1981 United States Chess Championship and Zonal Qualifier (Score Sheets) Larry Mark Christiansen vs the field

Author: Larry Mark Christiansen (1956- ) signedYear: 1981Publisher: United States Chess FederationPlace: South BendDescription:A complete set of 14 original hand written score sheets in Larry Mark Christiansen 's hand. The game with Kogan is in Kongan's hand. The Reshevsky, Tarjan and Benjamin score sheets are unsigned, the others signed by Christiansen 's opponents. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2) The games with Seirawan, Shamkovich and Tarjan include the carbons with the originals. The 28th U S Championship and Zonal Qualifier was a hard fought contest which ended with a tie for first place and two co-champions, Grandmasters Walter Browne and Yasser Seirawan. Since the top three finishers automatically qualify for the Zonal, a playoff between Larry Christiansen, Lubomir Kavalek and Sammy Reshevsky, who tied for third would have to be held to determine which one would join Seirawan and Browne. The event got under way on July 9 at the Americana Hotel in South Bend, Indiana. The 9th was the op