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US Open 1949, Omaha <50th US Open Omaha, Nebraska July 11-23, 1949> One of the more unexpected finishes in US Open history saw the visually disabled <Albert Sandrin> take the title. The result was not utterly sensational, as he was an established Master who had placed well before. Only 70 players showed up for the 12 round Swiss, which showed how far the tournament had come: a few years previously, that would have been a spectacular turnout. <Chess Review> noted: <"The 50th U. S. Chess Federation Open Championship held at Omaha's Fontenelle Hotel, was won by Albert Sandrin of Chicago. The 26-year-old master was undefeated in scoring 10-2 in the 70-man Swiss system event. Half a point behind and also unbeaten was Anthony Santasiere of New York who held the title in 1945, Larry Evans, winner of the New York State and Marshall Chess Club championships, finished in third place with 9-3. ... "Absence of some of the country's top-ranking masters, including defending champion Weaver Adams, seriously weakened the tournament, but no one can say that Sandrin did not meet the best opposition present. He played each of the nine experts who were ranked below him in the final standings; no other player met more than seven of these players. Certainly, Albert Sandrin showed that he has the stuff of which champions are made."> The tournament was directed by Hermann Helms. table[ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Albert Sandrin W 8 W60 W18 W 5 D 3 W 7 D 2 D 4 W10 W 9 D 6 W17 10.0 2 Anthony Santasiere D11 W44 W42 W30 D 9 W21 D 1 D 3 W 4 D 6 W10 W 5 9.5 3 Larry Melvyn Evans W23 D22 W46 W41 D 1 W31 W10 D 2 D 7 W21 L 5 W 9 9.0 4 Glenn E Hartleb W56 W37 D30 D21 W15 D 5 W24 D 1 L 2 D25 W12 D 6 8.0 5 Arthur Bisguier W27 W 9 W20 L 1 W34 D 4 L12 W35 W23 D 7 W 3 L 2 8.0 6 Paul Poschel W48 D62 L10 W27 W35 L 9 W13 W18 W11 D 2 D 1 D 4 8.0 7 Jeremiah F Donovan W16 W17 D31 W58 D10 L 1 W30 W20 D 3 D 5 D14 D 8 8.0 8 George Krauss L 1 W36 W53 D31 L24 W33 L18 W38 W27 W32 W23 D 7 8.0 9 Phil Le Cornu W43 L 5 W37 W20 D 2 W 6 W41 L10 W12 L 1 W21 L 3 7.5 10 George Mortimer Kramer W54 D58 W 6 W25 D 7 W22 L 3 W 9 L 1 W34 L 2 D14 7.5 11 Raymond Martin D 2 D19 W40 L14 W51 W34 W22 D23 L 6 L12 W27 W21 7.5 12 Edgar Thomas McCormick W47 L30 L63 W67 W17 W15 W 5 D21 L 9 W11 L 4 W24 7.5 13 Jackie Mayer D45 W39 D22 L23 W19 D29 L 6 D33 D40 W37 W28 W26 7.5 14 Samuel Baron W38 L25 D59 W11 L58 W50 D31 W37 D41 W35 D 7 D10 7.5 15 Lee Travis Magee D51 D40 W68 W55 L 4 L12 L17 W42 D29 W31 W35 W23 7.5 16 Ronald E Pohle L 7 D27 W39 W62 D55 L37 D19 W50 D25 W18 D26 D20 7.0 17 Herb Hickman W55 L 7 W70 L22 L12 W43 W15 W24 L21 W29 W25 L 1 7.0 18 Bruno Schmidt W53 W59 L 1 W26 D30 L24 W 8 L 6 D32 L16 W33 W22 7.0 19 Jack Spence D32 D11 L33 W36 L13 W67 D16 L29 D60 W54 W48 W34 7.0 20 Steven J Shaw W36 W65 L 5 L 9 W70 W53 D25 L 7 L35 W44 W34 D16 7.0 21 Myron Fleischer W26 W38 D41 D 4 W23 L 2 W37 D12 W17 L 3 L 9 L11 6.5 22 Harlow Bussey Daly W57 D 3 D13 W17 W25 L10 L11 W26 L34 D28 W40 L18 6.5 23 Robert R Larson L 3 W54 W50 W13 L21 W32 W27 D11 L 5 W24 L 8 L15 6.5 24 Lewis J Isaacs W35 L34 D60 W59 W 8 W18 L 4 L17 W31 L23 W36 L12 6.5 25 Alfred Charles Ludwig W67 W14 W34 L10 L22 W62 D20 D41 D16 D 4 L17 D29 6.5 26 Neil Bernstein L21 W45 W51 L18 L40 W49 W55 L22 W38 W36 D16 L13 6.5 27 John Ragan L 5 D16 W44 L 6 W39 W55 L23 W46 L 8 W51 L11 W40 6.5 28 Jerry Belzer L59 L53 L61 W66 D67 D48 W60 W56 W33 D22 L13 W46 6.5 29 Maurice Rosenthal L65 W66 D43 D32 W47 D13 L35 W19 D15 L17 D50 D25 6.0 30 Jasper Meade Stull W64 W12 D 4 L 2 D18 W40 L 7 L34 L51 W45 D32 D31 6.0 31 William M Byland W70 D46 D 7 D 8 W33 L 3 D14 D32 L24 L15 W51 D30 6.0 32 Arthur C Block D19 L68 W45 D29 W60 L23 W47 D31 D18 L 8 D30 D35 6.0 33 Walter Grombacher D39 D51 W19 D35 L31 L 8 W64 D13 L28 W43 L18 W44 6.0 34 Roy Berg W50 W24 L25 W63 L 5 L11 W56 W30 W22 L10 L20 L19 6.0 35 Rafael Cintron L24 W61 W65 D33 L 6 W46 W29 L 5 W20 L14 L15 D32 6.0 36 Charles Sharp L20 L 8 W69 L19 W57 L56 W48 W47 W37 L26 L24 W49 6.0 37 David Ackerman W42 L 4 L 9 W38 W56 W16 L21 L14 L36 L13 Bye W51 6.0 38 Raymond Vollmar L14 L21 W57 L37 W68 W60 W40 L 8 L26 L48 W47 W50 6.0 39 Hugh C Underwood D33 L13 L16 W57 L27 W59 L50 L51 W69 D52 W55 W48 6.0 40 Harold B Goodman D44 D15 L11 W53 W26 L30 L38 W49 D13 W46 L22 L27 5.5 41 Joseph Shaffer W61 W63 D21 L 3 W46 W58 L 9 D25 D14 --- --- --- 5.5 42 Alexander Stephen Neal L37 W64 L 2 W65 L63 L47 W53 L15 L45 W69 D54 W52 5.5 43 Charles H Winston L 9 D49 D29 L51 W61 L17 W66 L44 W47 L33 D52 W54 5.5 44 Gerald Roitstein D40 L 2 L27 D49 W48 D51 L62 W43 W56 L20 D46 L33 5.0 45 Delmar Saxton D13 L26 L32 D54 L53 L61 W57 W66 W42 L30 L49 W56 5.0 46 Osias Bain W68 D31 L 3 W48 L41 L35 W51 L27 W50 L40 D44 L28 5.0 47 Arthur Montano L12 D48 W49 D60 L29 W42 L32 L36 L43 W61 L38 W57 5.0 48 J V Reinhart L 6 D47 W54 L46 L44 D28 L36 W53 W65 W38 L19 L39 5.0 49 Thomas A Jenkins L58 D43 L47 D44 W65 L26 W61 L40 L54 W56 W45 L36 5.0 50 James Bennett McCord L34 W69 L23 D52 W59 L14 W39 L16 L46 W60 D29 L38 5.0 51 Harold C Stanbridge D15 D33 L26 W43 L11 D44 L46 W39 W30 L27 L31 L37 4.5 52 Kenneth A Anderson L60 L67 W66 D50 L62 L64 L59 W57 W55 D39 D43 L42 4.5 53 Albert Rangrow L18 W28 L 8 L40 W45 L20 L42 L48 D67 L55 W66 W68 4.5 54 Norman C Wilder L10 L23 L48 D45 L64 D65 W68 W61 W49 L19 D42 L43 4.5 55 James A Creighton L17 W57 W67 L15 D16 L27 L26 L59 L52 W53 L39 D61 4.0 56 F E Condon L 4 L70 W64 W68 L37 W36 L34 L28 L44 L49 W61 L45 4.0 57 W O Winston L22 L55 L38 L39 L36 W69 L45 L52 W68 W66 W67 L47 4.0 58 Giles A Koelsche W49 D10 W62 L 7 W14 L41 --- --- --- --- --- --- 3.5 59 John Penquite W28 L18 D14 L24 L50 L39 W52 W55 --- --- --- --- 3.5 60 Alpen Gardner Murphy W52 L 1 D24 D47 L32 L38 L28 W67 D19 L50 --- --- 3.5 61 Melvin Semb L41 L35 W28 L70 L43 W45 L49 L54 W66 L47 L56 D55 3.5 62 Woody Young W66 D 6 L58 L16 W52 L25 W44 --- --- --- --- --- 3.5 63 K Grover W69 L41 W12 L34 W42 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 3.0 64 J S Weingart L30 L42 L56 D69 W54 W52 L33 D65 --- --- --- --- 3.0 65 George Halsey W29 L20 L35 L42 L49 D54 W67 D64 L48 --- --- --- 3.0 66 Catherine Jones L62 L29 L52 L28 W69 W68 L43 L45 L61 L57 L53 W67 3.0 67 James B Gibson L25 W52 L55 L12 D28 L19 L65 L60 D53 D68 L57 L66 2.5 68 Frank R Graves L46 W32 L15 L56 L38 L66 L54 L69 L57 D67 Bye L53 2.5 69 Richard Paynter L63 L50 L36 D64 L66 L57 Bye W68 L39 L42 --- --- 2.5 70 Chancey David King L31 W56 L17 W61 L20 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 2.0 ]table ----- PRIZES 1st - Albert Sandrin - 10.0 - $500.00 2nd - Anthony Santasiere - 9.5 - $250.00 3rd - Larry Melvyn Evans - 9.0 - $125.00 4th - Glenn E Hartleb - 8.0 - $37.50 Arthur Bisguier - 8.0 - $37.50 Paul Poschel - 8.0 - $37.50 Jeremiah F. Donovan - 8.0 - $37.50 George Krauss - 8.0 - inlaid chess board ----- <TRIVIA TIME> The US Open is noted for the number of repeat customers who come back year after year. My own streak of 25 straight is nowhere near the top. This 50th edition provides an opportunity to see who leads so far. Note that I will use the term "US Open" to cover all manifestations of the event. It's easier that way. <MOST PLAYED> 14 William Widmeyer (1902-1926), John Winter (1906-1937) 13 Edward Schrader (1903-1919) 12 Edward P. Elliott (1900-1915), Herman H Hahlbohm (1913-1937), Anthony Santasiere (1935-1949), Norman Tweed Whitaker (1915-1948) 11 Samuel D Factor (1921-1935), Herman Steiner (1925-1948) 10 Louis Uedemann (1900-1910) The Good Ol' Boys from Excelsior dominate this category, though both Widmeyer and Winter continued long after the tournament became more of a national fixture. <LONGEST STREAK> 10 Edward Schrader (1903-1912) 9 Louis Uedemann (1902-1910) 8 William Widmeyer (1902-1909) 7 Edward Lasker (1916-1922), Anthony Santasiere (1943-1949), Harsen D Smith (1901-1907) 6 John Taliaferro Beckner (1916-1921), Robert Scrivener (1924-1929) 5 James W Clark (1905-1909), Samuel Factor (1921-1925, 1929-1933), Kirk D Holland (1934-1938), Wilbur Lyttleton Moorman (1914-1918), Jackson Whipps Showalter (1915-1919), Frank N Stacy (1905-1909), Henry M Woods (1934-1938) Again, it's the original group at the top for now. Some of those more obscure names lower down were Federation executives who came for business meetings as much as chess. <MOST CHAMPIONSHIPS> 7: Reuben Fine (1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1940, 1941) 5: Edward Lasker (1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921) 3: Israel Albert Horowitz (1936, 1938, 1943), Samuel Reshevsky (1931, 1934, 1944) 2: Edward P Elliott (1908, 1912), Samuel D Factor (1922, 1930), Bradford B Jefferson (1913, 1914), Isaac Kashdan (1938, 1947), Stasch Mlotkowski (1904, 1923), Herman Steiner (1942, 1946), Leon Stolzenberg (1926, 1928), Louis Uedemann (1900, 1902), George H Wolbrecht (1906, 1910) Reuben Fine's seven titles in seven tries remains unapproachable. He and Edward Lasker are the only players to win three in a row, while Bradford B Jefferson was the only other player to successfully defend his title. <MOST DECADES PLAYED IN> 4: Einar Michelsen (1900s, 1910s, 1930s, 1940s), Norman Tweed Whitaker (1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s), John Winter (1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s) 3: Harlow Bussey Daly (1900s, 1930s, 1940s), Joseph Daniels (1900s, 1910s, 1920s), Herman H Hahlbohm (1910s, 1920s, 1930s), Lewis J Isaacs (1910s, 1930s, 1940s), Bradford B Jefferson (1910s, 1920s, 1930s), Bertram Claude Jenkines (1900s, 1920s, 1940s), Edward Lasker (1910s, 1920s, 1940s), Stasch Mlotkowski (1900s, 1920s, 1930s), Marvin Palmer (1910s, 1920s, 1930s), Byron B Price (1920s, 1930s, 1940s), Samuel Reshevsky (1920s, 1930s, 1940s), Herman Steiner (1920s, 1930s, 1940s), William Widmeyer (1900s, 1910s, 1920s) You can expect Whitaker to move up a bit, and it might be interesting to speculate on how long some of the others last. <MOST YEARS BETWEEN FIRST AND LAST APPEARANCE> 45: Harlow Bussey Daly (1904-1949) 39: Bertram Claude Jenkines (1908-1947), Einar Michelsen (1906-1945) 33: Nestor Hernandez (1914-1947), Lewis J Isaacs (1916-1949), Norman Tweed Whitaker (1915-1948) 32: Stasch Mlotkowski (1904-1936) 31: Edward Lasker (1916-1947), John Winter (1906-1937) 27: Harry P Kline (1911-1938) 24: Herman H Hahlbohm (1913-1937), William Widmeyer (1902-1926) 23: Herman Steiner (1925-1948) 21: Abraham Kupchik (1925-1946) 20: Marvin Palmer (1913-1933), Byron B Price (1926-1946), Samuel Reshevsky (1924-1944) Yes, we're getting a bit silly, but I find this kind of information interesting. The record, as far as I know at the moment, is 66, and you might like to guess who holds it. ----- Sources: <American Chess Bulletin>, May/June 1949, p.49; July/August 1949, p.73-76, 85-59; December 1949, p.137; July/August 1950, p.91. <Chess Results 1946-1950> / Gino di Felice, p.272. <Chess Life>, August 20, 1949, p.3 <Chess Review>, August 1949, p. 228 [Also used an article from the history section of the Nebraska State Chess Association, but the link is now defunct] ----- <PREVIOUS>: Game Collection: US Open 1948, Baltimore <NEXT>: Game Collection: US Open 1950, Detroit <SEE ALSO>: Game Collection: US Open Tournament Index 86 games, 1949 US Open 1950, Detroit <51st US Open Detroit, Michigan July 10-22, 1950> The victory of 20-year-old <Arthur Bisguier> helped to usher in a couple of new trends in the US Open. A new generation was maturing, taking over as thoroughly as in the Fine/Reshevsky days of the 1930s. Outside of Reshevsky's first place tie in 1955, nobody who played in the US Open before 1946 would ever win the tournament again. Also, the 120 player turnout reversed a recent trends of stagnating attendance and smashed the previous record of 86 at Corpus Christi. It seemed the tournament was becoming one regular players could look forward to as well as the Masters. While the tournament did get coverage in the local news, there were a few odd angles. Bisguier was upset in round 2 by local player Lester Spitzley, probably a weak Class A player by today's ratings. Reported the <Detroit News>: "Spitzley won easily over Bisguier, teen-age player..." Hopefully, they knew better a couple of weeks later. Some talk surrounded second place finisher Hermann Hesse, who was definitely favored by the Guiding Forces of the Swiss System with a relatively easy schedule. The USCF had just published their first rating list, which would of course had the effect of solving absolutely nothing when it came to controversial pairings. The nine-way tie for third place included no fewer than five former champions and a future one. Bisguier didn't get to enjoy his prize money for long, as he was involved in a serious auto accident with five other players on the way home. Forntunately nobody was killed, but Bisguier suffered a broken rib and gashed forehead, which was enough to keep him from going to Dubrovnik with the US Olympic team. Evans came away with a few scars, but was able to make the trip to Yugoslavia. Walter Shipman came away with a broken ankle and C C Crittenden with a fractured collarbone. Eliot Hearst was uninjured, while Jeremiah Donovan was fine physically but out one car. Finally, the old legendary tale happened to Herman Steiner in the first round. His train was running six hours late, and when he didn't appear on time his opponent, a Stickler for the Rules, insisted on starting his clock. Fortunately for Steiner the one hour forfeit rule was not in force, so when he finally arrived 90 minutes late he still had half-an-hour to make the time control at move 40. You guessed it. Steiner still had ten minutes on his clock when his opponent's flag fell. table[ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Arthur Bisguier W117 L 74 D 29 W 33 W 50 W 75 D 9 W 41 W 6 W 3 W 4 D 8 9.5 2 Hermann Victor Hesse W 50 W 35 W 44 L 12 W 58 L 5 L 21 W 61 W 77 W 43 W 26 W 19 9.0 3 Jeremiah F Donovan W 17 W 37 W 24 D 8 W 14 W 10 D 4 D 12 D 27 L 1 W 45 D 7 8.5 4 Larry Melvyn Evans W 43 W 70 W 22 W 41 W 12 W 8 D 3 L 7 D 10 W 19 L 1 D 6 8.5 5 Leon Stolzenberg D 20 W113 D 15 W 34 W 6 W 2 L 7 D 19 W 16 D 11 W 28 D 10 8.5 6 Weaver Adams W 86 W 47 W 18 L 14 L 5 W 25 W 24 W 21 L 1 W 34 W 12 D 4 8.5 7 Walter Shipman W 29 W103 W 74 W 9 L 10 D 27 W 5 W 4 D 12 D 18 D 21 D 3 8.5 8 Robert Henry Steinmeyer W 92 W 30 W 28 D 3 W 75 L 4 W 14 D 26 D 11 W 27 D 10 D 1 8.5 9 Herman Steiner W 73 W 89 W 51 L 7 D 18 W 22 D 1 D 17 L 26 W 24 W 42 W 21 8.5 10 Anthony Santasiere W116 W 72 D 75 W 56 W 7 L 3 D 13 W 34 D 4 W 12 D 8 D 5 8.5 11 George Mortimer Kramer W108 W 80 L 12 W 82 W 20 D 13 W 56 D 27 D 8 D 5 D 18 W 22 8.5 12 Hans Berliner W 59 W 34 W 11 W 2 L 4 W 15 W 41 D 3 D 7 L 10 L 6 W 30 8.0 13 Maurice Fox W 40 D 36 D 39 W 51 W 28 D 11 D 10 D 18 D 43 D 22 D 14 W 29 8.0 14 Albert Pinkus D 42 W 79 W 55 W 6 L 3 W 32 L 8 W 48 L 18 W 36 D 13 W 28 8.0 15 Paul Poschel W 32 W 71 D 5 D 31 W 47 L 12 D 28 D 29 W 25 L 21 W 61 W 26 8.0 16 Ariel Mengarini W115 L 75 W 46 D 23 W 53 W 59 L 27 W 45 L 5 W 38 D 17 W 18 8.0 17 Jack Soudakoff L 3 W104 W 91 W 66 D 59 L 56 W 23 D 9 D 47 W 57 D 16 W 34 8.0 18 Eliot Sanford Hearst W 57 W 26 L 6 W 30 D 9 D 19 W 77 D 13 W 14 D 7 D 11 L 16 7.5 19 Adolf Jay Fink D 38 W 21 W 36 L 75 W 60 D 18 W 51 D 5 W 44 L 4 W 20 L 2 7.5 20 Paul Tautvaisas D 5 W 83 W 35 D 45 L 11 W 49 D 22 W 50 L 28 W 47 L 19 W 44 7.5 21 Phil Le Cornu D113 L 19 W 79 W102 W 23 D 26 W 2 L 6 W 30 W 15 D 7 L 9 7.5 22 Joseph Shaffer W 33 W 76 L 4 W 37 D 26 L 9 D 20 W 86 W 59 D 13 W 27 L 11 7.5 23 Walter Grombacher D 83 D 94 W 80 D 16 L 21 W 65 L 17 W 39 D 29 D 37 W 40 W 42 7.5 24 Robert Coveyou W 91 W 68 L 3 W 70 L 41 W 30 L 6 D 59 W 64 L 9 W 74 W 51 7.5 25 George Krauss L 68 W100 L 58 W 91 W 70 L 6 W 67 W 74 L 15 W 31 D 51 W 45 7.5 26 David Hamburger W109 L 18 W 64 W 39 D 22 D 21 W 35 D 8 W 9 D 28 L 2 L 15 7.0 27 Carl Hesse L 55 W118 W 63 W 88 W 31 D 7 W 16 D 11 D 3 L 8 L 22 D 38 7.0 28 Attilio Di Camillo W 48 W 64 L 8 W 52 L 13 W105 D 15 W 56 W 20 D 26 L 5 L 14 7.0 29 Elias J Van Sweden L 7 W 90 D 1 D 49 W 94 L 51 W 55 D 15 D 23 W 77 W 43 L 13 7.0 30 Max Guze W 54 L 8 W 89 L 18 W 63 L 24 W 62 W 35 L 21 W 33 W 36 L 12 7.0 31 Howard Ridout W 88 D 49 W 60 D 15 L 27 L 35 L 33 W 63 W 50 L 25 W 78 W 62 7.0 32 William M Byland L 15 W 98 D 50 W 76 W 37 L 14 D 47 L 36 D 58 D 39 W 77 W 61 7.0 33 Lewis J Isaacs L 22 W 62 D 92 L 1 W 87 D 50 W 31 L 75 W 78 L 30 W 57 W 56 7.0 34 Homer W Jones W 81 L 12 W 72 L 5 W 40 W 61 W 74 L 10 W 75 L 6 W 41 L 17 7.0 35 Jerry Sullivan W105 L 2 L 20 W 98 W 92 W 31 L 26 L 30 D 87 W 48 W 52 D 37 7.0 36 John Ragan W118 D 13 L 19 L 53 W103 D 46 W 57 W 32 W 41 L 14 L 30 W 66 7.0 37 Lee Travis Magee W 93 L 3 W103 L 22 L 32 W111 L 66 W 68 W 86 D 23 W 67 D 35 7.0 38 Edgar Thomas McCormick D 19 L 42 W 99 L 54 W115 W 53 L 59 W 79 W 66 L 16 W 80 D 27 7.0 39 Karl Burger W119 D 55 D 13 L 26 W100 L 74 W 91 L 23 D 80 D 32 W 84 W 53 7.0 40 Thomas A Jenkins L 13 W 85 L 66 W106 L 34 W 82 W105 L 43 W 84 W 64 L 23 W 59 7.0 41 Edmund Nash W110 W 46 W 67 L 4 W 24 W 45 L 12 L 1 L 36 W 62 L 34 D 50 6.5 42 George Eastman D 14 W 38 L112 L 60 L 61 W110 W 71 W 76 W 48 W 44 L 9 L 23 6.5 43 Gisela Kahn Gresser L 4 L 52 W 97 W 96 W 80 W 58 D 48 W 40 D 13 L 2 L 29 D 70 6.5 44 Harlow Bussey Daly W 85 W 53 L 2 L 74 W 71 W 86 D 45 W 66 L 19 L 42 W 54 L 20 6.5 45 George Miller D 77 W 65 W102 D 20 W 74 L 41 D 44 L 16 W 53 W 56 L 3 L 25 6.5 46 Alfred Charles Ludwig W 84 L 41 L 16 W101 D 68 D 36 L 73 D 70 W 49 W 66 D 56 D 47 6.5 47 Rafael Cintron W100 L 6 W106 W 94 L 15 D 66 D 32 W 49 D 17 L 20 D 53 D 46 6.5 48 Paul Adams L 28 D 99 W101 W 92 W 54 D 77 D 43 L 14 L 42 L 35 W 69 W 68 6.5 49 James T Sherwin W107 D 31 L 56 D 29 W102 L 20 W 69 L 47 L 46 W 79 D 58 W 67 6.5 50 Charles C Crittenden L 2 W120 D 32 W 55 L 1 D 33 W 58 L 20 L 31 W 85 W 75 D 41 6.5 51 Howard Ohman W111 W 82 L 9 L 13 W 99 W 29 L 19 L 53 W102 W 75 D 25 L 24 6.5 52 Rudolph Eckhardt L 67 W 43 W116 L 28 L 66 W 94 D 54 W 82 L 56 W 55 L 35 W 85 6.5 53 Reuben Buskager W 65 L 44 D 76 W 36 L 16 L 38 W 94 W 51 L 45 W 60 D 47 L 39 6.0 54 Curt Justin Brasket L 30 W 57 D 68 W 38 L 48 D 55 D 52 D 78 L 67 W 89 L 44 W 88 6.0 55 Glenn E Hartleb W 27 D 39 L 14 L 50 W 89 D 54 L 29 D 67 W 73 L 52 D 68 W 79 6.0 56 Jack O'Keefe W114 D 60 W 49 L 10 W 81 W 17 L 11 L 28 W 52 L 45 D 46 L 33 6.0 57 Myron Fleischer L 18 L 54 W 62 L 81 W 64 W 63 L 36 W 60 W 76 L 17 L 33 W 89 6.0 58 James Michael Bolton ---- W 93 W 25 W 86 L 2 L 43 L 50 W 89 D 32 L 67 D 49 W 74 6.0 59 Herbert Hickman L 12 W110 W 73 W 67 D 17 L 16 W 38 D 24 L 22 L 61 W 86 L 40 6.0 60 Charles Sharp W 69 D 56 L 31 W 42 L 19 L 76 W106 L 57 W 65 L 53 D 64 W 80 6.0 61 Paul Quillen W 98 L 67 L 82 W103 W 42 L 34 W 90 L 2 W 69 W 59 L 15 L 32 6.0 62 James R Schroeder L112 L 33 L 57 W 85 W 78 W100 L 30 W 91 W 74 L 41 W 65 L 31 6.0 63 Kenneth R Jones L 82 W111 L 27 W 69 L 30 L 57 W 92 L 31 W 99 W 84 L 85 W 77 6.0 64 Norman C Wilder W104 L 28 L 26 D115 L 57 W101 W 70 W105 L 24 L 40 D 60 W 76 6.0 65 Clayton Walker L 53 L 45 W118 D 87 W106 L 23 D 84 W 90 L 60 W 88 L 62 W 86 6.0 66 Rea B Hayes L 74 W 87 W 40 L 17 W 52 D 47 W 37 L 44 L 38 L 46 W 90 L 36 5.5 67 James E Barry W 52 W 61 L 41 L 59 L105 W 80 L 25 D 55 W 54 W 58 L 37 L 49 5.5 68 Walter Mann W 25 L 24 D 54 L 77 D 46 W 81 L 86 L 37 W 94 W 76 D 55 L 48 5.5 69 Carl Weberg L 60 L116 W 83 L 63 W 96 W 71 L 49 D 73 L 61 W 72 L 48 W 95 5.5 70 Lucille Kellner W 97 L 4 W 71 L 24 L 25 D 73 L 64 D 46 L 79 W119 W 87 D 43 5.5 71 Raymond Vollmar W 99 L 15 L 70 W 72 L 44 L 69 L 42 D 85 D 91 W107 D 93 W 90 5.5 72 Edwin M Faust W 95 L 10 L 34 L 71 L 91 W 99 L 78 W 93 D 90 L 69 W103 W 92 5.5 73 John Broadus Holt L 9 W119 L 59 L105 W118 D 70 W 46 D 69 L 55 L 80 D 92 W 98 5.5 74 Lester Spitzley W 66 W 1 L 7 W 44 L 45 W 39 L 34 L 25 L 62 W 83 L 24 L 58 5.0 75 John B Payne W106 W 16 D 10 W 19 L 8 L 1 D 76 W 33 L 34 L 51 L 50 ---- 5.0 76 Charles T Morgan W 87 L 22 D 53 L 32 W 93 W 60 D 75 L 42 L 57 L 68 W 82 L 64 5.0 77 Mark Eucher D 45 L105 W 84 W 68 W 82 D 48 L 18 W102 L 2 L 29 L 32 L 63 5.0 78 Norman Zemke L 80 L 86 W 90 L 89 L 62 W 87 W 72 D 54 L 33 W 95 L 31 D 83 5.0 79 Robert Morris D 94 L 14 L 21 W 84 L 86 W 97 D 80 L 38 W 70 L 49 W 91 L 55 5.0 80 Austin H Hobson W 78 L 11 L 23 W107 L 43 L 67 D 79 W101 D 39 W 73 L 38 L 60 5.0 81 Hugh C Underwood L 34 L 92 W104 W 57 L 56 L 68 L 85 W 98 L 89 L 97 W 94 W 93 5.0 82 Lionel Joyner W 63 L 51 W 61 L 11 L 77 L 40 W109 L 52 L 95 W104 L 76 W100 5.0 83 Howard Fleat D 23 L 20 L 69 L113 L101 W103 W107 L 87 W100 L 74 W108 D 78 5.0 84 Julius Goodman L 46 D101 L 77 L 79 W 85 W104 D 65 W 88 L 40 L 63 L 39 W 99 5.0 85 Elliott Forry Laucks L 44 L 40 D 95 L 62 L 84 W108 W 81 D 71 W106 L 50 W 63 L 52 5.0 86 James H Ricard L 6 W 78 W117 L 58 W 79 L 44 W 68 L 22 L 37 W 87 L 59 L 65 5.0 87 Arthur Montano L 76 L 66 W108 D 65 L 33 L 78 W104 W 83 D 35 L 86 L 70 W109 5.0 88 Alpen Gardner Murphy L 31 W 95 W107 L 27 L113 L 90 W111 L 84 W 92 L 65 W100 L 54 5.0 89 J V Reinhart W120 L 9 L 30 W 78 L 55 L 91 W100 L 58 W 81 L 54 W 99 L 57 5.0 90 William A Bills ---- L 29 L 78 W108 W 98 W 88 L 61 L 65 D 72 W 91 L 66 L 71 4.5 91 Guy Housewirth L 24 W109 L 17 L 25 W 72 W 89 L 39 L 62 D 71 L 90 L 79 W101 4.5 92 Edward P Lebzeltern L 8 W 81 D 33 L 48 L 35 D 96 L 63 W109 L 88 W106 D 73 L 72 4.5 93 Earl Bell L 37 L 58 L109 W110 L 76 L106 W 97 L 72 W 96 W101 D 71 L 81 4.5 94 Henry M Green D 79 D 23 W105 L 47 L 29 L 52 L 53 W111 L 68 D 98 L 81 W104 4.5 95 James A Creighton L 72 L 88 D 85 L 99 W108 L102 L101 W119 W 82 L 78 W107 L 69 4.5 96 V S Hayward L102 L117 W119 L 43 L 69 D 92 D 99 L100 L 93 D103 W110 W111 4.5 97 Virgil E Vandenburg L 70 L107 L 43 L118 Bye L 79 L 93 L108 W119 W 81 D106 W110 4.5 98 Abraham Gaba L 61 L 32 Bye L 35 L 90 W115 L102 L 81 W109 D 94 W101 L 73 4.5 99 William Ginsberg L 71 D 48 L 38 W 95 L 51 L 72 D 96 W110 L 63 W109 L 89 L 84 4.0 100 Frank Pilawski L 47 L 25 W110 W109 L 39 L 62 L 89 W 96 L 83 W111 L 88 L 82 4.0 101 Melvin Semb L103 D 84 L 48 L 46 W 83 L 64 W 95 L 80 W104 L 93 L 98 L 91 3.5 102 Woody Young W 96 D112 L 45 L 21 L 49 W 95 W 98 L 77 L 51 ---- ---- ---- 3.5 103 William I Eastwood W101 L 7 L 37 L 61 L 36 L 83 L110 L104 W108 D 96 L 72 W106 3.5 104 Howard Gaba L 64 L 17 L 81 Bye D107 L 84 L 87 W103 L101 L 82 W111 L 94 3.5 105 M Cohen L 35 W 77 L 94 W 73 W 67 L 28 L 40 L 64 ---- ---- ---- ---- 3.0 106 Donald D Dann L 75 W108 L 47 L 40 L 65 W 93 L 60 D107 L 85 L 92 D 97 L103 3.0 107 James B Gibson L 49 W 97 L 88 L 80 D104 L109 L 83 D106 W110 L 71 L 95 L108 3.0 108 Arma O Mason L 11 L106 L 87 L 90 L 95 L 85 W119 W 97 L103 L110 L 83 W107 3.0 109 W O Winston L 26 L 91 W 93 L100 L111 W107 L 82 L 92 L 98 L 99 W119 L 87 3.0 110 Frank R Graves L 41 L 59 L100 L 93 W119 L 42 W103 L 99 L107 W108 L 96 L 97 3.0 111 Paul Horend L 51 L 63 L115 W119 W109 L 37 L 88 L 94 Bye L100 L104 L 96 3.0 112 Angelo Sandrin W 62 D102 W 42 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.5 113 A Garelick D 21 L 5 L114 W 83 W 88 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.5 114 Albert Sandrin L 56 W115 W113 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.0 115 L C Jackson L 16 L114 W111 D 64 L 38 L 98 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.5 116 Robert Mekus L 10 W 69 L 52 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.0 117 Richard Kujoth L 1 W 96 L 86 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.0 118 W Weinstein L 36 L 27 L 65 W 97 L 73 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.0 119 Paul Ligtvoet L 39 L 73 L 96 L111 L110 Bye L108 L 95 L 97 L 70 L109 ---- 1.0 120 A K Lessey L 89 L 50 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0.0 ]table The tournament was played in the Detroit Edison Company's administration building, home of the sponsoring Detroit Edison Chess & Checkers Club, and directed by Hermann Helms. ----- <Sources> <American Chess Bulletin>, May/June 1950, p.62; July/August 1950, p.73-81; September/October 1950, p.115-116; November/December 1950, p.138-139. Brasket, Curt Justin. "Game notebooks", made available by Andy Ansel. <Chess Life>, August 29, 1950; (CL) <Chess Results 1946-1950> / Gino di Felice, p. 350-351. "Detroit 1950: The Way It Was" / Jack O'Keefe. <Michigan Chess>, August, 1992, p. 4-7. (MC) "Minnesota Chess JournaL, July/December,1 992. ----- <PREVIOUS>: Game Collection: US Open 1949, Omaha <NEXT>: Game Collection: US Open 1951, Fort Worth <SEE ALSO>: Game Collection: US Open Tournament Index ----- <Addendum>: I've come across a number of games from this tournament, transcribed by Rea B Hayes. Hayes, Rea B - Ludwig, Alfred Charles (Round 10): 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Qe2 Qe7 6.d3 Nf6 7.Bg5 Qxe2+ 8.Bxe2 Be7 9.Nc3 h6 10.Bh4 Bd7 11.0-0-0 Nc6 12.d4 0-0-0 13.Rhe1 g5 14.Bg3 Rde8 15.d5 Nb8 16.Nd4 h5 17.h4 gxh4 18.Bxh4 Nxd5 19.Nxd5 Bxh4 20.g3 Bg5+ 21.f4 Bd8 22.Rh1 c6 23.Nc3 h4 24.g4 Ba5 25.Bf3 Bxc3 26.bxc3 d5 27.Kd2 Na6 28.Nb3 Nc7 29.f5 Nb5 30.Kd3 Nd6 31.Nd2 f6 32.Bg2 b6 33.Rh3 Re7 34.Nf3 Nc4 35.Re1 Rxe1 36.Nxe1 Re8 37.Nf3 Re3+ 38.Kd4 Re4+ 39.Kd3 Re3+ 40.Kd4 Re4+ 41.Kd3 Rxg4 42.Nxh4 Bxf5+ 43.Nxf5 Rxg2 44.Rh7 Rd2# 0-1 Berliner, Hans - Kramer, George Mortimer (Round 4) 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 g6 5.Be2 Bg7 6.0-0 0-0 7.c4 Nb6 8.exd6 cxd6 9.Nc3 Nc6 10.Be3 Bg4 11.b3 f5 12.Qd2 e5 13.d5 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 Ne7 15.Be2 Nd7 16.f4 Nf6 17.Rac1 b6 18.Rfd1 Qd7 19.g3 Rae8 20.c5 Ne4 21.Nxe4 fxe4 22.fxe5 Bxe5 23.cxb6 axb6 24.Bxb6 Qh3 25.Bf1 Qg4 26.Qe2 Rf3 27.Bg2 Nf5 28.Rc4 Nxg3 29.Qxf3 Ne2+ 30.Kh1 Qxf3 31.Bxf3 exf3 32.Bf2 Rf8 33.a4 g5 34.a5 h5 35.b4 g4 36.Rc7 Ra8 37.Ra7 Rxa7 38.Bxa7 h4 39.Rf1 Nc3 40.h3 Ne2 41.hxg4 Ng3+ 42.Kg1 Nxf1 43.Kxf1 h3 44.Bg1 Kf7 45.b5 Bc3 46.Bh2 Bxa5 47.Kf2 Ke7 48.Kxf3 Be1 49.g5 Kd7 50.Kg4 Kc7 51.Kxh3 Kb6 52.Bxd6 Kxb5 53.Be5 Bd2 54.Kg4 Kc5 55.d6 Kc6 56.Kf5 Kd7 57.g6 Bh6 58.Kf6 1-0 Mil Miller, Goerge - Donovan, Jeremiah F [Round 11) 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.0-0 0-0 6.Nbd2 c5 7.c3 Nc6 8.Qc2 b6 9.e4 dxe4 10.Ne5 Bb7 11.Nxe4 Rc8 12.Qa4 Qc7 13.Bf4 Nd5 14.Nxc6 Bxc6 15.Bxc7 Bxa4 16.Bd6 cxd4 17.c4 Bxd6 18.Nxd6 Rcd8 19.Nb7 Rd7 20.cxd5 Rxb7 21.dxe6 Rc7 22.exf7+ Kxf7 23.Bd5+ Kf6 24.Rfe1 Rd8 25.Re6+ Kf5 26.g4+ Kxg4 27.Re4+ Kg5 28.Re5+ Kf6 29.Rae1 Rd6 30.b3 d3 31.Re6+ Rxe6 32.Rxe6+ Kf5 33.Re1 d2 34.Rd1 Rc1 35.Bf3 Bc6 36.Be2 Bb5 37.Kf1 Rxd1+ 0-1 Santasiere, Anthony - Stolzenberg, Leon (Round 12) 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 Be7 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.e5 Ng4 6.Nc3 d6 7.d4 dxe5 8.dxe5 Qxd1+ 9.Nxd1 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.Nd4 Nxe5 12.Bxf4 Ng6 13.Bxc7 Na6 14.Bg3 0-0 15.Nc3 Bg5 16.Ne4 ½-½ xxx 51 games, 1950 US Open 1951, Fort Worth <52nd US Open Fort Worth, Texas July 9-21, 1951> An even younger member of the newer generation, 19-year-old Larry Evans, came out on top. Isaac Kashdan, representing the ancient days of the 1930s, saw his chances ruined by a tenth-round loss to Norman Tweed Whitaker from an even earlier generation. It wasn't all kids, you know. The attendance of 98 was down a bit from the Detroit monster, but still the second-highest in the tournament's history. table[ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Larry Melvyn Evans W80 W35 W57 D 4 D 5 W23 W10 W14 W 2 W 6 D 3 D 7 10.0 2 Albert Sandrin W48 W28 W46 L 6 W42 W12 W14 D11 L 1 W15 W18 W 5 9.5 3 Eliot Sanford Hearst W47 D31 W40 W15 W22 L14 W16 D 4 D 5 W11 D 1 W10 9.0 4 Isaac Kashdan W73 W38 W50 D 1 L11 W44 W31 D 3 W16 L10 W17 W18 9.0 5 James Cross W51 W 7 D15 W44 D 1 L11 W25 W50 D 3 W27 W10 L 2 8.5 6 Jeremiah F Donovan W70 W16 W39 W 2 L14 L19 W26 W22 W11 L 1 D 9 W27 8.5 7 Lee Travis Magee W94 L 5 W21 W43 D 9 L16 W52 D17 W44 W50 W12 D 1 8.5 8 Jose R Florido L16 W70 W62 L 9 W24 L22 D35 W40 W65 W43 W14 W19 8.5 9 Adolf Jay Fink W59 D44 D31 W 8 D 7 D30 W33 L12 W32 W41 D 6 D11 8.0 10 Norman Tweed Whitaker W55 W76 W18 L14 W25 W52 L 1 W23 W12 W 4 L 5 L 3 8.0 11 Dr, Juan Carlos Gonzalez de Vega W95 L14 W75 W32 W 4 W 5 W19 D 2 L 6 L 3 W15 D 9 8.0 12 Harry Fajans W84 W42 D25 D52 W27 L 2 W45 W 9 L10 W23 L 7 W28 8.0 13 Alfred Charles Ludwig D41 D43 L49 W62 W73 D47 D24 D26 W53 D22 W31 W25 8.0 14 Edgar Thomas McCormick W69 W11 W19 W10 W 6 W 3 L 2 L 1 D15 L18 L 8 W33 7.5 15 George Eastman W34 W21 D 5 L 3 D48 W29 W38 W19 D14 L 2 L11 W26 7.5 16 Robert Sinclair Brieger W 8 L 6 D28 W68 W46 W 7 L 3 W30 L 4 D19 W48 D17 7.5 17 Edmar J Mednis W24 W23 D52 L22 W40 L31 W43 D 7 W50 W59 L 4 D16 7.5 18 James T Sherwin W36 W33 L10 W54 L23 W48 D30 W21 W66 W14 L 2 L 4 7.5 19 Raymond Martin W79 W53 L14 W80 W36 W 6 L11 L15 W31 D16 W39 L 8 7.5 20 Thomas A Jenkins L83 L24 L70 W81 W62 W73 W49 D52 L41 W51 W59 W39 7.5 21 Lewis J Isaacs W78 L15 L 7 W84 W64 W37 D22 L18 L23 W63 W30 W41 7.5 22 Arthur R Spiller W49 W63 D30 W17 L 3 W 8 D21 L 6 D29 D13 L28 W40 7.0 23 Kenneth Ray Smith W58 L17 W66 W29 W18 L 1 W53 L10 W21 L12 L25 W46 7.0 24 Alfred P Coles L17 W20 W74 D33 L 8 W32 D13 D29 L28 W66 D45 W44 7.0 25 Kenneth R Jones W77 W66 D12 D30 L10 W36 L 5 L32 W57 W44 W23 L13 7.0 26 William A Bills W67 L30 L33 W75 W69 W35 L 6 D13 D38 W46 W34 L15 7.0 27 Howard Ridout D32 D54 W77 W57 L12 W68 L50 W33 W30 L 5 W41 L 6 7.0 28 Curt Justin Brasket W98 L 2 D16 D41 W49 L45 W71 L31 W24 W42 W22 L12 7.0 29 Marvin Rogan W87 L52 W84 L23 W39 L15 W59 D24 D22 D33 W37 D31 7.0 30 William M Byland W60 W26 D22 D25 D31 D 9 D18 L16 L27 W71 L21 W48 6.5 31 Aleksandrs Liepnieks W85 D 3 D 9 W46 D30 W17 L 4 W28 L19 D48 L13 D29 6.5 32 Harlow Bussey Daly D27 W41 D47 L11 D37 L24 W68 W25 L 9 W64 D53 D34 6.5 33 Angelo Sandrin W92 L18 W26 D24 D47 W41 L 9 L27 W52 D29 W43 L14 6.5 34 Anton Edward Caroe L15 L64 W51 W60 D43 L42 W56 D35 W69 W65 L26 D32 6.5 35 John Broadus Holt W97 L 1 W55 W49 L52 L26 D 8 D34 L39 D36 W57 W47 6.5 36 Robert B M Potter L18 W81 W63 W39 L19 L25 W64 L53 L45 D35 W58 W52 6.5 37 Carl Weberg W56 L46 W83 D42 D32 L21 D54 L43 W49 W69 L29 W53 6.5 38 Charles Sharp W72 L 4 W85 D53 W57 D50 L15 L41 D26 L47 W67 W45 6.5 39 Raymond Vollmar W71 W83 L 6 L36 L29 W57 W65 D66 W35 W45 L19 L20 6.5 40 William A Scott W90 D45 L 3 W77 L17 W56 L42 L 8 W74 W53 W50 L22 6.5 41 Blake W Stevens D13 L32 W71 D28 W66 L33 W46 W38 W20 L 9 L27 L21 6.0 42 Glenn E Hartleb W61 L12 W59 D37 L 2 W34 W40 D44 L48 L28 D47 D43 6.0 43 Jack F Shaw D54 D13 W56 L 7 D34 W71 L17 W37 W51 L 8 L33 D42 6.0 44 John T Westbrock W68 D 9 W45 L 5 W54 L 4 W47 D42 L 7 L25 W55 L24 6.0 45 Mal. Wiener W75 D40 L44 W65 D53 W28 L12 D48 W36 L39 D24 L38 6.0 46 Samuel Baron W62 W37 L 2 L31 L16 W55 L41 W60 W47 L26 W52 L23 6.0 47 Richard Harrell L 3 W65 D32 W74 D33 D13 L44 W54 L46 W38 D42 L35 6.0 48 Claude Fred Tears L 2 W51 W76 D50 D15 L18 W63 D45 W42 D31 L16 L30 6.0 49 Albert Wuelfing L22 W61 W13 L35 L28 W69 L20 W56 L37 L58 W77 W67 6.0 50 Hugh Edward Myers W93 W74 L 4 D48 W80 D38 W27 L 5 L17 L 7 L40 W61 6.0 51 Victor Dollahite L 5 L48 L34 W78 W82 W58 L66 W64 L43 L20 W63 W59 6.0 52 Paul Quillen W88 W29 D17 D12 W35 L10 L 7 D20 L33 W68 L46 L36 5.5 53 Bruce Brice-Nash W65 L19 W60 D38 D45 W59 L23 W36 L13 L40 D32 L37 5.5 54 Cecil L Parkin D43 D27 W82 L18 L44 W76 D37 L47 L59 W60 W68 --- 5.5 55 D B Martin L10 W72 L35 L66 W67 L46 D58 L57 W78 W56 L44 W65 5.5 56 James A Creighton L37 D71 L43 W72 W70 L40 L34 L49 W60 L55 W73 W64 5.5 57 Alfred George Miller W64 W82 L 1 L27 L38 L39 D76 W55 L25 W74 L35 W68 5.5 58 James B Gibson L23 L84 W81 L70 W75 L51 D55 L68 W79 W49 L36 W73 5.5 59 William O Winston L 9 W73 L42 W82 W76 L53 L29 W67 W54 L17 L20 L51 5.0 60 Maxine Cutlip L30 W67 L53 L34 L68 W79 W62 L46 L56 L54 W76 W78 5.0 61 Colin Arthur Renton L42 L49 L73 LF LF W81 W72 L71 W76 W62 W74 L50 5.0 62 George Rikins L46 W95 L 8 L13 L20 W72 L60 W70 L63 L61 Bye W75 5.0 63 Elliott Forry Laucks W91 L22 L36 W79 L71 W77 L48 L65 W62 L21 L51 W81 5.0 64 Melvin Semb L57 W34 D68 D69 L21 W80 L36 L51 W77 L32 D65 L56 4.5 65 Roy E White L53 L47 W72 L45 W72 W74 L39 W63 L 8 L34 D64 L55 4.5 66 Waldo L Waters W89 L25 L23 W55 L41 W70 W51 D39 L18 L24 --- --- 4.5 67 James A Blood L26 L60 W78 L76 L55 W75 W73 L59 D71 W79 L38 L49 4.5 68 D F Walker L44 W92 D64 L16 W60 L27 L32 W58 W80 L52 L54 L57 4.5 69 Dan A Redwine L14 L85 W92 D64 L26 L49 W70 W76 L34 L37 W71 --- 4.5 70 Frank R Graves L 6 L 8 W20 W58 L56 L66 L69 L62 L72 L75 W81 W74 4.0 71 W H Cohenour L39 D56 L41 W85 W63 L43 L28 W61 D67 L30 L69 --- 4.0 72 Edwina Watson L38 L55 L65 L56 L65 L62 L61 W75 W70 L81 W78 W76 4.0 73 Henry Roy McDavid L 4 L59 W61 W83 L13 L20 L67 L77 W81 W80 L56 L58 4.0 74 Kenneth Weberg W81 L50 L24 L47 W79 L65 W77 W80 L40 L57 L61 L70 4.0 75 Clarence Cleere L45 W87 L11 L26 L58 L67 L78 L72 Bye W70 W79 L62 4.0 76 Catherine Jones W86 L10 L48 W67 L59 L54 D57 L69 L61 W77 L60 L72 3.5 77 Eugene A Bolliger L25 W78 L27 L40 W85 L63 L74 W73 L64 L76 L49 --- 3.0 78 Mrs C L Waters L21 L77 L67 L51 W81 L82 W75 L79 L55 Bye L72 L60 3.0 79 John Sherman Knaur L19 LF W88 L63 L74 L60 W81 W78 L58 L67 L75 --- 3.0 80 Joe A Cushman L 1 W88 W89 L19 L50 L64 W82 L74 L68 L73 --- --- 3.0 81 Duey Elkins L74 L36 L58 L20 L78 L61 L79 Bye L73 W72 L70 L63 2.0 82 Stanley Markland W96 L57 L54 L59 L51 W78 L80 --- --- --- --- --- 2.0 83 Charles P Gary W20 L39 L37 L73 LF --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 1.0 84 R Tamillow L12 W58 L29 L21 LF --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 1.0 85 Gilberto Cerda L31 W69 L38 L71 L77 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 1.0 86 Gene C Burns L76 LF LF --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0.0 87 Hal Collins L29 L75 LF --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0.0 88 E W Foster L52 L80 L79 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0.0 89 Glen E Gullett L66 LF L80 LF --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0.0 90 William H Janes L40 LF LF --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0.0 91 Gerald L Olson L63 LF LF --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0.0 92 J H Reagan L33 L68 L69 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0.0 93 John F Ryan L50 LF LF --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0.0 94 Ed B Schick L 7 LF LF --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0.0 95 Floyd Sells L11 L62 LF --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0.0 96 Lloyd A Swanson L82 LF LF --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0.0 97 A E Unruh L35 LF LF --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0.0 98 H C Vanfleet L28 LF LF --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 0.0 ]table The tournament was held at the Hotel Texas, and sponsored by the Fort Worth Chess Club and the Texas Chess Association. Hans Kmoch directed, assisted by Glenn E. Hartleb. ----- <MYSTERY GAME> The following game was published in the <American Chess Bulletin>, July/August 1951, p. 77 Adams - Quillen 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Bc5 3.f4 d6 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bb5 Bd7 6.Na4 Bb6 7.d3 Qe7 8.Nxb6 axb6 9.0-0 f6 10.f5 0-0-0 11.c4 g6 12.g4 h5 13.Nh4 gxf5 14.gxf5 Be8 15.Kh1 Qh7 16.Qa4 Nge7 17.Be3 Rg8 18.Qa8+ Nb8 19.a4 Rg4 20.Ng2 Nec6 21.a5 Nb4 22.axb6 c6 23.Ra7 Nc2 24.Ba4 Nb4 25.Ra1 N4a6 26.Bd1 Rg7 27.b4 h4 28.b5 cxb5 29.cxb5 Bxb5 30.Rc1+ Nc5 31.Bxc5 dxc5 32.Rxc5+ Bc6 33.Rxb7 Rxb7 34.Rxc6+ 1-0 The game follows the results table for the 1951 US Open in FOrt Worth, and precedes several pages of games from the tournament. In his notes, Sanatsiere explicitly states that White was Weaver Adams. The problem is that Weaver Adams -- or, for that matter, any player named Adams -- played at Fort Worth. (Paul Quillen did. And we have the scores of all six of his losses. None come close to this game, except the one Vienna he lost as White.) Since Adams was from Massachusetts and Quillen from California it is not likely they had many chances to face each other. Both were at the 1950 US Open in Detroit, but did not olay in the tournament.. If you have any insights about the background of this game, please leave a note in my forum. ----- <Sources> <American Chess Bulletin>, July/August 1951, p.75-79. <Isaac Kashdan, American Chess Grandmaster : a Career Summary with 757 Games> / Peter P. Lahde. Jefferson, NC : McFarland, 2009. <Shady side : the life and crimes of Norman Tweed Whitaker, chessmaster>, by John Hilbert. Yorklyn, DE : Caissa Editions, 2000. [SS] ----- <PREVIOUS>: Game Collection: US Open 1950, Detroit <NEXT>: Game Collection: US Open 1952, Tampa <SEE ALSO>: Game Collection: US Open Tournament Index 187 games, 1951 US Open 1952, Tampa <1952 US Open Tampa, Florida July 14-25, 1952> Larry Evans became only the fourth player to repeat as US Open Champion. He started out 6-0, which put him 1.5 points up on eventual second place finisher Arturo Pomar. The Spaniard put up a spirited fight in the second half, but couldn't quite catch up in the second half. Also undefeated was Donald Byrne, who tied for third with the suprise player of the tournament Phil Le Cornu. A celebrity of a different sort was <Jacqueline Piatigorsky>, better known as a tournament patron bu of the strongest US women players in the 1950s and 1960s. Unfortunately, I have been able to find almost no games from the tournament. If you know of a stash somewhere, please let me know. table[ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Larry Melvyn Evans W49 W42 W43 W10 W 4 W11 D 3 D 2 W 5 D 6 D16 W17 10.0 2 Arturo Pomar-Salamanca W13 W39 W 8 D 3 D 5 D17 W26 D 1 D 4 W11 W27 W16 9.5 3 Donald Byrne W24 W28 W58 D 2 D16 W 9 D 1 W18 D17 W10 D 5 D 4 9.0 4 Phil Le Cornu W71 W38 W 7 D16 L 1 W37 D17 W 9 D 2 W42 W 6 D 3 9.0 5 Carl Pilnick D20 W21 W12 W27 D 2 D16 W 6 W13 L 1 W17 D 3 L 8 8.0 6 Edgar Thomas McCormick W50 W70 D27 W19 L11 W12 L 5 W22 W18 D 1 L 4 W21 8.0 7 Curt Justin Brasket W48 W33 L 4 L18 W41 D 8 D29 W14 D28 D40 W22 W20 8.0 8 Eliot Sanford Hearst W51 W46 L 2 W47 L17 D 7 W40 W15 D11 D16 D13 W 5 8.0 9 Ariel Mengarini L16 W72 W39 W58 W10 L 3 W55 L 4 L27 W50 W37 W18 8.0 10 Karl Burger W35 W61 W20 L 1 L 9 D39 W24 W21 W12 L 3 D17 D14 7.5 11 Anthony Santasiere W52 D12 W67 W45 W 6 L 1 L18 W16 D 8 L 2 W40 D13 7.5 12 Robert Sinclair Brieger W47 D11 L 5 W31 W56 L 6 W35 W19 L10 L27 W44 W49 7.5 13 Ivan Romanenko L 2 W73 W61 W34 D26 W14 D16 L 5 D38 W49 D 8 D11 7.5 14 Edmar J Mednis W30 L17 W42 D37 W46 L13 W59 L 7 W55 D38 W29 D10 7.5 15 Jose R Florido W60 D45 W53 L17 W25 L18 W39 L 8 L40 W51 W48 W27 7.5 16 James T Sherwin W 9 W25 W17 D 4 D 3 D 5 D13 L11 W30 D 8 D 1 L 2 7.0 17 Herman Steiner W73 W14 L16 W15 W 8 D 2 D 4 W38 D 3 L 5 D10 L 1 7.0 18 Jeremiah F Donovan W41 L43 W63 W 7 D37 W15 W11 L 3 L 6 D20 W30 L 9 7.0 19 Alfred Charles Ludwig D22 W29 W40 L 6 D28 W61 D21 L12 D44 D26 D34 W42 7.0 20 Lee Travis Magee D 5 W57 L10 W60 D21 D29 W43 D26 D49 D18 W42 L 7 7.0 21 Miguel Colon Romero D57 L 5 W60 W66 D20 W47 D19 L10 W36 D22 W38 L 6 7.0 22 Myron Fleischer D19 L37 W38 L25 W70 W44 W54 L 6 W46 D21 L 7 W40 7.0 23 William A Bills L61 L47 W75 L41 W48 W53 L28 W56 D32 W33 D26 W38 7.0 24 Charles Sharp L 3 W66 D49 