<1958 US Open
Rochester, Minnesota
August 4-15, 1958>

These days, a US Open without computers would be like a day without artificial light. They help us keep score, help directors keep track of things and submit instant rating reports. And, instead of kibitzers huddling around players post morteming on a board, you see people consulting their silicon friends to find out where they went wrong.

But it all had to begin somewhere, and that was the 1958 US Open in Rochester, Minnesota. Computers weren't exactly portable in those days, but when the event was held at the world headquarters of the IBM Corporation proximity to the latest behemoths was not a problem. Resident geeks programmed one to do dirty work like figuring pairings and printing out results, which made tournament director Georges Koltanowski's job so easy he could have done it blindfolded.

So perhaps it was ironic that the winner was not from the Ultra-Techie United States, but the little-known Cuban <Eldis Cobo-Arteaga>. A second-round loss may have given him a slightly easier path to the top, but by the end he had earned his place, defeating perpetual contenders like Larry Evans and Robert Byrne while drawing with Arthur Bisguer and Robert Steinmeyer.

One of the few missing stars was Bobby Fischer, who had the misguided notion that playing in the Interzonal and qualifying for the Candidates took precedence over defending his US Open title. Kids had no sense of priorities. It's all the fault of those darn computers, you know.

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                              1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    10   11   12
1   Eldis Cobo Arteaga       W 61 L  6 W 44 W 35 W 24 W 34 W 22 W  7 D  3 D  5 W  2 W 12 10.0
2   Larry Melvyn Evans       W 38 W 18 W 27 D  9 W 19 D  4 W  8 D  5 W 13 W  3 L  1 W  7  9.5
3   Robert Henry Steinmeyer  W 89 W 50 W 24 W  6 D  7 D  5 W 12 W 16 D  1 L  2 W 13 W 20  9.5
4   Donald Byrne             W 98 D 60 W 66 W 22 W 51 D  2 D 13 D 10 W 15 W 11 D  7 W  5  9.5
5   Arthur Bisguier          W102 W 63 W 48 W 14 W  8 D  3 D  7 D  2 W 41 D  1 W  9 L  4  9.0
6   Allen Kaufman            W 88 W  1 W 49 L  3 L 17 W 37 W 48 L  8 W 62 W 35 W 16 W 18  9.0
7   Robert Eugene Byrne      W 77 W 64 W 33 W 16 D  3 W  9 D  5 L  1 W 12 W  8 D  4 L  2  8.5
8   Stephan A Popel          W112 W 37 W 29 W 21 L  5 W 20 L  2 W  6 W 10 L  7 D 18 W 28  8.5
9   Attilio Di Camillo       W 52 W 32 W 10 D  2 W 12 L  7 D 23 D 20 W 17 W 33 L  5 W 22  8.5
10  Francisco Ballbe Anglada W 59 W 35 L  9 W 81 D 41 W 64 W 18 D  4 L  8 W 30 D 11 W 25  8.5
11  Edmar J Mednis           W 84 W 53 - 20 W 79 W 29 W 33 D 16 D 41 W 23 L  4 D 10 W 17  8.5
12  Herbert Avram            W 78 W 26 W 45 W 41 L  9 W 18 L  3 W 27 L  7 W 34 W 21 L  1  8.0
13  Olaf Ulvestad            W 91 D 47 W117 D 17 W 21 W 27 D  4 W 14 L  2 D 16 L  3 W 34  8.0
14  Orest Popovych           W 83 W 82 W 79 L  5 L 18 W 63 W 24 L 13 W 46 L 21 W 50 W 33  8.0
