Members · Prefs · Laboratory · Collections · Openings · Endgames · Sacrifices · History · Search Kibitzing · Kibitzer's Café · Chessforums · Tournament Index · Players · Kibitzing

US Championship 1957/58 The 10th United States Chess Championship tournament was held in New York City at the end of the year 1957. Fourteen of the US' strongest masters and grandmasters were invited to compete. Among the participants was a veritable who's who of former American champions, including Samuel Reshevsky, Arthur Bisguier, and Arnold Denker. Filling out the rest of the field was a number of players from the prestigious Third Rosenwald Trophy (1956), including a fourteen year old prodigy named Bobby Fischer. Fischer was already gaining recognition from several brilliant wins as the next generation of American chess grandmastery. However, the next generation had already arrived as Fischer dominated this, his inaugural championship, scoring wins against over half the field and finishing with 10½/13, a full point over seven-time former American champion Reshevsky. He became the youngest person ever to win the US crown, and the following year would become the youngest person to become a grandmaster. It was the beginning of a career that would culminate in Fischer becoming world champion and earning a place as one of the greatest players in history. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 1st Fischer * ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 10½ 2nd Reshevsky ½ * 0 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 9½ 3rd Sherwin 0 1 * ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 9 4th Lombardy 0 1 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 1 7½ 5th Berliner ½ 0 ½ ½ * 0 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 7 =6th Feuerstein 0 0 1 ½ 1 * 1 ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 6½ =6th Denker ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 * 1 ½ 0 1 1 0 1 6½ =6th Mednis 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 6½ 9th Seidman ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 * 0 1 1 0 0 6 =10th Bernstein 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 * 0 ½ 1 0 5 =10th Bisguier 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 * 0 ½ 1 5 =12th Turner ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 * 1 ½ 4½ =12th Di Camillo 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 * 1 4½ 14th Kramer 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 0 ½ 0 * 3 The US Championship (1958/59) was the 11th championship for this crown. Original collection: Game Collection: US Championship 1957/58, by User: suenteus po 147.  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 91  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Fischer vs A Feuerstein 1-0 44 1957 US Championship 1957/58 A07 King's Indian Attack 2. Mednis vs Bisguier ½-½ 40 1957 US Championship 1957/58 C59 Two Knights 3. Denker vs Seidman ½-½ 44 1957 US Championship 1957/58 E46 Nimzo-Indian 4. Lombardy vs S Bernstein 1-0 35 1957 US Championship 1957/58 A56 Benoni Defense 5. A Di Camillo vs Reshevsky 0-1 40 1957 US Championship 1957/58 B70 Sicilian, Dragon Variation 6. G Kramer vs Berliner 0-1 36 1957 US Championship 1957/58 B33 Sicilian 7. J Sherwin vs A Turner 1-0 41 1957 US Championship 1957/58 C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin 8. S Bernstein vs A Di Camillo 1-0 56 1957 US Championship 1957/58 C47 Four Knights 9. Bisguier vs Lombardy 1-0 21 1957 US Championship 1957/58 A46 Queen's Pawn Game 10. Berliner vs Mednis   ½-½ 20 1957 US Championship 1957/58 E81 King's Indian, Samisch 11. J Sherwin vs G Kramer   1-0 61 1957 US Championship 1957/58 C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred 12. Reshevsky vs Denker 1-0 43 1957 US Championship 1957/58 A04 Reti Opening 13. A Turner vs A Feuerstein   ½-½ 53 1957 US Championship 1957/58 A15 English 14. Seidman vs Fischer ½-½ 28 1957 US Championship 1957/58 B98 Sicilian, Najdorf 15. Denker vs S Bernstein   0-1 22 1957 US Championship 1957/58 A15 English 16. Mednis vs J Sherwin   ½-½ 17 1957 US Championship 1957/58 B65 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4 17. A Feuerstein vs Seidman   1-0 28 1957 US Championship 1957/58 A07 King's Indian Attack 18. A Di Camillo vs Bisguier   ½-½ 20 1957 US Championship 1957/58 B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation 19. G Kramer vs A Turner   ½-½ 26 1957 US Championship 1957/58 C30 King's Gambit Declined 20. Fischer vs Reshevsky ½-½ 57 1957 US Championship 1957/58 B41 Sicilian, Kan 21. Lombardy vs Berliner   ½-½ 27 1957 US Championship 1957/58 E70 King's Indian 22. A Turner vs Seidman   0-1 48 1957 US Championship 1957/58 E18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3 23. Bisguier vs Denker   0-1 32 1957 US Championship 1957/58 E47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 24. Reshevsky vs A Feuerstein 1-0 26 1957 US Championship 1957/58 A05 Reti Opening 25. G Kramer vs Mednis 0-1 22 1957 US Championship 1957/58 C04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 91    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Jan-14-16    chessgamer2000: just noticed something.Fischer's. game with Feuerstein (a sicilian) with Bobby playing white took 44 moves.his game with Bernstein (a sicilian)with Bobby as black took 44 moves.they were different variations though Jan-14-16    TheFocus: Wow! I once played a Sicilian and it drew in 44 moves. Aug-03-18    FSR: <TheFocus> That's how it is with Sicilians. 44 moves - no more, no less. http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... Sep-22-18    thegoodanarchist: Note that Fischer was NOT a GM when he won this tournament. Can you imagine a non-GM winning a US Championship today? Of course, the GM title is more common nowadays. In this tournament, maybe Samuel Reshevsky was the only GM? Let's see... According to cg.com, here are the players' titles: James T Sherwin unknown (IM in 1958) William James Lombardy IM 1957 Hans Berliner unknown (IM in 1968) Arthur Feuerstein none Arnold Denker IM 1950 Edmar J Mednis unknown (GM in 1980) Herbert Seidman U.S. Senior Master Sidney Norman Bernstein none Arthur Bisguier GM 1957 Abe Turner none Attilio Di Camillo none George Mortimer Kramer none So, two GMs, two future GMs, two IMs, and two future IMs, and one SM Not bad, but weak by today's standard. Sep-22-18    TheFocus: <tga> <So, two GMs, two future GMs, two IMs, and two future IMs, and one SM> And not to be overlooked, but William Lombardy was the Junior World Champion at the time. NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited. Please try to maintain a semblance of civility at all times. See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform a moderator. NOTE: Please keep all discussion on-topic. This forum is for this specific tournament only. To discuss chess or this site in general, visit the Kibitzer's Café. Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors. All moderator actions taken are ultimately at the sole discretion of the administration. Spot an error? Please suggest your correction and help us eliminate database mistakes! Home | About | Login | Logout | F.A.Q. | Profile | Preferences | Premium Membership | Kibitzer's Café | Biographer's Bistro | New Kibitzing | Chessforums | Tournament Index | Player Directory | Notable Games | World Chess Championships | Opening Explorer | Guess the Move | Game Collections | ChessBookie Game | Chessgames Challenge | Store | Privacy Notice | Contact Us Copyright 2001-2021, Chessgames Services LLC