| 39th US Chess championship :: Long Beach, CA 1993 |
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| pos. | name | seed | Elo | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | pts | + | = | - |
| 1.-2. | Shabalov, Alexander | (1) | 2590 | |
● | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 1.-2. | Yermolinsky, Alexander | (2) | 2605 | |
½ | ● | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 3. | Kamsky, Gata | (3) | 2645 | |
1 | 1 | ● | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 4.-5. | Fedorowicz, John | (4) | 2545 | |
0 | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 4.-5. | Gurevich, Dmitry | (5) | 2575 | |
0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 6. | Kaidanov, Gregory | (6) | 2640 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 7. | Christiansen, Larry Mark | (7) | 2555 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 8.-10. | Benjamin, Joel | (8) | 2620 | |
0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 8.-10. | Ivanov, Alexander | (9) | 2535 | |
½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 8.-10. | Wolff, Patrick | (10) | 2585 | |
0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 1 | 7 | 3 |
| 11. | Dzindzichashvili, Roman | (11) | 2535 | |
0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 12. | Gulko, Boris | (12) | 2635 | |
0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | 3½ | 0 | 7 | 4 |
Shabalov and Yermolinsky tied for first on 8/11; title decided by tie-break criteria in favor of Shabalov.
| 1st round | |||||||||
| Christiansen, Larry Mark | (7) | |
2555 | ½ - ½ | 2545 | |
(4) | Fedorowicz, John | |
| Dzindzichashvili, Roman | (11) | |
2535 | 0 - 1 | 2605 | |
(2) | Yermolinsky, Alexander | |
| Kaidanov, Gregory | (6) | |
2640 | 1 - 0 | 2620 | |
(8) | Benjamin, Joel | |
| Kamsky, Gata | (3) | |
2645 | ½ - ½ | 2575 | |
(5) | Gurevich, Dmitry | |
| Shabalov, Alexander | (1) | |
2590 | 1 - 0 | 2635 | |
(12) | Gulko, Boris | |
| Wolff, Patrick | (10) | |
2585 | ½ - ½ | 2535 | |
(9) | Ivanov, Alexander | |
| 1.-3. Shabalov, Yermolinsky, Kaidanov — 1; 4.-9. Kamsky, Fedorowicz, Gurevich, Christiansen, Ivanov, Wolff — ½; 10.-12. Benjamin, Dzindzichashvili, Gulko — 0; | |||||||||
| 2nd round | |||||||||
| Benjamin, Joel | (8) | |
2620 | ½ - ½ | 2585 | |
(10) | Wolff, Patrick | |
| Fedorowicz, John | (4) | |
2545 | ½ - ½ | 2645 | |
(3) | Kamsky, Gata | |
| Gulko, Boris | (12) | |
2635 | ½ - ½ | 2555 | |
(7) | Christiansen, Larry Mark | |
| Gurevich, Dmitry | (5) | |
2575 | 1 - 0 | 2535 | |
(11) | Dzindzichashvili, Roman | |
| Ivanov, Alexander | (9) | |
2535 | ½ - ½ | 2590 | |
(1) | Shabalov, Alexander | |
