Finals Standings

The two Semi-Final Winners, Benjamin and Christiansen, played each other in the best-of-6-game Finals to determine the 1997 Champion.

Standings/Results

USCF ratings are shown as of August 1997.

Crosstable for Finals

     Player                 1   2   3   4   5   6   Total

  GM Joel Benjamin          1   0   =   1   =   =     3.5

2659, NY, 33, FIDE 2580 

  GM Larry Christiansen     0   1   =   0   =   =     2.5

2632, CA, 41, FIDE 2550

Last Round's Results

Christiansen reaches for complications in his must-win game, but falls short, and must accept a courtesy draw as the time control approaches. Joel Benjamin is the 1997 US Champion.

See the Finals Games section for round by round reports.

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