37th US Chess championship :: Los Angeles, CA 1991

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Final standings

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pos. name Elo flag R16 QF SF F
W Kamsky, Gata 2595 USA 9
1½—½		 5
1½—½		 3
2—0		 2
2½—1½
RU Benjamin, Joel 2540 USA 14
1½—½		 7
3—2		 4
1½—½		 1
1½—2½
SF Fedorowicz, John 2525 USA 11
1½—½		 6
2½—1½		 1
0—2
SF Gulko, Boris 2565 USA 16
2—0		 8
3—2		 2
½—1½
QF Ivanov, Alexander 2565 USA 10
2—0		 1
½—1½
QF Wolff, Patrick 2545 USA 12
3—1		 3
1½—2½
QF Seirawan, Yasser 2615 USA 13
3½—2½		 2
2—3
QF Dlugy, Maxim 2560 USA 15
2—2		 4
2—3
R16 Gurevich, Ilya 2495 USA 1
½—1½
R16 Kudrin, Sergey 2530 USA 5
0—2
R16 Yermolinsky, Alexander 2575 USA 3
½—1½
R16 Rohde, Michael 2550 USA 6
1—3
R16 Ivanov, Igor 2450 USA 7
2½—3½
R16 Dzindzichashvili, Roman 2555 USA 2
½—1½
R16 Alburt, Lev 2535 USA 8
2—2
R16 Browne, Walter Shawn 2525 USA 4
0—2

Second and final US Championship held in knockout format. Rules were the same as in 1990: two classical games in rounds of 16, quarterfinals and semifinals with additional tie-break games when needed; final best-of-five.





Round of 16

28th - 31st July 1991


name Elo flag pts 1 2 TB1 TB2
Alburt, Lev 2535 USA 2 1 0 1 0
Dlugy, Maxim 2560 USA 2 0 1 0 1

name Elo flag pts 1 2
Benjamin, Joel 2540 USA 1½ 1 ½
Dzindzichashvili, Roman 2555 USA ½ 0 ½

name Elo flag pts 1 2
Browne, Walter Shawn 2525 USA 0 0 0
Gulko, Boris 2565 USA 2 1 1

name Elo flag pts 1 2
Fedorowicz, John 2525 USA 1½ ½ 1
Yermolinsky, Alexander 2575 USA ½ ½ 0

name Elo flag pts 1 2
Gurevich, Ilya 2495 USA ½ ½ 0
Kamsky, Gata 2595 USA 1½ ½ 1

name Elo flag pts 1 2
Ivanov, Alexander 2565 USA 2 1 1
Kudrin, Sergey 2530 USA 0 0 0

name Elo flag pts 1 2 TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4
Ivanov, Igor 2450 USA 2½ ½ ½ 1 0 0 ½
Seirawan, Yasser 2615 USA 3½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½

name Elo flag pts 1 2 TB1 TB2
Wolff, Patrick 2545 USA 3 ½ ½ 1 1
Rohde, Michael 2550 USA 1 ½ ½ 0 0


Quarterfinals

31st July - 2nd August 1991


name Elo flag pts 1 2 TB1 TB2 TB3
Benjamin, Joel 2540 USA 3 ½ ½ 0 1 1
Seirawan, Yasser 2615 USA 2 ½ ½ 1 0 0

name Elo flag pts 1 2 TB1 TB2 TB3
Gulko, Boris 2565 USA 3 ½ ½ 1 0 1
Dlugy, Maxim 2560 USA 2 ½ ½ 0 1 0

name Elo flag pts 1 2
Ivanov, Alexander 2565 USA ½ 0 ½
Kamsky, Gata 2595 USA 1½ 1 ½

name Elo flag pts 1 2 TB1 TB2
Wolff, Patrick 2545 USA 1½ 1 0 0 ½
Fedorowicz, John 2525 USA 2½ 0 1 1 ½


Semifinals

3rd - 4th August 1991


name Elo flag pts 1 2
Gulko, Boris 2565 USA ½ ½ 0
Benjamin, Joel 2540 USA 1½ ½ 1

name Elo flag pts 1 2
Kamsky, Gata 2595 USA 2 1 1
Fedorowicz, John 2525 USA 0 0 0


Final

6th - 9th August 1991


name Elo flag pts 1 2 TB1 TB2
Benjamin, Joel 2540 USA 1½ 0 1 0 ½
Kamsky, Gata 2595 USA 2½ 1 0 1 ½






Information

37th US Chess championship
Dates: 28th July - 9th August 1991
City: Los Angeles, CA (United States)
Venue:
Organizers: US Chess Federation
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 16
Games played: 48
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/1991.htm
Other websites: https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/CL-AND-CR-ALL/CL-ALL/1991/
PGN game file: usa-1991.pgn





Tournament Review

The 37th US Chess Championship took place in Los Angeles, California, from 28 July to 9 August 1991. It was the second and final US Championship in knockout format (same match rules as in 1990). Gata Kamsky won the title, defeating Joel Benjamin in the final.

Composite score highlights from the source table: Kamsky +6-1=3 (7.5/10), Benjamin +5-3=5 (7.5/13), Gulko +4-2=3 (5.5/9), Fedorowicz +3-3=2 (4/8).

Source links: Graeme Cree page; US Chess digital archive (1991); US Chess digital archives entry page.