| Yermolinsky, Alexander | (2) | |
2605 | 1 - 0 | 2640 | |
(6) | Kaidanov, Gregory | |
| 1. Yermolinsky — 2; 2.-3. Shabalov, Gurevich — 1½; 4.-9. Kamsky, Fedorowicz, Kaidanov, Christiansen, Ivanov, Wolff — 1; 10.-11. Benjamin, Gulko — ½; 12. Dzindzichashvili — 0; | |||||||||
| 3rd round | |||||||||
| Christiansen, Larry Mark | (7) | |
2555 | ½ - ½ | 2535 | |
(9) | Ivanov, Alexander | |
| Fedorowicz, John | (4) | |
2545 | 1 - 0 | 2575 | |
(5) | Gurevich, Dmitry | |
| Kaidanov, Gregory | (6) | |
2640 | ½ - ½ | 2535 | |
(11) | Dzindzichashvili, Roman | |
| Kamsky, Gata | (3) | |
2645 | 1 - 0 | 2635 | |
(12) | Gulko, Boris | |
| Shabalov, Alexander | (1) | |
2590 | 1 - 0 | 2620 | |
(8) | Benjamin, Joel | |
| Wolff, Patrick | (10) | |
2585 | 0 - 1 | 2605 | |
(2) | Yermolinsky, Alexander | |
| 1. Yermolinsky — 3; 2. Shabalov — 2½; 3.-4. Kamsky, Fedorowicz — 2; 5.-8. Gurevich, Kaidanov, Christiansen, Ivanov — 1½; 9. Wolff — 1; 10.-12. Benjamin, Dzindzichashvili, Gulko — ½; | |||||||||
| 4th round | |||||||||
| Benjamin, Joel | (8) | |
2620 | ½ - ½ | 2555 | |
(7) | Christiansen, Larry Mark | |
| Dzindzichashvili, Roman | (11) | |
2535 | ½ - ½ | 2585 | |
(10) | Wolff, Patrick | |
| Gulko, Boris | (12) | |
2635 | ½ - ½ | 2545 | |
(4) | Fedorowicz, John | |
| Gurevich, Dmitry | (5) | |
2575 | 1 - 0 | 2640 | |
(6) | Kaidanov, Gregory | |
| Ivanov, Alexander | (9) | |
2535 | ½ - ½ | 2645 | |
(3) | Kamsky, Gata | |
| Yermolinsky, Alexander | (2) | |
2605 | ½ - ½ | 2590 | |
(1) | Shabalov, Alexander | |
| 1. Yermolinsky — 3½; 2. Shabalov — 3; 3.-5. Kamsky, Fedorowicz, Gurevich — 2½; 6.-7. Christiansen, Ivanov — 2; 8.-9. Kaidanov, Wolff — 1½; 10.-12. Benjamin, Dzindzichashvili, Gulko — 1; | |||||||||
| 5th round | |||||||||
| Christiansen, Larry Mark | (7) | |
2555 | 0 - 1 | 2605 | |
(2) | Yermolinsky, Alexander | |
| Fedorowicz, John | (4) | |
2545 | 1 - 0 | 2535 | |
(9) | Ivanov, Alexander | |
| Gulko, Boris | (12) | |
2635 | ½ - ½ | 2575 | |
(5) | Gurevich, Dmitry | |
| Kamsky, Gata | (3) | |
2645 | 1 - 0 | 2620 | |
(8) | Benjamin, Joel | |
| Shabalov, Alexander | (1) | |
2590 | 1 - 0 | 2535 | |
(11) | Dzindzichashvili, Roman | |
| Wolff, Patrick | (10) | |
2585 | 0 - 1 | 2640 | |
(6) | Kaidanov, Gregory | |
| 1. Yermolinsky — 4½; 2. Shabalov — 4; 3.-4. Kamsky, Fedorowicz — 3½; 5. Gurevich — 3; 6. Kaidanov — 2½; 7.-8. Christiansen, Ivanov — 2; 9.-10. Wolff, Gulko — 1½; 11.-12. Benjamin, Dzindzichashvili — 1; | |||||||||
| 6th round | |||||||||
| Benjamin, Joel | (8) | |
2620 | ½ - ½ | 2545 | |
(4) | Fedorowicz, John | |
| Dzindzichashvili, Roman | (11) | |
2535 | ½ - ½ | 2555 | |
(7) | Christiansen, Larry Mark | |
| Gurevich, Dmitry | (5) | |
