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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
United States Championship Tournament
Walter Browne7.5/12(+5 -2 =5)[games]
Larry Christiansen7.5/12(+4 -1 =7)[games]
Larry Evans7.5/12(+5 -2 =5)[games]
Leonid Shamkovich7/12(+3 -1 =8)[games]
Yasser Seirawan6.5/12(+4 -3 =5)[games]
Vitaly F Zaltsman6/12(+3 -3 =6)[games]
Anatoly Lein6/12(+1 -1 =10)[games]
Pal Benko5.5/12(+1 -2 =9)[games]
Peter Biyiasas5/12(+2 -4 =6)[games]
Jack Peters5/12(+4 -6 =2)[games]
Joseph Bradford5/12(+3 -5 =4)[games]
Robert Byrne5/12(+0 -2 =10)[games]
Arthur Bisguier4.5/12(+0 -3 =9)[games]

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
United States Championship (1980)

Mark Diesen was injured in a fall and forced to withdraw from the tournament after three rounds. Since he did not complete half his schedule, the results were annulled. Diesen's games are here: USA-ch+ (1980).

Source: http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamp....

 page 2 of 4; games 26-50 of 78  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. L Evans vs Shamkovich  0-1451980United States ChampionshipB83 Sicilian
27. A Lein vs A Bisguier  ½-½181980United States ChampionshipA28 English
28. L Christiansen vs Benko  ½-½141980United States ChampionshipA29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
29. V Zaltsman vs P Biyiasas  ½-½561980United States ChampionshipE98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1
30. Seirawan vs Browne 0-1521980United States ChampionshipA30 English, Symmetrical
31. P Biyiasas vs L Evans  0-1291980United States ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
32. J Peters vs Shamkovich  1-0561980United States ChampionshipB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
33. R Byrne vs V Zaltsman  ½-½231980United States ChampionshipE41 Nimzo-Indian
34. A Bisguier vs Seirawan  ½-½261980United States ChampionshipE14 Queen's Indian
35. Benko vs A Lein  ½-½141980United States ChampionshipE17 Queen's Indian
36. J Bradford vs L Christiansen 1-0621980United States ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
37. L Evans vs R Byrne 1-0431980United States ChampionshipE98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1
38. Seirawan vs Benko ½-½411980United States ChampionshipA22 English
39. Shamkovich vs P Biyiasas  ½-½531980United States ChampionshipE80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation
40. V Zaltsman vs Browne 0-1351980United States ChampionshipA30 English, Symmetrical
41. A Lein vs J Bradford  ½-½221980United States ChampionshipA56 Benoni Defense
42. L Christiansen vs J Peters  1-0461980United States ChampionshipB31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation
43. J Peters vs P Biyiasas  1-0871980United States ChampionshipC92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
44. Browne vs L Evans ½-½171980United States ChampionshipE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
45. R Byrne vs Shamkovich  ½-½411980United States ChampionshipB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
46. J Bradford vs Seirawan 0-1321980United States ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
47. A Bisguier vs V Zaltsman 0-1551980United States ChampionshipA46 Queen's Pawn Game
48. L Christiansen vs A Lein  ½-½511980United States ChampionshipB42 Sicilian, Kan
49. Shamkovich vs Browne  1-0411980United States ChampionshipB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
50. P Biyiasas vs R Byrne  ½-½491980United States ChampionshipD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
 page 2 of 4; games 26-50 of 78  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-22-22  Ninas Husband: This tournament was held in Greenville, PA. I have never heard of that town. :(
Nov-22-22  Ninas Husband: At least this tournament as a game collection. The 1981 championship does not. Several games from that tournament are missing, including the game between Browne and Seirawan, who tied for first. HUH?
Nov-22-22
Premium Chessgames Member		  Stonehenge: I've just made it:

United States Championship (1981).

Nov-22-22  Ninas Husband: <Stonehenge> Thank you. I don't care if you're only 18 inches tall, you're da bomb! :)
Nov-28-22  Ninas Husband: I just went through the database, and I can now tell you that the 1985, 1990, 1997, 1998, and 1999 US Championships also do not have games collections. Thank you.
Nov-28-22  Ninas Husband: I finally found our where Greenville, PA is. It is a town of less that 8,000 people in 1980 in Western PA. Why was the US Chess Championship held THERE? I guess Hahira, GA was booked! :)
Nov-29-22
Premium Chessgames Member		  HeMateMe: Good deal on local hotel rooms? It's expensive to hold a chess tournament in midtown Manhattan.
Nov-29-22
Premium Chessgames Member		  HeMateMe: I count...8 guys who were born here or were mostly raised in the USA? Seems like a different lifetime.
Nov-29-22  Ninas Husband: Wow, <HeMateMe>. Did I ever tell you how funny you're NOT!
Nov-29-22  Ninas Husband: <HeMateMe> Betcha didn't even get the Hahira reference! :)
Nov-30-22
Premium Chessgames Member		  HeMateMe: Nina, you have my permission to go F* yourself. Have a nice day.
Nov-30-22
Premium Chessgames Member		  HeMateMe: I recognized all the names here except Bradford. Pre-internet it was possible for a player to sneak up on you.
Nov-30-22
Premium Chessgames Member		  perfidious: During my playing days, I got to face off with four of the participants (Browne, Shamkovich, Benko and Bisguier).
Nov-30-22
Premium Chessgames Member		  HeMateMe: Excellent! I'm guessing benko was a tuff nutt to crack, vast experience against world class players.

What was Browne like, did you get to talk to him?

Nov-30-22
Premium Chessgames Member		  GrahamClayton: Diesen fell down a flight of stairs and received multiple injuries.

Lubosh Kavalek declined his invitation to compete due to business commitments. He was then able to play, but the participants and schedule had already been confirmed.

The $10,000 first prize was equally split between Browne, Evans and Christiansen, each receiving $3333.34.

Dec-01-22
Premium Chessgames Member		  HeMateMe: Kavalek is a Czech, yes? Did he legally emigrate here or did the fellow defect, escape the Czech regime, the post WWII communist Czech regime?
Dec-05-22  Ninas Husband: <HeMateMe> <Nina, you have my permission to go F* yourself.>? Nina's my WIFE, you Nimrod! #mensareject :)
Dec-05-22  Ninas Husband: <HeMateMe> Whaddaya mean, <Good deal on local hotel rooms?> Greenville is so small it doesn't even have a Bed and Breakfast. It has a Futon and Donut! :)
Dec-05-22  Ninas Husband: My sources tell me that the 1980 US Championship was supposed to be held in Moscow, ID, but President Carter announced a boycott! :)
Dec-05-22  Ninas Husband: <HeMateMe> <Kavalek is a Czech, yes? Did he legally emigrate here or did the fellow defect> What difference does it make?!? :( I have more to say on that subject, but perhaps THAT discussion belongs on Ken Rogoff's page! :)
Dec-05-22  Ninas Husband: <GrahamClayton> <The $10,000 first prize was equally split between Browne, Evans and Christiansen, each receiving $3333.34.> $3333.34 times 3 equals $10,000.02! Where did the extra 2 cents come from? Pocket change? Found beneath the cushions in the hotel lobby? Somebody should have hired Jim Rockford to solve this mystery! :)
Jun-05-25
Premium Chessgames Member		  GrahamClayton: One of the more evenly contested US Championship tournaments, with just 3 points separating winners Evans, Christiansen and Browne from last-placed Bisguier.

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