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<54th US Open
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
August 9-22, 1953>

Returning to its Midwest roots seemed to do wonders for the US Open, as Milwaukee smashed the previous attendance record set at Detroit 1950 by a full 50%, totalling 181 players in a thirteen-round event. An exciting finish saw <Donald Byrne> defeat Max Pavey and edge him out by 1/2-point.

In Open trivia, <Anthony Santasiere> set a record by playing in his 15th tournament, while <Herman Steiner> tied the old record with his 14th (set by <William Widmeyer> and <John Winter>). The most notable debutant was <William James Lombardy>.

The published crosstable was full of errors and had no results beyond player #50. I hope the following is correct, as far as it goes. An unknown result is indicated by <****>.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 Donald Byrne W 26 L 15 W 33 W 32 W 10 W 76 W 34 D 4 D 7 D 3 W 21 W 16 W 2 10.5 2 Max Pavey L 43 D 17 W 7 W??? W100 W 54 W 25 W 11 W 6 D 4 W 3 W 9 L 1 10.0 3 Nicolas Rossolimo W 93 W 43 W 39 W 44 W 38 D 13 D 4 D 6 W 33 D 1 L 2 D 12 W 9 9.5 4 James T Sherwin W 86 W 40 W 18 W173 D 13 W 49 D 3 D 1 W 15 D 2 L 9 W 23 D 5 9.5 5 Israel Albert Horowitz W 89 D 9 L 11 W 34 L166 W101 W107 W 29 W 69 W 17 D 23 W 15 D 4 9.5 6 Frank Ross Anderson W178 D 10 D 31 W 45 W136 W 91 W 12 D 3 L 2 W 32 D 15 D 13 W 16 9.5 7 Eliot Sanford Hearst W 27 D 20 L 2 W 28 W140 W166 W 29 W 13 D 1 D 56 L 16 W 48 W 19 9.5 8 James Cross W 48 W 22 L 10 L 31 W173 W126 W106 W118 L 12 W 30 D 20 W 25 W 13 9.5 9 Curt Justin Brasket W 21 D 5 W 56 W 20 D 25 W 61 W 13 L 15 W 17 W 12 W 4 L 2 L 3 9.0 10 Miroslav Turiansky D 30 D 6 W 8 W 40 L 1 W 46 W 78 L 12 W 47 W 38 D 14 W 32 D 11 9.0 11 Karl Burger W 73 L 21 W 5 D 18 W 43 W 57 W 76 L 2 L 32 W 72 W 17 W 33 D 10 9.0 12 Joseph Shaffer W 96 W 50 L 86 W 73 W 95 W 98 L 6 W 10 W 8 L 9 W 22 D 3 D 23 9.0 13 Larry Melvyn Evans W 68 W 44 W 92 W 26 D 4 D 3 L 9 L 7 W110 W 25 W 56 D 6 L 8 8.5 14 Ariel Mengarini D 59 W 18 L 34 L 33 W 53 W 87 D 57 W 50 W 55 W 24 D 10 L 19 W 52 8.5 15 Alexander Kevitz D 39 W 1 L 44 W 23 W156 W113 W110 W 9 L 4 W 48 D 6 L 5 D 26 8.5 16 Bela Rozsa W 85 D 93 L 45 D 52 W124 W 31 W 91 W 38 D 28 W 33 W 7 L 1 L 6 8.5 17 Hans Berliner W 69 D 2 W105 D 21 W 78 W109 W 49 D 33 L 9 L 5 L 11 W 90 W 48 8.5 18 Anthony Santasiere W 90 L 14 L 4 D 11 D 50 W 42 W 64 W112 L 30 W 97 W 79 W 56 D 21 8.5 19 George Krauss W135 D 59 D 43 L 30 W107 W 68 W109 L 25 W 44 D 31 W 34 W 14 L 7 8.5 20 George Shainswit D101 D 7 D 28 L 9 W142 W140 W113 D 62 W 79 W 35 D 8 D 21 D 22 8.5 21 Arthur William Dake L 9 W 11 D 23 D 17 W 30 W 27 D 62 W106 W 34 W 28 L 1 D 20 D 18 8.5 22 Jeremiah F Donovan D 75 L 8 W127 D 56 D 36 W133 D132 W 78 W 60 W 27 L 12 W 44 D 20 8.5 23 Arthur Bisguier W 66 W180 D 21 L 15 W152 W 64 D 28 D 69 W 59 W 43 D 5 L 4 D 12 8.5 24 William James Lombardy W??? L 46 W175 D 50 W147 L 28 W 92 D 47 W 39 L 14 D 27 W 75 W 43 8.5 25 Jack O'Keefe W176 W 98 W136 D157 D 9 W 32 L 2 W 19 D 48 L 13 W 90 L 8 W 53 8.5 26 Jose R Florido L 1 W110 W 64 L 13 L 58 W128 W 60 D 63 D 97 W104 W 61 W 39 D 15 8.5 27 Robert Sobel L 7 W 30 D 29 W 36 D 56 L 21 W 88 W123 W 62 L 22 D 24 W 86 D 38 8.0 28 Edmar J Mednis W116 W 55 D 20 L 7 W 77 W 24 D 23 W 61 D 16 L 21 D 43 D 40 D 32 8.0 29 Allen Kaufman W 70 W 97 D 27 L 59 W 37 W103 L 7 L 5 W 68 L 90 W 45 W 47 D 40 8.0 30 Leonids Dreibergs D 10 L 27 D104 W 19 L 21 W121 