| 28th US Chess championship :: South Bend, IN 1981 |
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| pos. | name | Elo | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | pts | + | = | - |
| =1. | GM Browne, Walter Shawn | 2570 | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||
| =1. | GM Seirawan, Yasser | 2565 | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| =3. | GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | 2575 | 0 | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 8½ | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
| =3. | GM Kavalek, Lubomir | 2595 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8½ | 4 | 9 | 1 | ||
| =3. | GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8½ | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 6. | GM Shamkovich, Leonid | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7½ | 4 | 7 | 3 | |||
| =7. | GM Byrne, Robert | 2510 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 7 | 1 | 12 | 1 | ||
| =7. | IM Peters, John | 2445 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 9. | GM Lein, Anatoly | 2510 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 1 | 11 | 2 | ||
| =10. | GM Alburt, Lev | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ● | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |||
| =10. | Kogan, Boris | 2440 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||
| =10. | GM Tarjan, James Edward | 2540 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 13. | IM Benjamin, Joel | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ● | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 3 | 5 | 6 | |||
| =14. | IM Fedorowicz, John | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ● | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |||
| =14. | IM Kudrin, Sergey | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ● | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |||
| DNF | GM Evans, Larry Melvyn | ● | Withdrawn. | ||||||||||||||||||||
It was a zonal tournament. Larry Evans withdrew after 2 rounds and his results were annulled.
| 1st round | |||||||||
| GM Kavalek, Lubomir | 1 - 0 | GM Alburt, Lev | |||||||
| Kogan, Boris | 2440 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | GM Browne, Walter Shawn | |||||
| IM Kudrin, Sergey | 0 - 1 | GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | |||||||
| IM Peters, John | 1 - 0 | IM Benjamin, Joel | |||||||
| GM Seirawan, Yasser | 2565 | ½ - ½ | 2510 | GM Byrne, Robert | |||||
| GM Shamkovich, Leonid | ½ - ½ | IM Fedorowicz, John | |||||||
| GM Tarjan, James Edward | 2540 | 0 - 1 | 2575 | GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | |||||
| GM Lein, Anatoly | 2510 | BYE | |||||||
| GM Evans, Larry Melvyn | BYE | ||||||||
| 1.-4. Christiansen, Kavalek, Reshevsky, Peters 1; 5.-10. Browne, Seirawan, Shamkovich, Byrne, Kogan, Fedorowicz ½; 11.-16. Lein, Alburt, Tarjan, Benjamin, Kudrin, Evans 0; | |||||||||
| 2nd round | |||||||||
| GM Alburt, Lev | 1 - 0 | GM Tarjan, James Edward | |||||||
| IM Benjamin, Joel | 0 - 1 | GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | |||||||
| GM Browne, Walter Shawn | 0 - 1 | IM Kudrin, Sergey | |||||||
| GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | ½ - ½ | GM Shamkovich, Leonid | |||||||
| IM Fedorowicz, John | 0 - 1 | GM Seirawan, Yasser | |||||||
| GM Lein, Anatoly | 2510 | ½ - ½ | 2440 | Kogan, Boris | |||||
| IM Peters, John | 0 - 1 | GM Kavalek, Lubomir | |||||||
| GM Byrne, Robert | 2510 | BYE | |||||||
| GM Evans, Larry Melvyn | BYE | ||||||||
| 1.-2. Kavalek, Reshevsky 2; 3.-4. Seirawan, Christiansen 1½; 5.-9. Shamkovich, Peters, Alburt, Kogan, Kudrin 1; 10.-13. Browne, Byrne, Lein, Fedorowicz ½; 14.-16. Tarjan, Benjamin, Evans 0; | |||||||||
