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

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Final standings


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Quarterfinals

31st July - 2nd August 1991

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

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

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

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

Semifinals

3rd - 4th August 1991

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

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

Final

6th - 9th August 1991

name	Elo	flag	pts	1	2	TB1	TB2
GM Benjamin, Joel	2540		1½	0	1	0	½
GM Kamsky, Gata	2595		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 (incl. 12 GMs, 4 IMs)
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).

Quick notes:

Second and last US Championship played in knockout format.
Kamsky took the title after a final win over Benjamin.
Top finishers played noticeably different game counts due to match lengths and tie-breaks.

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