| Third Rosenwald Trophy (1956) |
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This was the third tournament of a series which was made possible through a philanthropic contribution by Lessing Julius Rosenwald. Rosenwald was Chairman of Sears from 1932-1939 and later became a collector of rare books and art. Rosenwald's father, Julius Rosenwald, was instrumental in the education and chess career of Samuel Reshevsky. The Rosenwald Trophy tournaments later officially became the U.S. Championship events. Despite a first-round loss to Donald Byrne, Reshevsky clinched first place with one round to spare. This tournament was also the first true test of skill for the 13-year old U.S. Junior Champion, Bobby Fischer. In spite of his lukewarm performance, Bobby attracted attention with his famous brilliancy D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956, "The Game of the Century". The game E Hearst vs Mednis, 1956 witnessed a double forfeit because Hearst's time ran out and Mednis was disqualified for failure to keep up his scoresheet. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1 Reshevsky * 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 9
2 Bisguier 0 * ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 7
3 Feuerstein ½ ½ * 0 1 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 6½
4 Mednis 0 ½ 1 * 1 1 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 6
5 Bernstein 0 1 0 0 * 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 5½
6 Byrne 1 ½ 1 0 0 * 1 0 0 1 0 1 5½
7 Turner 0 0 1 0 1 0 * 1 0 1 1 ½ 5½
8 Fischer 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 * 1 0 ½ ½ 4½
9 Seidman ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 * 0 ½ 1 4½
10 Hearst 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 * 0 1 4
11 Pavey 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 * ½ 4
12 Shainswit 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ * 3
Original collection: Game Collection: Third L. J. Rosenwald Trophy Tournament, 1956, by User: Resignation Trap.
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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 51. A Bisguier vs Shainswit |
 | 1-0 | 30 | 1956 | Third Rosenwald Trophy | B12 Caro-Kann Defense |
| 52. E Hearst vs A Turner |
| 0-1 | 30 | 1956 | Third Rosenwald Trophy | C47 Four Knights |
| 53. A Feuerstein vs E Mednis |
| 0-1 | 43 | 1956 | Third Rosenwald Trophy | A05 Reti Opening |
| 54. H Seidman vs Reshevsky |
| ½-½ | 31 | 1956 | Third Rosenwald Trophy | B71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation |
| 55. Shainswit vs Fischer |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1956 | Third Rosenwald Trophy | E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto |
| 56. E Hearst vs A Bisguier |
| ½-½ | 37 | 1956 | Third Rosenwald Trophy | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 57. D Byrne vs A Feuerstein |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1956 | Third Rosenwald Trophy | E61 King's Indian |
| 58. E Mednis vs H Seidman |
| ½-½ | 40 | 1956 | Third Rosenwald Trophy | B04 Alekhine's Defense, Modern |
| 59. A Turner vs Reshevsky |
| 0-1 | 43 | 1956 | Third Rosenwald Trophy | E39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation |
| 60. M Pavey vs S Bernstein |
| 0-1 | 40 | 1956 | Third Rosenwald Trophy | D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 61. Fischer vs E Hearst |
| 0-1 | 40 | 1956 | Third Rosenwald Trophy | C64 Ruy Lopez, Classical |
| 62. A Feuerstein vs M Pavey |
| 1-0 | 44 | 1956 | Third Rosenwald Trophy | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 63. H Seidman vs D Byrne |
| 1-0 | 50 | 1956 | Third Rosenwald Trophy | B71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation |
| 64. Reshevsky vs E Mednis |
| 1-0 | 35 | 1956 | Third Rosenwald Trophy | A28 English |
| 65. S Bernstein vs Shainswit |
| ½-½ | 40 | 1956 | Third Rosenwald Trophy | B20 Sicilian |
| 66. A Bisguier vs A Turner |
| 1-0 | 46 | 1956 | Third Rosenwald Trophy | E59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line |
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Jun-13-13
 | | WannaBe: From reading "End Game", by Brady, I never realize/knew that the <Game of the Century> was 'merely' a local tournament. |
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| Jun-14-13 | | PhilFeeley: <WannaBe> Not only that, but one of his only two wins! |
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| Jun-14-13 | | syracrophy: <PhilFeeley> And it's only this kind of extraordinary events that make this sort of tournaments worth remembering! |
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| Sep-21-14 | | Mudphudder: Was this tournament played at the Marshall Chess Club, NYC? |
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| Jan-27-15 | | Susan 707: I love the ending moves |
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| Apr-09-16 | | Captain Hindsight: <1956: "America Peaked Back Then And We've Been In Decline Ever Since"> http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-... |
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| Nov-04-19 | | chessrookstwo: Was a classic game, booby style 👍 |
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| Nov-04-19 | | ughaibu: <Was a classic game, booby style> As far as your one-liners go, this is easily the best, but which game are you referring to? |
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Nov-05-19
 | | keypusher: <WannaBe: From reading "End Game", by Brady, I never realize/knew that the <Game of the Century> was 'merely' a local tournament.> In <Profile of a Prodigy>, Brady describes it (IIRC) as the unofficial U.S. championship, which looks about right when you see who was playing. |
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Apr-13-21
 | | MissScarlett: I'm going to amend the crosstable to reflect the double forfeit in E Hearst vs Mednis, 1956. As that drops Mednis down a place, it'll require a little more surgery. I note that the crosstable in Brady's <Profile of a Prodigy> errs, not with this game, but in wrongly scoring Mednis-Shainswit as drawn instead of 0-1 |
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| Jan-06-22 | | jerseybob: <Mudphudder: Was this tournament played at the Marshall Chess Club, NYC?> No, at the Manhattan. |
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