36th US Chess championship :: Jacksonville, FL 1990

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Final standings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Quarterfinals


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

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

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

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


Semifinals


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

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


Final


name Elo flag pts 1 2 TB1
Alburt, Lev 2530 USA 3 1 1 1
Christiansen, Larry Mark 2595 USA 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
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).

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