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.

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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

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                                 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

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.

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