L40 W69 W56 L10 D25 W54 L30 W50 W37 7.0 25 Ignas Zalys W65 L16 D54 W22 L15 L32 W33 D24 L29 W66 W49 W58 7.0 26 Reuben Klugman D37 D31 W30 W43 D13 W54 L 2 D20 L42 D19 D23 D34 6.5 27 Kenneth R Jones W76 W34 D 6 L 5 L54 L59 W31 W35 W 9 W12 L 2 L15 6.5 28 Jacqueline Piatigorsky W64 L 3 W31 D56 D19 L38 W23 D54 D 7 L37 W59 D29 6.5 29 Ralph Hurttlen W66 L19 W68 L46 W30 D20 D 7 L42 W25 W55 L14 D28 6.5 30 Charles C Crittenden L14 W51 L26 W32 L29 W71 W67 W37 L16 W24 L18 D31 6.5 31 Rafael Cintron D44 D26 L28 L12 D63 W62 L27 W60 D45 W53 W55 D30 6.5 32 Michael Yatron L43 W64 D46 L30 W36 W25 D37 L55 D23 L48 W56 W44 6.5 33 Leo Kupersmith W55 L 7 L47 D36 L35 W65 L25 W66 W62 L23 W51 W48 6.5 34 Nestor Hernandez W40 L27 W55 L13 L38 D52 D56 W43 W59 D46 D19 D26 6.5 35 Harlow Bussey Daly L10 L41 W62 D67 W33 W58 L12 L27 W71 L44 W65 W45 6.5 36 Robert C Eastwood L39 L44 W48 D33 L32 W60 W58 W47 L21 L45 W62 W46 6.5 37 Giles A Koelsche D26 W22 W41 D14 D18 L 4 D32 L30 W64 W28 L 9 L24 6.0 38 Walter Grombacher W74 L 4 L22 W73 W34 W28 W49 L17 D13 D14 L21 L23 6.0 39 Adolf Jay Fink W36 L 2 L 9 W63 W43 D10 L15 L46 L48 D56 W64 W55 6.0 40 Arthur R Spiller L34 W76 L19 W24 D58 W46 L 8 W63 W15 D 7 L11 L22 6.0 41 William A Scott L18 W35 L37 W23 L 7 L42 L50 L68 W74 W61 W57 W54 6.0 42 Lewis J Isaacs W59 L 1 L14 L44 W72 W41 W45 W29 W26 L 4 L20 L19 6.0 43 Roger A Carlyle W32 W18 L 1 L26 L39 W50 L20 L34 L53 Bye W67 W73 6.0 44 John D Mager D31 W36 L45 W42 L47 L22 W52 D59 D19 W35 L12 L32 5.5 45 William M Byland W68 D15 W44 L11 D49 L55 L42 D48 D31 W36 D46 L35 5.5 46 James E Barry W72 L 8 D32 W29 L14 L40 W51 W39 L22 D34 D45 L36 5.5 47 Svend H Oleson L12 W23 W33 L 8 W44 L21 D63 L36 L51 L65 W69 W62 5.5 48 Gordon L Weaver L 7 L63 L36 W74 L23 W68 W71 D45 W39 W32 L15 L33 5.5 49 John T Westbrock L 1 W74 D24 W70 D45 W67 L38 W57 D20 L13 L25 L12 5.5 50 P J Lavandero L 6 L54 W74 L55 W68 L43 W41 W61 W57 L 9 L24 D53 5.5 51 Carl Weberg L 8 L30 L64 D62 W75 W70 L46 W58 W47 L15 L33 W65 5.5 52 Bruce J Sidey L11 W75 L56 W68 L61 D34 L44 L62 L65 W74 W66 W59 5.5 53 Marshall Rohland W75 D67 L15 D57 L55 L23 L64 W72 W43 L31 W63 D50 5.5 54 Elias J Van Sweden L70 W50 D25 W69 W27 L26 L22 D28 L24 D60 D58 L41 5.0 55 Charles P Gray L33 W71 L34 W50 W53 W45 L 9 W32 L14 L29 L31 L39 5.0 56 W D Drexler W62 L58 W52 D28 L12 L24 D34 L23 W61 D39 L32 D60 5.0 57 Fred W Borges D21 L20 W59 D53 L67 W66 W61 L49 L50 L62 L41 W70 5.0 58 Daniel Fischheimer W63 W56 L 3 L 9 D40 L35 L36 L51 W68 W64 D54 L25 5.0 59 J M Moulden L42 D60 L57 W75 W65 W27 L14 D44 L34 W67 L28 L52 5.0 60 Edwin M Faust L15 D59 L21 L20 W76 L36 W69 L31 W72 D54 D70 D56 5.0 61 Chester A Lyon W23 L10 L13 W64 W52 L19 L57 L50 L56 L41 W71 D63 4.5 62 Jack F Shaw L56 L69 L35 D51 W64 L31 W70 W52 L33 W57 L36 L47 4.5 63 Arthur Montano L58 W48 L18 L39 D31 W69 D47 L40 L67 W73 L53 D61 4.5 64 Edward P Lebzeltern L28 L32 W51 L61 L62 W72 W53 W67 L37 L58 L39 D68 4.5 65 Alan L Brown L25 L68 D71 W76 L59 L33 L66 W70 W52 W47 L35 L51 4.5 66 L E J Marquez L29 L24 D72 L21 W74 L57 W65 L33 W69 L25 L52 W67 4.5 67 Philip G Haley W69 D53 L11 D35 W57 L49 L30 L64 W63 L59 L43 L66 4.0 68 B F Lopez L45 W65 L29 L52 L50 L48 D73 W41 L58 L69 W75 D64 4.0 69 Elliott Forry Laucks L67 W62 D70 L54 L24 L63 L60 W73 L66 W68 L47 D72 4.0 70 W F B Clevenger W54 L 6 D69 L49 L22 L51 L62 L65 Bye W71 D60 L57 4.0 71 Kenneth Weberg L 4 L55 D65 D72 W73 L30 L48 W74 L35 L70 L61 D75 3.5 72 James B Gibson L46 L 9 D66 D71 L42 L64 W76 L53 L60 D75 D74 D69 3.5 73 Bertha L Roberson L17 L13 W76 L38 L71 L74 D68 L69 W75 L63 Bye L43 3.5 74 Frank R Graves L38 L49 L50 L48 L66 W73 W75 L71 L41 L52 D72 Bye 3.5 75 Mac Palmer L53 L52 L23 L59 L51 L76 L74 Bye L73 D72 L68 D71 2.0 76 James A Creighton L27 L40 L73 L65 L60 W75 L72 --- --- --- --- --- 1.0 ]table The tournament was sponsored by the Tampa Chess Club and the Florida Chess League, and held at the Hotel Floridan. The director was Glenn E. Hartleb. ----- <THANKS> User: sachistu, for supplying games from the tournament book. ------ <SOURCES>: <American Chess Bulletin>, July/August 1952, p.60-63; September/October 1952, p. 88-89. <Los Angeles Times>, column by Herman Steiner, July 26, August 3, August 10, 17, 1952. ----- <PREVIOUS>: Game Collection: US Open 1951, Fort Worth <NEXT>: Game Collection: US Open 1953, Milwaukee <SEE ALSO>: Game Collection: US Open Tournament Index 199 games, 1952 US Open 1953, Milwaukee <54th US Open Milwaukee, Wisconsin August 10-21, 1953> Returning to its Midwest roots seemed to do wonders for the US Open, as Milwaukee smashed the previous attendance record set at Detroit 1950 by a full 50%, totalling 181 players in a thirteen-round event. An exciting finish saw <Donald Byrne> defeat Max Pavey and edge him out by 1/2-point. In Open trivia, <Anthony Santasiere> set a record by playing in his 15th tournament, while <Herman Steiner> tied the old record with his 14th (set by <William Widmeyer> and <John Winter>). The most notable debutant was <William James Lombardy>. The published crosstable was full of errors and had no results beyond player #50. I hope the following is correct, as far as it goes. An unknown result is indicated by <****>. table[ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 Donald Byrne W 26 L 15 W 33 W??? W 10 W 76 W 34 D 4 D 7 D 3 W 21 W 16 W 2 10.5 2 Max Pavey L 43 D 17 W 7 W 32 W100 W 54 W 25 W 11 W 6 D 4 W 3 W 9 L 1 10.0 3 Nicolas Rossolimo W 93 W 43 W 39 W 44 W 38 D 13 D 4 D 6 W 33 D 1 L 2 D 12 W 9 9.5 4 James T Sherwin W 86 W 40 W 18 W173 D 13 W 49 D 3 D 1 W 15 D 2 L 9 W 23 D 5 9.5 5 Israel Albert Horowitz W 89 D 9 L 11 W 34 L166 W101 W107 W 29 W 69 W 17 D 23 W 15 D 4 9.5 6 Frank Ross Anderson W178 D 10 D 31 W 45 W136 W 91 W 12 D 3 L 2 W 32 D 15 D 13 W 16 9.5 7 Eliot Sanford Hearst W 27 D 20 L 2 W 28 W140 W166 W 29 W 13 D 1 D 56 L 16 W 48 W 19 9.5 8 James Cross W 48 W 22 L 10 L 31 W173 W126 W106 W118 L 12 W 30 D 20 W 25 W 13 9.5 9 Curt Justin Brasket W 21 D 5 W 56 W 20 D 25 W 61 W 13 L 15 W 17 W 12 W 4 L 2 L 3 9.0 10 Miroslav Turiansky D 30 D 6 W 8 W 40 L 1 W 46 W 78 L 12 W 47 W 38 D 14 W 32 D 11 9.0 11 Karl Burger W 73 L 21 W 5 D 18 W 43 W 57 W 76 L 2 L 32 W 72 W 17 W 33 D 10 9.0 12 Joseph Shaffer W 96 W 50 L 86 W 73 W 95 W 98 L 6 W 10 W 8 L 9 W 22 D 3 D 23 9.0 13 Larry Melvyn Evans W 68 W 44 W 92 W 26 D 4 D 3 L 9 L 7 W110 W 25 W 56 D 6 L 8 8.5 14 Ariel Mengarini D 59 W 18 L 34 L 33 W 53 W 87 D 57 W 50 W 55 W 24 D 10 L 19 W 52 8.5 15 Alexander Kevitz D 39 W 1 L 44 W 23 W156 W113 W110 W 9 L 4 W 48 D 6 L 5 D 26 8.5 16 Bela Rozsa W 85 D 93 L 45 D 52 W124 W 31 W 91 W 38 D 28 W 33 W 7 L 1 L 6 8.5 17 Hans Berliner W 69 D 2 W105 D 21 W 78 W109 W 49 D 33 L 9 L 5 L 11 W 90 W 48 8.5 18 Anthony Santasiere W 90 L 14 L 4 D 11 D 50 W 42 W 64 W112 L 30 W 97 W 79 W 56 D 21 8.5 19 George Krauss W135 D 59 D 43 L 30 W108 W 68 W109 L 25 W 44 D 31 W 34 W 14 L 7 8.5 20 George Shainswit D101 D 7 D 28 L 9 W142 W140 W113 D 62 W 79 W 35 D 8 D 21 D 22 8.5 21 Arthur William Dake L 9 W 11 D 23 D 17 W 30 W 27 D 62 W106 W 34 W 28 L 1 D 20 D 18 8.5 22 Jeremiah F Donovan D 75 L 8 W127 D 56 D 36 W133 D132 W 78 W 60 W 27 L 12 W 44 D 20 8.5 23 Arthur Bisguier W 66 W180 D 21 L 15 W152 W 64 D 28 D 69 W 59 W 43 D 5 L 4 D 12 8.5 24 William James Lombardy W??? L 46 W175 D 50 W147 L 28 W 92 D 47 W 39 L 14 D 27 W 75 W 43 8.5 25 Jack O'Keefe W176 W 98 W136 D157 D 9 W 32 L 2 W 19 D 48 L 13 W 90 L 8 W 53 8.5 26 Jose R Florido L 1 W110 W 64 L 13 L 58 W128 W 60 D 63 D 97 W104 W 61 W 39 D 15 8.5 27 Robert Sobel L 7 W 30 D 29 W 36 D 56 L 21 W 88 W123 W 62 L 22 D 24 W 86 D 38 8.0 28 Edmar J Mednis W116 W 55 D 20 L 7 W 77 W 24 D 23 W 61 D 16 L 21 D 43 D 40 D 32 8.0 29 Allen Kaufman W 70 W 97 D 27 L 59 W 37 W103 L 7 L 5 W 68 L 90 W 45 W 47 D 40 8.0 30 Leonids Dreibergs D 10 L 27 D104 W 19 L 21 W121 W142 W122 W 18 L 8 W 42 D 43 D 33 8.0 31 Vladimir Pafnutief f W167 L 56 D 6 W 8 D 51 L 16 W115 W 57 W 61 D 19 L 32 D 52 W 79 8.0 32 Harlow Bussey Daly W 78 W 66 W180 L 2 W106 L 25 D102 W 40 W 11 L 6 W 31 L 10 D 28 8.0 33 Herman Steiner W173 W 45 L 1 W 14 W 75 W104 W 69 D 17 L 3 L 16 W 86 L 11 D 30 8.0 34 Rudolf Pitschak W 62 W 47 W 14 L 5 W103 W 38 L 1 D 49 L 21 W 45 L 19 D 65 W 67 8.0 35 Edgar Thomas McCormick L 56 W 79 D 93 L 68 W 84 W 71 D 63 W132 W104 L 20 L 52 W105 W 60 8.0 36 Bruno Schmidt W108 D 75 D142 L 27 D 22 D 45 L123 L 88 W149 W136 W 76 W110 W 56 8.0 37 Joseph Hidalgo L 67 W 51 W 41 D133 L 29 L 92 D 93 W171 L 66 W117 W144 W106 W 65 8.0 38 Eugene Warner W138 W153 W121 W119 L 3 L 34 W 94 L 16 W105 L 10 D 75 W 93 D 27 8.0 39 John Grkavac D 15 W178 L 3 L 64 D127 W157 W100 W 91 L 24 W 62 W106 L 26 W 61 8.0 40 Leon Stolzenberg D 47 L 4 W 60 L 10 W151 W156 W166 L 32 D 54 W144 W110 D 28 D 29 8.0 41 Howard Ohman L 64 L 49 L 37 L 58 W181 W135 W146 W134 W122 L 47 W108 W 78 W 69 8.0 42 Armin Surgies L105 W121 L102 L103 W158 L 18 W151 W152 W 98 W 76 L 30 W 63 W 59 8.0 43 Norman Tweed Whitaker W 2 L 3 D 19 W 93 L 11 W125 W 58 W 75 W 49 L 23 D 28 D 30 L 24 7.5 44 Erich Watkinson Marchand W 52 L 13 W 15 L 3 L 65 W 70 W 82 W 94 L 19 W112 W 60 L 22 D 46 7.5 45 Abe Turner D 53 L 33 W 16 L 6 W144 D 36 W 54 D 72 W 87 L 34 L 29 W 77 W 86 7.5 46 William A Bills L 63 W 24 D116 D140 W112 L 10 D136 W 77 W 89 L 59 D 93 W 62 D 44 7.5 47 Aleksandrs Liepnieks D 40 L 34 W 80 D 86 D101 W111 W161 D 24 L 10 W 41 D 69 L 29 W 89 7.5 48 Miguel Colon Romero L 8 W 94 L 61 W108 W117 W 80 W122 W104 D 25 L 15 W 59 L 7 L 17 7.5 49 Henry G Horak W170 W 41 W114 W127 W 61 L 4 L 17 D 34 L 43 D 53 D105 D 67 D 51 7.5 50 William A Byland D130 L 12 D 62 D 24 D 18 W 81 W171 L 14 D 70 D108 D135 W107 W 87 7.5 51 Edward LaCroix **** L 37 **** **** L 31 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** D 49 7.5 52 Ivan Romanenko L 44 L 60 D144 D 16 D 93 **** **** W117 D123 W 78 W 35 L 31 L 14 7.5 53 Angelo Sandrin D 45 **** **** L 61 L 14 **** W130 W166 W114 D 49 **** W 55 L 25 7.5 54 Saul Yarmak W179 W 89 L173 W105 D 57 L 2 L 45 **** D 40 L 60 W119 D 87 W 94 7.5 55 Samuel Baron **** L 28 L 68 L 94 W116 **** **** W155 L 14 D 65 W107 L 53 W 90 7.5 56 Elmars Zemgalis W 35 W 31 L 9 D 22 D 27 D 75 W 98 W 65 W 86 D 7 L 13 L 18 L 36 7.0 57 Henry R Meifert **** **** D 73 W 72 D 54 L 11 D 14 L 31 **** L106 **** W104 D 82 7.0 58 Harold Leef **** L 62 **** W 41 W 26 **** L 43 **** **** **** **** **** D71 7.0 59 Hugh Edward Myers D 14 D 19 **** W 29 **** **** **** **** L 23 W 46 L 48 D 69 L 42 7.0 60 James R Schroeder **** W 52 L 40 **** **** **** L 26 **** L 22 W 54 L 44 **** L 35 7.0 61 Charles Sharp **** **** W 48 W 53 L 49 L 9 **** L 28 L 31 W 66 L 26 **** L 39 7.0 62 Rafael Cintron L 34 W 58 D 50 W 97 D 88 **** D 21 D 20 L 27 L 39 **** L 46 **** 7.0 63 Somner Sorenson W 46 **** **** **** **** **** D 35 D 26 L101 **** **** L 42 **** 7.0 64 Charles C Crittenden W 41 W 68 L 26 W 39 **** L 23 L 18 **** **** **** **** **** W116 7.0 65 Mark Surgies **** **** **** **** W 44 **** **** L 56 D102 D 55 **** D 34 L 37 7.0 66 Lee Travis Magee L 23 L 32 W 79 **** **** **** **** **** W 37 L 61 **** D 89 D 75 7.0 67 Richard Alan McLellan W 37 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** D110 **** D 49 L 34 7.0 68 Adolf Jay Fink L 13 W 64 W 55 W 35 W115 L 19 **** **** L 29 **** **** **** **** 7.0 69 Harry Fajans L 17 W107 **** **** W174 W155 L 33 D 23 L 5 D 75 D 47 D59 L 41 7.0 70 Leonids Gaigals L 29 **** **** **** **** L 44 **** **** D 50 **** **** **** D 80 7.0 71 Charles R Heising **** **** **** **** **** L 35 **** **** **** **** **** **** D 58 7.0 72 Glenn E Hartleb **** L173 L 90 L 57 **** W134 **** D 45 W 92 L 11 **** **** W110 7.0 73 Alfred Charles Ludwig L 11 D104 D57 L 12 D 89 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 7.0 74 William Walbrec ht **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** D 81 7.0 75 Michael Yatron D 22 D 36 **** **** L 33 D 56 **** L 43 W118 D 69 D 38 L 24 D 66 7.0 76 Hal White **** **** **** **** **** L 1 L 11 L 86 L 42 L 36 **** **** 7.0 77 Ninus Aronson **** **** **** **** L 28 **** **** L 46 **** **** **** L 45 **** 7.0 78 Charles Henin L 32 **** **** **** L 17 **** L 10 L 22 **** L 52 **** L 41 **** 7.0 79 Laurence C Young **** k 35 L 66 **** **** **** **** W109 L 20 W115 L 18 **** L 31 7.0 80 D M J Wehrley **** **** L 47 **** **** L 48 **** **** **** **** **** **** D 70 7.0 81 T A Markson **** **** **** **** **** L 50 **** **** **** **** **** **** D 74 7.0 82 Philip G Haley **** **** **** **** **** **** L 44 **** **** **** **** **** D 57 7.0 83 William R Hamilton **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 7.0 84 Eva Aronson **** **** **** **** L 35 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** W123 7.0 85 John Broadus Holt L 16 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 7.0 86 Robert Sinclair Brieger L 4 **** W 12 D 47 L114 W147 **** W 76 L 56 W101 L 33 L 27 L 45 6.5 87 Eric Gutmanis **** **** **** **** **** L 14 **** **** L 45 **** **** D 54 L 50 6.5 88 Thomas A Jenkins **** **** **** **** D 62 **** L 27 W 36 **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 89 Arpad Elo L 5 L 54 **** **** D 73 **** **** **** L 46 **** **** D 66 L 47 6.5 90 Richard Kujoth L 18 **** W72 **** **** **** **** L110 W107 W 29 L 25 L 17 L 55 6.5 91 Heinricks Kalnins **** **** **** **** W 94 L 6 L 16 L 39 **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 92 Sam Cohen **** **** L 13 **** **** W 37 L 24 **** L 72 **** **** **** **** 6.5 93 Nikolajs Kampars L 3 D 16 D 35 L 43 D 52 **** D 37 **** **** **** D 46 L 38 **** 6.5 94 Carl Weberg **** L 48 **** W 55 L 91 **** L 38 L 44 **** **** **** **** L 54 6.5 95 Melvin Semb **** **** **** **** L 12 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 96 W R Augustine L 12 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 97 John Fashingbauer **** L 29 **** L 62 **** **** **** **** D 26 L 18 **** **** **** 6.5 98 Leslie Hunter Weaks **** L 25 **** **** **** L 12 L 56 L105 L 42 **** **** **** **** 6.5 99 Jerry O'Dell **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 100 Robert C Eastwood **** **** **** **** L 2 **** L 39 **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 101 Elias J Van Sweden D 20 **** **** **** D 47 L 5 **** **** W 63 L 86 **** **** **** 6.0 102 Isadore Schwartz **** **** W 42 **** L104 **** D 32 **** D65 L105 **** **** **** 6.0 103 David R Arganian **** **** **** W 42 L 34 L 29 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 104 John Penquite **** D 73 D 30 **** W102 L 33 **** L 48 L 35 L 26 **** L 57 **** 6.0 105 Albert Sandrin W 42 **** L 17 L 54 **** **** W117 W 98 L 38 W102 D 49 L 35 **** 6.0 106 Donald Vives **** **** L107 **** L 32 **** L 8 L 21 **** W 57 L 39 L 37 **** 6.0 107 Martin Harrow **** L 69 W106 **** **** **** L 5 **** L 90 **** L 55 L 50 **** 6.0 108 James E Barry L 36 **** **** L 48 L 19 **** **** **** D109 D 50 L 41 **** **** 6.0 109 Jean Cohn **** **** **** **** W118 L 17 L 19 L 79 D108 **** **** **** **** 6.0 110 Amos Kaminsky **** L 26 W178 W142 **** **** L 15 W90 L 13 D 67 L 40 L 36 L 72 6.0 111 Philip Kolody **** **** **** **** **** L 47 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 112 Kenneth R Jones **** **** **** **** L 46 **** **** L 18 **** L 44 **** **** **** 6.0 113 Bruce Brice-Nash **** **** **** **** **** L 15 L 20 **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 114 William Watts **** **** L 49 **** W 86 **** **** **** L 53 **** **** **** **** 6.0 115 Lewis J Isaacs **** **** **** W126 L 68 **** L 31 **** **** L 79 **** **** **** 6.0 116 Robert Schmidt L 28 **** D 46 **** L 55 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 64 6.0 117 Fred Rathmann **** **** **** **** L 48 **** L105 L 52 **** L 37 **** **** **** 6.0 118 Orest Popovych **** **** **** **** L109 **** **** L 8 L 75 **** **** **** **** 6.0 119 V Liepaskalns **** **** **** L 38 **** **** **** **** **** **** L 54 **** **** 6.0 120 Henry F Stockhold **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 121 John A Carroll **** L 42 L 38 **** **** L 30 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 122 William A Scott **** W172 W137 D143 **** **** L 48 L 30 L 41 **** **** **** **** 6.0 123 Willa White Owens **** **** **** W170 **** **** W 36 L 27 D 52 **** **** **** L 84 6.0 124 Arthur Garwood Ashbrook **** **** **** **** L 16 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 125 David Kerman **** **** **** **** **** L 43 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 126 James L Harkins **** **** **** L115 **** L 8 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 127 W Frank Gladney **** **** L 22 L 49 D 39 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 128 Svend H Olesen **** **** **** **** **** L 26 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 129 Fritz Rathmann **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 130 Ernest Rozkalns D 50 **** **** **** **** **** L 53 **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 131 Sylvan Zaft **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 132 Ira C Isenberg **** **** **** **** **** **** D 22 L 35 **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 133 John D Mager **** **** **** D 37 **** L 22 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 134 Herman C Zierke **** **** **** **** **** L 72 **** L 41 **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 135 Edwin M Faust L 19 **** **** **** **** L 41 **** **** **** **** D 50 **** **** 5.5 136 John Harold Roll **** **** L 25 **** L 6 **** D 46 **** **** L 36 **** **** **** 5.5 137 John W Harvey **** **** L122 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 138 Chester A Lyon L 38 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 139 Hugh E Hart **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 140 Frank Inbusch **** **** **** D 46 L 7 L 20 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 141 Richard Kunitz **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 142 Gerald Rutz **** **** D 36 L110 L 20 **** L 30 **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 143 Daniel L Clark **** **** **** D122 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 144 Roger A Carlyle **** **** D 52 **** L 45 **** **** **** **** L 40 L 37 **** **** 5.0 145 Fred Cramer **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 146 Kurt L Loening **** **** **** **** **** **** L 41 **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 147 Kalman Farkas **** **** **** **** L 24 L 86 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 148 Edward P Lebzeltern **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 149 Julius Goodman **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 36 **** **** **** **** 5.0 150 Kirk D Holland **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 151 John L Pusecker **** **** **** **** L 40 **** L 42 **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 152 Daniel C Kumro **** **** **** **** L 23 **** **** L 42 **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 153 Herman Schramm **** L 38 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 154 James B Gibson **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 155 James Mangan **** **** **** **** **** L 69 **** L 55 **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 156 P S Thorbjornsen **** **** **** **** L 15 L 40 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 157 Lucille Kellner **** **** **** D 25 W164 L 39 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 158 Howard Fleat **** **** **** **** L 42 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 159 Melvin Cohen **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 160 Paul Ligtvoet **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 161 William F Schick **** **** **** **** **** **** L 47 **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 162 Adam Stikl **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 163 Arents Legore Prindle **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 164 Robert K Salisbury **** **** **** **** L157 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 165 James A Creighton **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 166 Walter Grombacher **** **** **** **** W 5 L 7 L 40 L 53 **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 167 James Weidner L 31 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 168 John R Forbes **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 169 Frank R Graves **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 170 Elliott Forry Laucks L 49 **** **** L123 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 171 Neil H Swanson **** **** **** **** **** **** L 50 L 37 **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 172 Walter Otteson **** L122 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 173 George Eastman L 33 W 72 W 54 L 4 L 8 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 174 Roman Golla **** **** **** **** L 69 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 175 Arthur Ellwood Crew **** **** L 24 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 176 Kenneth Weberg L 25 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 177 William Schumann **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 178 Giles A Koelsche L 6 L 39 L110 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.0 179 Hugh Gauper L 54 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.5 180 Frank Cabot **** L 23 L 32 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.0 181 Robert D Offenberg **** **** **** **** L 41 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 1.0 ]table ----- <MILESTONES> 15: Anthony Santasiere 10: Harlow Bussey Daly (dating back to 1904!) ----- <SOURCES>: <A selection of games from the Fifty-fourth United States open chess championship, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August, 1953>. Omaha, Neb., Jack Spence, 1954,> [Tournament book: TB] <American Chess Bulletin>, September/October 1953, p.90-95, November/December 1953, p.111; January/February 1954 p.16-17. (ACB) <Anderson games book> / Frank Ross Anderson. (Anderson) <Chess Life> (CL) <Chess Review> (CR) <Elmars Semgalis : Grandmaster Without the Title> (Zemgalis) <Los Angeles Times>, column by Herman Steiner, August 23, 30, September 6, 1953; March 14, 1954 <Mengarini score sheets>, provided courtesy of John Hilbert, from a file of Andy Ansel <Shady side : the life and crimes of Norman Tweed Whitaker, chessmaster>, by John Hilbert. Yorklyn, DE : Caissa Editions, 2000. (Hilbert) ----- <PREVIOUS>: Game Collection: US Open 1952, Tampa <NEXT>: Game Collection: US Open 1954, New Orleans <SEE ALSO>: Game Collection: US Open Tournament Index 236 games, 1953 US Open 1954, New Orleans <55th US Open New Orleans, Louisiana August 2-14, 1954> There is more than one way to prevent a chess tournament from happening. This excerpt from <Chess Life> for August 20, 1954 relates how the Louisiana State Legislature nearly pulled it off. [Note: this is quoted verbatim, and 1954 word usage has not been changed.] <"There has been apparently some misunderstanding upon the part of some members of the Federation in regard to the unfortunate situation that developed in New Orleans concerning the U.S. Open Championship there. Let us attempt to clarify the matter by a brief statement of the facts. "When Mr. Herman Steiner and his Hollywood Committee refused to discard the idea of a group of graded tournaments the Federation perforce had to seek another sponsor for the Open.... The Louisiana Chess Federation and the New Orleans Chess Club stepped gallantly into the breach left by the withdrawal of Los Angeles as a sponsor, and the U.S. Chess Federation accepted their generous bid. At this time, there was no thought of discrimination against any group and the plans at New Orleans definitely envisioned the probable appearance of one or more negro players. The Louisiana group recognized without quibbling the logic in the well-established stand of the U.S. Chess Federation that its tournaments must be open to all without restriction or distinction. "Unfortunately, at very short notice before the scheduled date for the U.S. Open Championship, the Louisiana State Legislature in the final days of its session passed several very restrictive segregation laws, which made it thereupon illegal in Louisiana for the U.S. Open Championship Tournament to accept entry from negro players. "There may be in the minds of many grave doubts whether such acts in a state legislature are constitutional and legal; but fair-minded individuals must recognize that business institutions in New Orleans such as the Roosevelt Hotel, site of the tournament, cannot afford to be the trial case upon which the constitutionality of such legislative acts are tested. "Notice of these acts of the Louisiana Legislature was not received by the Federation in sufficient time to plan any change of locale, as a national tournament of the size and scope of the U.S. Open cannot be organized and financed over-night. In fact, there was scarcely time to notify USCF members of the restrictions imposed suddenly upon the U.S. Open by state laws. "In accepting these restrictions set by the Louisiana State Legislature for the U.S. Open of 1954, the Federation is not waiving its principles of open competition nor recognizing these restrictions as creating any precedent for future tournaments. But as a practical measure for 1954, the Federation had no course but to accept the restrictions imposed. "It has been suggested that the Federation might have cancelled the U.S. Open as a matter of principle. But the Federation has never believed in principles that cost somebody else money! The organizers in New Orleans had acted in good faith in preparing for the Open Championship; they had expended money, time, energy, and ingenuity in promoting the event. The unfortunate situation created by a few rabble-rousing politicians in the Louisiana Legislature made the promoters in New Orleans equally the victims of its fanaticism. Injustice to the negro chess player would not be ameliorated by imposing an equal injustice on the innocent promoters of the U.S. Championship in New Orleans..."> Though this is not mentioned, I would not be surprised if the legislature's actions were a reaction to the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education ruling by the Supreme Court, issued in May, 1954. Matters would probably work out differently today, but in 1954 the show went on with a good turnout of 109 players. Favorites included former US Champions Larry Evans and Arthur Bisguier, Spanish IM (at the time) Arturo Pomar-Salamanca, and former champion France Nicolas Rossolimo. Former Open champions in the field included Anthony Santasiere, Norman Tweed Whitaker, and Albert Sandrin. A little further down the list were now familiar names such as Edmar Mednis, William James Lombardy and Anthony Saidy, merely promising teenagers at the time. One of the odder US Open traditions concerned Arthur Bisguier, who had a tendency to lose early in the tournament to a much weaker player. For example, he had won the 1950 US Open despite losing in round two to Class A player Lester Spitzley. This time, it was William A Bills who pulled the trick in the very first round. Another significant upset (or so it seemed) came when Saidy toppled James T. Sherwin. And just as surely as Bisguier would suffer such an upset, he would come back. By the day off after round 5 he had four points, tied with Sherwin, Martin Harrow, Lombardy, Saidy, and Albert Sandrin behind Evans, Pomar, Nicolas Rossolimo, Santasiere, Abe Turner, Orest Popovych, and Alfred J. Krumins with 4.5. Alfred J Krumins? Oh, there's always one total outsider sneaking into the top spots at the halfway point. He would lose his next four games and go home. On the off day, Sherwin won the rapid transit tournament with a score of 21-2, two points ahead of Bisguier. Now, back to the action. Round six saw Pomar go into the lead by defeating Santasiere's ultra-Romantic Caro-Kann Defense. Among the other leaders, Evans drew with Popovych and Rossolimo with Turner. The four of them were joined at five points by Bisguier (who defeated Krumins) and Saidy. Evans mixed things up further by defeating Pomar in round 7, taking the lead at 6-1 along with Bisguier and Rossolimo ahead of Pomar, Lombardy, Santasiere, Sherwin, and Erich Marchand. In the 5-2 group were Saidy, Turner, Jeremiah Donovan, Allen Kaufman, Popovych, Albert Sandrin, Edgar McCormick, and Charles Henin. Evans now drew three in a row against Santasiere, Donovan, and Rossolimo, allowing Pomar back into the lead with eight points after wins over Lombardy and Rossolimo and a draw with Sherwin. Abe Turner caught Pomar to tie for first with two rounds left, while Bisguier remained tied with Evans at 7.5 along with Rossolimo, Donovan, Mednis, and Sherwin. Pomar maintained his lead by defeating Turner in round 11. Keeping pace a half-point back were Evans (defeating Mednis), Bisguier (defeating Donovan), and Sherwin (defeating Rossolimo). The final round saw Bisguier with White against Pomar and needing a win. However, the Spaniard quickly forced a perpetual check, leaving Evans and Sherwin going for a tie for first. Alas, the Modern Benoni didn't work for Sherwin, leaving Evans the winner on tiebreaks over Pomar and both players $700 richer. Bisguier was caught for third place by Robert Steinmeyer, who came from way back by scoring 5.5 points in his last six games while avoiding all the craziness on the top boards; they split $375. 5th-7th, with 8.5 points, were Sherwin, Martin Harrow, and Allen Kaufman, who split a total of $225. table[ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Larry Melvyn Evans W 65 W 24 W 77 W 28 D 13 D 38 W 2 D 9 D 10 D 8 W 14 W 5 9.5 2 Arturo Pomar-Salamanca W 57 W 41 W 58 W 25 D 38 W 9 L 1 W 18 W 8 D 5 W 13 D 4 9.5 3 Robert Henry Steinmeyer D 47 L 50 W 48 W 29 W 22 L 11 W 45 W 27 D 6 W 23 W 24 W 13 9.0 4 Arthur Bisguier L 28 W 86 W 49 W 43 W 65 W 84 W 13 L 8 D 14 W 19 W 10 D 2 9.0 5 James T Sherwin L 24 W 55 W 16 W 15 W 44 D 27 W 6 D 11 W 7 D 2 W 8 L 1 8.5 6 Martin Harrow D 26 W 34 D 15 W 80 W 60 D 18 L 5 W 84 D 3 W 30 W 11 D 9 8.5 7 Allen Kaufman L 17 W100 W 30 W 58 D 14 D 10 W 51 W 26 L 5 D 9 W 29 W 19 8.5 8 Nicolas Rossolimo W 35 W 45 W 43 D 11 W 31 D 13 W 24 W 4 L 2 D 1 L 5 D 10 8.0 9 Anthony Santasiere D 50 W 47 W 26 W 17 W 11 L 2 W 27 D 1 L 24 D 7 W 25 D 6 8.0 10 Jeremiah F Donovan W 46 L 17 D 21 W 34 W 78 D 7 W 76 W 12 D 1 W 18 L 4 D 8 8.0 11 Erich Watkinson Marchand W 76 W 60 W 78 D 8 L 9 W 3 W 38 D 5 L 13 W 12 L 6 W 30 8.0 12 Charles Henin D 94 W 20 D 84 W 69 L 18 W 54 W 30 L 10 W 16 L 11 W 32 W 24 8.0 13 Abe Turner W 86 W 52 W 39 W 44 D 1 D 8 L 4 W 25 W 11 W 24 L 2 L 3 8.0 14 Edmar J Mednis L 45 W 71 W 36 W 77 D 7 W 35 D 26 W 41 D 4 W 50 L 1 D 18 8.0 15 Milton Otteson W 82 D 22 D 6 L 5 W 96 L 50 W 49 W 28 D 25 W 47 D 18 W 46 8.0 16 Ronald Joseph Gross L 27 W 66 L 5 W100 W 61 D 55 W 52 D 71 L 12 W 76 W 33 W 31 8.0 17 James R Schroeder W 7 W 10 D 31 L 9 W 47 L 24 W 20 W 38 L 19 W 39 D 22 D 23 7.5 18 William James Lombardy W 55 W 27 L 38 W 82 W 12 D 6 W 84 L 2 W 29 L 10 D 15 D 14 7.5 19 Norman Tweed Whitaker L 22 W 76 D 29 W 53 D 50 W 60 D 71 W 33 W 17 L 4 W 27 L 7 7.5 20 Benjamin Greenwald D 48 L 12 W 75 W 37 W 52 L 26 L 17 W 53 W 66 D 33 W 41 D 22 7.5 21 Fred W Borges W 73 L 85 D 10 W 23 L 35 L 22 L 99 W 68 W 45 W 86 W 37 W 47 7.5 22 John B Payne W 19 D 15 W108 L 84 L 3 W 21 D 23 W 95 D 39 W 49 D 17 D 20 7.5 23 Alfred B Wills L 41 W 74 D 37 L 21 W 67 W 79 D 22 W 42 W 71 L 3 W 57 D 17 7.5 24 Anthony Saidy W 5 L 1 W 67 W 96 W 45 W 17 L 8 W 39 W 9 L 13 L 3 L 12 7.0 25 Edgar Thomas McCormick W 71 W 33 W 61 L 2 L 27 W 43 W 31 L 13 D 15 W 26 L 9 D 29 7.0 26 Lev Blonarovych D 6 W 62 L 9 W 73 W 40 W 20 D 14 L 7 D 65 L 25 D 36 W 50 7.0 27 Albert Sandrin W 16 L 18 W 64 W 85 W 25 D 5 L 9 L 3 W 72 W 31 L 19 D 28 7.0 28 William A Bills W 4 W 29 W 69 L 1 L 84 L 76 W 77 L 15 W 78 D 46 W 40 D 27 7.0 29 Daniel Fischheimer W 59 L 28 D 19 L 3 W 62 W 40 W 86 W 47 L 18 W 65 L 7 D 25 7.0 30 George Krauss L 42 W 57 L 7 W 59 W 58 W 46 L 12 W 76 W 41 L 6 W 50 L 11 7.0 31 Gerald Kensell Fielding W 87 W 67 D 17 W 50 L 8 D 45 L 25 W 57 W 44 L 27 W 49 L 16 7.0 32 Jack O'Keefe L 52 W 59 L 51 W 91 L 39 W 80 D 66 W 36 D 37 W 71 L 12 W 53 7.0 33 Keith Hastings W 80 L 25 L 96 W 72 W 81 D 86 W 35 L 19 W 84 D 20 L 16 W 58 7.0 34 Christian Wingard D 53 L 6 W 89 L 10 D 37 L 58 W 61 W103 D 86 W 48 W 67 D 41 7.0 35 Angelo Sandrin L 8 D 75 W 62 W 63 W 21 L 14 L 33 D 46 L 43 W 59 W 81 W 57 7.0 36 John L Alexander W 91 L 44 L 14 D 67 W108 L 47 W 82 L 32 W 85 W 66 D 26 W 60 7.0 37 Leslie Hunter Weaks D 40 D 94 D 23 L 20 D 34 W 59 W 54 D 44 D 32 D 42 L 21 W 67 6.5 38 Orest Popovych W 93 W 95 W 18 W 40 D 2 D 1 L 11 L 17 L 50 L 41 W 54 D 43 6.5 39 Val D Berzzarins W 83 W 68 L 13 L 94 W 32 W 42 W 50 L 24 D 22 L 17 D 53 D 44 6.5 40 Marvin C Palmer D 37 W 48 W 53 L 38 L 26 L 29 W 63 D 55 D 60 W 51 L 28 W 66 6.5 41 Robert Sinclair Brieger W 23 L 2 W 68 W 61 L 94 W 78 W 95 L 14 L 30 W 38 L 20 D 34 6.5 42 Glenn E Hartleb W 30 L 43 W 56 L 78 W 69 L 39 W 70 L 23 W 81 D 37 L 47 W 65 6.5 43 Robert B M Potter W100 W 42 L 8 L 4 W 49 L 25 W 79 L 65 W 35 L 57 W 62 D 38 6.5 44 Leon Poliakoff W 54 W 36 W 85 L 13 L 5 L 51 W 78 D 37 L 31 D 62 W 76 D 39 6.5 45 Adrian L McAuley W 14 L 8 W 88 W105 L 24 D 31 L 3 L 49 L 21 W 68 W 80 W 63 6.5 46 Fred W Cummings L 10 L 54 W 92 W 68 W 80 L 30 D 56 D 35 W 95 D 28 W 65 L 15 6.5 47 Amos Kaminsky D 3 L 9 W 99 W108 L 17 W 36 W 55 L 29 W 73 L 15 W 42 L 21 6.5 48 Edward M Borsodi D 20 L 40 L 3 W 75 W 63 L 52 W105 D 72 D 56 L 34 W 70 W 69 6.5 49 Stephen Smale W 99 D 63 L 4 W103 L 43 W 73 L 15 W 45 W 55 L 22 L 31 W 77 6.5 50 Blake W Stevens D 9 W 3 W 63 L 31 D 19 W 15 L 39 W 51 W 38 L 14 L 30 L 26 6.0 51 W Frank Gladney W 56 L 69 W 32 L 65 W 57 W 44 L 7 L 50 W 74 L 40 L 58 W 81 6.0 52 Donald Vives W 32 L 13 D 73 W 79 L 20 W 48 L 16 L 66 L 67 W 88 D 56 W 74 6.0 53 Edmund Godbold D 34 W 64 L 40 L 19 L 73 W108 W 98 L 20 W 79 W 56 D 39 L 32 6.0 54 Lewis J Isaacs L 44 W 46 L 65 W 74 W 77 L 12 L 37 W 59 L 76 W 91 L 38 W 78 6.0 55 Walter Grombacher L 18 L 5 W 93 W 64 W 85 D 16 L 47 D 40 L 49 L 74 W 89 W 73 6.0 56 Henry F Stockhold L 51 W 93 L 42 L 57 W 87 W 69 D 46 D 86 D 48 L 53 D 52 W 76 6.0 57 Ivan Romanenko L 2 L 30 W 83 W 56 L 51 W 91 W103 L 31 W 58 W 43 L 23 L 35 6.0 58 George S Smith W 81 W105 L 2 L 7 L 30 W 34 L 65 W 80 L 57 W 77 W 51 L 33 6.0 59 Edwin M Faust L 29 L 32 W 87 L 30 W 92 L 37 W 83 L 54 W 64 L 35 W 79 W 75 6.0 60 Austin H Hobson W 74 L 11 W 90 W 81 L 6 L 19 L 72 W 91 D 40 D 73 W 71 L 36 6.0 61 Frank Chavez W 90 W 79 L 25 L 41 L 16 L 95 L 34 L 87 W101 W 92 W 83 W 71 6.0 62 John C Barnes D108 L 26 L 35 L 95 L 29 W 90 W 88 W 75 W 99 D 44 L 43 W 72 6.0 63 Max F Mueller W109 D 49 L 50 L 35 L 48 W 67 L 40 D 98 W 92 W 95 W 74 L 45 6.0 64 Armstrong Chinn W104 L 53 L 27 L 55 L 72 W 87 L 74 W 97 L 59 W100 W 96 W 86 6.0 65 William Drakert L 1 W 89 W 54 W 51 L 4 L 71 W 58 W 43 D 26 L 29 L 46 L 42 5.5 66 John Broadus Holt L 70 L 16 W101 W 90 L 79 W 85 D 32 W 52 L 20 L 36 W 73 L 40 5.5 67 Thomas A Jenkins W102 L 31 L 24 D 36 L 23 L 63 W108 W 90 W 52 W 72 L 34 L 37 5.5 68 Chester A Lyon W 89 L 39 L 41 L 46 D 98 L 75 W 93 L 21 W 82 L 45 W 99 W 85 5.5 69 Kurt L Loening W106 W 51 L 28 L 12 L 42 L 56 D 85 D 79 D 87 W 99 W 86 L 48 5.5 70 Abraham Croll W 66 L 77 L 79 W 99 L 71 W 89 L 42 L 81 W103 D 80 L 48 W 87 5.0 71 Charles R Heising L 25 L 14 W109 W 98 W 70 W 65 D 19 D 16 L 23 L 32 L 60 L 61 5.0 72 Henry Myers L 98 W102 L 82 L 33 W 64 W 96 W 60 D 48 L 27 L 67 D 75 L 62 5.0 73 Gary B Erdal L 21 W 87 D 52 L 26 W 53 L 49 W 75 W 99 L 47 D 60 L 66 L 55 5.0 74 Alan L Brown L 60 L 23 W 97 L 54 W102 L 77 W 64 W 92 L 51 W 55 L 63 L 52 5.0 75 Jack F Shaw L 85 D 35 L 20 L 48 W101 W 68 L 73 L 62 W 93 W 87 D 72 L 59 5.0 76 Marshall Rohland L 11 L 19 W107 W104 W 82 W 28 L 10 L 30 W 54 L 16 L 44 L 56 5.0 77 Isadore Schwartz W 88 W 70 L 1 L 14 L 54 W 74 L 28 L 78 W100 L 58 W 91 L 49 5.0 78 Andrew M Lockett Jr. W107 W 98 L 11 W 42 L 10 L 41 L 44 W 77 L 28 L 81 W 95 L 54 5.0 79 Fenner Parham Bye L 61 W 70 L 52 W 66 L 23 L 43 D 69 L 53 W 85 L 59 D 80 5.0 80 Alpen Gardner Murphy L 33 W107 W 98 L 6 L 46 L 32 W 97 L 58 W 89 D 70 L 45 D 79 5.0 81 John L Pusecker L 58 W109 W104 L 60 L 33 L103 W 89 W 70 L 42 W 78 L 35 L 51 5.0 82 Milton Diez Blumenthal L 15 W106 W 72 L 18 L 76 D105 L 36 L 85 L 68 D102 W103 W 96 5.0 83 James Mangan L 39 L 96 L 57 W106 L 89 W107 L 59 L100 W 97 W103 L 61 W 95 5.0 84 Alfred J Krumins W 97 W103 D 12 W 22 W 28 L 4 L 18 L 6 L 33 ---- ---- ---- 4.5 85 James S Noel W 75 W 21 L 44 L 27 L 55 L 66 D 69 W 82 L 36 L 79 W 90 L 68 4.5 86 Jesse William Stapp L 13 L 4 W102 W 88 W105 D 33 L 29 D 56 D 34 L 21 L 69 L 64 4.5 87 Lawrence J Coplin L 31 L 73 L 59 W101 L 56 L 64 W107 W 61 D 69 L 75 W 88 L 70 4.5 88 Elliott Forry Laucks L 77 W 97 L 45 L 86 L 95 D 93 L 62 W 96 W 90 L 52 L 87 W 99 4.5 89 Kenneth N Vines L 68 L 65 L 34 W109 W 83 L 70 L 81 W101 L 80 W 98 L 55 D 91 4.5 90 Arthur Ellwood Crew L 61 W 91 L 60 L 66 D100 L 62 W104 L 67 L 88 W107 L 85 W102 4.5 91 John DeVine L 36 L 90 W106 L 32 W104 L 57 W100 L 60 W 98 L 54 L 77 D 89 4.5 92 James B Gibson L103 L 99 L 46 W107 L 59 W104 W 96 L 74 L 63 L 61 D102 W101 4.5 93 Paul S Ligtvoet L 38 L 56 L 55 W 97 L103 D 88 L 68 W108 L 75 L 96 W106 W104 4.5 94 Saul Yarmak D 12 D 37 W103 W 39 W 41 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 4.0 95 W Troy Miller W 96 L 38 L105 W 62 W 88 W 61 L 41 L 22 L 46 L 63 L 78 L 83 4.0 96 John L Marks L 95 W 83 W 33 L 24 L 15 L 72 L 92 L 88 W107 W 93 L 64 L 82 4.0 97 John B Loeb L 84 L 88 L 74 L 93 Bye W106 L 80 L 64 L 83 L104 W107 W100 4.0 98 William D Mungle W 72 L 78 L 80 L 71 D 68 W102 L 53 D 63 L 91 L 89 L104 D107 3.5 99 John B Tangeman L 49 W 92 L 47 L 70 W109 D100 W 21 L 73 L 62 L 69 L 68 L 88 3.5 100 David A Walsdorf L 43 L 7 Bye L 16 D 90 D 99 L 91 W 83 L 77 L 64 D101 L 97 3.5 101 Ralph G Houghton L105 L108 L 66 L 87 L 75 W109 W102 L 89 L 61 W106 D100 L 92 3.5 102 Renato Roscher L 67 L 72 L 86 Bye L 74 L 98 L101 D106 W108 D 82 D 92 L 90 3.5 103 John C Luneau W 92 L 84 L 94 L 49 W 93 W 81 L 57 L 34 L 70 L 83 L 82 L106 3.0 104 Tommy Baumler L 64 Bye L 81 L 76 L 91 L 92 L 90 L107 L106 W 97 W 98 L 93 3.0 105 William R Hamilton W101 L 58 W 95 L 45 L 86 D 82 L 48 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.5 106 Robert D Offenberg L 69 L 82 L 91 L 83 L107 L 97 L109 D102 W104 L101 L 93 W103 2.5 107 Frank R Graves L 78 L 80 L 76 L 92 W106 L 83 L 87 W104 L 96 L 90 L 97 D 98 2.5 108 Gordon C Bates D 62 W101 L 22 L 47 L 36 L 53 L 67 L 93 L102 ---- ---- ---- 1.5 109 Walter Otteson L 63 L 81 L 71 L 89 L 99 L101 W106 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.0 ]table The tournament was held at the Roosevelt Hotel, sponsored by the New Orleans Chess Club and the Louisiana Chess Association. The tournament director was Newton Grant. ----- <SOURCES>: "American Chess Bulletin", May/June 1954, p.52; July/August 1954, p.69-71; September/October 1954, p.95-96; November/December 1954, p.120; January/February 1955, p.13-14. "Chess Life", August 20 and September 5, 1954 "New York Times", tournament reports from August 2-14 (thanks to <Calli> for supplying these). <Shady side : the life and crimes of Norman Tweed Whitaker, chessmaster>, by John Hilbert. Yorklyn, DE : Caissa Editions, 2000. [SS] ----- <MILESTONES> 15: Norman Tweed Whitaker 10: Lewis J Isaacs, Marvin C Palmer ----- <PREVIOUS>: Game Collection: US Open 1953, Milwaukee <NEXT>: Game Collection: US Open 1955, Long Beach <SEE ALSO>: Game Collection: US Open Tournament Index ---------- 188 games, 1954 US Open 1955, Long Beach <56th US Open Long Beach, California August 8-19, 1955> The Butterfly Effect is the idea that seemingly inconsequential acts, such as a butterfly flapping its wings, can have wide-ranging, catastrophic consequences. Samuel Reshevsky may never have heard of the term, but he knew exactly what it meant. It's round 7 of the 1955 US Open in Long Beach, California, and James Bolton is playing Ronald Gross. Bolton won the game, then was informed by a spectator that, while he was away from the board, Gross had made a move, taken it back, and substituted another one. Bolton was enraged. He went to the tournament directors and demanded that he be awarded a win on forfeit, even though he had won over the board. This would never happen today. Bolton would be too concerned about the rating points. But that wasn't such a big consideration back in 1955, and the directors eventually decided to let him have his way. Eccentric, perhaps, but after all how could it possibly matter? With that settled, we can flash ahead to the end of the tournament with Reshevsky and Nicolas Rossolimo tied for first place. In such situations, cash prizes are generally split equally. However, if there is an indivisible prize such as a trophy, tie-breaking systems are used. And this tournament had a particularly interesting indivisible prize. http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif... <One prize, indivisible> Tiebreak systems are based on the principle that tied players should be ranked by the strength of the opposition. This is measured by adding up the adjusted scores of their opponents. Note the word <adjusted>. If a player does not play a game for some reason, this means their actual "strength" is misrepresented, unfairly impacting the tiebreak score. Adjustments are made by adding 1/2-point for every unplayed game or forfeit loss, and subtracting 1/2-point for byes or wins on forfeit. Wait a minute. <Wins on forfeit lower an adjusted score?!