| 3rd round | |||||||||
| GM Kavalek, Lubomir | ½ - ½ | IM Benjamin, Joel | |||||||
| Kogan, Boris | 2440 | 1 - 0 | 2510 | GM Byrne, Robert | |||||
| IM Kudrin, Sergey | ½ - ½ | GM Lein, Anatoly | |||||||
| GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | ½ - ½ | 2590 | GM Browne, Walter Shawn | ||||||
| GM Seirawan, Yasser | ½ - ½ | GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | |||||||
| GM Shamkovich, Leonid | 0 - 1 | GM Alburt, Lev | |||||||
| GM Tarjan, James Edward | ½ - ½ | IM Peters, John | |||||||
| IM Fedorowicz, John | BYE | ||||||||
| 1.-2. Kavalek, Reshevsky 2½; 3.-6. Seirawan, Christiansen, Alburt, Kogan 2; 7.-8. Peters, Kudrin 1½; 9.-11. Browne, Shamkovich, Lein 1; 12.-15. Byrne, Tarjan, Benjamin, Fedorowicz ½; 16. Evans 0; | |||||||||
| 4th round | |||||||||
| GM Alburt, Lev | ½ - ½ | GM Seirawan, Yasser | |||||||
| IM Benjamin, Joel | 1 - 0 | GM Browne, Walter Shawn | |||||||
| GM Byrne, Robert | ½ - ½ | IM Kudrin, Sergey | |||||||
| IM Fedorowicz, John | 1 - 0 | Kogan, Boris | |||||||
| GM Kavalek, Lubomir | ½ - ½ | GM Tarjan, James Edward | |||||||
| GM Lein, Anatoly | 2555 | 0 - 1 | GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | ||||||
| IM Peters, John | ½ - ½ | GM Shamkovich, Leonid | |||||||
| GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | 2575 | BYE | |||||||
| 1. Reshevsky 3½; 2. Kavalek 3; 3.-4. Seirawan, Alburt 2½; 5.-8. Christiansen, Peters, Kogan, Kudrin 2; 9.-11. Shamkovich, Benjamin, Fedorowicz 1½; 12.-15. Browne, Byrne, Lein, Tarjan 1; 16. Evans 0; | |||||||||
| 5th round | |||||||||
| GM Browne, Walter Shawn | 2570 | ½ - ½ | 2510 | GM Lein, Anatoly | |||||
| Kogan, Boris | ½ - ½ | GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | |||||||
| IM Kudrin, Sergey | 1 - 0 | IM Fedorowicz, John | |||||||
| GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | ½ - ½ | 2560 | GM Byrne, Robert | ||||||
| GM Seirawan, Yasser | 2565 | ½ - ½ | 2445 | IM Peters, John | |||||
| GM Shamkovich, Leonid | 0 - 1 | GM Kavalek, Lubomir | |||||||
| GM Tarjan, James Edward | 1 - 0 | IM Benjamin, Joel | |||||||
| GM Alburt, Lev | BYE | ||||||||
| 1.-2. Kavalek, Reshevsky 4; 3.-4. Seirawan, Kudrin 3; 5.-8. Christiansen, Peters, Alburt, Kogan 2½; 9. Tarjan 2; 10.-15. Browne, Shamkovich, Byrne, Lein, Benjamin, Fedorowicz 1½; 16. Evans 0; | |||||||||
| 6th round | |||||||||
| GM Browne, Walter Shawn | 1 - 0 | GM Shamkovich, Leonid | |||||||
| GM Byrne, Robert | 2510 | ½ - ½ | 2595 | GM Kavalek, Lubomir | |||||
| GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | 1 - 0 | GM Alburt, Lev | |||||||
| IM Fedorowicz, John | ½ - ½ | IM Peters, John | |||||||
| Kogan, Boris | 0 - 1 | IM Benjamin, Joel | |||||||
| GM Lein, Anatoly | 0 - 1 | GM Tarjan, James Edward | |||||||
| GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | ½ - ½ | 2653 | GM Seirawan, Yasser | ||||||
| IM Kudrin, Sergey | BYE | ||||||||
| 1.-2. Kavalek, Reshevsky 4½; 3.-4. Seirawan, Christiansen 3½; 5.-7. Peters, Tarjan, Kudrin 3; 8.-11. Browne, Alburt, Kogan, Benjamin 2½; 12.-13. Byrne, Fedorowicz 2; 14.-15. Shamkovich, Lein 1½; 16. Evans 0; | |||||||||
| 7th round | |||||||||
| IM Benjamin, Joel | 0 - 1 | GM Alburt, Lev | |||||||
| GM Kavalek, Lubomir | 1 - 0 | IM Fedorowicz, John | |||||||
| Kogan, Boris | 1 - 0 | IM Kudrin, Sergey | |||||||
| IM Peters, John | 0 - 1 | GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | |||||||
| GM Seirawan, Yasser | 2565 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | GM Browne, Walter Shawn | |||||
| GM Shamkovich, Leonid | ½ - ½ | GM Lein, Anatoly | |||||||
