — 0; | |||||||||
| 2nd round | |||||||||
| IM Rogoff, Kenneth | (10) | |
2520 | 0 - 1 | 2570 | |
(8) | GM Kavalek, Lubomir | |
| IM Zuckerman, Bernard | (11) | |
2475 | ½ - ½ | 2505 | |
(7) | GM Lein, Anatoly | |
| GM Benko, Pal | (12) | |
2485 | ½ - ½ | 2485 | |
(6) | IM Commons, Kim | |
| GM Tarjan, James Edward | (13) | |
2510 | ½ - ½ | 2475 | |
(5) | IM Weinstein, Norman | |
| GM Shamkovich, Leonid | (14) | |
2485 | 1 - 0 | 2460 | |
(4) | IM Mednis, Edmar John | |
| IM Soltis, Andrew E | (15) | |
2460 | ½ - ½ | 2430 | |
(3) | Regan, Kenneth | |
| GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | (1) | |
2490 | 1 - 0 | 2540 | |
(2) | GM Lombardy, William James | |
| GM Byrne, Robert | (9) | |
2550 | BYE | |||||
| GM Lombardy, William James | (2) | |
2540 | 1 BYE | |||||
| 1.-2. Kavalek, Lombardy — 2; 3. Regan — 1½; 4.-11. Tarjan, Shamkovich, Lein, Weinstein, Benko, Zuckerman, Christiansen, Commons — 1; 12.-14. Mednis, Rogoff, Soltis — ½; 15. Byrne — 0; | |||||||||
| 3rd round | |||||||||
| Regan, Kenneth | (3) | |
2430 | 0 - 1 | 2490 | |
(1) | GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | |
| IM Mednis, Edmar John | (4) | |
2460 | ½ - ½ | 2460 | |
(15) | IM Soltis, Andrew E | |
| IM Weinstein, Norman | (5) | |
2475 | ½ - ½ | 2485 | |
(14) | GM Shamkovich, Leonid | |
| IM Commons, Kim | (6) | |
2485 | ½ - ½ | 2510 | |
(13) | GM Tarjan, James Edward | |
| GM Lein, Anatoly | (7) | |
2505 | 1 - 0 | 2485 | |
(12) | GM Benko, Pal | |
| GM Kavalek, Lubomir | (8) | |
2570 | ½ - ½ | 2475 | |
(11) | IM Zuckerman, Bernard | |
| GM Byrne, Robert | (9) | |
2550 | 1 - 0 | 2520 | |
(10) | IM Rogoff, Kenneth | |
| GM Tarjan, James Edward | (13) | |
2510 | 1 BYE | |||||
| GM Lombardy, William James | (2) | |
2540 | BYE | |||||
| 1. Kavalek — 2½; 2.-5. Tarjan, Lein, Lombardy, Christiansen — 2; 6.-10. Shamkovich, Weinstein, Zuckerman, Commons, Regan — 1½; 11.-14. Mednis, Byrne, Benko, Soltis — 1; 15. Rogoff — ½; | |||||||||
| 4th round | |||||||||
| IM Zuckerman, Bernard | (11) | |
2475 | ½ - ½ | 2550 | |
(9) | GM Byrne, Robert | |
| GM Benko, Pal | (12) | |
2485 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | |
(8) | GM Kavalek, Lubomir | |
| GM Tarjan, James Edward | (13) | |
2510 | 0 - 1 | 2505 | |
(7) | GM Lein, Anatoly | |
| GM Shamkovich, Leonid | (14) | |
2485 | 1 - 0 | 2485 | |
(6) | IM Commons, Kim | |
| IM Soltis, Andrew E | (15) | |
2460 | ½ - ½ | 2475 | |
(5) | IM Weinstein, Norman | |
| GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | (1) | |
2490 | ½ - ½ | 2460 | |
(4) | IM Mednis, Edmar John | |
| GM Lombardy, William James | (2) | |
2540 | 1 - 0 | 2430 | |
(3) | Regan, Kenneth | |
| IM Rogoff, Kenneth | (10) | |
2520 | BYE | |||||
| GM Benko, Pal | (12) | |
2485 | 1 BYE | |||||
| 1.-3. Kavalek, Lein, Lombardy — 3; 4.-5. Shamkovich, Christiansen — 2½; 6.-9. Tarjan, Weinstein, Benko, Zuckerman — 2; 10.-14. Mednis, Byrne, Soltis, Commons, Regan — 1½; 15. Rogoff — ½; | |||||||||