2575 | ½ - ½ | 2585 | |
(10) | Wolff, Patrick | |
| Ivanov, Alexander | (9) | |
2535 | ½ - ½ | 2635 | |
(12) | Gulko, Boris | |
| Kaidanov, Gregory | (6) | |
2640 | 1 - 0 | 2590 | |
(1) | Shabalov, Alexander | |
| Yermolinsky, Alexander | (2) | |
2605 | 0 - 1 | 2645 | |
(3) | Kamsky, Gata | |
| 1.-2. Yermolinsky, Kamsky — 4½; 3.-4. Shabalov, Fedorowicz — 4; 5.-6. Gurevich, Kaidanov — 3½; 7.-8. Christiansen, Ivanov — 2½; 9.-10. Wolff, Gulko — 2; 11.-12. Benjamin, Dzindzichashvili — 1½; | |||||||||
| 7th round | |||||||||
| Christiansen, Larry Mark | (7) | |
2555 | 1 - 0 | 2640 | |
(6) | Kaidanov, Gregory | |
| Fedorowicz, John | (4) | |
2545 | ½ - ½ | 2605 | |
(2) | Yermolinsky, Alexander | |
| Gulko, Boris | (12) | |
2635 | 0 - 1 | 2620 | |
(8) | Benjamin, Joel | |
| Ivanov, Alexander | (9) | |
2535 | ½ - ½ | 2575 | |
(5) | Gurevich, Dmitry | |
| Kamsky, Gata | (3) | |
2645 | ½ - ½ | 2535 | |
(11) | Dzindzichashvili, Roman | |
| Shabalov, Alexander | (1) | |
2590 | 1 - 0 | 2585 | |
(10) | Wolff, Patrick | |
| 1.-3. Shabalov, Yermolinsky, Kamsky — 5; 4. Fedorowicz — 4½; 5. Gurevich — 4; 6.-7. Kaidanov, Christiansen — 3½; 8. Ivanov — 3; 9. Benjamin — 2½; 10.-12. Wolff, Dzindzichashvili, Gulko — 2; | |||||||||
| 8th round | |||||||||
| Benjamin, Joel | (8) | |
2620 | 1 - 0 | 2535 | |
(9) | Ivanov, Alexander | |
| Dzindzichashvili, Roman | (11) | |
2535 | ½ - ½ | 2545 | |
(4) | Fedorowicz, John | |
| Gurevich, Dmitry | (5) | |
2575 | 0 - 1 | 2590 | |
(1) | Shabalov, Alexander | |
| Kaidanov, Gregory | (6) | |
2640 | 1 - 0 | 2645 | |
(3) | Kamsky, Gata | |
| Wolff, Patrick | (10) | |
2585 | ½ - ½ | 2555 | |
(7) | Christiansen, Larry Mark | |
| Yermolinsky, Alexander | (2) | |
2605 | ½ - ½ | 2635 | |
(12) | Gulko, Boris | |
| 1. Shabalov — 6; 2. Yermolinsky — 5½; 3.-4. Kamsky, Fedorowicz — 5; 5. Kaidanov — 4½; 6.-7. Gurevich, Christiansen — 4; 8. Benjamin — 3½; 9. Ivanov — 3; 10.-12. Wolff, Dzindzichashvili, Gulko — 2½; | |||||||||
| 9th round | |||||||||
| Benjamin, Joel | (8) | |
2620 | 0 - 1 | 2575 | |
(5) | Gurevich, Dmitry | |
| Christiansen, Larry Mark | (7) | |
2555 | 0 - 1 | 2590 | |
(1) | Shabalov, Alexander | |
| Fedorowicz, John | (4) | |
2545 | 1 - 0 | 2640 | |
(6) | Kaidanov, Gregory | |
| Gulko, Boris | (12) | |
2635 | ½ - ½ | 2535 | |
(11) | Dzindzichashvili, Roman | |
| Ivanov, Alexander | (9) | |
2535 | 0 - 1 | 2605 | |
(2) | Yermolinsky, Alexander | |
| Kamsky, Gata | (3) | |
2645 | ½ - ½ | 2585 | |
(10) | Wolff, Patrick | |
| 1. Shabalov — 7; 2. Yermolinsky — 6½; 3. Fedorowicz — 6; 4. Kamsky — 5½; 5. Gurevich — 5; 6. Kaidanov — 4½; 7. Christiansen — 4; 8. Benjamin — 3½; 9.-12. Ivanov, Wolff, Dzindzichashvili, Gulko — 3; | |||||||||
