10th US Championship and World Championship Zonal; 1957/8
December 17, 1957 - January 7, 1958
New York, NY
Rtng 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1. Fischer, Bobby 2231 x ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 10½- 2½ +8-0=5
2. GM Reshevsky, Sammy 2648 ½ x 0 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 9½- 3½ +8-2=3
3. Sherwin, James T. 2447 0 1 x ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 9 - 4 +7-2=4
4. IM Lombardy, William 2464 0 1 ½ x ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 0 1 1 1 7½- 5½ +5-3=5
5. Berliner, Hans 2313 ½ 0 ½ ½ x 0 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 7 - 6 +4-3=6
6. IM Denker, Arnold 2420 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 x 0 1 ½ 0 1 0 1 1 6½- 6½ +5-5=3
7. Feuerstein, Arthur 2277 0 0 1 ½ 1 1 x ½ 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 6½- 6½ +4-4=5
8. Mednis, Edmar 2405 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ x 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 6½- 6½ +3-3=7
9. Seidman, Herbert 2393 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 x 0 1 0 1 0 6 - 7 +4-5=4
10. Bernstein, Sidney 2322 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 x 0 1 ½ 0 5 - 8 +4-7=2
11. GM Bisguier, Arthur 2460 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 x ½ 0 1 5 - 8 +4-7=2
12. Di Camillo, Attilio 2367 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ x 0 1 4½- 8½ +3-7=3
13. Turner, Abe 2306 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 x ½ 4½- 8½ +2-6=5
14. Kramer, George 2404 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 0 ½ x 3 -10 +2-9=2
AVERAGE RATING: 2390
ROUND BY ROUND RESULTS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3
1. Fischer 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ +8
2. GM Reshevsky 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 0 +6
3. Sherwin 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ +5
4. IM Lombardy 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 +2
5. Berliner 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 ½ ½ +1
6. IM Denker ½ 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 =
7. Feuerstein 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 =
8. Mednis ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 =
9. Seidman ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 0 -1
10. Bernstein 0 1 1 0 1 1 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 0 -3
11. GM Bisguier ½ 1 ½ 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 -3
12. Di Camillo 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ 1 -4
13. Turner 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ ½ -4
14. Kramer 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 1 0 -7
ROUND 1
Draw Denker-Seidman
0-1 Di Camillo-Reshevsky
1-0 Fischer-Feuerstein
0-1 Kramer-Berliner
1-0 Lombardy-Bernstein
Draw Mednis-Bisguier
1-0 Sherwin-Turner
ROUND 2
Draw Berliner-Mednis
1-0 Bernstein-Di Camillo
1-0 Bisguier-Lombardy
1-0 Reshevsky-Denker
Draw Seidman-Fischer
1-0 Sherwin-Kramer
Draw Turner-Feuerstein
ROUND 3
0-1 Denker-Bernstein
Draw Di Camillo-Bisguier
1-0 Fuerstein-Seidman
Draw Fischer-Reshevsky
Draw Kramer-Turner
Draw Lombardy-Berliner
Draw Mednis-Sherwin
ROUND 4
1-0 Berliner-Di Camillo
0-1 Bernstein-Fischer
0-1 Bisguier-Denker
0-1 Kramer-Mednis
1-0 Reshevsky-Feuerstein
Draw Sherwin-Lombardy
0-1 Turner-Seidman
ROUND 5
1-0 Denker-Berliner
0-1 Di Camillo-Sherwin
0-1 Feuerstein-Bernstein
1-0 Fischer-Bisguier
1-0 Lombardy-Kramer
1-0 Mednis-Turner
0-1 Seidman-Reshevsky
ROUND 6
Draw Berliner-Fischer
1-0 Bernstein-Seidman
1-0 Bisguier-Feuerstein
0-1 Kramer-Di Camillo
Draw Mednis-Lombardy
1-0 Sherwin-Denker
0-1 Turner-Reshevsky
ROUND 7
1-0 Denker-Kramer
Draw Di Camillo-Mednis
1-0 Feuerstein-Berliner
1-0 Fischer-Sherwin
1-0 Lombardy-Turner
Draw Reshevsky-Bernstein
1-0 Seidman-Bisguier
ROUND 8
Draw Berliner-Seidman
0-1 Bisguier-Reshevsky
0-1 Kramer-Fischer
1-0 Lombardy-Di Camillo
0-1 Mednis-Denker
0-1 Sherwin-Feuerstein
Draw Turner-Bernstein
ROUND 9
0-1 Bernstein-Bisguier
Draw Denker-Lombardy
0-1 Di Camillo-Turner
Draw Feuerstein-Kramer
1-0 Fischer-Mednis
1-0 Reshevsky-Berliner
Draw Seidman-Sherwin
ROUND 10
1-0 Berliner-Bernstein
1-0 Di Camillo-Denker
1-0 Kramer-Seidman
0-1 Lombardy-Fischer
Draw Mednis-Feuerstein
1-0 Sherwin-Reshevsky
1-0 Turner-Bisguier
ROUND 11
0-1 Bernstein-Sherwin
0-1 Bisguier-Berliner
1-0 Denker-Turner
Draw Feuerstein-Lombardy
1-0 Fischer-Di Camillo
1-0 Reshevsky-Kramer
1-0 Seidman-Mednis
ROUND 12
Draw Denker-Fischer
Draw Di Camillo-Feuerstein
1-0 Kramer-Bernstein
0-1 Lombardy-Seidman
Draw Mednis-Reshevsky
1-0 Sherwin-Bisguier
Draw Turner-Berliner
ROUND 13
Draw Berliner-Sherwin
0-1 Bernstein-Mednis
1-0 Bisguier-Kramer
1-0 Feuerstein-Denker
Draw Fischer-Turner
0-1 Reshevsky-Lombardy
0-1 Seidman-Di Camillo
Coverage in the January 5 and Janury 20, 1958 issue of Chess Life.
As a result of this victory, Fischer was named an International Master by FIDE President Folke Rogard.
As a result of this victory, Bobby Fischer and Sammy Reshevsky
qualified to play in the 1958 Interzonal at Portoroz, Yugoslavia.
Reshevsky declined to participate, and his place was taken by
James T. Sherwin.
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