US Championship 1957/58

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US Championship 1957/58
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The 10th United States Chess Championship tournament was held in New York City at the end of the year 1957. Fourteen 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 Samuel Reshevsky, Arthur Bisguier, and Arnold Denker. Filling out the rest of the field was a number of players from the prestiguous Rosenwald Memorial held the previous year, 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 7-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 chess players in history.

The final standings and crosstable:

1st Fischer 10½/13 * ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1

2nd Reshevsky 9½/13 ½ * 0 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1

3rd Sherwin 9/13 0 1 * ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1

4th Lombardy 7½/13 0 1 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 1

5th Berliner 7/13 ½ 0 ½ ½ * 0 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1

=6th Feuerstein 6½/13 0 0 1 ½ 1 * 1 ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½

=6th Denker 6½/13 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 * 1 ½ 0 1 1 0 1

=6th Mednis 6½/13 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1

9th Seidman 6/13 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 * 0 1 1 0 0

=10th Bernstein 5/13 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 * 0 ½ 1 0

=10th Bisguier 5/13 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 * 0 ½ 1

=12th Turner 4½/13 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 * 1 ½

=12th Di Camillo 4½/13 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 * 1

14th Kramer 3/13 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 0 ½ 0 *

Round One
Denker vs H Seidman, 1957
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Di Camillo vs Reshevsky, 1957
(B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 40 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs A Feuerstein, 1957
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 44 moves, 1-0
G Kramer vs H Berliner, 1957
(B33) Sicilian, 36 moves, 0-1
Lombardy vs S Bernstein, 1957
(A56) Benoni Defense, 35 moves, 1-0
Mednis vs Bisguier, 1957
(C59) Two Knights, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Sherwin vs A Turner, 1957
(C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 41 moves, 1-0
Round Two
H Berliner vs Mednis, 1957
(E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
S Bernstein vs A Di Camillo, 1957
(C47) Four Knights, 56 moves, 1-0
Bisguier vs Lombardy, 1957
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0
Reshevsky vs Denker, 1957
(A04) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 1-0
H Seidman vs Fischer, 1957
(B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Sherwin vs G Kramer, 1957
(C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 61 moves, 1-0
A Turner vs A Feuerstein, 1957
(A15) English, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three
Denker vs S Bernstein, 1957
(A15) English, 22 moves, 0-1
A Di Camillo vs Bisguier, 1957
(B39) Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Feuerstein vs H Seidman, 1957
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1957
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
G Kramer vs A Turner, 1957
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lombardy vs H Berliner, 1957
(E70) King's Indian, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Mednis vs J Sherwin, 1957
(B65) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four
H Berliner vs A Di Camillo, 1957
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 61 moves, 1-0
S Bernstein vs Fischer, 1957
(B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 44 moves, 0-1
Bisguier vs Denker, 1957
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 32 moves, 0-1
G Kramer vs Mednis, 1957
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 22 moves, 0-1
Reshevsky vs A Feuerstein, 1957
(A05) Reti Opening, 26 moves, 1-0
J Sherwin vs Lombardy, 1957
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Turner vs H Seidman, 1957
(E18) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3, 48 moves, 0-1
Round Five
Denker vs H Berliner, 1957
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 35 moves, 1-0
A Di Camillo vs J Sherwin, 1957
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 39 moves, 0-1
A Feuerstein vs S Bernstein, 1957
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 51 moves, 0-1
Fischer vs Bisguier, 1957
(C16) French, Winawer, 41 moves, 1-0
Lombardy vs G Kramer, 1957
(A08) King's Indian Attack, 24 moves, 1-0
Mednis vs A Turner, 1957
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 47 moves, 1-0
H Seidman vs Reshevsky, 1957
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 67 moves, 0-1
Round Six
H Berliner vs Fischer, 1957
(E89) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Main line, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2
