Coverage of the 1997 Interplay
US Junior Chess Championship

Most Recent Updates (Final) | Player Bios | 1996 US Junior | USCF site with crosstable | A few more games |
Final Crosstable |

We're going to use this page for last minute updates that can't get into the more formal feature pages.

For now, you'll find coverage through Round 4, including a crosstable, standings, and some games, on the official US Chess Federation Website at www.uschess.org.

If you're interested in seeing the Duif's Place feature on last year's event, check our 1996 US Junior Coverage.

Player Biographies

We need more biographical material!

If you are a junior player, a coach, or a family member, we need bio material. In fact, we need material on all players from all USCF Top 50 lists! Write me at duif@jaderiver.com. I'm looking for games, recent events, upcoming events, norm status, etc. Thanks!

--Duif

Most Recent Results

Winners shown in UPPER CASE
Note: These are based on preliminary reports from Garrett Scott at the site, and have not been verified.

Final Standings after 9 | Round 5 Results | Round 6 Results | Round 7 Results | Round 8 Results | Round 9 Results |

Final Standings after 9 rounds:

7.0 Shaked - 1997 Interplay US Junior Champion
6.5 Zilberstein
6.0 Mulyar
5.5 Shliperman, Shahade
5.0 Ippolito
4.0 Perelshteyn
3.5 Gelman
2.0 Wheat
0.0 Steriev

A complete crosstable is available.

Standings after 8 rounds:

6.0 Shaked, Zilberstein
5.5 Mulyar, Shahade
5.0 Shliperman
4.5 Ippolito
4.0 Perelshteyn
2.5 Gelman
1.0 Wheat
0.0 Steriev

Wednesday, Round 5

Thursday, Round 6

Friday, Round 7

Saturday, Round 8

Final Round: Sunday, Round 9

A few more games

Move  Shahade            Shliperman         
----  ----------------   ----------------
  1.  e4                 e6              
  2.  d4                 d5      
  3.  Nd2                Nf6             
  4.  e5                 Nfd7            
  5.  Bd3                c5              
  6.  c3                 Nc6             
  7.  Ne2                cxd4    
  8.  cxd4               f6              
  9.  exf6               Nxf6            
 10.  Nf3                Qc7             
 11.  O-O                Bd6             
 12.  Bg5                O-O             
 13.  Bh4                e5              
 14.  dxe5               Nxe5            
 15.  Nxe5               Bxe5            
 16.  Bg3                Bxg3            
 17.  Nxg3               Qf4    
 18.  Qb3                Kh8             
 19.  Ne2                Qh4    
 20.  h3                 Bd7             
 21.  Qxb7               Bxh3   
 22.  gxh3               Qxh3            
 23.  f3                 Ne4             
 24.  Bxe4               dxe4            
 25.  Qxe4               Rfe8   
 26.  Qd5                Rad8            
 27.  Qg5                h6     
 28.  Qg3                Qf5             
 29.  Rf2                Qc5             
 30.  Nc3                Rd3             
 31.  Ne4                Qe3             
 32.  Qg6                Re5             
 33.  Kf1                Rdd5            
 34.  Qa6                Rh5     
 35.  Ng3                Rhe5            
 36.  Ne4                Rh5             
 37.  Ng3                Rhe5    
 38.  Qc8+               Re8             
 39.  Qc6                Rc5     
 40.  Qd7                Rcc8            
 41.  Rd1                Qg5             
 42.  Qg4                Qb5+    
 43.  Kg2                Rc5             
 44.  Qd7                Qb8             
 45.  Rd4             
      {Black resigned} 1-0


Move  Mulyar             Shahade            
----  ----------------   ----------------
  1.  c4         0       c5              
  2.  Nf3                Nc6     (0:3    
  3.  Nc3                Nf6             
  4.  d4                 cxd4            
  5.  Nxd4               e6              
  6.  Ndb5    (16:0      Bb4             
  7.  Bf4     (0:3       O-O             
  8.  a3                 Bxc3+           
  9.  Nxc3    (0:3       d5              
 10.  e3                 h6              
 11.  cxd5               Nxd5            
 12.  Nxd5               exd5            
 13.  Be2                Qf6             
 14.  Qd2                d4              
 15.  O-O                Rd8             
 16.  e4                 d3      
 17.  Bd1                Be6             
 18.  Rc1                Rac8            
 19.  Be3                Qe5     
 20.  f3                 Na5             
 21.  Rxc8               Bxc8            
 22.  Bxa7               Nc4             
 23.  Qb4                Be6             
 24.  b3                 Qa5             
 25.  Qxa5               Nxa5            
 26.  Bb6                Ra8             
 27.  Bxa5               Rxa5            
 28.  a4                 Rc5             
 29.  Kf2                Rc1             
 30.  b4                 Rb1             
 31.  b5                 Rb2+            
 32.  Ke3                Rxg2            
 33.  Rf2                Rg1             
 34.  Rd2                f5              
 35.  Rxd3               fxe4            
 36.  fxe4               Kf7             
 37.  Rd2                Rg5             
 38.  Kd4                Ke7             
 39.  e5                 Rf5             
 40.  Bc2                Rf4+            
 41.  Kc5             
      {Black resigned} 1-0


Move  Shaked             Zilberstein        
----  ----------------   ----------------
  1.  d4                 Nf6             
  2.  c4                 g6      
  3.  Nc3                Bg7             
  4.  e4                 d6              
  5.  Bd3                e5              
  6.  d5                 a5              
  7.  Nge2               Na6             
  8.  O-O                O-O             
  9.  a3                 Bd7             
 10.  Bc2                Qb8     
 11.  Rb1                c6              
 12.  Kh1                cxd5            
 13.  cxd5               b5              
 14.  b4                 axb4            
 15.  axb4               Nh5             
 16.  Rb3                f5      
 17.  exf5               gxf5            
 18.  f4                 Qd8     
 19.  Be3                Kh8             
 20.  g3                 Rc8             
 21.  Bd3                Qe8             
 22.  Qc2                exf4            
 23.  gxf4               Nc7             
 24.  Bd4                Nf6             
 25.  Rg1             
      {Game drawn by mutual agreement} 1/2-1/2