US Championship 1959/60

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US Championship 1959/60
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The 12th United States Chess Championship tournament was held in New York City from December 18th, 1959 to January 1st, 1960. The field was composed of seven grandmasters, one international master, three masters, and the 1959 US Junior Champion Robin Ault. It was Fischer's third consecutive appearance at the US championship and also his third consecutive win at the event. He was only sixteen years old and still the youngest participant. The final of this event saw the rare occurrence of no ties among the finishers anywhere in the field. It was a steep learning curve for young Ault as he finished with a "perfect" score, while Fischer dominated in what would become familiar fashion to those in attendance.

              1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Pts
01 Fischer    X = = 1 1 = 1 = 1 1 1 1 9.0
02 Byrne      = X = 1 = 1 = = 1 = 1 1 8.0
03 Reshevsky  = = X = 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 7.5
04 Benko      0 0 = X = 1 1 1 = 1 = 1 7.0
05 Bisguier   0 = 0 = X = = 1 = 1 1 1 6.5
06 Weinstein  = 0 0 0 = X 1 0 1 1 1 1 6.0
07 Seidman    0 = 1 0 = 0 X = 1 0 1 1 5.5
08 Sherwin    = = 0 0 0 1 = X = = = 1 5.0
09 Mednis     0 0 0 = = 0 0 = X 1 1 1 4.5
10 Bernstein  0 = 0 0 0 0 1 = 0 X 1 1 4.0
11 Denker     0 0 1 = 0 0 0 = 0 0 X 1 3.0
12 Ault       0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0.0

Round One, December 18th
R Ault vs R Weinstein, 1959
(C00) French Defense, 38 moves, 0-1
S Bernstein vs Reshevsky, 1959
(A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 33 moves, 0-1
Denker vs H Seidman, 1959
(D85) Grunfeld, 44 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs A Bisguier, 1959
(C42) Petrov Defense, 60 moves, 1-0
E Mednis vs Benko, 1959
(B95) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Sherwin vs R Byrne, 1959
(E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Two, December 19th
A Bisguier vs S Bernstein, 1959
(A57) Benko Gambit, 41 moves, 1-0
R Byrne vs Fischer, 1959
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Denker vs R Ault, 1959
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 22 moves, 1-0
Reshevsky vs E Mednis, 1959
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 42 moves, 1-0
H Seidman vs Benko, 1959
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 0-1
R Weinstein vs J Sherwin, 1959
(D29) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 25 moves, 0-1
Round Three, December 20th
R Ault vs H Seidman, 1959
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 21 moves, 0-1
Benko vs Reshevsky, 1959
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2
S Bernstein vs R Byrne, 1959
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Fischer vs R Weinstein, 1959
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
E Mednis vs A Bisguier, 1959
(C78) Ruy Lopez, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Sherwin vs Denker, 1959
(E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, December 22nd
R Ault vs J Sherwin, 1959
(B56) Sicilian, 41 moves, 0-1
A Bisguier vs Benko, 1959
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 89 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Byrne vs E Mednis, 1959
(D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 56 moves, 1-0
Denker vs Fischer, 1959
(D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 40 moves, 0-1
H Seidman vs Reshevsky, 1959
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 41 moves, 1-0
R Weinstein vs S Bernstein, 1959
(A90) Dutch, 25 moves, 1-0
Round Five, December 23rd
Benko vs R Byrne, 1959
(D83) Grunfeld, Grunfeld Gambit, 38 moves, 0-1
S Bernstein vs Denker, 1959
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 42 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs R Ault, 1959
(B07) Pirc, 32 moves, 1-0
E Mednis vs R Weinstein, 1959
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 52 moves, 0-1
Reshevsky vs A Bisguier, 1959
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 33 moves, 1-0
J Sherwin vs H Seidman, 1959
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, December 26th
R Ault vs S Bernstein, 1959
(B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 62 moves, 0-1
R Byrne vs Reshevsky, 1959
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Denker vs E Mednis, 1959
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 29 moves, 0-1
H Seidman vs A Bisguier, 1959
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Sherwin vs Fischer, 1959
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Weinstein vs Benko, 1959
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 24 moves, 0-1
Round Seven, December 27th
Benko vs Denker, 1959
(E14) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
S Bernstein vs J Sherwin, 1959
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Bisguier vs R Byrne, 1959
(C01) French, Exchange, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Fischer vs H Seidman, 1959
(B01) Scandinavian, 17 moves, 1-0
E Mednis vs R Ault, 1959
(B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 41 moves, 1-0
Reshevsky vs R Weinstein, 1959
(E92) King's Indian, 41 moves, 1-0
Round Eight, December 28th
R Ault vs Benko, 1959
(B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 36 moves, 0-1
Denker vs Reshevsky, 1959
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 55 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs S Bernstein, 1959
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 38 moves, 1-0
H Seidman vs R Byrne, 1959
(C01) French, Exchange, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Sherwin vs E Mednis, 1959
(A92) Dutch, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Weinstein vs A Bisguier, 1959
(D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, December 29th
Benko vs J Sherwin, 1959
(A37) English, Symmetrical, 58 moves, 1-0
S Bernstein vs H Seidman, 1959
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 26 moves, 1-0
A Bisguier vs Denker, 1959
(E54) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, 43 moves, 1-0
R Byrne vs R Weinstein, 1959
(E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 49 moves, 1-0
E Mednis vs Fischer, 1959
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 40 moves, 0-1
Reshevsky vs R Ault, 1959
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 21 moves, 1-0
Round Ten, December 30th
R Ault vs A Bisguier, 1959
(A06) Reti Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
S Bernstein vs E Mednis, 1959
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 53 moves, 0-1
Denker vs R Byrne, 1959
(E91) King's Indian, 37 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs Benko, 1959
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 69 moves, 1-0
H Seidman vs R Weinstein, 1959
(B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 47 moves, 0-1
J Sherwin vs Reshevsky, 1959
(B94) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1
Round Eleven, January 1st
Benko vs S Bernstein, 1960
(A15) English, 62 moves, 1-0
A Bisguier vs J Sherwin, 1960
(A78) Benoni, Classical with ...Re8 and ...Na6, 41 moves, 1-0
R Byrne vs R Ault, 1960
(D46) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
E Mednis vs H Seidman, 1960
(B01) Scandinavian, 49 moves, 0-1
Reshevsky vs Fischer, 1960
(D41) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Weinstein vs Denker, 1960
(E25) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 41 moves, 1-0
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