1996 Interplay
US Closed Championship


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Congratulations to
GM ALEX YERMOLINKSY
The New US Champion !!

FINAL RESULTS




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-)







All ratings are USCF. Except as indicated, ratings were in effect at the time that the invitations were issued. Ratings with a "*" were effective July 1, 1996.

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.


Special Feature:

Selected games from Rounds 8-13 have been Annotated
by FM Aviv Friedman:



Round  8: Yermolinsky - Gulko       



Round  9: Alburt      - Shabalov    



Round 10: Shabalov    - A. Ivanov   



Round 11: Gurevich    - Shabalov    



Round 12: Kaidanov    - Khmelnitsky 



Round 13: Alburt      - Kaidanov    



or ...
All six games in one file.


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
Annotated by FM Aviv Friedman





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
Annotated by FM Aviv Friedman





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
Annotated by FM Aviv Friedman





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
Annotated by FM Aviv Friedman





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
Annotated by FM Aviv Friedman





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
Annotated by FM Aviv Friedman


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