| GM Tarjan, James Edward | 0 - 1 | GM Byrne, Robert | |||||||
| GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | BYE | ||||||||
| 1. Kavalek 5½; 2.-3. Christiansen, Reshevsky 4½; 4. Seirawan 4; 5.-6. Alburt, Kogan 3½; 7.-11. Browne, Byrne, Peters, Tarjan, Kudrin 3; 12. Benjamin 2½; 13.-15. Shamkovich, Lein, Fedorowicz 2; 16. Evans 0; | |||||||||
| 8th round | |||||||||
| GM Alburt, Lev | ½ - ½ | GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | |||||||
| IM Benjamin, Joel | ½ - ½ | GM Byrne, Robert | |||||||
| GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | 0 - 1 | GM Browne, Walter Shawn | |||||||
| IM Fedorowicz, John | ½ - ½ | GM Lein, Anatoly | |||||||
| GM Kavalek, Lubomir | 2595 | 0 - 1 | 2440 | Kogan, Boris | |||||
| IM Peters, John | 1 - 0 | IM Kudrin, Sergey | |||||||
| GM Shamkovich, Leonid | ½ - ½ | GM Seirawan, Yasser | |||||||
| GM Tarjan, James Edward | 2540 | BYE | |||||||
| 1. Kavalek 5½; 2. Reshevsky 5; 3.-5. Seirawan, Christiansen, Kogan 4½; 6.-8. Browne, Peters, Alburt 4; 9. Byrne 3½; 10.-12. Tarjan, Benjamin, Kudrin 3; 13.-15. Shamkovich, Lein, Fedorowicz 2½; 16. Evans 0; | |||||||||
| 9th round | |||||||||
| GM Browne, Walter Shawn | 1 - 0 | GM Alburt, Lev | |||||||
| GM Byrne, Robert | ½ - ½ | IM Fedorowicz, John | |||||||
| Kogan, Boris | ½ - ½ | GM Tarjan, James Edward | |||||||
| IM Kudrin, Sergey | ½ - ½ | GM Kavalek, Lubomir | |||||||
| GM Lein, Anatoly | ½ - ½ | GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | |||||||
| GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | ½ - ½ | 2462 | IM Peters, John | ||||||
| GM Seirawan, Yasser | 1 - 0 | IM Benjamin, Joel | |||||||
| GM Shamkovich, Leonid | BYE | ||||||||
| 1. Kavalek 6; 2.-3. Seirawan, Reshevsky 5½; 4.-6. Browne, Christiansen, Kogan 5; 7. Peters 4½; 8.-9. Byrne, Alburt 4; 10.-11. Tarjan, Kudrin 3½; 12.-14. Lein, Benjamin, Fedorowicz 3; 15. Shamkovich 2½; 16. Evans 0; | |||||||||
| 10th round | |||||||||
| GM Alburt, Lev | 0 - 1 | GM Lein, Anatoly | |||||||
| IM Benjamin, Joel | ½ - ½ | IM Fedorowicz, John | |||||||
| GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | ½ - ½ | GM Byrne, Robert | |||||||
| GM Kavalek, Lubomir | 2600 | ½ - ½ | GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | ||||||
| IM Peters, John | 2445 | 0 - 1 | 2570 | GM Browne, Walter Shawn | |||||
| GM Shamkovich, Leonid | 1 - 0 | Kogan, Boris | |||||||
| GM Tarjan, James Edward | 1 - 0 | IM Kudrin, Sergey | |||||||
| GM Seirawan, Yasser | 2565 | BYE | |||||||
| 1. Kavalek 6½; 2.-3. Browne, Reshevsky 6; 4.-5. Seirawan, Christiansen 5½; 6. Kogan 5; 7.-9. Byrne, Peters, Tarjan 4½; 10.-11. Lein, Alburt 4; 12.-15. Shamkovich, Benjamin, Fedorowicz, Kudrin 3½; 16. Evans 0; | |||||||||
| 11th round | |||||||||
| GM Browne, Walter Shawn | ½ - ½ | GM Kavalek, Lubomir | |||||||
| GM Byrne, Robert | ½ - ½ | GM Alburt, Lev | |||||||
| IM Fedorowicz, John | ½ - ½ | GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | |||||||
| Kogan, Boris | 2440 | 0 - 1 | 2565 | GM Seirawan, Yasser | |||||
| IM Kudrin, Sergey | 0 - 1 | GM Shamkovich, Leonid | |||||||
| GM Lein, Anatoly | 2510 | ½ - ½ | 2445 | IM Peters, John | |||||
| GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | ½ - ½ | GM Tarjan, James Edward | |||||||
| IM Benjamin, Joel | BYE | ||||||||
| 1. Kavalek 7; 2.-4. Browne, Seirawan, Reshevsky 6½; 5. Christiansen 6; 6.-9. Byrne, Peters, Kogan, Tarjan 5; 10.-12. Shamkovich, Lein, Alburt 4½; 13. Fedorowicz 4; 14.-15. Benjamin, Kudrin 3½; 16. Evans 0; | |||||||||
| 12th round | |||||||||
| GM Alburt, Lev | 1 - 0 | IM Fedorowicz, John | |||||||
| IM Benjamin, Joel | 1 - 0 | GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | |||||||
