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36th US Chess championship :: Jacksonville, FL 1990

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Final standings


pos.	name	Elo	flag	R16	QF	SF	F
W	GM Alburt, Lev	2530		9 2—0	5 4—3	3 1½—½	2 3—0
RU	GM Christiansen, Larry	2595		16 2—0	8 1½—½	4 1½—½	1 0—3
SF	GM De Firmian, Nick	2560		11 1½—½	6 1½—½	1 ½—1½
SF	GM Dzindzichashvili, Roman	2560		14 2—0	7 3—2	2 ½—1½
QF	GM Dlugy, Maxim	2565		10 3½—1½	1 3—4
QF	IM Rachels, Stuart	2475		12 1½—½	3 ½—1½
QF	GM Gulko, Boris	2600		13 1½—½	4 2—3
QF	GM Benjamin, Joel	2560		15 1½—½	2 ½—1½
R16	GM Seirawan, Yasser	2635		1 0—2
R16	IM Ivanov, Alexander	2515		5 1½—3½
R16	IM Sherzer, Alex	2440		3 ½—1½
R16	IM Brooks, Michael	2475		6 ½—1½
R16	GM Kudrin, Sergey	2530		7 ½—1½
R16	GM Gurevich, Dmitry	2455		4 0—2
R16	IM Ivanov, Igor	2485		8 ½—1½
R16	GM Browne, Walter Shawn	2510		2 0—2

For the first time, a knockout format was used. Rounds of 16, quarterfinals and semifinals were two-game matches with additional tie-break games; the final was best-of-five.

Round of 16

name	Elo	flag	pts	1	2
GM Alburt, Lev	2530		2	1	1
GM Seirawan, Yasser	2635		0	0	0

name	Elo	flag	pts	1	2
GM Benjamin, Joel	2560		1½	½	1
IM Ivanov, Igor	2485		½	½	0

name	Elo	flag	pts	1	2
IM Brooks, Michael	2475		½	½	0
IM Rachels, Stuart	2475		1½	½	1

name	Elo	flag	pts	1	2
GM Browne, Walter Shawn	2510		0	0	0
GM Christiansen, Larry	2595		2	1	1

name	Elo	flag	pts	1	2
GM De Firmian, Nick	2560		1½	1	½
IM Sherzer, Alex	2440		½	0	½

name	Elo	flag	pts	1	2	TB1	TB2	TB3
GM Dlugy, Maxim	2565		3½	1	1	0	1	½
IM Ivanov, Alexander	2515		1½	0	0	1	0	½

name	Elo	flag	pts	1	2
GM Dzindzichashvili, Roman	2560		2	1	1
GM Gurevich, Dmitry	2455		0	0	0

name	Elo	flag	pts	1	2
GM Gulko, Boris	2600		1½	½	1
GM Kudrin, Sergey	2530		½	½	0

Quarterfinals

name	Elo	flag	pts	1	2	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
GM Alburt, Lev	2530		4	1	½	½	½	1	0	½
GM Dlugy, Maxim	2565		3	0	½	½	½	0	1	½

name	Elo	flag	pts	1	2
GM Benjamin, Joel	2560		½	½	0
GM Christiansen, Larry	2595		1½	½	1

name	Elo	flag	pts	1	2
GM De Firmian, Nick	2560		1½	1	½
IM Rachels, Stuart	2475		½	0	½

name	Elo	flag	pts	1	2	TB1	TB2	TB3
GM Dzindzichashvili, Roman	2560		3	1	½	0	1	½
GM Gulko, Boris	2600		2	0	½	1	0	½

Semifinals

name	Elo	flag	pts	1	2
GM Alburt, Lev	2530		1½	1	½
GM De Firmian, Nick	2560		½	0	½

name	Elo	flag	pts	1	2
GM Christiansen, Larry	2595		1½	1	½
GM Dzindzichashvili, Roman	2560		½	0	½

Final

name	Elo	flag	pts	1	2	TB1
GM Alburt, Lev	2530		3	1	1	1
GM Christiansen, Larry	2595		0	0	0	0

Information

36th US Chess championship
Dates:	1990
City:	Jacksonville, FL (United States)
Venue:
Organizers:	US Chess Federation
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating:	16 (incl. 11 GMs, 5 IMs)
Games played:	42
Competition format:	Knockout. Rounds of 16, quarterfinals and semifinals: two-game matches with additional tie-break games if needed. Final: best-of-five.
Tie-breaks:	none
Time control:
Website:	http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamps/us/1990.htm
Other websites:	https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/CL-AND-CR-ALL/CL-ALL/1990/
PGN game file:	usa-1990.pgn

Tournament Review

The 36th US Chess Championship was held in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1990. This edition introduced a knockout format: rounds of 16, quarterfinals and semifinals were two-game matches with additional tie-break games, and the final was best-of-five. Lev Alburt won the title, defeating Larry Christiansen in the final.

Composite score highlights from the source table: Alburt +8-1=5 (10.5/14), Christiansen +4-3=2 (5/9), Dzindzichashvili +4-2=3 (5.5/9), de Firmian +2-1=3 (3.5/6).

Quick notes:

First US Championship edition in knockout format.
The final used a best-of-five match structure.
Alburt finished the event with only one loss across all stages.

Source links: Graeme Cree page; US Chess digital archive (1990); US Chess digital archives entry page.