S Bernstein vs H Seidman, 1957
(B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 41 moves, 1-0
Bisguier vs A Feuerstein, 1957
(E70) King's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0
G Kramer vs A Di Camillo, 1957
(A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 40 moves, 0-1
Mednis vs Lombardy, 1957
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Sherwin vs Denker, 1957
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 41 moves, 1-0
A Turner vs Reshevsky, 1957
(E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 37 moves, 0-1
Round Seven
Denker vs G Kramer, 1957
(A48) King's Indian, 55 moves, 1-0
A Di Camillo vs Mednis, 1957
(B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Feuerstein vs H Berliner, 1957
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 45 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs J Sherwin, 1957
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 36 moves, 1-0
Lombardy vs A Turner, 1957
(B10) Caro-Kann, 39 moves, 1-0
Reshevsky vs S Bernstein, 1957
(D71) Neo-Grunfeld, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Seidman vs Bisguier, 1957
(C45) Scotch Game, 33 moves, 1-0
Round Eight
H Berliner vs H Seidman, 1957
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bisguier vs Reshevsky, 1957
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 35 moves, 0-1
G Kramer vs Fischer, 1957
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 32 moves, 0-1
Lombardy vs A Di Camillo, 1957
(A71) Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5, 33 moves, 1-0
Mednis vs Denker, 1957
(B85) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical, 50 moves, 0-1
J Sherwin vs A Feuerstein, 1957
(B41) Sicilian, Kan, 57 moves, 0-1
A Turner vs S Bernstein, 1957
(A34) English, Symmetrical, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine
S Bernstein vs Bisguier, 1957
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 41 moves, 0-1
Denker vs Lombardy, 1957
(E22) Nimzo-Indian, Spielmann Variation, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Di Camillo vs A Turner, 1957
(C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 43 moves, 0-1
A Feuerstein vs G Kramer, 1957
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Fischer vs Mednis, 1957
(B07) Pirc, 39 moves, 1-0
Reshevsky vs H Berliner, 1957
(D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 41 moves, 1-0
H Seidman vs J Sherwin, 1957
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten
H Berliner vs S Bernstein, 1958
(E30) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, 40 moves, 1-0
A Di Camillo vs Denker, 1958
(A04) Reti Opening, 67 moves, 1-0
G Kramer vs H Seidman, 1958
(E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 53 moves, 1-0
Lombardy vs Fischer, 1958
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 53 moves, 0-1
Mednis vs A Feuerstein, 1958
(A15) English, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Sherwin vs Reshevsky, 1958
(E87) King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox, 41 moves, 1-0
A Turner vs Bisguier, 1958
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 46 moves, 1-0
Round Eleven
S Bernstein vs J Sherwin, 1958
(B40) Sicilian, 41 moves, 0-1
Bisguier vs H Berliner, 1958
(A48) King's Indian, 40 moves, 0-1
Denker vs A Turner, 1958
(D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 71 moves, 1-0
A Feuerstein vs Lombardy, 1958
(A15) English, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Fischer vs A Di Camillo, 1958
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 69 moves, 1-0
Reshevsky vs G Kramer, 1958
(E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 30 moves, 1-0
H Seidman vs Mednis, 1958
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 30 moves, 1-0
Round Twelve
Denker vs Fischer, 1958
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Di Camillo vs A Feuerstein, 1958
(A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
G Kramer vs S Bernstein, 1958
(E61) King's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0
Lombardy vs H Seidman, 1958
(A05) Reti Opening, 53 moves, 0-1
Mednis vs Reshevsky, 1958
(B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 76 moves, 1/2-1/2
J Sherwin vs Bisguier, 1958
(C74) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 39 moves, 1-0
A Turner vs H Berliner, 1958
(D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Thirteen
H Berliner vs J Sherwin, 1958
(D85) Grunfeld, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
S Bernstein vs Mednis, 1958
(B30) Sicilian, 41 moves, 0-1
Bisguier vs G Kramer, 1958
(B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 42 moves, 1-0
A Feuerstein vs Denker, 1958
(E46) Nimzo-Indian, 45 moves, 1-0
Fischer vs A Turner, 1958
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
Reshevsky vs Lombardy, 1958
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 40 moves, 0-1
H Seidman vs A Di Camillo, 1958
(C45) Scotch Game, 41 moves, 0-1
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