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United States Championship Tournament

Nick de Firmian6.5/9(+4 -0 =5)[games]
Larry Christiansen6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Alexander Ivanov6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Alex Yermolinsky6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Joel Benjamin6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Alexander Stripunsky6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Boris Kreiman6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Alexander Shabalov6/9(+5 -2 =2)[games]
Sergey Kudrin5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Igor Ivanov5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Dmitry Schneider5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Yasser Seirawan5.5/9(+2 -0 =7)[games]
Walter Browne5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Boris Gulko5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Gregory Kaidanov5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
John Fedorowicz5/9(+2 -1 =6)[games]
Alexander Fishbein5/9(+4 -3 =2)[games]
Jesse Kraai5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Eugene Perelshteyn5/9(+4 -3 =2)[games]
Grigory Serper5/9(+2 -1 =6)[games]
Michael Mulyar5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Jennifer Shahade5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Igor Foygel5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Donny Ariel5/9(+5 -4 =0)[games]
Guillermo Rey5/9(+2 -1 =6)[games]
Igor Khmelnitsky5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Vladimir Strugatsky5/9(+3 -2 =4)[games]
Yury Lapshun4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
Levon Altounian4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Kamile Baginskaite4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
William Paschall4.5/9(+1 -1 =7)[games]
Armen Ambartsoumian4.5/9(+4 -4 =1)[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 4; games 1-25 of 97  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Shabalov vs M Vucic  1-0332002United States ChampionshipE60 King's Indian Defense
2. A Ivanov vs S Mikhailuk  1-0362002United States ChampionshipB60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
3. Yermolinsky vs A Kaliksteyn 1-0162002United States ChampionshipD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
4. Fedorowicz vs G Rey 1-0462002United States ChampionshipD12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
5. J Shahade vs G Sagalchik 1-0332002United States ChampionshipC80 Ruy Lopez, Open
6. I Foygel vs M Hoekstra  1-0552002United States ChampionshipE06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3
7. I Ivanov vs E Epstein  1-0342002United States ChampionshipA00 Uncommon Opening
8. C Tsai vs Browne 1-0292002United States ChampionshipE81 King's Indian, Samisch
9. E Perelshteyn vs E Groberman  1-0342002United States ChampionshipC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
10. Kaidanov vs J Kraai  1-0322002United States ChampionshipA10 English
11. A Fishbein vs C Tsai  1-0732002United States ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
12. A Kaliksteyn vs H Itkis  1-0472002United States ChampionshipA28 English
13. E Epstein vs M Zlotnikov 1-0362002United States ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
14. S Mikhailuk vs S H Airapetian  1-0632002United States ChampionshipA29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
15. Browne vs A Saidy  1-0242002United States ChampionshipA54 Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3
16. G Sagalchik vs D Ariel 1-0542002United States ChampionshipA45 Queen's Pawn Game
17. Benjamin vs A Hahn 1-0322002United States ChampionshipB30 Sicilian
18. A Stripunsky vs E Perelshteyn  1-0532002United States ChampionshipB50 Sicilian
19. I Khmelnitsky vs A Ivanov  1-0472002United States ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
20. L Christiansen vs I Foygel 1-0212002United States ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
21. B Kreiman vs Kaidanov  1-0542002United States ChampionshipC18 French, Winawer
22. Shabalov vs A Fishbein 1-0622002United States ChampionshipB63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack
23. A Saidy vs H Itkis 1-0252002United States ChampionshipB08 Pirc, Classical
24. D Ariel vs S H Airapetian  1-0612002United States ChampionshipC90 Ruy Lopez, Closed
25. M Zlotnikov vs E Groberman  1-0262002United States ChampionshipA25 English
 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 97  PGN Download
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