Donald Byrne vs. James T. Sherwin

In the 1953 Lessing J. Rosenwald Tournament held in New York City the final scores were:
1. Reshevsky 7.5 – 2.5
2. Evans 6.5 -3.5
3. Bisguier 6 – 4
4. D. Byrne 5- 5
5. Sherwin 3 – 7
6. Kramer 2-8

Donald Byrne is a member of the US Chess Hall of Fame. 

 

  

James T. Sherwin

 

This game was a hard fought draw where Byrne had the better of it all the way, but Sherwin’s bulldog-like defense held and in the end there just wasn’t any way for Byrne to make progress.