W142 W122 W 18 L 8 W 42 D 43 D 33 8.0 31 Vladimir Pafnutieff W167 L 56 D 6 W 8 D 51 L 16 W115 W 57 W 61 D 19 L 32 D 52 W 79 8.0 32 Harlow Bussey Daly W 78 W 66 W180 L 1 W106 L 25 D102 W 40 W 11 L 6 W 31 L 10 D 28 8.0 33 Herman Steiner W173 W 45 L 1 W 14 W 75 W104 W 69 D 17 L 3 L 16 W 86 L 11 D 30 8.0 34 Rudolf Pitschak W 62 W 47 W 14 L 5 W103 W 38 L 1 D 49 L 21 W 45 L 19 D 65 W 67 8.0 35 Edgar Thomas McCormick L 56 W 79 D 93 L 68 W 84 W 71 D 63 W132 W104 L 20 L 52 W105 W 60 8.0 36 Bruno Schmidt W108 D 75 D142 L 27 D 22 D 45 L123 L 88 W149 W136 W 76 W110 W 56 8.0 37 Joseph Hidalgo L 67 W 51 W 41 D133 L 29 L 92 D 93 W171 L 66 W117 W144 W106 W 65 8.0 38 Eugene Warner W138 W153 W121 W119 L 3 L 34 W 94 L 16 W105 L 10 D 75 W 93 D 27 8.0 39 John Grkavac D 15 W178 L 3 L 64 D127 W157 W100 W 91 L 24 W 62 W106 L 26 W 61 8.0 40 Leon Stolzenberg D 47 L 4 W 60 L 10 W151 W156 W166 L 32 D 54 W144 W110 D 28 D 29 8.0 41 Howard Ohman L 64 L 49 L 37 L 58 W181 W135 W146 W134 W122 L 47 W108 W 78 W 69 8.0 42 Armin Surgies L105 W121 L102 L103 W158 L 18 W151 W152 W 98 W 76 L 30 W 63 W 59 8.0 43 Norman Tweed Whitaker W 2 L 3 D 19 W 93 L 11 W125 W 58 W 75 W 49 L 23 D 28 D 30 L 24 7.5 44 Erich Watkinson Marchand W 52 L 13 W 15 L 3 L 65 W 70 W 82 W 94 L 19 W112 W 60 L 22 D 46 7.5 45 Abe Turner D 53 L 33 W 16 L 6 W144 D 36 W 54 D 72 W 87 L 34 L 29 W 77 W 86 7.5 46 William A Bills L 63 W 24 D116 D140 W112 L 10 D136 W 77 W 89 L 59 D 93 W 62 D 44 7.5 47 Aleksandrs Liepnieks D 40 L 34 W 80 D 86 D101 W111 W161 D 24 L 10 W 41 D 69 L 29 W 89 7.5 48 Miguel Colon Romero L 8 W 94 L 61 W108 W117 W 80 W122 W104 D 25 L 15 W 59 L 7 L 17 7.5 49 Henry G Horak W170 W 41 W114 W127 W 61 L 4 L 17 D 34 L 43 D 53 D105 D 67 D 51 7.5 50 William A Byland D130 L 12 D 62 D 24 D 18 W 81 W171 L 14 D 70 D108 D135 W107 W 87 7.5 51 Edward LaCroix **** L 37 **** **** L 31 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** D 49 7.5 52 Ivan Romanenko L 44 **** **** L 16 **** **** **** **** **** **** W 35 L 31 L 14 7.5 53 Angelo Sandrin D 45 **** **** **** L 14 **** **** **** **** D 45 **** **** L 25 7.5 54 Saul Yarmak **** **** **** **** **** L 2 L 45 **** D 40 **** **** **** **** 7.5 55 Samuel Baron **** L 28 **** **** **** **** **** **** L 14 **** **** **** **** 7.5 56 Elmars Zemgalis W 35 W 31 L 9 D 22 L 27 **** **** **** **** D 7 L 13 L 18 L 36 7.0 57 Henry Meifert **** **** **** **** **** L 11 D 14 L 31 **** **** **** **** **** 7.0 58 Harold Leef **** **** **** W 41 W 26 **** L 43 **** **** **** **** **** **** 7.0 59 Hugh Edward Myers D 14 D 19 **** W 29 **** **** **** **** L 23 W 46 L 48 **** L 42 7.0 60 James R Schroeder **** **** L 40 **** **** **** L 26 **** L 22 **** L 44 **** L 35 7.0 61 Charles Sharp **** **** W 48 **** L 49 L 9 **** L 28 L 31 **** L 26 **** L 39 7.0 62 Rafael Cintron L 34 **** D 50 **** **** **** D 21 D 20 L 27 L 39 **** L 46 **** 7.0 63 Somner Sorenson W 46 **** **** **** **** **** D 35 D 26 **** **** **** L 42 **** 7.0 64 C C Crittenden W 41 **** L 26 W 39 **** L 23 L 18 **** **** **** **** **** **** 7.0 65 Mark Surgies **** **** **** **** W 44 **** **** **** **** **** **** D 34 L 37 7.0 66 Lee Magee L 23 L 32 **** **** **** **** **** **** W 37 **** **** **** **** 7.0 67 Richard Alan McLellan W 37 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** D 49 L 34 7.0 68 Adolf Jay Fink L 13 **** **** W 35 **** L 19 **** **** L 29 **** **** **** **** 7.0 69 Harry Fajans L 17 **** **** **** **** **** L 