22nd US Championship; 1973
September 9-27
El Paso, TX

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3
 1. Kavalek     x 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1  9½- 2½
 2. Grefe       0 x 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½  9½- 2½
 3. Browne      ½ 0 x ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1  8½- 3½
 4. Tarjan      ½ ½ ½ x 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½  7½- 4½
 5. Evans       ½ ½ ½ 0 x ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1  6½- 5½
 6. Benko       ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ x ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1  6½- 5½
 7. Karklins    0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ x ½ ½ 0 1 1 1  6 - 6
 8. Mednis      0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ x ½ 0 ½ 1 1  5½- 6½
 9. Bisguier    ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ x ½ 1 ½ 1  5 - 7
10. Gilden      0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 ½ x 0 ½ ½  4 - 8
11. Martz       0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 x ½ ½  3½- 8½
12. Byrne, D.   0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ x 0  3 - 9
13. Kane        0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 x  3 - 9


  • There was no playoff. Lubomir Kavalek and John Grefe remained Co-Champions.

  • William Lombardy withdrew hours before the start of the tournament, too late to be replaced, and so the tournament continued with an odd number of players and a bye each round.

  • Report, Chess Life & Review, November and December 1973


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