| 10th round | |||||||||
| Dzindzichashvili, Roman | (11) | |
2535 | ½ - ½ | 2535 | |
(9) | Ivanov, Alexander | |
| Gurevich, Dmitry | (5) | |
2575 | 1 - 0 | 2555 | |
(7) | Christiansen, Larry Mark | |
| Kaidanov, Gregory | (6) | |
2640 | 1 - 0 | 2635 | |
(12) | Gulko, Boris | |
| Shabalov, Alexander | (1) | |
2590 | 0 - 1 | 2645 | |
(3) | Kamsky, Gata | |
| Wolff, Patrick | (10) | |
2585 | 1 - 0 | 2545 | |
(4) | Fedorowicz, John | |
| Yermolinsky, Alexander | (2) | |
2605 | ½ - ½ | 2620 | |
(8) | Benjamin, Joel | |
| 1.-2. Shabalov, Yermolinsky — 7; 3. Kamsky — 6½; 4.-5. Fedorowicz, Gurevich — 6; 6. Kaidanov — 5½; 7.-9. Christiansen, Benjamin, Wolff — 4; 10.-11. Ivanov, Dzindzichashvili — 3½; 12. Gulko — 3; | |||||||||
| 11th round | |||||||||
| Yermolinsky, Alexander | (2) | |
2605 | 1 - 0 | 2575 | |
(5) | Gurevich, Dmitry | |
| Benjamin, Joel | (8) | |
2620 | ½ - ½ | 2535 | |
(11) | Dzindzichashvili, Roman | |
| Fedorowicz, John | (4) | |
2545 | 0 - 1 | 2590 | |
(1) | Shabalov, Alexander | |
| Gulko, Boris | (12) | |
2635 | ½ - ½ | 2585 | |
(10) | Wolff, Patrick | |
| Ivanov, Alexander | (9) | |
2535 | 1 - 0 | 2640 | |
(6) | Kaidanov, Gregory | |
| Kamsky, Gata | (3) | |
2645 | 0 - 1 | 2555 | |
(7) | Christiansen, Larry Mark | |
| 1.-2. Shabalov, Yermolinsky — 8; 3. Kamsky — 6½; 4.-5. Fedorowicz, Gurevich — 6; 6. Kaidanov — 5½; 7. Christiansen — 5; 8.-10. Benjamin, Ivanov, Wolff — 4½; 11. Dzindzichashvili — 4; 12. Gulko — 3½; | |||||||||
| 39th US Chess championship | |
| Dates: | December 1993 |
| City: | Long Beach, CA (United States) |
| Venue: | |
| Organizers: | US Chess Federation |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Players participating: | 12 |
| Games played: | 66 |
| Competition format: | Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: | none |
| Time control: | |
| Website: | http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamps/us/1993.htm |
| Other websites: | https://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?199312143030-10102511 https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/CL-AND-CR-ALL/CL-ALL/1994/1994_03.pdf |
| PGN game file: | usa-1993.pgn |
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The 39th US Chess Championship was played in Long Beach, California, in December 1993 as a 12-player round robin. Alexander Shabalov and Alex Yermolinsky tied for first place on 8/11. According to the source crosstable, Gata Kamsky finished third on 6.5/11. The source page also references coverage in the March 1994 issue of Chess Life. Source links: Graeme Cree page; USCF MSA crosstable; Chess Life, March 1994; US Chess digital archives entry page. |