43rd US Championship; 1997
Chandler, AZ

Another new format. Two 8 man divisions produced four qualifiers, who played a 2-round knockout for the title. This format used again in 1998 and 1999.


Division 1

       Player                  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  Score  USCF  ST  AG  FIDE
*1. GM Joel Benjamin           x ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1  5 -2   2659  NY  33  2580 
*2. GM Larry Christiansen      ½ x ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½  5 -2   2632  CA  41  2550
 3. GM John Fedorowicz         ½ ½ x ½ ½ ½ 1 1  4½-2½  2613  NY  38  2510
 4. GM Boris Gulko             0 ½ ½ x ½ ½ 1 ½  3½-3½  2680  NJ  50  2580
 5. GM Alex Yermolinsky        ½ 0 ½ ½ x ½ ½ 1  3½-3½  2678  OH  39  2650 
 6. GM Walter Browne           0 0 ½ ½ ½ x ½ 1  3 -4   2630  CA  48  2530
 7. NM Jorge Zamora Jr.        ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ x 1  2½-4½  2441  RI  18  US Jr Ch
 8. GM Alexander Ivanov        0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 0 x  1 -6   2629  MA  41  2565


Division 2

       Player                  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8  Score  USCF  ST  AG  FIDE
*1. GM Gregory Kaidanov        x ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1  4½-2½  2690  KY  37  2600
*2. GM Yasser Seirawan         ½ x ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1  4½-2½  2689  WA  37  2630
 3. GM Nick de Firmian         ½ ½ x 0 ½ 1 ½ 1  4 -3   2668  NY  40  2570
 4. GM Gabriel Schwartzman     0 1 1 x ½ 0 ½ ½  3½-3½  2618  FL  20  2515
 5. GM Roman Dzindzichashvili  ½ ½ ½ ½ x ½ ½ ½  3½-3½  2633  MA  53  2540
 6. GM Alexander Shabalov      ½ 0 0 1 ½ x 1 ½  3½-3½  2682  PA  29  2585
 7. GM Sergey Kudrin           ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 x ½  2½-4½  2615  MA  37  2535
 8. GM Dmitry Gurevich         0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ x  2 -5   2670  IL  40  2575

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SEMI-FINALS

   Player                 1 2 3 4
GM Joel Benjamin          1 ½ 1 -  2½
GM Gregory Kaidanov       0 ½ 0 -   ½

   Player                 1 2 3 4
GM Larry Christiansen     0 ½ 1 ½  2
GM Yasser Seirawan        1 ½ 0 ½  2
     Christiansen advances after playoff.

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FINALS

   Player              1 2 3 4 5 6
GM Joel Benjamin       1 0 ½ 1 ½ ½  3½
GM Larry Christiansen  0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½  2½





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