| 41st US Chess championship :: Modesto, CA 1995 |
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| pos. | name | seed | Elo | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | pts | + | = | - |
| 1.-3. | De Firmian, Nick | (1) | 2605 | |
● | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 8½ | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 1.-3. | Wolff, Patrick | (2) | 2565 | |
½ | ● | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8½ | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 1.-3. | Ivanov, Alexander | (3) | 2530 | |
0 | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8½ | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 4. | Yermolinsky, Alexander | (4) | 2560 | |
½ | 1 | ½ | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 8 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 5. | Gulko, Boris | (5) | 2620 | |
½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 6. | Browne, Walter Shawn | (6) | 2560 | |
½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| 7.-9. | Benjamin, Joel | (7) | 2575 | |
½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ● | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 7.-9. | Gurevich, Dmitry | (8) | 2525 | |
½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ● | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 7.-9. | Dzindzichashvili, Roman | (9) | 2545 | |
½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ● | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 10.-11. | Orlov, Georgi | (10) | 2465 | |
0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ● | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 5½ | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| 10.-11. | Kaidanov, Gregory | (11) | 2585 | |
0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ● | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 12.-13. | Waitzkin, Joshua | (12) | 2440 | |
½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ● | 0 | ½ | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 12.-13. | Khmelnitsky, Igor | (13) | 2490 | |
½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ● | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 14. | Kudrin, Sergey | (14) | 2525 | |
0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ● | 4½ | 2 | 5 | 6 |
Three-way tie for first (de Firmian, Wolff, Ivanov) on 8.5/13. Wolff won a playoff for the Championship Ring, while all three remained co-champions.
| 1st round — 19th November 1995 | |||||||||
| Dzindzichashvili, Roman | (9) | |
2545 | ½ - ½ | 2530 | |
(3) | Ivanov, Alexander | |
| Gurevich, Dmitry | (8) | |
2525 | ½ - ½ | 2605 | |
(1) | De Firmian, Nick | |
| Khmelnitsky, Igor | (13) | |
2490 | ½ - ½ | 2585 | |
(11) | Kaidanov, Gregory | |
| Orlov, Georgi | (10) | |
2465 | ½ - ½ | 2620 | |
(5) | Gulko, Boris | |
| Waitzkin, Joshua | (12) | |
2440 | ½ - ½ | 2575 | |
