| United States Championship 1958/59 |
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The 11th United States Chess Championship tournament was held in New York City at the end of the year 1958. Twelve of the US's best masters and grandmasters were invited to compete. Among the participants was a veritable who's who of former American champions, including Bobby Fischer, Samuel Reshevsky, Arthur Bisguier, and Larry Evans. It was Fischer's second consecutive US championship and his second consecutive American crown as he once again dominated, this time going undefeated with a final score of 8½/11. The final standings and crosstable:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1 Fischer * 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 8½
2 Reshevsky 0 * 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 7½
3 Sherwin 0 0 * 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 6½
=4 Byrne, D ½ ½ 0 * 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 6
=4 Lombardy ½ 0 ½ 0 * ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 6
=4 Bisguier 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 6
=4 Evans ½ 0 0 0 0 1 * 1 1 ½ 1 1 6
8 Benko ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 * 1 ½ 1 1 5½
=9 Byrne, R ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 * ½ 1 ½ 4
=9 Kalme 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 4
=11 Mednis 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ * ½ 3
=11 Weinstein 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 3
The US Championship (1957/58) was the 10th championship for this crown.Original collection: Game Collection: US Championship 1958/59, by User: suenteus po 147.
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. D Byrne vs J Sherwin |
| 0-1 | 37 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation |
| 2. Benko vs Lombardy |
 | 0-1 | 41 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation |
| 3. D Byrne vs A Bisguier |
| 0-1 | 59 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | A14 English |
| 4. R Byrne vs Reshevsky |
| ½-½ | 27 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation |
| 5. C Kalme vs R Weinstein |
| ½-½ | 67 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 |
| 6. E Mednis vs Evans |
| 0-1 | 29 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 |
| 7. A Bisguier vs E Mednis |
| 1-0 | 88 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | E70 King's Indian |
| 8. Evans vs R Byrne |
| 1-0 | 36 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | D97 Grunfeld, Russian |
| 9. Lombardy vs D Byrne |
| 0-1 | 56 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
| 10. Reshevsky vs C Kalme |
| 1-0 | 34 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno |
| 11. J Sherwin vs Benko |
| 1-0 | 33 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer |
| 12. Fischer vs Reshevsky |
 | 1-0 | 42 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | B32 Sicilian |
| 13. R Byrne vs A Bisguier |
| ½-½ | 16 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 14. C Kalme vs Evans |
| ½-½ | 51 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 |
| 15. E Mednis vs Lombardy |
| ½-½ | 16 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | B32 Sicilian |
| 16. R Weinstein vs Reshevsky |
| 0-1 | 27 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | E60 King's Indian Defense |
| 17. Benko vs D Byrne |
| ½-½ | 73 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | D82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4 |
| 18. A Bisguier vs C Kalme |
| 1-0 | 49 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | C49 Four Knights |
| 19. Evans vs R Weinstein |
| 1-0 | 38 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | D24 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 20. Lombardy vs R Byrne |
| ½-½ | 37 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | B56 Sicilian |
| 21. J Sherwin vs E Mednis |
| ½-½ | 41 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | A84 Dutch |
| 22. Fischer vs R Weinstein |
| 1-0 | 58 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | B88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack |
| 23. Benko vs Fischer |
| ½-½ | 29 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | E60 King's Indian Defense |
| 24. J Sherwin vs Fischer |
| 0-1 | 72 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | E94 King's Indian, Orthodox |
| 25. Lombardy vs Fischer |
| ½-½ | 47 | 1958 | United States Championship 1958/59 | B90 Sicilian, Najdorf |
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Sep-19-19
 | | FSR: The only player still living is Raymond Weinstein, who has been institutionalized since he killed a man in 1964. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymo... |
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| Sep-19-19 | | Retireborn: Sherwin is still alive, according recent posts on his page. |
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Sep-20-19
| | FSR: <Retireborn> Thanks for the correction. I thought I had read some time back that Sherwin had died. Glad to hear that I was apparently mistaken about that. There are very players from that generation still around. Anthony Saidy is another. |
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| Oct-31-22 | | Ninas Husband: According to chessgames.com, the dates for Rounds 3-6 are unknown. |
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