> For those of you who haven't already guessed what is coming and looked at the crosstable below, Bolton played Reshevsky in round 2. Counting the game with Gross as a forfeit win lowered Bolton's adjusted score by 1/2-point, which lowered Reshevsky's tiebreak score by 1/2-point, which gave Rossolimo the car. There is no such thing as a free butterfly. ----- OK, important note. The above is the usual version of the story, and is correct up to a point. However <Kenneth Harkness>, the Doyen of Everything Involved in USCF Tiebreaking at the time, prepared a short report for the September 20, 1955 <Chess Life> proving that Bolton's action did not cost Reshevsky the car. Had the game been scored as a regular win, the first two tiebreak systems would have wound up tied but Rossolimo would still have prevailed by one-quarter point on the third. Too bad. Spoils a great story. ----- Of course, a few other things happened in the course of that two weeks, with over forty masters and experts among the 156 players, representing 25 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, and Mexico. And how could you beat a tournament with free coffee and directed by the anagrammatic Orlo M. Rolo? 1953 champion Donald Byrne led much of the way, but a round 11 loss to Larry Evans permitted the eventual co-winners to leap ahead of him. ----- table[ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Nicolas Rossolimo W 79 W 70 W 53 W 26 D 3 D 52 W 23 D 2 D 6 W 8 W 9 W 4 10.0 2 Samuel Reshevsky W 78 W 45 W153 D 52 W 30 W 21 D 3 D 1 D 4 W 13 W 6 W 8 10.0 3 Donald Byrne W 82 W 50 W 31 W 57 D 1 W 27 D 2 W 21 D 8 W 10 L 4 W 7 9.5 4 Larry Melvyn Evans W147 D 13 W 56 W 20 D 23 W 55 D 10 W 11 D 2 W 22 W 3 L 1 9.0 5 Abe Turner W 35 L 7 W 48 W 15 L 6 W 60 W 19 W 72 D 36 D 11 W 31 W 13 9.0 6 Anthony Saidy W104 W 37 L 21 W150 W 5 W 9 L 8 W 17 D 1 W 14 L 2 W 27 8.5 7 Ivan Romanenko W135 W 5 D 9 D 28 D 24 W 29 L 11 W 58 W 52 W 15 W 22 L 3 8.5 8 James T Sherwin W107 W 62 W 77 W 55 L 21 W 26 W 6 W 52 D 3 L 1 W 20 L 2 8.5 9 Irving Rivise W 76 W 17 D 7 W 47 D 52 L 6 W 70 D 14 W 43 W 29 L 1 W 25 8.5 10 Herbert Seidman W114 W152 W 73 L 21 W 74 W 37 D 4 D 36 W 53 L 3 D 11 W 20 8.5 11 Arthur William Dake W 68 W 29 D 20 D 54 W 13 D 38 W 7 L 4 W 28 D 5 D 10 D 12 8.0 12 Robert Henry Steinmeyer W108 W 15 D 47 W 19 L 27 D 43 L 31 W 59 W 17 W 21 D 16 D 11 8.0 13 Albert Sandrin W101 D 4 D 24 W 93 L 11 W 76 W 59 W 23 W 21 L 2 W 38 L 5 8.0 14 Hans Berliner W 93 W 18 L 57 W 49 L 70 W 62 W 55 D 9 W 56 L 6 W 39 D 16 8.0 15 Raymond Martin W 87 L 12 W107 L 5 W 85 W 68 W 26 W 40 D 20 L 7 W 53 D 30 8.0 16 Herman Steiner W 67 L 77 W 87 W 18 L 55 W 96 W 44 L 20 W 19 W 54 D 12 D 14 8.0 17 Ignas Zalys W109 L 9 W 85 D 72 D 20 W124 W 46 L 6 L 12 W 77 W 70 W 37 8.0 18 Alex Suhobeck W148 L 14 W 35 L 16 W132 W106 L 25 D 90 W 80 W 43 D 30 W 36 8.0 19 Larry Remlinger W136 W124 D 23 L 12 D 71 W 94 L 5 W 41 L 16 W 58 W 78 W 38 8.0 20 William G Addison W112 W 60 D 11 L 4 D 17 W 50 W 34 W 16 D 15 W 36 L 8 L 10 7.5 21 Paul Brandts W154 W 92 W 6 W 10 W 8 L 2 W 53 L 3 L 13 L 12 D 44 W 56 7.5 22 Robert Gary Cross W121 D 24 L 36 W 79 W 45 D 30 W 39 W 25 W 38 L 4 L 7 D 29 7.5 23 Allen Kaufman W126 W 90 D 19 W 36 D 4 W 70 L 1 L 13 W 73 D 25 D 37 D 26 7.5 24 Eliot Sanford Hearst W 88 D 22 D 13 W 83 D 7 W 32 L 52 W 39 L 29 W 42 L 27 W 59 7.5 25 William James Lombardy L 41 W125 D 71 W 92 W 33 D 54 W 18 L 22 W 34 D 23 W 40 L 9 7.5 26 Edgar Thomas McCormick W100 W 61 W 40 L 1 W 59 L 8 L 15 W 49 W 72 L 38 W 71 D 23 7.5 27 Carl Pilnick W151 D 91 W 75 W 46 W 12 L 3 D 38 L 53 D 32 W 60 W 24 L 6 7.5 28 Morris Gordon W 98 W 49 W 32 D 7 L 53 W 42 L 36 W 30 L 11 L 39 W 90 W 61 7.5 29 Joseph G Sullivan W145 L 11 D117 W123 W 63 L 7 W 42 W 37 W 24 L 9 D 36 D 22 7.5 30 Karl Burger D 86 W155 W 91 W 44 L 2 D 22 D 37 L 28 W117 W 56 D 18 D 15 7.5 31 Eugene Levin W 72 W105 L 3 W 41 L 37 W 71 W 12 L 38 W 81 D 53 L 5 W 57 7.5 32 Miroslav Radojcic W150 D 44 L 28 W151 W 56 L 24 W 61 D 54 D 27 D 71 D 41 W 52 7.5 33 Bruno Schmidt W123 L 58 W 80 D153 L 25 W 95 W 79 L 43 D 55 W 73 D 54 W 53 7.5 34 Jeremiah F Donovan L117 W100 D 92 D 67 W107 W 66 L 20 W 64 L 25 D 79 W 80 W 55 7.5 35 Mike Hailparn L 5 W146 L 18 W136 D150 W 92 D 75 L 62 D 74 W117 W 60 W 54 7.5 36 Louis Levy W 94 D 56 W 22 L 23 W152 W 75 W 28 D 10 D 5 L 20 D 29 L 18 7.0 37 Charles Wallace W 48 L 6 W142 W 58 W 31 L 10 D 30 L 29 W 65 W 52 D 23 L 17 7.0 38 Zoltan Kovacs D 65 W 95 D 42 W 90 W 76 D 11 D 27 W 31 L 22 W 26 L 13 L 19 7.0 39 George Hunnex W137 L 47 D 63 W 81 W 91 W 57 L 22 L 24 W 67 W 28 L 14 D 41 7.0 40 Dmitri Poliakoff W 80 W 96 L 26 L 76 D 51 W 83 W 48 L 15 W 94 W 64 L 25 D 44 7.0 41 Boris Garfinkel W 25 L 53 W126 L 31 L106 W119 W 76 L 19 W 89 W 47 D 32 D 39 7.0 42 Blake W Stevens W125 D 46 D 38 W 94 D 54 L 28 L 29 W 85 W 82 L 24 D 45 W 79 7.0 43 Robert Sinclair Brieger L 91 W118 W 89 W 73 D 57 D 12 D 54 W 33 L 9 L 18 D 48 W 78 7.0 44 Vladimir Pafnutieff W122 D 32 W 65 L 30 D 60 W 93 L 16 D 71 W 90 D 78 D 21 D 40 7.0 45 James Michael Bolton W141 L 2 D 67 W104 L 22 W150 + 74 L 56 D 46 D 62 D 42 W 77 7.0 46 Richard Alan McLellan W149 D 42 W 82 L 27 W 47 L 53 L 17 W 68 D 45 D 57 D 79 W 91 7.0 47 William M Byland W127 W 39 D 12 L 9 L 46 D103 W 84 D 82 D 58 L 41 W 85 W 63 7.0 48 Edmund Godbold L 37 W136 L 5 W109 W 88 D 74 L 40 W138 L 60 W 84 D 43 W 70 7.0 49 William A Bills W118 L 28 W124 L 14 D 78 W 97 D 57 L 26 L 64 W110 W 84 W 72 7.0 50 Arthur R Spiller W144 L 3 W114 L 59 W 82 L 20 D 68 W 98 L 70 D103 W 76 W 73 7.0 51 Glenn E Hartleb W139 L 52 L 93 W120 D 40 L104 L 98 W127 W 88 D 92 W 81 W 71 7.0 52 Peter Lapiken W138 W 51 W 74 D 2 D 9 D 1 W 24 L 8 L 7 L 37 W 91 L 32 6.5 53 Charles Henin W120 W 41 L 1 W105 W 28 W 46 L 21 W 27 L 10 D 31 L 15 L 33 6.5 54 Anthony Santasiere W 97 D 75 W 81 D 11 D 42 D 25 D 43 D 32 W 62 L 16 D 33 L 35 6.5 55 Saul Yarmak W129 W117 W 58 L 8 W 16 L 4 L 14 D 60 D 33 W 72 D 59 L 34 6.5 56 Robert Nertib Jacobs W130 D 36 L 4 W 65 L 32 W 78 W117 W 45 L 14 L 30 W 68 L 21 6.5 57 Charles L Bagby W110 W 59 W 14 L 3 D 43 L 39 D 49 L 81 W 83 D 46 W 67 L 31 6.5 58 Henry Gross W106 W 33 L 55 L 37 D 61 W138 W 63 L 7 D 47 L 19 W108 D 64 6.5 59 James R Schroeder W 99 L 57 W116 W 50 L 26 W 77 L 13 L 12 W106 W 66 D 55 L 24 6.5 60 Daniel Fischheimer W116 L 20 W155 D 77 D 44 L 5 W124 D 55 W 48 L 27 L 35 W 92 6.5 61 Gilbert Ramirez W 69 L 26 L 70 W110 D 58 W 80 L 32 L117 W 86 W 96 W 62 L 28 6.5 62 William E Kaiser W140 L 8 D 84 D 78 W119 L 14 W132 W 35 L 54 D 45 L 61 W 98 6.5 63 Robert Lorber L 77 W147 D 39 W 69 L 29 W 86 L 58 D 83 D 93 W 94 W104 L 47 6.5 64 Hugh Edward Myers L 70 W113 L 76 L 66 W133 W 69 W103 L 34 W 49 L 40 W100 D 58 6.5 65 Sandor Tresz D 38 W102 L 44 L 56 L 86 W142 W 88 W 75 L 37 L 67 W124 W121 6.5 66 Abraham Croll L 73 L 69 W135 W 64 W 67 L 34 L 71 W143 W 76 L 59 D 75 W 90 6.5 67 Jack F Shaw L 16 W115 D 45 D 34 L 66 D112 W111 W 95 L 39 W 65 L 57 W101 6.5 68 Theodore Eisenstadt L 11 D130 D102 W101 W105 L 15 D 50 L 46 W120 W 74 L 56 W 97 6.5 69 Al Raymond L 61 W 66 L 83 L 63 W101 L 64 L110 W113 W105 W132 D 92 W 93 6.5 70 Gustave Drexel W 64 L 1 W 61 W106 W 14 L 23 L 9 L 73 W 50 W 81 L 17 L 48 6.0 71 Paul Monsky L119 W101 D 25 W141 D 19 L 31 W 66 D 44 W 97 D 32 L 26 L 51 6.0 72 Gerald Schain L 31 W134 W119 D 17 D 75 W 91 W104 L 5 L 26 L 55 W 83 L 49 6.0 73 Sven Elias Almgren W 66 W119 L 10 L 43 L 93 W122 W105 W 70 L 23 L 33 W 95 L 50 6.0 74 Ronald Joseph Gross W113 W 84 L 52 W132 L 10 D 48 - 45 D 92 D 35 L 68 W119 D 80 6.0 75 Robert B M Potter W 85 D 54 L 27 W 84 D 72 L 36 D 35 L 65 W108 D 95 D 66 D 87 6.0 76 Spencer H Van Gelder L 9 W109 W 64 W 40 L 38 L 13 L 41 W107 L 66 W133 L 50 W113 6.0 77 Bela Rozsa W 63 W 16 L 8 D 60 D 96 L 59 D 85 D108 W132 L 17 W103 L 45 6.0 78 Michael Hart L 2 D141 W 99 D 62 D 49 L 56 W151 W104 W 96 D 44 L 19 L 43 6.0 79 Thomas Fries L 1 W140 D152 L 22 W151 D 90 L 33 W118 W110 D 34 D 46 L 42 6.0 80 Walter Grombacher L 40 W139 L 33 W115 D 90 L 61 W150 W 91 L 18 W 97 L 34 D 74 6.0 81 Sonja Graf-Stevenson D155 W 86 L 54 L 39 W114 D 84 W102 W 57 L 31 L 70 L 51 W106 6.0 82 Kenneth Mark Colby L 3 W144 L 46 W127 L 50 W109 W 93 D 47 L 42 L 90 D 86 W105 6.0 83 Elias J Van Sweden D 95 D103 W 69 L 24 D138 L 40 W120 D 63 L 57 W 89 L 72 W107 6.0 84 Lewis J Isaacs W128 L 74 D 62 L 75 W111 D 81 L 47 W141 W133 L 48 L 49 W103 6.0 85 Ronald Day L 75 W 97 L 17 W133 L 15 W147 D 77 L 42 D112 W122 L 47 W114 6.0 86 Kathryn Slater D 30 L 81 W112 L 96 W 65 L 63 L 95 W121 L 61 W 99 D 82 W111 6.0 87 William Carr L 15 W 88 L 16 L 98 W137 D127 L 91 W144 D104 D119 W 96 D 75 6.0 88 Frank Hufnagel L 24 L 87 W144 W118 L 48 D134 L 65 W125 L 51 D115 W123 W108 6.0 89 Jim Mangan L153 W149 L 43 L103 W154 L132 W136 W124 L 41 L 83 W115 W104 6.0 90 Viktors Pupols W143 L 23 W138 L 38 D 80 D 79 W141 D 18 L 44 W 82 L 28 L 66 5.5 91 Ed Logwood W 43 D 27 L 30 W117 L 39 L 72 W 87 L 80 W 98 W 93 L 52 L 46 5.5 92 Alan Chappell W134 L 21 D 34 L 25 W123 L 35 W112 D 74 D103 D 51 D 69 L 60 5.5 93 Thomas A Jenkins L 14 W148 W 51 L 13 W 73 L 44 L 82 W147 D 63 L 91 W102 L 69 5.5 94 Marshall Rohland L 36 W131 W103 L 42 W 98 L 19 W118 D 96 L 40 L 63 L 97 W125 5.5 95 Russell Koutz D 83 L 38 L104 W 99 W126 L 33 W 86 L 67 W138 D 75 L 73 D100 5.5 96 Eugene Warner W111 L 40 D108 W 86 D 77 L 16 W106 D 94 L 78 L 61 L 87 W126 5.5 97 Donald Young L 54 L 85 W140 W146 D103 L 49 W152 W102 L 71 L 80 W 94 L 68 5.5 98 Salvador Ruvalcava L 28 W120 L105 W 87 L 94 D141 W 51 L 50 L 91 W123 W117 L 62 5.5 99 Paul V Nielsen L 59 D112 L 78 L 95 W149 D100 W115 L106 D102 L 86 W127 W119 5.5 100 Bob Walker L 26 L 34 W139 L124 D155 D 99 W142 L103 W107 W106 L 64 D 95 5.5 101 Fletcher Gross L 13 L 71 W134 L 68 L 69 D140 W128 D114 D118 W120 W109 L 67 5.5 102 Ralph Clark D103 L 65 D 68 W126 L141 W116 L 81 L 97 D 99 W121 L 93 W117 5.5 103 William Slater D102 D 83 L 94 W 89 D 97 D 47 L 64 W100 D 92 D 50 L 77 L 84 5.0 104 John Broadus Holt L 6 D123 W 95 L 45 W108 W 51 L 72 L 78 D 87 W112 L 63 L 89 5.0 105 E F Schrader W132 L 31 W 98 L 53 L 68 W121 L 73 L110 L 69 W128 W116 L 82 5.0 106 Collin McKinnon L 58 W137 W156 L 70 W 41 L 18 L 96 W 99 L 59 L100 W122 L 81 5.0 107 Rex Wilcox L 8 W135 L 15 W137 L 34 L118 W116 L 76 L100 W129 W131 L 83 5.0 108 James E Warren L 12 W121 D 96 L152 L104 W155 W127 D 77 L 75 W126 L 58 L 88 5.0 109 John W Blaney L 17 L 76 W125 L 48 W136 L 82 W131 L132 D124 D111 L101 W134 5.0 110 Robin C Kirby L 57 W128 L150 L 61 L140 W146 W 69 W105 L 79 L 49 L113 W133 5.0 111 Maxwell L Davis L 96 D151 L141 W130 L 84 W126 L 67 W129 L119 D109 W133 L 86 5.0 112 William Shirey L 20 D 99 L 86 D155 W129 D 67 L 92 W137 D 85 L104 D126 D122 5.0 113 Olga Higgins L 74 L 64 W143 L138 L147 L129 W149 L 69 W145 W142 W110 L 76 5.0 114 Albert Markus L 10 W145 L 50 D142 L 81 D115 D137 D101 L122 W143 W132 L 85 5.0 115 Paul Ligtvoet L152 L 67 W128 L 80 D120 D114 L 99 D142 W137 D 88 L 89 W135 5.0 116 John Maier L 60 W122 L 59 L119 W145 L102 L107 L133 W139 W135 L105 W132 5.0 117 John Rinaldo W 34 L 55 D 29 L 91 W142 W152 L 56 W 61 L 30 L 35 L 98 L102 4.5 118 John Ishkan L 49 L 43 W148 L 88 W156 W107 L 94 L 79 D101 L124 D134 D131 4.5 119 John O N Thomas W 71 L 73 L 72 W116 L 62 L 41 L143 W154 W111 D 87 L 74 L 99 4.5 120 Philip C McKenna L 53 L 98 W145 L 51 D115 W123 L 83 W151 L 68 L101 L125 W137 4.5 121 William M Boyer L 22 L108 W122 W156 L124 L105 D129 L 86 W144 L102 W137 L 65 4.5 122 Kyle Forrest L 44 L116 L121 W139 W146 L 73 L147 W131 W114 L 85 L106 D112 4.5 123 Frederick B Fults L 33 D104 W147 L 29 L 92 L120 L126 W140 W143 L 98 L 88 W145 4.5 124 Morris Blumenfeld W142 L 19 L 49 W100 W121 L 17 L 60 L 89 D109 W118 L 65 ---- 4.5 125 Elliott Forry Laucks L 42 L 25 L109 L147 D128 W130 W155 L 88 L142 W144 W120 L 94 4.5 126 George R McMahon L 23 W143 L 41 L102 L 95 L111 W123 W134 W141 L108 D112 L 96 4.5 127 Chester A Lyon L 47 L142 W131 L 82 W135 D 87 L108 L 51 D128 D134 L 99 W146 4.5 128 Burt Thach L 84 L110 L115 L135 D125 W149 L101 W155 D127 L105 W136 D129 4.5 129 Paul Wagner L 55 L150 L137 W131 L112 W113 D121 L111 D134 L107 W146 D128 4.5 130 Sarah Goodman L 56 D 68 L151 L111 L144 L125 W148 L135 L149 W154 W143 W142 4.5 131 Jack Beasley ---- L 94 L127 L129 W139 W145 L109 L122 W154 W141 L107 D118 4.5 132 Kenneth R Jones L105 W154 W146 L 74 L 18 W 89 L 62 W109 L 77 L 69 L114 L116 4.0 133 Fred Johnson L156 L138 W154 L 85 L 64 W136 W146 W116 L 84 L 76 L111 L110 4.0 134 Siguro Swenson L 92 L 72 L101 W140 Bye D 88 L138 L126 D129 D127 D118 L109 4.0 135 Ralph G Houghton L 7 L107 L 66 W128 L127 L137 L154 W130 W136 L116 W142 L115 4.0 136 Arthur Ellwood Crew L 19 L 48 W149 L 35 L109 L133 L 89 W145 L135 W139 L128 W143 4.0 137 Katherine McGregor L 39 L106 W129 L107 L 87 W135 D114 L112 L115 W140 L121 L120 3.5 138 Jacqueline Piatigorsky L 52 W133 L 90 W113 D 83 L 58 W134 L 48 L 95 ---- ---- ---- 3.5 139 Lawrence Frembling L 51 L 80 L100 L122 L131 W148 L145 W149 L116 L136 D140 W144 3.5 140 Donald D Dann L 62 L 79 L 97 L134 W110 D101 L144 L123 D146 L137 D139 W148 3.5 141 Jerry Spann L 45 D 78 W111 L 71 W102 D 98 L 90 L 84 L126 L131 ---- ---- 3.0 142 S L Zedekar L124 W127 L 37 D114 L117 L 65 L100 D115 W125 L113 L135 L130 3.0 143 Mike George L 90 L126 L113 L145 W148 W154 W119 L 66 L123 L114 L130 L136 3.0 144 James A Creighton L 50 L 82 L 88 D149 W130 L151 W140 L 87 L121 L125 D148 L139 3.0 145 Clarence Cleere L 29 L114 L120 W143 L116 L131 W139 L136 L113 L146 W149 L123 3.0 146 Robert D Offenberg Bye L 35 L132 L 97 L122 L110 L133 D148 D140 W145 L129 L127 3.0 147 Sam Geller L 4 L 63 L123 W125 W113 L 85 W122 L 93 ---- ---- ---- ---- 3.0 148 A E Chapin L 18 L 93 L118 L154 L143 L139 L130 D146 Bye W149 D144 L140 3.0 149 Mrs. Philip McKenna L 46 L 89 L136 D144 L 99 L128 L113 L139 W130 L148 L145 Bye 2.5 150 Mark Eucher L 32 W129 W110 L 6 D 35 L 45 L 80 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.5 151 Charles Henderson L 27 D111 W130 L 32 L 79 W144 L 78 L120 ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.5 152 James E Barry W115 L 10 D 79 W108 L 36 L117 L 97 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.5 153 Harry Borochow W 89 W156 L 2 D 33 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.5 154 Walter Otteson L 21 L132 L133 W148 L 89 L143 W135 L119 L131 L130 ---- ---- 2.0 155 Ben Kakimi D 81 L 30 L 60 D112 D100 L108 L125 L128 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.5 156 John L Alexander W133 L153 L106 L121 L118 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.0 ]table ----- <Additional Games> The game R Cross vs Lombardy, 1955 (won by Lombardy) was published in "Chess Life", November 5, 1955, p. 7, with notes by Lombardy, and attributed to the US Open. However, this cannot be correct. Lombardy vs R Cross, 1955 (won by Cross) is given by Spence in his tournament book, and the fact that Cross did win the game is confirmed by crosstables in Spence, "Chess Life", and the New York Times report of August 17, 1955. I have removed the misattributed game from this collection. The following games will not be submitted until their irregularies have been resolved. Henry Gross - Charles Wallace [C84] [410] 56th US Open Long Beach, CA (4), 11.08.1955 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.d4 exd4 7.e5 Ne4 8.Nxd4 0-0 9.Nf5 d5 10.Nxe7+ Nxe7 11.c4 [11.c3; 11.b4] 11...Be6 12.Bc2 Nc6 13.f4 f5 14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.Qxd5 Bxd5 16.Nc3 Nxc3 17.bxc3 Na5 18.Ba3 Rf7 19.Rfd1 Bc6 20.Bc5 g6 21.a4 Rd7 22.Rd4 Kf7 23.Bb4 Nc4 The tournament book gives 23...♘xb, which is clearly imposible, so there has been a mistake at some point. The continuation given here follows the book, but is clearly very unlikely to have been played. 24.a5 Rad8 25.Kf2 Ke6 26.Bc5 0-1 Nicolas Rossolimo - James T Sherwin,J [A64] [1025] 56th US Open Long Beach, CA USA (10), 17.08.1955 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.g3 g6 7.Bg2 Bg7 8.Nf3 0-0 9.0-0 a6 10.a4 Nbd7 11.Nd2 Re8 12.e4 Rb8 13.a5 b5 14.axb6 Nxb6 15.Re1 Ng4 16.Nf3 Ne5 Score sheets illegible after this point. White won in 44 moves -- Tournament book, p. 56. 1-0 (Game not submitted due to incompleteness) ----- <MILESTONES> 15: Herman Steiner 10: Larry Melvyn Evans ----- <SOURCES>: <American Chess Bulletin>, September/October 1955, p.66-67, 76. <Chess Life>, August 20, 1955; September 5, 1955; September 20, 1955. <Chess Review>, October 1955, p.290-292. <Los Angeles Times>, August 14, 21; September 4,; October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 1955 <New York Times>, tournament reports, August 4-21, 1955. ----- <PREVIOUS>: Game Collection: US Open 1954, New Orleans <NEXT>: Game Collection: US Open 1956, Oklahoma City <SEE ALSO>: Game Collection: US Open Tournament Index 319 games, 1955 US Open 1956, Oklahoma City <57th US Open Oklahoma City, Oklahoma July 16-28, 1956> "Due to a surprise third round defeat by Donald Fischheimer of Chicago, U. S. Champion Arthur B. Bisguier was forced to come from behind in an exciting finish to win the U.S. Open Championship at Oklahoma City with a 9½-2½ score, tied with James T. Sherwin who also tallied 9½-2½ but placed second on Median points. Robert Steinmeyer of St. Louis, who led the field for a time, placed third with 9-3. Tied at 8½-3½ for fourth to eight place were U. S. Junior Champion Bobby Fischer (aged 13) of Brooklyn, Anthony Saidy of Douglaston, N. Y., former U. S. Junior Champion Edmar Mednis of New York City, Stephan Popel of Detroit, and Anthony DiCamillo of Philadelphia. "Seven players, tied at 8-4 each, placed ninth to fifteenth on Median points: Anthony Santasiere of New York City, Henry Gross of San Francisco, Edgar McCormick of East Orange, Orest Popovych of Lakewood, N. J., I. Theodorovych of Toronto, Paul Brandts of New York City, and Raymond Martin of Santa Monica, Calif. "The U. S. Women's Open Championship went to Sonya 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 Nc6 5.Nf3 d5 6.a3 Bxc3+ 7.Qxc3 0-0 8.Bg5 Re8 9.e3 Bd7 10.Bd3 Qe7 11.0-0 Rac8 12.Rac1 b6 13.b4 dxc4 14.Bxc4 e5 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Nxe5 Qxe5 17.Qxe5 Rxe5 18.Bxf6 gxf6 19.Ba6 c5 20.Bxc8 Bxc8 21.bxc5 bxc5 22.Rc3 Ba6 23.Rd1 Bb5 24.f4 Re4 25.Rxc-Stevenson of Los Angeles, the defending champion, with 6½-5½ score, closely followed by Mrs. Mary Selenskyof Philadelphia with 5½-6½." -- <Chess Life>, August 5, 1956. Interest in the first round centered in Bobby Fischer (13) vs. A. M. Swank (78)--meeting of the oldest and youngest contestants, won by Bobby. I'm sure that pairing was sheer coincidence, and that Tournament Director Georges Koltanowski had absolutely nothing to do with it. He was probably doing the pairings blindfold anyway. For the records: One round per day except for Saturday, July 21, which was reserved for the Speed Tourney. Time control 50/2½, followed by 20/1 in succeeding time controls. Hours of play: 7:00 PM-12:00 PM, except round 12 which began at 12:00 Noon. Adjournments played off the next day, except round 12 which was played to a finish. Site was the Civic Room, Oklahoma Biltmore, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Completely air conditioned. NOTE: The crosstable published in [[Chess LIfe]], August 20, 1956, page 7 contained a serious error, listing Herbert Avram among the 7-pointers when he scored on 6.0. I have attempted to correct this,w ich means this crosstable will likely differ from other published versions. table[ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Arthur Bisguier W 50 W 38 L 16 W 45 W 19 D 5 W 17 W 11 W 4 W 3 D 2 D 6 9.5 2 James T Sherwin W 77 W 27 W 55 W 33 W 22 L 3 W 16 D 4 D 5 W 9 D 1 W 14 9.5 3 Robert H Steinmeyer W 66 W 41 W 31 W 16 W 13 W 2 D 4 D 5 D 18 L 1 D 6 W 9 9.0 4 Anthony Saidy W 68 D 11 W 48 W 34 W 9 W 25 D 3 D 2 L 1 D 7 W 17 D 5 8.5 5 Attilio Di Camillo W 32 D 52 W 39 D 17 W 27 D 1 W 23 D 3 D 2 D 10 W 18 D 4 8.5 6 Edmar J Mednis W 89 W 36 D 17 D 25 D 7 W 26 D 9 D 10 W 35 W 18 D 3 D 1 8.5 7 Stephan A Popel W 80 W 42 L 33 W 59 D 6 L 11 W 31 W 29 W 16 D 4 D 8 W 20 8.5 8 Robert James Fischer W 98 D 12 D 45 W 35 D 20 D 10 D 21 D 54 W 46 W 11 D 7 W 25 8.5 9 Ivan Theodorovich W 70 W 21 D 25 W 10 L 4 W 38 D 6 W 12 W 17 L 2 W 15 L 3 8.0 10 Anthony Santasiere W 79 D 19 W 46 L 9 W 55 D 8 W 36 D 6 W 13 D 5 D 20 D 12 8.0 11 Orest Popovych W100 D 4 W 52 L 13 W 79 W 7 W 44 L 1 D 23 L 8 W 26 W 29 8.0 12 Henry Gross W 57 D 8 L 19 D 96 W 50 W 28 W 22 L 9 D 27 W 16 W 37 D 10 8.0 13 Raymond Martin W 64 W 47 D 34 W 11 L 3 W 24 L 18 W 38 L 10 D 21 W 45 W 39 8.0 14 Edgar Thomas McCormick W 99 L 18 L 79 W 88 W 62 L 19 W 28 W 39 W 26 W 44 W 22 L 2 8.0 15 Paul Brandts W 65 L 55 W 61 W 37 L 21 L 44 W 51 W 59 W 33 W 27 L 9 W 30 8.0 16 Daniel Fischheimer W 97 W 40 W 1 L 3 W 33 W 21 L 2 D 35 L 7 L 12 W 60 W 37 7.5 17 Jack O'Keefe W 76 W 60 D 6 D 5 W 28 W 22 L 1 W 33 L 9 W 23 L 4 D 19 7.5 18 Derwin Kerr W 72 W 14 W 37 L 22 D 44 W 34 W 13 W 19 D 3 L 6 L 5 D 21 7.5 19 Charles C Crittenden W 87 D 10 W 12 D 26 L 1 W 14 W 47 L 18 D 24 D 30 W 28 D 17 7.5 20 Brian E Owens W 88 L 33 W 89 W 36 D 8 L 23 W 34 D 27 W 54 W 25 D 10 L 7 7.5 21 Kenneth Ray Smith W 82 L 9 W 69 W 50 W 15 L 16 D 8 L 23 W 40 D 13 W 47 D 18 7.5 22 Geza Fuster W101 W 59 W 95 W 18 L 2 L 17 L 12 D 30 W 5 W 24 L 14 W 40 7.5 23 Joaquin Medina L 58 W 64 D 41 W 30 W 48 W 20 L 5 W 21 D 11 L 17 D 29 W 49 7.5 24 John A Hudson L 46 W 99 W 29 D 57 W 39 L 13 W 59 D 44 D 19 L 22 W 58 W 35 7.5 25 Jeremiah F Donovan W 74 W 56 D 9 D 6 W 95 L 4 L 33 W 49 W 45 L 20 W 27 L 8 7.0 26 Ivan Romanenko W 54 D 48 W 53 D 19 W 31 L 6 L 35 W 69 L 14 W 46 L 11 W 45 7.0 27 Robert Sinclair Brieger W 84 L 2 W 70 W 60 L 5 W 89 W 69 D 20 D 12 L 15 L 25 W 47 7.0 28 Jose Joaquin Araiza Munoz L 34 W 75 W 58 W 53 L 17 L 12 L 14 W 89 W 68 W 36 L 19 W 44 7.0 29 Carl R Freeman L 59 W 93 L 24 W 85 W 68 D 31 W 89 L 7 W 38 W 54 D 23 L 11 7.0 30 Glenn E Hartleb D 75 L 34 W 82 L 23 W 81 W 57 D 58 D 22 W 66 D 19 W 44 L 15 7.0 31 Boris Garfinkel W 78 W 62 L 3 W 46 L 26 D 29 L 7 L 57 D 73 W 80 W 69 W 51 7.0 32 Russell Koutz L 5 W 92 L 47 L 68 W 93 L 50 L 76 W 83 W 87 W 70 W 46 W 59 7.0 33 Jack F Shaw W 92 W 20 W 7 L 2 L 16 W 65 W 25 L 17 L 15 L 51 W 61 D 42 6.5 34 Steven J Shaw W 28 W 30 D 13 L 4 W 52 L 18 L 20 D 68 L 43 W 50 W 72 D 36 6.5 35 Peter Lapiken L 62 W 63 W 65 L 8 W 61 W 58 W 26 D 16 L 6 L 37 W 38 L 24 6.5 36 William A Bills W 93 L 6 W 73 L 20 W 60 W 45 L 10 L 46 W 52 L 28 W 68 D 34 6.5 37 Erich Watkinson Marchand W 71 W 58 L 18 L 15 W 56 L 47 D 68 W 70 W 41 W 35 L 12 L 16 6.5 38 Bela Rozsa W 67 L 1 W 62 D 79 W 57 L 9 W 42 L 13 L 29 W 53 L 35 W 58 6.5 39 Blake W Stevens W 73 D 53 L 5 W 71 L 24 W 70 D 41 L 14 D 60 W 66 W 51 L 13 6.5 40 Guthrie McClain W 94 L 16 W 68 L 95 L 69 D 51 W 64 W 58 L 21 W 41 W 57 L 22 6.5 41 Sonja Graf-Stevenson W 90 L 3 D 23 L 43 D 96 W 63 D 39 W 84 L 37 L 40 W 79 W 57 6.5 42 R F McGregor W 83 L 7 L 60 D 64 W 53 D 48 L 38 W 86 W 49 L 45 W 56 D 33 6.5 43 Robert B M Potter L 49 D 71 D 72 W 41 L 58 W 74 L 45 W 76 W 34 L 57 D 48 W 60 6.5 44 Herbert Avram L 56 W 74 W 66 W 49 D 18 W 15 L 11 D 24 W 47 L 14 L 30 L 28 6.0 45 C Fred Tears W 63 D 61 D 8 L 1 W 46 L 36 W 43 W 48 L 25 W 42 L 13 L 26 6.0 46 Dale Ruth W 24 W 49 L 10 L 31 L 45 W 75 W 95 W 36 L 8 L 26 L 32 W 68 6.0 47 Joaquin Camarena W 91 L 13 W 32 L 55 W 77 W 37 L 19 W 65 L 44 W 61 L 21 L 27 6.0 48 William M Byland W 96 D 26 L 4 W 51 L 23 D 42 W 56 L 45 L 61 W 71 D 43 D 52 6.0 49 William E Kaiser W 43 L 46 W 88 L 44 L 65 W 62 W 55 L 25 L 42 W 73 W 54 L 23 6.0 50 Thomas A Jenkins L 1 W 78 W 85 L 21 L 12 W 32 L 54 L 52 W 77 L 34 W 86 W 72 6.0 51 Richard Long Bye L 95 D 96 L 48 W 73 D 40 L 15 W 75 W 71 W 33 L 39 L 31 6.0 52 Simon Delgado W 69 D 5 L 11 W 54 L 34 D 71 L 60 W 50 L 36 D 63 W 74 D 48 6.0 53 James E Warren W 81 D 39 L 26 L 28 L 42 W 88 D 61 W 80 D 59 L 38 D 55 W 70 6.0 54 Wilmer Stevens L 26 D 91 W 81 L 52 W 82 W 79 W 50 D 8 L 20 L 29 L 49 W 69 6.0 55 P W Morrell W 85 W 15 L 2 W 47 L 10 L 69 L 49 D 74 L 79 W 67 D 53 W 71 6.0 56 Spencer H Van Gelder W 44 L 25 L 57 W 98 L 37 W 80 L 48 L 72 W 62 W 79 L 42 W 63 6.0 57 W A Thomasson L 12 W 98 W 56 D 24 L 38 L 30 W 86 W 31 L 22 W 43 L 40 L 41 5.5 58 John A Nowak W 23 L 37 L 28 W 78 W 43 L 35 D 30 L 40 W 84 W 65 L 24 L 38 5.5 59 Kamalakar Raut W 29 L 22 W 80 L 7 W 75 W 95 L 24 L 15 D 53 L 60 W 66 L 32 5.5 60 Charles Weldon Bye L 17 W 42 L 27 L 36 W 72 W 52 L 66 D 39 W 59 L 16 L 43 5.5 61 E J Van Sweden W 86 D 45 L 15 D 75 L 35 D 66 D 53 W 64 W 48 L 47 L 33 D 62 5.5 62 Re Wilcos W 35 L 31 L 38 W 97 L 14 L 49 L 74 W 93 L 56 W 64 W 77 D 61 5.5 63 Mary Selensky L 45 L 35 W 93 L 69 W 97 L 41 W 78 L 71 W 74 D 52 W 65 L 56 5.5 64 Ernest F Chace L 13 L 23 W 83 D 42 L 70 W 67 L 40 L 61 W 88 L 62 W 84 W 79 5.5 65 William Whisler L 15 W 84 L 35 W 74 W 49 L 33 W 71 L 47 D 69 L 58 L 63 W 76 5.5 66 John Rinaldo L 3 W100 L 44 L 80 W 91 D 61 W 73 W 60 L 30 L 39 L 59 W 82 5.5 67 Frances Frazier L 38 L 68 D 86 L 77 W 92 L 64 W 88 L 73 W 82 L 55 W 81 W 75 5.5 68 Lewis J Isaacs L 4 W 67 L 40 W 32 L 29 W 77 D 37 D 34 L 28 W 86 L 36 L 46 5.0 69 A M De La Torre L 52 W 90 L 21 W 63 W 40 W 55 L 27 L 26 D 65 D 72 L 31 L 54 5.0 70 E H Gill L 9 W 97 L 27 D 99 W 64 L 39 W 79 L 37 D 72 L 32 W 78 L 53 5.0 71 R F Kelly L 37 D 43 W 91 L 39 W 99 D 52 L 65 W 63 L 51 L 48 W 80 L 55 5.0 72 Ronnie Taylor L 18 D 82 D 43 L 89 W 78 L 60 W 93 W 56 D 70 D 69 L 34 L 50 5.0 73 Norval Stamm L 39 W 77 L 36 D 81 L 51 W 82 L 66 W 67 D 31 L 49 L 75 W 92 5.0 74 Arthur Bernhart L 25 L 44 W 90 L 65 W 83 L 43 W 62 D 55 L 63 W 84 L 52 D 80 5.0 75 William R Trinks D 30 L 28 W 94 D 61 L 59 L 46 W 77 L 51 L 80 W 92 W 73 L 67 5.0 76 E Forry Laucks L 17 L 89 L 98 L 83 W 94 W 87 W 32 L 43 W 86 L 81 W 91 L 65 5.0 77 Frank A Day L 2 L 73 W 84 W 67 L 47 L 68 L 75 W 78 L 50 W 85 L 62 W 86 5.0 78 Mildred Morrell L 31 L 50 W 92 L 58 L 72 W 97 L 63 L 77 W 83 W 91 L 70 W 85 5.0 79 Ben Thurston L 10 W 83 W 14 D 38 L 11 L 54 L 70 W 82 W 55 L 56 L 41 L 64 4.5 80 Fred Cramer L 7 W 86 L 59 W 66 L 89 L 56 W 90 L 53 W 75 L 31 L 71 D 74 4.5 81 Louis A Somma L 53 W101 L 54 D 73 L 30 L 84 L 82 L 88 Bye W 76 L 67 W 90 4.5 82 Armstrong Chinn L 21 D 72 L 30 W 92 L 54 L 73 W 81 L 79 L 67 W 87 W 88 L 66 4.5 83 Ralph G Houghton L 42 L 79 L 64 W 76 L 74 L 93 W 92 L 32 L 78 W 94 W 87 D 88 4.5 84 Chester A Lyon L 27 L 65 L 77 W 90 D 88 W 81 W 85 L 41 L 58 L 74 L 64 W 97 4.5 85 Charles Ames L 55 Bye L 50 L 29 W 98 L 86 L 84 W 90 L 89 L 77 W 92 L 78 4.0 86 Reed W Payne L 61 L 80 D 67 D 91 W 87 W 85 L 57 L 42 L 76 L 68 L 50 L 77 4.0 87 Jesse Davis L 19 L 88 L 99 W100 L 86 L 76 W 94 W 97 L 32 L 82 L 83 W 93 4.0 88 T E Makens L 20 W 87 L 49 L 14 D 84 L 53 L 67 W 81 L 64 W 90 L 82 D 83 4.0 89 Frederick E Bartholy L 6 W 76 L 20 W 72 W 80 L 27 L 29 L 28 W 85 ---- ---- ---- 4.0 90 James A Creighton L 41 L 69 L 74 L 84 Bye W 91 L 80 L 85 D 94 L 88 W 93 L 81 3.5 91 Thomas P Holmes L 47 D 54 L 71 D 86 L 66 L 90 L 97 Bye W 93 L 78 L 76 D 94 3.5 92 Robert Harvey L 33 L 32 L 78 L 82 L 67 W 98 L 83 W 94 W 97 L 75 L 85 L 73 3.0 93 J R Cassingham L 36 L 29 L 63 W 94 L 32 W 83 L 72 L 62 L 91 W 97 L 90 L 87 3.0 94 Charles W Payne L 40 L 96 L 75 L 93 L 76 Bye L 87 L 92 D 90 L 83 W 97 D 91 3.0 95 Marvin C Palmer Bye W 51 L 22 W 40 L 25 L 59 L 46 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 3.0 96 F Dennis Gibson L 48 W 94 D 51 D 12 D 41 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.5 97 Robert D Offenberg L 16 L 70 Bye L 62 L 63 L 78 W 91 L 87 L 92 L 93 L 94 L 84 2.0 98 A M Swank L 8 L 57 W 76 L 56 L 85 L 92 W102 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.0 99 Paul Ligtvoet L 14 L 24 W 87 D 70 L 71 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.5 100 G Hardesty L 11 L 66 L101 L 87 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0.0 101 T L Goddard L 22 L 81 W100 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0.0 102 Walter Otteson --- --- --- --- --- --- L 98 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0.0 ]table ------ <<MILESTONES> 10: Glenn E Hartleb, Edgar Thomas McCormick ----- <Sources> "Los Angeles Times", July 29, August 5, 12, 1956 ----- <PREVIOUS>: Game Collection: US Open 1955, Long Beach <NEXT>: Game Collection: US Open 1957, Cleveland <SEE ALSO>: Game Collection: US Open Tournament Index 286 games, 1956 US Open 1957, Cleveland <1957 US Open Cleveland, Ohio August 5-17, 1957> At the time, the big story of this tournament was the triumph of 13-year-old Bobby Fischer. Forgotten is another tiebreak controversy, possibly even worse than the 1955 near fiasco between Rossolimo and Reshevsky. Arthur Bisguier was originally proclaimed the winner, and was driving back to New York with the first place trophy before a recalculation gave the title to Fischer instead. Bisguier later wrote an article for "Chess Review" (October 1957, p. 297-298) in which he did his best to be sportmanslike and praise Fischer copiously, but his bitterness with the tournament officials and tiebreaking systems in general was apparent. Another first in this tournament was the initial appearance at the US Open of Jerry Hanken. Anybody who knew Jerry was not allowed to forget this. But you want a real piece of irony? Hanken's first round opponent was Anthony Santasiere, who held the record at that time for most US Opens played in. ----- Of course, there was another story or two. The event drew 175 players from 23 states, the District of Columbia, Mexico, and Canada. A player from the last of these could have been the 176th, but he didn't show and missed a chance he no doubt later regretted to beat up on Fischer in round 1. 1953 US Open Champion Donald Byrne held the lead until losing to Fischer in round 9 and dropping into a tie with brother Robert. He overtook Fischer the next round, with Robert Byrne and Bisguier a half-point behind. Both leaders won in round 11, Byrne defeating his brother in the process. Bisguier remained in position a half-point behind, and took his chance to beat Byrne in round 12 and finish tied with Fischer, who drew with Walter Shipman. The event was directed, as was becoming customary, by Georges Koltanowski. ----- The crosstable published in the <Chess Life> issue of September 20, 1957, contained a large number of errors and gaps. This reconstruction in based largely on work done by <TheFocus>, who accounted for the major problems and probably saved what little hair I have left. I have fixed a few minor remaining errors and made one larger revision to account for the pairings in some known games. And if anyone knows who the mysterious player #167 is, we would both thank you hearily! [Note: in the following crosstable, a series of dashes (<---->) indicates an unpaired game, usually due to withdrawal. (<+>) and (<->) indicate forfeit wins and losses. (<Bye>) is a full-point bye assigned by the director, normally due to having an odd number of players.] ----- table[ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Robert James Fischer +176 W103 D 28 W132 D 2 W113 W 54 W 5 W 3 D 4 W 14 D 7 10.0 2 Arthur Bisguier W 42 W114 W 74 D 10 D 1 L 14 W 41 W 18 W 32 W 36 W 11 W 3 10.0 3 Donald Byrne W 45 W155 W 99 W 12 W 37 D 13 W 72 W 14 L 1 W 15 W 4 L 2 9.5 4 Robert Eugene Byrne W 43 W 69 W 15 D 8 W 10 D 5 D 24 W 9 W 23 D 1 L 3 W 17 9.0 5 Edmar J Mednis W 81 W 58 D 18 W 33 W 25 D 4 W 37 L 1 W 13 D 7 D 6 W 15 9.0 6 Anthony Santasiere W 83 W 31 D 33 L 59 W 47 W 20 W 29 D 24 D 11 W 16 D 5 W 13 9.0 7 Walter Shipman W 88 D132 W 16 D 28 W 59 D 15 D 36 W 54 W 22 D 5 W 25 D 1 9.0 8 Gilbert Ramirez W125 W 27 W 29 D 4 L 9 L 36 W 30 W 38 L 16 W 61 W 33 W 24 8.5 9 Ivan Theodorovich W 63 W131 W 79 D 19 W 8 L 72 W 27 L 4 W 55 L 17 W 31 W 21 8.5 10 Paul Brandts W110 W 52 W 34 D 2 L 4 D 26 W114 L 32 W 37 W 40 D 17 W 27 8.5 11 Anthony Saidy D127 W 30 W115 L 25 W 56 W 55 W132 W 71 D 6 D 14 L 2 W 32 8.5 12 Saul Wanetick W 80 W 68 W 75 L 3 D 38 L 29 W 88 W 28 L 17 W 47 W 42 W 25 8.5 13 Hans Berliner W 82 W 86 W 41 W 26 W 71 D 3 L 14 D 15 L 5 W 22 W 19 L 6 8.0 14 William G Addison W123 D 46 D 47 W 79 W 75 W 2 W 13 L 3 W 19 D 11 L 1 D 16 8.0 15 Orest Popovych W169 W 21 L 4 W 73 W114 D 7 W 99 D 13 W 72 L 3 W 23 L 5 8.0 16 Lev Blonarovych D 30 W118 L 7 W127 W 60 L 27 W 46 W 77 W 8 L 6 W 28 D 14 8.0 17 Morton Siegel W 49 D156 D 54 L 88 W117 W 43 D 38 W 27 W 12 W 9 D 10 L 4 8.0 18 John A Hudson W 70 W117 D 5 D 20 W 31 L 24 W 45 L 2 D 61 D 30 W 50 W 43 8.0 19 Attilio Di Camillo W 39 W100 W 32 D 9 D 72 L 54 W 75 W113 L 14 W 43 L 13 W 40 8.0 20 John T Westbrock W 91 D 56 W127 D 18 D 26 L 6 W 65 D 39 D 40 D 71 W 82 W 36 8.0 21 Louis Szedlacsek W160 L 15 W108 L 57 W 49 W 61 L113 W 75 W 34 W 26 W 36 L 9 8.0 22 Charles Henin W119 L 29 W 82 W 68 L113 W 86 W 50 W 99 L 7 L 13 W 41 W 38 8.0 23 Gerald Kensell Fielding D121 L115 W116 W137 W 77 W101 W 58 W 26 L 4 D 31 L 15 W 52 8.0 24 John W Collins L 52 W112 W 56 W 61 W 58 W 18 D 4 D 6 L 36 W 42 D 32 L 8 7.5 25 Victor Guala W 64 W 76 D 55 W 11 L 5 L132 W 60 W115 W 33 W 29 L 7 L 12 7.5 26 Lawrence Lipking W134 W120 W 36 L 13 D 20 D 10 W 31 L 23 W 74 L 21 W 46 D 34 7.5 27 James R Schroeder W162 L 8 W169 D 74 W 42 W 16 L 9 L 17 W 78 W 54 W 29 L 10 7.5 28 Rudolf Pitschak W101 W 40 D 1 D 7 D 48 D 30 D 73 L 12 W 62 W 84 L 16 W 57 7.5 29 Bozidar Pehnec W142 W 22 L 8 D 42 W 74 W 12 L 6 W 73 W 71 L 25 L 27 W 59 7.5 30 Raymond Allen Weinstein D 16 L 11 D 49 W170 W 79 D 28 L 8 W156 W 53 D 18 D 44 W 69 7.5 31 Boris Garfinkel W147 L 6 W 53 W 39 L 18 W 63 L 26 W133 W113 D 23 L 9 W 64 7.5 32 Erich Watkinson Marchand W106 W126 L 19 W 89 L 54 W 83 W 62 W 10 L 2 W 72 D 24 L 11 7.5 33 Jeremiah F Donovan W102 W 95 D 6 L 5 W 83 W 48 D 71 D 40 L 25 W 76 L 8 W 63 7.5 34 Robert Coveyou W 92 W172 L 10 L101 L 39 W100 W119 W150 L 21 W 48 W 74 D 26 7.5 35 Leslie F Ault W128 W139 W102 L 71 L 57 L114 W109 D 58 D 73 D 60 W104 W 87 7.5 36 Kenneth Ray Smith W124 W 61 L 26 D 60 W 76 W 8 D 7 W 44 W 24 L 2 L 21 L 20 7.0 37 Geza Fuster W157 W 78 W 57 W 48 L 3 W 45 L 5 L 72 L 10 W 68 L 52 W 73 7.0 38 Albert C Martin W107 L 79 W 67 W 85 D 12 D 59 D 17 L 8 D 60 W 77 W 66 L 22 7.0 39 David Grimshaw L 19 W 90 W173 L 31 W 34 W 78 D 76 D 20 D 50 D 44 D 57 D 47 7.0 40 James L Harkins W175 L 28 W 84 L 75 W102 W 68 W 57 D 33 D 20 L 10 W 71 L 19 7.0 41 Henry Gross W104 W 77 L 13 L 54 W 67 W 64 L 2 L 50 W 87 W 51 L 22 W 74 7.0 42 Don Richardson L 2 W134 W151 D 29 L 27 D 56 W 95 W 59 W 45 L 24 L 12 W 89 7.0 43 Simon Delgado Ramirez L 4 L 85 W16Z W122 W103 L 17 W 56 W114 W 48 L 19 W 55 L 18 7.0 44 Jose Joaquin Araiza Munoz W161 W 51 L 71 L 45 W 95 W106 W 59 L 36 D 54 D 39 D 30 D 49 7.0 45 Ross Sprague L 3 W109 W111 W 44 W 81 L 37 L 18 W 66 L 42 D 67 D 84 + 71 7.0 46 Steven J Shaw W150 D 14 L 48 L 65 W104 W 47 L 16 D 64 W 85 W113 L 26 W 95 7.0 47 Harry Fajans D118 W135 D 14 D 77 L 6 L 46 W 90 W 63 W 99 L 12 W102 D 39 7.0 48 Richard Kause W144 W113 W 46 L 37 D 28 L 33 W101 D 57 L 43 L 34 W116 W123 7.0 49 Leslie H Ault L 17 D128 D 30 L 86 L 21 W144 W162 W117 D 56 W 78 W 54 D 44 7.0 50 Marshall Rohland W116 L 71 D 65 D118 W169 W109 L 22 W 41 D 39 D 55 L 18 W 84 7.0 51 Austin H Hobson W165 L 44 W 66 L114 W100 L 58 W 97 L 74 W 81 L 41 W 80 W 77 7.0 52 Robert Durkin W 24 L 10 W100 D 99 L 55 L 77 W102 W134 D115 W114 W 37 L 23 7.0 53 Warren Rayle L 72 W130 L 31 D104 W135 L 69 W 93 W124 L 30 D 70 W105 W 75 7.0 54 Igor Garais D135 W121 D 17 W 41 W 32 W 19 L 1 L 7 D 44 L 27 L 49 W102 6.5 55 J Glenn Waltz W148 W136 D 25 L 72 W 52 L 11 W 87 W 69 L 9 D 50 L 43 D 62 6.5 56 Algirdas Nasvytis W164 D 20 L 24 W 70 L 11 D 42 L 43 W161 D 49 W 96 L 59 W 99 6.5 57 Joseph G Sullivan W137 W 60 L 37 W 21 W 35 L 71 L 40 D 48 D 77 W 95 D 39 L 28 6.5 58 J Norman Cotter W 90 L 5 W 87 W120 L 24 W 51 L 23 D 35 L112 D 83 D 70 W 82 6.5 59 Claude Fred Tears W111 W171 D 72 W 6 L 7 D 38 L 44 L 42 D 86 W126 W 56 L 29 6.5 60 Jean Cohn W153 L 57 W155 D 36 L 16 W 70 L 25 W101 D 38 D 35 L 63 W103 6.5 61 Charles R Heising W170 L 36 W161 L 24 W119 L 21 W 82 W 79 D 18 L 8 D 67 D 65 6.5 62 Guthrie McClain W122 L 72 D 63 D 64 W118 W133 L 32 D112 L 28 D 80 W 91 D 55 6.5 63 Dale A Brandreth L 9 W138 D 62 D 78 W137 L 31 D 84 L 47 W106 W105 W 60 L 33 6.5 64 Adam J Smith L 25 W167 D 78 D 62 W 90 L 41 D134 D 46 D100 W 99 W 76 L 31 6.5 65 Kurt L Loening L 74 W163 D 50 W 46 L132 W123 L 20 D107 L 66 W117 W121 D 61 6.5 66 Richard Ling L 99 W159 L 51 L125 W142 W 80 W 89 L 45 W 65 W 73 L 38 D 67 6.5 67 Tim Anderson W159 L 99 L 38 W148 L 41 W126 D 78 D 88 W 75 D 45 D 61 D 66 6.5 68 Jack F Shaw W105 L 12 W133 L 22 W 85 L 