15  Raymond Allen Weinstein  W 93 L 79 W 98 W 76 D 36 D 19 W 80 W 26 L  4 D 25 D 33 W 35  8.0
16  Curt Justin Brasket      W115 W 68 W 43 L  7 W 62 W 17 D 11 L  3 W 22 D 13 L  6 D 21  7.5
17  Ronald Joseph Gross      W107 D 19 W 31 D 13 W  6 L 16 W 42 D 33 L  9 W 36 W 44 L 11  7.5
18  Bruno Schmidt            W132 L  2 W 57 W 69 W 14 L 12 L 10 W 55 W 63 W 23 D  8 L  6  7.5
19  John W Collins           W 81 D 17 W 54 W 23 L  2 D 15 D 21 D 36 W 24 D 44 D 25 D 32  7.5
20  John A Hudson            W 42 W 95 - 11 W 45 W 26 L  8 W 79 D  9 L 25 W 39 W 41 L  3  7.5
21  Henry Gross              W 90 W109 W 34 L  8 L 13 W 59 D 19 D 46 W 37 W 14 L 12 D 16  7.5
22  Ivan Theodorovich        W 44 D 66 W 55 L  4 W 38 W 28 L  1 W 43 L 16 W 47 W 29 L  9  7.5
23  Louis Szedlacsek         W 94 W 76 D 51 L 19 W 55 W 36 D  9 W 30 L 11 L 18 D 24 W 46  7.5
24  Edgar Thomas McCormick   W 99 W 39 L  3 W 47 L  1 W133 L 14 W 54 L 19 W 37 D 23 W 43  7.5
25  Peter Lapiken            W 75 L 43 D 38 W 31 W 49 W 93 L 41 W 82 W 20 D 15 D 19 L 10  7.5
26  Giles A Koelsche         W126 L 12 W118 W 30 L 20 D 29 W 89 L 15 W 59 L 28 W 45 W 52  7.5
27  Marvin Rogan             W 72 W 85 L  2 W 46 W 43 L 13 W 53 L 12 W 48 D 41 L 28 W 42  7.5
28  Erich Watkinson Marchand W110 L 51 W 52 D 56 W 37 L 22 W 81 W 47 L 33 W 26 W 27 L  8  7.5
29  David Krause             W129 W 57 L  8 W 85 L 11 D 26 W 58 L 50 W 49 W 56 L 22 W 44  7.5
30  Milton Otteson           W116 W133 L 41 L 26 W 57 W 69 W 34 L 23 W 64 L 10 D 31 W 56  7.5
31  Severin Bruzza           D 92 W 80 L 17 L 25 W102 W 52 L 36 W109 D 43 W 62 D 30 W 41  7.5
32  Marshall Rohland         W125 L  9 W 88 L 34 W 84 L 42 W110 L 44 W 95 W 53 W 79 D 19  7.5
33  Charles Henin            W111 W 69 L  7 W 58 W 53 L 11 W 35 D 17 W 28 L  9 D 15 L 14  7.0
34  Elod Macskasy            W 67 W 46 L 21 W 32 W 60 L  1 L 30 W 68 W 53 L 12 W 63 L 13  7.0
35  Matthew Green            W120 L 10 W133 L  1 W 39 W 85 L 33 W 42 W 50 L  6 W 54 L 15  7.0
36  Ross Sprague             W 96 L 41 W115 W 42 D 15 L 23 W 31 D 19 D 39 L 17 W 58 D 38  7.0
37  George Mauer             W106 L  8 W120 W117 L 28 L  6 W 84 W 74 L 21 L 24 W 66 W 63  7.0
38  E Raymond Glover         L  2 W123 D 25 W 66 L 22 L 89 W 52 L 56 W 94 W 91 W 64 D 36  7.0
39  Richard C Moran          W113 L 24 L 62 W111 L 35 W 94 W 86 W 79 D 36 L 20 D 40 W 65  7.0
40  Boris Garfinkel          W119 L 45 L 83 L 73 - 96 W135 W118 W 71 W111 D 43 D 39 W 62  7.0
41  Anthony Santasiere       W 73 W 36 W 30 L 12 D 10 W 51 W 25 D 11 L  5 D 27 L 20 L 31  6.5
42  Andrew Kraus             L 20 W 70 W 61 L 36 W 45 W 32 L 17 L 35 W 92 D 50 W 80 L 27  6.5
43  Rhys W Hays              W131 W 25 L 16 W 71 L 27 D 82 W 93 L 22 D 31 D 40 W 85 L 24  6.5
44  Robert Gove              L 22 W136 L  1 L 80 W128 W 61 W 76 W 32 W 82 D 19 L 17 L 29  6.5
45  John Robert Beitling     W 65 W 40 L 12 L 20 L 42 W 72 L 92 W 61 D 68 W 51 L 26 W 87  6.5
46  Lewis J Isaacs           W114 L 34 W138 L 27 W 67 D109 W 51 D 21 L 14 D 64 W 59 L 23  6.5