| 5th round | |||||||||
| IM Mednis, Edmar John | (4) | |
2460 | 1 - 0 | 2540 | |
(2) | GM Lombardy, William James | |
| IM Weinstein, Norman | (5) | |
2475 | 1 - 0 | 2490 | |
(1) | GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | |
| IM Commons, Kim | (6) | |
2485 | ½ - ½ | 2460 | |
(15) | IM Soltis, Andrew E | |
| GM Lein, Anatoly | (7) | |
2505 | ½ - ½ | 2485 | |
(14) | GM Shamkovich, Leonid | |
| GM Kavalek, Lubomir | (8) | |
2570 | 0 - 1 | 2510 | |
(13) | GM Tarjan, James Edward | |
| GM Byrne, Robert | (9) | |
2550 | ½ - ½ | 2485 | |
(12) | GM Benko, Pal | |
| IM Rogoff, Kenneth | (10) | |
2520 | ½ - ½ | 2475 | |
(11) | IM Zuckerman, Bernard | |
| GM Shamkovich, Leonid | (14) | |
2485 | 1 BYE | |||||
| Regan, Kenneth | (3) | |
2430 | BYE | |||||
| 1.-2. Shamkovich, Lein — 3½; 3.-6. Kavalek, Tarjan, Weinstein, Lombardy — 3; 7.-10. Mednis, Benko, Zuckerman, Christiansen — 2½; 11.-13. Byrne, Soltis, Commons — 2; 14. Regan — 1½; 15. Rogoff — 1; | |||||||||
| 6th round | |||||||||
| GM Benko, Pal | (12) | |
2485 | ½ - ½ | 2520 | |
(10) | IM Rogoff, Kenneth | |
| GM Tarjan, James Edward | (13) | |
2510 | 1 - 0 | 2550 | |
(9) | GM Byrne, Robert | |
| GM Shamkovich, Leonid | (14) | |
2485 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | |
(8) | GM Kavalek, Lubomir | |
| IM Soltis, Andrew E | (15) | |
2460 | ½ - ½ | 2505 | |
(7) | GM Lein, Anatoly | |
| GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | (1) | |
2490 | 1 - 0 | 2485 | |
(6) | IM Commons, Kim | |
| GM Lombardy, William James | (2) | |
2540 | ½ - ½ | 2475 | |
(5) | IM Weinstein, Norman | |
| Regan, Kenneth | (3) | |
2430 | ½ - ½ | 2460 | |
(4) | IM Mednis, Edmar John | |
| IM Soltis, Andrew E | (15) | |
2460 | 1 BYE | |||||
| IM Zuckerman, Bernard | (11) | |
2475 | BYE | |||||
| 1.-3. Tarjan, Shamkovich, Lein — 4; 4.-7. Kavalek, Weinstein, Lombardy, Christiansen — 3½; 8.-10. Mednis, Benko, Soltis — 3; 11. Zuckerman — 2½; 12.-14. Byrne, Commons, Regan — 2; 15. Rogoff — 1½; | |||||||||
| 7th round | |||||||||
| IM Weinstein, Norman | (5) | |
2475 | ½ - ½ | 2430 | |
(3) | Regan, Kenneth | |
| IM Commons, Kim | (6) | |
2485 | ½ - ½ | 2540 | |
(2) | GM Lombardy, William James | |
| GM Lein, Anatoly | (7) | |
2505 | ½ - ½ | 2490 | |
(1) | GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | |
| GM Kavalek, Lubomir | (8) | |
2570 | 1 - 0 | 2460 | |
(15) | IM Soltis, Andrew E | |
| GM Byrne, Robert | (9) | |
2550 | ½ - ½ | 2485 | |
(14) | GM Shamkovich, Leonid | |
| IM Rogoff, Kenneth | (10) | |
2520 | 1 - 0 | 2510 | |
(13) | GM Tarjan, James Edward | |
| IM Zuckerman, Bernard | (11) | |
2475 | ½ - ½ | 2485 | |
(12) | GM Benko, Pal | |
| IM Mednis, Edmar John | (4) | |
2460 | 1 BYE | |||||