40 D156 W120 D 76 L 37 D 81 W100 6.5 69 Glenn E Hartleb W 85 L 4 W157 L 81 D115 W 53 W155 L 55 L 84 W119 W100 L 30 6.5 70 Leighton Allen L 18 W143 D 76 L 56 W121 L 60 W149 D 86 D133 D 53 D 58 W 83 6.5 71 Allen Kaufman W 87 W 50 W 44 W 35 L 13 W 57 D 33 L 11 L 29 D 20 L 40 - 45 6.0 72 Karl Burger W 53 W 62 D 59 W 55 D 19 W 9 L 3 W 37 L 15 L 32 ---- ---- 6.0 73 Robert B M Potter W 84 L168 W107 L 15 W 80 W112 D 28 L 29 D 35 L 66 W122 L 37 6.0 74 Bruno Schmidt W 65 W 94 L 2 D 27 L 29 D125 W106 W 51 L 26 W 79 L 34 L 41 6.0 75 Edgar Thomas McCormick W139 W145 L 12 W 40 L 14 W 81 L 19 L 21 L 67 W134 W 90 L 53 6.0 76 Emil Roethler W167 L 25 D 70 W110 L 36 W 94 D 39 W136 D 68 L 33 L 64 D 96 6.0 77 George Miller W141 L 41 W144 D 47 L 23 W 52 W124 L 16 D 57 L 38 W101 L 51 6.0 78 Sonja Graf-Stevenson W140 L 37 D 64 D 63 W 92 L 39 D 67 W118 L 27 L 49 D 97 W104 6.0 79 Zoltan Szabo W158 W 38 L 9 L 14 L 30 W 91 W 92 L 61 W 97 L 74 L 95 W126 6.0 80 Sandor Tresz L 12 W162 L113 W129 L 73 L 66 W111 D 94 W124 D 62 L 51 W131 6.0 81 Eva Aronson L 5 W148 W104 W 69 L 45 L 75 L112 W137 L 51 W111 D 68 D 93 6.0 82 Lewis J Isaacs L 13 W149 L 22 W108 L112 W137 L 61 W122 W150 W115 L 20 L 58 6.0 83 Jerome B Hanken L 6 W147 W146 W103 L 33 L 32 L133 D 96 W108 D 58 W114 L 70 6.0 84 Robin Ault L 73 W124 L 40 L119 W146 W157 D 63 W127 W 69 L 28 D 45 L 50 6.0 85 George Baumanis L 69 W 43 W131 L 38 L 68 L134 W129 W109 L 46 L 91 W130 W118 6.0 86 Walter Grombacher W130 L 13 L120 W 49 W129 L 22 D118 D 70 D 59 L104 D108 W114 6.0 87 Alfred A Krumins L 71 W122 L 58 W139 W 91 D115 L 55 D105 L 41 W118 W123 L 35 6.0 88 Elliott E Stearns L 7 W129 W136 W 17 D101 L 99 L 12 D 67 L 95 L116 W127 W119 6.0 89 Antonio Higuera L100 W 92 W 91 L 32 L106 W169 L 66 L 95 W120 W136 W115 L 42 6.0 90 Gerald D Johnson L 58 L 39 W152 W161 L 64 D103 L 47 W128 D101 W 92 L 75 W121 6.0 91 Jack Gersho L 20 W164 L 89 W173 L 87 L 79 D138 D 98 W130 W 85 L 62 W116 6.0 92 Hugo Krumins L 34 L 89 W143 W131 L 78 W111 L 79 W116 L105 L 90 W129 W128 6.0 93 David ReVeal L168 D105 W121 L 94 W128 L124 L 53 L102 W142 W156 W107 D 81 6.0 94 Robert LeBel W138 L 74 D145 W 93 L 99 L 76 D116 D 80 D134 L121 W117 W115 6.0 95 Phil W Morrell W173 L 33 L106 W136 L 44 W170 L 42 W 89 W 88 L 57 W 79 L 46 6.0 96 Mary Selensky ---- ---- W160 L155 W110 D122 D103 D 83 W129 L 56 W133 D 76 6.0 97 Theodor Popov L145 L161 L170 W143 W147 W117 L 51 W125 L 79 D123 D 78 W122 6.0 98 Donald Zaas L113 L144 D140 L135 W166 W104 L120 D 91 L117 W159 W139 W125 6.0 99 Jack O'Keefe W 66 W 67 L 3 D 52 W 94 W 88 L 15 L 22 L 47 L 64 W120 L 56 5.5 100 Willa White Owens W 89 L 19 L 52 W144 L 51 L 34 W148 W106 D 64 W103 L 69 L 68 5.5 101 John W Harvey L 28 W175 W117 W 34 D 88 L 23 L 48 L 60 D 90 W137 L 77 D109 5.5 102 Thomas A Jenkins L 33 W152 L 35 W146 L 40 D120 L 52 W 93 W136 W133 L 47 L 54 5.5 103 Edward D Stepans W108 L 1 W119 L 83 L 43 D 90 D 96 D126 W138 L100 W110 L 60 5.5 104 Fred Cramer L 41 W154 L 81 D 53 L 46 L 98 W160 W147 W148 W 86 L 35 L 78 5.5 105 Moe Moss L 68 D 93 L110 L116 W140 W139 W123 D 87 W 92 L 63 L 53 D108 5.5 106 Alpen Gardner Murphy L 32 W141 W 95 L113 W 89 L 44 L 74 L100 L 63 D135 W157 W140 5.5 107 Harold E Snyder L 38 W158 L 73 W150 W156 D155 L115 D 65 L114 D125 L 93 W136 5.5 108 Joseph P Lee L103 W123 L 21 L 82 W138 L156 W141 D119 L 83 W139 D 86 D105 5.5 109 James C Ream L155 L 45 W159 W126 W157 L 50 L 35 L 85 L111 W163 W134 D101 5.5 110 L Klavins L 10 D116 W105 L 76 L 96 W135 L150 W149 L126 W158 L103 W138 5.5 111 Kalman Farkas L 59 W165 L 45 L117 W144 L 92 L 80 W153 W109 L 81 D136 W133 5.5 112 Peter J Harvey D115 L 24 W135 D156 W 82 L 73 W 81 D 62 W 58 ---- ---- ---- 5.5 113 Charles Witte W 98 L 48 W 80 W106 W 22 L 1 W 21 L 19 L 31 L 46 ---- ---- 5.0 114 Thomas Ellison W149 L 2 W125 W 51 L 15 W 35 L 10 L 43 W107 L 52 L 83 L 86 5.0 115 Edmund Nash D112 W 23 L 11 W145 D 69 D 87 W107 L 25 D 52 L 82 L 89 L 94 5.0 116 Michael DiLillo L 50 D110 L 23 W105 L155 W128 D 94 L 92 W144 W 88 L 48 L 91 5.0 117 John Robert Beitling W143 L 18 L101 W111 L 17 L 97 W130 L 49 W 98 L 65 L 94 W147 5.0 118 Maxwell Sokoler D 47 L 16 W128 D 50 L 62 W130 D 86 L 78 D121 L 87 W146 L 85 5.0 119 Spencer H Van Gelder L 22 W142 L103 W 84 L 61 W148 L 34 D108 W127 L 69 D128 L 88 5.0 120 Lawrence C Gilden W146 L 26 W 86 L 58 L133 D102 W 98 L 68 L 89 W138 L 99 D124 5.0 121 Alex Dunne D 23 L 54 L 93 W140 L 70 L149 W139 W162 D118 W 94 L 65 L 90 5.0 122 Aladar Burgyan L 62 L 87 W142 L 43 W151 D 96 D127 L 82 W158 W124 L 73 L 97 5.0 123 Joseph J Chavayda L 14 L108 W138 D141 W127 L 65 L105 W142 W156 D 97 L 87 L 48 5.0 124 Philip G Haley L 36 L 84 W167 W151 D125 W 93 L 77 L 53 L 80 L122 W135 D120 5.0 125 Edwin M Faust L 8 W150 L114 W 66 D124 D 74 L136 L 97 W135 D107 D126 L 98 5.0 126 E Raymond Glover W152 L 32 L137 L109 W162 L 67 W131 D103 W110 L 59 D125 L 79 5.0 127 Ninus Aronson D 11 W151 L 20 L 16 L123 W145 D122 L 84 L119 W162 L 88 +144 5.0 128 Virgil Rizzo L 35 D 49 L118 W158 L 93 L116 W173 L 90 W145 W140 D119 L 92 5.0 129 Donald R Seifert L132 L 88 W154 L 80 L 86 W174 L 85 W141 L 96 W148 L 92 W146 5.0 130 Julius Goodman L 86 L 53 W165 L169 W131 L118 L117 W163 L 91 W144 L 85 W145 5.0 131 Lucille Kellner W163 L 9 L 85 L 92 L130 W165 L126 L146 W164 W147 W137 L 80 5.0 132 John Rinaldo W129 D 7 W156 L 1 W 65 W 25 L 11 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 4.5 133 Robert C Eastwood L136 W170 L 68 W147 W120 L 62 W 83 L 31 D 70 L102 L 96 L111 4.5 134 William Rebold L 26 L 42 W163 L157 W160 W 85 D 64 L 52 D 94 L 75 L109 D137 4.5 135 Paul Ligtvoet D 54 L 47 L112 W 98 L 53 L110 D158 W166 L125 D106 L124 W160 4.5 136 Armstrong Chinn W133 L 55 L 88 L 95 W173 W163 W125 L 76 L102 L 89 D111 L107 4.5 137 Richard W Noel L 57 W153 W126 L 23 L 63 L 82 W146 L 81 W147 L101 L131 D134 4.5 138 Mildred Morrell L 94 L 63 L123 W152 L108 W164 D 91 W140 L103 L120 W142 L110 4.5 139 Edward Westing L 75 L 35 W164 L 87 D149 L105 L121 W143 W146 L108 L 98 W159 4.5 140 John Ishkan L 78 L157 D 98 L121 L105 W167 W159 L138 W149 L128 W148 L106 4.5 141 Elizabeth Guala L 77 L106 W149 D123 D145 L150 L108 L129 W151 L146 D159 W158 4.5 142 Elliott Forry Laucks L 29 L119 L122 W174 L 66 D160 W163 L123 L 93 W167 L138 W157 4.5 143 James A Creighton L117 L 70 L 92 L 97 D158 L159 W152 L139 L167 W151 W154 W153 4.5 144 Sara Kaufman L 48 W 98 L 77 L100 L111 L 49 W154 W157 L116 L130 W149 -127 4.0 145 James B Reynolds W 97 L 75 D 94 L115 D141 L127 L147 D158 L128 D149 W163 L130 4.0 146 John Hasenstaub L120 W166 L 83 L102 L 84 W153 L137 W131 L139 W141 L118 L129 4.0 147 Richard Kontra L 31 L 83 W153 L133 L 97 W151 W145 L104 L137 L131 W162 L117 4.0 148 William Robert Trinks L 55 L 81 W158 L 67 W165 L119 L100 W151 L104 L129 L140 W162 4.0 149 Myron Hill L114 L 82 L141 W154 D139 W121 L 70 L110 L140 D145 L144 W166 4.0 150 Leonard Bryan L 46 L125 W166 L107 W161 W141 W110 L 34 L 82 ---- ---- ---- 4.0 151 Willis J Liske Bye L127 L 42 L124 L122 L147 W165 L148 L141 L143 W173 W167 4.0 152 Ernest N Nitschke L126 L102 L 90 L138 L153 L158 L143 L167 Bye W173 W164 W163 4.0 153 Vincent S Hayward L 60 L137 L147 L160 W152 L146 W164 L111 L162 W165 W167 L143 4.0 154 Lee F Schwartz L171 L104 L129 L149 L164 Bye L144 W173 W160 L157 L143 Bye 4.0 155 Anthony Pabon W109 L 3 L 60 W 96 W116 D107 L 69 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 3.5 156 Walter Litwinczuk W174 D 17 L132 D112 L107 W108 D 68 L 30 L123 L 93 ---- ---- 3.5 157 Samson Zilius L 37 W140 L 69 W134 L109 L 84 L161 L144 D159 W154 L106 L142 3.5 158 Jerry Spann L 79 L107 L148 L128 D143 W152 D135 D145 L122 L110 W166 L141 3.5 159 John Spencer L 67 L 66 L109 L163 D167 W143 L140 W160 D157 L 98 D141 L139 3.5 160 Ralph G Houghton L 21 L169 L 96 W153 L134 D142 L104 L159 L154 Bye W165 L135 3.5 161 Robert B Leewright L 44 W 97 L 61 L 90 L150 W166 W157 L 56 ---- ---- ---- ---- 3.0 162 Eleanor Canonge L 27 L 80 L 43 W164 L126 W173 L 49 L121 W153 L127 L147 L148 3.0 163 Marta Krumins L131 L 65 L134 W159 W174 L136 L142 L130 W166 L109 L145 L152 3.0 164 Anne Soloman L 56 L 91 L139 L162 W154 L138 L153 W165 L131 L166 L152 W173 3.0 165 Norda Troy L 51 L111 L130 W167 L148 L131 L151 L164 W173 L153 L160 Bye 3.0 166 Robert D Offenberg L172 L146 L150 Bye L 98 L161 W167 L135 L163 W164 L158 L149 3.0 167 Mena Schwartz L 76 L 64 L124 L165 D159 L140 L166 W152 W143 L142 L153 L151 2.5 168 Leon Stolzenberg W 93 W 73 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.0 169 William Batchelder L 15 W160 L 27 W130 L 50 L 89 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.0 170 Andrew Kraus L 61 L133 W 97 L 30 Bye L 95 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.0 171 Abraham Croll W154 L 59 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.0 172 William Ambrose Radspinner W166 L 34 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.0 173 Juliette DeMeo L 95 Bye L 39 L 91 L136 L162 L128 L154 L165 L152 L151 L164 1.0 174 Walter Otteson L156 ---- ---- L142 L163 L129 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.0 175 Donald Gregg L 40 L101 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0.0 176 Horst Kemper - 1 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0.0 ]table ----- <MILESTONES> 10: James A Creighton, Jeremiah F Donovan ----- <Additional game> Synbutted 20180210 Gerald Kensell Fielding - Robert Eugene Byrne (Round 9) 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bxc4 a6 6.0-0 c5 7.Qe2 b5 8.Bb3 Bb7 9.a4 b4 10.Rd1 Be7 11.Nbd2 Nbd7 12.Nc4 Qc7 13.a5 0-0 14.Bd2 Bd5 15.Nfe5 Qb7 16.f4 Rac8 17.Be1 Rc7 18.Bc2 cxd4 19.exd4 Nxe5 20.Nxe5 Be4 21.Bb3 Bd5 22.Bc2 Qa7 23.Bf2 Rfc8 24.Bd3 b3 25.h3 g6 26.Be3 Ne4 27.Rac1 Rxc1 28.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 29.Bxc1 Qxd4+ 30.Be3 Qb4 31.Bxa6 Qxa5 32.Bd3 Qa1+ 33.Kh2 Bh4 34.Bxe4 Bxe4 35.Bf2 Bxf2 36.Qxf2 Qc1 37.Nd7 Qc2 38.Nf6+ Kg7 39.Nxe4 Qxe4 40.Qd2 Qc4 41.Qe3 h6 42.Qe5+ Kh7 43.g4 Qc2+ 44.Kg3 Qd3+ 45.Kh2 Qc2+ 46.Kg3 Qd3+ 47.Kh2 Qc4 48.Qf6 Qc7 49.h4 Qd7 50.Kg3 Qd3+ 51.Kg2 Kg8 52.Qe5 Qd1 53.Kg3 h5 54.gxh5 gxh5 55.Qg5+ Kh7 56.Qf6 Qg4+ 57.Kf2 Qg7 58.Qxg7+ Kxg7 59.Ke3 Kg6 60.Kd4 Kf5 61.Kc3 Kxf4 62.Kxb3 f5 63.Kc4 Ke4 0-1 ----- <SOURCES>: "Chess Life", September 5, 1957, p.1-2; September 20, 1957, p.8-9. ----- <PREVIOUS>: Game Collection: US Open 1956, Oklahoma City <NEXT>: Game Collection: US Open 1958, Rochester <SEE ALSO>: Game Collection: US Open Tournament Index 186 games, 1957 US Open 1958, Rochester <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. ----- table[ 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 ]table ----- <MILESTONES> 20: Anthony Santasiere 10: William M Byland; Thomas Jenkins ----- <SCOURCES>: <American Chess Bulletin>, July/August 1958, p.50-53, 60. <Chess Life>, September 20, 1958, p.7-8 ----- <PREVIOUS>: Game Collection: US Open 1957, Cleveland <NEXT>: Game Collection: US Open 1959, Omaha <SEE ALSO>: Game Collection: US Open Tournament Index 179 games, 1958 US Open 1959, Omaha Though Nebraska sent representatives to the old Western Championships from the early days, it wasn't until the 50th rendition in 1949 that the tournament wound up there. Apparently all involved had a good time, since the 60th anniversary tournament ended up in Omaha as well at the Sheraton-Fontanelle Hotel. (Room rates $8.50-9.50 for single, $9.00-13.00 for double, with radio, television and air-conditioning.) Twelve rounds were scheduled, nightly at 7:00 PM from Monday, July 20 to Saturday, August 1, except for Saturday the 25th which was reserved for the annual speed championship (ten seconds per move). The time control was 50 moves in 2½ hours. Games were adjourned after five hours played, and resumed at 9:30 AM the next morning. The final round was played to a conclusion. Entry fee was $15.00. [(1)] Attendance was about the same as Rochester 1958, with Grandmasters Arthur Bisguier and Pal benko leading the way. They stayed ins top until Benko took a half-point lead in round 10 and kept it going into the finale. There, however, he was beaten by Bisguier's cousin, Raymond Weinstein, who thus tied Benko for second and third prizes. ----- <60th US Open> <Omaha, Nebraska> <July 20-August 1, 1959> table[ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Arthur Bisguier W107 W 42 W 71 W 7 D 5 D 9 W 19 W 28 D 2 D 3 W 18 W 8 10.0 2 Pal Benko W 39 W 29 W 21 D 4 D 19 W 15 W 10 W 18 D 1 W 6 W 9 L 3 9.5 3 Raymond Allen Weinstein L 27 W 92 W 38 D 37 W 41 W 29 W 31 W 23 W 18 D 1 D 4 W 2 9.5 4 Eliot Sanford Hearst W 54 W 27 W 30 D 2 D 6 L 10 W 45 W 59 W 5 D 13 D 3 W 17 9.0 5 Hans Berliner W 73 W 31 W 44 W 25 D 1 L 18 W 12 D 7 L 4 W 24 W 27 W 13 9.0 6 Robert Henry Steinmeyer W 80 W 62 D 48 D 15 D 4 W 16 W 11 W 8 W 28 L 2 D 13 D 10 8.5 7 Curt Justin Brasket W 77 W 36 W 32 L 1 W 22 W 44 D 28 D 5 L 13 W 16 W 25 D 9 8.5 8 Olaf Ulvestad W100 W 50 W 79 L 18 W 42 D 11 W 26 L 6 W 33 W 12 W 14 L 1 8.5 9 James T Sherwin W 81 D 22 W 65 W125 W 63 D 1 L 18 W 35 W 10 W 27 L 2 D 7 8.5 10 Charles Henin W 91 W 97 L 28 W 82 W 79 W 4 L 2 W 60 L 9 W 30 W 23 D 6 8.5 11 Gilbert Ramirez D129 W110 W 60 D 59 W 20 D 8 L 6 L 33 W 34 W 38 W 26 W 18 8.5 12 Robin Ault W109 L 18 W 94 W 93 W 21 D 14 L 5 W 31 W 32 L 8 W 33 W 30 8.5 13 Louis Levy W 72 L 44 L 37 W 95 W 53 W 91 W 73 W 19 W 7 D 4 D 6 L 5 8.0 14 Karl Burger W 90 D 65 W 56 D 22 W 32 D 12 D 36 W 24 L 27 W 21 L 8 W 40 8.0 15 Eleazar Jimenez Zerquera W112 D 60 W 35 D 6 W 59 L 2 D 61 D 48 D 20 D 31 W 62 W 27 8.0 16 Rogelio Ortega L 37 W 78 D 66 W129 W 69 L 6 D 30 W 50 W 46 L 7 W 31 W 32 8.0 17 Kenneth Ray Smith L 82 W 95 L 90 L112 W102 W 87 W 94 W 44 W 59 W 28 W 36 L 4 8.0 18 Anthony Saidy W 84 W 12 W 26 W 8 D 28 W 5 W 9 L 2 L 3 W 36 L 1 L 11 7.5 19 Brian E Owens W 68 W 34 D 20 W 33 D 2 W 27 L 1 L 13 D 29 D 32 W 61 D 21 7.5 20 Jack O'Keefe W132 W 46 D 19 D 41 L 11 W 85 L 23 W 75 D 15 W 69 D 22 D 25 7.5 21 Ted Edelbaum W 67 W 38 L 2 W 50 L 12 W 34 L 59 W 73 W 60 L 14 W 47 D 19 7.5 22 Richard Kause W 74 D 9 W 85 D 14 L 7 L 35 W 83 W 90 L 23 W 50 D 20 W 46 7.5 23 Edgar Thomas McCormick W103 L 32 W 55 L 81 W 43 W 82 W 20 L 3 W 22 W 61 L 10 D 24 7.5 24 William Carr W 98 D 85 W 40 L 28 D 34 W 80 W 68 L 14 W 63 L 5 W 41 D 23 7.5 25 Erich Watkinson Marchand W 43 W 76 W 41 L 5 W 61 L 28 W 81 L 27 W 62 W 35 L 7 D 20 7.5 26 Ross Sprague W 95 W 51 L 18 D 34 W 97 W106 L 8 L 32 W 84 W 29 L 11 W 44 7.5 27 Walter Harris W 3 L 4 W 87 W 71 W 39 L 19 W 64 W 25 W 14 L 9 L 5 L 15 7.0 28 Donato Rivera W101 W106 W 10 W 24 D 18 W 25 D 7 L 1 L 6 L 17 D 44 D 34 7.0 29 John B Freeman W127 L 2 D106 W 74 W125 L 3 D 62 W 49 D 19 L 26 D 63 W 64 7.0 30 John Pamiljens W 92 W 88 L 4 L 39 W101 D 42 D 16 W 91 W 48 L 10 W 73 L 12 7.0 31 Jeremiah F Donovan W115 L 5 W 43 W 96 D 35 W 63 L 3 L 12 W 39 D 15 L 16 W 73 7.0 32 Glenn E Hartleb W104 W 23 L 7 W 90 L 14 D 62 W 66 W 26 L 12 D 19 W 64 L 16 7.0 33 Howard Ohman D110 W 52 W 84 L 19 L 65 W 70 W 40 W 11 L 8 W 55 L 12 D 43 7.0 34 Victor (Vytas) Palciauskas W114 L 19 W 53 D 26 D 24 L 21 W 85 D 47 L 11 W 87 W 54 D 28 7.0 35 Arthur D Wang W126 D125 L 15 W 77 D 31 W 22 W 44 L 9 W 81 L 25 L 40 W 60 7.0 36 Jack F Shaw W102 L 7 W 68 W 86 W 45 D 48 D 14 D 61 W 65 L 18 L 17 D 39 7.0 37 Richard Vincent W 16 L 79 W 13 D 3 L 60 W 77 L 63 L 38 W110 W100 W 45 D 49 7.0 38 William Batchelder W119 L 21 L 3 D 83 W 67 L 47 W 74 W 37 W 45 L 11 D 52 W 59 7.0 39 Anthony Cantone L 2 W101 W 67 W 30 L 27 L 64 W 93 D 72 L 31 W 85 W 48 D 36 7.0 40 Bruno Schmidt W 83 D 56 L 24 L101 W 58 W 55 L 33 D105 W 53 W 72 W 35 L 14 7.0 41 Henry Herbst W121 W 61 L 25 D 20 L 3 L 72 W 58 W106 D 68 W 63 L 24 W 62 7.0 42 Joseph G Sullivan W 99 L 1 W100 W 80 L 8 D 30 D 72 L 46 L 70 W 94 W 93 W 61 7.0 43 Gary Abram L 25 W114 L 31 W102 L 23 W117 L 69 D 54 W 82 W 91 W 81 D 33 7.0 44 Lawrence C Gilden W116 W 13 L 5 W 62 W 81 L 7 L 35 L 17 W 78 W 70 D 28 L 26 6.5 45 Peter Lapiken W 66 D 47 D 82 W 64 L 36 W 75 L 4 D 84 L 38 W105 L 37 W 80 6.5 46 Roger Smook W 78 L 20 L 49 W118 L 68 W108 W 52 W 42 L 16 D 48 W 55 L 22 6.5 47 John L Alexander W133 D 45 L125 L 60 W 57 W 38 D 51 D 34 D 72 W 59 L 21 D 56 6.5 48 James E Warren W105 W 55 D 6 L 63 W 76 D 36 D 60 D 15 L 30 D 46 L 39 W 85 6.5 49 Narciso Rabell Mendez L 76 W115 W 46 L 79 W 78 L 59 W 71 L 29 D 85 D 67 W 72 D 37 6.5 50 Sonja Graf-Stevenson W124 L 8 W119 L 21 D 70 D 83 W123 L 16 W 94 L 22 W 79 D 53 6.5 51 Walter Grombacher W134 L 26 L 86 W 88 L 64 W123 D 47 D 68 D 57 D 84 W 99 D 52 6.5 52 Maxwell Sokoler D 89 L 33 L 58 W124 W129 D118 L 46 W 71 W 90 D 81 D 38 D 51 6.5 53 Ninus Aronson L 63 W132 L 34 W 89 L 13 W 86 W 82 L 69 L 40 W 78 W 68 D 50 6.5 54 Sam G Priebe L 4 L 74 L102 L 72 W133 W119 W117 D 43 W 96 W 75 L 34 W 81 6.5 55 James M Wright W111 L 48 L 23 D 67 W 92 L 40 W109 W 97 W 66 L 33 L 46 W 89 6.5 56 Robert Sinclair Brieger W130 D 40 L 14 L 69 L 77 D 92 W107 L 67 W 86 W 97 W 71 D 47 6.5 57 James Stallings L 65 L 66 W111 W119 L 47 L 94 W103 W 79 D 51 D 83 +106 D 70 6.5 58 Edmund Erskine Hand L 62 D 77 W 52 L 97 L 40 W111 L 41 L100 W118 W 82 W 87 W 84 6.5 59 Walter Litwinczuk W117 D 75 W 96 D 11 L 15 W 49 W 21 L 4 L 17 L 47 W 90 L 38 6.0 60 Anthony Suraci W120 D 15 L 11 W 47 W 37 W 65 D 48 L 10 L 21 L 64 W 83 L 35 6.0 61 Richard Alan McLellan W 93 L 41 W 83 W 73 L 25 W 90 D 15 D 36 W 69 L 23 L 19 L 42 6.0 62 David Krause W 58 L 6 W 91 L 44 W 94 D 32 D 29 W 64 L 25 W 65 L 15 L 41 6.0 63 Erik Delwin Osbun W 53 D 82 W 75 W 48 L 9 L 31 W 37 D 65 L 24 L 41 D 29 D 77 6.0 64 Marshall Rohland W 86 L 71 W112 L 45 W 51 W 39 L 27 L 62 W 88 W 60 L 32 L 29 6.0 65 George Samuel Barnes W 57 D 14 L 9 W 66 W 33 L 60 W106 D 63 L 36 L 62 D 77 D 67 6.0 66 Eva Aronson L 45 W 57 D 16 L 65 W 74 W125 L 32 W 76 L 55 D 77 D 67 D 69 6.0 67 William M Rebold L 21 W118 L 39 D 55 L 38 W124 D 77 W 56 D 91 D 49 D 66 D 65 6.0 68 William Lukowiak L 19 W126 L 36 W113 W 46 W 76 L 24 D 51 D 41 L 73 L 53 W 97 6.0 69 Luis E Suarez Navas W123 L 96 D108 W 56 L 16 D 97 W 43 W 53 L 61 L 20 D 80 D 66 6.0 70 Harvey Weinstein L125 W133 D 97 D 75 D 50 L 33 D105 W101 W 42 L 44 D 84 D 57 6.0 71 Henry Gross W 87 W 64 L 1 L 27 L 91 W 98 L 49 L 52 W101 W 95 L 56 W 99 6.0 72 Fred Cramer L 13 D116 L110 W 54 W109 W 41 D 42 D 39 D 47 L 40 L 49 W 94 6.0 73 Roger B Johnson L 5 W 99 W 88 L 61 W 86 W 79 L 13 L 21 W 93 W 68 L 30 L 31 6.0 74 Clark R Harmon L 22 W 54 D 76 L 29 L 66 W 99 L 38 W102 D106 L 80 W113 W 91 6.0 75 Tom Lux W131 D 59 L 63 D 70 W 98 L 45 W 95 L 20 D105 L 54 D 91 W 93 6.0 76 David C Taylor W 49 L 25 D 74 W109 L 48 L 68 W118 L 66 L 99 D102 W 95 W 90 6.0 77 Bernard Zuckerman L 7 D 58 W116 L 35 W 56 L 37 D 67 W 96 D 83 D 66 D 65 D 63 6.0 78 Robert B Leewright L 46 L 16 W130 W131 L 49 W 89 L 91 W 92 L 44 L 53 W102 W 98 6.0 79 Alfred Hulmes W113 W 37 L 8 W 49 L 10 L 73 L 84 L 57 W108 W 98 L 50 + 96 6.0 80 Alpen Gardner Murphy L 6 W123 W 98 L 42 W108 L 24 W 96 L 81 L 87 W 74 D 69 L 45 5.5 81 William H Donnelly L 9 W113 W 89 W 23 L 44 W 84 L 25 W 80 L 35 D 52 L 43 L 54 5.5 82 John Robert Beitling W 17 D 63 D 45 L 10 W 93 L 23 L 53 D 87 L 43 L 58 W119 +106 5.5 83 Gerald M Banker L 40 W130 L 61 D 38 W110 D 50 L 22 W 95 D 77 D 57 L 60 D 88 5.5 84 Karl Zangerle L 18 W127 L 33 W105 W123 L 81 W 79 D 45 L 26 D 51 D 70 L 58 5.5 85 John H Allen W118 D 24 L 22 D108 W 96 L 20 L 34 W112 D 49 L 39 W100 L 48 5.5 86 Donald R Seifert L 64 W103 W 51 L 36 L 73 L 53 L 92 W117 L 56 D108 W109 W105 5.5 87 Gerald D Johnson L 71 W134 L 27 W114 L 90 L 17 W111 D 82 W 80 L 34 L 58 W108 5.5 88 Bernard Frank Brodersen W135 L 30 L 73 L 51 W107 L 93 W 98 W116 L 64 L 90 W111 D 83 5.5 89 G Pipiringos D 52 D129 L 81 L 53 W113 L 78 D102 W118 L100 W122 +105 L 55 5.5 90 William A Scott L 14 W102 W 17 L 32 W 87 L 61 W 97 L 22 L 52 W 88 L 59 L 76 5.5 91 Wiliam Slater L 10 W104 L 62 W117 W 71 L 13 W 78 L 30 D 67 L 43 D 75 L 74 5.5 92 Spencer H Van Gelder L 30 L 3 D124 W116 L 55 D 56 W 86 L 78 W112 L 93 L 96 W111 5.0 93 W Troy Miller L 61 W131 W107 L 12 L 82 W 88 L 39 W110 L 73 W 92 L 42 L 75 5.0 94 Phil W Morrell L 96 W120 L 12 W 99 L 62 W 57 L 17 W113 L 50 L 42 W107 L 72 5.0 95 Robert E Hart L 26 L 17 W104 L 13 W114 W115 L 75 L 83 W111 L 71 L 76 W117 5.0 96 Brian Murphy W 94 W 69 L 59 L 31 L 85 W101 L 80 L 77 L 54 W103 W 92 - 79 5.0 97 Ronald Simpson WF L 10 D 70 W 58 L 26 D 69 L 90 L 55 W113 L 56 W115 L 68 5.0 98 Stuart Noblin L 24 W111 L 80 W107 L 75 L 71 L 88 W114 W115 L 79 W101 L 78 5.0 99 William B Higler L 42 L 73 W121 L 94 D100 L 74 W124 W109 W 76 D106 L 51 L 71 5.0 100 Kathryn Slater L 8 W124 L 42 L123 D 99 L109 W121 W 58 W 89 L 37 L 85 D107 5.0 101 Bill L Patteson L 28 L 39 W120 W 40 L 30 L 96 W114 L 70 L 71 W112 L 98 W110 5.0 102 Edward R Westing L 36 L 90 W 54 L 43 L 17 W126 D 89 L 74 W109 D 76 L 78 W115 5.0 103 Mildred Morrell L 23 L 86 L114 W134 L115 W104 L 57 L111 W120 L 96 W112 W113 5.0 104 Robert Hochhalter L 32 L 91 L 95 L130 W131 L103 W132 L107 W114 L115 +123 W121 5.0 105 Robert Fasano L 48 L107 W126 L 84 W132 W112 D 70 D 40 D 75 L 45 - 89 L 86 4.5 106 Jay R Martinson Bye L 28 D 29 W110 W112 L 26 L 65 L 41 D 74 D 99 - 57 - 82 4.5 107 Dario Vissepo L 1 W105 L 93 L 98 L 88 L114 L 56 W104 W117 +116 L 94 D100 4.5 108 Paul Ligtvoet ---- Bye D 69 D 85 L 80 L 46 L113 W120 L 79 D 86 W116 L 87 4.5 109 Dan W Denney L 12 W135 D129 L 76 L 72 W100 L 55 L 99 L102 W121 L 86 D122 4.0 110 Robert W Moore D 33 L 11 W 72 L106 L 83 D129 W116 L 93 L 37 L111 W120 L101 4.0 111 Jeffrey Kurtz L 55 L 98 L 57 W120 W119 L 58 L 87 W103 L 95 W110 L 88 L 92 4.0 112 Gilbert Raich L 15 W121 L 64 W 17 L106 L105 W115 L 85 L 92 L101 L103 W119 4.0 113 Kalman Farkas L 79 L 81 W132 L 68 L 89 W131 W108 L 94 L 97 W123 L 74 L103 4.0 114 Walter Thomas Mayfield L 34 L 43 W103 L 87 L 95 W107 L101 L 98 L104 L120 W132 W126 4.0 115 Bruce Evans L 31 L 49 L131 W133 W103 L 95 L112 W123 L 98 W104 L 97 L102 4.0 116 Jerry Spann L 44 D 72 L 77 L 92 W120 W130 L110 L 88 D124 -107 L108 W127 4.0 117 Wilmer Stevens L 59 L119 W134 L 91 W126 L 43 L 54 L 86 L107 W131 W122 L 95 4.0 118 Katherine McGregor L 85 L 67 W127 L 46 W130 D 52 L 76 L 89 L 58 L119 L121 W132 3.5 119 F Hutchins L 38 W117 L 50 L 57 L111 L 54 D126 W121 L122 W118 L 82 L112 3.5 120 Elliott Forry Laucks L 60 L 94 L101 L111 L116 W127 W131 L108 L103 W114 L110 D128 3.5 121 Ralph G Houghton L 41 L112 L 99 L126 D127 W132 L100 L119 W131 L109 W118 L104 3.5 122 Walter Cronk ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- W134 W127 W119 L 89 L117 D109 3.5 123 George R McMahon L 69 L 80 W133 W100 L 84 L 51 L 50 L115 W132 L113 -104 ---- 3.0 124 James A Creighton L 50 L100 D 92 L 52 W134 L 67 L 99 W126 D116 ---- ---- ---- 3.0 125 Lewis J Isaacs W 70 D 35 W 47 L 9 L 29 L 66 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.5 126 William Robert Trinks L 35 L 68 L105 W121 L117 L102 D119 L124 W128 W132 L127 L114 2.5 127 Henry E Rock L 29 L 84 L118 W132 D121 L120 L130 L122 Bye L128 W126 L116 2.5 128 Sam Sloan ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- L126 W127 W131 D120 2.5 129 Nathan Robinson D 11 D 89 D109 L 16 L 52 D110 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.0 130 Francis Collins L 56 L 83 L 78 W104 L118 L116 W127 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.0 131 Cecilia A Rock L 75 L 93 W115 L 78 L104 L113 L120 L132 L121 L117 L128 Bye 2.0 132 J W Alexander L 20 L 53 L113 L127 L105 L121 L104 W131 L123 L126 L114 L118 2.0 133 C F Houdek L 47 L 70 L123 L115 L 54 W134 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.0 134 Elizabeth Anderson L 51 L 87 L117 L103 L124 L133 L122 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0.0 135 David Jordan L 88 L109 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0.0 ]table [(2)] ----- US Open Directed by: George Koltanowski; San Francisco, CA US Junior Championship Directed by: Howard Ohman, Omaha, NE ----- Open Winners: 1st - Arthur Bisguier - 10 2nd - Pal Benko - 9.5 3rd - Raymond Weinstein - 9.5 4-5th - Eliot Hearst - 9 4-5th - Hans Berliner - 9 US Junior Champ: 1st - Robin Ault - 7 2nd - Gilbert Ramirez - 7 3rd - Larry Gilden - 6.5 4th - Ray. Weinstein - 6.5 5th - Walter Harris - 6 (* US Junior Champ was held July 13-18th at the Hotel Rome in Omaha; there were 40 entrants, and it was a 9rd swiss.) A total of $2,225.00 in prize money was distributed at a banquet following the final round. Trophies were awarded to Arthur Bisguier, Robin Ault, for the highest score made by a USCF rated Expert, Walter Harris, for the highest score made by a Class A player, to Donald Seifert, for the highest score made by a Class B player, to Sonja Graf Stevenson, for the Woman's Open Championship. Highlights of the banquet included a series of anecdotes about interesting incidents which occurred during the Open as noted by internationally famous tournament director George Koltanowski of San Francisco, California. One noteworthy incident involve two players each of whom had a beautiful board and chess set. Each insisted that he would play only with his own set and board! In the ensuing altercation, the players appealed to director Koltanowski who felt the matter may well have been decided by the simple expedient of "flipping a coin." But, to his momentary dismay, the participants would have none of his suggestion. Thereupon, Koltanowski demanded both boards and sets immediately! In return, he gave them an old battle-scarred board and a not too desirable set of men and both players returned to the battle arena content that neither of them had won their point! Another interesting incident involved a strong player who had lost a number of games in the early rounds on the time limit. The reason remained a mystery for some rounds until Koltanowski took an interest in the proceedings. It appeared that the player who was losing on time was using his own clock and carried it around with him constantly and even refused to let anyone else handle his clock! Normally, in such a tournament with 50 moves in 2.5 hour rule, time pressure rarely develops before 3.5 to 4 hours after comencement of the round; and yet due to this clock, the poor player was in fantastic time pressure only 2.5 hours after the round started! After watching watching one of the games of this player, Koltie perceived that, while the clock on one side was functioning properly, the clock on the other side continued to run without abating even when the lever was pushed down. Ironically, during each of the games of this player, he unwittingly sat on the defective side of his own clock! Source: Quoted with some alterations from the Introduction, "Selected Games from the 14th United States Junior Chess Champ. and the 60th United States Open Chess Championship"; American Tournament Series, Vol. XXVIII, Jack Spence, 1959. ----- <** 1959 Open Jottings ** by William Slater> "Not so many grandmasters, but general level highest ever. Half of entire field rated as expert or above. To quote Tournament Director George Koltanowski, 'There were no fish!'... Younger players advancing so rapidly posted ratings based on performance figures of perhaps a year or two previous give little indication of current strength. Good idea when paired agains a Junior to mentally add one or two hundred points to published ratings to allow for the inevitable improvement... Frank Brady's newly anounced plan of bringing out monthly rating supplements should be great help to get true picture of our rapidly advancing Juniors... New Junior Champion Robin Ault and San Francisco's Gil Ramirez also scored heavily in the big event. Brooklyn's Ray Weinstein's smashing last round victory over previously unstopped Grandmaster Benko (which gave first place to Cousin Arthur Bisguier) an all-time high in tourney thrills... Title still wide open going into the last round. Depending on how the chips fell either Benko, Bisguier, or even Seattle's Ollie Ulvestad who had suddenly moved into the picture, could have emerged the ultimate winner..." "Sheraton-Fontanelle Hotel contributed largely to success of the event. Chess players given the red carpet treatment, with air-conditioned playing quarters ideal with separat analysis room outside, and losers could conslole themselves listening to Bob Darch's honkey-tonk piano in the Golden Nugget." ... Source: Excerpts from "Chess Life"; Sept 5, 1959, pg 7, "1959 Open Jottings" by William Slater. ----- <MILESTONES> 15: Lewis J Isaacs 10: Arthur Bisguier, Erich Watkinson Marchand ----- <NOTES> [(1)] Chess Life, March 20, 1959, p.1 [(2)] Chess Life, October 5, 1959, p.9 ----- <SOURCES> <American Chess Bulletin>, July/August 1959, p.50-54. (ACB) <Chess Life>, various issues from 1959-1960 (CL) <Chess Review>, various issues from 1959-1960 (CR) <Selected games from the 14th United States Junior Chess Championship and the 60th United States Open Chess Championship, July 13th-August 1st>, by Jack Spence. Omaha, J. L. Spence, 1959. [TB) [More specific sources are indicated for each game, if know. Tournament schedule: 1 - Mon, 7/20 2 - Tue, 7/21 3 - Wed, 7/22 4 - Thu, 7/23 5 - Fri, 7/24 6 - Sun, 7/26 7 - Mon, 7/27 8 - Tue, 7/28 9 - Wed, 7/29 10 - Thu, 7/30 11 - Fri, 7/31 12 - Sat, 8/1] ----- <SPECIAL THANKS> To User: sachistuk for transcribing the games from Spence's tournament book. ----- <PREVIOUS>: Game Collection: US Open 1958, Rochester <NEXT>: Game Collection: US Open 1960, St. Louis <SEE ALSO>: Game Collection: US Open Tournament Index 205 games, 1959 US Open 1960, St. Louis After watching younger brother Donald contend for the US Open title year after year, Robert ne took the title this year. Following were Pal Benko and Paul Poschel, who had his chance to win the the tournament but couldn't convert a favorable last-round position against Byrne. ----- <TOURNAMENT DETAILS> <Schedule> table[ Round 1: Mon, August 8, 7:00 PM Round 2: Tue, August 9, 7:00 PM Round 3: Wed, August 10: 7:00 PM Round 4: Thu, August 11: 7:00 PM Round 5: Fri, August 12: 7:00 PM Round 6: Sat, August 13: 7:00 PM Round 7: Sun, August 14: 7:00 PM Round 8: Mon, August 15: 7:00 PM Round 9: Tue, August 16: 7:00 PM Round 10: Wed, August 17: 7:00 PM Round 11: Thu, August 18: 4:00 PM Round 12: Fri, August 19: 12:00 PM ]table ----- <Time Control>: 50 moves in 2 1/2 hours, then 20 moves/1 hour. <Adjournments> Games were adjourned after five hours play, and generally finished the next morning. However, round 12 was played to a conclusion. <Site> Sheraton-Jefferson Hotel, 12th and Locust St., St. Louis, Missouri. <Tournament Director> George Koltanowski [(1)] <61st US Open> St. Louis, Missouri August 8th-19th, 1960 table[ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Robert Eugene Byrne W 66 W 79 W 13 W 19 D 23 L 5 W 16 W 25 W 7 W 4 W 8 D 3 10.0 2 Pal Benko W 67 W104 W 21 W 10 D 7 W 6 L 5 W 12 L 4 W 24 W 25 W 9 9.5 3 Paul Poschel W 94 W 65 L 31 W 80 W 56 W 25 L 4 W 38 W 28 W 17 W 5 D 1 9.5 4 Arthur Bisguier W129 W 60 W 32 W 15 W 5 L 7 W 3 D 8 W 2 L 1 W 12 D 6 9.0 5 Anthony Saidy W 49 W128 W 24 W103 L 4 W 1 W 2 D 7 W 39 D 8 L 3 W 15 9.0 6 James T Sherwin W121 W 20 W 28 D 30 W 27 L 2 W 29 L 39 W 26 W 32 W 7 D 4 9.0 7 Raymond Allen Weinstein W116 W 43 W 42 W 17 D 2 W 4 D 9 D 5 L 1 W 27 L 6 W 23 8.5 8 Larry Melvyn Evans W 93 W 41 D 12 W 26 W 30 D 23 W 19 D 4 W 24 D 5 L 1 D 11 8.5 9 Robert Henry Steinmeyer W130 D 18 W 45 D 46 W 38 W 28 D 7 D 13 D 27 W 16 W 10 L 2 8.5 10 Herbert Avram W 89 W 72 W 35 L 2 D 24 W 14 L 25 W 40 W 36 W 13 L 9 W 26 8.5 11 Lev Blonarovych W137 D 45 W 48 D 18 L128 W 60 W 44 L 15 W 22 W 28 W 17 D 8 8.5 12 Ross Sprague W 88 W 56 D 8 D 47 W102 W128 D 23 L 2 W 29 W 39 L 4 W 25 8.5 13 Robin Ault W 92 W 87 L 1 D 40 W 68 W120 L 26 D 9 D 32 L 10 W 31 W 24 8.5 14 George Baylor W158 W105 L 19 W129 D 29 L 10 W 80 W 77 L 16 W 48 W 18 W 33 8.5 15 Kenneth Ray Smith W117 W 80 W102 L 4 D 18 D 33 W 46 W 11 L 17 W 43 W 19 L 5 8.0 16 Albert Sandrin W122 W 50 L 23 W 60 D 33 W 18 L 1 W 65 W 14 L 9 D 40 W 54 8.0 17 Joseph G Sullivan W153 W136 W 29 L 7 D 22 D 34 W127 W 31 W 15 L 3 L 11 W 52 8.0 18 William Batchelder W169 D 9 W 90 D 11 D 15 L 16 D 41 W 44 W 63 W 57 L 14 W 39 8.0 19 Louis Levy W108 W120 W 14 L 1 W103 W 78 L 8 L 28 W128 W 21 L 15 W 41 8.0 20 Ronald Joseph Gross W123 L 6 D 37 W112 D 59 W 47 D 57 L 43 W139 W 29 D 30 W 45 8.0 21 Shelby Lyman W 96 W133 L 2 D 72 W 65 L 39 D120 W 58 W 52 L 19 W 60 W 40 8.0 22 Roger B Johnson W156 L 23 W132 W124 D 17 L 27 D 86 W 83 L 11 W 51 W 82 W 64 8.0 23 Curt Justin Brasket W100 W 22 W 16 W 31 D 1 D 8 D 12 L 24 L 30 W 66 W 38 L 7 7.5 24 Jeremiah F Donovan W125 W 98 L 5 W105 D 10 W 77 W 30 W 23 L 8 L 2 W 32 L 13 7.5 25 Orest Popovych W148 D 55 W 77 W 83 W 42 L 3 W 10 L 1 W 43 W 30 L 2 L 12 7.5 26 Lawrence C Gilden W 95 W 51 W 83 L 8 W 47 D 31 L 13 W 62 L 6 W 35 W 57 L 10 7.5 27 John W Collins D 58 W 57 W 55 W 36 L 6 W 22 D 31 W 59 D 9 L 7 L 33 W 62 7.5 28 Arthur D Wang W 91 W107 L 6 W 85 W 74 L 9 W 34 W 19 L 3 L 11 D 44 W 56 7.5 29 Elod Macskasy W135 W 39 L 17 W 70 D 14 W 62 L 6 W 35 L 12 L 20 W108 W 58 7.5 30 Anthony Santasiere W118 W 70 W 62 D 6 L 8 W 55 L 24 W 53 W 23 L 25 D 20 D 36 7.5 31 Arthur R Spiller W144 W146 W 3 L 23 W 81 D 26 D 27 L 17 W 42 D 33 L 13 W 55 7.5 32 Jack O'Keefe W131 W 71 L 4 D 65 W 61 D 40 W102 W 42 D 13 L 6 L 24 W 67 7.5 33 Peter Lapiken W171 D 77 D 40 W 87 D 16 D 15 L 43 W 86 W122 D 31 W 27 L 14 7.5 34 Edgar Thomas McCormick W152 L 83 W 63 D 59 W107 D 17 L 28 D 48 W 37 W 79 L 41 W 75 7.5 35 Henry Gross W154 W139 L 10 D 58 L 39 W 67 W 73 L 29 W127 L 26 W 68 W 74 7.5 36 Edmund Nash W149 W161 D 46 L 27 L120 W 92 W106 W 78 L 10 W 74 D 39 D 30 7.5 37 Walter Grombacher L133 W141 D 20 D109 W 75 L 46 W113 D 41 L 34 W110 W102 W 66 7.5 38 Walter Harris W124 W 73 L103 W133 L 9 W 63 W 56 L 3 D 79 W 78 L 23 W 57 7.5 39 Henry Davis W141 L 29 W 84 D107 W 35 W 21 W128 W 6 L 5 L 12 D 36 L 18 7.0 40 Julius H Loftsson W 63 D 47 D 33 D 13 W 92 D 32 D 78 L 10 W102 W 69 D 16 L 21 7.0 41 Heinricks Kalnins W113 L 8 D 98 W 64 D 86 D 73 D 18 D 37 D121 W 61 W 34 L 19 7.0 42 Richard Kause W127 W 64 L 7 W 51 L 25 W 52 W122 L 32 L 31 L 54 W 86 W 80 7.0 43 John Ragan W114 L 7 D 64 D174 W131 W 87 W 33 W 20 L 25 L 15 L 45 W 85 7.0 44 Juan Mila L 77 W171 D120 D 57 W 69 W 51 L 11 L 18 W 71 W 81 D 28 D 49 7.0 45 Jack Spence W162 D 11 L 9 L 68 W 90 L 49 W124 W107 W101 D 59 W 43 L 20 7.0 46 Martin Harrow W126 W 85 D 36 D 9 Lf 78 W 37 L 15 L 79 W105 W104 L 54 W 77 7.0 47 Milton Otteson W115 D 40 W112 D 12 L 26 L 20 W126 W 81 L 57 L 52 W121 W 82 7.0 48 Bernard Zuckerman W151 D 59 L 11 D108 D114 W 88 D 61 D 34 W 65 L 14 D 63 D 81 7.0 49 George Olte L 5 W145 D104 L 61 W161 W 45 L 77 W125 D 62 D 85 W 95 D 44 7.0 50 Edmund Erskine Hand W175 L 16 W106 L102 D 53 L 61 D 88 W 96 W 80 W 63 L 56 W111 7.0 51 Gary Abram W176 L 26 W144 L 42 W154 L 44 W 97 D102 D 60 L 22 W122 W 78 7.0 52 Carl Spies L139 W156 L 60 W136 W140 L 42 W133 W 56 L 21 W 47 W 59 L 17 7.0 53 Lisa Lane W111 L103 W121 L 81 D 50 W 64 W107 L 30 D104 L 82 W 87 W 84 7.0 54 William H Donnelly L136 L153 W150 D160 W123 D 79 W103 L128 W115 W 42 W 46 L 16 7.0 55 William Gould W165 D 25 L 27 W130 W139 L 30 W 70 L 57 L 74 W 73 W 79 L 31 6.5 56 Sandor Tresz W 82 L 12 W136 W 69 L 3 W 81 L 38 L 52 W106 D 70 W 50 L 28 6.5 57 Jack F Shaw D106 L 27 W163 D 44 W 96 W141 D 20 W 55 W 47 L 18 L 26 L 38 6.5 58 Robert Fasano D 27 D 61 W131 D 35 W104 D 66 L 59 L 21 D 67 W 90 W 72 L 29 6.5 59 William Allen Ruth W160 D 48 D142 D 34 D 20 W126 W 58 L 27 D 66 D 45 L 52 D 61 6.5 60 William M Byland W145 L 4 W 52 L 16 W124 L 11 W105 D127 D 51 W 87 L 21 D 71 6.5 61 Glenn E Hartleb D 90 D 58 D 68 W 49 L 32 W 50 D 48 D 84 D 64 L 41 W 89 D 59 6.5 62 Walter Cunningham W 75 W 68 L 30 D139 W 71 L 29 W 85 L 26 D 49 W121 D 64 L 27 6.5 63 David Lloyd L 40 W 96 L 34 W159 W 83 L 38 W125 W 89 L 18 L 50 D 48 W 88 6.5 64 Don C Sutherland W 78 L 42 D 43 L 41 W164 L 53 W114 W110 D 61 W103 D 62 L 22 6.5 65 Howard Ohman W166 L 3 W126 D 32 L 21 W130 W139 L 16 L 48 L 68 W116 W106 6.5 66 Victor Contoski L 1 W119 W140 L 78 W144 D 58 D 72 W120 D 59 L 23 W 83 L 37 6.5 67 Frank Brady L 2 L144 W156 W134 D 79 L 35 W 91 D 80 D 58 W117 W 70 L 32 6.5 68 John W Jaffray W 97 L 62 D 61 W 45 L 13 L125 W148 L121 W160 W 65 L 35 W109 6.5 69 Lewis J Isaacs L105 W125 W109 L 56 L 44 W152 D111 W 95 W 77 L 40 L 75 W104 6.5 70 J Donald DeFine W168 L 30 W151 L 29 W118 D 86 L 55 D 82 W126 D 56 L 67 W101 6.5 71 Ninus Aronson W170 L 32 D115 W122 L 62 D 97 L 79 W 76 L 44 W151 W103 D 60 6.5 72 John H Allen W110 L 10 W137 D 21 L 77 W129 D 66 L122 D133 W101 L 58 W112 6.5 73 Henry Herbst W 84 L 38 L124 W 95 W135 D 41 L 35 L101 W112 L 55 W147 W108 6.5 74 Edmund Godbold D 99 D106 W 91 W142 L 28 L102 D121 W160 W 55 L 36 W111 L 35 6.5 75 Walter Kocjan L 62 L 78 W172 W153 L 37 L121 W123 W134 D108 W139 W 69 L 34 6.5 76 Robert C Eastwood ---- ---- ---- W101 W153 L 84 W144 L 71 W 99 W105 D106 W102 6.5 77 Max Burkett W 44 D 33 L 25 W 90 W 72 L 24 W 49 L 14 L 69 W133 D 84 L 46 6.0 78 Erich Watkinson Marchand L 64 W 75 W118 W 66 W 46 L 19 D 40 L 36 W 84 L 38 D 85 L 51 6.0 79 Winthrop Beach W150 L 1 L105 W113 D 67 D 54 W 71 W 46 D 38 L 34 L 55 D 98 6.0 80 Phil W Morrell W172 L 15 W153 L 3 D 89 W 82 L 14 D 67 L 50 W113 W129 L 42 6.0 81 Marshall Rohland L161 W158 W111 W 53 L 31 L 56 W 94 L 47 W 97 L 44 D104 D 48 6.0 82 Edward W Formanek L 56 D101 D110 D106 W 98 L 80 W130 D 70 W 93 W 53 L 22 L 47 6.0 83 William Newberry W164 W 34 L 26 L 25 L 63 W144 W141 L 22 D120 W115 L 66 D 91 6.0 84 Wiliam N Bragg L 73 W 95 L 39 L 88 W171 W 76 W108 D 61 L 78 W122 D 77 L 53 6.0 85 Anthony Cantone W157 L 46 W117 L 28 D125 W148 L 62 D 93 W113 D 49 D 78 L 43 6.0 86 Thomas A Jenkins D147 L109 W101 W115 D 41 D 70 D 22 L 33 L 87 W135 L 42 W129 6.0 87 James M Wright W132 L 13 W113 L 33 W152 L 43 L 89 W151 W 86 L 60 L 53 W124 6.0 88 James A Scherer L 12 L151 W162 W 84 D109 L 48 D 50 L103 W154 W 96 W 93 L 63 6.0 89 Bill L Patteson L 10 L114 W165 W110 D 80 D104 W 87 L 63 L103 W134 L 61 W121 6.0 90 David Gollub D 61 W147 L 18 L 77 L 45 D161 W140 D135 W100 L 58 W130 D 95 6.0 91 Paul Taylor L 28 W155 L 74 W 94 D129 L107 L 67 W124 L117 W146 W126 D 83 6.0 92 Thomas Cunningham L 13 D163 W147 W 98 L 40 L 36 D131 D 94 L110 W155 D123 W120 6.0 93 Charles M Burton L 8 W154 L152 W111 W105 L122 D104 D 85 L 82 W131 L 88 W132 6.0 94 Harry McKinney L 3 W166 L128 L 91 W169 W132 L 81 D 92 D130 D126 D100 W123 6.0 95 Kalman Farkas L 26 L 84 W168 L 73 W156 D143 W146 L 69 W125 W123 L 49 D 90 6.0 96 Bernard Frank Brodersen L 21 L 63 W176 W151 L 57 L105 W149 L 50 W145 L 88 W131 W122 6.0 97 William H Wright L 68 L122 D155 W145 W117 D 71 L 51 W132 L 81 L129 W152 W127 6.0 98 Mary Selensky W155 L 24 D 41 L 92 L 82 L123 W163 L143 W149 W140 W139 D 79 6.0 99 Teddy Cohen D 74 D140 L122 L114 W119 L108 W156 L126 L 76 W159 W137 W134 6.0 100 Harry Lew L 23 L169 L141 W168 W173 D131 L155 W119 L 90 W145 D 94 +133 6.0 101 John Irwin L128 D 82 L 86 L 76 W157 W112 W143 W 73 L 45 L 72 W117 L 70 5.5 102 Joe Meg o W119 W173 L 15 W 50 L 12 W 74 L 32 D 51 L 40 W109 L 37 L 76 5.5 103 Erasmus Olins W134 W 53 W 38 L 5 L 19 L127 L 54 W 88 W 89 L 64 L 71 D110 5.5 104 Robert E Edberg W138 L 2 D 49 W146 L 58 D 89 D 93 W155 D 53 L 46 D 81 L 69 5.5 105 John Pranter W 69 L 14 W 79 L 24 L 93 W 96 L 60 W116 L 46 L 76 W153 D115 5.5 106 Wayne