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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
72nd US Open Tournament

Walter Browne10/12(+9 -1 =2)[games]
Larry Evans10/12(+9 -1 =2)[games]
Samuel Reshevsky9.5/12(+7 -0 =5)[games]
Lubomir Kavalek9.5/12(+8 -1 =3)[games]
William Lombardy9.5/12(+9 -2 =1)[games]
Hans Ree9.5/12(+7 -0 =5)[games]
Pal Benko9/12(+6 -0 =6)[games]
Arnold Denker9/12(+8 -2 =2)[games]
Karl Burger9/12(+8 -2 =2)[games]
Ross Stoutenborough9/12(+8 -2 =2)[games]
Anthony Saidy9/12(+7 -1 =4)[games]
Leroy Dubeck9/12(+8 -2 =2)[games]
Craig Chellstorp9/12(+7 -1 =4)[games]
James Tarjan9/12(+8 -2 =2)[games]
Wesley Burgar9/12(+7 -1 =4)[games]
Florin Gheorghiu8.5/12(+7 -2 =3)[games]
Walter Cunningham8.5/12(+7 -2 =3)[games]
Laszlo Binet Tapaszto8.5/12(+8 -3 =1)[games]
Andrew Karklins8.5/12(+8 -3 =1)[games]
Dennis Waterman8.5/12(+7 -2 =3)[games]
Robert Bliss8.5/12(+8 -3 =1)[games]
Tibor Weinberger8.5/12(+6 -1 =5)[games]
Kim Commons8.5/12(+8 -3 =1)[games]
Gregory DeFotis8.5/12(+7 -2 =3)[games]
Edward Formanek8.5/12(+7 -2 =3)[games]
Larry Christiansen8.5/12(+8 -3 =1)[games]
Peter Velliotes8.5/12(+6 -1 =5)[games]
C Bill Jones8.5/12(+6 -1 =5)[games]
John N Jacobs8/12(+5 -1 =6)[games]
Eric Dale Bone8/12(+7 -3 =2)[games]
Peter Biyiasas8/12(+8 -4 =0)[games]
Arthur Bisguier8/12(+7 -3 =2)[games]
* (212 players total; 180 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
72nd US Open (1971)

Not all games are available. Browne shared first prize with Evans, see Game Collection: US Open 1971, Ventura by User: Phony Benoni.

72nd Annual U.S. Open Chess Championship by Jack Spence http://www.chessdryad.com/articles/....

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 42  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. P Cleghorn vs T Weinberger ½-½50197172nd US OpenC67 Ruy Lopez
2. D Presser vs W Martz  ½-½57197172nd US OpenB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
3. T Weinberger vs R Shean ½-½38197172nd US OpenE66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno
4. Benko vs E Bone  ½-½19197172nd US OpenA14 English
5. J Hanken vs A Saidy  ½-½15197172nd US OpenD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
6. R Stoutenborough vs Gheorghiu  ½-½16197172nd US OpenA25 English
7. W Cunningham vs H Ree  ½-½20197172nd US OpenD76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6
8. D R Jacobs vs W Martz  ½-½23197172nd US OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
9. Gheorghiu vs E Bone  ½-½68197172nd US OpenD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
10. K Burger vs C Barnes  ½-½45197172nd US OpenB32 Sicilian
11. G DeFotis vs Reshevsky  ½-½19197172nd US OpenE64 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System
12. W Martz vs D Bicknell  ½-½19197172nd US OpenA34 English, Symmetrical
13. A Bisguier vs C Chellstorp  ½-½31197172nd US OpenA56 Benoni Defense
14. D Fritzinger vs M Appleberry  ½-½51197172nd US OpenA00 Uncommon Opening
15. J N Jacobs vs A Karklins  ½-½52197172nd US OpenC44 King's Pawn Game
16. Reshevsky vs H Ree  ½-½21197172nd US OpenA05 Reti Opening
17. H Ree vs Kavalek  ½-½30197172nd US OpenE64 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System
18. W Martz vs L Dubeck  ½-½27197172nd US OpenA16 English
19. Benko vs L Evans  ½-½11197172nd US OpenA01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
20. E Formanek vs R Lohrman  ½-½50197172nd US OpenC41 Philidor Defense
21. L Binet Tapaszto vs L Christiansen  ½-½15197172nd US OpenA45 Queen's Pawn Game
22. D R Jacobs vs H Ree  ½-½33197172nd US OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
23. D Presser vs J Tarjan  ½-½39197172nd US OpenA22 English
24. A Saidy vs R Reynolds  ½-½36197172nd US OpenA12 English with b3
25. S Schwartz vs Denker  ½-½51197172nd US OpenB32 Sicilian
 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 42  PGN Download
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