Replay all 13 chess games from US Championship 1977 — Mentor. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about US Championship 1977 — Mentor →
| ROUND ORDER | PLAYERS | RESULT | MOVES | OPENINGS | ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977.09.25 |
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
vs
Grefe, John Alan
|
0-1 | 30 | Queen's Indian Defense | ROUND 1 |
| 1977.09.26 |
Browne, Walter Shawn
vs
Grefe, John Alan
|
1-0 | 33 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line | ROUND 2 |
| 1977.09.27 |
Christiansen, Larry Mark
vs
Grefe, John Alan
|
1/2-1/2 | 23 | Sicilian Defense: French Variation | ROUND 3 |
| 1977.09.28 |
Grefe, John Alan
vs
Shamkovich, Leonid Alexandrovic
|
1/2-1/2 | 21 | English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation | ROUND 4 |
| 1977.09.29 |
Grefe, John Alan
vs
Byrne, Robert Eugene
|
0-1 | 41 | Dutch Defense: Classical Variation | ROUND 5 |
| 1977.09.30 |
Grefe, John Alan
vs
Matera, Salvatore Joseph
|
1/2-1/2 | 52 | Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense | ROUND 6 |
| 1977.10.01 |
Lein, Anatoly
vs
Grefe, John Alan
|
1/2-1/2 | 64 | Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line | ROUND 7 |
| 1977.10.02 |
Grefe, John Alan
vs
Soltis, Andrew E
|
0-1 | 40 | English Opening | ROUND 8 |
| 1977.10.03 |
Zuckerman, Bernard
vs
Grefe, John Alan
|
0-1 | 45 | Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation, Classical Variation, Paulsen Variation | ROUND 9 |
| 1977.10.04 |
Grefe, John Alan
vs
Ghizdavu, Dumitru
|
1-0 | 51 | English Opening | ROUND 10 |
| 1977.10.05 |
Tarjan, James Edward
vs
Grefe, John Alan
|
0-1 | 62 | King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Standard Development | ROUND 11 |
| 1977.10.06 |
Grefe, John Alan
vs
Fedorowicz, John P
|
1-0 | 46 | English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation | ROUND 12 |
| 1977.10.07 |
Peters, Jack
vs
Grefe, John Alan
|
1/2-1/2 | 33 | Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation | ROUND 13 |