33 D 23 L 5 **** D 47 **** L 41 7.0 70 Leonids Gaigals L 29 **** **** **** **** L 44 **** **** D 50 **** **** **** **** 7.0 71 Charles R Heising **** **** **** **** **** L 35 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 7.0 72 Glenn E Hartleb **** **** **** **** **** **** **** D 45 **** L 11 **** **** **** 7.0 73 Alfred Ludwig L 11 **** **** L 12 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 7.0 74 William Walbrecht **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 7.0 75 Michael Yatron D 22 D 36 **** **** L 33 **** **** L 43 **** **** D 38 L 24 **** 7.0 76 Hal White **** **** **** **** **** L 1 L 11 **** **** L 42 L 36 **** **** 7.0 77 Ninus Aronson **** **** **** **** L 28 **** **** L 46 **** **** **** L 45 **** 7.0 78 Charles Henin L 32 L 35 **** **** L 17 **** L 10 L 22 **** **** **** L 41 **** 7.0 79 Laurence C Young **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 20 **** L 18 **** L 31 7.0 80 M J Wehrley **** **** L 47 **** **** L 48 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 7.0 81 T A Markson **** **** **** **** **** L 50 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 7.0 82 Philip G Haley **** **** **** **** **** **** L 44 **** **** **** **** **** **** 7.0 83 William R Hamilton **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 7.0 84 Eva Aronson **** **** **** **** L 35 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 7.0 85 John Broadus Holt L 16 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 7.0 86 Robert Sinclair Brieger L 4 **** W 12 D 47 **** **** **** **** **** **** L 33 L 27 L 45 6.5 87 Eric Gutmanis **** **** **** **** **** L 14 **** **** L 45 **** **** **** L 50 6.5 88 Thomas Jenkins **** **** **** **** **** **** L 27 W 36 **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 89 Arpad Elo L 5 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 46 **** **** **** L 47 6.5 90 Richard Kujoth L 18 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** W 29 L 25 L 17 **** 6.5 91 Heinricks Kalnins **** **** **** **** **** L 6 L 16 L 39 **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 92 Sam Cohen **** **** L 13 **** **** W 37 L 24 **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 93 Nikolajs Kampars L 3 D 16 D 35 L 43 **** **** D 37 **** **** **** D 46 L 38 **** 6.5 94 Carl Weberg **** L 48 **** **** **** **** L 38 L 44 **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 95 Melvin Semb **** **** **** **** L 12 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 96 W R Augustine L 12 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 97 John Fashingbauer **** L 29 **** **** **** **** **** **** D 26 L 18 **** **** **** 6.5 98 Leslie R Weaks **** L 25 **** **** **** L 12 **** **** L 42 **** **** **** **** 6.5 99 Jerry O'Dell **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 100 Robert C Eastwood **** **** **** **** L 2 **** L 39 **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 101 E J Van Sweden D 20 **** **** **** D 47 L 5 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 102 Isadore Schwartz **** **** W 42 **** **** **** D 32 **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 103 David R Arganian **** **** **** W 42 L 34 L 29 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 104 John Penquite **** **** D 30 **** **** L 33 **** L 48 L 35 L 26 **** **** **** 6.0 105 Albert Sandrin W 42 **** L 17 **** **** **** **** **** L 38 **** D 49 L 35 **** 6.0 