Hollingsworth D 57 D 74 L 50 D 82 W112 W109 L 36 D115 L 56 W132 D 76 L 65 5.5 107 Michael DiLillo W163 L 28 W114 D 39 L 34 W 91 L 53 L 45 L109 L116 W155 W147 5.5 108 Harvey Weinstein L 19 D110 W143 D 48 L122 W 99 L 84 W131 D 75 W127 L 29 L 73 5.5 109 Oscar E Vinje D112 W 86 L 69 D 37 D 88 L106 L110 W145 W107 L102 W118 L 68 5 .5 110 Walter Schaetzie L 72 D108 D 82 L 89 W116 D124 W109 L 64 W 92 L 37 D133 D103 5.5 111 Spencer H Van Gelder L 53 W170 L 81 L 93 W138 W118 D 69 L139 W143 W120 L 74 L 50 5.5 112 Fred Cramer D109 W143 L 47 L 20 L106 L101 W157 W146 L 73 W125 W142 L 72 5.5 113 Greta Fuchs L 41 W116 L 87 L 79 W158 W142 L 37 W141 L 85 L 80 W154 D119 5.5 114 William R Hewitt L 43 W 89 L107 W 99 D 48 L139 L 64 L130 W150 L142 W161 W143 5.5 115 Mabel Burlingame L 47 W175 D 71 L 86 D143 W137 W154 D106 L 54 L 83 D127 D105 5.5 116 William Ratcliffe L 7 L113 W145 L127 L110 W119 W142 L105 D140 W107 L 65 W149 5.5 117 Max Schlosser L 15 W172 L 85 L140 L 97 W173 D161 W148 W 91 L 67 L101 W142 5.5 118 Mildred Morrell L 30 W168 L 78 W169 L 70 L111 L151 W156 W158 D130 L109 W139 5.5 119 James C Ream L102 L 66 L154 W162 L 99 L116 W150 L100 W168 W141 W160 D113 5.5 120 Eva Aronson W159 L 19 D 44 W148 W 36 L 13 D 21 L 66 D 83 L111 D124 L 92 5.0 121 George Baumanis L 6 W150 L 53 L131 W136 W 75 D 74 W 68 D 41 L 62 L 47 L 89 5.0 122 Dan W Denney L 16 W 97 W 99 L 71 W108 W 93 L 42 W 72 L 33 L 84 L 51 L 96 5.0 123 Robert Mallison L 20 D135 L174 W147 L 54 W 98 L 75 W161 W155 L 95 D 92 L 94 5.0 124 Walter Lochmann L 38 W157 W 73 L 22 L 60 D110 L 45 L 91 W161 W143 D120 L 87 5.0 125 Walter Dorne L 24 L 69 W166 W138 D 85 W 68 L 63 L 49 L 95 L112 W150 D126 5.0 126 Ralph L Hall L 46 W165 L 65 W171 W142 L 59 L 47 W 99 L 70 D 94 L 91 D125 5.0 127 Lucille Kellner L 42 W134 L129 W116 W133 W103 L 17 D 60 L 35 L108 D115 L 97 5.0 128 Norbert Leopoldi W101 L 5 W 94 W152 W 11 L 12 L 39 W 54 L 19 ---- ---- ---- 5.0 129 Leonard T Brewster L 4 W149 W127 L 14 D 91 L 72 L160 W147 D135 W 97 L 80 L 86 5.0 130 Maxwell Sokoler L 9 W138 D146 L 55 W160 L 65 L 82 W114 D 94 D118 L 90 D140 5.0 131 Adele Goddard L 32 W176 L 58 W121 L 43 D100 D 92 L108 W153 L 93 L 96 W154 5.0 132 Edward Duckles L 87 W160 L 22 L154 W134 L 94 W152 L 97 W141 L106 W135 L 93 5.0 133 Jesse Turgle W 37 L 21 W161 L 38 L127 W135 L 52 W154 D 72 L 77 D110 -100 5.0 134 Siegfried H Langer L103 L127 W158 L 67 L132 W171 W137 L 75 W152 L 89 W151 L 99 5.0 135 Gerald M Banker L 29 D123 D159 W155 L 73 L133 W168 D 90 D129 L 86 L132 W153 5.0 136 Carl Goldsberry W 54 L 17 L 56 L 52 L121 L157 L153 W172 L137 W171 W158 W152 5.0 137 Armstrong Chinn L 11 W162 L 72 L141 W159 L115 L134 L157 W136 W138 L 99 W151 5.0 138 Dell Celani L104 L130 W149 L125 L111 W158 L145 L140 W171 L137 W159 W156 5.0 139 Paul Neumayer W 52 L 35 W169 D 62 L 55 W114 L 65 W111 L 20 L 75 L 98 L118 4.5 140 Ronald Elmquist D174 D 99 L 66 W117 L 52 L154 L 90 W138 D116 L 98 D146 D130 4.5 141 William Robert Trinks L 39 L 37 W100 W137 +174 L 57 L 83 L113 L132 L119 W169 D146 4.5 142 Leonard Carmody D143 W174 D 59 L 74 L126 L113 L116 D149 W148 W114 L112 L117 4.5 143 Francis Marion Alpiser D142 L112 L108 W163 D115 D 95 L101 W 98 L111 L124 W148 L114 4.5 144 James J Seifert L 31 W 67 L 51 W173 L 66 L 83 L 76 L158 L159 D162 W167 W164 4.5 145 James A Creighton L 60 L 49 L116 L 97 W172 W169 W138 L109 L 96 L100 D157 W162 4.5 146 August Imholtz Bye L 31 D130 L104 L148 W164 L 95 L112 W163 L 91 D140 D141 4.5 147 Valentine Bush Lewis D 86 L 90 L 92 L123 W150 L155 W164 L129 W157 W160 L 73 L107 4.5 148 Gilbert Raich L 25 D159 W173 L120 W146 L 85 L 68 L117 L142 W164 L143 W165 4.5 149 Joe B Bohac L 36 L129 L138 W170 W151 L160 L 96 D142 L 98 W167 W163 L116 4.5 150 Henry E Rock L 79 L121 L 54 D165 L147 W170 L119 W164 L114 W166 L125 W160 4.5 151 T J Chancellor L 48 W 88 L 70 L 96 L149 W165 W118 L 87 W170 L 71 L134 L137 4.0 152 Gordon Bennett L 34 W164 W 93 L128 L 87 L 69 L132 W159 L134 W156 L 97 L136 4.0 153 David W Edwards L 17 W 54 L 80 L 75 L 76 L156 W136 W168 L131 W158 L105 L135 4.0 154 Dorothy Williams L 35 L 93 W119 W132 L 51 W140 L115 L133 L 88 W157 L113 L131 4.0 155 Judy Sherwin L 98 L 91 D 97 L135 W163 W147 W100 L104 L123 L 92 L107 D157 4.0 156 Sam Sloan L 22 L 52 L 67 W175 L 95 W153 L 99 L118 W169 L152 W170 L138 4.0 157 Cecilia A Rock L 85 L124 L160 W172 L101 W136 L112 W137 L147 L154 D145 D155 4.0 158 Francis Collins L 14 L 81 L134 W166 L113 L138 W172 W144 L118 L153 L136 W169 4.0 159 Richard Hollenbaugh L120 D148 D135 L 63 L137 L168 W173 L152 W144 L 99 L138 W170 4.0 160 Edward A Dickerson L 59 L132 W157 D 54 L130 W149 W129 L 74 L 68 L147 L119 L150 3.5 161 Joseph Foreman W 81 L 36 L133 D164 L 49 D 90 D117 L123 L124 W170 L114 L167 3.5 162 Elizabeth Anderson L 45 L137 L 88 L119 D165 L163 L167 Bye D166 D144 W168 L145 3.5 163 John Lynch L107 D 92 L 57 L143 L155 W162 L 98 W167 L146 W165 L149 ---- 3.5 164 L M Lowy L 83 L152 W175 D161 L 64 L146 L147 L150 W173 L148 W166 L144 3.5 165 Roland L Grass L 55 L126 L 89 D150 D162 L151 D171 L170 Bye L163 W173 L148 3.5 166 Elmer Burlingame L 65 L 94 L125 L158 L170 D167 +175 D171 D162 L150 L164 +173 3.5 167 A M Breschell ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- D166 W162 L163 W172 L149 L144 W161 3.5 168 Walter Otteson L 70 L118 L 95 L100 +175 W159 L135 L153 L119 L169 L162 W172 3.0 169 Elliott Forry Laucks L 18 W100 L139 L118 L 94 L145 L170 W173 L156 W168 L141 L158 3.0 170 Charles H Hammon L 71 L111 L171 L149 W166 L150 W169 W165 L151 L161 L156 L159 3.0 171 Paul Ligtvoet L 33 L 44 W170 L126 L 84 L134 D165 D166 L138 L136 -172 ---- 2.0 172 William Weinstein L 80 L117 L 75 L157 L145 +175 L158 L136 L167 L173 +171 L168 2.0 173 J Langworthy Bye L102 L148 L144 L100 L117 L159 L169 L164 W172 L165 -166 2.0 174 Marvin Rogan D140 L142 L123 D 43 -141 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.0 175 Mary Patricia O'Reilly L 50 L115 L163 L156 -168 -172 -166 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0.0 176 Rodman D Collins L 51 L131 L 96 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0.0 ]table [(2)] ----- <Additional games> The scores of the following games from the tournament book could not be deciphered. Henry Davis - Norbert Leopoldi (Round 7) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0 5.Bd3 d5 6.Nf3 c5 7.0-0 dxc4 8.Bxc4 a6 9.a3 Ba5 10.Qc2 b5 11.Ba2 Bb7 12.dxc5 Bxc3 13.Qxc3 a5 14.b4 axb4 15.axb4 Bd5 16.Rd1 Nc6 17.Bb2 Qc7 18.Bxd5 Rxa1 19.Bxa1 Rd8 20.Bb3 Ra8 21.Bb2 h6 22.g3 Ne7 23.e4 Ng6 24.Rd6 Re8 25.Kg2 e5 26.Qd3 Qc8 27.h3 Kf8 28.♖-♗1 and a few other moves followed, "and White won shortly." 1-0 Herbert Avram - Robin Ault (Round 10) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.e3 Nxe5 5.f4 Ng6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.a3 a5 8.Qd5 Nge7 9.Qb5 d6 10.Nc3 Bd7 11.Qb3 b6 12.Be2 g6 13.e4 Bg7 14.Be3 f5 15.e5 a4 16.Qa2 dxe5 17.Rd1 Nd4 18.Nxd4 exd4 19.Bxd4 Bxd4 20.Rxd4 c5 21.Rd3 Qc7 22.Bf3 0-0-0 23.0-0 Bc6 24.Bd5 Nxd5 25.cxd5 Bb7 26.Qc4 h6 27.Nxa4 g5 28.g3 Rhg8 29.Nc3 h5 30.fxg5 Rxg5 31.Nb5 Qe5 32.Na7+ Kc7 33.Nc6 Bxc6 34.dxc6 Rg4 35.Qc3 Rdd4 36.Re3 Qd6 Tournament book gives 36...♕-♕4. The rest of the moves are a guess. 37.b4 Kxc6 38.bxc5 bxc5 39.Re8 Tournament book gives 39.♖-♔3. Qd5 40.Rc8+ Kd7 41.Rxc5 Qd6 42.Rcxf5 Rg7 43.Qb3 Ke7 44.Qb7+ Qd7 45.Re1+ Kd8 46.Rf8+ 1-0 ----- <MILESTONES> 10: Walter Grombacher, E Forry Laucks, Edmund Nash, Albert Sandrin, Robert H Steinmeyer ----- <NOTES> [(1)] "Chess Life", May 20, 1960, p.12 [(2)] "Chess Life", October 5, 1960, p. 3-4. ----- <SOURCES>: <American Chess Bulletin>, July-August 1960, p.55-57. (ACB) <Chess Life> various issues from 1960-1961 (CL) <Chess Review>, various issue from 1960-1961 (CR) <New York Times>, daily reports from August 11-20, 1960 (NYT) <A record of the proceedings of the 61st annual United States Open Chess Championship, St. Louis, Missouri, August, 1960> / Jack Spence. Omaha : Spence, 1961. (TB) ----- <PREVIOUS>: Game Collection: US Open 1959, Omaha <NEXT>: Game Collection: US Open 1961, San Francisco <SEE ALSO>: Game Collection: US Open Tournament Index 192 games, 1960 US Open 1961, San Francisco <62nd US Open San Francisco, California August 14-26, 1961> After a couple of close calls, Pal Benko won his first of eight US Open titles in commanding fashion, winning his last four games instead of coasting to the finish. Fellow Hungarian transplant Zoltan Kovacs, currently resident in Los Angeles, took second place, with former champions Arthur Bisguier and Robert Byrne tying for 3rd-4th. This was the largest US Open to date, almost cracking the 200-player barrier. Tournament details were provided in an advertisement published in "Chess Life", April 1961, p.120: Rd. 1: Monday, August 14 7:00 PM Rd. 2: Tuesday, August 15, 7:00 PM Rd. 3: Wednesday, August 16, 1:00 PM Rd. 4: Thursday, August 17, 7:00 PM Rd. 5: Friday, August 18, 7:00 PM Rd. 6: Sunday, August 20, 7:00 PM Rd. 7: Monday, August 21, 7:00 PM Rd. 8: Tuesday, August 22, 7:00 PM Rd. 9: Wednesday, August 23, 1:00 PM Rd.10: Thursday, August 24, 7:00 PM Rd.11: Friday, August 25, 7:00 PM Rd.12: Saturday, August 26, 1:00 PM Time control was 50 moves in 2 1/2 hours, then 20 moves per hour. Games adjourned after five hours play (except in round 12) and completed during the course of the tournament. The tournament director was George Koltanowski. table[ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Pal Benko W105 W152 W 20 W 13 D 14 W 15 W 2 D 3 W 5 W 4 W 8 W 17 11.0 2 Zoltan Kovacs W 95 W 44 W 27 W 6 W 16 D 3 L 1 W 30 W 33 D 8 W 21 W 13 10.0 3 Arthur Bisguier W 66 W 83 W 31 W 18 W 29 D 2 W 14 D 1 D 8 W 7 W 13 L 4 9.5 4 Robert Eugene Byrne W131 W 55 D 26 D 25 W 6 W 13 W 10 D 33 W 28 L 1 W 31 W 3 9.5 5 William G Addison W138 W 24 D 25 D 40 W 12 D 28 W 67 W 15 L 1 W 10 D 17 W 20 9.0 6 Joseph G Sullivan W172 W195 W190 L 2 L 4 W104 W132 L 13 W 70 W 45 W 26 W 31 9.0 7 Martin Harrow W139 D 19 D106 W 91 D 32 W 59 W 17 D 8 W 20 L 3 W 25 D 11 8.5 8 Irving Rivise D189 D 97 W 92 W136 W 65 W 36 W 27 D 7 D 3 D 2 L 1 W 32 8.5 9 Charles Henin W123 D 64 W 59 W 22 W 73 L 14 W 21 L 28 W 23 L 31 W 46 W 27 8.5 10 Jack Witeczek W143 L 98 W 86 W 47 W 11 W 29 L 4 W 56 D 16 L 5 W 87 W 28 8.5 11 Jim Schmitt W182 D180 W 89 D 35 L 10 W114 W 88 D 57 W 30 D 26 W 62 D 7 8.5 12 Rex Wilcox W161 L149 W 77 W101 L 5 W 92 W 94 L 26 W 74 W 57 D 16 W 35 8.5 13 Peter Lapiken W 99 W 84 W 96 L 1 W 68 L 4 W 48 W 6 W 27 W 14 L 3 L 2 8.0 14 Louis Levy W145 W 45 W 67 W 58 D 1 W 9 L 3 W 25 D 26 L 13 D 27 D 21 8.0 15 Milton Otteson D 42 W115 W 52 W 39 W 17 L 1 W 19 L 5 L 25 W 68 D 22 W 55 8.0 16 Walter Cunningham W134 W 63 W 65 W 98 L 2 L 27 W 64 W 18 D 10 D 25 D 12 D 24 8.0 17 Henry Gross W114 D 69 W132 W 94 L 15 W 34 L 7 W 48 W 56 W 33 D 5 L 1 8.0 18 Ivars Alvils Dahlberg W124 W151 W 57 L 3 L 63 W 53 W 70 L 16 W 76 D 22 W 43 D 19 8.0 19 Lee Hyder W153 D 7 L 37 W115 W 93 W 35 L 15 L 23 W110 W 65 W 29 D 18 8.0 20 Charles T Morgan W141 W 43 L 1 L 56 W110 W151 W 72 W 36 L 7 W 55 W 32 L 5 8.0 21 James McCormick W160 W117 L 41 W 49 D 98 W 69 L 9 W131 W 82 W 29 L 2 D 14 8.0 22 Stephen Matzner W140 W 92 D 90 L 9 D 70 L 72 W 47 W 73 W131 D 18 D 15 W 54 8.0 23 Hyman Gordon W188 L 57 W 97 D 89 D132 D 60 W 71 W 19 L 9 W 67 D 30 W 45 8.0 24 Wade Hendricks W 49 L 5 D131 L 61 W189 W153 W120 W 69 L 29 W111 W 33 D 16 8.0 25 Charles Gersch W144 W 85 D 5 D 4 W190 W 26 D 30 L 14 W 15 D 16 L 7 D 34 7.5 26 Julius H Loftsson W 93 W 48 D 4 W149 D 30 L 25 W 63 W 12 D 14 D 11 L 6 D 37 7.5 27 James E Barry W111 W 60 L 2 W104 W114 W 16 L 8 W 38 L 13 W 36 D 14 L 9 7.5 28 Erik Delwin Osbun W129 W107 L 98 W 60 W 45 D 5 W 40 W 9 L 4 L 32 W 42 L 10 7.5 29 Tibor Weinberger W146 W 34 W 62 W 41 L 3 L 10 W 58 D 31 W 24 L 21 L 19 W 59 7.5 30 Neil Falconer W128 D106 W 50 W 64 D 26 W 58 D 25 L 2 L 11 W 59 D 23 D 39 7.5 31 Robert Eugene Burger W158 W 56 L 3 L 57 W 97 W109 W 68 D 29 W 59 W 9 L 4 L 6 7.5 32 Paul Binns W 68 D101 W112 D180 D 7 D 61 D131 W 50 W 35 W 28 L 20 L 8 7.5 33 Edgar Thomas McCormick W126 W 91 L 58 W 84 W 46 W 63 W 57 D 4 L 2 L 17 L 24 W 56 7.5 34 Rod Freeman W 75 L 29 W140 D 67 W113 L 17 W 65 D 39 L 62 W 82 W 73 D 25 7.5 35 Jerome B Hanken W185 W168 D149 D 11 D 56 L 19 W 60 W 40 L 32 W 78 W 57 L 12 7.5 36 Laurence C Young L 89 W188 W156 W 66 W180 L 8 W 61 L 20 W103 L 27 D 44 W 81 7.5 37 Daniel Fischheimer W113 L 59 W 19 W 96 D 40 L 56 D 98 W 91 L 46 W 74 W 76 D 26 7.5 38 Glenn E Hartleb D179 D 77 W 71 W151 L 58 W 91 W 45 L 27 D 41 D 54 D 56 W 68 7.5 39 Richard E Fauber W167 W108 D101 L 15 D 94 D135 W 51 D 34 D111 D 56 W 80 D 30 7.5 40 Alan Wyndham Bourke W174 D132 W 69 D 5 D 37 W 90 L 28 L 35 L 60 W150 W 98 W 57 7.5 41 George N Pipiringos W163 W 61 W 21 L 29 L 88 L 94 W101 W133 D 38 L 87 W 96 W102 7.5 42 Norris Weaver D 15 W120 L 64 D 72 D 49 W 86 L110 W117 W 96 W 83 L 28 W 87 7.5 43 Thomas Maser W110 L 20 L 99 W134 D116 L 95 W153 W141 W108 W 60 L 18 W 62 7.5 44 Harold Edelstein W147 L 2 L114 W123 W156 L132 W 66 D110 D 92 W133 D 36 W 78 7.5 45 John A Nowak W 87 L 14 W 78 W185 L 28 W 47 L 38 W135 W 88 L 6 W 93 L 23 7.0 46 Miguel Colon Romero W 53 L112 W179 W 99 L 33 L 70 W108 W 98 W 37 D 62 L 9 D 49 7.0 47 Ron Thacker W103 L 58 W 55 L 10 W 82 L 45 L 22 D 81 D141 W126 W136 W 92 7.0 48 Andrew Kraus W193 L 26 W129 L 70 W100 W 62 L 13 L 17 L 66 W118 W 89 W 93 7.0 49 Walter Grombacher L 24 W175 W143 L 21 D 42 D 93 L133 W114 W134 D 88 W 65 D 46 7.0 50 Kenneth R Grant D170 W 81 L 30 L131 W119 W150 W 99 L 32 L 87 W 97 D 88 W104 7.0 51 Michael Franett L 59 L140 W169 W111 W158 D 65 L 39 W113 L 83 W 95 D 64 W 90 7.0 52 Vitaley M Radaikin D135 W105 L 15 W189 L 57 L113 W119 L 87 W179 W116 D 83 W 88 7.0 53 Siverdi Maler Poulsen L 46 W172 W134 L 88 W 66 L 18 D179 D116 D138 D110 W133 W105 7.0 54 Eva Aronson W191 L190 L 66 L100 W161 W138 W 89 D 93 W149 D 38 W 90 L 22 7.0 55 Eugene Rubin W181 L 4 L 47 L138 W144 W100 W171 W 61 W150 L 20 W105 L 15 7.0 56 William E Kaiser W121 L 31 W122 W 20 D 35 W 37 W 73 L 10 L 17 D 39 D 38 L 33 6.5 57 John Blackstone W187 W 23 L 18 W 31 W 52 W 88 L 33 D 11 W 67 L 12 L 35 L 40 6.5 58 George Hunnex W 74 W 47 W 33 L 14 W 38 L 30 L 29 L 70 W135 L 80 W132 D 73 6.5 59 Peter Hildebrandt W 51 W 37 L 9 D 93 W137 L 7 W149 W 95 L 31 L 30 W 71 L 29 6.5 60 Adam J Smith W 70 L 27 W141 L 28 W139 D 23 L 35 W140 W 40 L 43 D 67 D 63 6.5 61 Max Wilkerson W166 L 41 D 70 W 24 W 83 D 32 L 36 L 55 D 63 D117 W106 D 64 6.5 62 Richard A Schultz W175 W104 L 29 D 80 D135 L 48 W 77 W 94 W 34 D 46 L 11 L 43 6.5 63 Thomas A Jenkins W173 L 16 W100 W133 W 18 L 33 L 26 L 88 D 61 W124 D 70 D 60 6.5 64 Don C Sutherland W154 D 9 W 42 L 30 D 89 W118 L 16 L103 W101 D 70 D 51 D 61 6.5 65 Robert Walker W176 W 71 L 16 W112 L 8 D 51 L 34 W115 W 69 L 19 L 49 W113 6.5 66 Nathan Robinson L 3 W157 W 54 L 36 L 53 W158 L 44 W152 W 48 L 73 W109 D 79 6.5 67 Harry Fajans W184 W102 L 14 D 34 W149 W 98 L 5 W 96 L 57 L 23 D 60 D 80 6.5 68 Kurt Bendit L 32 W111 W123 W158 L 13 W 89 L 31 D 78 W 95 L 15 W115 L 38 6.5 69 John Russell Mortz W150 D 17 L 40 W179 W 75 L 21 W 90 L 24 L 65 L115 W138 W127 6.5 70 David Groenig L 60 W163 D 61 W 48 D 22 W 46 L 18 W 58 L 6 D 64 D 63 D 83 6.5 71 Roy Hoppe W125 L 65 L 38 W172 D 86 W 75 L 23 D 84 D107 W151 L 59 W122 6.5 72 Fred Cramer D120 L 89 W 87 D 42 W133 W 22 L 20 L 76 L124 W139 D107 W111 6.5 73 Anthony Cantone W162 D 94 W148 W 90 L 9 D131 L 56 L 22 W132 W 66 L 34 D 58 6.5 74 William Slater L 58 W147 L 83 D121 W155 W 79 D 76 W136 L 12 L 37 W117 D 82 6.5 75 Robert J Henry L 34 W161 W 85 D 83 L 69 L 71 D112 D 89 W148 L 81 W121 W110 6.5 76 Richard Plock W157 L 90 D 95 W148 L131 W112 D 74 W 72 L 18 W103 L 37 D 77 6.5 77 D Weamer D 97 D 38 L 12 W163 D152 D 83 L 62 W189 L 90 W134 W111 D 76 6.5 78 H Anthony Buczko L 91 W146 L 45 W194 L118 W185 W152 D 68 W151 L 35 W 84 L 44 6.5 79 Max Burkett D 82 W137 L180 D 95 D108 L 74 W125 L150 W123 D131 W101 D 66 6.5 80 Jack F Shaw L107 W174 W153 D 62 L 90 L 99 D189 W146 W122 W 58 L 39 D 67 6.5 81 Robert L Henry D133 L 50 W170 L135 D102 L110 W181 D 47 W156 W 75 W 91 L 36 6.5 82 Leighton Allen D 79 L148 D113 W103 L 47 W146 W145 W132 L 21 L 34 W108 D 74 6.5 83 Charles Svalberg W169 L 3 W 74 D 75 L 61 D 77 W118 D 92 W 51 L 42 D 52 D 70 6.5 84 Jack Spence W196 L 13 W139 L 33 D112 W137 L 95 D 71 D121 W149 L 78 W125 6.5 85 Curtis R Wilson W122 L 25 L 75 W160 D 99 D116 L111 L145 D119 W170 W150 W124 6.5 86 Walter Dorne L168 W176 L 10 W161 D 71 L 42 L134 L100 W144 W179 W123 W115 6.5 87 Ben Carter L 45 D118 L 72 W142 W121 L149 W148 W 52 W 50 W 41 L 10 L 42 6.5 88 Sven Elias Almgren W119 L 96 W110 W 53 W 41 L 57 L 11 W 63 L 45 D 49 D 50 L 52 6.0 89 Gunnar Rasmussen W 36 W 72 L 11 D 23 D 64 L 68 L 54 D 75 D154 W140 L 48 W136 6.0 90 Ronald Joseph Gross W100 W 76 D 22 L 73 W 80 L 40 L 69 D120 W 77 W 92 L 54 L 51 6.0 91 Isaac Spector W 78 L 33 W138 L 7 W106 L 38 W127 L 37 W137 D 93 L 81 D 97 6.0 92 Ed Bogas W142 L 22 L 8 W144 W143 L 12 W154 D 83 D 44 L 90 W103 L 47 6.0 93 Richard Castle L 26 W192 W102 D 59 L 19 D 49 W104 D 54 W120 D 91 L 45 L 48 6.0 94 Dale Baker W164 D 73 W108 L 17 D 39 W 41 L 12 L 62 L136 L106 W168 W143 6.0 95 Russ Freeman L 2 W173 D 76 D 79 D117 W 43 W 84 L 59 L 68 L 51 W151 D 98 6.0 96 Robert S Moore W155 W 88 L 13 L 37 D150 W125 W113 L 67 L 42 W145 L 41 D107 6.0 97 Paul V Nielsen D 77 D 8 L 23 W140 L 31 L103 W185 D138 W113 L 50 W145 D 91 6.0 98 Ojars Celle Bye W 10 W 28 L 16 D 21 L 67 D 37 L 46 D116 W121 L 40 D 95 6.0 99 Carl Huneke L 13 W125 W 43 L 46 D 85 W 80 L 50 L149 L115 D153 W171 W133 6.0 100 Eugene S Lien L 90 W196 L 63 W 54 L 48 L 55 D165 W 86 L117 W178 D120 W132 6.0 101 William Sprague W165 D 32 D 39 L 12 L136 W122 L 41 W129 L 64 W154 L 79 W139 6.0 102 Richard Roth W156 L 67 L 93 D141 D 81 W128 D140 D134 D145 D107 W131 L 41 6.0 103 Sidney J Rubin L 47 W160 L151 L 82 W147 W 97 W109 W 64 L 36 L 76 L 92 W116 6.0 104 D Thompson W171 L 62 W191 L 27 W185 L 6 L 93 L105 W142 W114 W129 L 50 6.0 105 Raymond J Cuneo L 1 L 52 W142 L125 W163 L111 W160 W104 W109 W136 L 55 L 53 6.0 106 William Allen Ruth W194 D 30 D 7 L190 L 91 W139 W114 L111 L133 W 94 L 61 W137 6.0 107 George E Kane W 80 L 28 D116 L137 L179 D157 W164 W112 D 71 D102 D 72 D 96 6.0 108 Mary Selensky W192 L 39 L 94 W167 D 79 D152 L 46 W168 L 43 W159 L 82 W142 6.0 109 Sandor Tresz L152 W144 L185 W129 W138 L 31 L103 W127 L105 W137 L 66 W131 6.0 110 Ninus Aronson L 43 W162 L 88 W174 L 20 W 81 W 42 D 44 L 19 D 53 D124 L 75 5.5 111 Siegfried H Langer L 27 L 68 W173 L 51 W164 W105 W 85 W106 D 39 L 24 L 77 L 72 5.5 112 Dan McLeod W130 W 46 L 32 L 65 D 84 L 76 D 75 L107 D178 W119 L122 W162 5.5 113 Spencer H Van Gelder L 37 W159 D 82 W120 L 34 W 52 L 96 L 51 L 97 W155 W135 L 65 5.5 114 G M Farley L 17 W181 W 44 W152 L 27 L 11 L106 L 49 W165 L104 W158 D117 5.5 115 Kathryn Slater D148 L 15 W126 L 19 D122 W165 D117 L 65 W 99 W 69 L 68 L 86 5.5 116 Meredith Eugene Mattingly L180 W193 D107 D117 D 43 D 85 D151 D 53 D 98 L 52 W148 L103 5.5 117 Alex Janushkowsky W197 L 21 D119 D116 D 95 D179 D115 L 42 W100 D 61 L 74 D114 5.5 118 Ronald B Shelburn L195 D 87 D150 W191 W 78 L 64 L 83 L124 W168 L 48 W134 D129 5.5 119 Benjamin Gross L 88 W187 D117 L132 L 50 W142 L 52 D153 D 85 L112 W181 W149 5.5 120 Jim McIlrath D 72 L 42 W128 L113 W170 W141 L 24 D 90 L 93 D138 D100 D126 5.5 121 Alexander Eydal L 56 L134 W175 D 74 L 87 D124 W158 W159 D 84 L 98 L 75 W155 5.5 122 J Wehlstrom L 85 W184 L 56 D150 D115 L101 W167 W171 L 80 D135 W112 L 71 5.5 123 John E Oberg L 9 W182 L 68 L 44 W167 L133 D143 W155 L 79 W162 L 86 W159 5.5 124 Kyle Forrest L 18 D186 L137 W162 L153 D121 W169 W118 W 72 L 63 D110 L 85 5.5 125 Albert Markus L 71 L 99 W176 W105 D154 L 96 L 79 W166 L140 W181 W149 L 84 5.5 126 Max Schlosser L 33 D142 L115 D164 D157 L140 W183 D154 W152 L 47 W156 D120 5.5 127 John B Kelly L190 L191 L147 W193 W174 W159 L 91 L109 D181 W160 W140 L 69 5.5 128 Norman L Nielsen L 30 L150 L120 W187 W181 L102 L130 W169 W167 L132 D159 W151 5.5 129 Mabel Burlingame L 28 W183 L 48 L109 W173 D154 D137 L101 W171 W141 L104 D118 5.5 130 L Vandendaele L112 L158 W157 L145 L160 W144 W128 L137 L139 D177 W175 W150 5.5 131 Theodore Bullockus L 4 W154 D 24 W 50 W 76 D 73 D 32 L 21 L 22 D 79 L102 L109 5.0 132 Harry Mayer W186 D 40 L 17 W119 D 23 W 44 L 6 L 82 L 73 W128 L 58 L100 5.0 133 William Carr D 81 W135 D136 L 63 L 72 W123 W 49 L 41 W106 L 44 L 53 L 99 5.0 134 James C Ream L 16 W121 L 53 L 43 W191 D156 W 86 D102 L 49 L 77 L118 W167 5.0 135 Glen Hultgren D 52 L133 W159 W 81 D 62 D 39 D136 L 45 L 58 D122 L113 D140 5.0 136 Lewis J Isaacs D137 W189 D133 L 8 W101 D180 D135 L 74 W 94 L105 L 47 L 89 5.0 137 Julius Goldsmith D136 L 79 W124 W107 L 59 L 84 D129 W130 L 91 L109 W141 L106 5.0 138 Bernard Frank Brodersen L 5 W155 L 91 W 55 L109 L 54 W178 D 97 D 53 D120 L 69 D148 5.0 139 Ernest Haile L 7 W197 L 84 W168 L 60 L106 L159 W172 W130 L 72 W154 L101 5.0 140 Robert W Moore L 22 W 51 L 34 L 97 W195 W126 D102 L 60 W125 L 89 L127 D135 5.0 141 V Bedjarian L 20 W164 L 60 D102 W148 L120 W156 L 43 D 47 L129 L137 W171 5.0 142 R Lamon L 92 D126 L105 L 87 W162 L119 D161 W157 L104 W167 W153 L108 5.0 143 Charles Savery L 10 W166 L 49 W195 L 92 L145 D123 L148 W163 D156 W146 L 94 5.0 144 Cecilia A Rock L 25 L109 W193 L 92 L 55 L130 W147 D165 L 86 D164 W182 W168 5.0 145 Lucille Kellner L 14 L153 W181 W130 L151 W143 L 82 W 85 D102 L 96 L 97 D147 5.0 146 Kalman Farkas L 29 L 78 L154 W182 W169 L 82 W173 L 80 L159 W187 L143 W174 5.0 147 Paul Vayssie L 44 L 74 W127 L156 L103 L168 L144 W192 W172 D152 W170 D145 5.0 148 Tibor Uskert D115 W 82 L 73 L 76 L141 W170 L 87 W143 L 75 W174 L116 D138 5.0 149 Roman Golla W183 W 12 D 35 L 26 L 67 W 87 L 59 W 99 L 54 L 84 L125 L119 4.5 150 Roderick Dimitre Dimoff L 69 W128 D118 D122 D 96 L 50 W155 W 79 L 55 L 40 L 85 L130 4.5 151 Jerzy Pawlow W159 L 18 W103 L 38 W145 L 20 D116 W179 L 78 L 71 L 95 L128 4.5 152 Frank Fritz Weinberg W109 L 1 W171 L114 D 77 D108 L 78 L 66 L126 D147 D174 D158 4.5 153 Robert P McClary L 19 W145 L 80 D155 W124 L 24 L 43 D119 D160 D 99 L142 D161 4.5 154 Virgil Neumann L 64 L131 W146 W171 D125 D129 L 92 D126 D 89 L101 L139 D160 4.5 155 Bobby Cohen L 96 L138 W188 D153 L 74 W187 L150 L123 W164 L113 W178 L121 4.5 156 William M Rebold L102 W169 L 36 W147 L 44 D134 L141 W170 L 81 D143 L126 D165 4.5 157 Charles B Stevens L 76 L 66 L130 W178 D126 D107 L168 L142 W173 L158 W187 D164 4.5 158 Earl Knapp L 31 W130 W168 L 68 L 51 L 66 L121 L167 W169 W157 L114 D152 4.5 159 Fred J Cook L151 L113 L135 W176 W168 L127 W139 L121 W146 L108 D128 L123 4.5 160 Adele Goddard L 21 L103 W182 L 85 W130 L171 L105 W173 D153 L127 D166 D154 4.5 161 David W Edwards L 12 L 75 W187 L 86 L 54 D166 D142 L178 W185 L168 W176 D153 4.5 162 Elliott Forry Laucks L 73 L110 D164 L124 L142 W186 L170 W184 W188 L123 W179 L112 4.5 163 Shirley Palchik L 41 L 70 W166 L 77 L105 L164 D188 W175 L143 L176 W184 W179 4.5 164 Adrian Van Lieshout L 94 L141 D162 D126 L111 W163 L107 D174 L155 D144 W169 D157 4.5 165 Alan Switzer L101 L185 L167 W188 W184 L115 D100 D144 L114 L171 W172 D156 4.5 166 Gary Vannatter L 61 L143 L163 L181 Bye D161 W184 L125 L170 W183 D160 D178 4.5 167 Henry E Rock L 39 L171 W165 L108 L123 W172 L122 W158 L128 L142 W177 L134 4.0 168 John L Marks W 86 L 35 L158 L139 L159 W147 W157 L108 L118 W161 L 94 L144 4.0 169 Marshall S McLennan L 83 L156 L 51 W192 L146 W174 L124 L128 L158 W186 L164 W181 4.0 170 M Crow D 50 L179 L 81 W186 L120 L148 W162 L156 W166 L 85 L147 D175 4.0 171 R S Henderson L104 W167 L152 L154 W172 W160 L 55 L122 L129 W165 L 99 L141 4.0 172 George Tessaro L 6 L 53 W183 L 71 L171 L167 W176 L139 L147 W185 L165 W187 4.0 173 F J Brown L 63 L 95 L111 W175 L129 W191 L146 L160 L157 L182 W186 W188 4.0 174 Ben Wong L 40 L 80 W192 L110 L127 L169 W187 D164 W183 L148 D152 L146 4.0 175 William Robert Trinks L 62 L 49 L121 L173 L187 W193 D191 L163 W184 W188 L130 D170 4.0 176 Selma Sturges L 65 L 86 L125 L159 W192 L178 L172 L187 Bye W163 L161 W185 4.0 177 David Mortz ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- W182 D186 L183 W193 D130 L167 W191 4.0 178 Paul Ligtvoet ---- ---- ---- L157 W182 W176 L138 W161 D112 L100 L155 D166 4.0 179 Zoltan Kocsis D 38 W170 L 46 L 69 W107 D117 D 53 L151 L 52 L 86 L162 L163 3.5 180 Kenneth Ray Smith W116 D 11 W 79 D 32 L 36 D136 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 3.5 181 Walter Otteson L 55 L114 L145 W166 L128 W188 L 81 W185 D127 L125 L119 L169 3.5 182 A C Chenoweth L 11 L123 L160 L146 L178 L177 L193 Bye W192 W173 L144 D183 3.5 183 F Lutz L149 L129 L172 D184 W186 L189 L126 W177 L174 L166 D188 D182 3.5 184 William Currie L 67 L122 L194 D183 L165 W192 L166 L162 L175 W193 L163 Bye 3.5 185 Greta Fuchs L 35 W165 W109 L 45 L104 L 78 L 97 L181 L161 L172 W192 L176 3.0 186 James B Reynolds L132 D124 L189 L170 L183 L162 D177 W193 ---- L169 L173 W192 3.0 187 Robert Headrick L 57 L119 L161 L128 W175 L155 L174 W176 W191 L146 L157 L172 3.0 188 Frank Abarno L 23 L 36 L155 L165 W193 L181 D163 W191 L162 L175 D183 L173 3.0 189 George R McMahon D 8 L136 W186 L 52 L 24 W183 D 80 L 77 ---- ---- ---- ---- 3.0 190 Leslie M Simon W127 W 54 L 6 W106 L 25 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 3.0 191 Lowell O Tullis L 54 W127 L104 L118 L134 L173 D175 L188 L187 L192 Bye L177 2.5 192 Marjorie Spence L108 L 93 L174 L169 L176 L184 Bye L147 L182 W191 L185 L186 2.0 193 James Dacus L 48 L116 L144 L127 L188 L175 W182 L186 L177 L184 ---- ---- 1.0 194 H C Brueckner L106 ---- W184 L 78 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.0 195 James Trembois W118 L 6 ---- L143 L140 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.0 196 T Cohen L 84 L100 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0.0 197 Rodney Dame L117 L139 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0.0 ]table ---------- <MILESTONES>: 15: Glenn E Hartleb, Edgar Thomas McCormick 10: Paul Ligtvoet, Jack F Shaw <Edgar Thomas McCormick>: http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/... <Jack F Shaw>: http://www.nmchess.org/NMCO_Champs.... --- <Additional games> The tournament book has just come to light, so there will be another 80+ games coming. Thanks to <sachsistu> for transcribing them. Simon - Gersch IRound 5.8: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.e5 d5 6.Bb5 Ne4 7.Nxd4 Bd7 8.Nb3 a6 9.Be2 Bf5 10.Bf4 Qd7 11.Nc3 Bb4 12.0-0 Bxc3 13.bxc3 Nxc3 14.Qd2 Nxe2+ 15.Qxe2 b6 16.Rad1 0-0 17.Rd2 Rfd8 18.Rfd1 Qe6 19.h3 h6 20.Kh2 a5 21.a4 Rd7 22.g4 Bg6 23.Bg3 Rad8 24.f4 Be4 25.c3 f5 26.Bh4 Rf8 27.g5 hxg5 28.Bxg5 Nxe5 29.Nd4 Qe8 30.Qf2 Nf7 31.Rg1 Nxg5 32.Rxg5 Rf6 33.Qg3 c5 34.Nb5 g6 35.Rd1 Rh7 36.Rg1 Kg7 37.Qe3 Qf7 38.R1g3 Rh6 39.Qd2 Rc6 40.Qb2 Qf6 41.Rg1 d4 42.cxd4 cxd4 43.Rc1 d3 44.Qd2 Rc2 45.Rxc2 dxc2 46.Qd7+ Qf7 47.Qd4+ Kh7 48.Rg1 g5 49.fxg5 Rxh3+ 50.Kxh3 Qh5+ 51.Kg3 Qg4+ 52.Kf2 Qf3+ Source: Tournament book, p 15, game 88/ 0-1 Submitted with Black's name as <Leslie M Smith>. Correction sent. xxx ----- <SOURCES>: <American Cheess Bulletin>, July/August 1961, p.49-51. <A Record of the Proceedings of the 62nd Annual United States Open Chess Championship, San Francisco, California, August, 1961> edited by Jack Spence. (TB) ----- <PREVIOUS>: Game Collection: US Open 1960, St. Louis <NEXT>: Game Collection: US Open 1962, San Antonio <SEE ALSO>: Game Collection: US Open Tournament Index 257 games, 1961 US Open 1962, San Antonio US Open San Antonio, Texas August 13-25, 1962 For the second time in five years, the US Open was won by a non-US player. (Well, third, if you count Pal Benko.) This time, it was Spanish IM Antonio Angel Medina Garcia who came out on top, his crucial win coming in the 11th round against Arthur Bisguier who had earlier handed Benko his only loss. ----- <ROUND SCHEDULE> Round 1: Monday, August 13 Round 2: Tuesday, August 14 Round 3: Wednesday, August 15 Round 4: Thursday, August 16 Round 5: Friday, August 17 Round 6: Sunday, August 19 Round 7: Monday, August 20 Round 8: Tuesday, August 21 Round 9: Wednesday, August 22 Round 10: Thursday, August 23 Round 11: Friday, August 24 Round 12: Saturday, August 25 ----- table[ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Antonio Angel Medina Garcia W 92 W 48 W 19 W 23 D 3 W 31 D 2 L 5 W 32 W 17 W 4 W 18 10.0 2 Pal C Benko W 55 W 51 W 24 W 20 W 13 D 5 D 1 L 4 W 34 W 6 W 12 D 3 9.5 3 William Lombardy W 63 W 78 W 32 W 31 D 1 D 4 D 20 W 21 W 18 D 5 W 8 D 2 9.5 4 Arthur Bisguier W 80 W 71 W 15 D 7 W 8 D 3 W 23 W 2 D 6 W 12 L 1 D 5 9.0 5 Robert Byrne W 64 W 85 D 21 W 22 W 10 D 2 W 14 W 1 L 12 D 3 W 31 D 4 9.0 6 Martin Harrow W 82 W 66 L 12 W 75 W135 D 7 W 22 W 20 D 4 L 2 W 14 W 13 9.0 7 Jack O'Keefe W 68 D 49 W 73 D 4 W 21 D 6 W 24 L 12 D 20 W 34 W 36 D 10 8.5 8 Jose Fernandez Leon W123 W 40 W 33 D 9 L 4 D 45 D 85 W 48 W 26 W 11 L 3 W 12 8.5 9 Karl Burger W102 W 46 W 50 D 8 D 26 L 23 W 16 D 11 L 21 W 48 W 24 W 22 8.5 10 Edmundo Davila W 65 D 52 W130 W 15 L 5 L 22 W 30 D 50 W 47 W 29 W 32 D 7 8.5 11 Stephen Matzner W104 L 69 W 83 D 66 W 49 W 35 D 43 D 9 W 23 L 8 W 20 W 32 8.5 12 Stephen L Jones W 76 W 60 W 6 L 21 W 34 W 71 W 18 W 7 W 5 L 4 L 2 L 8 8.0 13 Louis Szedlacsek W 89 W 45 W 16 W 36 L 2 L 14 W 52 L 32 W 78 W 66 W 21 L 6 8.0 14 Angelo Sandrin W 86 D 37 D 59 W 53 W 42 W 13 L 5 L 34 W 46 W 43 L 6 W 33 8.0 15 Ronald Finegold W 56 W 47 L 4 L 10 W121 D130 D 35 W 65 W 38 L 18 W 45 W 34 8.0 16 Joseph G Sullivan W 77 W 81 L 13 W 69 L 18 W 82 L 9 W 79 W 35 D 20 D 17 W 53 8.0 17 Peter Lapiken W 70 L 33 W 67 D 45 L 44 W 60 W130 W 47 W 27 L 1 D 16 W 41 8.0 18 Lawrence Gilden W 67 W 42 D 22 D 52 W 16 W 36 L 12 W 25 L 3 W 15 W 23 L 1 8.0 19 John Bob Payne W126 W 84 L 1 W 33 D 43 D 44 L 66 L 35 W 74 W 79 W 37 W 31 8.0 20 Bernard Zuckerman W101 W 38 W 27 L 2 W 52 W 26 D 3 L 6 D 7 D 16 L 11 W 48 7.5 21 Edward W Formanek W118 W 87 D 5 W 12 L 7 W 40 W 39 L 3 W 9 D 31 L 13 D 23 7.5 22 Edgar McCormick W100 W 61 D 18 L 5 W 41 W 10 L 6 W 39 L 31 W 84 W 25 L 9 7.5 23 Kenneth Ray Smith W 99 W 75 W 28 L 1 W 78 W 9 L 4 W 66 L 11 W 44 L 18 D 21 7.5 24 Mitchell Saltzberg W 91 W 43 L 2 W 59 D 40 W 48 L 7 L 44 W 81 W 53 L 9 W 46 7.5 25 Wesley Burgar W121 D130 D 35 D 38 D 66 W 59 W 45 L 18 D 42 W 30 L 22 W 43 7.5 26 Robert Brieger D 95 W 94 W 37 W 49 D 9 L 20 D 44 W111 L 8 D 42 D 46 W 47 7.5 27 Tom Lux W 54 W138 L 20 L 43 W 70 L 37 W 67 W115 L 17 W 61 W 66 D 29 7.5 28 Max Burkett W117 W 57 L 23 W 80 L 31 W 58 L 34 D 81 W 63 D 33 D 43 W 54 7.5 29 Peter Irwin W129 D 59 L 49 W111 D 47 L 66 W 55 W 45 W 85 L 10 W 44 D 27 7.5 30 Anthony Suraci D 94 D 95 W123 L 82 W107 D 88 L 10 W 97 W 60 L 25 W 81 W 58 7.5 31 Shelby Lyman W 97 W 53 W135 L 3 W 28 L 1 W 78 D 36 W 22 D 21 L 5 L 19 7.0 32 Charles T Morgan W 98 W 62 L 3 L 40 W 99 W 69 W 37 W 13 L 1 W 36 L 10 L 11 7.0 33 Charles Hidalgo W110 W 17 L 8 L 19 L 56 W126 D 97 W 54 W 39 D 28 W 51 L 14 7.0 34 Walter Cunningham L 83 W139 W 92 W 46 L 12 W 75 W 28 W 14 L 2 L 7 W 38 L 15 7.0 35 Karl Zangerle D108 W 72 D 25 D 71 W 82 L 11 D 15 W 19 L 16 D 41 W 68 D 36 7.0 36 Erich Marchand W107 W 44 W 69 L 13 W 85 L 18 W 46 D 31 W 84 L 32 L 7 D 35 7.0 37 Thomas A Jenkins W111 D 14 L 26 D108 W 54 W 27 L 32 L 38 W101 W 85 L 19 W 80 7.0 38 George S Smith W120 L 20 W104 D 25 L 39 D 55 W 82 W 37 L 15 W 56 L 34 W 67 7.0 39 William Slifer L138 W119 D 41 W 62 W 38 W 53 L 21 L 22 L 33 W 80 D 61 W 66 7.0 40 George Tiers W133 L 8 W 54 W 32 D 24 L 21 D 47 L 78 W 67 L 51 W 99 W 57 7.0 41 Frank Street + 88 L 50 D 39 W 61 L 22 L 79 W 95 W 68 W 52 D 35 W 42 L 17 7.0 42 Jack F Shaw W127 L 18 W107 W115 L 14 D128 D 79 W 99 D 25 D 26 L 41 W 72 7.0 43 Jim McIlrath W141 L 24 W 90 W 27 D 19 W 50 D 11 D 85 D 44 L 14 D 28 L 25 6.5 44 Richard Castle W124 L 36 D 55 W122 W 17 D 19 D 26 W 24 D 43 L 23 L 29 D 51 6.5 45 Marshall Rohland +144 L 13 W 95 D 17 W 96 D 8 L 25 L 29 W 64 W 78 L 15 D 55 6.5 46 George W Berry W 96 L 9 W 91 L 34 W 86 W 67 L 36 W 56 L 14 W 99 D 26 L 24 6.5 47 George E Kane W128 L 15 W116 D 50 D 29 +135 D 40 L 17 L 10 W 70 W 82 L 26 6.5 48 James Christman W131 L 1 W 86 D 96 W 79 L 24 W128 L 8 W111 L 9 W 63 L 20 6.5 49 Kathryn Slater W125 D 7 W 29 L 26 L 11 W 57 L 50 D 64 L 79 D 86 W 90 W 87 6.5 50 Joe Mego W119 W 41 L 9 D 47 W 60 L 43 W 49 D 10 L 66 L 58 W 74 D 62 6.5 51 Blake W Stevens W106 L 2 L 85 D 68 W 61 W 64 L111 D 83 W 55 W 40 L 33 D 44 6.5 52 Bruno Schmidt W112 D 10 W108 D 18 L 20 W 81 L 13 D 53 L 41 L 83 W107 W 84 6.5 53 Paul Fisher W103 L 31 W126 L 14 W104 L 39 W 70 D 52 W 88 L 24 W 83 L 16 6.5 54 Joaquin Medina Zavalia L 27 +144 L 40 W 83 L 37 W 80 D 58 L 33 W116 W 88 W 84 L 28 6.5 55 Mabel Burlingame L 2 W117 D 44 W140 L 71 D 38 L 29 W 91 L 51 W 95 W 78 D 45 6.5 56 David W Edwards L 15 L128 W114 W 74 W 33 L 78 W 62 L 46 W126 L 38 D 59 W 81 6.5 57 H Weeks W 74 L 28 L 80 W 98 D 64 L 49 L 89 W119 W 87 W 60 W 69 L 40 6.5 58 James Stallings L 87 W 98 W 93 L135 W116 L 28 D 54 D 88 W118 W 50 D 62 L 30 6.5 59 Edwin M Faust W 93 D 29 D 14 L 24 W117 L 25 L 99 L107 W120 W123 D 56 W 92 6.5 60 A Max Gardner W140 L 12 D 79 W 65 L 50 L 17 W 77 W128 L 30 L 57 W 94 W104 6.5 61 Walter Dorne W 79 L 22 D128 L 41 L 51 W110 W 98 D 86 W115 L 27 D 39 W 83 6.5 62 Harry McKinney W113 L 32 D122 L 39 D 77 W100 L 56 W104 D107 W 89 D 58 D 50 6.5 63 Dan W Denney L 3 L 90 W120 W126 W108 L 85 D 88 W 73 L 28 W 97 L 48 W 93 6.5 64 Carter Wald L 5 W127 L115 W100 D 57 L 51 W103 D 49 L 45 W118 D 85 W 82 6.5 65 Fred Cramer L 10 W112 D 77 L 60 W102 D 96 W107 L 15 L 99 W 98 D 93 W 85 6.5 66 Jack Spence W105 L 6 W118 D 11 D 25 W 29 W 19 L 23 W 50 L 13 L 27 L 39 6.0 67 Donn Rogosin L 18 W120 L 17 W 76 W140 L 46 L 27 W117 L 40 W115 W 75 L 38 6.0 68 Tom Richardson L 7 W 88 L 75 D 51 W 73 L 84 W 92 L 41 W102 W 72 L 35 D 70 6.0 69 William Slater W137 W 11 L 36 L 16 W118 L 32 W116 L 84 D 89 W107 L 57 D 71 6.0 70 Adele Goddard L 17 D111 W 72 D130 L 27 +140 L 53 D 87 W100 L 47 W118 D 68 6.0 71 Rod Freeman W142 L 4 W121 D 35 W 55 L 12 L 84 D 89 D 83 L 82 W 86 D 69 6.0 72 Ronald B Shelburn D 73 L 35 L 70 W131 W122 L111 D 91 W 96 W 86 L 68 W 79 L 42 6.0 73 J Orenstein D 72 W109 L 7 L 79 L 68 W123 W102 L 63 L 82 W126 D 89 W100 6.0 74 E Folk Weaver L 57 L116 W127 L 56 W142 D 77 D117 W129 L 19 W103 L 50 W 98 6.0 75 Cliff Jewell W122 L 23 W 68 L 6 W 91 L 34 L115 -118 W 76 W101 L 67 W 99 6.0 76 James Ragsdale L 12 L140 W134 L 67 L 87 W124 L 80 W110 L 75 W132 W123 W 95 6.0 77 Virgil Neumann L 16 W136 D 65 L 78 D 62 D 74 L 60 L 95 D132 W122 W 97 D 89 5.5 78 Dan Reynolds W116 L 3 W 89 W 77 L 23 W 56 L 31 W 40 L 13 L 45 L 55 D 79 5.5 79 Tommy Smith L 61 W100 D 60 W 73 L 48 W 41 D 42 L 16 W 49 L 19 L 72 D 78 5.5 80 Oran Perry L 4 W106 W 57 L 28 L 88 L 54 W 76 D100 W 92 L 39 +111 L 37 5.5 81 Theodore Bullockus W136 L 16 W 87 L 85 W 90 L 52 W 96 D 28 L 24 +111 L 30 L 56 5.5 82 Dennis Sims L 6 W105 W101 W 30 L 35 L 16 L 38 D116 W 73 W 71 L 47 L 64 5.5 83 Milt Garber W 34 L135 L 11 L 54 W127 D117 W108 D 51 D 71 W 52 L 53 L 61 5.5 84 Sidney J Rubin W114 L 19 L 96 D128 W123 W 68 W 71 W 69 L 36 L 22 L 54 L 52 5.5 85 Eva Aronson W 90 L 5 W 51 W 81 L 36 W 63 D 8 D 43 L 29 L 37 D 64 L 65 5.5 86 William Nelson Wells L 14 W141 L 48 W103 L 46 D 87 W125 D 61 L 72 D 49 L 71 W114 5.5 87 F Pennington W 58 L 21 L 81 - 95 W 76 D 86 D101 D 70 L 57 W 91 W 88 L 49 5.5 88 Lynn S Torkelson - 41 L 68 W112 W129 W 80 D 30 D 63 D 58 L 53 L 54 L 87 W108 5.5 89 Louis Giron L 13 W131 L 78 L121 W109 D 95 W 57 D 71 D 69 L 62 D 73 D 77 5.5 90 William O Weller L 85 W 63 L 43 W 97 L 81 L107 D126 L 92 W113 W102 L 49 W109 5.5 91 Mordecai Treblow L 24 W113 L 46 W110 L 75 D103 D 72 L 55 D117 L 87 W127 W112 5.5 92 Robert H Erkes L 1 W142 L 34 L118 D 94 W119 L 68 W 90 L 80 W109 W114 L 59 5.5 93 Herb Clyatt L 59 W129 L 58 L107 L100 W127 W121 L101 W131 W116 D 65 L 63 5.5 94 C Falbo D 30 L 26 D 97 L 99 D 92 L102 D110 D121 W125 W129 L 60 +107 5.5 95 Bill Wheeler D 26 D 30 L 45 + 87 L130 D 89 L 41 W 77 D 97 L 55 W103 L 76 5.0 96 Joe Kelly L 46 W102 W 84 D 48 L 45 D 65 L 81 L 72 L 98 L104 W122 W123 5.0 97 Beverly Bush L 31 D 99 D 94 L 90 W105 W118 D 33 L 30 D 95 L 63 L 77 W116 5.0 98 Greta Fuchs L 32 L 58 D102 L 57 W131 W122 L 61 D108 W 96 L 65 W115 L 74 5.0 99 Siegfried H Langer L 23 D 97 D109 W 94 L 32 W139 W 59 L 42 W 65 L 46 L 40 L 75 5.0 100 Alan Leonard L 22 L 79 W136 L 64 W 93 L 62 +140 D 80 L 70 D108 W101 L 73 5.0 101 F M Durio L 20 W103 L 82 L116 W120 D108 D 87 W 93 L 37 L 75 L100 W115 5.0 102 Homer Hyde L 9 L 96 D 98 W125 L 65 W 94 L 73 W131 L 68 L 90 D116 W117 5.0 103 Robert M Gardner L 53 L101 W124 L 86 +129 D 91 L 64 D123 W104 L 74 L 95 W119 5.0 104 Vern Zeigner L 11 W137 L 38 W113 L 53 L115 W139 L 62 L103 W 96 W106 L 60 5.0 105 George Bailey L 66 L 82 L111 W134 L 97 L125 L124 W137 D110 D119 W120 W127 5.0 106 W B Akin L 51 L 80 L110 +136 L111 W133 L129 W124 L123 W120 L104 +118 5.0 107 Jack Fox L 36 W124 L 42 W 93 L 30 W 90 L 65 W 59 D 62 L 69 L 52 - 94 4.5 108 V L Hansen D 35 +143 L 52 D 37 L 63 D101 L 83 D 98 D129 D100 D117 L 88 4.5 109 F A Simpson D143 L 73 D 99 L117 L 89 D114 L123 W112 W121 L 92 W126 L 90 4.5 110 Thomas Snow L 33 L121 W106 L 91 D119 L 61 D 94 L 76 D105 W133 L112 W136 4.5 111 Ed Burgess L 37 D 70 W105 L 29 W106 W 72 W 51 L 26 L 48 - 81 - 80 ---- 4.5 112 James A Creighton L 52 L 65 L 88 L132 L114 W134 D133 L109 W124 W113 W110 L 91 4.5 113 J H Hoffmann L 62 L 91 W142 L104 L139 W120 L118 D122 L 90 L112 W136 W126 4.5 114 Mrs J H Hoffmann L 84 L126 L 56 L120 W112 D109 L131 W127 W119 W117 L 92 L 86 4.5 115 Tom Arnold LF W134 W 64 L 42 L128 W104 W 75 L 27 L 61 L 67 L 98 L101 4.0 116 Cecilia A Rock L 78 W 74 L 47 W101 L 58 W121 L 69 D 82 L 54 L 93 D102 L 97 4.0 117 Carlos Mangus L 28 L 55 W133 W109 L 59 D 83 D 74 L 67 D 91 L114 D108 L102 4.0 118 Dell Celani L 21 W125 L 66 W 92 L 69 L 97 W113 + 75 L 58 L 64 L 70 -106 4.0 119 Joseph Early L 50 L 39 W132 L138 D110 L 92 W122 L 57 L114 D105 W125 L103 4.0 120 Consuelo Rodriguez L 38 L 67 L 63 W114 L101 L113 W136 W139 L 59 L106 L105 W131 4.0 121 G W Church L 25 W110 L 71 W 89 L 15 L116 L 93 D 94 L109 L127 W137 D124 4.0 122 Henry E Rock L 75 W132 D 62 L 44 L 72 L 98 L119 D113 W136 L 77 L 96 W137 4.0 123 L Kreneck L 8 W133 L 30 D141 L 84 L 73 W109 D103 W106 L 59 L 76 L 96 4.0 124 R A Boyce L 44 L107 L103 L127 W134 L 76 W105 L106 L112 D125 W132 D121 4.0 125 Ronald Stein L 49 L118 D131 L102 W137 W105 L 86 L126 L 94 D124 L119 W133 4.0 126 R Irwin L 19 W114 L 53 L 63 W132 L 33 D 90 W125 L 56 L 73 L109 L113 3.5 127 Elliott Forry Laucks L 42 L 64 L 74 W124 L 83 L 93 D132 L114 W134 W121 L 91 L105 3.5 128 Eli Flyer L 47 W 56 D 61 D 84 W115 D 42 L 48 L 60 ---- ---- ---- ---- 3.5 129 R Zahrobsky L 29 L 93 W137 L 88 -103 W132 W106 L 74 D108 L 94 ---- ---- 3.5 130 Vitaley M Radaikin W132 D 25 L 10 D 70 W 95 D 15 L 17 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 3.5 131 K Carpenter L 48 L 89 D125 L 72 L 98 W137 W114 L102 L 93 L134 D133 L120 3.0 132 Gary Caruso L130 L122 L119 W112 L126 L129 D127 W133 D 77 L 76 L124 L134 3.0 133 Ralph G Houghton L 40 L123 L117 L139 W136 L106 D112 L132 W137 L110 D131 L125 3.0 134 Boyce Marting LF L115 L 76 L105 L124 L112 L137 L136 L127 W131 Bye W132 3.0 135 Howard Landis Marks W139 W 83 L 31 W 58 L 6 - 47 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 3.0 136 Karl Theis L 81 L 77 L100 -106 L133 