| 1.-3. Kavalek, Shamkovich, Lein — 4½; 4.-8. Tarjan, Mednis, Weinstein, Lombardy, Christiansen — 4; 9. Benko — 3½; 10.-11. Soltis, Zuckerman — 3; 12.-15. Byrne, Rogoff, Commons, Regan — 2½; | |||||||||
| 8th round | |||||||||
| GM Tarjan, James Edward | (13) | |
2510 | ½ - ½ | 2475 | |
(11) | IM Zuckerman, Bernard | |
| GM Shamkovich, Leonid | (14) | |
2485 | ½ - ½ | 2520 | |
(10) | IM Rogoff, Kenneth | |
| IM Soltis, Andrew E | (15) | |
2460 | ½ - ½ | 2550 | |
(9) | GM Byrne, Robert | |
| GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | (1) | |
2490 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | |
(8) | GM Kavalek, Lubomir | |
| GM Lombardy, William James | (2) | |
2540 | ½ - ½ | 2505 | |
(7) | GM Lein, Anatoly | |
| Regan, Kenneth | (3) | |
2430 | ½ - ½ | 2485 | |
(6) | IM Commons, Kim | |
| IM Mednis, Edmar John | (4) | |
2460 | ½ - ½ | 2475 | |
(5) | IM Weinstein, Norman | |
| GM Benko, Pal | (12) | |
2485 | BYE | |||||
| IM Zuckerman, Bernard | (11) | |
2475 | 1 BYE | |||||
| 1.-3. Kavalek, Shamkovich, Lein — 5; 4.-8. Tarjan, Mednis, Weinstein, Lombardy, Christiansen — 4½; 9. Zuckerman — 4; 10.-11. Benko, Soltis — 3½; 12.-15. Byrne, Rogoff, Commons, Regan — 3; | |||||||||
| 9th round | |||||||||
| IM Commons, Kim | (6) | |
2485 | 0 - 1 | 2460 | |
(4) | IM Mednis, Edmar John | |
| GM Lein, Anatoly | (7) | |
2505 | 1 - 0 | 2430 | |
(3) | Regan, Kenneth | |
| GM Kavalek, Lubomir | (8) | |
2570 | ½ - ½ | 2540 | |
(2) | GM Lombardy, William James | |
| GM Byrne, Robert | (9) | |
2550 | ½ - ½ | 2490 | |
(1) | GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | |
| IM Rogoff, Kenneth | (10) | |
2520 | ½ - ½ | 2460 | |
(15) | IM Soltis, Andrew E | |
| IM Zuckerman, Bernard | (11) | |
2475 | ½ - ½ | 2485 | |
(14) | GM Shamkovich, Leonid | |
| GM Benko, Pal | (12) | |
2485 | ½ - ½ | 2510 | |
(13) | GM Tarjan, James Edward | |
| GM Byrne, Robert | (9) | |
2550 | 1 BYE | |||||
| IM Weinstein, Norman | (5) | |
2475 | BYE | |||||
| 1. Lein — 6; 2.-4. Kavalek, Shamkovich, Mednis — 5½; 5.-7. Tarjan, Lombardy, Christiansen — 5; 8.-9. Weinstein, Zuckerman — 4½; 10.-12. Byrne, Benko, Soltis — 4; 13. Rogoff — 3½; 14.-15. Commons, Regan — 3; | |||||||||
| 10th round | |||||||||
| GM Shamkovich, Leonid | (14) | |
2485 | 1 - 0 | 2485 | |
(12) | GM Benko, Pal | |
| IM Soltis, Andrew E | (15) | |
2460 | 1 - 0 | 2475 | |
(11) | IM Zuckerman, Bernard | |
| GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | (1) | |
2490 | 0 - 1 | 2520 | |
(10) | IM Rogoff, Kenneth | |
| GM Lombardy, William James | (2) | |
2540 | ½ - ½ | 2550 | |
(9) | GM Byrne, Robert | |
| Regan, Kenneth | (3) | |
2430 | 0 - 1 | 2570 | |
(8) | GM Kavalek, Lubomir | |
| IM Mednis, Edmar John | (4) | |
2460 | ½ - ½ | 2505 | |
(7) | GM Lein, Anatoly | |
| IM Weinstein, Norman | (5) | |
2475 | ½ - ½ | 2485 | |
(6) | IM Commons, Kim | |
| GM Tarjan, James Edward | (13) | |
2510 | BYE | |||||
| GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | (1) | |