106 Donald Vives **** **** **** **** L 32 **** L 8 L 21 **** **** L 39 L 37 **** 6.0 107 Martin Harrow **** **** **** **** L 19 **** L 5 **** **** **** **** L 50 **** 6.0 108 James E Barry L 36 **** **** L 48 **** **** **** **** **** D 50 L 41 **** **** 6.0 109 Jean Cohn **** **** **** **** **** L 17 L 19 **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 110 Amos Kaminski **** L 26 **** **** **** **** L 15 **** L 13 **** L 40 L 36 **** 6.0 111 Philip Kolody **** **** **** **** **** L 47 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 112 Kenneth R Jones **** **** **** **** L 46 **** **** L 18 **** L 44 **** **** **** 6.0 113 Bruce Brice-Nash **** **** **** **** **** L 15 L 20 **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 114 William Watts **** **** L 49 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 115 Lewis J Isaacs **** **** **** **** **** **** L 31 **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 116 Robert Schmidt L 28 **** D 46 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 117 Fred Rathmann **** **** **** **** L 48 **** **** **** **** L 37 **** **** **** 6.0 118 Orest Popovych **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 8 **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 119 V Liepaskalns **** **** **** L 38 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 120 Henry F Stockhold **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 121 John A Carroll **** L 42 L 38 **** **** L 30 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 122 William A Scott **** **** **** **** **** **** L 48 L 30 L 41 **** **** **** **** 6.0 123 Willa White Owens **** **** **** **** **** **** W 36 L 27 **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 124 A G Ashbrook **** **** **** **** L 16 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 125 David Kerman **** **** **** **** **** L 43 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 126 James L Harkins **** **** **** **** **** L 8 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 127 W Frank Gladney **** **** L 22 L 49 D 39 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 128 Svend H Olesen **** **** **** **** **** L 26 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 129 Fritz Rathmann **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 130 Ernest Rozkalns D 50 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 131 Sylvan Zaft **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 132 Ira C Isenberg **** **** **** **** **** **** D 22 L 35 **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 133 John D Mager **** **** **** D 37 **** L 22 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 134 H C Zierke **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 41 **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 135 Edwin M Faust L 19 **** **** **** **** L 41 **** **** **** **** D 50 **** **** 5.5 136 Harold J Roll **** **** L 25 **** L 6 **** D 46 **** **** L 36 **** **** **** 5.5 137 John W Harvey **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 138 Chester A Lyon L 38 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 139 Hugh E Hart **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 140 Frank Inbusch **** **** **** D 46 L 7 L 20 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 141 Richard Kunitz **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 142 Gerald Ruiz **** **** D 36 **** L 20 **** L 30 **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 143 Daniel L Clark **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 144 Roger A Carlyle **** **** **** **** L 45 **** **** **** **** L 40 L 37 **** **** 5.0 145 Fred Cramer **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 146 Kurt L Loening **** **** **** **** **** **** L 41 **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 147 Kalman Farkas **** **** **** **** L 24 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 148 Edward P Lebzeltern **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 149 Julius Goodman **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 36 **** **** **** **** 5.0 150 Kirk D Holland **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 151 John L Pusecker **** **** **** **** L 40 **** L 42 **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 152 Daniel C Kumro **** **** **** **** L 23 **** **** L 42 **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 153 Herman Schramm **** L 38 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 154 James B Gibson **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 155 James Mangan **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 156 P S Thorbjornsen **** **** **** **** L 15 L 40 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 157 Lucille Kellner **** **** **** D 25 **** L 39 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 158 Howard Fleat **** **** **** **** L 42 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 159 Melvin Cohen **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 160 Paul Ligtvoet **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 161 William F Schick **** **** **** **** **** **** L 47 **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 162 Adam Stikl **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 163 A L Prindle **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 164 R K Salisbury **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 165 James A Creighton **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 166 Walter Grombacher **** **** **** **** W 5 L 7 L 40 **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 167 James Weidner L 31 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 168 John R Forbes **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 169 Frank R Graves **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 170 E Forry Laucks L 49 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 171 Neil H Swanson **** **** **** **** **** **** L 50 L 37 **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 172 Walter Otteson **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 173 George Eastman L 33 **** **** L 4 L 8 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 174 Roman Golla **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 175 A E Crew **** **** L 24 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 176 Kenneth Weberg L 25 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 177 William Schumann **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 178 Giles A Koelsche L 6 L 39 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.0 179 Hugh Gauper **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.5 180 Frank Cabot **** L 23 L 32 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.0 181 Robert D Offenberg **** **** **** **** L 41 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 1.0