47  Ray Satterlee            +139 D 13 D 60 L 24 W112 D 62 W 91 L 28 W 51 L 22 L 56 W 85  6.5
48  Jerry Sullivan           W 86 W 71 L  5 D 49 W 56 D 80 L  6 W 69 L 27 L 54 W 76 D 55  6.5
49  Kathryn Slater           W105 W 62 L  6 D 48 L 25 L 68 W 67 W 90 L 29 D 57 W 71 D 50  6.5
50  Peter Muto               W128 L  3 W 67 L 51 D 89 W 73 W109 W 29 L 35 D 42 L 14 D 49  6.5
51  Anthony Suraci           W121 W 28 D 23 W 50 L  4 L 41 L 46 W 85 L 47 L 45 W 91 W 82  6.5
52  Gerald D Johnson         L  9 W106 L 28 D121 W 70 L 31 L 38 W122 W 77 W 81 W 74 L 26  6.5
53  George Samuel Barnes     W122 L 11 W 89 W 83 L 33 W 92 L 27 W 80 L 34 L 32 W 73 D 61  6.5
54  William M Byland         D 80 W 74 L 19 L 75 W 77 D 65 W120 L 24 W 73 W 48 L 35 D 57  6.5
55  Sheldon Rein             D 74 W 92 L 22 W 65 L 23 D 90 W 95 L 18 D 84 D 67 W 78 D 48  6.5
56  John A Nowak             L117 W129 W109 D 28 L 48 L 91 W 70 W 38 W 58 L 29 W 47 L 30  6.5
57  Spencer H Van Gelder     W138 L 29 L 18 W 97 L 30 W115 W100 L 62 D 91 D 49 W 95 D 54  6.5
58  John Pamiljens           W123 L117 W 94 L 33 D 73 W 75 L 29 W 66 L 56 W 89 L 36 W 80  6.5
59  Dale Ruth                L 10 W119 W111 L 62 W105 L 21 D 90 W 75 L 26 W 84 L 46 W 83  6.5
60  Jack O'Keefe             W 97 D  4 D 47 W 95 L 34 D 81 L 82 D 93 L 65 D 72 W110 W 79  6.5
61  Eva Aronson              L  1 W 99 L 42 L119 W106 L 44 W103 L 45 W117 W 90 W109 D 53  6.5
62  Harry Borochow           W118 L 49 W 39 W 59 L 16 D 47 D 68 W 57 L  6 L 31 W 92 L 40  6.0
63  Glenn E Hartleb          W130 L  5 L 81 W 72 W120 L 14 W 83 W 92 L 18 W 65 L 34 L 37  6.0
64  Edmund Godbold           W101 L  7 W 84 D 93 W 90 L 10 D 74 W 91 L 30 D 46 L 38 D 67  6.0
65  Gelli Madlener           L 45 D 86 W 91 L 55 W 66 D 54 D 85 D 81 W 60 L 63 W 75 L 39  6.0
66  William E Kaiser         W136 D 22 L  4 L 38 L 65 W114 W 78 L 58 D 72 W 98 L 37 W 90  6.0
67  Maxwell Sokoler          L 34 W125 L 50 W100 L 46 D 78 L 49 W114 W 87 D 55 D 68 D 64  6.0
68  George Tiers             W137 L 16 D 75 L 90 W121 W 49 D 62 L 34 D 45 D 74 D 67 D 77  6.0
69  William H Donnelly       W103 L 33 W 97 L 18 W116 L 30 W 87 L 48 L 79 L 71 W119 W108  6.0
70  Lisa Lane                L133 L 42 W106 D 88 L 52 W 77 L 56 L 72 W125 W120 W 81 D 86  6.0
71  Robert C Eastwood        W100 L 48 W116 L 43 L 80 L 86 W102 L 40 W 96 W 69 L 49 W 97  6.0
72  William Slater           L 27 W103 L 76 L 63 W123 L 45 D112 W 70 D 66 D 60 D104 W 92  6.0
73  Mary Selensky            L 41 L122 W135 W 40 D 58 L 50 W107 D 89 L 54 W112 L 53 W104  6.0
74  John D Matheson          D 55 L 54 L 90 W114 W113 W105 D 64 L 37 D 81 D 68 L 52 W 95  6.0
75  Lucille Kellner          L 25 W124 D 68 W 54 L 93 L 58 W122 L 59 D 98 W100 L 65 W101  6.0
76  Walter Grombacher        W124 L 23 W 72 L 15 L110 W119 L 44 W 97 D 89 D 82 L 48 W105  6.0
77  Gilbert Raich            L  7 D 90 D 96 D113 L 54 L 70 W127 W124 L 52 W 94 W 84 D 68  6.0
78  J R Evanns               L 12 L138 W131 L 82 W125 D 67 L 66 W113 D 83 W 93 L 55 W107  6.0
79  William R Jones          W127 W 15 L 14 L 11 W 83 W110 L 20 L 39 W 69 D 80 L 32 L 60  5.5
