1996 Interplay
US Closed Championship
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Player Rating Score Notes ------------------------ ------ ----- ----- GM Alexander Yermolinsky 2672 * 9.0 ( 4+) GM Boris Gulko 2693.0 8.0 ( 2+) GM Gregory Kaidanov 2679.5 8.0 ( 3-) GM Dmitry Gurevich 2642.5 7.5 (10-) GM Alexander Ivanov 2659.0 7.0 ( 5=) GM Nick de Firmian 2705.0 6.0 ( 1=) GM Joel Benjamin 2657.5 6.0 ( 6=) GM Alexander Shabalov 2653.0 6.0 ( 7=) GM Larry Christiansen 2646.0 6.0 ( 9=) GM Lev Alburt 2635.5 6.0 (11+) GM Roman Dzindzichashvili 2634.0 6.0 (12=) IM Tal Shaked 2500 * 5.5 (14=) IM Igor Ivanov 2647.0 5.0 ( 8=) IM Igor Khmelnitsky 2621.5 5.0 (13-) The number in the Notes column is the player's initial standing; a "+" indicates a win in the most recent round, "-" a loss, and "=" a draw. |
Round 8: Yermolinsky - Gulko Round 9: Alburt - Shabalov Round 10: Shabalov - A. Ivanov Round 11: Gurevich - Shabalov Round 12: Kaidanov - Khmelnitsky Round 13: Alburt - Kaidanovor ...
PLAYING SCHEDULE
All Rounds Start At 4PM New York Time
Round 1: Sat., July 13 Rest Days - July 20, 21 Round 2: Sun., July 14 Round 8: Mon., July 22 Round 3: Mon., July 15 Round 9: Tue., July 23 Round 4: Tue., July 16 Round 10: Wed., July 24 Round 5: Wed., July 17 Round 11: Thu., July 25 Round 6: Thu., July 18 Round 12: Fri., July 26 Round 7: Fri., July 19 Round 13: Sat., July 27
Round 1: 4 PM Saturday, July 13 White Black = Shabalov Dzindzichashvili = = Christiansen Benjamin = 1 Yermolinsky de Firmian 0 = Ivanov, I. Gurevich, D. = = Kaidanov Ivanov, A. = 1 Gulko, B. Alburt 0 1 Shaked Khmelnitsky 0
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Round 2: 4 PM Sunday, July 14 White Black = Dzindzichashvili Khmelnitsky = = Alburt Shaked = = Ivanov, A. Gulko, B. = = Gurevich, D. Kaidanov = 1 de Firmian Ivanov, I. 0 0 Benjamin Yermolinsky 1 1 Shabalov Christiansen 0
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Round 3: 4 PM Monday, July 15 White Black 1 Christiansen Dzindzichashvili 0 = Yermolinsky Shabalov = = Ivanov, I. Benjamin = = Kaidanov de Firmian = 0 Gulko, B. Gurevich, D. 1 1 Shaked Ivanov, A. 0 1 Khmelnitsky Alburt 0
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Round 4: 4 PM Tuesday, July 16 White Black 1 Dzindzichashvili Alburt 0 1 Ivanov, A. Khmelnitsky 0 0 Gurevich, D. Shaked 1 0 de Firmian Gulko, B. 1 1 Benjamin Kaidanov 0 = Shabalov Ivanov, I. = = Christiansen Yermolinsky =
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Round 5: 4 PM Wednesday, July 17 White Black = Yermolinsky Dzindzichashvili = = Ivanov, I. Christiansen = 1 Kaidanov Shabalov 0 = Gulko, B. Benjamin = = Shaked de Firmian = = Khmelnitsky Gurevich, D. = 1 Alburt Ivanov, A. 0
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Round 6: 4 PM Thursday, July 18 White Black = Dzindzichashvili Ivanov, A. = = Gurevich, D. Alburt = = de Firmian Khmelnitsky = = Benjamin Shaked = = Shabalov Gulko, B. = 1 Christiansen Kaidanov 0 = Yermolinsky Ivanov, I. =
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Round 7: 4 PM Friday, July 19 White Black = Ivanov, I. Dzindzichashvili = 1 Kaidanov Yermolinsky 0 = Gulko, B. Christiansen = 0 Shaked Shabalov 1 = Khmelnitsky Benjamin = = Alburt de Firmian = 0 Ivanov, A. Gurevich, D. 1
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Round 8: 4 PM Monday, July 22 White Black = Dzindzichashvili Gurevich, D. = = de Firmian Ivanov, A. = = Benjamin Alburt = 0 Shabalov Khmelnitsky 1 = Christiansen Shaked = 1 Yermolinsky Gulko, B. 0 0 Ivanov, I. Kaidanov 1
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Special Feature: Yermolinsky - Gulko Game
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Round 9: 4 PM Tuesday, July 23 White Black 1 Kaidanov Dzindzichashvili 0 1 Gulko, B. Ivanov, I. 0 0 Shaked Yermolinsky 1 = Khmelnitsky Christiansen = 0 Alburt Shabalov 1 1 Ivanov, A. Benjamin 0 = Gurevich, D. de Firmian =
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Special Feature: Alburt - Shabalov Game
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Round 10: 4 PM Wednesday, July 24 White Black = Dzindzichashvili de Firmian = = Benjamin Gurevich, D. = 0 Shabalov Ivanov, A. 1 = Christiansen Alburt = 1 Yermolinsky Khmelnitsky 0 1 Ivanov, I. Shaked 0 = Kaidanov Gulko, B. =
Due to Technical Problems at the Tournament Site
The Game Between GM Benjamin and GM Gurevich is Not Available
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Special Feature: Shabalov - A. Ivanov Game
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Round 11: 4 PM Thursday, July 25 White Black = Gulko, B. Dzindzichashvili = 0 Shaked Kaidanov 1 = Khmelnitsky Ivanov, I. = = Alburt Yermolinsky = 1 Ivanov, A. Christiansen 0 1 Gurevich, D. Shabalov 0 = de Firmian Benjamin =
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Special Feature: Gurevich - Shabalov Game
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Round 12: 4 PM Friday, July 26 White Black = Dzindzichashvili Benjamin = = Shabalov de Firmian = 0 Christiansen Gurevich, D. 1 = Yermolinsky Ivanov, A. = 0 Ivanov, I. Alburt 1 1 Kaidanov Khmelnitsky 0 1 Gulko, B. Shaked 0
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Special Feature: Kaidanov - Khmelnitsky Game
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Round 13: 4 PM Saturday, July 27 White Black = Shaked Dzindzichashvili = 0 Khmelnitsky Gulko, B. 1 1 Alburt Kaidanov 0 = Ivanov, A. Ivanov, I. = 0 Gurevich, D. Yermolinsky 1 = de Firmian Christiansen = = Benjamin Shabalov =
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Special Feature: Alburt - Kaidanov Game
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