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15: Anthony Santasiere

10: Harlow Bussey Daly (dating back to 1904!)

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Round 1 (Monday, August 10)
Santasiere vs Kujoth, 1953 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 51 moves, 1-0

Round 1 (Monday, August 10)
C Brasket vs Dake, 1953
(A25) English, 36 moves, 1-0

Round 1 (Monday, August 10)
N Whitaker vs M Pavey, 1953
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 45 moves, 1-0

Round 1
E Zemgalis vs E McCormick, 1953
(D28) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 23 moves, 1-0

Round 1
Bisguier vs L Magee, 1953
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 26 moves, 1-0

Round 1
Mednis vs R Schmidt, 1953
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 26 moves, 1-0

Round 2 (Tuesday, August 11)
Rossolimo vs N Whitaker, 1953
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 37 moves, 1-0

Round 2
V Pafnutieff vs E Zemgalis, 1953
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 21 moves, 0-1

Round 2
Dake vs K Burger, 1953
(E65) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav, 7.O-O, 36 moves, 1-0

Round 2
E W Marchand vs Larry Evans, 1953
(B20) Sicilian, 51 moves, 0-1

Round 2
A Turner vs H Steiner, 1953
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 67 moves, 0-1

Round 3 (Wednesday, August 12)
N Whitaker vs G Kramer, 1953
(B56) Sicilian, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round 3
E Zemgalis vs C Brasket, 1953
(D22) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 0-1

Round 3
K Burger vs I A Horowitz, 1953
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 46 moves, 1-0

Round 3
D Byrne vs H Steiner, 1953
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 44 moves, 1-0

Round 3
J Cross vs M Turiansky, 1953
(D13) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation, 50 moves, 0-1

Round 4 (Thursday, August 13)
N Kampars vs N Whitaker, 1953
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 50 moves, 0-1

Round 4
Rossolimo vs E W Marchand, 1953
(B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 39 moves, 1-0

Round 4
Shainswit vs C Brasket, 1953
(D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 36 moves, 0-1

Round 5 (Friday, August 14)
N Whitaker vs K Burger, 1953
(B10) Caro-Kann, 55 moves, 0-1

Round 5
Berliner vs C Henin, 1953
(E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 36 moves, 1-0

Round 6 (Saturday, August 15)
D Kerman vs N Whitaker, 1953 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1

Round 6
F R Anderson vs H Kalnins, 1953
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 51 moves, 1-0

Round 7 (Sunday, August 16)
N Whitaker vs H Leef, 1953
(B32) Sicilian, 64 moves, 1-0

Round 7
D Byrne vs R Pitschak, 1953 
(E24) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 33 moves, 1-0

Round 7
C Brasket vs Larry Evans, 1953
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 58 moves, 1-0

Round 8 (Monday, August 17)
M Yatron vs N Whitaker, 1953
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 75 moves, 0-1

Round 8
Kevitz vs C Brasket, 1953
(A15) English, 36 moves, 1-0

Round 8
A Mengarini vs W M Byland, 1953 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 16 moves, 1-0

Round 8
I A Horowitz vs A Kaufman, 1953
(A55) Old Indian, Main line, 34 moves, 1-0

Round 8
L Stolzenberg vs H Daly, 1953 
(A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 51 moves, 0-1

Round 9 (Tuesday, August 18)
H Horak vs N Whitaker, 1953
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 45 moves, 0-1

Round 9
Larry Evans vs A Kaminski, 1953
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 33 moves, 1-0

Round 10 (Wednesday, August 18)
N Whitaker vs Bisguier, 1953
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 52 moves, 0-1

Round 10
E Hearst vs E Zemgalis, 1953
(A26) English, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round 10
I A Horowitz vs Berliner, 1953
(D29) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 44 moves, 1-0

Round 10
Larry Evans vs J O'Keefe, 1953
(D50) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 1-0

Round 10
H Steiner vs B Rozsa, 1953
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 48 moves, 0-1

Round 11
Mednis vs N Whitaker, 1953
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round 11
E Zemgalis vs Larry Evans, 1953
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 30 moves, 0-1

Round 11
M Pavey vs Rossolimo, 1953
(A97) Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky, 31 moves, 1-0

Round 11
J Sherwin vs C Brasket, 1953
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 43 moves, 0-1

Round 12
N Whitaker vs L Dreibergs, 1953
(B40) Sicilian, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2

Round 12
Santasiere vs E Zemgalis, 1953
(C11) French, 45 moves, 1-0

Round 12
B Rozsa vs D Byrne, 1953
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 30 moves, 0-1

Round 12
Kujoth vs Berliner, 1953
(E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 35 moves, 0-1

Round 13
Lombardy vs N Whitaker, 1953
(D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 70 moves, 1-0

Round 13
D Byrne vs M Pavey, 1953
(D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 42 moves, 1-0

Round unknown
A G Ashbrook vs E LaCroix, 1953
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 32 moves, 0-1

Round unknown
A L Prindle vs I Romanenko, 1953
(A80) Dutch, 32 moves, 0-1

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