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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