US Open 1981 Chess Games — Complete Event Archive

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Round Order	Players	Result	Moves	Opening	Round
1981	Wilson, Jonathan vs Jones, C Bill	1/2-1/2	45	Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian	ROUND 7
1981	Shapiro, Daniel E vs Silman, Jeremy D	1/2-1/2	66	Queen's Indian Defense	ROUND 7
1981	Karnisky, Robert vs Snyder, Bill	1-0	24	Zukertort Opening	ROUND 7
1981	Sulman, Robert M vs Prochaska, Peter	0-1	27	Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Anderssen Variation	ROUND 7
1981	Kulikauskas vs Sanchez, Gabriel	1/2-1/2	50	Ruy Lopez: Closed	ROUND 7
1981	Kastner, Jeffrey vs Lemon, Richard C	1/2-1/2	33	Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Alekhine System	ROUND 7
1981	Halligan, K vs Raffill, T	0-1	27	Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Burille Variation	ROUND 7
1981	McCormick, Edgar Thomas vs Rykowski, John	1-0	28	Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation	ROUND 7
1981	Thinnsen, James A vs Grefe, John Alan	0-1	35	Indian Defense: West Indian Defense	ROUND 7
1981	Slatin, David W vs Maser, Thomas F	0-1	36	Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Normal Variation	ROUND 7
1981	Shirazi, Kamran vs Christiansen, Larry Mark	0-1	72	Pirc Defense	ROUND 7
1981	Musselman, Ray vs Maki, James	0-1	44	King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation	ROUND 7
1981	Mark, David J vs Luoto, Kurt	1-0	52	Petrov's Defense	ROUND 7
1981	Grey, Peter G vs Rohland, Michael K	1-0	36	Ruy Lopez: Open, Howell Attack	ROUND 7
1981	Smith, Robin vs Vacheron, Philip	0-1	42	English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation	ROUND 7
1981	Levy, Louis vs Barnett, David	1-0	38	Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Exchange Variation	ROUND 7
1981	Williams, John R vs Radke, Harry	0-1	43	Sicilian Defense	ROUND 7
1981	Soltis, Andrew E vs Lobo, Richard	1-0	48	Vienna Game: Falkbeer Variation	ROUND 7
1981	Burger, Karl vs Strenzwilk, Denis	1-0	52	Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation	ROUND 7
1981	Dorsch, Thomas vs Fauber, Richard	1-0	33	English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense	ROUND 7
1981	Peterson, John L vs Meyer, John C	0-1	36	King's Indian Defense: Averbakh Variation, Benoni Defense	ROUND 7
1981	Sill, Perry vs Wada, D Russell	0-1	55	Sicilian Defense: Closed	ROUND 7
1981	Pellant, Timothy vs Duckworth, William Mark	0-1	43	Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation	ROUND 7
1981	Stein, Kurt W vs Batchelder, Wiliam	1-0	60	Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation	ROUND 7
1981	Weissbein, Thomas vs Bisguier, Arthur Bernard	1/2-1/2	62	Vienna Game: Stanley Variation, Three Knights Variation	ROUND 7
1981	Carrasco, Paul vs Gheorghiu, Florin	0-1	51	English Opening: Symmetrical Variation	ROUND 7
1981	Lobo, Richard vs Weissbein, Thomas	1-0	32	King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation	ROUND 8
1981	Chase, Philip vs Sullivan, Martin	0-1	27	Modern Defense	ROUND 8
1981	Gross, Benjamin vs Hudson, John A	1-0	39	Indian Defense: Knights Variation	ROUND 8
1981	McCusker, M vs Dorsch, Thomas	0-1	32	Sicilian Defense	ROUND 8
1981	Grefe, John Alan vs Soltis, Andrew E	1-0	41	King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation	ROUND 8
1981	Rowley, Robert vs Kudrin, Sergey	1/2-1/2	32	Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Main Line	ROUND 8
1981	Vacheron, Philip vs Batchelder, Wiliam	0-1	22	Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation	ROUND 8
1981	Buehl, Walter M vs Snyder, Robert M	1/2-1/2	26	Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Gligoric System, Bernstein Defense	ROUND 8
1981	Sanchez, Gabriel vs Adamec, Carl	1/2-1/2	52	Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation	ROUND 8
1981	Jones, Craig W vs Sferra, Bob	1/2-1/2	34	Amar Opening	ROUND 8
1981	Boctor, Wageeh vs Binkley, K	1/2-1/2	44	Amar Opening	ROUND 8
1981	Christiansen, Larry Mark vs Gurevich, Dmitry	1-0	65	Modern Defense: Semi-Averbakh Variation, Pterodactyl Variation	ROUND 8
1981	Gordon, Stephen vs Williams, John R	0-1	35	Petrov's Defense	ROUND 8
1981	Wada, D Russell vs Shirazi, Kamran	1-0	34	King's Pawn Game	ROUND 8
1981	Siff, Boris vs Brooks, Michael A	1/2-1/2	23	King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation	ROUND 8
1981	Winslow, Elliott C vs Carrasco, Paul	1-0	20	Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Dutch Variation	ROUND 8
1981	Biyiasas, Peter vs Algeo, Tom	1-0	41	French Defense	ROUND 8
1981	Gogel, Dennis vs McDonald, Scott	1/2-1/2	35	English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Keres Variation	ROUND 8
1981	Tomey, Mike vs Wong, Phil	1-0	36	Sicilian Defense: Chekhover Variation	ROUND 8
1981	Dike, Dale vs Ellis, James S	0-1	40	Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Poisoned Pawn Variation	ROUND 8
1981	Gross, Ronald Joseph vs De Firmian, Nick E	0-1	23	Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian	ROUND 8
1981	Maki, James vs Thinnsen, James A	0-1	44	Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation	ROUND 8
1981	Root, Douglas vs Stein, Kurt W	1/2-1/2	51	Nimzo-Larsen Attack	ROUND 8
1981	Bisguier, Arthur Bernard vs Ruiz, Alciguel	1-0	30	Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Vienna Variation	ROUND 8