| GM Kavalek, Lubomir | 2595 | ½ - ½ | 2510 | GM Lein, Anatoly | |||||
| IM Peters, John | 2445 | ½ - ½ | 2510 | GM Byrne, Robert | |||||
| GM Seirawan, Yasser | 1 - 0 | IM Kudrin, Sergey | |||||||
| GM Shamkovich, Leonid | ½ - ½ | GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | |||||||
| GM Tarjan, James Edward | 0 - 1 | GM Browne, Walter Shawn | |||||||
| Kogan, Boris | 2440 | BYE | |||||||
| 1.-3. Browne, Seirawan, Kavalek 7½; 4. Reshevsky 7; 5. Christiansen 6; 6.-8. Byrne, Peters, Alburt 5½; 9.-12. Shamkovich, Lein, Kogan, Tarjan 5; 13. Benjamin 4½; 14. Fedorowicz 4; 15. Kudrin 3½; 16. Evans 0; | |||||||||
| 13th round | |||||||||
| GM Alburt, Lev | ½ - ½ | Kogan, Boris | |||||||
| IM Benjamin, Joel | ½ - ½ | GM Lein, Anatoly | |||||||
| GM Byrne, Robert | 2510 | ½ - ½ | 2570 | GM Browne, Walter Shawn | |||||
| GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | 1 - 0 | IM Kudrin, Sergey | |||||||
| IM Fedorowicz, John | ½ - ½ | GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | |||||||
| GM Kavalek, Lubomir | 2595 | ½ - ½ | 2565 | GM Seirawan, Yasser | |||||
| GM Tarjan, James Edward | 0 - 1 | GM Shamkovich, Leonid | |||||||
| IM Peters, John | 2445 | BYE | |||||||
| 1.-3. Browne, Seirawan, Kavalek 8; 4. Reshevsky 7½; 5. Christiansen 7; 6.-8. Shamkovich, Byrne, Alburt 6; 9.-11. Peters, Lein, Kogan 5½; 12.-13. Tarjan, Benjamin 5; 14. Fedorowicz 4½; 15. Kudrin 3½; 16. Evans 0; | |||||||||
| 14th round | |||||||||
| GM Browne, Walter Shawn | 1 - 0 | IM Fedorowicz, John | |||||||
| Kogan, Boris | 2440 | ½ - ½ | 2445 | IM Peters, John | |||||
| IM Kudrin, Sergey | 1 - 0 | GM Alburt, Lev | |||||||
| GM Lein, Anatoly | 2510 | ½ - ½ | 2510 | GM Byrne, Robert | |||||
| GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | 0 - 1 | GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | |||||||
| GM Seirawan, Yasser | ½ - ½ | GM Tarjan, James Edward | |||||||
| GM Shamkovich, Leonid | 1 - 0 | IM Benjamin, Joel | |||||||
| GM Kavalek, Lubomir | 2595 | BYE | |||||||
| 1. Browne 9; 2. Seirawan 8½; 3.-4. Christiansen, Kavalek 8; 5. Reshevsky 7½; 6. Shamkovich 7; 7. Byrne 6½; 8.-11. Peters, Lein, Alburt, Kogan 6; 12. Tarjan 5½; 13. Benjamin 5; 14.-15. Fedorowicz, Kudrin 4½; 16. Evans 0; | |||||||||
| 15th round | |||||||||
| GM Alburt, Lev | 0 - 1 | IM Peters, John | |||||||
| GM Byrne, Robert | ½ - ½ | GM Shamkovich, Leonid | |||||||
| GM Christiansen, Larry Mark | ½ - ½ | GM Kavalek, Lubomir | |||||||
| IM Fedorowicz, John | ½ - ½ | GM Tarjan, James Edward | |||||||
| IM Kudrin, Sergey | ½ - ½ | IM Benjamin, Joel | |||||||
| GM Lein, Anatoly | 2510 | ½ - ½ | 2565 | GM Seirawan, Yasser | |||||
| GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | 1 - 0 | 2445 | Kogan, Boris | ||||||
| GM Browne, Walter Shawn | 2570 | BYE | |||||||
| 1.-2. Browne, Seirawan 9; 3.-5. Christiansen, Kavalek, Reshevsky 8½; 6. Shamkovich 7½; 7.-8. Byrne, Peters 7; 9. Lein 6½; 10.-12. Alburt, Kogan, Tarjan 6; 13. Benjamin 5½; 14.-15. Fedorowicz, Kudrin 5; 16. Evans 0; | |||||||||
| 28th US Chess championship | |
| Dates: | 9th - 30th July 1981 |
| City: | South Bend, IN (United States) |
| Venue: | |
| Organizers: | US Chess Federation |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Players participating: | 16 (incl. 11 GMs, 4 IMs) |
| Games played: | 105 |
| Competition format: | Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: | none |
| Time control: | |
| Website: | http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamps/us/1981.htm |
| Other websites: | https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/CL-AND-CR-ALL/CL-ALL/1981/ |
| PGN game file: | usa-1981.pgn |