Bye L120 W134 L122 L137 L113 L110 2.0 137 Elizabeth Westrup L 69 L104 L129 L142 L125 L131 W134 L105 L133 W136 L121 L122 2.0 138 Ed Edmundson W 39 L 27 L140 W119 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.0 139 D Mangus L135 L 34 L141 W133 W113 L 99 L104 L120 ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.0 140 C Villareal L 60 W 76 W138 L 55 L 67 - 70 -100 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.0 141 James B Gibson L 43 L 86 W139 D123 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.5 142 Paul Moen L 71 L 92 L113 W137 L 74 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.0 143 K Brame D109 -108 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0.5 144 S Wilkerson - 45 - 54 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0.0 ]table ----- <SOURCES>: <Chess Life>, June 1962, p. 128; August 1962, p. 168; September 1962, p. 196, 208-209 Neew Yor Times. Vrious columns by Al Horowitz. (8/27/1962, 8/30/1962, 9/16/1962) Spence, Jack. A selection of games from the 63rd United States Open Chess Championship, San Antonio, Texas, 1962. ----- <PREVIOUS>: Game Collection: US Open 1961, San Francisco <NEXT>: Game Collection: US Open 1963, Chicago <SEE ALSO> Game Collection: US Open Tournament Index 183 games, 1962 US Open 1963, Chicago 64th US Open Chicago, IL August 11-23, 1963 ----- <Schedule and conditions> One round daily from Sunday, August 11 to Friday, August 23, played at 7:00 except for round 7 (Saturday, August 17) and round 8 (Sunday, August 8) at 1:00 pm. Time limit: 50 moves in 2 1/2 hours, 20 moves per hour afterwards. Adjournment after five hours of play, with resumption at 9:00 AM the following day. Speed tournament scheduled for afternoon of Friday, August 16. No play scheduled for Saturday, August 24; on the Awards Banquet at 1:00 PM. (source: Chess Life, June 1963, p. 156.) ----- <Crosstable>: The published crosstable ("Chess Life, November 1963, p. 296) does not have all results, and contains errors which could not be reconciled. For example, it gives Gligoric's first opponent as Marshall Rohland, but two separate first-hand accounts ("New York Times", August 13,1963 and Russell Miller in the "Washington Chess Letter, September, 1963, p.3) state that it was Andrew Karklins. If you know of a complete crosstable or have additional or more accurate information, please leave a note in my forum. A series of asterisks (****) indicates an unknown result or opponent. table[ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 William James Lombardy W105 W101 W 21 W 22 W112 D 2 W 6 W 5 D 3 W 4 D 11 W 29 D 7 11.0 2 Robert Eugene Byrne W116 W 90 W149 W 23 W 71 D 1 W 4 W 3 W 37 D 11 D 5 W 8 D 15 11.0 3 Svetozar Gligoric W 97 W 88 W 25 W 7 W 6 W 11 W 14 L 2 D 1 W 28 W 24 L 4 W 5 10.5 4 Pal Benko W138 W 59 D 42 W 30 W 87 W 26 L 2 W 85 W 13 L 1 W 27 W 3 W 29 10.5 5 Louis Szedlacsek W111 W 82 W 95 L 86 W 21 W 22 W 64 L 1 W 7 W112 D 2 W 11 L 3 9.5 6 Angelo Sandrin W110 W182 W 92 W 40 L 3 W238 L 1 W 43 W 23 D 66 D 39 D 22 W 21 9.5 7 James McCormick W132 +147 W 56 L 3 W 32 W 48 D 24 D 25 L 5 W 63 W 19 W 13 D 1 9.5 8 Victor (Vytas) Palciauskas W245 L 11 W234 W170 D 23 W 77 W 46 L 37 W 85 W 38 W 66 L 2 W 28 9.5 9 Richard William Verber W134 L 72 W 97 W 58 D 63 W 83 D 50 L 29 W 61 W 56 W 40 D 12 W 31 9.5 10 Jean Cohn W171 L 44 L178 W260 W157 D150 W 57 W149 L 39 W 75 W 23 W 27 W 25 9.5 11 Arthur Bisguier W128 W 8 W 43 W 85 W 86 L 3 W 38 D 13 W 12 D 2 D 1 L 5 D 17 9.0 12 Duncan Suttles W206 W 28 D 51 W121 D 41 W112 D 40 W 24 L 11 W 26 D 13 D 9 D 18 9.0 13 Lawrence C Gilden W153 W 70 D 30 W 53 W 69 D 85 W 44 D 11 L 4 W 25 D 12 L 7 W 36 9.0 14 Ivan Theodorovich W179 D107 W 76 W 42 W 78 W 68 L 3 W 39 L112 W 46 L 29 D 49 W 51 9.0 15 Robion Kirby D209 **** W113 D 67 D 36 W 75 D 25 L 21 D 78 W150 W 34 W 39 D 2 9.0 16 Milan Momic W141 D*** W107 D 63 D 75 D 92 W238 W 30 D 29 D 21 D 17 D 32 W 49 9.0 17 Peter Lapiken L169 W192 W109 W 60 W150 D 37 D 32 L 65 W 98 W 88 D 16 W 66 D 11 9.0 18 John Tums L124 W248 W127 D120 W106 W 36 L 23 W 78 D 67 D 83 W 86 W 47 D 12 9.0 19 Kazys Jankauskas W214 L 22 W252 L 47 W175 W 34 L 96 W 51 W 30 W 94 L 7 W 43 W 46 9.0 20 Robert Shean L187 +265 W128 W 96 L 93 W 31 D 90 D 74 D 81 W 70 D 45 D 78 W 22 8.5 21 Jack Mayer W218 W108 L 1 W118 L 5 W255 W 52 W 15 D 64 D 16 W112 D 28 L 6 8.5 22 Joseph Pundy W*** W 19 W 80 L 1 W 82 L 5 L 70 W177 W173 W147 W 37 D 6 L 20 8.5 23 William E Martz W194 W 96 W 45 L 2 D 8 W149 W 18 D 66 L 6 D 86 L 10 W 90 W 82 8.5 24 Jim Schmitt W165 W*** W 75 D 87 D 48 W 86 D 7 L 12 W 36 W 44 L 3 L 31 W 77 8.5 25 Joseph Rosenstein W212 W130 L 3 W 54 D104 W 72 D 15 D 7 W 50 L 13 W 64 W 41 L 10 8.5 26 Robert Walker W102 W 58 W 50 D 68 W 43 L 4 D 73 D 83 W 70 L 12 D 67 W 53 D 32 8.5 27 Albert Sandrin W234 W 73 W 83 D 78 L 68 L 50 W106 W 32 W 75 W 43 L 4 L 10 W 76 8.5 28 Herbert Avram W151 L 12 W172 L 72 W 98 W120 W 93 W 56 W 65 L 3 W 77 D 21 L 8 8.5 29 Sam Cohen L 99 L 94 W257 W194 W138 W154 W 41 W 9 D 16 D 64 W 14 L 1 L 4 8.5 30 Kajetan A Czerniecki W216 W131 D 13 L 4 W137 D 46 W160 L 16 L 19 W142 W173 D 61 W 59 8.5 31 Richard Braden W261 L 85 L 94 W240 D 51 L 20 W148 D 47 W 91 W 92 W 44 W 24 L 9 8.5 32 Gordon B Dunham W192 D 99 D 98 W162 L 7 W168 D 17 L 27 W185 W106 W121 D 16 D 26 8.5 33 Kazimieras Jakstas W144 W127 D 64 L 41 W111 L 66 L108 W117 D100 W 84 D 73 W132 W 67 8.5 34 Erik Karklins W136 D 48 D 54 W114 L 70 L 19 W179 W 84 D120 W 81 L 15 W 73 W 66 8.5 35 Norbert Leopoldi D129 W126 L 84 D182 W141 D 62 W 69 D 90 L 88 W123 D 74 W101 W 63 8.5 36 Andrew Schoene W260 W185 D 41 D 64 D 15 L 18 W103 W 48 L 24 W 72 D 46 W 37 L 13 8.0 37 Edward W Formanek D109 W209 D 65 W 45 W 95 D 17 W 87 W 8 L 2 D 39 L 22 L 36 W 88 8.0 38 Edward Vano W184 L 45 W161 W123 W 55 W 70 L 11 W 50 D 86 L 8 D 87 D 67 D 42 8.0 39 Richard Kause W175 W 79 D 63 L 69 W152 W 53 W 68 L 14 W 10 D 37 D 6 L 15 D 45 8.0 40 David Daniels W180 W114 W 89 L 6 D 72 W 69 D 12 W 53 L 66 W 93 L 9 D 45 D 41 8.0 41 Paul Poschel W200 W 81 D 36 W 33 D 12 L 44 L 29 W 79 W 80 D 67 W 57 L 25 D 40 8.0 42 Jerome B Hanken W249 W159 D 4 L 14 W143 W100 D 66 D 73 L147 W 79 D 90 D 69 D 38 8.0? 43 Richard H Moore W176 W152 L 11 W159 L 26 W114 W 61 L 6 W 73 L 27 W113 L 19 W103 8.0 44 John Patty W148 W 10 L 68 W117 W 81 W 41 L 13 D 70 D 45 L 24 L 31 W107 D 60 8.0? 45 Frank Street W193 W 38 L 23 L 37 D184 D200 W145 W 87 D 44 W149 D 20 D 40 D 39 8.0 46 Richard A Schultz D126 W129 D120 W156 W 80 D 30 L 8 W 76 W 55 L 14 D 36 W 50 L 19 8.0 47 Gerald Ronning W205 W106 L 78 W 19 L238 W147 L 88 D 31 W 48 W164 W 65 L 18 D 55 8.0 48 William E Kaiser W242 D 34 W 77 W 52 D 24 L 7 D 67 L 36 L 47 D102 W154 W125 W 92 8.0 49 Eugene Sadowski L 52 W198 W105 D 79 D120 W 58 L 65 W123 D 74 W101 W 83 D 14 L 16 8.0 50 Marvin Rogan W248 W187 L 26 D185 W122 W 27 D 9 L 38 L 25 W114 W147 L 46 W109 8.0 51 Hugh Edward Myers W*** W177 D 12 L112 D 31 D 96 D 79 L 19 W110 W 62 W 88 W 80 L 14 8.0 52 Troy Armstrong W 49 L 64 W160 L 48 W162 W 80 L 21 W187 L 83 W109 L 55 W153 W 85 8.0 53 Kirill Firfaroff W198 W124 D 71 L 13 W183 L 39 W100 L 40 W108 D 68 W103 L 26 W 94 8.0 54 Donald Hallman W181 D 57 D 34 L 25 W212 L 67 W157 D 93 L149 W234 W150 D 92 W 89 8.0 55 Harold Leef W252 D 98 D 99 W168 L 38 D118 W139 W 68 L 46 D103 W 52 D 60 D 47 8.0 56 Thomas Lajcik W223 W172 L 7 L104 W105 W235 W 72 L 28 W 96 L 9 L 60 W108 W 98 8.0 57 Peter Irwin W157 D 54 L 69 D102 D172 W173 L 10 W104 W159 W182 L 41 W120 D 65 8.0 58 Roy Berg W237 L 26 W194 L 9 W134 L 49 D102 W153 L 68 D186 W105 W122 W 87 8.0 59 Ray Satterlee W196 L 4 W151 D178 D155 W166 L112 L 97 W184 W 98 W 85 W 87 L 30 8.0 60 Ben P Carter W227 L 86 W230 L 17 D 99 D127 W115 D 92 D200 W 95 W 56 D 55 D 44 8.0 61 Charles Musgrove W211 L 89 L162 W188 W124 W160 L 43 W131 L 9 D100 W104 D 30 W143 8.0 62 Hugh Wheeler W243 L112 L157 W252 W205 D 35 L121 D184 W154 L 51 W162 W106 W 86 8.0 63 Allen Reinhard **** **** D 39 D 16 D 9 **** **** **** **** L 7 **** **** L 35 7.5 64 Paul Tautvaisas **** W 52 D 33 D 36 **** **** L 5 **** D 21 D 29 L 25 **** **** 7.5 65 George W Berry **** **** D 37 **** **** **** W 49 W 17 L 28 **** L 47 **** D 57 7.5 66 Roy Mallett **** **** **** **** **** W 33 W 42 D 23 W 40 D 6 L 8 L 17 L 34 7.5 67 Stephen Brandwein **** **** **** D 15 **** W 54 D 48 **** D 18 D 41 D 26 D 38 L 33 7.5 68 George Danilov W255 **** W 44 D 26 W 27 L 14 L 39 L 55 W 58 D 53 **** **** **** 7.5 69 Ainis Mengelis **** **** W 57 W 39 L 13 L 40 L 35 **** **** **** **** D 42 **** 7.5 70 Vitaley M Radaikin **** L 13 **** **** W 34 L 38 W 22 D 44 L 26 L 20 **** **** **** 7.5 71 Jeremiah F Donovan **** **** D 53 **** L 2 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 7.5 72 William Goichberg **** W 9 **** W 28 D 40 L 25 L 56 **** **** L 36 **** **** **** 7.5 73 William Lukowiak **** L 27 **** **** **** **** D 26 D 42 L 43 **** D 33 L 34 **** 7.5 74 L David Truesdel **** **** **** **** D 94 **** **** D 20 D 49 **** D 35 **** **** 7.5 75 Bruno Schmidt **** **** L 24 **** D 16 L 15 **** **** L 27 L 10 **** **** **** 7.5 76 Paul Dupuis W 94 **** L 14 **** **** **** **** L 46 **** **** **** **** L 27 7.5 77 Edmund Nash **** **** L 48 **** **** L 8 **** **** D 94 **** L 28 **** L 24 7.5 78 Arthur Freeman **** **** W 47 D 27 L 14 **** **** L 18 D 15 **** **** D 20 **** 7.5 79 George Tiers **** L 39 **** D 49 **** **** D 51 L 41 **** L 42***** **** **** 7.5 80 Richard Ling **** **** L 22 **** L 46 L 52 **** **** L 41 **** W 94 L 51 **** 7.5 81 Peter Wolf **** L 41 **** **** L 44 **** **** **** D 20 L 34 **** **** **** 7.5 82 David Scheffer **** L 5 **** **** L 22 L 94 **** **** **** **** **** **** L 23 7.5 83 John Foster **** **** L 27 **** **** L 9 **** D 26 W 52 D 18 L 49 **** **** 7.5 84 Peter Berlow **** **** W 35 **** **** **** **** L 34 **** L 33 **** **** **** 7.5 85 Edgar Thomas McCormick **** L 31 **** L 11 **** D 1 **** L 4 L 8 **** L 59 **** L 52 7.5 86 Roger B Johnson **** W 60 **** W 5 L 11 L 24 **** D 94 D 38 D 23 L 18 **** L 62 7.5 87 Arnold H Chertkof **** **** **** D 24 L 4 **** L 37 L 45 **** **** D 38 L 59 L 58 7.5 88 Arthur R Spiller **** L 3 **** **** **** **** W 47 **** W 35 L 17 L 51 **** L 37 7.0 89 Richard Owen **** W 61 L 40 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 54 7.0 90 John J Pyne **** L 2 **** **** **** **** D 20 D 35 **** **** D 42 L 23 **** 7.0 91 Marc Hutchison **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 31 **** **** **** **** 7.0 92 James E Warren **** **** L 6 **** **** D 16 L 94 D 60 **** L 31 **** **** L 48 7.0 93 Hugh Noland **** **** **** **** W 20 **** L 28 D 54 **** L 40 **** **** **** 7.0 94 James Campbell L 76 W 29 W 31 D103 D 74 W 82 W 92 D 86 D 77 L 19 L 80 W147 L 53 7.0 95 Edward W Buerger **** **** L 5 **** L 37 **** **** **** **** L 60 **** **** **** 7.0 96 Robert J Coughlin **** L 23 **** L 20 **** D 51 W 19 **** L 56 **** **** **** **** 7.0 97 Andrew Karklins L 3 **** L 9 **** **** **** **** W 59 **** **** **** D 54 **** 7.0 98 Gabriel Zsolnay **** D 55 D 32 **** L 28 **** **** **** L 17 L 59 **** **** L 56 7.0 99 Michael Pariza W 29 D 32 D 55 **** D 60 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 7.0 100 Edmund Godbold **** **** **** **** **** L 42 L 53 W145 D 33 D 61 **** **** **** 7.0 101 Adam J Smith **** L 1 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 49 **** L 35 **** 7.0 102 Roman Golla L 26 **** **** D 57 **** **** D 58 **** W145 D 48 **** **** **** 7.0 103 Jim Fisher **** **** **** D 94 **** **** L 36 **** **** D 55 L 53 **** L 43 7.0 104 Ralph Tobler, Jr. **** **** **** W 56 D 25 **** **** L 57 **** **** L 61 **** **** 7.0 105 Ninus Aronson L 1 **** L 49 **** L 56 **** **** **** **** **** L 58 **** **** 7.0 106 Walter Grombacher **** L 47 **** **** L 18 **** L 27 **** **** L 32 **** L 62 **** 7.0 107 Jack F Shaw **** D 14 L 16 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 44 **** 7.0 108 Richard Guetl **** L 21 W145 **** **** **** W 33 **** L 53 **** **** L 56 **** 7.0 109 Donn Rogosin D 37 **** L 17 **** **** **** **** **** **** L 52 **** **** L 50 7.0 110 Nick Goncharoff L 6 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 51 **** W211 **** **** 7.0 111 Oscar E Vinje L 5 **** **** **** L 33 L145 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 7.0 112 Paul Quillen **** W 62 **** W 51 L 1 L 12 W 59 **** W 14 L 5 L 21 **** **** 7.0 113 David Steele **** **** L 15 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 43 **** **** 7.0 114 George Trefzer **** L 40 **** L 34 **** L 43 **** **** **** L 50 **** **** **** 7.0 115 Katherine Sillars **** **** **** **** **** **** L 60 **** **** **** **** **** **** 7.0 116 Milt Garber L 2 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 7.0 117 Tom McCormack **** **** **** L 44 **** **** **** L 33 **** **** **** **** **** 7.0 118 Seymour Rosen **** **** **** L 21 **** D 55 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 7.0 119 Kenneth Dopheide **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 7.0 120 Marshall Rohland **** **** D 46 D 18 D 49 L 28 **** **** D 34 **** **** L 57 **** 6.5 121 Slobodan Petrovich **** **** **** L 12 **** **** W 62 **** **** **** L 32 **** **** 6.5 122 Stephen Weissman **** **** **** **** L 50 **** **** **** **** **** **** L 58 **** 6.5 123 Dennis G Naylin **** **** **** L 38 **** **** **** L 49 **** L 35 **** **** **** 6.5 124 Herbert W Haberland W 18 L 53 **** **** L 61 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 125 Gary C De Fotis **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 126 Gerald D Johnson D 46 L 35 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 48 **** 6.5 127 William Butler **** L 33 L 18 **** **** D 60 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 128 Mildred Morrell L 11 **** L 20 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 129 Graig Henderson L 35 L 46 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 130 Phil W Morrell **** L 25 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 131 Edwin Faust **** L 30 **** **** **** **** **** L 61 **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 132 Cecilia A Rock L 7 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 33 *** 6.5 133 N Kleszczewski **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 134 Ronald Lifson L 9 **** **** **** L 58 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 135 John Larimer **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 136 Lucille Kellner L 34 **** **** **** L145 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 137 Frank Harris **** **** **** **** L 30 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 138 Frank Salkauskas L 4 **** **** **** L 29 W211 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 139 Fred Bender **** **** W211 **** **** **** L 55 **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 140 Oscar Brown **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 141 Philip Lehpamer L 16 **** **** D145 L 35 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 142 Winton Fulk **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 30 **** **** **** 6.5 143 Fred Cramer **** **** **** **** L 42 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 61 6.5 144 Ed Edmondson L 33 D211 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 145 Joseph Kaltenecker L152 W180 L108 D141 W136 W111 L 45 L100 L102 W220 L*** W200 W186 6.5 146 Andrew J Ross **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 147 Charles R Heising **** - 7 **** **** **** L 47 **** **** W 42 L 22 L 50 L 94 **** 6.5 148 Ronald A Pease L 44 **** **** **** **** **** L 31 **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.5 149 Karl Panzner **** **** L 2 **** **** L 23 **** L 10 W 54 L 45 **** **** **** 6.0 150 Harold C Stanbridge **** **** **** **** L 17 D 10 **** **** **** L 15 L 54 **** **** 6.0 151 Donald R Seifert L 28 **** L 59 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 152 George Radican W145 L 43 **** **** L 39 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 153 Thomas Meola L 13 **** **** **** **** **** **** L 58 **** **** **** L 52 **** 6.0 154 Robert H Erkes **** **** **** **** **** L 29 **** **** L 62 **** L 48 **** **** 6.0 155 Alan Kirschner **** **** **** **** D 59 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 156 Edward J Lisac **** **** **** L 46 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 157 Stewart Silverman L 57 **** W 62 **** L 10 **** L 54 **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 158 Robert Sommer **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 159 Gary H Sperling **** L 42 **** L 43 **** **** **** **** L 57 **** **** **** **** 6.0 160 John E Oberg **** **** L 52 **** **** L 61 L 30 **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 161 Sylvio Scorza **** **** L 38 **** **** **** **** **** W211 **** **** **** **** 6.0 162 Joseph Callaway **** **** W 61 L 32 L 52 **** **** **** **** **** L 62 **** **** 6.0 163 Paul Ewing **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 164 John Robert Beitling **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 47 **** **** **** 6.0 165 James M Fuller Jr L 24 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 166 James DuBlois **** **** **** **** **** L 59 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 167 Robert Porter **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 168 Kathyrn Slater **** **** **** L 55 **** L 32 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 169 David W Edwards W 17 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 170 Larry Manter **** **** **** L 8 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 171 Imre Dell L 10 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 172 William Slater **** L 56 L 28 **** D 57 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 173 John H Dunkle **** **** **** **** **** L 57 **** **** L 22 **** L 30 **** **** 6.0 174 Richard E Anderson **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 175 Alfred Hulmes L 39 **** **** **** L 19 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** W211 6.0 176 Ray McGuire L 43 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 177 Donald W Johnson **** L 51 **** **** **** **** **** L 22 **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 178 John Bristol **** **** W 10 D 59 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 179 Thomas Jamison L 14 **** **** **** **** **** L 34 **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 180 William Walsh, Jr. L 40 L145 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 181 Frederick H Harvey L 54 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 182 Morley Pastin **** L 6 **** D 35 **** **** **** **** **** L 57 **** **** **** 6.0 183 Dave Oshana **** **** **** **** L 53 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 184 Sreten Djordjevich L 38 **** **** **** D 45 **** **** D 62 L 59 **** **** **** **** 5.5 185 Thomas A Jenkins **** L 36 **** D 50 **** **** **** **** L 32 **** **** **** **** 5.5 186 Casimir Ramas **** **** **** **** **** **** **** W211 **** D 58 **** **** L145 5.5 187 Ronald B Shelburn W 20 L 50 **** **** **** **** **** L 52 **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 188 Bill Forman **** **** **** L 61 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 189 Vernon A Fagin **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 190 Vlada Dimac **** **** **** **** D211 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 191 Henry E Rock **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 192 Robert M Franklin L 32 L 17 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 193 Thomas Berry L 45 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 194 Robert M Gardner L 23 **** L 58 L 29 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 195 Ralph Tobler, Sr. **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 196 Elliott Forry Laucks L 59 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 197 Charles J Hendricks **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 198 Chester E Plucinski L 53 L 49 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 199 Consuelo Rodriguez **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 200 Robert Avery L 41 **** **** **** **** D 45 **** **** D 60 **** **** L145 **** 5.0 201 Paul Hugo Litwinsky **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 202 Walter V Karpuska **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 203 Lynn S Torkelson **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L211 **** 5.0 204 Stuart Varden **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 205 Dale H Rhead L 47 **** **** **** L 62 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 206 Scott M Hoyman, Jr. L 12 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 207 Mogens Berger-Olson **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 208 Mark Harms **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 209 John W Elder D 15 L 37 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 210 Katherine McGregor **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 211 Russell W Miller L 61 D144 L139 W241 D190 L138 W220 L186 L161 W256 L110 W203 L175 5.0 212 Daniel C Kumro, Jr. L 25 **** **** **** L 54 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 213 Glenn Baum **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 214 Richard Dale L 19 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 215 Adrian Van Lieshout **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 216 K Venessar L 30 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 217 Arthur Jiron **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 218 George T Repsold L 21 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 219 Paul Ligtvoet **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 220 Melvin R Wilson **** **** **** **** **** **** L211 **** **** L145 **** **** **** 5.0 221 David Knickerbocker **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 222 Lawrence Muckey **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 223 John F Morvay L 56 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 224 Joseph Bikulcius **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 225 Barry Vernick **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 226 Gary E Thornell **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 227 Robert A Florian L 60 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 228 Frederick J Abbott **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 229 B J Hardison **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 230 Brian Krause **** **** L 60 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 231 Nicholas Lisac **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 232 Walter Otteson **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 233 Robertson Sillars **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 234 Clarenc Wellman L 27 **** L 8 **** **** **** **** **** **** L 54 **** **** **** 4.5 235 Ewald Kreft **** **** **** **** **** L 56 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 236 Helen Warren **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 237 Katherine Bailey L 58 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 238 Wesley Koehler **** **** **** **** W 47 L 6 L 16 **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 239 Howard Gould **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 240 Viktor Meister **** **** **** D 31 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 241 James Saxon **** **** **** L211 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 242 R Gosswiller L 48 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 243 Martin W Ahlstrom L 62 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 244 Ed Marshall **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 245 W B Akin L 8 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 246 Roland Cassata **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 247 Cletus Huske **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 248 Clifford Brown L 50 L 18 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 249 James B Gibson L 42 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 250 C Giertz **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 251 Ralph G Houghton **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 252 R Schroeder L 55 **** L 19 L 62 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 253 David Probst **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 254 H Pierson **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.0 255 W R Augustine L 68 **** **** **** **** L 21 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.0 256 B Richmond **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L211 **** **** **** 3.0 257 Carl Michel **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.5 258 Don Murray **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.5 259 Carol Bisguier **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.0 260 A Kapp L 36 **** **** L 10 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.0 261 R Norgard L 31 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.0 262 Hugh E Hart **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 1.0 263 Aaron **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 0.5 264 J Jeffrey **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 0.0 265 John White **** - 20 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 0.0 266 J Fulise **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 0.0 ]table ----- <THANKS> Russell W. Miller for pointing out his article from the <Washington Chess Letter> of September, 1963, which helped fill in some of the gaps in the crosstable. ----- The following game was published in Chess Review as having been played at the US Open at Chicago; however, Wasserman did not play in the tournament that year. These players did meet in the last round of the Western Open in Bay City about a month previous, and I strongly suspect this is their game from that event. (Chess Review published games from both tournaments over several issues,( Tge game will remain here until the situation is clarified. Joseph Wasserman - Robert Eugene Byrne Possibly from: Western Open, round 8, July 7,1962. Source: Chess Review, December 1963, p. 372, Sourced to US Open. 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 Ne7 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 b6 7.Qg4 Ng6 8.h4 h5 9.Qg3 Ba6 10.Ne2 Rh7 11.Bg5 Qd7 12.Nf4 Nxf4 13.Qxf4 Bxf1 14.Rxf1 Qa4 15.Kd2 Nc6 16.Rfb1 Rh8 17.Qf3 Rc8 18.Qd3 Kd7 19.f3 Na5 20.Qb5+ Qxb5 21.Rxb5 c5 22.Kd3 Rc7 23.Ra2 Rhc8 24.Bd2 Nc4 25.Be1 f6 26.f4 fxe5 27.fxe5 Rf8 28.Bg3 Rf1 29.Ke2 Rg1 30.Bf2 Rxg2 31.Rb1 Kc6 32.Rg1 Rxg1 33.Bxg1 Rf7 34.Bh2 Rf5 35.Ra1 g5 36.hxg5 Rxg5 37.Kf2 Rg4 0-1 ----- <Sources>: <Chess Life>, 1963, p.163, 207-208, 296; 1964, p. 56, 60-61, 89, 114, 152-153, 199-200 Miller, Russell W. "Lombardy and Byrne Top 1963 U.S. Open; McCormick 7th with W8-L2-D3". <Washington Chess Letter>, September 1963, p.4-7. <Northwest Chess Letter> December 1966, p 15 ----- <PREVIOUS>: Game Collection: US Open 1962, San Antonio <NEXT>: Game Collection: US Open 1964, Boston <SEE ALSO>: Game Collection: US Open Tournament Index 44 games, 1963 US Open 1964, Boston The 65th US Open was held at the Sheraton Plaza Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts from August 16-28, 1964. Pal Benko captured his second title in a field of 229 (234 according to some source), finishing one point ahead of Miro Radojcic, Robert Byrne, and James Sherwin. The tournament basically came down to the 10th-round clash between Benko and Byrne. In a tie for first with their two closest pursuers playing a draw, they chose risky play and Byrne went a bit too far. Benko won in part by channeling his Inner Bobby Fischer, winning his first two games by play 1.e4 and waiting an hour for his opponents to not show up. Benko was forced to play a Real Live uman Being in round 3, and took 23 tedious moves to win. Radojcic was the surprise of the tournament. Rated 2165 coming in, he scored an undefeated 9.5-2.5 including a win over William Lombardy and draws with Benko, Byrne and Sherwin. Special recognition goes to Harlow B. Daly, who first played in the Western Championship in 1904! Games were played at 7:00 PM each evening, with the exception of round 7 on August 23 at 3:00 PM; adjournments were continued the next morning. Saturday, August 22, was an off day reserved for the US Open Speed Champinship, won by William Lombardy. Georges Koltanowski was the tournament director. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find any crosstable for this tournament, or even a complete list of participants. Instead, known players will be listed in alphabetical order, with results and prizes where available. To compile the following, I have used"Chess Life", "Chess Review", daily reports in the "New York Times", the Boston Globe, a file of games from Andy Ansel, and various fragmentary Internet accounts. Any additional information will be most welcome; please leave a note for me at User: Phony Benoni or the Biographer Bistro. table[ Amory, Cleveland 1: L 2: W 3: L 4: W 3.0 5: L 6: W 7: XXX 8: XXX 9: XXX 10: XXX 11: XXX 12: XXX Ault, Robin 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: D-Benko 6: L-Dunne 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Other games: W-Sloan Barham, Thomas C 1: 2: 3: L-Vano 4: 5: 6: W-Daly 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Beach, Winthrop 1: 2: L-Suttles 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Benko, Pal 1: WF - Holden 2: WF-Turner 3: W-Colon Romero, M 4: W-Gore 10.5 5: D-Ault 6: W-Tamargo 7: D-Lombardy 8: W-McKelvie 1st 9: W-Levy, L 10: W - Byrne 11: W-Suttles 12: D - Radojcic Birnbaum, Herman 1: 2: 3: L-Saltzberg 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Bisguier, Arthur 1: W-Patteson 2: W-Foster 3: D-Patty 4: 9.0 5: 6: 7: W-Tamargo 8: W-Krauss 5th-8th 9: L-Valvo 10: W-Suesman 11: D-Zalys 12: W-McCormick Blackstone, John 1: 2: 3: 4: 8.5 5: 6: 7: L-Suttles 8: College 9: 10: 11: 12: D-Hudson Bolton, James Michael 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: D-Mengarini 9: 10: 11: 12: W-Strenzwilk Bowe, Dennis 1: 2: 3: 4: 7.0 5: 6: 7: L-Mengarini 8: =2nd Class A 9: 10: 11: 12: Brandts, Paul 1: W- 2: W-Suraci 3: 4: 8.0 5: 6: 7: 8: W-Haffner =15th 9: L-Hook 10: 11: D-Mengarini 12: D-Zalys Other games: D-Brandwein Brandwein, Stephen 1: 2: W-Strenzwilk 3: 4: 8.5 5: 6: 7: 8: 1st Expert 9: 10: 11: 12: W-Lapiken Other games: W-McKelvie; D-Collins; D-Brandts; D-Sherwin; D-Hudson; D-Theodorovich Browne, Walter Shawn 1: 2: 3: L-Valvo 4: 7.5 5: 6: 7: 8: High School 9: 10: 11: 12: Byrne, Robert Eugene 1: W-Tarin 2: W-Mazuchowski 3: W-Walker 4: D- 9.5 5: W-Saltzberg 6: W-Valvo 7: W-Levy, L 8: W-Collins 2nd-4th 9: D -Radojcic 10: L- Benko 11: W-Hook 12: D-Lombardy Cintron, Ruben 1: 2: 3: 4: 7.5 5: 6: 7: 8: 1st Unrated 9: W-Strenzwilk 10: 11: 12: Collins, John W 1: W- 2: 3: 4: W-Daly 5: 6: W-Kossak 7: W-Mallett 8: L-Byrne 9: 10: 11: 12: Other games: D-Brandwein Colon Romero, Arturo 1: 2: 3: L-Theodorovich 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: L-Strenzwilk 9: 10: 11: 12: Other games: W-Sloan Colon Romero, Miguel 1: 2: 3: L-Benko 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: L-Suttles 11: 12: Other games: W-S. Lyman; W-Sloan Coughlin, Robert J 1: 2: L-Gore 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Cramer, Fred 1: 2: 3: 4: 6.0 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Daly, Harlow Bussey 1: D-Meyer, F 2: W-Olsson 3: W-Faust 4: L-Collins 5: D-Wishnek 6: L-Barham 7: L-=Yehl 8: W-Rothman 9: L-Singer 10: D-McCafferty 11: L-Tay 12: W-Nute Dondis, Harold 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Donovan, Jeremiah F 1: 2: 3: L-Lyman, S 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Dunne, Alex 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: W-Ault 7: L - Radojcic 8: D-Popovych 9: 10: 11: 12: Eberlein, Patrick 1: 2: 3: L-Gore 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Faust, Edwin M 1: 2: 3: L-Daly 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Foley, Joseph 1: 2: 3: 4: 5.0 5: 6: 7: 8: =2nd C 9: 10: 11: 12: Formanek, Edward W 1: 2: 3: L-Lombardy 4: 5: W-Strenzwilk 6: 7: L-Sherwin 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Foster, John 1: 2: L-Bisguier 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: L-Shainswit 9: 10: 11: 12: Fredenburgh, MIlford 1: 2: 3: L-Mengarini 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Freeman, Arthur 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: L-Hook 9: 10: 11: 12: Garber, Milt 1: 2: L-Mengarini 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Gersho, Jack 1: 2: 3: L-Popovych 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Goddard, Adele 1: 2: 3: 4: 5.0 5: 6: 7: 8: 3rd Women 9: 10: 11: 12: Goichberg, William 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: W-Gore 7: D-Krauss 8: L-Valvo 9: 10: W-Tamargo 11: D-Sherwin 12: L-Popovych Gore, James 1: W- 2: W-Coughlin 3: W-Eberlein 4: L-Benko 5: 6: L-Goichberg 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Graves, Peter 1: L-Zuckerman 2: 3: 4: 7.5 5: L-Zalys 6: 7: 8: 1st A 9: 10: 11: 12: Grombacher, Walter 1: 2: 3: 4: 7.0 5: 6: 7: 8: =2nd A 9: 10: 11: 12: Gupta, S 1: L-Popovych 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Haffner, Donald 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: L-Brandts 9: 10: 11: 12: Hall, C P 1: 2: 3: 4: 4.5 5: 6: 7: 8: 2nd D 9: 10: 11: 12: Hanken, Jerome B 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Harkins, James L 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: L-Popovych 11: 12: Hochberg, Burt 1: L-Suttles 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Holden, H 1: LF-Benko 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Hook, William 1: 2: 3: L-Suttles 4: 8.0 5: 6: 7: 8: W-Freeman =2nd Expert 9: W-Brandts 10: W-Hudson 11: L-Byrne 12: L-Zuckerman Hudson, John A 1: 2: 3: 4: 8.5 5: 6: 7: 8: W-Mazuchowski 9th-14th 9: W-Mallett 10: L-Hook 11: 12: D-Blackstone Other games: W-Loos; D-Brandwein Jenkins, Thomas 1: 2: 3: 4: 7.0 5: 6: 7: 8: =2nd A 9: 10: 11: 12: Johnson, Roger B 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: L-Strenzwilk 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Kahalas, D 1: L-Strenzwilk 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Kaiser, William E 1: 2: L-Zuckerman 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Keyes, Alex 1: 2: 3: L-Smith, K 4: L-Strenzwilk 5: 6: 7: 8: W-Zuckerman 9: L-Shainswit 10: 11: 12: Kossak, Jeffrey 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: L-Collins 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Krauss, George 1: 2: 3: L-Suarez Navas 4: 8.0 5: 6: W-Zalys 7: D-Goichberg 8: L-Bisguier =15th 9: 10: 11: 12: Lapiken, Peter 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: L-Zalys 9: 10: 11: 12: L-Brandwein Other games: L-Merkis, W-Sloan Levy, David Neil Lawrence1: 2: 3: 4: 7.0 5: 6: W - Mengarini 7: 8: =2nd Unrated 9: 10: 11: 12: Levy, Louis 1: W- 2: W-Lukowiak 3: W-Noel 4: W-Vano 7.5 5: D-Lombardy 6: W-Suarez Navas 7: L-Byrne 8: W-Meyer, J 9: L-Benko 10: W-Patty 11: L-McCormick 12: L-Marchand Lombardy, William James 1: W-Solot 2: W-Rauch 3: W-Formanek 4: W-Smith, K 9.0 5: D-Levy, L 6: W-Lyman, S 7: D-Benko 8: L - Radojcic 5th-8th 9: W-Lyman, H 10: W-Shainswit 11: D-Valvo 12: D-Byrne Loos, Theodore 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Other games: L-Hudson Lukowiak, William 1: 2: L-Levy, L 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Lyman, Harry 1: 2: 3: 4: 8.0 5: 6: 7: 8: =15th 9: L-Lombardy 10: 11: 12: Lyman, Shelby 1: W- 2: W- 3: W-Donovan 4: D - Radojcic 8.5 5: W-Mengarini 6: L-Lombardy 7: L-Meyer, J 8: 9th-14th 9: 10: 11: 12: W-Tamargo Other games: L-M. Colon Romero; D-Suesman MacCormack, Robert 1: 2: 3: 4: 5.0 5: 6: 7: 8: 1st D 9: 10: 11: 12: Mallett, Roy 1: 2: 3: 4: 8.0 5: 6: W-Zuckerman 7: L-Collins 8: W-Street =15th 9: L-Hudson 10: 11: 12: Marchand, Erich Watkinson1: 2: 3: 4: 8.5 5: D-Zuckerman 6: 7: 8: L-Sherwin 9th-14th 9: L-Zalys 10: 11: 12: W-Levy, L Marguiles, William 1: 2: 3: 4: 5.0 5: 6: 7: 8: =2nd C 9: 10: 11: 12: Matera, Salvatore 1: W-Winters 2: D-Zalys 3: 4: 7.0 5: 6: 7: 8: 1st B 9: 10: 11: 12: Mayer, Jack 1: 2: 3: L-Zuckerman 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Mazuchowski, Thomas 1: 2: L-Byrne 3: 4: 5: 6: D-Popovych 7: 8: L-Hudson 9: 10: 11: D-Strenzwilk 12: McCafferty, G 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: D-Daly 11: 12: McCormick, Edgar Thomas 1: W- 2: 3: 4: 8.0 5: 6: 7: 8: W-Suarez Navas =15th 9: L=Suttles 10: 11: W-Levy, L 12: L-Bisguier McKelvie, Neil 1: W- 2: 3: 4: 8.0 5: 6: 7: W-Suesman 8: L-Benko =15th 9: 10: 11: 12: D-Walker Other games: L-Brandwein Mengarini, Ariel 1: W-Ramsey 2: W-Garber 3: W-Fredenburgh 4: W-Scheid 5: L-Lyman, S 6: L-Levy, D 7: W-Bowe 8: D-Bolton 9: W-Street 10: W-Rauch 11: D-Brandts 12: L-Shainswit Merkis, Kazys 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Other games: W-Lapiken Merrill, Scott 1: 2: 3: 4: 5.5 5: 6: 7: 8: 1st C 9: 10: 11: 12: Meyer, Frank S 1: D-Daly 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Meyer, John Cornford 1: W- 2: 3: 4: 8.0 5: 6: 7: W-Lyman, S 8: L-Levy, L =2nd Expert 9: 10: D-Zalys 11: L-Popovych 12: Mirijanian, George 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Newberry, Kenneth 1: 2: 3: 4: 5.0 5: 6: 7: 8: =2nd C 9: 10: 11: 12: Noel, Richard W 1: 2: 3: L-Levy, L 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Nute, George 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: L-Daly Olsson, Greta 1: 2: L-Daly 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Oster, Roy 1: L-Sherwin 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Patteson, Bill L 1: L-Bisguier 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Patty, John 1: 2: 3: D-Bisguier 4: 5: L-Valvo 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: L-Levy, L 11: 12: Popovych, Orest 1: W-Gupta 2: W-Scheffer 3: W-Gersho 4: D-Suttles 8.5 5: L-Suarez Navas 6: D-Mazuchowski 7: W-Rohland 8: D-Dunne 9th-14th 9: L-Suesman 10: W=Harkins 11: W-Meyer, J 12: W-Goichberg Quillen, Paul 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: W-Strenzwilk 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Radojcic, Miroslav 1: W - 2:W - 3: W - 4: D – Lyman, S 9.5 5: D - Sherwin 6: W - Theodorovich 7: W - Dunne 8: W - Lombardy 2nd-4th 9: D - Byrne 10: D - Valvo 11: W - Walker 12: D - Benko Ramsey, John 1: Mengarini 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Rauch, Joseph Lyon 1: 2: L-Lombardy 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: L-Mengarini 11: 12: Rhee, Peter 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 2nd B 9: 10: 11: 12: Robertie, Bill 1: 2: 3: L-Zalys 4: 7.0 5: 6: 7: 8: =2nd Unrated 