(7) | Benjamin, Joel | |
| Wolff, Patrick | (2) | |
2565 | 1 - 0 | 2560 | |
(6) | Browne, Walter Shawn | |
| Yermolinsky, Alexander | (4) | |
2560 | ½ - ½ | 2525 | |
(14) | Kudrin, Sergey | |
| 1. Wolff — 1; 2.-13. De Firmian, Ivanov, Yermolinsky, Gulko, Benjamin, Gurevich, Dzindzichashvili, Orlov, Kaidanov, Waitzkin, Khmelnitsky, Kudrin — ½; 14. Browne — 0; | |||||||||
| 2nd round — 20th November 1995 | |||||||||
| Benjamin, Joel | (7) | |
2575 | ½ - ½ | 2490 | |
(13) | Khmelnitsky, Igor | |
| Browne, Walter Shawn | (6) | |
2560 | ½ - ½ | 2525 | |
(8) | Gurevich, Dmitry | |
| De Firmian, Nick | (1) | |
2605 | ½ - ½ | 2440 | |
(12) | Waitzkin, Joshua | |
| Gulko, Boris | (5) | |
2620 | ½ - ½ | 2565 | |
(2) | Wolff, Patrick | |
| Ivanov, Alexander | (3) | |
2530 | 0 - 1 | 2465 | |
(10) | Orlov, Georgi | |
| Kaidanov, Gregory | (11) | |
2585 | ½ - ½ | 2560 | |
(4) | Yermolinsky, Alexander | |
| Kudrin, Sergey | (14) | |
2525 | ½ - ½ | 2545 | |
(9) | Dzindzichashvili, Roman | |
| 1.-2. Wolff, Orlov — 1½; 3.-12. De Firmian, Yermolinsky, Gulko, Benjamin, Gurevich, Dzindzichashvili, Kaidanov, Waitzkin, Khmelnitsky, Kudrin — 1; 13.-14. Ivanov, Browne — ½; | |||||||||
| 3rd round — 21st November 1995 | |||||||||
| De Firmian, Nick | (1) | |
2605 | ½ - ½ | 2575 | |
(7) | Benjamin, Joel | |
| Dzindzichashvili, Roman | (9) | |
2545 | 1 - 0 | 2585 | |
(11) | Kaidanov, Gregory | |
| Gurevich, Dmitry | (8) | |
2525 | ½ - ½ | 2620 | |
(5) | Gulko, Boris | |
| Orlov, Georgi | (10) | |
2465 | 0 - 1 | 2525 | |
(14) | Kudrin, Sergey | |
| Waitzkin, Joshua | (12) | |
2440 | 1 - 0 | 2560 | |
(6) | Browne, Walter Shawn | |
| Wolff, Patrick | (2) | |
2565 | ½ - ½ | 2530 | |
(3) | Ivanov, Alexander | |
| Yermolinsky, Alexander | (4) | |
2560 | 1 - 0 | 2490 | |
(13) | Khmelnitsky, Igor | |
| 1.-5. Wolff, Yermolinsky, Dzindzichashvili, Waitzkin, Kudrin — 2; 6.-10. De Firmian, Gulko, Benjamin, Gurevich, Orlov — 1½; 11.-13. Ivanov, Kaidanov, Khmelnitsky — 1; 14. Browne — ½; | |||||||||
| 4th round — 22nd November 1995 | |||||||||
| Benjamin, Joel | (7) | |
2575 | ½ - ½ | 2560 | |
(4) | Yermolinsky, Alexander | |
| Browne, Walter Shawn | (6) | |
2560 | ½ - ½ | 2605 | |
(1) | De Firmian, Nick | |
| Gulko, Boris | (5) | |
2620 | ½ - ½ | 2440 | |
(12) | Waitzkin, Joshua | |
| Ivanov, Alexander | (3) | |
2530 | 1 - 0 | 2525 | |
(8) | Gurevich, Dmitry | |
| Kaidanov, Gregory | (11) | |
2585 | 0 - 1 | 2465 | |
(10) | Orlov, Georgi | |
| Khmelnitsky, Igor | (13) | |
2490 | ½ - ½ | 2545 | |
(9) | Dzindzichashvili, Roman | |
| Kudrin, Sergey | (14) | |
2525 | ½ - ½ | 2565 | |
(2) | Wolff, Patrick | |
| 1.-6. Wolff, Yermolinsky, Dzindzichashvili, Orlov, Waitzkin, Kudrin — 2½; 7.-10. De Firmian, Ivanov, Gulko, Benjamin — 2; 11.-12. Gurevich, Khmelnitsky — 1½; 13.-14. Browne, Kaidanov — 1; | |||||||||
| 5th round — 24th November 1995 | |||||||||
| Browne, Walter Shawn | (6) | |
