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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
United States Championship Tournament

Larry Christiansen6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Nick de Firmian6.5/9(+4 -0 =5)[games]
Boris Kreiman6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Joel Benjamin6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Alex Yermolinsky6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Alexander Stripunsky6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Alexander Shabalov6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Alexander Ivanov6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Sergey Kudrin5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Walter Browne5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Gregory Kaidanov5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Igor Ivanov5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Boris Gulko5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Dmitry Schneider5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Yasser Seirawan5.5/9(+2 -0 =7)[games]
Igor Foygel5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Eugene Perelshteyn5/9(+4 -3 =2)[games]
Igor Khmelnitsky5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Alexander Fishbein5/9(+4 -3 =2)[games]
Michael Mulyar5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Jesse Kraai5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Vladimir Strugatsky5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Grigory Serper5/9(+2 -1 =6)[games]
Guillermo Rey5/9(+2 -1 =6)[games]
Donny Ariel5/9(+5 -4 =0)[games]
Jennifer Shahade5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
John Fedorowicz5/9(+2 -1 =6)[games]
Armen Ambartsoumian4.5/9(+4 -4 =1)[games]
Levon Altounian4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Mladen Vucic4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
Yury Lapshun4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
William Paschall4.5/9(+1 -1 =7)[games]
(56 players total; 24 players not shown. Click here for longer list.)

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
United States Championship (2002)

The tournament format was changed to a Swiss System, with both men and women competing. Jennifer Shahade, as top female finisher became US Women's Champion. Christiansen won the playoff against De Firmian.

Source: http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamp...

 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 59  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. M Zlotnikov vs de Firmian  0-1462002United States ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
2. S Kriventsov vs Gulko 0-1452002United States ChampionshipB60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
3. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs L Christiansen  0-1282002United States ChampionshipD39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation
4. H Itkis vs M Mulyar  0-1332002United States ChampionshipA28 English
5. S H Airapetian vs I Khmelnitsky  0-1252002United States ChampionshipB01 Scandinavian
6. V Lipman vs A Ambartsoumian  0-1352002United States ChampionshipA15 English
7. T Battsetseg vs B Kreiman  0-1452002United States ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
8. A Saidy vs A Fishbein  0-1402002United States ChampionshipE69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line
9. D Ariel vs Kudrin 0-1392002United States ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
10. A Pixton vs A Stripunsky  0-1552002United States ChampionshipD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
11. D Gurevich vs L Kaufman 0-1322002United States ChampionshipD27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
12. A Ambartsoumian vs Shabalov 0-1622002United States ChampionshipE14 Queen's Indian
13. C Baginskaite vs L Altounian  0-1372002United States ChampionshipA40 Queen's Pawn Game
14. J Friedman vs D Schneider  0-1502002United States ChampionshipD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
15. O Sagalchik vs V Strugatsky  0-1472002United States ChampionshipD47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
16. E Groberman vs A Pixton  0-1462002United States ChampionshipC12 French, McCutcheon
17. L Altounian vs Gulko  0-1422002United States ChampionshipA37 English, Symmetrical
18. V Lipman vs G Rey 0-1382002United States ChampionshipE70 King's Indian
19. O Sagalchik vs C Baginskaite  0-1442002United States ChampionshipE47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3
20. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs J Friedman  0-1342002United States ChampionshipE15 Queen's Indian
21. T Battsetseg vs M Vucic  0-1322002United States ChampionshipB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
22. A Hahn vs J Kraai  0-1382002United States ChampionshipA32 English, Symmetrical Variation
23. Gulko vs Shabalov 0-1292002United States ChampionshipE49 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik System
24. A Stripunsky vs B Kreiman  0-1422002United States ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
25. D Schneider vs Serper  0-1302002United States ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 59  PGN Download
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