US Championship 1991

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US Championship 1991
Compiled by Phony Benoni

The 1991 United States Chess Championship was held in Los Angeles, California from July 28th to August 9th. The participants included:

Lev Alburt Joel Benjamin Walter Browne Maxim Dlugy Roman Dzindzichashvili John Fedorowicz Boris Gulko Ilya Gurevich Alexander Ivanov Igor Ivanov Gata Kamsky Sergey Kudrin Michael Rohde Yasser Seirawan Patrick Wolff Alex Yermolinsky.

The tournament used a knockout format. Contestants played a two game mini-match at classical time controls. If this was drawn, another two games were played with a Game/30 time limit. If the match was still tied, it went to sudden death with a G/15 time limit where the first victory decided the match. The final match for the championship began with four games at a classical time limit with playoffs to follow if necessary.

All available games are included in this collection; some of the playoff games were not recorded.

In the preliminary round, classical games were played on Sunday, July 28 and Monday, July 29 with playoff games on Tuesday, July 30.

Class. G/30 G/15 Gulko 1 1 Browne 0 0

Wolff ½ ½ 1 1 Rhode ½ ½ 0 0

Fedorowicz ½ 1 Yemolinsky ½ 0

Kamsky ½ 1 Gurevich ½ 0

Benjamin 1 ½ Dzindzihasvili 0 ½

Seirawan ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 Ivanov, I ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 (The first three G/15 playoff games were not recorded.)

Ivanov, A 1 1 Kudrin 0 0

Dlugy 0 1 0 1 1 Alburt 1 0 1 0 0 (The G/15 playoff game was not recorded.)

In the quarterfinal round, classical games were played on Wednesday, July 31 and Thursday, August 1 with playoff games on Friday, August 2.

Class. G/30 G/15 Wolff 1 0 1 ½ Fedorowicz 0 1 0 ½

Gulko ½ ½ 1 0 1 Dlugy ½ ½ 0 1 0

Benjamin ½ ½ 0 1 1 Seirawan ½ ½ 1 0 0

Kamsky 1 ½ Ivanov, A 0 ½

In the semifinal round, classical games were played on Saturday, August 3 and Sunday, August 4. Playoff games were scheduled for Monday, August 5, but were not necessary.

Benjamin ½ 1 Gulko ½ 0

Kamsky 1 1 Fedorowicz 0 0

In the Championship Finals, classical games were played from Tuesday, August 6 to Friday, August 9. No playoff games were needed.

Kamsky 1 0 1 ½ Benjamin 0 1 0 ½

This collection is based on Game Collection: US Championship 1991, by <suenteus po 147>, to which were added information and a few games from the <U.S. Open/U.S. Championship Bulletins> edited by Mark Ishee, Ronald Burnett, and Andrew Mongin.