2560 | 1 - 0 | 2575 | |
(7) | Benjamin, Joel | |
| De Firmian, Nick | (1) | |
2605 | ½ - ½ | 2620 | |
(5) | Gulko, Boris | |
| Dzindzichashvili, Roman | (9) | |
2545 | ½ - ½ | 2560 | |
(4) | Yermolinsky, Alexander | |
| Gurevich, Dmitry | (8) | |
2525 | ½ - ½ | 2525 | |
(14) | Kudrin, Sergey | |
| Orlov, Georgi | (10) | |
2465 | ½ - ½ | 2490 | |
(13) | Khmelnitsky, Igor | |
| Waitzkin, Joshua | (12) | |
2440 | 0 - 1 | 2530 | |
(3) | Ivanov, Alexander | |
| Wolff, Patrick | (2) | |
2565 | ½ - ½ | 2585 | |
(11) | Kaidanov, Gregory | |
| 1.-6. Wolff, Ivanov, Yermolinsky, Dzindzichashvili, Orlov, Kudrin — 3; 7.-9. De Firmian, Gulko, Waitzkin — 2½; 10.-13. Browne, Benjamin, Gurevich, Khmelnitsky — 2; 14. Kaidanov — 1½; | |||||||||
| 6th round — 25th November 1995 | |||||||||
| Benjamin, Joel | (7) | |
2575 | ½ - ½ | 2545 | |
(9) | Dzindzichashvili, Roman | |
| Gulko, Boris | (5) | |
2620 | ½ - ½ | 2560 | |
(6) | Browne, Walter Shawn | |
| Ivanov, Alexander | (3) | |
2530 | 0 - 1 | 2605 | |
(1) | De Firmian, Nick | |
| Kaidanov, Gregory | (11) | |
2585 | 1 - 0 | 2525 | |
(8) | Gurevich, Dmitry | |
| Khmelnitsky, Igor | (13) | |
2490 | 0 - 1 | 2565 | |
(2) | Wolff, Patrick | |
| Kudrin, Sergey | (14) | |
2525 | ½ - ½ | 2440 | |
(12) | Waitzkin, Joshua | |
| Yermolinsky, Alexander | (4) | |
2560 | 1 - 0 | 2465 | |
(10) | Orlov, Georgi | |
| 1.-2. Wolff, Yermolinsky — 4; 3.-5. De Firmian, Dzindzichashvili, Kudrin — 3½; 6.-9. Ivanov, Gulko, Orlov, Waitzkin — 3; 10.-12. Browne, Benjamin, Kaidanov — 2½; 13.-14. Gurevich, Khmelnitsky — 2; | |||||||||
| 7th round — 26th November 1995 | |||||||||
| Browne, Walter Shawn | (6) | |
2560 | 0 - 1 | 2530 | |
(3) | Ivanov, Alexander | |
| De Firmian, Nick | (1) | |
2605 | 1 - 0 | 2525 | |
(14) | Kudrin, Sergey | |
| Gulko, Boris | (5) | |
2620 | 1 - 0 | 2575 | |
(7) | Benjamin, Joel | |
| Gurevich, Dmitry | (8) | |
2525 | 0 - 1 | 2490 | |
(13) | Khmelnitsky, Igor | |
| Orlov, Georgi | (10) | |
2465 | 1 - 0 | 2545 | |
(9) | Dzindzichashvili, Roman | |
| Waitzkin, Joshua | (12) | |
2440 | 1 - 0 | 2585 | |
(11) | Kaidanov, Gregory | |
| Wolff, Patrick | (2) | |
2565 | 0 - 1 | 2560 | |
(4) | Yermolinsky, Alexander | |
| 1. Yermolinsky — 5; 2. De Firmian — 4½; 3.-7. Wolff, Ivanov, Gulko, Orlov, Waitzkin — 4; 8.-9. Dzindzichashvili, Kudrin — 3½; 10. Khmelnitsky — 3; 11.-13. Browne, Benjamin, Kaidanov — 2½; 14. Gurevich — 2; | |||||||||
| 8th round — 27th November 1995 | |||||||||
| Benjamin, Joel | (7) | |
2575 | 1 - 0 | 2465 | |
(10) | Orlov, Georgi | |
| Dzindzichashvili, Roman | (9) | |
2545 | 0 - 1 | 2565 | |
(2) | Wolff, Patrick | |
| Ivanov, Alexander | (3) | |
2530 | 1 - 0 | 2620 | |
(5) | Gulko, Boris | |
| Kaidanov, Gregory | (11) | |
2585 | 0 - 1 | 2605 | |
(1) | De Firmian, Nick | |
| Khmelnitsky, Igor | (13) | |
2490 | 1 - 0 | 2440 | |
(12) | Waitzkin, Joshua | |
| Kudrin, Sergey | (14) | |
2525 | 0 - 1 | 2560 | |