80  Joseph Rosenstein        D 54 L 31 W107 W 44 W 71 D 48 L 15 L 53 W 93 D 79 L 42 L 58  5.5
81  George Baumanis          L 19 W128 W 63 L 10 W117 D 60 L 28 D 65 D 74 L 52 L 70 W111  5.5
82  Jack F Shaw              W135 L 14 L 93 W 78 W 86 D 43 W 60 L 25 L 44 D 76 D 83 L 51  5.5
83  Joseph P Lee             L 14 W131 W 40 L 53 L 79 W117 L 63 D 94 D 78 W108 D 82 L 59  5.5
84  Kenneth R Grant          L 11 W101 L 64 W122 L 32 W118 L 37 W 86 D 55 L 59 L 77 W110  5.5
85  Dane Smith               W104 L 27 W110 L 29 W 94 L 35 D 65 L 51 W120 W109 L 43 L 47  5.5
86  Gerald M Banker          L 48 D 65 D 92 W124 L 82 W 71 L 39 L 84 L100 W115 W123 D 70  5.5
87  David W Edwards          L 95 L111 L128 W137 W 98 W127 L 69 D120 L 67 W 97 W 89 L 45  5.5
88  Kalman Farkas            L  6 W135 L 32 D 70 L 91 L122 D123 W118 D110 L104 W113 W109  5.5
89  Thomas A Jenkins         L  3 W130 L 53 W 96 D 50 W 38 L 26 D 73 D 76 L 58 L 87 D 94  5.0
90  Alex Dunne               L 21 D 77 W 74 W 68 L 64 D 55 D 59 L 49 D112 L 61 + 99 L 66  5.0
91  William N Bragg          L 13 W104 L 65 W115 W 88 W 56 L 47 L 64 D 57 L 38 L 51 D106  5.0
92  Abraham Croll            D 31 L 55 D 86 W116 W104 L 53 W 45 L 63 L 42 W111 L 62 L 72  5.0
93  G R Peyton               L 15 W127 W 82 D 64 W 75 L 25 L 43 D 60 L 80 L 78 L105 +123  5.0
94  Robert E Hart            L 23 W126 L 58 W101 L 85 L 39 W 96 D 83 L 38 L 77 W115 D 89  5.0
95  Phil W Morrell           W 87 L 20 W122 L 60 L109 W111 L 55 W100 L 32 W123 L 57 L 74  5.0
96  Mildred Morrell          L 36 D112 D 77 L 89 - 40 W101 L 94 W103 L 71 L 99 W121 W124  5.0
97  Al W Burger              L 60 W102 L 69 L 57 W108 L120 W119 L 76 W126 L 87 W112 L 71  5.0
98  Gerald Fiechtner         L  4 W132 L 15 L110 L 87 W131 D113 W104 D 75 L 66 L108 W125  5.0
99  James C Ream             L 24 L 61 D127 L109 L114 W108 D121 L101 W102 W 96 - 90 W117  5.0
100 R J Kruse                L 71 L110 W130 L 67 W107 W112 L 57 L 95 W 86 L 75 L101 W127  5.0
101 Robert K Salisbury       L 64 L 84 W103 L 94 L118 L 96 W136 W 99 L104 W121 W100 L 75  5.0
102 Donald R Seifert         L  5 L 97 D114 W127 L 31 D113 L 71 L108 L 99 W132 W128 W119  5.0
103 A Debeljak               L 69 L 72 L101 L108 W130 W126 L 61 L 96 L121 W134 W118 W120  5.0
104 George Banta             L 85 L 91 W137 L112 L 92 W132 D115 L 98 W101 W 88 D 72 L 73  5.0
105 Melvin Semb              L 49 D107 D112 W128 L 59 L 74 L111 W121 L123 W126 W 93 L 76  5.0
106 Bernard Frank Brodersen  L 37 L 52 L 70 W126 L 61 W128 D117 L112 D114 W118 D111 D 91  5.0
107 James A Creighton        L 17 D105 L 80 W129 L100 W121 L 73 L115 W122 D114 W117 L 78  5.0
108 Robert Hochhalter        ---- ---- ---- W103 L 97 L 99 W135 W102 W119 L 83 W 98 L 69  5.0
109 George Trefzer           Bye  L 21 L 56 W 99 W 95 D 46 L 50 L 31 W115 L 85 L 61 L 88   4.5
110 V Altmann                L 28 W100 L 85 W 98 W 76 L 79 L 32 L111 D 88 W124 L 60 L 84  4.5
111 Paul Ligtvoet            L 33 W 87 L 59 L 39 W131 L 95 W105 W110 L 40 L 92 D106 L 81  4.5
