The
United States Chess Championship 13th U.S. Championship
New York,
Dec. 15-Jan. 5, 1960-61
1. Fischer 9.0-2.0
2.
Lombardy 7.0-4.0
3.
R. Weinstein 6.5-4.5
4-6.
Bisguier 6.0-5.0
4-6.
Reshevsky 6.0-5.0
4-6.
Sherwin 6.0-5.0
7.
Kalme 5.0-6.0
8-11.
Berliner 4.5-6.5
8-11.
R. Byrne 4.5-6.5
8-11.
Saidy 4.5-6.5
12.
Seidman 2.5-8.5
Weinstein |
Raymond
Weinstein, had finished in last place two championships before, then
in the 1959-60 he had a plus score. In this tournament he finished
in third place, nearly qualified for the 1962 Interzonal.
Lombardy |
Fischer
was maturing and in this, his fourth championship, and he surprised
everyone when he discarded his sweaters and wore a suit! Fischer may
have scored two more than his nearest rival and defeated the second,
third and fourth place finishers in the process, but he was in
trouble more than once. At one point he was lost against Dr. Anthony
Saidy, who was appearing in his first championship tournament, And
Fischer was even taking a few grandmaster draws including a 12-mover
with the White pieces against Pal Benko.
Bisguier
was having his best championship since 1954 and needed only a draw in
the last round to tie for third, but he was playing Fischer and he
just could not pull it off. Reshevsky, in his fifties, was retired from
accounting and selling insurance and mutual funds and this tournament
was his worst result to date, but, as it turned out, his career
wasn't over yet. The following game was his only loss in the event.
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