2490 | 1 BYE | |||||
| 1.-3. Kavalek, Shamkovich, Lein — 6½; 4.-5. Mednis, Christiansen — 6; 6. Lombardy — 5½; 7.-9. Tarjan, Weinstein, Soltis — 5; 10.-12. Byrne, Rogoff, Zuckerman — 4½; 13. Benko — 4; 14. Commons — 3½; 15. Regan — 3; | |||||||||
| 11th round | |||||||||
| GM Lein, Anatoly | (7) | |
2505 | ½ - ½ | 2475 | |
(5) | IM Weinstein, Norman | |
| GM Kavalek, Lubomir | (8) | |
2570 | 1 - 0 | 2460 | |
(4) | IM Mednis, Edmar John | |
| GM Byrne, Robert | (9) | |
2550 | 1 - 0 | 2430 | |
(3) | Regan, Kenneth | |
| IM Rogoff, Kenneth | (10) | |
2520 | 1 - 0 | 2540 | |
(2) | GM Lombardy, William James | |
| IM Zuckerman, Bernard | (11) | |
2475 | ½ - ½ | 2490 | |
(1) | GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | |
| GM Benko, Pal | (12) | |
2485 | ½ - ½ | 2460 | |
(15) | IM Soltis, Andrew E | |
| GM Tarjan, James Edward | (13) | |
2510 | 1 - 0 | 2485 | |
(14) | GM Shamkovich, Leonid | |
| GM Lein, Anatoly | (7) | |
2505 | 1 BYE | |||||
| IM Commons, Kim | (6) | |
2485 | BYE | |||||
| 1.-2. Kavalek, Lein — 7½; 3.-4. Shamkovich, Christiansen — 6½; 5.-6. Tarjan, Mednis — 6; 7.-11. Byrne, Weinstein, Rogoff, Lombardy, Soltis — 5½; 12. Zuckerman — 5; 13. Benko — 4½; 14. Commons — 3½; 15. Regan — 3; | |||||||||
| 12th round | |||||||||
| IM Soltis, Andrew E | (15) | |
2460 | 0 - 1 | 2510 | |
(13) | GM Tarjan, James Edward | |
| GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | (1) | |
2490 | 0 - 1 | 2485 | |
(12) | GM Benko, Pal | |
| GM Lombardy, William James | (2) | |
2540 | ½ - ½ | 2475 | |
(11) | IM Zuckerman, Bernard | |
| Regan, Kenneth | (3) | |
2430 | ½ - ½ | 2520 | |
(10) | IM Rogoff, Kenneth | |
| IM Mednis, Edmar John | (4) | |
2460 | ½ - ½ | 2550 | |
(9) | GM Byrne, Robert | |
| IM Weinstein, Norman | (5) | |
2475 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | |
(8) | GM Kavalek, Lubomir | |
| IM Commons, Kim | (6) | |
2485 | 1 - 0 | 2505 | |
(7) | GM Lein, Anatoly | |
| GM Shamkovich, Leonid | (14) | |
2485 | BYE | |||||
| IM Commons, Kim | (6) | |
2485 | 1 BYE | |||||
| 1. Kavalek — 8; 2. Lein — 7½; 3. Tarjan — 7; 4.-6. Shamkovich, Mednis, Christiansen — 6½; 7.-10. Byrne, Weinstein, Rogoff, Lombardy — 6; 11.-13. Benko, Soltis, Zuckerman — 5½; 14. Commons — 4½; 15. Regan — 3½; | |||||||||
| 13th round | |||||||||
| GM Kavalek, Lubomir | (8) | |
2570 | 1 - 0 | 2485 | |
(6) | IM Commons, Kim | |
| GM Byrne, Robert | (9) | |
2550 | ½ - ½ | 2475 | |
(5) | IM Weinstein, Norman | |
| IM Rogoff, Kenneth | (10) | |
2520 | 0 - 1 | 2460 | |
(4) | IM Mednis, Edmar John | |
| IM Zuckerman, Bernard | (11) | |
2475 | ½ - ½ | 2430 | |
(3) | Regan, Kenneth | |
| GM Benko, Pal | (12) | |
2485 | ½ - ½ | 2540 | |
(2) | GM Lombardy, William James | |
| GM Tarjan, James Edward | (13) | |
2510 | 1 - 0 | 2490 | |
(1) | GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | |
| GM Shamkovich, Leonid | (14) | |
2485 | 1 - 0 | 2460 | |