(6) | Browne, Walter Shawn | |
| Yermolinsky, Alexander | (4) | |
2560 | ½ - ½ | 2525 | |
(8) | Gurevich, Dmitry | |
| 1.-2. De Firmian, Yermolinsky — 5½; 3.-4. Wolff, Ivanov — 5; 5.-8. Gulko, Orlov, Waitzkin, Khmelnitsky — 4; 9.-12. Browne, Benjamin, Dzindzichashvili, Kudrin — 3½; 13.-14. Gurevich, Kaidanov — 2½; | |||||||||
| 9th round — 29th November 1995 | |||||||||
| Browne, Walter Shawn | (6) | |
2560 | ½ - ½ | 2585 | |
(11) | Kaidanov, Gregory | |
| De Firmian, Nick | (1) | |
2605 | ½ - ½ | 2490 | |
(13) | Khmelnitsky, Igor | |
| Gulko, Boris | (5) | |
2620 | 1 - 0 | 2525 | |
(14) | Kudrin, Sergey | |
| Gurevich, Dmitry | (8) | |
2525 | 1 - 0 | 2545 | |
(9) | Dzindzichashvili, Roman | |
| Ivanov, Alexander | (3) | |
2530 | ½ - ½ | 2575 | |
(7) | Benjamin, Joel | |
| Waitzkin, Joshua | (12) | |
2440 | ½ - ½ | 2560 | |
(4) | Yermolinsky, Alexander | |
| Wolff, Patrick | (2) | |
2565 | ½ - ½ | 2465 | |
(10) | Orlov, Georgi | |
| 1.-2. De Firmian, Yermolinsky — 6; 3.-4. Wolff, Ivanov — 5½; 5. Gulko — 5; 6.-8. Orlov, Waitzkin, Khmelnitsky — 4½; 9.-10. Browne, Benjamin — 4; 11.-13. Gurevich, Dzindzichashvili, Kudrin — 3½; 14. Kaidanov — 3; | |||||||||
| 10th round — 30th November 1995 | |||||||||
| Benjamin, Joel | (7) | |
2575 | ½ - ½ | 2565 | |
(2) | Wolff, Patrick | |
| Dzindzichashvili, Roman | (9) | |
2545 | 1 - 0 | 2440 | |
(12) | Waitzkin, Joshua | |
| Kaidanov, Gregory | (11) | |
2585 | ½ - ½ | 2620 | |
(5) | Gulko, Boris | |
| Khmelnitsky, Igor | (13) | |
2490 | ½ - ½ | 2560 | |
(6) | Browne, Walter Shawn | |
| Kudrin, Sergey | (14) | |
2525 | 0 - 1 | 2530 | |
(3) | Ivanov, Alexander | |
| Orlov, Georgi | (10) | |
2465 | ½ - ½ | 2525 | |
(8) | Gurevich, Dmitry | |
| Yermolinsky, Alexander | (4) | |
2560 | ½ - ½ | 2605 | |
(1) | De Firmian, Nick | |
| 1.-3. De Firmian, Ivanov, Yermolinsky — 6½; 4. Wolff — 6; 5. Gulko — 5½; 6.-7. Orlov, Khmelnitsky — 5; 8.-11. Browne, Benjamin, Dzindzichashvili, Waitzkin — 4½; 12. Gurevich — 4; 13.-14. Kaidanov, Kudrin — 3½; | |||||||||
| 11th round — 1st December 1995 | |||||||||
| Browne, Walter Shawn | (6) | |
2560 | ½ - ½ | 2560 | |
(4) | Yermolinsky, Alexander | |
| De Firmian, Nick | (1) | |
2605 | ½ - ½ | 2545 | |
(9) | Dzindzichashvili, Roman | |
| Gulko, Boris | (5) | |
2620 | 1 - 0 | 2490 | |
(13) | Khmelnitsky, Igor | |
| Gurevich, Dmitry | (8) | |
2525 | 0 - 1 | 2565 | |
(2) | Wolff, Patrick | |
| Ivanov, Alexander | (3) | |
2530 | ½ - ½ | 2585 | |
(11) | Kaidanov, Gregory | |
| Kudrin, Sergey | (14) | |
2525 | 0 - 1 | 2575 | |
(7) | Benjamin, Joel | |
| Waitzkin, Joshua | (12) | |
2440 | ½ - ½ | 2465 | |
(10) | Orlov, Georgi | |
| 1.-4. De Firmian, Wolff, Ivanov, Yermolinsky — 7; 5. Gulko — 6½; 6.-7. Benjamin, Orlov — 5½; 8.-11. Browne, Dzindzichashvili, Waitzkin, Khmelnitsky — 5; 12.-13. Gurevich, Kaidanov — 4; 14. Kudrin — 3½; | |||||||||
| 12th round — 2nd December 1995 | |||||||||
