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🏆 United States Championship 1958/59

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The 11th United States Chess Championship tournament was held in New York City at the end of the year 1958. Twelve of the US's best masters and grandmasters were invited to compete. Among the participants was a veritable who's who of former American champions, including Bobby Fischer, Samuel Reshevsky, Arthur Bisguier, and Larry Evans. It was Fischer's second consecutive US championship and his second consecutive American crown as he once again dominated, this time going undefeated with a final score of 8½ ... [more]

Player: Samuel Reshevsky

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. R Byrne vs Reshevsky  ½-½271958United States Championship 1958/59E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
2. Reshevsky vs C Kalme 1-0341958United States Championship 1958/59E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno
3. Fischer vs Reshevsky 1-0421958United States Championship 1958/59B32 Sicilian
4. R Weinstein vs Reshevsky 0-1271958United States Championship 1958/59E60 King's Indian Defense
5. D Byrne vs Reshevsky  ½-½161958United States Championship 1958/59A16 English
6. Reshevsky vs E Mednis  ½-½581958United States Championship 1958/59E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
7. Reshevsky vs Evans 1-0391958United States Championship 1958/59E46 Nimzo-Indian
8. A Bisguier vs Reshevsky  ½-½241958United States Championship 1958/59D02 Queen's Pawn Game
9. Reshevsky vs Lombardy 1-0261958United States Championship 1958/59E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line
10. J Sherwin vs Reshevsky  0-1371959United States Championship 1958/59E81 King's Indian, Samisch
11. Reshevsky vs Benko ½-½141959United States Championship 1958/59E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno
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Kibitzer's Corner
Sep-19-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: The only player still living is Raymond Weinstein, who has been institutionalized since he killed a man in 1964. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymo...
Sep-19-19
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  Retireborn: Sherwin is still alive, according recent posts on his page.
Sep-20-19
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  FSR: <Retireborn> Thanks for the correction. I thought I had read some time back that Sherwin had died. Glad to hear that I was apparently mistaken about that. There are very players from that generation still around. Anthony Saidy is another.
Oct-31-22  Ninas Husband: According to chessgames.com, the dates for Rounds 3-6 are unknown.

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