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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
United States Championship Tournament
Bobby Fischer8/11(+6 -1 =4)[games]
Arthur Bisguier7/11(+4 -1 =6)[games]
William Addison6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Larry Evans6.5/11(+3 -1 =7)[games]
Samuel Reshevsky6.5/11(+4 -2 =5)[games]
Robert Byrne6/11(+1 -0 =10)[games]
Hans Berliner5/11(+3 -4 =4)[games]
Edmar Mednis5/11(+3 -4 =4)[games]
Pal Benko4.5/11(+1 -3 =7)[games]
Nicolas Rossolimo4.5/11(+1 -3 =7)[games]
Robert Henry Steinmeyer4/11(+2 -5 =4)[games]
James Sherwin2.5/11(+0 -6 =5)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
United States Championship (1962)

This was Robert Fischer's fifth win of the title. This tournament also served as the Zonal Tournament.

Fischer, Reshevsky and Evans all lost their first round games. This was Fischer's first loss in a US Championship. This would require him to play catch-up to Arthur Bisguier, who held the lead until round 9, when they were tied at 6.5 points. They both drew in round 10 and had to face each other in the final round. Fischer won to take the title, relegating Bisguier to second.

Reshevsky, Evans and Addison tied for third. This required a playoff to decide the third spot in the Amsterdam Interzonal (1964). Reshevsky defeated both opponents 1.5/2 to earn the spot.

Bisguier, having finished second, was entitled to go to the Interzonal. However, he later agreed to play an eight-game match with Benko for the Interzonal spot. Benko won 4.5-1.5, and accordingly went to the Interzonal instead of Bisguier.

               1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
 1 Fischer     X 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1  8
 2 Bisguier    0 X 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1  7
 3 Addison     0 0 X ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½  6½
 4 Evans       ½ ½ ½ X ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1  6½
 5 Reshevsky   0 ½ 0 ½ X ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½  6½
 6 Byrne       ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ X ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½  6
 7 Berliner    0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ X 1 ½ ½ 1 1  5
 8 Mednis      1 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 X ½ 1 ½ 1  5
 9 Benko       ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ X 0 1 ½  4½
10 Rossolimo   ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 X ½ ½  4½
11 Steinmeyer  0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ X 1  4
12 Sherwin     0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 X  2½
Based on an original collection by User: TheFocus.

 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 66  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. R Byrne vs Rossolimo 1-0471962United States ChampionshipA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
2. Fischer vs E Mednis 0-1731962United States ChampionshipC18 French, Winawer
3. Benko vs A Bisguier  ½-½401962United States ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
4. R H Steinmeyer vs Evans  1-0521962United States ChampionshipE54 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System
5. J Sherwin vs H Berliner 0-1361962United States ChampionshipE81 King's Indian, Samisch
6. W Addison vs Reshevsky 1-0391962United States ChampionshipE69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line
7. A Bisguier vs E Mednis  1-0591962United States ChampionshipB73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
8. Benko vs W Addison  ½-½261962United States ChampionshipD17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
9. H Berliner vs R Byrne  ½-½231962United States ChampionshipE77 King's Indian
10. Reshevsky vs R H Steinmeyer  1-0381962United States ChampionshipD92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4
11. Evans vs J Sherwin 1-0361962United States ChampionshipD29 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
12. Rossolimo vs Fischer ½-½411962United States ChampionshipB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
13. E Mednis vs Rossolimo  1-0411962United States ChampionshipC86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack
14. Fischer vs H Berliner 1-0451962United States ChampionshipB03 Alekhine's Defense
15. R Byrne vs Evans  ½-½391962United States ChampionshipE21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights
16. W Addison vs A Bisguier  0-1401962United States ChampionshipE07 Catalan, Closed
17. R H Steinmeyer vs Benko 0-1401962United States ChampionshipB74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
18. J Sherwin vs Reshevsky ½-½731962United States ChampionshipE69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line
19. Reshevsky vs R Byrne  ½-½331962United States ChampionshipE92 King's Indian
20. Benko vs J Sherwin  ½-½421962United States ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
21. W Addison vs R H Steinmeyer 1-0351962United States ChampionshipD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
22. H Berliner vs E Mednis  1-0261962United States ChampionshipE79 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, Main line
23. Evans vs Fischer ½-½331962United States ChampionshipD98 Grunfeld, Russian
24. A Bisguier vs Rossolimo 1-0161962United States ChampionshipB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
25. Fischer vs Reshevsky 1-0541962United States ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-31-15  zanzibar: Could some editor please change the link to the playoff from a stale collection to the tournament link?
Jan-31-15  zanzibar: Actually, we might need somebody to put together the playoff...
Aug-31-15  Zugzwangovich: If this tournament also served as the Zonal Tournament, how is it that Benko rather than Bisguier made it to the 1964 Amsterdam Interzonal?
Sep-01-15  Zugzwangovich: I found the answer to my question if anybody cares. Bisguier and Benko played a match to decide who'd get the Interzonal slot. Al Horowitz provides details at www.nytimes.com/1964/...chess-benko-and-bisguier- - battle-for bisguiers-interzonal-spot.html
Sep-02-15  Caissanist: Link got munged somehow, this should be correct: http://www.nytimes.com/1964/05/07/c... .
Sep-02-15  Howard: Thanks for the info ! Never knew this.
May-10-18  Chessdreamer: Wrong game here? Reshevsky vs R H Steinmeyer, 1962, should it be Reshevsky vs R H Steinmeyer, 1962.

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