9: 10: 11: 12: Rock, Cecilia A 1: 2: 3: 4: 5.5 5: 6: 7: 8: 1st-2nd Women 9: 10: 11: 12: Rogosin, Donn 1: 2: L-Sherwin 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Rohland, Marshall 1: 2: L-Valvo 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: L-Popovych 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Rothman, Lawrence S 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: L-Daly 9: 10: 11: 12: Saltzberg, Mitchell 1: 2: 3: W-Birnbaum 4: 8.0 5: L-Byrne 6: 7: 8: =15th 9: 10: 11: 12: Sampson, Donald H 1: L-Zalys 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Scheffer, David 1: 2: L-Popovych 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: L-Strenzwilk 11: 12: Schneid, Hyman 1: 2: 3: 4: L-Mengarini 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Schneider, Sydney 1: 2: 3: 4: 5.0 5: 6: 7: 8: =2nd C 9: 10: 11: 12: Schwartz, L 1: 2: L-Smith, K 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Shainswit, George 1: 2: 3: 4: 8.5 5: 6: 7: 8: W-Foster 9th-14th 9: W-Keyes 10: L-Lombardy 11: 12: W-Mengarini Other games: W-Yehl Sherwin, James T 1: W-Oster 2: W-Rogosin 3: D- 4: W-Zalys 9.5 5: D - Radojcic 6: D- 7: W-Formanek 8: W-Marchand 2nd-4th 9: D- 10: D-Walker 11: W-Goichberg 12: W-Valvo Other games: D-Suesman; D-Brandwein Singer, J 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: W-Daly 10: 11: 12: Slater, Kathryn 1: 2: 3: 4: 5.5 5: 6: 7: 8: 1st-2nd Women 9: 10: 11: 12: Slater, William 1: 2: 3: L-Tamargo 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Sloan, Sam 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Other games: L-Ault, L-Colon Romero, A, L-Colon-Romero, M; L-Lapiken Smith, Kenneth Ray 1: W- 2: W-Schwartz 3: W-Keyes 4: L-Lombardy 5: 6: 7: L-Valvo 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Solot, Eugene 1: L-Lombardy 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Sordillo, Ed 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Street, Frank 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: L-Mallett 9: L-Mengarini 10: 11: 12: Strenzwilk, Denis 1: W-Kahalas 2: L-Brandwein 3: W-terry 4: W-Keyes 5: L-Formanek 6: W-Johnson 7: L-Quillen 8: W-Colon Romero, A 9: L-Cintron 10: W-Scheffer 11: D-Mazuchowski 12: L-Bolton Suarez Navas, Luis E 1: 2: 3: W-Krauss 4: 7.0 5: W-Popovych 6: L-Levy, L 7: 8: L-McCormick =2nd A 9: 10: 11: 12: Suesman, Walter Bradford1: L-Valvo 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: L-McKelvie 8: 9: W-Popovych 10: L-Bisguier 11: 12: Other games: D-Sherwin; W-Telega; D-Lyman, S Suraci, Anthony 1: 2: L-Brandts 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Suttles, Duncan 1: W-Hochberg 2: W-Beach 3: W-Hook 4: D-Popovych 9.0 5: 6: 7: W-Blackstone 8: D-Walker 5th-8th + Junior 9: W-McCormick 10: W-Colon, M 11: L-Benko 12: W-Theodorovich Tamargo, Joseph 1: 2: 3: W-Slater, W 4: 5: 6: L-Benko 7: L-B Bisguier 8: 9: 10: L-Goichberg 11: 12: L-Lyman, S Tarin, Stephen 1: L-Byrne 2: 3: 4: 7.0 5: 6: 7: 8: =2nd A 9: 10: 11: 12: Tay, K H 1: 2: 3: 4: 6.5 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: W-Daly 12: Telega, John 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Other games: L-Suesman Terry, Eleanor 1: 2: 3: L-Strenzwilk 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Thayer, Michael 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: L-Zalys 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Theodorovich, Ivan 1: 2: 3: W-Colon Romero, A 4: 8.0 5: 6: L - Radojcic 7: 8: =15th 9: L-Walker 10: 11: 12: L-Suttles Other games: D-Brandwein Tinkham, Robert 1: 2: 3: 4: 5.0 5: 6: 7: 8: =2nd C 9: 10: 11: 12: Turner, David 1: 2: LF-Benko 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Valvo, Michael Joseph 1: W-Suesman 2: W-Rohland 3: W-Browne 4: D- 8.5 5: W-Patty 6: L-Byrne 7: W-Smith, K 8: W-Goichberg 9th-14th 9: W-Bisguier 10: D - Radojcic 11: D-Lombardy 12: L-Sherwin Vano, Edward 1: 2: 3: W-Barham 4: L-Levy, L 8.0 5: 6: 7: 8: =15th 9: 10: 11: 12: Vejrosia, Vladimir 1: 2: 3: 4: 7.0 5: 6: 7: 8: =2nd A 9: 10: 11: 12: Wachtel, Robert 1: 2: 3: 4: 7.0 5: 6: 7: 8: =2nd A 9: 10: 11: 12: Walker, Robert 1: 2: 3: L-Byrne 4: 8.0 5: 6: 7: 8: D-Suttles =2nd Expert 9: W-Theodorovich 10: 11: L -Radojcic 12: D-McKelvie Winters, Joseph 1: L-Matera 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Wishnek, Andrew 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: D-Daly 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Yehl, John N 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: W-Daly 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: Other games: L-Shainswit Zalys, Ignas 1: W-Sampson 2: D-Matera 3: W-Robertie 4: L-Sherwin 8.0 5: W-Graves 6: L-Krauss 7: W-Thayer 8: W-Lapiken =2nd Expert 9: W-Marchand 10: D-Meyer, J 11: D-Bisguier 12: D-Brandts Zuckerman, Bernard 1: W-Graves 2: W-Kaiser 3: W-Mayer 4: D- 9.0 5: D-Marchand 6: L-Mallett 7: W- 8: L-Keyes 5th-8th 9: W- 10: W- 11: W- 12: W-Hook 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: 6: 7: 8: 9: 10: 11: 12: ]table --------- <Additional games> The following games were supplied by Andy Ansel, many transcribed from the scoresheets and records of Harlow Bussey Daly, Ariel Mengarini (courtesy of John Hilbert), Orest Popovych, and Denis Strenzwilk. Without a complete crosstable, it can be difficult to judge the authenticity of games. The following three games are attributed to the 1964 US Open in some databases, but I am not sure they were played in the tournament. I will hold off submitting them until further information is found. Richard Green - Erich Watkinson Marchand: 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.0-0 Nbd7 9.Qe2 Ne4 10.Bd2 Nxd2 11.Nxd2 0-0 12.e4 Bg6 13.f4 Nb6 14.Qe3 Nxc4 15.Nxc4 f6 16.Rad1 Re8 17.e5 Bc2 18.Ra1 f5 19.Rf2 Bb3 20.Nd2 Bd5 21.Nxd5 Qxd5 22.Nb3 Red8 23.Qf3 Rd7 24.Rd1 Qxf3 25.Rxf3 c5 26.Rc1 cxd4 27.Rd3 Rad8 28.Rc4 Bf8 29.Kf1 g5 30.g3 gxf4 31.gxf4 Bh6 32.Rf3 d3 33.Nd2 Rd4 34.Rc7 Bxf4 35.Ke1 Rxa4 36.Rh3 Ra1+ 37.Kf2 h6 38.Rxb7 Bxd2 39.Rg3+ Bg5 40.h4 d2 41.hxg5 h5 0-1 (Green does not appear in sources, or in the October 1964 rating supplement covering the US Open.) Miroslav Radojcic - Azirovic : 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.d4 b5 7.Bb3 d5 8.dxe5 Be6 9.c3 Be7 10.Be3 0-0 11.Nbd2 Nxd2 12.Qxd2 Na5 13.Bc2 Nc4 14.Qd3 g6 15.Bh6 Re8 16.Nd4 Qd7 17.f4 c5 18.Nxe6 Qxe6 19.f5 Qxe5 20.Rae1 Qd6 21.fxg6 hxg6 22.Qf3 f5 23.Bxf5 gxf5 24.Re6 Qc7 25.Qxf5 Source: Undated Koltanowski column. Unsure if game is actually from US Open. Azirovic does not appear in rating supplement covering the US Open, or in the 1964 Annual Rating List. 1-0 (Azirovic does not appear in sources, or in the October 1964 rating supplement covering the US Open.) John Curdo - RObert Iappini: 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nf3 d5 5.exd5 Nxd5 6.0-0 Be7 7.Re1 Nc6 8.Nxd4 0-0 9.Bxd5 Qxd5 10.Nxc6 Qxd1 11.Nxe7+ 1-0 (Iappini does not appear in sources, or in the October 1964 rating supplement covering the US Open. In addition, Curdo's name is not mentioned in sources, which would be very unusual for a player of his strength and local prominence.) The following game is incomplete. As the result is not clear in the final position, I will not submit it to the general database unless a fuller score becomes available. Sam Sloan - Peter Lapiken (Round uncertain): 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.Nd5 Nxe4 6.Qe2 f5 7.Ng5 d3 8.cxd3 Nd4 9.Qh5+ g6 10.Qh4 c6 11.dxe4 cxd5 12.exf5 And ♗lack won in a few more moves. Source: Sloan e-mail 0-1 ----- <MILESTONES> (From this point on, these will be base incomplete information and subject to change) 15: Arthur Bisguier, Thomas Jenkins 10: Fred Cramer, Marshall Rohland, James T. Sherwin -------- <SOURCES>: 'Botston Globe", daily reports by Harold Dondis, August 16-30, 1964 "Chess Games and Chess Problems by Suesman", supplied by Andy Ansel.. "Chess Life", September 1964, p.215-216, 221; October 1964, p.243 "Chess Review", December 1964, p. 315; January 1965, p. 19;February 1965, p. 62. "Mia Memorias de Ajedrez" por Miguel Colon Romero, ps 47-48."Supplied by Andy Ansel. "New York Times", daily reports, August 18-30, 1964; column by Al Horowitz, Sepetember 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, October 8 (all 1964)., Scoresheets from personal files of Harlow Bussey Daly, Ariel Mengarini (courtesy of John Hilbert), Orest Popovych, and Denis Strenzwilk, all supplied by Andy Ansel; and of Ignas Zalys (supplied by <schistu>. ----- PREVIOUS: Game Collection: US Open 1963, Chicago NEXT: Game Collection: US Open 1965, San Juan SEE ALSO: Game Collection: US Open Tournament Index 96 games, 1964 US Open 1965, San Juan One of the original ideas of the Western Chess Association was to hold their annuzal tournament in resort locations throughout the United States. The concept of "resort" had been stretched over the years (if not downright ignored), but came back full force in 1965. What they stretches was the United States part, as the 66th US Open moved to Puerto Rico. The tournament was played from July 26 - August 6, 1965, at the Student Center of the University of Puerto Rico in the Rio Piedras district of the capital city, San Juan. The tournament director, as usual was George Koltanowski. The rounds were played on the following schedule: Round 1: Monday, July 26, 9:00 AM Round 2: Monday, July 26, 7:00 PM Round 3: Tuesday, July 27, 7:00 PM Round 4: Wednesday, July 28, 7:00 PM Round 5: Thursday, July 29, 7:00 PM Round 6: Friday, July 30, 7:00 PM Round 7: Saturday, July 31, 2:00 PM Round 8: Monday, August 2, 7:00 PM Round 9: Tuesday, August 3, 7:00 PM Round 10: Wednesday, August 4, 7:00 PM Round 11: Thursday, August 5, 7:00 PM Round 12: Friday, August 6, 2:00 PM Adjournments were scheduled for 9:00 AM the following morning, except for rounds 7 and 12 when games were played to a finish. Saturday evening was left free for the "San Juan Night Tour" (Which Koltanowski, no doubt, attended with his eyes open for a change), and the annual Rapid Transit tournament was held on Sunday.[<(1)>] By the halfway point there were no perfect scores, with Pal Benko, William Lombardy, Bernard Zuckerman, Duncan Suttles, and Kenneth Ray Smith sharing the lead with 5.5/6. Following with 5.0 were Edward Formanek, Asa Hoffmann, and Miroslav Radojcic. Robert Byrne, who had started with an upset loss to Ralph Betza in round 1, led a large pack with 4.5 Round 7 saw Lombardy and Zuckerman edge into the lead by defeating Smith and Radojcic, while Benko and Suttles played a draw to become the only players with 6.0. Zuckerman then assumed the sole lead in round 8 by defeating Lombardy, Benko keeping pace with a win over outsider Hyman Schneid while Suttles fell back with a draw against Matthew Green. Zuckerman's lead lasted only long enough for Benko to defeat him in round 9, going back into first with 8 points. Lombardy defeated Suttles to stay a half-point back, tied with the resurgent Byrne. Benko ended Byrne's run with a win in round 10, then finished with draws against Formaenk and Edmar Mednis. Lombardy also dropped a half-point to Mednis, but defeated Donato Rivera and Green to produce co-champions. Zuckerman, Suttles and Byrne tied for 3rd-5th, a point behind the leaders. table[ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Pal Benko W 76 W 34 W 11 W 10 W 8 D 2 D 4 W 28 W 3 W 5 D 7 D 6 10.0 2 William James Lombardy W 50 W 35 W 29 W 30 W 18 D 1 W 14 L 3 W 4 W 17 D 6 W 13 10.0 3 Bernard Zuckerman W103 W104 D 15 W 59 W 13 W 6 W 16 W 2 L 1 D 7 D 5 D 9 9.0 4 Duncan Suttles W126 D 46 W 73 W 15 W 17 W 20 D 1 D 13 L 2 D 9 W 21 W 14 9.0 5 Robert Eugene Byrne L 33 W 69 W 95 W 36 W 11 D 22 W 19 W 10 W 14 L 1 D 3 W 15 9.0 6 Edmar J Mednis W 41 W 47 D 59 W 27 W 19 L 3 D 15 D 34 W 24 W 8 D 2 D 1 8.5 7 Edward W Formanek W 63 W 38 W 28 W 21 L 14 W 29 D 10 D 9 W 72 D 3 D 1 D 11 8.5 8 Zvonko Vranesic W 78 W 72 W 39 W 22 L 1 D 33 W 24 L 14 W 34 L 6 W 40 W 32 8.5 9 Laszlo Witt W151 W101 D 88 D 33 D 24 W 66 W 22 D 7 D 13 D 4 W 37 D 3 8.5 10 Asa Hoffmann W 61 W 53 W 66 L 1 W 39 W 72 D 7 L 5 D 36 W 54 D 13 W 24 8.5 11 Erich Watkinson Marchand W 58 W 86 L 1 W112 L 5 D 74 W 60 W 38 W 89 D 14 W 17 D 7 8.5 12 William Hook L106 W 91 W115 W111 L 16 D 51 L 74 W134 W 95 W 38 W 22 W 23 8.5 13 Matthew Green W119 W 62 W 23 D 19 L 3 W 94 W 33 D 4 D 9 W 16 D 10 L 2 8.0 14 Kenneth Ray Smith W 95 W100 D 27 W 88 W 7 W 43 L 2 W 8 L 5 D 11 W 45 L 4 8.0 15 David Blohm W134 W 74 D 3 L 4 W 60 W 52 D 6 L 17 w 58 W 72 W 16 L 5 8.0 16 Miroslav Radojcic W141 W 36 W 42 L 18 W 12 W 34 L 3 W 50 W 27 L 13 L 15 W 37 8.0 17 Donato Rivera W 56 D 75 W 46 W 94 L 4 D 88 W 40 W 15 W 21 L 2 L 11 W 45 8.0 18 David Grimshaw W123 W112 W 54 W 16 L 2 L 24 L 34 W 77 L 23 W 50 W 74 W 27 8.0 19 Julio Kaplan W 57 W 87 W 51 D 13 L 6 W 35 L 5 L 36 W103 D 39 W 53 W 33 8.0 20 Paul Brandts W127 W 52 D 94 W 40 W 45 L 4 L 28 W 35 L 37 D 34 W 73 W 39 8.0 21 Herbert Avram W 92 W 60 W131 L 7 L 33 W112 W 80 W 23 L 17 W 52 L 4 W 35 8.0 22 J Serenyi W130 W 55 W106 L 8 W 44 D 5 L 9 D 33 D 26 W 42 L 12 W 57 7.5 23 Miguel Colon Romero W 75 W136 L 13 D 51 W 49 D 26 W 30 L 21 W 18 D 37 W 31 L 12 7.5 24 Luis A Suarez W 80 L 33 W 92 W 86 D 9 W 18 L 8 W 76 L 6 W 89 W 30 L 10 7.5 25 Alvis Zuntaks W160 W 43 D 37 D 31 L 29 W 44 L 50 L 40 W 69 W 91 W 59 D 26 7.5 26 George Shainswit W115 L131 W 41 W 53 D 28 D 23 D 38 D 52 D 22 D 35 W 72 D 25 7.5 27 William Goichberg W 79 W110 D 14 L 6 L 73 W 75 W111 W 74 L 16 W 46 W 36 L 18 7.5 28 Hyman Schneid W156 W 71 L 7 W 65 D 26 W 73 W 20 L 1 L 42 D 33 D 56 WF 7.5 29 John Patty W150 W111 L 2 W 83 W 25 L 7 L 72 W 47 L 53 D 55 W 61 W 56 7.5 30 Ariel Mengarini W147 W 77 W 65 L 2 L 34 W 87 L 23 WF D 39 W 64 L 24 w 51 7.5 31 Ignas Zalys W107 WF D 33 D 25 L 72 W 86 W131 D 89 D 54 D 36 L 23 W 64 7.5 32 Arnold Agree W 82 L 51 D 61 D 89 W134 WF D 36 D 53 D 33 W 60 W 52 L 8 7.5 33 Ralph Betza W 5 W 24 D 31 D 9 W 21 D 8 L 13 D 22 D 32 D 28 W 43 L 19 7.0 34 Robert Wachtel W 67 L 1 W 58 W 48 W 30 L 16 W 18 D 6 L 8 D 20 D 41 D 36 7.0 35 Braulio Dueno W 48 L 2 W 57 D*** W 68 L 19 W 95 L 20 W 51 D 26 W 75 L 21 7.0 36 Dan Reynolds WF L 16 W 67 L 5 W 57 W114 D 32 W 19 D 10 D 31 L 27 D 34 7.0 37 Ruben Cintron W 69 D 89 D 25 D 74 D 51 W115 D 53 W 59 W 20 D 23 L 9 L 16 7.0 38 Jaime Sitiriche W 70 L 7 D 49 W117 D 93 W 56 D 26 L 11 W 61 L 12 W 89 D 40 7.0 39 Marc Yoffie W 99 W125 L 8 W150 L 10 D 76 D 55 W 56 D 30 D 19 W 54 L 20 7.0 40 E Golay D 91 W145 W 89 L 20 D 56 W146 L 17 W 25 D 74 W 90 L 8 D 38 7.0 41 David Brummer L 6 W124 L 26 W121 D 54 W 68 D 66 L 42 W 88 D 44 D 34 W 81 7.0 42 Narciso Rabell Mendez W116 W 93 L 16 L 50 D 92 W107 D 51 W 41 W 28 L 22 D 57 D 46 7.0 ? 43 Paul Reissmann W 49 L 25 W 55 W 77 W 50 L 14 L 89 W131 L 52 W 76 L 33 W 78 7.0 44 Raul L Benedicto L 55 W 79 W141 W131 L 22 L 25 W119 D 51 D 76 D 41 D 78 W 74 7.0 45 Edgar Thomas McCormick W 97 L 65 W151 W 87 L 20 D111 D 73 W 55 W 50 W 53 L 14 L 17 7.0 46 Jeremiah F Donovan W 90 D 4 L 17 W106 D114 D 93 W 92 L 72 W 49 L 27 W 99 D 42 7.0 47 Martin S Merado W133 L 6 L 48 L 58 W 69 W117 W141 L 29 L 57 W116 w 95 W 75 7.0 48 Ben Crane L 35 W 90 W 47 L 34 L 87 D 63 W126 D 62 L100 W 94 W101 W 73 7.0 49 Edward Allen L 43 WF D 38 D149 L 23 W108 W 86 D 64 L 46 W107 D 60 WF 7.0 50 Hyman David Wallach L 2 W 85 W 80 W 42 L 43 W 59 W 25 L 16 L 45 L 18 W 86 D 52 6.5 51 Douglas Myers W113 W 32 L 19 D 23 D 37 D 12 D 42 D 44 L 35 W 67 W 93 L 30 6.5 52 George W Hardman W*** L 20 D117 W 91 W132 L 15 W 61 D 26 W 43 L 21 L 32 D 50 6.5 53 P Richman W108 L 10 W122 L 26 W150 W 98 D 37 D 32 W 29 L 45 L 19 D 54 6.5 54 L Rojas W129 W142 L 18 L 61 D 41 W 83 W 62 W 88 D 31 L 10 L 39 D 53 6.5 55 Felix Benitez W 44 L 22 L 43 W156 D113 W 67 D 39 L 45 W 96 D 29 W 76 LF 6.5 56 Mary Bain L 17 WF D149 W125 D 40 L 38 W 59 L 39 W 66 W100 D 28 L 29 6.5 57 Fred Cramer L 19 W138 L 35 W105 L 36 W150 L 77 W 87 W 47 W 62 D 42 L 22 6.5 58 O MacConnell L 11 W144 L 34 W 47 L131 W125 W114 W 66 L 15 L 73 D 63 W 99 6.5 59 Jack Mayer W117 W157 D 6 L 3 D 74 L 50 L 56 W 97 W126 W 79 L 25 D 65 6.5 60 David Scheffer W148 L 21 D 68 W142 L 15 W132 L 11 W 96 W 93 L 32 D 49 D 66 6.5 61 William Ratcliffe L 10 W152 D 32 W 54 L 94 W133 L 52 W 92 L 38 W121 L 29 W 93 6.5 62 G Borrero W 68 L 13 W 82 D132 L 96 W142 L 54 D 48 W 80 L 57 D 79 W 90 6.5 63 Fra Benitez L 7 L 99 D 70 D 80 W 85 D 48 D 75 W112 L 79 W 22 D 58 W 97 6.5 64 Arturo Colon Romero L 93 D 80 L 91 W 70 D 82 W 97 W120 D 49 W 78 L 30 W 92 L 31 6.5 65 Rubin Slater WF W 45 L 30 L 28 D 67 D 90 D 96 D 79 D121 D 82 WF D 59 6.5 66 Jack F Shaw W122 W109 L 10 D116 W107 L 9 D 41 L 58 L 56 W 85 W103 D 60 6.5 67 Donald Thackrey L 34 W 76 L 36 W120 D 65 L 55 W 83 L 95 W104 L 51 W109 W102 6.5 68 James W Michels L 62 W103 D 60 WF L 35 L 41 W107 L 84 W111 L 78 w127 W 92 6.5 69 Kathryn Slater L 37 L 5 W142 L102 L 47 W138 D125 W129 L 25 W115 W 98 W100 6.5 70 Philip G Haley L 38 L116 D 63 L 64 D127 W153 W110 W146 D 77 D112 D102 W 89 6.5 71 Charles Bassin W118 L 28 D125 L114 L 90 D106 W124 W108 w112 L 75 D 96 W 91 6.5 72 Antonio Higuera **** L 8 **** **** W 31 L 10 W 29 W 46 L 7 L 15 L 26 **** 6.0 73 Manuel Moraza **** **** L 4 **** W 27 L 28 D 45 **** **** W 58 L 20 L 48 6.0 74 R Stephenson **** L 15 **** D 37 D 59 D 11 W 12 L 27 D 40 **** L 18 L 44 6.0 75 Juris Ozols L 23 D 17 **** **** **** L 27 D 63 **** **** W 71 L 35 L 47 6.0 76 Edmund Nash L 1 L 67 **** **** **** D 39 **** L 24 D 44 L 43 L 55 W117 6.0 77 Johh A Nowak **** L 30 **** L 43 **** **** W 57 L 18 D 70 **** **** **** 6.0 78 William Slater L 8 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 64 W 68 D 44 L 43 6.0 79 F Fischer L 27 L 44 **** **** **** **** **** D 65 W 63 L 59 D 62 **** 6.0 80 Herman Rose L 24 D 64 L 50 D 63 **** **** L 21 **** L 62 **** **** **** 6.0 81 Mary Selensky **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 41 6.0 82 Bill L Patteson L 32 **** L 62 **** D 64 **** **** **** **** D 65 **** **** 6.0 83 Enrique Falcon **** **** **** L 29 **** L 54 L 67 **** **** **** **** **** 6.0 84 David Hoffmann **** **** **** **** **** **** **** W 68 **** **** **** **** 6.0 85 David Bernstein **** L 50 **** **** D 68 **** **** **** **** L 66 **** **** 6.0 86 R Ramirez **** L 11 **** L 24 **** L 31 L 49 **** **** **** L 50 **** 6.0 87 Francisco E Torregrosa W152 L 19 **** L 45 W 48 L 30 **** L 57 **** **** **** **** 6.0 88 T Gotay **** **** L 9 L 14 **** D 17 **** L 54 L 41 **** **** **** 5.5 89 A Popov **** D 37 L 40 D 32 **** **** W 43 D 31 L 11 L 24 L 38 L 70 5.5 90 James Ragsdale L 46 L 48 **** **** W 71 D 65 **** **** **** L 40 **** L 62 5.5 91 Al Wallace D 40 L 12 W 64 L 53 **** **** **** **** **** L 25 **** L 71 5.5 92 Jack Gersho L 21 **** L 24 **** D 42 **** L 46 L 61 **** **** L 64 L 68 5.5 93 L Mayer W 64 L 42 **** **** D 38 D 46 **** **** L 60 **** L 51 L 61 5.5 94 Edward S Jackson **** **** D 20 L 17 W 61 L 13 **** **** **** L 48 **** **** 5.5 95 Chuck R Hoey L 14 **** L 5 **** **** **** L 35 W 67 L 12 **** L 47 **** 5.5 96 Robert A Gardner **** **** **** **** W 62 **** D 65 L 60 L 55 **** D 71 **** 5.5 97 K Kerns L 45 **** **** **** **** L 64 **** L 59 **** **** **** L 63 5.5 98 J Guzman **** **** **** **** **** L 53 **** **** **** **** L 69 **** 5.5 99 Joseph Callaway L 39 W 63 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 46 L 58 5.5 100 M Armada **** L 14 **** **** **** **** **** **** W 48 L 56 **** L 69 5.5 101 F Santori **** L 9 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 48 **** 5.5 102 E Oliver **** **** **** W 69 **** **** **** **** **** **** D 70 **** 5.5 103 Enrique Schroder L 3 L 68 **** **** **** **** **** **** L 19 **** L 66 **** 5.5 104 Raymond Falcon **** L 3 **** **** **** **** **** **** L 67 **** **** **** 5.5 105 P Gardner **** **** **** L 57 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 106 Burt Hochberg W 12 **** L 22 L 46 **** D 71 **** **** **** L 49 **** **** 5.5 107 R Ledesma L 31 **** **** **** L 66 L 42 L 68 **** **** **** **** L 67 5.5 108 J Edwards L 53 **** **** **** **** L 49 **** L 71 **** **** **** **** 5.5 109 Stephen J Christopher **** L 66 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 67 **** 5.5 110 P Vazquez **** l 27 **** **** **** **** L 70 **** **** **** **** **** 5.5 111 Ivan Siaca **** L 29 **** L 12 **** D 45 L 27 **** L 68 **** **** **** 5.0 112 L Torres **** L 18 **** L 11 **** L 21 **** L 63 L 71 D 70 **** **** 5.0 113 O Pla L 51 **** **** **** D 55 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 114 Greta Fuchs **** **** **** W 71 D 46 L 36 L 58 **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 115 F Matos L 26 **** L 12 **** **** D 37 **** **** **** L 69 **** **** 5.0 116 Erasmus Olins L 42 W 70 **** D 66 **** **** **** **** **** L 47 **** **** 5.0 117 Nora Svabs L 59 **** D 52 L 38 **** L 47 **** **** **** **** **** L 76 5.0 118 Walter Hoyt L 71 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 119 G Cotto L 13 **** **** **** **** **** L 44 **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 120 A Madrazo **** **** **** L 67 **** **** L 64 **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 121 Ernest Rozkains **** **** **** L 41 **** **** **** **** D 65 L 61 **** **** 5.0 122 Vernon A Fagin L 66 **** L 53 **** **** **** **** **** **** L 63 **** **** 5.0 123 Alexander Hugo Svabs L 18 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 124 Anthony LoCoco **** L 41 **** **** **** **** L 71 **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 125 Bradley Ewart **** L 39 D 71 L 56 **** L 58 L 69 **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 126 Jack E Buckner L 4 **** **** **** **** **** L 48 **** L 59 **** **** **** 4.5 127 A Aponte L 20 **** **** **** D 70 **** **** **** **** **** L 68 **** 4.5 128 A Max Gardner **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 129 J Novoa L 54 **** **** **** **** **** **** L 69 **** **** **** **** 4.5 130 John E Oberg L 22 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 131 Angel Berrios Pagan **** W 26 L 21 L 44 W 58 **** L 31 L 43 **** **** **** **** 4.0 132 Alan J Brown **** **** **** D 62 L 52 L 60 **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 133 Greta Olsson L 47 **** **** **** **** L 61 **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 134 S Diaz L 15 **** **** **** L 32 **** **** L 12 **** **** **** **** 4.0 135 Joe Viggiano **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 136 Albert Baptist **** L 23 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 137 Sam F Lane **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 138 M Rivera **** L 57 **** **** **** L 69 **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 139 E Barcz **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 140 Bertha L Roberson **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 141 M Paniagua L 16 **** L 44 **** **** **** L 47 **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 142 Alan Kaufman **** L 54 L 69 L 60 **** L 62 **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 143 M Maura **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 144 J H Snipes **** L 58 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 145 J Camacho **** L 40 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.0 146 H Colon Romero **** **** **** **** **** L 40 **** L 70 **** **** **** **** 3.0 147 Roberto Santana L 30 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.0 148 M Bahr L 60 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.0 149 William Allen Ruth **** **** D 56 D 49 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.0 150 Fred Bender L 29 **** **** L 39 L 53 L 37 **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.0 151 J Berrios L 9 **** L 45 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.0 152 Elliott Forry Laucks L 87 L 61 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.0 153 V Torres **** **** **** **** **** L 70 **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.0 154 D Delgado **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 1.5 155 Adolph Stern **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 1.5 156 B Morales L 28 **** **** L 55 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 1.0 157 A Irizarry **** L 59 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 1.0 158 E Tilen **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 1 .0 159 A Ydrach **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 0.0 160 F Cardona L 25 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 0.0 161 Jose A Berrocal **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 0.0 162 Felix Sacarello **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 0.0 163 M Casanova **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 0.0 ]table {<(2)>] <PRIZES> table[ 1-2: Pal Benko, William James Lombardy (co-champions) 3-5: Bernard Zuckerman, Duncan Suttles, Robert Eugene Byrne Women's co-champions: mary Bain, Kathryn Slater Class A: 1st, A. Zumtacks 2nd, Ralph Betza, David Brummer, Ben Crane, Ed Allen Class B: Donald Thackrey, P. Haley, J. Michels Class C: S. Christopher Class D & Unrated: j. Guzman Top Puerto Rican players: 1-2, Julio P. Kaplan,Donato Rivera 3-4: Miguel Colon, Luis A Suzarez <(3)> ]table ---------- <MILESTONES> (Based on incomplete information; subject to change) 15: Jeremiah F Donovan, Elliott Forry Laucks, Kenneth Ray Smith ----- <NOTES> [ <(1)> "Chess Life", May 1965, p.104 <(2)> "Chess Life", October 1965, p.227. The crosstable was incomplete as published; four asterisks (<****>) indicates an unknown result. If you know of a fuller copy of the crosstable, please leave at note at http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... <(3)> Ibid ] ----- <SOURCES> "Chess Life", 1965, p.104, 163, 167, 172, 193, 196-199, 204, 234-235 "Chess Review", 1965, p.357-358, 366-367, 380-381 King's File, Winter 1994/1995 http://www.365chess.com/tournaments..., a file of games from Chess365.com. Most of the games were published in either Chess Life or Chess Review, Northwest Chess Letter, and all have been checked for accuracy. Scoresheets of Ariel Mengarini, provided to Andy Ansel courtesy of John Hilbert (Mengarini) ----- PREVIOUS: Game Collection: US Open 1964, Boston NEXT: Game Collection: US Open 1966, Seattle SEE ALSO: Game Collection: US Open Tournament Index 59 games, 1965 US Open 1966, Seattle 67th US Open Seattle, Washington August 14-26, 1966 After the 1965 US Open was held further south and east than ever before, the 1966 edition went the other way. Seattle, Washington, represented the furthest north the tournament had ever ventured, and only the two events in San Francisco were a few degrees of longitude to the left. The tournament was held at the Seattle Center, site of the 1962 World's Fair. Thirteen rounds were scheduled, on per day from Sunday, August 14 through Friday, August 26, with no off day. However, some fine print stated that, should the total number of entries not exceed 200, the round on Saturday, August 20 would not be played and replaced by a speed tournament, making twelve rounds in all. As it happened, only 196 players showed up for the first round, but late entries pushed the number to 201 and the full schedule was played. All games were scheduled for 7:00 pm, except the final round which began at 5:00 pm. The time control was 50 moves in 2½ hours, followed by 20 moves per hour. Games were adjourned after five hours of play and resumed at 10:00 AM the next morning. The tournament director was George Koltanowski, assised by Burrard Eddy and Eugene Fomin. [(1)] table[ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 Robert Eugene Byrne W 27 W 61 W 33 W 12 W 6 D 5 W 11 D 4 W 10 D 2 W 20 W 18 D 3 11.0 2 Pal Benko W 64 W 47 W 13 L 6 W 16 W 40 W 17 D 3 W 11 D 1 W 4 W 5 W 10 11.0 3 Duncan Suttles W130 W 89 W 42 W 24 L 10 W 36 W 29 D 2 W 22 L 4 W 19 W 14 D 1 10.0 4 Anthony Saidy W127 W 35 W 36 W 23 W 17 D 10 W 21 D 1 D 5 W 3 L 2 W 6 L 9 9.5 5 Arthur Bisguier W131 W151 W 16 W 30 W 19 D 1 D 10 W 31 D 4 W 14 D 6 L 2 D 15 9.5 6 Peter Cleghorn W125 W116 W 69 W 2 L 1 L 17 W 34 W 67 W 13 W 21 D 5 L 4 W 18 9.5 7 Ivars Alvils Dahlberg W105 L 52 W 27 W 72 W 25 W 19 W 67 L 10 D 21 D 33 D 23 W 43 W 22 9.5 8 Touradj Saidi W166 W139 L 11 D 50 W133 W106 D 12 D 32 L 18 W112 W 35 W 49 W 20 9.5 9 Ronald Joseph Gross L113 W160 W115 W 52 D 48 D 34 W 90 W 35 W 31 L 10 D 33 W 19 W 4 9.5 10 William James Lombardy W159 W 46 W 45 W 26 W 3 D 4 D 5 W 7 L 1 W 9 L 18 W 30 L 2 9.0 11 Edward W Formanek W109 W 72 W 8 D 21 W 22 W 31 L 1 W 33 L 2 L 19 W 55 D 17 W 45 9.0 12 Andrew Kalotay W 94 W104 W 25 L 1 D 46 W 89 D 8 W 88 W 41 L 20 D 13 D 39 W 34 9.0 13 Jerome B Hanken W 60 W 57 L 2 W 53 L 29 W 50 W 54 W 66 L 6 W 64 D 12 D 28 W 32 9.0 14 Viktors Pupols W 51 W 44 D 86 W188 L 31 W 70 D 41 W 68 W 29 L 5 W 36 L 3 W 39 9.0 15 James McCormick W137 D 63 D 50 L 29 W123 D 57 W 84 W 71 D 64 W 79 W 16 D 20 D 5 9.0 16 Viesturs Seglins W172 W 71 L 5 W135 L 2 D 96 D106 W 94 W 90 W 62 L 15 W 64 W 30 9.0 17 William Goichberg W157 W 97 W112 W 66 L 4 W 6 L 2 W 26 L 20 W 37 D 32 D 11 D 28 8.5 18 Richard William Verber W128 W 37 L 24 W116 D 69 W 46 D 88 D 19 W 8 W 22 W 10 L 1 L 6 8.5 19 Leroy Jackson W169 W113 W 28 W 70 L 5 L 7 W118 D 18 W 98 W 11 L 3 L 9 W 62 8.5 20 Elod Macskasy W 98 D 31 W 65 W 34 D 86 L 29 W 56 W 40 W 17 W 12 L 1 D 15 L 8 8.5 21 Elmars Zemgalis W152 W 53 W111 D 11 D 88 W 82 L 4 W 24 D 7 L 6 D 34 W 65 D 27 8.5 22 Arthur R Spiller W168 D 77 W 84 W 63 L 11 W 37 W 69 W 39 L 3 L 18 W 46 W 33 L 7 8.5 23 Max Burkett W 82 W 54 W 38 L 4 W 68 L 67 L 35 W 73 +151 W 70 D 7 D 32 D 24 8.5 24 Kenneth R Jones W155 W115 W 18 L 3 + 28 L 30 W117 L 21 L 65 W 71 W 72 W 68 D 23 8.5 25 Peter O'Gorman W174 W180 L 12 W 73 L 7 D112 L 51 W 81 W 48 W 84 L 28 W 85 W 71 8.5 26 Ziad A Baroudi W145 W195 W 40 L 10 W 56 W 86 L 33 L 17 D 34 L 52 W106 W108 W 55 8.5 27 Robert H Erkes L 1 W146 L 7 W178 W100 L 32 L111 W154 W120 W 69 W 93 W 36 D 21 8.5 28 Walter Shawn Browne W176 W119 L 19 W 44 - 24 ---- W115 D 85 W 53 W104 W 25 D 13 D 17 8.5 29 Robert Holzinger W136 L 30 W138 W 15 W 13 W 20 L 3 W 48 L 14 L 49 W 40 L 45 W 89 8.0 30 Edgar Thomas McCormick W126 W 29 W 56 L 5 W 35 W 24 ---- L 41 W 47 W 40 W 49 L 10 L 16 8.0 31 Dennis Fritzinger W167 D 20 W196 W 32 W 14 L 11 W 43 L 5 L 9 L 39 W 74 D 41 + 75 8.0 32 Edward Vano D114 W 99 W 77 L 31 D 65 W 27 W 55 D 8 D 37 W 41 D 17 D 23 L 13 8.0 33 Salvatore Matera W144 W135 L 1 D133 W 94 W 83 W 26 L 11 W132 D 7 D 9 L 22 D 35 8.0 34 Kent Pullen D 95 W 80 W154 L 20 W142 D 9 L 6 W 82 D 26 W 59 D 21 W 76 L 12 8.0 35 Bruce Haisfield W183 L 4 W105 W111 L 30 W 65 W 23 L 9 D 39 W132 L 8 W 83 D 33 8.0 36 Andrew Schoene W161 W 67 L 4 W 54 W 38 L 3 D 53 D 51 W 89 W 65 L 14 L 27 W 73 8.0 37 Joseph Kaltenecker W102 L 18 W101 W112 D 43 L 22 W103 W 83 D 32 L 17 D 41 D 54 W 76 8.0 38 Terry Nelson W 73 W 55 L 23 W 61 L 36 W 44 L 40 L 56 W 50 L 66 W135 W 90 W 72 8.0 39 Alex Panayotu D 50 D 95 W123 L 67 W 78 W 87 W 82 L 22 D 35 W 31 W 92 D 12 L 14 8.0 40 Giles A Koelsche W147 W138 L 26 W137 W 66 L 2 W 38 L 20 W 51 L 30 L 29 W 94 W 64 8.0 41 Phil Neff W178 D 87 L106 W100 W 63 W 84 D 14 W 30 L 12 L 32 D 37 D 31 W 65 8.0 42 Robert Sinclair Brieger W165 W 48 L 3 W 97 D106 D 90 L 68 W 57 D 67 L 92 W 84 W 52 D 47 8.0 ? 43 Eugene Sobczyk W140 W133 D 83 D106 D 37 W 85 L 31 L 64 W 77 W 67 W 52 L 7 D 46 8.0 44 Jerry Wolfe W 49 L 14 W194 L 28 W165 L 38 W140 D 58 L 83 W 81 D 51 w127 + 68 8.0 ? 45 Ignas Zalys W171 W108 L 10 W195 L 82 D 71 L 48 W 91 D 85 W 63 W 89 W 29 L 11 8.0 46 G Alan Clark W194 L 10 W109 W165 D 12 L 18 L 64 W114 W 87 W111 L 22 W 82 D 43 8.0 47 James Tarjan W149 L 2 W126 L 68 L131 W171 W105 W 74 L 30 W115 D 66 W 87 D 42 8.0 48 Edward Caruthers W184 L 42 W199 W193 D 9 L 88 W 45 L 29 L 25 W101 D 56 W 69 D 49 7.5 49 Arnold Dubow L 44 D100 W158 D 59 W137 D 51 D 57 w 63 W 72 W 29 L 30 L 8 D 48 7.5 50 David Grannis D 39 W124 D 15 D 8 D 55 L 13 W143 L 70 L 38 D121 W107 W 96 W 86 7.5 51 Michael A Murray L 14 W118 D 90 D117 W 72 D 49 W 25 D 36 L 40 D 85 D 44 W 98 D 61 7.5 52 Pat Hickey W191 W 7 L 66 L 9 D 58 W168 L 83 W 60 W117 W 26 L 43 L 42 W106 7.5 53 Barry Sperling W 96 L 21 W121 L 13 W155 w 93 D 36 L 92 L 28 W131 +132 L 55 W 82 7.5 54 Stanley Salter W 58 L 23 W 95 L 36 W 80 W 81 L 13 D111 L 59 D114 W136 D 37 W 91 7.5 55 Gerald Van Deene W146 L 38 D159 W 60 D 50 W 59 L 32 W106 D112 W 83 L 11 W 53 L 26 7.5 56 Dan Wade W190 W 75 L 30 W 91 L 26 W170 L 20 W 38 L 84 D106 D 48 D 58 W 87 7.5 57 Edward Sweetman W117 L 13 L 68 W182 W138 D 15 D 49 L 42 D 96 W103 L 76 W111 W 88 7.5 58 Vincent Gillis L 54 W156 L116 W124 D 52 W 77 D 70 D 44 D 61 L 93 W 97 D 56 W 85 7.5 59 Jack F Shaw ---- W198 D175 D 49 W 97 L 55 D 87 W 75 W 54 L 34 D 91 D 89 W 83 7.5 60 Norman Abrahamson L 13 D 64 W110 L 55 L151 W 99 W175 L 52 L135 W125 + 88 W104 W108 7.5 61 Donald Turner W100 L 1 W145 L 38 W105 D131 L132 W113 D 58 L 76 W114 W122 D 51 7.5 62 Leslie Vitanyi L 74 L165 W163 W194 D 98 W114 L112 W147 W131 L 16 W 78 W 66 L 19 7.5 63 John Walker W192 D 15 W150 L 22 L 41 D 74 W155 L 49 W167 L 45 D134 +132 W 84 7.5 64 William Lyons L 2 D 60 L 80 W158 W 95 +193 W 46 W 43 D 15 L 13 W 86 L 16 L 40 7.0 65 Walter Dobrich W156 D 88 L 20 W120 D 32 L 35 W136 W 86 W 24 L 36 W 79 L 21 L 41 7.0 66 Raymond W Schutt W101 W 90 W 52 L 17 L 40 W 92 W 86 L 13 L 70 W 38 D 47 L 62 D 67 7.0 67 George LeCompte W134 L 36 W181 W 39 W175 W 23 L 7 L 6 D 42 L 43 L 83 W 95 D 66 7.0 68 Charles Griffiths L 69 W 78 W 57 W 47 L 23 W116 W 42 L 14 L 79 W 90 W 70 L 24 - 44 7.0 69 Sam Sloan W 68 W 74 L 6 W 92 D 18 W103 L 22 L132 D 71 L 27 W105 L 48 W114 7.0 70 Walter Grombacher W141 D196 W 87 L 19 W107 L 14 D 58 W 50 W 66 L 23 L 68 L 75 W126 7.0 71 Matt Kenney W118 L 16 D132 D113 W121 D 45 W188 L 15 D 69 L 24 W143 W 79 L 25 7.0 72 Ben Thurston W197 L 11 W140 L 7 L 51 W157 W125 W 96 L 49 W 98 L 24 W 99 L 38 7.0 73 Deane Moore L 38 W129 W170 L 25 L118 W134 W154 L 23 W 80 L 86 W117 W 93 L 36 7.0 74 Chris Corwin W 62 L 69 D 85 W125 L 89 D 63 W135 L 47 D 94 W133 L 31 D102 W122 7.0 75 Kenneth Shinn W123 L 56 L 92 L 98 W178 D 78 W141 L 59 D 99 W139 W115 W 70 - 31 7.0 76 Frank Alexandro L 93 D127 D122 L119 W164 W153 L 92 W139 W102 W 61 W 57 L 34 L 37 7.0 77 Mary Bain W173 D 22 L 32 W134 L 83 L 58 W168 W 95 L 43 L 78 W144 D101 W116 7.0 78 Theodore Day L115 L 68 W197 W180 L 39 D 75 W182 L 84 W156 W 77 L 62 D120 W119 7.0 79 William Stewart W129 L111 W139 L 85 W140 L118 W123 W133 W 68 L 15 L 65 L 71 W127 7.0 80 John Meller D148 L 34 W 64 D102 L 54 D150 D128 W126 L 73 W109 L 94 W115 W123 7.0 81 Gerald Stiles L 97 D155 L183 W189 W174 L 54 W124 L 25 W138 L 44 W167 D112 W120 7.0 82 Pat Herbers L 23 W186 W119 W 93 W 45 L 21 L 39 L 34 W 97 D151 W104 L 46 L 53 6.5 83 Howard Shelton W164 W 93 D 43 L 86 W 77 L 33 W 52 L 37 W 44 L 55 W 67 L 35 L 59 6.5 84 Lou Fesl D189 W148 L 22 W196 W188 L 41 L 15 W 78 W 56 L 25 L 42 W134 L 63 6.5 85 Juris Ozols L180 W169 D 74 W 79 W132 L 43 D 91 D 28 D 45 D 51 W112 L 25 L 58 6.5 86 Greg Kern W163 W132 D 14 W 83 D 20 L 26 L 66 L 65 W109 W 73 L 64 D 91 L 50 6.5 87 Benjamin Gross W121 D 41 L 70 D155 W111 L 39 D 59 W107 L 46 W143 W151 L 47 L 56 6.5 88 George Kenney W160 D 65 D 91 W108 D 21 W 48 D 18 L 12 D 92 ---- - 60 W113 L 57 6.5 89 Robert E Edberg W182 L 3 D113 W161 W 74 L 12 W131 D112 L 36 W134 L 45 D 59 L 29 6.5 90 Alf Overas W175 L 66 D 51 W154 W136 D 42 L 9 W118 L 16 L 68 D 98 L 38 W137 6.5 91 Ronald Murata D106 W120 D 88 L 56 D193 D154 D 85 L 45 W 95 W119 D 59 D 86 L 54 6.5 92 Richard Cohen L111 W166 W 75 L 69 W162 L 66 W 76 W 53 D 88 W 42 L 39 ---- ---- 6.5 93 William Kiplinger W 76 L 83 W164 L 82 W115 L 53 W145 L 98 W140 W 58 L 27 L 73 D105 6.5 94 Dennis Jenquin L 12 W174 D136 W147 L 33 D113 W165 L 16 D 74 D117 W 80 L 40 D100 6.5 95 Larry Brandt D 34 D 39 L 54 D151 L 64 W176 W150 L 77 L 91 W142 W110 L 67 W133 6.5 96 David Haugen L 53 D157 D 99 W109 W195 D 16 D151 L 72 D 57 D122 D102 L 50 W139 6.5 97 Eddie Sonier W 81 L 17 W167 L 42 L 59 L140 W129 W137 L 82 W165 L 58 W117 D 99 6.5 98 Paul V Nielsen L 20 L167 W191 W 75 D 62 D119 W116 W 93 L 19 L 72 D 90 L 51 W112 6.5 99 David Williams D143 L 32 D 96 D107 L154 L 60 W100 W158 D 75 W137 W124 L 72 D 97 6.5 100 Michael Fitts L 61 D 49 W148 L 41 L 27 L120 L 99 W179 W130 W170 W133 D119 D 94 6.5 101 Greta Olsson L 66 W173 L 37 W199 L104 W137 L119 D116 W145 L 48 W141 D 77 D102 6.5 102 Alan Petit L 37 W178 D134 D 80 L170 L167 W190 W166 L 76 W140 D 96 D 74 D101 6.5 103 Jack Nourse L138 D161 W114 W175 W159 L 69 L 37 W122 L104 L 57 W131 L106 W141 6.5 104 John B Kelly W185 L 12 L165 W179 W101 L117 D113 W138 W103 L 28 L 82 L 60 W147 6.5 105 Robert Lundin L 7 W197 L 35 W173 L 61 W144 L 47 L134 W166 W178 L 69 W156 D 93 6.5 106 Jim McIlrath D 91 W189 W 41 D 43 D 42 L 8 D 16 L 55 W118 D 56 L 26 W103 L 52 6.5 107 Wayne Crookes L119 W141 W108 D 99 L 70 D133 D122 L 87 L114 W147 L 50 W142 W135 6.5 108 Don Seiter W186 L 45 L107 L 88 W129 L166 W184 D165 W147 W113 W111 L 26 L 60 6.5 109 Gregory Wren L 11 W191 L 46 L 96 W149 L155 W179 W144 L 86 L 80 W165 D136 W134 6.5 110 Eino Moks L112 D158 L 60 D157 W146 W162 L167 W178 L134 D152 L 95 W144 W136 6.5 111 Nadav Friedman W 92 W 79 L 21 L 35 L 87 W126 W 27 D 54 W119 L 46 L108 L 57 D128 6.0 112 Larry Parr W110 W193 L 17 L 37 W150 D 25 W 62 D 89 D 55 L 8 L 85 D 81 L 98 6.0 113 Eugene Fomin W 9 L 19 D 89 D 71 D119 D 94 D104 L 61 W170 L108 W178 L 88 D121 6.0 114 Gene Bromley D 32 L188 L103 W200 W183 L 62 W156 L 46 W107 D 54 L 61 W124 L 69 6.0 115 Robert Bond W 78 L 24 L 9 W172 L 93 W169 L 28 W185 W121 L 47 L 75 L 80 W154 6.0 116 Ruth Herstein W177 L 6 W 58 L 18 W171 L 68 L 98 D101 D165 W157 L127 W160 L 77 6.0 117 Alan LaVergne L 57 D168 W127 D 51 W135 W104 L 24 D119 L 52 D 94 L 73 L 97 W159 6.0 118 Robert Nelson L 71 L 51 W144 W145 W 73 W 79 L 19 L 90 L106 W126 L122 D135 D125 6.0 119 Burt Hochberg W107 L 28 L 82 W 76 D113 D 98 W101 D117 L111 L 91 W168 D100 L 78 6.0 120 Mark Rose D142 L 91 W157 L 65 L168 W100 D139 W130 L 27 D141 W159 D 78 L 81 6.0 121 David G Rupel L 87 W144 L 53 W129 L 71 L125 W169 W157 L115 D 50 L145 W131 D113 6.0 122 Jack Pattie D124 L154 D 76 D174 W147 D136 D107 L103 W155 D 96 W118 L 61 L 74 6.0 123 Manuel Tupas L 75 W163 L 39 W160 L 15 W172 L 79 W161 L143 L124 W140 W162 L 80 6.0 124 Peter J Olson D122 L 50 W128 L 58 L139 W159 L 81 D142 W168 W123 L 99 L114 W160 6.0 125 Russell W Miller L 6 L136 W185 L 74 W181 W121 L 72 L143 D154 L 60 W149 W170 D118 6.0 126 Wesley McKaig L 30 W185 L 47 L170 W191 L111 W149 L 80 W182 L118 W177 W145 L 70 6.0 127 Robert M Gardner L 4 D 76 L117 D143 L166 L180 W192 W190 W169 W148 W116 L 44 L 79 6.0 128 William Gillette L 18 D183 L124 W181 W196 L188 D 80 L136 L178 D146 W179 +167 D111 6.0 129 Frank Gemma L 79 L 73 W201 L121 L108 W181 L 97 W173 L141 ---- W186 W164 W156 6.0 130 John Dill L 3 L194 W146 L138 W179 L165 W180 L120 L100 W182 L160 W163 W162 6.0 131 David Fulton L 5 W149 L193 W167 W 47 D 61 L 89 +188 L 62 L 53 L103 L121 W143 5.5 132 Eero Jaaska W200 L 86 D 71 W168 L 85 W142 W 61 W 69 L 33 L 35 - 53 - 63 ---- 5.5 133 Donald McCrory W181 L 