| Benjamin, Joel | (7) | |
2575 | 0 - 1 | 2525 | |
(8) | Gurevich, Dmitry | |
| Dzindzichashvili, Roman | (9) | |
2545 | ½ - ½ | 2560 | |
(6) | Browne, Walter Shawn | |
| Kaidanov, Gregory | (11) | |
2585 | 1 - 0 | 2525 | |
(14) | Kudrin, Sergey | |
| Khmelnitsky, Igor | (13) | |
2490 | 0 - 1 | 2530 | |
(3) | Ivanov, Alexander | |
| Orlov, Georgi | (10) | |
2465 | 0 - 1 | 2605 | |
(1) | De Firmian, Nick | |
| Wolff, Patrick | (2) | |
2565 | 1 - 0 | 2440 | |
(12) | Waitzkin, Joshua | |
| Yermolinsky, Alexander | (4) | |
2560 | ½ - ½ | 2620 | |
(5) | Gulko, Boris | |
| 1.-3. De Firmian, Wolff, Ivanov — 8; 4. Yermolinsky — 7½; 5. Gulko — 7; 6.-9. Browne, Benjamin, Dzindzichashvili, Orlov — 5½; 10.-13. Gurevich, Kaidanov, Waitzkin, Khmelnitsky — 5; 14. Kudrin — 3½; | |||||||||
| 13th round — 4th December 1995 | |||||||||
| Browne, Walter Shawn | (6) | |
2560 | 1 - 0 | 2465 | |
(10) | Orlov, Georgi | |
| De Firmian, Nick | (1) | |
2605 | ½ - ½ | 2565 | |
(2) | Wolff, Patrick | |
| Gulko, Boris | (5) | |
2620 | ½ - ½ | 2545 | |
(9) | Dzindzichashvili, Roman | |
| Ivanov, Alexander | (3) | |
2530 | ½ - ½ | 2560 | |
(4) | Yermolinsky, Alexander | |
| Kaidanov, Gregory | (11) | |
2585 | ½ - ½ | 2575 | |
(7) | Benjamin, Joel | |
| Kudrin, Sergey | (14) | |
2525 | 1 - 0 | 2490 | |
(13) | Khmelnitsky, Igor | |
| Waitzkin, Joshua | (12) | |
2440 | 0 - 1 | 2525 | |
(8) | Gurevich, Dmitry | |
| 1.-3. De Firmian, Wolff, Ivanov — 8½; 4. Yermolinsky — 8; 5. Gulko — 7½; 6. Browne — 6½; 7.-9. Benjamin, Gurevich, Dzindzichashvili — 6; 10.-11. Orlov, Kaidanov — 5½; 12.-13. Waitzkin, Khmelnitsky — 5; 14. Kudrin — 4½; | |||||||||
| 41st US Chess championship | |
| Dates: | 19th November - 4th December 1995 |
| City: | Modesto, CA (United States) |
| Venue: | |
| Organizers: | US Chess Federation |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Players participating: | 14 |
| Games played: | 91 |
| Competition format: | Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: | none |
| Time control: | |
| Website: | http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamps/us/1995.htm |
| Other websites: | https://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?199512049110-10102511 https://uscf1-nyc1.aodhosting.com/CL-AND-CR-ALL/CL-ALL/1996/1996_03.pdf |
| PGN game file: | usa-1995.pgn |
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The 41st US Chess Championship was held in Modesto, California, from 19 November to 4 December 1995 as a 14-player round robin. Nick de Firmian, Patrick Wolff and Alexander Ivanov tied for first place on 8.5/13. Wolff won a separate playoff for the Championship Ring, while all three remained co-champions. The source page references an article in the March 1996 issue of Chess Life. Source links: Graeme Cree page; USCF MSA crosstable; Chess Life, March 1996; US Chess digital archives entry page. |