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Correspondence Chess
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13th U. S. Correspondence Chess Championship (Final Round)

Section: US13F    Start Date: 2 August 1999    Closeout Date: 31 January 2002
Tournament Director: Allen F. Wright, ICCF International Arbiter
Name (linked to prelim.) Rating 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Pts. Rem.
1 Joseph E. Bacon 2366 0 ½ ½ 0 - 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 -
2 Wesley Brandhorst 2432 1 ½ ½ 1 - ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 8 -
3 David E. Burris 2419 ½ ½ ½ ½ - F ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 7 -
4 Andrew Gach 2364 ½ ½ ½ 0 - ½ ½ 1 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 5 -
5 Gary Good 2367 1 0 ½ 1 - 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 -
6 David Heap ** 2263 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 -
7 Ted Houser 2414* 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 - 1 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ -
8 Van Koppersmith 2373* 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ - F 1 0 ½ 0 1 0 1 -
9 Bob Martinec 2402 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
10 Mark F. Morss 2421 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 10 -
11 Robert B. Potter 2317 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 - 0 ½ 1 0 0 1 0 1 -
12 Corky Schakel 2330 ½ ½ 0 1 1 - ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 0 ½ -
13 Quin Shea 2421 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ - ½ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
14 Robin Smith § 2295 1 1 ½ 1 1 - 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 11½ -
15 Paul L. Thompson 2421 1 ½ ½ 0 1 - ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 7 -
§ Robin Smith has clinched the US title with 11½-1½
* All ratings are actual ICCF ratings, except Mr. Houser's (APCT) and Mr. Koppersmith's (CCLA).
Crosstable squares indicate the color (white square for White, shaded square for Black).
E.g., Player #1 has White against Player #2.

** David Heap is deceased. He will not be replaced. Games are recorded as "not played."

David E. Burris died before the end of the tournament and forfeited his remaining game.

Game Reports:

7/31/02 All games now finished.
7/31/02 Thompson 0 Gach 0. Double forfeit. Old ICCF Rule 12(c).
2/22/02 Houser 1 Koppersmith. Forfeit.
2/22/02 Morss 1 Houser
Mark Morss clinches 2nd place.
11/09/01 Shea ½ Houser
10/07/01 Brandhorst 1 Good
5/28/01 Schakel 1 Koppersmith
5/25/01 Thompson ½ Houser
4/22/01 Brandhorst ½ Houser
4/08/01 Smith 1/2 Thompson
Robin Smith has clinched the titled with a final score of 11½-1½
2/24/01 Houser 1 Good
2/19/01 Smith ½ Morss
2/19/01 Houser 1 Burris. Forfeit.
1/16/01: Schakel ½ Brandhorst
1/07/01: Burris ½ Gach
12/07/00: Koppersmith 1 Thompson
12/03/00: Morss 1 Gach
11/26/00: Thompson ½ Burris
11/26/00: Good ½ Burris
11/24/00: Smith 1 Houser
11/17/00: Burris ½ Smith
11/17/00: Morss 1 Shea
11/01/00: Shea ½ Burris
10/21/00: Koppersmith 1 Shea
10/05/00: Koppersmith ½ Potter
10/02/00: Morss 1 Koppersmith
10/02/00: Smith 1 Koppersmith
10/02/00: Bacon ½ Morss
10/02/00: Gach 1 Potter
10/02/00: Thompson 1 Martinec
10/02/00: Thompson 1 Shea
10/02/00: Potter ½ Burris
9/14/00: Schakel 1 Potter
9/12/00: Shea 1 Martinec
9/12/00: Potter 1 Thompson
9/12/00: Schakel ½ Morss
9/08/00: Smith 1 Shea
9/08/00: Houser 1 Potter
9/04/00: Brandhorst 1 Bacon
8/14/00: Burris ½ Morss
8/11/00: Smith 1 Potter
8/11/00: Morss 1 Potter
8/06/00: Bradhorst 1 Potter
8/06/00: Potter 1 Good
8/06/00: Smith 1 Good
8/06/00: Good ½ Koppersmith
8/06/00: Houser ½ Schakel
8/06/00: Koppersmith ½ Brandhorst
8/06/00: Thompson 1 Bacon
8/06/00: Shea 1 Bacon
8/06/00: Koppersmith 1 Bacon
6/29/00: Morss 1 Martinec
6/19/00: Schakel 1 Good
6/19/00: Gach ½ Shea
6/19/00: Gach ½ Brandhorst
6/02/00: Brandhorst ½ Shea
6/02/00: Morss ½ Brandhorst
5/30/00: Van Koppersmith ½ Burris
5/30/00: Brandhorst ½ Burris
5/20/00: Bacon ½ Potter
5/14/00: Schakel 1 Shea
5/04/00: Smith 1 Gach
4/27/00: Gach ½ Houser
4/27/00: Schakel 1 Gach
4/27/00: Burris 1 Schakel
4/27/00: Good 1 Gach
4/27/00: Potter 1 Shea
4/16/00: Houser 1 Bacon
4/16/00: Burris ½ Bacon
4/13/00: Koppersmith ½ Gach
4/13/00: Brandhorst ½ Thompson
4/09/00: Koppersmith 1 Martinec
4/09/00: Burris 1 Martinec
4/06/00: Morss 1 Good
4/06/00: Good 1 Martinec
4/04/00: Schakel 1 Martinec
Martinec resigned all his games.
He moved to Europe for an extended period.
Opponents must send moves to receive credit.
4/01/00: Houser 1 Martinec
4/01/00: Thompson 1 Good
3/26/00: Morss ½ Thompson
3/26/00: Schakel ½ Thompson
3/26/00: Bacon ½ Schakel
3/23/00: Smith 1 Schakel
3/22/00: Potter 1 Martinec
3/22/00: Brandhorst 1 Martinec
3/19/00: Bacon 1 Martinec
3/19/00: Smith 1 Martinec
3/19/00: Smith 1 Brandhorst
3/19/00: Gach 1 Martinec
1/26/00: Bacon ½ Gach
1/25/00: Good 1 Bacon
1/13/00: Smith 1 Bacon
12/21/99: Shea ½ Good

Eleven players advanced to the Final by winning their Semi-Final sections.
Jonathan Crumiller (winner of section US13P11) declined his invitation.
Click on their names to see their preliminary round crosstable.
David Burris was nominated to the Final by the USCF.
Ted Houser was nominated to the Final by the APCT.
Van Koppersmith was nominated to the Final by the CCLA.
Robin Smith qualified to the Final as a former USCCC Champion (see the 11th USCCC Final Crosstable.

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