27th US Women's Championship and Zonal; 1984
July 8-30
Berkeley, CA

                                   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1  Total   W/L/D
 1. WIM Diane Savereide  CA  2253  x 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 1   8 -2   +7-1=2
 2. WIM Rachel Crotto    CA  2133  0 x 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1   7½-2½  +7-2=1
 3. Irene Aronoff        PA  2230  0 1 x ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1   7 -3   +6-2=2
 4. Ivona Jezierska      CA  2150  ½ ½ ½ x 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1   7 -3   +5-1=4
 5. Inna Izrailov        NY  2124  0 0 1 0 x 1 1 1 0 1 1   6 -4   +6-4=0
 6. Vera Frenkel         GA  2135  0 0 ½ 1 0 x 0 0 1 1 1   4½-5½  +4-5=1
 7. Alexey Rudolph       WA  2059  ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 x 1 0 ½ 1   4½-5½  +3-4=3
 8. Diana Lanni          NY  2119  1 0 0 0 0 1 0 x 0 1 ½   3½-6½  +3-6=1
 9. Pamela Ford          CA  2088  0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 x 0 0   3 -7   +3-7=0
10. Ruth Donnelly        VA  2056  0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 x 1   2½-7½  +2-7=1
11. Shernaz Kennedy      NY  2073  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 x   1½-8½  +1-8=1


  • Average Rating: 2129.

  • Chess Life published (1984, p. 693) a crosstable with FIDE titles, state abbreviations, and USCF ratings, reformatted here.

  • Betsy Smith withdrew after three rounds. As she had completed less than half her schedule, the games were nullified.

  • Pamela Ford withdrew after 9 rounds. As she had completed more than half her schedule, her losses to Frenkel and Donnelly were forfeits.

    Pamela Ford (1978, 1979, 1981, 1984) is listed as Pamela Ruggiero in 1990 and 1991.

    Inna Izrailov and Inna Koren (later married name) are the same person.

  • Chess Life, June 1984, p. 347; July 1984, pp. 440-441; October 1984, p. 615; November 1984, pp. 692-693.


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