36th US Championship; 1990
Jacksonville, FL

For the first time, a Knockout Format was adopted for this tournament. The Octi, Quarter and Semi-Finals were 2 game matches, with additional 2-game matches to break any ties. The Finals were Best of 5.


OCTI-FINALS         QUARTER-FINALS          SEMI-FINALS       FINALS
Alburt        11
Seirawan      00    Alburt        ½½01½½1   
                    Dlugy         ½½10½½0
Dlugy         1011                          
Ivanov, A.    0100                          Alburt        1½
                                            deFirmian     0½  
deFirmian     1½
Scherzer      0½    deFirmian     1½
                    Rachels       0½
Rachels       1½                                              Alburt        111
Brooks        0½                                              Christiansen  000

Gulko         ½1
Kudrin        ½0
                    Gulko         ½½100
Gurevich      00    Dzindzi       ½½011
Dzindz        11
                                            Dzindzi       ½0
Benjamin      ½1                            Christiansen  ½1
Ivanov, I.    ½0    Benjamin      0½
                    Christiansen  1½
Christiansen  11
Browne        00



COMPOSITE SCORES

  1.  Lev Alburt              +8-1=5  10½-3½

  2.  Larry Christiansen      +4-3=2   5 -4

3-4.  Roman Dzindzichashvili  +4-2=3   5½-3½
3-4.  Nick deFirmian          +2-1=3   3½-2½

5-8.  Maxim Dlugy             +4-3=4   6 -5
5-8.  Boris Gulko             +2-2=3   3½-3½
5-8.  Joel Benjamin           +1-1=2   2 -2
5-8.  Stuart Rachels          +1-1=2   2 -2

9-16. Alexander Ivanov        +1-3=0   1 -3
9-16. Alex Sherzer            +0-1=1    ½-1½
9-16. Michael Brooks          +0-1=1    ½-1½
9-16. Sergei Kudrin           +0-1=1    ½-1½
9-16. Igor Ivanov             +0-1=1    ½-1½
9-16. Dmitry Gurevich         +0-2=0   0 -2
9-16. Walter Browne           +0-2=0   0 -2
9-16. Yasser Seirawan         +0-2=0   0 -2



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