Round One, Game One - October 7, 1956
E Mednis vs A Turner, 1956  (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 79 moves, 1-0
Round One, Game Two - Just Too Promising
D Byrne vs Reshevsky, 1956  (A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 40 moves, 1-0
Round One, Game Four
Shainswit vs A Feuerstein, 1956  (A65) Benoni, 6.e4, 29 moves, 0-1
Round One, Game Five
E Hearst vs S Bernstein, 1956 (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 92 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round One, Game Six
Bisguier vs Fischer, 1956  (E78) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, with Be2 and Nf3, 33 moves, 1-0
Round Two, Game Seven, October 8, 1956
A Turner vs Fischer, 1956  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 50 moves, 1-0
Round Two, Game Eight
S Bernstein vs Bisguier, 1956 (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 42 moves, 1-0
Round Two, Game Nine
A Feuerstein vs E Hearst, 1956 (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0
Round Two, Game Ten
H Seidman vs Shainswit, 1956  (C01) French, Exchange, 14 moves, 1-0
Round Two, Game Eleven - A Fateful Exchange
Reshevsky vs M Pavey, 1956  (A08) King's Indian Attack, 26 moves, 1-0
Round Two, Game Twelve - Encouragement for Dragonites
E Mednis vs D Byrne, 1956  (B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 27 moves, 1-0
Round Three, Game 13 - October 9, 1956
D Byrne vs A Turner, 1956 (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 46 moves, 1-0
Round Three, Game 14
M Pavey vs E Mednis, 1956 (E60) King's Indian Defense, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game 15
Shainswit vs Reshevsky, 1956 (A34) English, Symmetrical, 40 moves, 0-1
Round Three, Game 16
E Hearst vs H Seidman, 1956 (C42) Petrov Defense, 57 moves, 1-0
Round Three, Game 17
Bisguier vs A Feuerstein, 1956  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Three, Game 18
Fischer vs S Bernstein, 1956  (C70) Ruy Lopez, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game 20
A Feuerstein vs Fischer, 1956  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Four, Game 21
Reshevsky vs E Hearst, 1956 (E29) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 37 moves, 1-0
Round Four, Game 22
E Mednis vs Shainswit, 1956 (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 29 moves, 0-1
Round Four, Game 23
H Seidman vs Bisguier, 1956 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 0-1
Round Four, Game 24
D Byrne vs M Pavey, 1956 (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 41 moves, 0-1
Round Five, Game 25 - October 14, 1956
M Pavey vs A Turner, 1956 (D18) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 41 moves, 0-1
Round Five, Game 26
Shainswit vs D Byrne, 1956 (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 38 moves, 0-1
Round Five, Game 27 - The Zero-Zero Score
E Hearst vs E Mednis, 1956  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Five, Game 28
Bisguier vs Reshevsky, 1956 (C78) Ruy Lopez, 33 moves, 0-1
Round Five, Game 29
Fischer vs H Seidman, 1956  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 39 moves, 1-0
Round Five, Game 30
S Bernstein vs A Feuerstein, 1956 (B20) Sicilian, 56 moves, 0-1
Round Six, Game 31 - October 15, 1956
A Turner vs A Feuerstein, 1956 (E92) King's Indian, 25 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game 32
H Seidman vs S Bernstein, 1956  (B01) Scandinavian, 21 moves, 0-1
Round Six, Game 33
Reshevsky vs Fischer, 1956  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 31 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game 34
E Mednis vs Bisguier, 1956 (B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Six, Game 35
D Byrne vs E Hearst, 1956 (A15) English, 37 moves, 1-0
Round Six, Game 36
M Pavey vs Shainswit, 1956 (C11) French, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game 37 - October 16, 1956
Shainswit vs A Turner, 1956 (D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game 38
E Hearst vs M Pavey, 1956 (B21) Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4, 56 moves, 0-1
Round Seven, Game 39
Bisguier vs D Byrne, 1956 (B70) Sicilian, Dragon Variation, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game 40
Fischer vs E Mednis, 1956  (B76) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Seven, Game 41
S Bernstein vs Reshevsky, 1956 (B20) Sicilian, 35 moves, 0-1
Round Seven, Game 42
A Feuerstein vs H Seidman, 1956 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 72 moves, 1-0
Round Eight, Game 43 - Seidman's Bad Luck - October 17, 1956
A Turner vs H Seidman, 1956  (A15) English, 44 moves, 0-1
Round Eight, Game 44
Reshevsky vs A Feuerstein, 1956 (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eight, Game 45
E Mednis vs S Bernstein, 1956 (A21) English, 36 moves, 1-0
Round Eight, Game 46 - Game of the Century
D Byrne vs Fischer, 1956  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 41 moves, 0-1
Round Eight, Game 47
M Pavey vs Bisguier, 1956  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 29 moves, 0-1
Round Eight, Game 48
Shainswit vs E Hearst, 1956 (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 72 moves, 0-1
Round Nine, Game 49 - October 21, 1956
E Hearst vs A Turner, 1956  (C47) Four Knights, 30 moves, 0-1
Round Nine, Game 50
Bisguier vs Shainswit, 1956  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 30 moves, 1-0
Round Nine, Game 51
Fischer vs M Pavey, 1956  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Nine, game 52
S Bernstein vs D Byrne, 1956 (B20) Sicilian, 57 moves, 1-0
Round Nine, Game 53
A Feuerstein vs E Mednis, 1956  (A05) Reti Opening, 43 moves, 0-1
Round Nine, Game 54
H Seidman vs Reshevsky, 1956 (B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game 55 - The Clincher - October 22, 1956
A Turner vs Reshevsky, 1956  (E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 43 moves, 0-1
Round Ten, Game 56
E Mednis vs H Seidman, 1956 (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tragic Error (Round Ten, Game 58)
M Pavey vs S Bernstein, 1956  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 0-1
Round Ten, Game 59
Shainswit vs Fischer, 1956  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Ten, Game 60
E Hearst vs Bisguier, 1956 (C77) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game 61, October 24, 1956
Bisguier vs A Turner, 1956 (E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 46 moves, 1-0
Round Eleven, Game 62
Fischer vs E Hearst, 1956  (C64) Ruy Lopez, Classical, 40 moves, 0-1
Round Eleven, Game 63
S Bernstein vs Shainswit, 1956 (B20) Sicilian, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round Eleven, Game 64
A Feuerstein vs M Pavey, 1956 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 44 moves, 1-0
Round Eleven, Game 65
H Seidman vs D Byrne, 1956  (B71) Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation, 50 moves, 1-0
Round Eleven, Game 66 - Some Fun
Reshevsky vs E Mednis, 1956  (A28) English, 35 moves, 1-0
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