(15) | IM Soltis, Andrew E | |
| GM Lein, Anatoly | (7) | |
2505 | BYE | |||||
| IM Weinstein, Norman | (5) | |
2475 | 1 BYE | |||||
| 1. Kavalek — 9; 2. Tarjan — 8; 3.-5. Shamkovich, Mednis, Lein — 7½; 6. Weinstein — 7; 7.-9. Byrne, Lombardy, Christiansen — 6½; 10.-12. Rogoff, Benko, Zuckerman — 6; 13. Soltis — 5½; 14. Commons — 4½; 15. Regan — 4; | |||||||||
| 14th round | |||||||||
| GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | (1) | |
2490 | 0 - 1 | 2485 | |
(14) | GM Shamkovich, Leonid | |
| GM Lombardy, William James | (2) | |
2540 | 0 - 1 | 2510 | |
(13) | GM Tarjan, James Edward | |
| Regan, Kenneth | (3) | |
2430 | ½ - ½ | 2485 | |
(12) | GM Benko, Pal | |
| IM Mednis, Edmar John | (4) | |
2460 | 1 - 0 | 2475 | |
(11) | IM Zuckerman, Bernard | |
| IM Weinstein, Norman | (5) | |
2475 | ½ - ½ | 2520 | |
(10) | IM Rogoff, Kenneth | |
| IM Commons, Kim | (6) | |
2485 | 0 - 1 | 2550 | |
(9) | GM Byrne, Robert | |
| GM Lein, Anatoly | (7) | |
2505 | 0 - 1 | 2570 | |
(8) | GM Kavalek, Lubomir | |
| IM Soltis, Andrew E | (15) | |
2460 | BYE | |||||
| Regan, Kenneth | (3) | |
2430 | 1 BYE | |||||
| 1. Kavalek — 10; 2. Tarjan — 9; 3.-4. Shamkovich, Mednis — 8½; 5.-7. Byrne, Lein, Weinstein — 7½; 8.-11. Rogoff, Lombardy, Benko, Christiansen — 6½; 12. Zuckerman — 6; 13. Soltis — 5½; 14. Regan — 5; 15. Commons — 4½; | |||||||||
| 15th round | |||||||||
| GM Byrne, Robert | (9) | |
2550 | ½ - ½ | 2505 | |
(7) | GM Lein, Anatoly | |
| IM Rogoff, Kenneth | (10) | |
2520 | ½ - ½ | 2485 | |
(6) | IM Commons, Kim | |
| IM Zuckerman, Bernard | (11) | |
2475 | ½ - ½ | 2475 | |
(5) | IM Weinstein, Norman | |
| GM Benko, Pal | (12) | |
2485 | ½ - ½ | 2460 | |
(4) | IM Mednis, Edmar John | |
| GM Tarjan, James Edward | (13) | |
2510 | ½ - ½ | 2430 | |
(3) | Regan, Kenneth | |
| GM Shamkovich, Leonid | (14) | |
2485 | 0 - 1 | 2540 | |
(2) | GM Lombardy, William James | |
| IM Soltis, Andrew E | (15) | |
2460 | 1 - 0 | 2490 | |
(1) | GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | |
| GM Kavalek, Lubomir | (8) | |
2570 | BYE | |||||
| IM Rogoff, Kenneth | (10) | |
2520 | 1 BYE | |||||
| 1. Kavalek — 10; 2. Tarjan — 9½; 3. Mednis — 9; 4. Shamkovich — 8½; 5.-7. Byrne, Lein, Weinstein — 8; 8.-9. Rogoff, Lombardy — 7½; 10. Benko — 7; 11.-13. Soltis, Zuckerman, Christiansen — 6½; 14. Regan — 5½; 15. Commons — 5; | |||||||||
| 26th US Chess championship | |
| Dates: | 4th - 26th June 1978 |
| City: | Pasadena, CA (United States) |
| Venue: | |
| Organizers: | US Chess Federation |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Players participating: | 15 (incl. 8 GMs, 6 IMs) |
| Games played: | 105 |
| Competition format: | Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: | none |
| Time control: | |
| Website: | http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamps/us/1978.htm |
| PGN game file: | usa-1978.pgn |