1981 United States Chess Championship and Zonal Qualifier (Score Sheets) Joel Benjamin vs the field

Author: Benjamin, Joel Lawrence (1964- ) signedYear: 1981Publisher: United States Chess FederationPlace: South BendDescription:Complete set of fourteen original hand written score sheets in Joel Benjimin's hand. The game with Shamkovich includes the original and carbon and the game with Christiansen the carbon only. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2) Signed by all of his opponents except Browne, Christiansen, Lein and Kogan. 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 opening ceremonies and players' meeting. The draw for pairing numb