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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