US Open 1977 (Columbus)

Shamkovich, Soltis and Taylor shared the 78th US Open in Columbus
7–19 August 1977 · Columbus, Ohio, USA
Leonid Shamkovich, Andrew Soltis and Timothy Taylor tied for first on 10/12. Browne, Lein and Spraggett followed on 9½.
Event Index 268 GAMES

Leonid Shamkovich, Andrew Soltis and Timothy Taylor tied for first at the 78th US Open, a 12-round Swiss that drew 442 players to Columbus.

The tournament

The 78th US Open was played at the Carrousel Inn in Columbus, Ohio, from 7 to 19 August 1977. Three players tied for first on 10 points; Browne, Lein and Spraggett followed on 9½.

The surviving games

The archive holds 268 available games. Complete scores were published only for the leading players, so the total number played cannot be recovered.

Result

10/12
Leonid Shamkovich, Andrew Soltis and Timothy Taylor tied for first on 10/12. Browne, Lein and Spraggett followed on 9½.

The archive holds 268 available scores from a 442-player Swiss; the full set of played games was never published, so no complete cross-table is shown.

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