Round 1, Match 1, Game 1 (Sunday, July 28)
Browne vs Gulko, 1991
(B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 0-1
Round 1, Match 2, Game 1 (Sunday, July 28)
P Wolff vs M Rohde, 1991
(C03) French, Tarrasch, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 1, Match 3, Game 1 (Sunday, July 28)
J Fedorowicz vs Yermolinsky, 1991
(C10) French, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 1, Match 4, Game 1 (Sunday, July 28)
I Gurevich vs Kamsky, 1991
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 1, Match 5, Game 1 (Sunday, July 28)
Benjamin vs Dzindzichashvili, 1991
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
Round 1, Match 6, Game 1 (Sunday, July 28)
I Ivanov vs Seirawan, 1991
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 1, Match 7, Game 1 (Sunday, July 28)
A Ivanov vs Kudrin, 1991
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 64 moves, 1-0
Round 1, Match 8, Game 1 (Sunday, July 28)
Alburt vs Dlugy, 1991
(A09) Reti Opening, 70 moves, 1-0
Round 1, Match 1, Game 2 (Monday, July 29)
Gulko vs Browne, 1991
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 42 moves, 1-0
Round 1, Match 2, Game 2 (Monday, July 29)
M Rohde vs P Wolff, 1991
(B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 1, Match 3, Game 2 (Monday, July 29)
Yermolinsky vs J Fedorowicz, 1991
(E92) King's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1
Round 1, Match 4, Game 2 (Monday, July 29)
Kamsky vs I Gurevich, 1991
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 51 moves, 1-0
Round 1, Match 5, Game 2 (Monday, July 29)
Dzindzichashvili vs Benjamin, 1991
(E77) King's Indian, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 1, Match 6, Game 2 (Monday, July 29)
Seirawan vs I Ivanov, 1991
(E77) King's Indian, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 1, Match 7, Game 2 (Monday, July 29)
Kudrin vs A Ivanov, 1991
(C90) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 44 moves, 0-1
Round 1, Match 8, Game 2 (Monday, July 29)
Dlugy vs Alburt, 1991
(A57) Benko Gambit, 47 moves, 1-0
Round 1, Match 2, Playoff 1 (Tuesday, July 30)
M Rohde vs P Wolff, 1991
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 58 moves, 0-1
Round 1, Match 2, Playoff 2 (Tuesday, July 30)
P Wolff vs M Rohde, 1991
(C41) Philidor Defense, 49 moves, 1-0
Round 1, Match 6, Playoff game 1 (Monday, July 30)
Seirawan vs I Ivanov, 1991
(E12) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 0-1
Round 1, Match 6, Playoff game 2 (Monday, July 30)
I Ivanov vs Seirawan, 1991
(A41) Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6), 31 moves, 0-1
Round 1, Match 6, Playoff game 6 (Monday, July 30)
I Ivanov vs Seirawan, 1991
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 1, Match 6, Playoff game 7 (Monday, July 30)
Seirawan vs I Ivanov, 1991
(A28) English, 28 moves, 1-0
Round 1, Match 8, Playoff 1 (Tuesday, July 30)
Alburt vs Dlugy, 1991
(A06) Reti Opening, 50 moves, 1-0
Round 1, Match 9, Playoff 2 (Tuesday, July 30)
Dlugy vs Alburt, 1991
(A57) Benko Gambit, 45 moves, 1-0
Round 2, Match 1, Game 1 (Wednesday, July 31)
P Wolff vs J Fedorowicz, 1991
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 45 moves, 1-0
Round 2, Match 2, Game 1 (Wednesday, July 31)
Gulko vs Dlugy, 1991
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 2, Match 3, Game 1 (Wednesday, July 31)
Benjamin vs Seirawan, 1991
(C11) French, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 2, Match 4, Game 1 (Wednesday, July 31)
A Ivanov vs Kamsky, 1991
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 39 moves, 0-1
Round 2, Match 1, Game 2 (Thursday, August 1)
J Fedorowicz vs P Wolff, 1991
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 51 moves, 1-0
Round 2, Match 2, Game 2 (Thursday, August 1)
Dlugy vs Gulko, 1991
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 2, Match 3, Game 2 (Thursday, August 1)
Seirawan vs Benjamin, 1991
(E77) King's Indian, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 2, Match 4, Game 2 (Thursday, August 1)
Kamsky vs A Ivanov, 1991
(B06) Robatsch, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 2, Match 1, Playoff Game 1 (Friday, August 2)
J Fedorowicz vs P Wolff, 1991
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 40 moves, 1-0
Round 2, Match 1, Playoff Game 2 (Friday, August 2)
P Wolff vs J Fedorowicz, 1991
(B69) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 11.Bxf6, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 2, Match 2, Playoff game 1 (Friday, August 20
Gulko vs Dlugy, 1991
(A30) English, Symmetrical, 37 moves, 1-0
Round 2, Match 2, Playoff Game 2 (Friday, August 2)
Dlugy vs Gulko, 1991
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0
Round 2, Match 2, Playoff Game 3 (Friday, August 2)
Dlugy vs Gulko, 1991
(A81) Dutch, 38 moves, 0-1
Round 2, Match 3, Playoff Game 1 (Friday, August 2)
Seirawan vs Benjamin, 1991
(E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 53 moves, 1-0
Round 2, Match 3, Playoff Game 2 (Friday, August 2)
Benjamin vs Seirawan, 1991
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 28 moves, 1-0
Round 2, Match 3, Playoff Game 3 (Friday, August 2)
Benjamin vs Seirawan, 1991
(C13) French, 33 moves, 1-0
Round 3, Match 1, Game 1 (Saturday, August 3)
Gulko vs Benjamin, 1991
(E70) King's Indian, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 3, Match 2, Game 1 (Saturday, August 3)
Kamsky vs J Fedorowicz, 1991
(A48) King's Indian, 52 moves, 1-0
Round 3, Match 1, Game 2 (Sunday, August 4)
Benjamin vs Gulko, 1991
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 37 moves, 1-0
Round 3, Match 2, Game 2 (Sunday, August 4)
J Fedorowicz vs Kamsky, 1991
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 54 moves, 0-1
Final, Game 1 (Tuesday, August 6)
Benjamin vs Kamsky, 1991
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 77 moves, 0-1
Final, Game 2 (Wednesday, August 7)
Kamsky vs Benjamin, 1991
(A48) King's Indian, 43 moves, 0-1
Final, Game 3 (Thursday, August 8)
Benjamin vs Kamsky, 1991
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 30 moves, 0-1
Final, Round 4 (Friday, August 9)
Kamsky vs Benjamin, 1991
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
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