112 Ninus Aronson            L  8 D 96 D105 W104 L 47 L100 D 72 W106 D 90 L 73 L 97 D114  4.5
113 Donald J Smalley         L 39 L116 W125 D 77 L 74 D102 D 98 L 78 L124 W129 L 88 W128  4.5
114 Jerry Spann              L 46 L120 D102 L 74 W 99 L 66 W125 L 67 D106 D107 D124 D112  4.5
115 Fred Cramer              L 16 W137 L 36 L 91 W135 L 57 D104 W107 L109 L 86 L 94 W131  4.5
116 Alan L Brown             L 30 W113 L 71 L 92 L 69 D125 L124 L128 L129 W137 W132 W135  4.5
117 Sara Kaufman             W 56 W 58 L 13 L 37 L 81 L 83 D106 D123 L 61 W130 L107 L 99  4.0
118 William Robert Trinks    L 62 W121 L 26 L133 W101 L 84 L 40 L 88 W135 L106 L103 +136  4.0
119 John Ishkan              L 40 L 59 W126 W 61 L133 L 76 L 97 W130 L108 W128 L 69 L102  4.0
120 William M Rebold         L 35 W114 L 37 W123 L 63 W 97 L 54 D 87 L 85 L 70 D125 L103  4.0
121 Burrard W Eddy           L 51 L118 W132 D 52 L 68 L107 D 99 L105 W103 L101 L 96 W134  4.0
122 Francis Collins          L 53 W 73 L 95 L 84 D124 W 88 L 75 L 52 L107 L125 D135 W126  4.0
123 David Allen              L 58 L 38 W136 L120 L 72 W124 D 88 D117 W105 L 95 L 86 - 93  4.0
124 William H Wood           L 76 L 75 W129 L 86 D122 L123 W116 L 77 W113 L110 D114 L 96  4.0
125 Elliott Forry Laucks     L 32 L 67 L113 W136 L 78 D116 L114 W127 L 70 W122 D120 L 98  4.0
126 Henry E Rock             L 26 L 94 L119 L106 W137 L103 W131 W134 L 97 L105 W136 L122  4.0
127 Elizabeth Anderson       L 79 L 93 D 99 L102 W129 L 87 L 77 L125 D131 W135 W130 L100  4.0
128 Paul Wagner              L 50 L 81 W 87 L105 L 44 L106 L130 W116 W134 L119 L102 L113  3.0
129 William R Knieval        L 29 L 56 L124 L107 L127 L130 W137 W136 W116 L113 L134 L132  3.0 
130 Ralph G Houghton         L 63 L 89 L100 L131 L103 W129 W128 L119 W132 L117 L127 L137  3.0
131 Lyn Henderson            L 43 L 83 L 78 W130 L111 L 98 L126 L135 D127 W136 D137 L115  3.0
132 K R Martin               L 18 L 98 L121 L135 W136 L104 L134 W137 L130 L102 L116 W129  3.0
133 Theodore Bullockus       W 70 L 30 L 35 W118 W119 L 24 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----  3.0
134 Walter Otteson           ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- W137 W132 L126 L128 L103 W129 L121  3.0
135 William F Goetz          L 82 L 88 L 73 W132 L115 L 40 L108 W131 L118 L127 D122 L116  2.5
136 John Berg                L 66 L 44 L123 L125 L132 Bye  L101 L129 W137 L131 L126 -118  2.0
137 Isabel Lynne             L 68 L115 L104 L 87 L126 L134 L129 L132 L136 L116 D131 W130  1.5
138 D Roskowski              L 57 W 78 L 46 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----  1.0
139 J C Longstree            - 47 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----  0.0

MILESTONES

20: Anthony Santasiere

10: William M Byland; Thomas Jenkins

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SCOURCES:

American Chess Bulletin, July/August 1958, p.50-53, 60.

Chess Life, September 20, 1958, p.7-8

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