43 W180 D 33 L 8 D107 W166 L 79 D136 L 74 L100 W168 L 95 5.5 134 Fred Klein L 67 W171 D102 L 77 D161 L 73 W172 W105 W110 L 89 D 63 L 84 L109 5.5 135 William E Wright W162 L 33 W177 L 16 L117 W161 L 74 D155 W 60 D136 L 38 D118 L107 5.5 136 William Friedman L 29 W125 D 94 W159 L 90 D122 L 65 W128 D133 D135 L 54 D109 L110 5.5 137 Martin Gray L 15 W192 W151 L 40 L 49 L101 W173 L 97 W162 L 99 D148 W152 L 90 5.5 138 Vitali Chonin W103 L 40 L 29 W130 L 57 D141 W142 L104 L 81 L145 W172 D159 D152 5.5 139 Earl Knapp W153 L 8 L 79 D148 W124 L151 D120 L 76 W160 L 75 W171 D143 L 96 5.5 140 John Parkhurst L 43 W162 L 72 W177 L 79 W 97 L 44 W183 L 93 L102 L123 D169 W173 5.5 141 Warren Bakken L 70 L107 L179 W197 W194 D138 L 75 D175 W129 D120 L101 W148 L103 5.5 142 A Max Gardner D120 W143 L188 W183 L 34 L132 L138 D124 D144 L 95 W155 L107 W169 5.5 143 Larry Stone D 99 L142 L161 D127 W182 W183 L 50 W125 W123 L 87 L 71 D139 L131 5.5 144 Stephen J Christopher L 33 L121 L118 W192 W153 L105 W148 L109 D142 W185 L 77 L110 W170 5.5 145 Mike Farkas L 26 W187 L 61 L118 W180 W148 L 93 D170 L101 W138 W121 L126 ---- 5.5 146 Edward Bosse L 55 L 27 L130 Bye L110 L186 W153 L148 W181 D128 L150 +189 W192 5.5 147 Kaare Krogh L 40 D200 W184 L 94 L122 +196 W170 L 62 L108 L107 W189 W150 L104 5.5 148 Fritz Schmitz D 80 L 84 L100 D139 W152 L145 L144 W146 W171 L127 D137 L141 W190 5.5 149 Robert Burns L 47 L131 L171 W198 L109 W160 L126 W172 L157 D166 L125 W174 W168 5.5 150 Eugene Leo Cowan L196 W184 L 63 W166 L112 D 80 L 95 L168 W158 L156 W146 L147 W165 5.5 151 George Kajanoff W158 L 5 L137 D 95 W 60 W139 D 96 W167 - 23 D 82 L 87 ---- ---- 5.5 152 Vincent Saporito L 21 L177 W192 L162 L148 L173 W181 W194 W185 D110 D156 L137 D138 5.5 153 Steven Thomas L139 L172 L178 W184 L144 L 76 L146 W191 W190 L160 D182 W166 W171 5.5 154 Joe Brandenburg D188 W122 L 34 L 90 W 99 D 91 L 73 L 27 D125 L168 D176 W178 L115 5.0 155 Ake Gullmes L 24 D 81 W200 D 87 L 53 W109 L 63 D135 L122 L159 L142 D161 W172 5.0 156 Richard Raymond L 65 L 58 L182 W190 D176 W174 L114 W159 L 78 W150 D152 L105 L129 5.0 157 Vernon A Fagin L 17 D 96 L120 D110 W173 L 72 W194 L121 W149 L116 L162 D165 D158 5.0 158 David Thompson L151 D110 L 49 L 64 +200 L175 W176 L 99 L150 -172 W187 W185 D157 5.0 159 Donald Luters L 10 W190 D 55 L136 L103 L124 W174 L156 W183 W155 L120 D138 L117 5.0 160 John Otis L 88 L 9 W187 L123 L167 L149 W163 W177 L139 W153 W130 L116 L124 5.0 161 Seth Hawkins L 36 D103 W143 L 89 D134 L135 W186 L123 L175 L177 D173 D155 W180 5.0 162 Barrett McMaugh L135 L140 W176 W152 L 92 L110 L178 W184 L137 W169 W157 L123 L130 5.0 163 Charles Glidden L 86 L123 L 62 L186 W187 L185 L160 W197 W180 L171 W174 L130 W178 5.0 164 Walter Zimmerman L 83 W179 L 93 L171 L 76 L194 L177 L181 W192 W180 W185 L129 W183 5.0 165 Wayne Chin L 42 W 62 W104 L 46 L 44 W130 L 94 D108 D116 L 97 L109 D157 L150 4.5 166 W B Akin L 8 L 92 W198 L150 W127 W108 L133 L102 L105 D149 L170 L153 W186 4.5 167 Ronald Erickson L 31 W 98 L 97 L131 W160 W102 W110 L151 L 63 D175 L 81 -128 ---- 4.5 168 Stanley Vigneau L 22 D117 W190 L132 W120 L 52 L 77 W150 L124 W154 L119 L133 L149 4.5 169 Henry E Rock L 19 L 85 L173 W187 W186 L115 L121 W180 L127 L162 W181 D140 L142 4.5 170 Jeff Fox ---- W201 L 73 W126 W102 L 56 L147 D145 L113 L100 W166 L125 L144 4.5 171 Zachary Wester L 45 L134 W149 W164 L116 L 47 L185 W187 L148 W163 L139 D176 L153 4.5 172 William Clipson L 16 W153 L195 L115 W199 L123 L134 L149 D187 +158 L138 W179 L155 4.5 173 Vincent Hikida L 77 L101 W169 L105 L157 W152 L137 L129 L174 W184 D161 W182 L140 4.5 174 Arthur Lewis L 25 L 94 W186 D122 L 81 L156 L159 D176 W173 D183 L163 L149 W187 4.5 175 Floyd Stretch L 90 W182 D 59 L103 L 67 W158 L 60 D141 W161 D167 ---- ---- ---- 4.5 176 Fred M Howard L 28 L181 L162 W185 D156 L 95 L158 D174 +194 D179 D154 D171 ---- 4.5 177 Norman Harvey L116 W152 L135 L140 ---- L178 W164 L160 W184 W161 L126 ---- D179 4.5 178 Victor J Masters L 41 L102 W153 L 27 L 75 W177 W162 L110 W128 L105 L113 L154 L163 4.0 179 Carol Bisguier L193 L164 W141 L104 L130 +199 L109 L100 W186 D176 L128 L172 D177 4.0 180 Barrington Grant W 85 L 25 L133 L 78 L145 W127 L130 L169 L163 L164 W190 W191 L161 4.0 181 Ole Miller L133 W176 L 67 L128 L125 L129 L152 W164 L146 +194 L169 L183 W197 4.0 182 Selma Sturges L 89 L175 W156 L 57 L143 W191 L 78 W186 L126 L130 D153 L173 D184 4.0 183 Howard Chin L 35 D128 W 81 L142 L114 L143 W191 L140 L159 D174 ---- W181 L164 4.0 184 Clarence Oliphant L 48 L150 L147 L153 W192 +198 L108 L162 L177 L173 W197 D186 D182 4.0 185 Eugene Kenneth Dart L104 L126 L125 L176 W201 W163 W171 L115 L152 L144 L164 L158 D191 3.5 186 Rick Johnstons L108 L 82 L174 W163 L169 W146 L161 L182 L179 W190 L129 D184 L166 3.5 187 Dick Dorwin L195 L145 L160 L169 L163 +201 +198 L171 D172 L189 L158 W192 L174 3.5 188 Fred Byron D154 W114 W142 L 14 L 84 W128 L 71 -131 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 3.5 189 Hersh Potok D 84 L106 ---- L 81 ---- ---- ---- W192 W191 W187 L147 -146 ---- 3.5 190 Harry L Glidden L 56 L159 L168 L156 Bye +200 L102 L127 L153 L186 L180 W197 L148 3.0 191 Ronald Cauble L 52 L109 L 98 W201 L126 L182 L183 L153 L189 W197 D192 L180 D185 3.0 192 Lester Kerton L 63 L137 L152 L144 L184 W197 L127 L189 L164 Bye D191 L187 L146 2.5 193 John A Nowak W179 L112 W131 L 48 D 91 - 64 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.5 194 Robert Brown L 46 W130 L 44 L 62 L141 W164 L157 L152 -176 -181 ---- ---- ---- 2.0 195 Richard Parsons W187 L 26 W172 L 45 L 96 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.0 196 Jeffrey Parsons W150 D 70 L 31 L 84 L128 -147 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.5 197 Jack Cowen L 72 L105 L 78 L141 L198 L192 ---- L163 Bte L191 L184 L190 L181 1.0 198 Ray Bjornson ---- L 59 L166 L149 W197 -184 L180 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.0 199 Larry Mattson ---- Bye L 48 L101 L172 -179 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.0 200 Robert Struble L132 D147 L155 L114 -158 -190 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0.5 201 Thomas Hickox ---- L170 L129 L191 L185 -187 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 0.0 ]table [<+> and <-> indicate wins and lossed by forfeit; <----> indicates an unplayed game. All byes were scored as a full point.] [(2)] ----- PRIZEWINNERS: table[ Champions: 11.0 $800 Robert Byrne, Pal Benko 3rd: 10.0 $300 Duncan Suttles 4th-8th: 9.5 $110 Anthony Saidy, Arthur Bisguier, Peter Cleghorn, Ivars Dahlberg, Ronald Joseph Gross 9th-15th: 9.0 $75.70 (2nd Expert Prize added) William Lombardy, Edward Formanek, Andrew Kalotay, Jerome Hanken, Viktors Pupols, James McCormick, Viesturs Seglins 1st Expert 9.5 $160 Tournadi Saidi Class A 8.0 $23.34 Robert Holzinger, Dennis Fritzinger, Kent Pullen, Bruce Haisfield, Joseph Kaltenecker, Terry Nelson, Jerry Wolfe, G. Alan Clark, James E Tarjan 1st Class B 8.5 $170 Robert Erkes 2nd Class B 7.0 $15 William Lyons, Walter Dobrich, Theodore Day, Gerald Stiles Ckass C 7.5 $75 Michael Murray, Vincent Gillis 1st Unrated 7.5 $100 Norman Abrahamson 2nd Unrated 7.0 $10 Charles Griffiths, Chris Corwin, Kenneth Shinn, Frank Alexandro, John Meller !st Woman 7.0 $200 Mary Bain 2nd Woman 6.5 $100 Greta Olsson 1st Junior 8.5 $15 in books Leroy Jackson 2nd Junior 8.5 $10 in books Walter Shawn Browne 3rd Junior 8.0 $5 in book Salvatore Matera ]table [(3)] ----- <MILESTONES> (Based on incomplete information; subject to change) 20: Edgar Thomas McCormick 10: Robert Eugene Byrne ----- <NOTES> [(1) "Chess Life", April 1966, p. 63 (2) "Chess Life", October, 1966, p. 230-231, and Northwest Chess Letter", September 1966, p. 9-17, The version in "Chess Life" gives all the players, but full results for only the top 81 finishers. The version in "Northwest Chess Letter" is complete, but contains numerous errors including listing several players out of their correct score group. I have followed the order of finish from "Chess Life", and tried to reconcile discrepancies. (3) "Northwest Chess Letter", September 1966, p. 8] ----- <References> <The Forgotteen US Open in Seattle 1966>, by John Donaldson. Puboished in Quarterly for Chess History". no. 12, Winter 2004, p. 96-120. (Referred to as <JD> in ame comments.) Games scores from Michael Murray, provided by John Donaldson. ----- PREVIOUS: Game Collection: US Open 1965, San Juan NEXT: Game Collection: US Open 1967, Atlanta SEE ALSO: Game Collection: US Open Tournament Index 229 games, 1966 US Open 1967, Atlanta <"The 68th annual U. S. Open Chess Championship was held August 13-25 in Atlanta, Georgia. This twelve round Swiss system attracted 167 players, the sixth largest turnout in federation history, from all over the U. S. and Canada. "International Grandmaster Pal Benko of New York City captured first place for the fifth time and $1250 of the $4500 in prizes. Benko, in convincing style, won ten games and drew two. "In second place was USCF Senior Master, Anthony Saidy, a physician from Los Angeles. He had nine wins and three draws which was good enough to win any of the previous U. S. Opens with the exception of one. Dr. Saidy decided to let his beard grow for as long as he remained undefeated. Consequently he had quite a growth at the end of the tournament! "International Grandmaster Robert Byrne of Indianapolis place third with nine wins, one draw, and one loss. Edward Formanek upset him in the tenth round. Byrne, one of the most popular chess players in the country, received a standing ovation during the awards ceremony. "There were no less than eight players tied for fourth with 8 1/2 points. There were as follows: Edward Formanek, Nicolas Rossolimo, Norman Weinstein, Walter Browne, William Goichberg, Eugene Martinovsky, L David Truesdel, and Herbert Avram. The most luminous of these was International Grandmaster Nicholas Rossolimo, If there had been a first brillancy prize, he would have undoubtedly won it with his game with Byrne in round six. "The cover depticts the exciting last round struggle between Walter Browne (left) and Dr. Saidy (right). Going into this round, both Benko (standing) and Saidy had ten points. Benko had already secured at least a tie for first by defeating Edward Vano. Unfortunately for Saidy the proming young master, Browne, held him to a draw which gave Benko a clear first."> As you might have gathered, this quote is a contemporary account written by L. David Trusedel for the tournament book which he edited. In this collection, the game number is that given in the book. table[ 1 Pal Benko W 78 W 43 W 29 W 21 W 12 D 2 W 5 D 3 W 10 W 16 W 4 W 14 11.0 2 Anthony Saidy W133 W 57 W 28 W 9 w 14 D 1 W 4 W 21 D 3 W 12 W 8 D 7 10.5 3 Robert Eugene Byrne W103 W 18 W 60 W 37 W 6 D 5 W 8 D 1 D 2 L 4 W 11 W 12 9.5 4 Edward W Formanek W 70 W121 W 34 L 5 W 36 W 24 L 2 W 43 W 7 W 3 L 1 D 15 8.5 5 Nocholas Rossolimo W 80 W 62 W 59 W 4 W 22 D 3 L 1 D 13 D 9 D 6 D 15 W 35 8.5 6 Norman Weinstein W 95 W101 W 68 W 11 L 3 D 16 W 27 D 12 D 8 D 5 D 10 W 21 8.5 7 walter Shawn Browne W 48 W 53 W 17 L 14 W 31 L 13 W 36 W 26 L 4 W 60 W 22 D 2 8.5 8 William Goichberg W 94 W 47 W 31 D 13 W 45 W 51 L 3 D 35 D 6 W 55 L 2 W 27 8.5 9 Eugene Martinovsky W163 W 54 W 55 L 2 W 30 L 27 W 18 W 25 D 5 D 23 D 13 W 26 8.5 10 L David Truesdel W129 W 33 L 42 W 71 W 55 D 23 W 34 W 22 L 1 D 13 D 6 W 28 8.5 11 Herbert Avram W 92 W168 W 26 L 6 D 42 W 57 L 23 W 44 W 28 W 24 L 3 W 29 8.5 12 Orest Popovych W102 W 30 W 86 W 42 L 1 W 14 D 13 D 6 W 21 L 2 W 23 L 3 8.0 13 Andrew Karklins W 87 W 46 W 36 D 8 D 16 W 7 D 12 D 5 D 23 D 10 D 9 D 18 8.0 14 Edward Vano W 93 W 73 W 32 W 7 L 2 L 12 W 62 L 60 W 25 W 42 W 16 L 1 8.0 15 John W Collins W 72 W 89 D 56 D 24 W115 D 34 D 25 D 55 W 33 D 27 D 5 D 4 8.0 16 Louis Levy W 75 D 25 W 83 W 27 D 13 D 6 W 38 D 23 W 60 L 1 L 14 W 42 8.0 17 John T Westbrock W124 W 74 L 7 W 32 D100 L 46 W 49 W115 D 35 D 22 W 55 D 25 8.0 18 Donald Haffner W131 L 3 D112 D 75 W129 W 72 L 9 W 32 W 78 D 29 W 45 D 13 8.0 19 Charles Powell W 91 D 58 L 24 W 98 W 83 D 42 D 71 W 34 L 55 D 33 W 54 W 57 8.0 20 Ignas Zalys W137 D 50 L 25 W 80 W 68 W116 L 21 L 42 D 58 W107 W 52 W 49 8.0 21 Joseph Pundy W112 W115 W 44 L 1 W 62 W 26 W 20 L 2 L 12 W 36 D 27 L 6 7.5 22 Paul Brandts D116 W 79 W 50 W 25 L 5 W 53 W 28 L 10 W 38 D 17 L 7 D 31 7.5 23 Bill Robertie D118 W117 D116 W 40 W 39 D 10 W 11 D 16 D 13 D 9 L 12 D 33 7.5 24 Frank Metz D117 W145 W 19 D 15 W 35 L 4 W 51 D 31 W 37 L 11 L 26 W 61 7.5 25 Robert Sinclair Brieger W132 D 16 W 20 L 22 W 79 W 59 D 15 L 9 L 14 W 74 W 48 D 17 7.5 26 William A Scott W 85 W 64 L 11 W107 W101 L 21 W 47 L 7 W 39 D 35 W 24 L 9 7.5 27 Robert B M Potter W 71 D100 W 98 L 16 W 69 W 9 L 6 W116 W 47 D 15 D 21 L 8 7.5 28 Bruce Haisfield W111 W107 L 2 W 52 D 38 W 99 L 22 W 65 L 11 W 41 W 43 L 10 7.5 29 Robert Coveyou W 90 W119 L 1 D 33 W 50 W100 L 43 W 63 D 42 D 18 W 30 L 11 7.5 30 Edmunc Nash W148 L 12 W 95 W 56 L 9 W 92 L 35 W122 D 31 W 37 L 29 W F 7.5 31 Jack F Shaw W108 W 88 L 8 W 74 L 7 D 76 W 64 D 24 D 30 W 71 D 49 D 22 7.5 32 Thomas A Jenkins W136 W 38 L 14 L 17 W120 L 60 W105 L 18 W113 W 51 D 36 W 66 7.5 33 Eugene B Meyer W152 L 10 W 93 D 29 W122 L 38 W 84 W 59 L 15 D 19 W 77 D 23 7.5 34 Larry Tapper W127 W122 L 4 W 97 W 37 D 15 L 10 L 19 L 49 W 99 W103 W 65 7.5 35 Richard Long D 79 W118 W 58 D100 L 24 W 56 W 30 D 8 D 17 D 26 W 66 L 5 7.5 36 James Davies W149 W 41 L 13 W163 L 4 W107 L 7 W119 W 72 L 21 D 32 W 56 7.5 37 John Cornford Meyer W 99 W 52 W 61 L 3 L 34 D 73 W 58 W 57 L 24 L 30 W101 W 62 7.5 38 Bill Wheeler W 96 L 32 W 92 W 73 D 28 W 33 L 16 W 71 L 22 D 56 D 46 W 55 7.5 39 Norman Willner W167 L 44 W135 W 61 L 23 W 41 L 55 W 40 L 26 W 115 D 57 W 73 7.5 40 Philip Lamb L 77 W109 W110 L 23 W 70 L 55 W 91 L 39 W 79 W 94 D 71 W 59 7.5 41 George Tessaro W147 L 36 L163 W159 W 93 L 39 W 90 D 76 W 75 L 28 W 97 W 58 7.5 42 John N Jacobs W166 W 77 W 10 L 12 D 11 D 19 D115 W 20 D 29 L 14 W 73 L 16 7.0 43 Gary Simms W130 L 1 D 99 W102 D 56 W 78 W 29 L 4 W 67 D 45 L 28 D 44 7.0 44 Alvis Zuntaks W158 W 39 L 21 D 49 L116 W 80 W101 L 11 D 50 D 58 W 69 D 43 7.0 45 Francis Banffy W114 D 68 D 80 W 47 L 8 D 64 D 76 W107 W 74 D 43 L 18 D 46 7.0 46 Mary Bain W141 L 13 D 85 D118 W 96 W 17 L 60 D 77 D116 W 72 D 38 D 45 7.0 47 David Levin W144 L 8 W 96 L 45 W 95 W 81 L 26 W 79 L 27 L 48 W115 W 84 7.0 48 Vernon A Fagin L 7 W132 W 81 L 55 L 63 D131 W108 W 53 D 57 W 47 L 25 W 72 7.0 49 Elliott C Winslow W154 L 86 W164 D 44 L 57 W 82 L 17 W132 W 34 W 63 D 31 L 20 7.0 50 Josef I Friedman W138 D 20 L 22 W166 L 29 D160 W109 D 74 D 44 L 57 W 88 W 71 7.0 51 Roger A Carlyle L115 W125 W133 W121 W 64 L 8 L 24 D 56 D 73 L 32 W 78 W 76 7.0 52 Albert Ruehmann W134 L 37 W 88 L 28 L 72 L109 W149 W 90 W 87 W 82 L 20 W 89 7.0 53 Barry Sperling W150 L 7 W 72 D 76 W 87 L 22 L116 L 48 W129 D 75 W 94 W 85 7.0 54 Joseph Lynch Bye L 9 L124 W125 L 91 L120 W148 W 96 W 88 W116 L 19 W 77 7.0 55 Peter G Grey W125 W164 L 9 W 48 L 10 W 40 W 39 D 15 W 19 L 8 L 17 L 38 6.5 56 Robert Koster W160 W 66 D 15 L 30 D 43 L 35 W 85 D 51 W 59 D 38 D 61 L 36 6.5 57 Edward Kotski W105 L 2 W 94 D116 W 49 L 11 W100 L 37 D 48 W 50 D 39 L 19 6.5 58 James Roode W157 D 19 L 35 W 85 L 59 W 68 L 37 W 84 D 20 D 44 W 63 L 41 6.5 59 Kenneth R Jones W106 W 76 L 5 D 69 W 58 L 25 W 73 L 33 L 56 W 80 W 83 L 40 6.5 60 Dudley B Wade W110 W 69 L 3 L115 W133 W 32 W 46 W 14 L 16 L 7 D 65 ---- 6.5 61 Michael Day W 84 W 97 L 37 L 39 D 75 D102 L 72 W 91 W 70 W 78 D 56 L 24 6.5 62 Robert Epstein W126 L 5 W 70 W124 L 21 W 91 L 14 L 78 W 93 D103 W104 L 37 6.5 63 Bill L Patteson D123 D 67 D 75 D 78 W 48 D 74 W 99 L 29 W 76 L 49 L 58 W102 6.5 64 Byron Wall W135 L 26 W 67 W 86 L 51 D 45 L 31 L 82 L111 W137 W106 W104 6.5 65 Robert Enders L 88 W149 D106 L 99 W166 W 87 W104 L 28 D 82 W 67 D 60 L 34 6.5 66 Charles C Vuille W109 L 56 W129 D 87 L 99 W 75 L 74 W 92 W 80 W104 L 35 L 32 6.5 67 Doug Dougherty D 83 D 63 L 64 L120 W137 W 96 W102 W117 L 43 L 65 D 98 W100 6.5 68 Bob Joiner W142 D 45 L 6 w108 L 20 L 58 D 95 L 88 W125 W118 D105 W 99 6.5 69 Duke Chinn W143 L 60 W146 D 59 L 27 L 84 L 82 W130 W137 W106 L 44 W105 6.5 70 Andrew J Ross L 4 w155 L 62 W134 L 40 L105 W151 W150 L 61 W122 D 81 W101 6.5 71 Ronald Simpson L 27 W159 W 90 L 10 W163 W 97 D 19 L 38 W106 L 31 D 40 L 50 6.0 72 Carl Clayton L 15 W113 L 53 W146 W 52 L 18 W 61 W 89 L 36 L 46 W 91 L 48 6.0 73 Michael Cavallo W128 L 14 W 84 L 38 W118 D 37 L 59 W111 D 51 W 86 L 42 L 39 6.0 74 Larry Futrell W140 L 17 W104 L 31 W128 D 63 W 66 D 50 L 45 L 25 D102 D 95 6.0 75 David Kaplan L 16 W153 D 63 D 18 D 61 L 66 W128 W121 L 41 D 53 D 86 D 81 6.0 76 Kathryn Slater W139 L 59 D128 D 53 W 77 D 31 D 45 D 41 L 63 D 84 W117 L 51 6.0 77 Ralph Andrus W 40 L 42 L107 W 90 L 76 W133 W103 D 46 D115 W 89 L 33 L 54 6.0 78 Dick Lazaro L 1 D130 W 82 D 63 W135 L 43 W120 W 62 L 18 L 61 L 51 W124 6.0 79 Peter Hanen D 35 L 22 W131 W 89 L 25 D121 W 81 L 47 L 40 L105 W126 W134 6.0 80 Siegfired H Langer L 5 W150 D 45 L 20 W108 L 44 W131 W110 L 66 L 59 W130 D 86 6.0 81 Morton Delman W159 L116 L 48 W127 W 94 L 47 L 79 W 85 L 86 W 96 D 70 D 75 6.0 82 John King L168 D102 L 78 W123 W112 L 49 W 69 W 64 D 65 L 52 D110 D 97 6.0 83 Charles Bonner D 67 W123 L 16 W106 L 19 D122 D111 L104 W110 W108 L 59 D 92 6.0 84 Norman Perrin L 61 W162 L 73 D 92 W 98 W 69 L 33 L 58 W133 D 76 W119 L 47 6.0 85 David Raymond L 26 W167 D 46 L 58 D119 W 86 L 56 L 81 W143 W 87 W107 L 53 6.0 86 Marshall Rohland W120 W 49 L 12 L 64 L103 L 85 W130 W127 W 81 L 73 D 75 D 80 6.0 87 Brett Carlyle L 13 W156 W168 D 66 L 53 L 65 W143 D 97 L 52 L 85 W127 W117 6.0 88 Bruce Brandt W 65 L 31 L 52 L104 W155 W118 L119 w 68 L 54 W139 L 50 W121 6.0 89 Ed Felts W156 L 15 D122 L 79 W114 D111 W124 L 72 W105 L 77 W 90 L 52 6.0 90 James Anderson L 29 W165 L 71 L 77 W134 W135 L 41 L 52 W131 W113 L 89 W103 6.0 91 John Roach L 19 L128 W155 W136 W 54 L 62 L 40 L 61 W126 W127 L 72 W119 6.0 92 Greta Olsson L 11 W147 L 38 D 84 W130 L 30 W144 L 66 L128 W132 W111 D 83 6.0 93 James Ballard L 14 W158 L 33 W142 L 41 L117 W138 W140 L 62 D123 W128 D 98 6.0 94 Jack Warner L 8 W144 L 57 W149 L 81 L150 W126 W12 W119 L 40 L 53 W120 6.0 95 Stuart Noblin L 6 W138 L 30 W164 L 47 D128 D 68 L105 D109 W155 W134 D 74 6.0 96 Henry Buckman L 38 W157 L 47 W154 L 46 L 67 W135 L 54 W150 L 81 W131 W115 6.0 97 Doyle Saylor W162 L 61 W123 L 34 W150 L 71 D132 D 87 D117 W128 L 41 D 82 6.0 98 John F Morvay D145 W127 L 27 L 19 L 84 W123 L106 W152 W132 D117 D 67 D 93 6.0 99 Douglas Amann L 37 W152 D 43 W 65 W 66 L 28 L 63 L101 W121 L 34 W108 L 68 5.5 100 James C Ream W104 D 27 W103 D 35 D 17 L 29 L 57 L106 L108 W109 W123 L 67 5.5 101 Courtney Edwards W151 L 6 D166 W112 L 26 W106 L 44 W 99 L104 W111 L 37 L 70 5.5 102 William Hale L 12 D 82 W117 L 43 W147 D 61 L 67 W109 L103 W114 D 74 L 63 5.5 103 David W Edwards L 3 W126 L100 W109 W 86 L115 L 77 W120 W102 D 62 L 34 L 90 5.5 104 David Villeneuve L100 W120 L 74 W 88 D121 W127 L 65 W 83 W101 L 66 L 62 L 64 5.5 105 H D Grogan L 57 L133 W165 L129 W142 W 70 L 32 W 95 L 89 W 79 D 68 L 69 5.5 106 Samuel Spungin L 59 W143 D 65 L 83 W144 L101 W 98 W100 L 71 L 69 L 64 W136 5.5 107 Ron Steensland W165 L 28 W 77 L 26 W124 L 36 W150 L 45 W122 L 20 L 85 D110 5.5 108 Vincent Saporito L 31 W140 D119 L 68 L 80 W114 L 48 W134 W100 L 83 L 99 W133 5.5 109 Nicholas Stillwell L 66 L 40 W156 L103 W146 W 52 L 50 L102 D 95 L100 W141 W129 5.5 110 Robert Chalker L 60 W141 L 40 L135 W151 W140 D121 L 80 L 83 W112 D 82 D107 5.5 111 Frank S Meyer L 28 L135 W151 W132 D160 D 89 D 83 L 73 W 64 L101 L 92 W130 5.5 112 Ambrose Blenker L 21 W134 D 18 L101 L 82 L130 W147 L128 W157 L110 W144 W139 5.5 113 Nathan C Black ---- L 72 L120 W139 W125 L129 W161 W136 L 32 L 90 D118 W137 5.5 114 Burton Schaeffer L 45 W154 L121 D144 L 89 L108 W153 D143 W146 L102 D136 W128 5.5 115 David Willis W 51 L 21 W137 W 60 L 15 W103 D 42 L 17 D 77 L 39 L 47 L 96 5.0 116 Jeff Smeltzer D 22 W 81 D 23 D 57 W 44 L 20 W 53 L 27 D 46 L 54 ---- ---- 5.0 117 Tom McIntire D 24 L 23 L102 D131 W126 W 93 W129 L 67 D 97 D 98 L 76 L 87 5.0 118 Lee Parham D 23 L 35 W145 D 46 L 73 L 88 D134 D131 W155 L 68 D113 D123 5.0 119 Oscar E Vinje WF L 29 D108 L122 D 85 W149 W 88 L 36 L 94 W124 L 84 L 91 5.0 120 Kenneth Weber L 86 L104 W113 W 67 L 32 W 54 L 78 L103 L139 W142 W132 L 94 5.0 121 William Slater W155 L 4 W114 L 51 D104 D 79 D110 L 75 L 99 D136 W125 L 88 5.0 122 F Fielder Simpson W153 L 34 D 89 W119 L 33 D 83 WF L 30 L107 L 70 D139 D126 5.0 123 Stephen Christopher D 63 L 83 L 97 L 82 W145 L 98 W165 D159 W140 D 93 L100 D118 5.0 124 Robert M Gardner L 17 W136 W 54 L 62 L107 W138 L 89 L 94 WF L119 W146 L 78 5.0 125 Joseph Fusco L 55 L 51 W158 L 54 L113 W156 L140 W135 L 68 W138 L121 W146 5.0 126 David Erickson L 62 L103 L136 W141 L117 W146 L 94 W138 L 91 W143 L 79 D122 5.0 127 David Andrzejczyk L 34 L 98 W138 L 81 W156 L104 W155 L 86 W153 L 91 L 87 W143 4.5 128 Neal Foster L 73 W 91 D 76 D160 L 74 D 95 L 75 W112 W 92 L 97 L 93 L114 4.5 129 A Max Gardner L 10 W148 L 66 W105 L 18 W113 L117 D137 L 53 L134 W152 L109 4.5 130 William Wenger L 43 D 78 L160 W143 L 92 W112 L 86 L 69 W144 W133 L 80 L111 4.5 131 Henry E Rock L 18 D160 L 79 D117 W136 D 48 L 80 D118 L 90 W156 L 96 D135 4.5 132 William Paxton L 25 L 48 W140 L111 W154 WF D 97 L 49 L 98 L 92 L120 W151 4.5 133 Leroy Martin L 2 W105 L 51 W153 L 60 L 77 D152 W144 L 84 L130 W145 L108 4.5 134 David Bebko L 52 L112 W167 L 70 L 90 W139 D118 L108 W152 W129 L 95 L 79 4.5 135 Ray Poston L 64 W111 L 39 W110 L 78 L 90 L 96 L125 L156 W162 W155 D131 4.5 136 Thomas Pate L 32 L124 W126 L 91 L131 D153 W157 L113 W148 D121 D114 L106 4.5 137 Al Cass L 20 W142 L115 L150 L 67 W151 WF D129 L 69 L 64 W153 L113 4.5 138 A H Gillooly L 50 L 95 L127 W148 W159 L124 L 93 L126 W151 L125 W157 D140 4.5 139 George Statham L 76 L166 L150 L113 W141 L134 W156 W149 W120 L 88 D122 L112 4.5 140 Donald C Steele L 74 L108 L132 W158 W152 L110 W125 L 93 L123 L141 W156 D138 4.5 141 Duncan Ewing L 46 L110 L149 L126 L139 L158 W162 WF D161 W140 L109 W152 4.5 142 Peter Miller L 68 L137 W148 L 93 L105 L152 W158 L155 WF L120 D151 W153 4.5 143 Thomas Howe L 69 L106 D147 L130 W153 W166 L 87 D114 L 85 L126 W150 L127 4.0 144 R C Beemon L 47 L 94 W162 D114 L106 WF L 92 L133 L130 W158 L112 D145 4.0 145 Jim Young D 98 L 24 L118 L147 L123 W162 L159 L153 W164 W148 L133 D144 4.0 146 Larry Phillips ---- WF L 69 L 72 L109 L126 W154 W165 L114 W150 L124 L125 4.0 147 Edward Gottlieb L 41 L 92 D143 W145 L102 L157 L112 L161 D154 L151 W162 W156 4.0 148 David Goldwasser L 30 L129 L142 L138 W167 W164 L 54 D157 L136 L145 D154 W158 4.0 149 Donald Grant L 36 L 65 W141 L 94 WF L119 L52 L139 ---- W161 ---- W155 4.0 150 Bertha L Roberson L 53 L 80 W139 W137 L 97 W 94 L107 L 70 L 96 L146 L143 D154 3.5 151 Charles Cox L101 L163 L111 W162 L110 L137 L 70 W154 L138 W147 D142 L132 3.5 152 George Williams L 33 L 99 L154 W157 L140 W142 D133 L 98 L134 WF L129 L141 3.5 153 James Barber L122 L 75 WF L133 L143 D136 L114 W145 L127 W157 L137 L142 3.5 154 Elliot Shirley L 49 L114 W152 L 96 L132 L155 L146 L151 D147 W164 D148 D150 3.5 155 H Biernath L121 L 70 L 91 W165 L 88 w154 L127 W142 L118 L 95 L135 L149 3.0 156 Raymond Currie L 89 L 87 L109 WF L127 L125 L139 W158 W135 L131 L140 L147 3.0 157 Donald Harris L 58 L 96 L159 L152 W162 W147 L136 D148 L112 L153 L138 D164 3.0 158 Lillian Carlyle L 44 L 93 L125 L140 L165 W141 L142 L156 W162 L144 W164 L148 3.0 159 Ken Seagle L 81 L 71 W157 L 41 L138 D165 W145 D123 ---- ---- ---- ---- 3.0 160 Mary Selensky L 56 D131 W130 D128 D111 D 50 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 3.0 161 Boris Sharyi ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- W167 L113 W147 D141 L149 ---- ---- 2.5 162 Richard Williams L 97 L 84 L144 L151 L157 L145 L141 W164 L158 L135 L147 WF 2.0 163 James Wood L 9 W151 W 41 L 36 L 71 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 2.0 164 Myron Johnson WF L 55 L 49 L 95 ---- L148 ---- L162 L145 L154 L158 D157 1.5 165 F Hollingsworth L107 L 90 L105 L155 W158 D159 L123 L146 ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.5 166 Adele Goddard L 42 W139 D101 L 50 L 65 L143 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.5 167 Jim Hess L 39 L 85 L134 ---- L148 L161 WF ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.0 168 Alan Ruffy W 82 L 11 L 87 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- 1.0 ]table ----- <Additional game> I received the following game, taken from "Texas Knights", October 1967: [Event "US Open"] [Site "Atlanta, GA"] [Date "1967.08.18"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "6"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Steele, Donald C"] [Black "Chalker, Robert"] [ECO ""] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?] 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Nd4 6.d6 Qxd6 7.Nxf7 Qc6 8.Nxe5 Qxg2 9.Bf7+ Ke7 10.Rf1 Qe4+ 11.Qe2 Nf3+ 0-1 I'd love to submit this game to the database, as seeing other people lose miniatures soothes our own egos. But I have a problem with the score. After <11.Qe2>: click for larger view <11...Nf3+> not only misses the mate-in-one, but leaves White with slightly the better game after 12.Nxf3. Usually, this type of position ends up with the moves <Be2 Nf3#>, but that's not playable as the score stands. I don't know if anyone can clear this up after a half-century, but if you can by all means leave a note in my forum. ----- <MILESTONES> (Based on incomplete information; subject to change) 15: Jack F Shaw 10: Robert Sinclair Brieger ----- <SOURCES> <1967 U.S. Open Chess Championship, Atlanta, Georgia> / Philip Lamb, L. Dave Truesdel, Jr. Atlanta: International Chess Imports, 1967. [TB] <Chess Life>, November 1967, p.328-334, [CL] <Chess Review>, December 1967, p.367-368 [CR] <Practical Play of the Max Lange Attack> / George Koltanowski. [gk] ----- PREVIOUS: Game Collection: US Open 1966, Seattle NEXT: Game Collection: US Open 1968, Aspen SEE ALSO: Game Collection: US Open Tournament Index 133 games, 1967 US Open 1968, Aspen The 69th US Open went Vacation Resort again, being held in the West Village Confefence center at Snowmass-at-Aspen, Colorado, from August 11-25, 1968. George Koltanowski served as Tournament Director again, assisted by Col. Paul Webb. The "traditional" 12-round format was becoming established now: rounds 1-6 on Sunday-Friday, Saturday for Association business meeting and the all-important Speed Tournament, then rounds 7-12 from Sunday to Friday. Time control was 50 moves in 2 1/2 hours, followed by 20 moves per hour. [(1)] ----- <CROSSTABLE> The available crosstable is incomplete, listing all the players but giving results for only the first 72. If you know of a complete crosstable, please leave a note in my forum. Four asterisks in a row *<****>) indicate an unknown result. table[ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Bent Larsen W102 W 29 W 21 W 5 W 17 W 11 D 2 W 3 D 4 W 8 W 7 W 15 11.0 2 Pal Benko W 70 W 49 W 56 D 14 W 16 W 7 D 1 D 8 W 5 W 4 W 24 L 3 9.5 3 Walter Shawn Browne W 63 W 18 W 26 W 9 L 11 W 37 W 14 L 1 W 16 D 7 W 12 w 2 9.5 4 Robert Eugene Byrne W165 W116 W 41 D 24 W 92 D 12 W 11 W 13 D 1 L 2 D 15 W 14 9.0 5 Larry Kaufman W109 W 53 W 42 L 1 D 29 W 46 W 26 W 12 L 2 D 13 W 48 W 11 9.0 6 Anthony Saidy W 98 W 44 W 37 D 16 L 7 W 29 D 25 D 41 D 27 W 42 W 21 W 13 9.0 7 Gregory S De Fotis W 72 D 33 W 45 W 39 W 6 L 2 D 35 W 18 W 17 D 3 L 1 W 34 8.5 8 James T Sherwin W 52 W 20 W167 D 92 D 12 W 42 W 36 D 2 W 10 L 1 L 13 W 31 8.5 9 Norman Weinstein W121 W 54 W103 L 3 W 64 W 60 D 10 D 17 D 15 D 11 D 31 W 24 8.5 10 Edward W Formanek W101 D 45 W 28 D 43 W 38 W110 D 9 W 92 L 8 L 12 W 36 W 27 8.5 11 James Tarjan W 96 W 55 W 35 W 25 W 3 L 1 L 4 W 58 D 24 D 9 W 26 L 5 8.0 12 Paul Brandts W 66 W 65 W 74 D 15 D 8 D 4 W 19 L 5 W103 W 10 L 3 D 16 8.0 13 Louis Levy W 99 W151 W 38 L 17 W 44 W 39 W 15 L 4 D 14 D 5 W 8 L 6 8.0 14 Wesley Burgar W119 W 31 W 27 D 2 D110 W 18 L 3 W 42 D 13 D 48 W 49 L 4 8.0 15 William E Martz W 87 W 36 W 58 D 12 D 24 W 40 L 13 W 25 D 9 W 39 D 4 L 1 8.0 16 Herbert Avram W 78 W 34 W 40 D 6 L 2 D 28 W 38 W 36 L 3 W 35 D 27 D 12 8.0 17 Karl Burger W 97 W 64 W 30 W 13 L 1 D 35 W 20 D 9 L 7 L 27 W 45 W 38 8.0 18 John Hechtlinger W128 L 3 W121 W 68 W 21 L 14 D 56 L 7 W 63 W 20 D 19 W 50 8.0 19 Neil McKelvie W166 D 28 W 46 L110 W 80 W 48 L 12 W 45 W 41 L 24 D 18 W 49 8.0 20 Viestrus Seglins W 50 L 8 D 85 W138 W 96 W 30 L 17 W 56 D 26 L 18 W 57 W 37 8.0 21 Jude Frazer Acers W172 W 59 L 1 W 33 L 18 L 76 W101 W 81 W 64 W 40 L 6 W 44 8.0 22 Hyman David Wallach W129 W 61 L 92 W167 D 26 L 25 L 48 W 99 W 30 D 59 W 35 W 40 8.0 23 Erasmus Olins W156 L 58 W 86 L 35 W105 W161 D 61 L103 D 38 W 78 W 42 W 39 8.0 24 Ronald Joseph Gross W113 W112 W150 D 4 D 15 L 36 W 44 W 35 D 11 W 19 L 2 L 9 7.5 25 David J Kerman D118 W132 W 80 L 11 W 59 W 22 D 6 L 15 W 28 L 49 W 55 D 32 7.5 26 Dennis Fritzinger W 82 W 81 L 3 W 65 D 22 W 73 L 5 W 76 D 20 W 46 L 11 D 33 7.5 27 William A Bills W117 W 47 L 14 L 93 W113 D 98 W 32 W 60 D 6 W 17 D 16 L 10 7.5 28 Charles Bassin W107 D 19 L 10 W 97 W132 D 16 D 57 D110 L 25 W 93 D 44 W 48 7.5 29 Ron Snyder W143 L 1 W119 W 70 D 5 L 6 D 93 D112 D 74 W 60 D 47 W 58 7.5 30 Peter Lapiken W154 W 62 L 17 D151 W 51 L 20 L 59 W 97 L 22 W 87 W102 W 76 7.5 31 Edward S Jackson W123 L 14 L 73 L105 W141 W 71 W 82 W 52 W110 W 61 D 9 L 8 7.5 32 John Tomas W136 D 43 L 39 W 84 L 46 W123 L 27 D113 W 82 W 58 W 61 D 25 7.5 33 George Hulburd W169 D 7 D 57 L 21 W125 D111 L 73 W 96 W131 D 37 W 43 D 26 7.5 34 Edmund Nash W139 L 16 W 83 L 56 D152 W 68 W131 L 37 W108 W 94 w 41 L 7 7.5 35 Randy Mills W 71 W 93 L 11 W 23 W114 D 17 D 7 L 24 W 62 L 16 L 22 W 75 7.0 36 Norman Wood W124 L 15 W 66 W109 W 43 W 24 L 8 L 16 D 57 W 56 L 10 D 51 7.0 37 Subu Subramanian W 89 W 77 L 6 W 54 W 75 L 3 D 60 W 34 L 46 D 33 W 59 L 20 7.0 38 William Cornwall W108 W164 L 13 W 98 L 10 W 47 L 16 D 66 D 23 W 62 W 73 L 17 7.0 39 John T Westbrock D132 W170 W 32 L 7 W 67 L 13 D 51 W 65 W 93 L 15 W 77 L 23 7.0 40 Arthur R Spiller W122 W 86 L 16 W 47 W 63 L 15 L 92 W 67 W 78 L 21 W 74 L 22 7.0 41 Mitchell Saltzberg W 95 W 60 L 4 L 77 W109 W 75 W 62 D 6 L 19 W103 L 34 D 47 7.0 42 Giles A Koelsche W135 W111 L 5 W 74 W 93 L 8 W 95 L 14 W 73 L 6 L 23 W 81 7.0 43 Jack Gibson W 68 D 32 W 51 D 10 L 36 L151 W119 D 74 D 60 W 75 L 33 W 77 7.0 44 Max Wilkerson W131 L 6 W 78 W166 L 13 W108 L 24 D 63 W 85 W 92 D 28 L 21 7.0 45 Elliott C Winslow W115 D 10 L 7 W 52 D111 D116 W 98 L 19 W 66 D 57 L 17 W 73 7.0 46 Mark Wells D141 W138 L 19 W 69 W 32 L 5 W111 D 73 W 37 L 26 L 50 W 74 7.0 47 Marilyn Koput W 84 L 27 W 90 L 40 W120 L 38 L 50 W 88 W100 W 64 D 29 D 41 7.0 48 Bruce Haisfield D138 W141 D 97 W102 D 73 L 19 W 22 W 77 W 92 D 14 L 5 L 28 7.0 49 Michael Morris W127 L 2 L 96 W122 W 66 L 63 W 72 W 95 W 76 W 25 L 14 L 19 7.0 50 Peter Kerr L 20 L166 W149 W119 L 74 W154 W 47 L 62 W 81 W 67 W 46 L 18 7.0 51 Marshall Rohland W155 D110 L 43 W131 L 30 W132 D 39 D 53 L 56 W117 W 92 D 36 7.0 52 David Welsh L 8 D123 W137 L 45 W153 W112 D 80 L 31 W113 D 65 W 79 D 54 7.0 53 Robert Enders W140 L 5 W118 L 73 L 95 W 91 W 83 D 51 L 94 D 85 W 82 W 88 7.0 54 Jack F Shaw W142 L 9 W 89 L 37 D135 L131 L100 W104 W 68 W126 W 63 D 52 7.0 55 David Eisen W120 L 11 D 94 L132 D 89 W125 L 78 W152 W109 W 70 L 25 W 83 7.0 56 John Hall W 94 W 75 L 2 W 34 L 60 W 65 D 18 L 20 W 51 L 36 D 69 D 59 6.5 57 Elias Van Sweden W 73 D 67 D 33 D 59 D151 W 81 D 28 D 64 D 36 D 45 L 20 D 65 6.5 58 Robert Shean W168 W 23 L 15 L 75 W101 W 74 W 63 L 11 D 59 L 32 W 94 L 29 6.5 59 Gary Simms W146 L 21 W154 D 57 L 25 W104 W 30 D 61 D 58 D 22 L 37 D 56 6.5 60 Gary Robert Forman W153 L 41 W117 W161 W 56 L 9 D 37 L 27 D 43 L 29 D 71 W 97 6.5 61 D Peizer W125 L 22 W 87 W 81 D 77 D 62 D 23 D 59 W 75 L 31 L 32 D 69 6.5 62 Jim Fisher 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Bain **** L 42 **** **** D 45 D 33 L 46 **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 112 John A Dunning **** L 24 L 68 W 88 **** L 52 **** D 29 **** **** **** **** 5.0 113 James Dukelow L 24 **** **** **** L 27 **** **** D 32 L 52 **** **** **** 5.0 114 Roger Evan Neustaedter **** **** **** **** L 35 **** L 64 **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 115 Walter V Karpuska L 45 **** **** **** **** L 72 **** **** **** **** L 66 **** 5.0 116 Harold Blajwas W105 L 4 **** **** **** D 45 L 66 W 71 W 98 **** **** **** 5.0 117 V Garcia L 27 **** L 60 **** **** W 70 L 67 **** **** L 51 **** **** 5.0 118 Vernon A Fagin D 25 **** L 53 **** **** **** **** **** L 70 **** **** **** 5.0 119 E H Mueller L 14 **** L 29 L 50 **** **** L 43 **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 120 Joseph Fusco L 55 **** **** **** L 47 L 66 **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 121 Stewart Levine L 9 **** L 18 **** **** **** W105 **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 122 Robert Tinkham L 40 **** **** L 49 **** **** **** L 70 **** **** L 75 **** 5.0 123 Stephen J Christopher L 31 D 52 **** **** **** L 32 **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 124 Dale L Gustafson L 36 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 125 M Ohnmacht L 61 **** **** **** L 33 L 55 **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 126 Gregory E Bailey L 64 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 54 **** **** 5.0 127 Richard Shellenberger L 49 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 69 **** **** 5.0 128 W Ward L 18 L 63 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 129 V Garcia L 22 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 130 R Weeks **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 5.0 131 Don Stone L 44 **** D 62 L 51 W137 W 54 L 34 **** L 33 L 63 L 68 **** 4.5 132 L Gordon Brooks D 39 L 25 **** W 55 L 28 L 51 L 65 **** **** L 68 **** L104 4.5 133 John Gray **** **** **** D 71 **** L 69 D 68 D 72 **** **** **** **** 4.5 134 Allan Foord **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 72 **** **** **** 4.5 135 A Max Gardner L 42 **** **** **** D 54 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 136 Dwight Sehler L 32 L 68 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 137 Lackland Bloom **** **** L 52 **** L131 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 138 Emmett Bradbury D 48 L 46 **** L 20 L 69 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 139 Richard E Anderson L 34 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 140 S Dunham L 53 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.5 141 Paul B Tomaino D 46 L 48 **** **** L 31 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 142 Donna Bragg L 54 **** **** **** **** **** L 71 **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 143 Vern Zeigner L 29 **** **** W 72 L 65 **** L 70 **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 144 Bertha L Roberson L 62 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 145 Victor J Masters **** L 66 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 146 H Harvey L 59 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 147 Rich Herr **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** L 71 **** **** **** 4.0 148 D Nance L 67 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 149 John A Harris L 69 L 71 L 50 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 150 Floyd Cohen **** **** L 24 **** L 62 **** **** L 93 **** **** **** **** 4.0 151 Vitaley M Radaikin **** L 13 W 82 D 30 D 57 W 43 **** **** **** **** **** **** 4.0 152 Pat J Mahoney **** **** L 65 **** D 34 D 67 **** L 55 **** **** **** **** 3.5 153 James Barber L 60 **** **** **** L 52 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 154 Frank Frilling L 30 **** L 59 **** **** L 50 **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 155 Charles R Judd L 51 **** L105 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 156 R Garen L 23 **** **** L 66 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 157 W Garcia **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.5 158 Mike Haskins L 65 L 99 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.0 159 Elmer Mason L 76 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.0 160 Norbert L Matthews **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.0 161 Paul Quillen W 91 L 74 **** L 60 **** L 23 **** **** **** **** **** **** 3.0 162 K Eisen **** **** L 70 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.5 163 C McGrath **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.5 164 James Michael Shaw **** L 38 L 63 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.0 165 Ted Broyles L 4 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.0 166 Herb Thomas L 19 W 50 **** L 44 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.0 167 Frank Metz **** W 69 L 8 L 22 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.0 168 W Murray L 58 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 2.0 169 Linda Giblert L 33 L 72 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 1.5 170 J Tyler **** L 39 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 1.5 171 J Ingham **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 1.0 172 William Slater L 21 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 0.0 ]table [(2)] ----- <PRIZEWINNERS> 1st: Bent Larsen (11.0) 2nd-3rd: Pal Benko, Walter Browne (9.5) 4th-6th: Robert Byrne, Larry Kaufman, Anthony Saidy (9.0) 7th-10th: Gregory S DeFotis, James T Sherwin, Norman Weinstein, Edward W. Formanek (8.5) Expert: J. Hechtlinger, V. Seglins (8.0) Class A: h. Wallach, E. Olins (8.0) Class B: N. Stillwell,R. garnder (6.5) Class C: P. Kerr (7.0); E. Roche (6.0) Class D: V. Garcia III (5.0); A. Foord, D. Sehler (4.5) Class E: R. Weeks (5.0) Unrated: J. Ballard (6.0) Women's: M. Kopat (7.0); K. Slater (6.5) [(3)] Brillancy Prize ($50, awarded by Isador Turover D Welsh vs J Dunning, 1968 ----- <Additional game> The following game has been submitted, but is not yet in the database: Viesturs Seglins - Peter Lapiken (Round 7) :1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bb4 6.Nxc6 bxc6 7.Qd4 Qe7 8.Bd3 d5 9.0-0 c5 10.Bb5+ Kf8 11.Qd1 Bxc3 12.bxc3 dxe4 13.Ba3 Rb8 14.Bxc5 Rxb5 15.Qd8+ Source: Tournament book, game no. 123. 1-0 ----- Larsen vs Ron Snyder, 1968, from Round 2, is from Larsen's scoresheet, furnished by User: Telemus from auction catalog of Klittich-Pfannkuch , Item #701: ----- <MILESTONES> [Base on incomplete information; subject to change] 10: Pal Benko, Peter Lapiken, Kathyrn Slater, Williaam Slater ----- <REFERENCES> [(1)] "Chess Life", June 1968, p.236. [(2)] "Chess Life", November 1968, p.417-418 [(3)] "Chess Life, October 1968, p.352 ------ <SOURCES> <The 69th Annual United States Open Chess Championshp> / edited by Jack Spence. The Chess Player, 1971 [TB] <Chess Life>, October 1968, p.352-354 [CL] ----- PREVIOUS: Game Collection: US Open 1967, Atlanta NEXT: Game Collection: US Open 1969, Lincoln SEE ALSO: Game Collection: US Open Tournament Index 243 games, 1968

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