NEWS 740 (10 Aug 97):
US CHAMPIONSHIP on ICC Aug 22-Sep 12!
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The ICC is pleased to announce that we have been chosen by the
USCF to broadcast the 1997 Interplay US Championships live from
Chandler, Arizona.  One or two games from each day of the event
will be shown live on the ICC.  Spectators are welcome to observe
the games and whisper comments August 22 to September 12.

16 players, including 15 Grandmasters, will play in the event.
There will be three stages:  Two groups of 8 players play a round
robin.  The top two from each group advance to the 4-game semifinal
knockout matches Sep 3-6.  The two finalists meet for a 6-game match
for the title on Sep 7-12.

Games will be at 6pm EDT (10pm GMT) each day.

Group One:  GM Yermolinsky, GM Gulko, GM A. Ivanov, GM Benjamin,
GM Christiansen, GM Fedorowicz, GM Browne, Zamora.

Group Two:  GM Kaidanov, GM Seirawan, GM D. Gurevich, GM deFirmian,
GM Dzindzichashvili, GM Shabalov, GM Kudrin, GM Schwartzman.

Jajamän!!!
Nu är det dags för en ny "godbit" på ICC...

Det blir till att sitta uppe på nätterna igen fr o m den 22 augusti.

15 Stormästare och Zamora gör då upp om US-Mästerskapet.

Bland andra....


 Nicholas deFirmian   Alexander Ivanov   Larry M Chrisiansen


 Gregory Kaidanov        Boris Gulko