9th US Chess championship :: New York, NY 1954 |
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pos. | name | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | pts | + | = | - |
⇑ 1. | IM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | ![]() |
● | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
⇑ 2. | IM Evans, Larry Melvyn | ![]() |
½ | ● | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
3. | Seidman, Herbert | ![]() |
½ | ½ | ● | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
4.-5. | Pavey, Max | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | ● | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 5 | 5 | 3 |
4.-5. | Sherwin, James | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 4 | 7 | 2 |
6.-7. | Bernstein, Sidney | ![]() |
½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ● | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
6.-7. | GM Rossolimo, Nicolas | ![]() |
½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ● | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
8.-9. | Berliner, Hans Jack | ![]() |
½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 6½ | 4 | 5 | 4 |
8.-9. | Wachs, Saul | ![]() |
½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 5 | 3 | 5 |
10. | Hearst, Eliot Sanford | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ● | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
11. | Burger, Karl | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5½ | 4 | 3 | 6 |
12. | Pilnick, Carl | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ● | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
13. | Brandts, Paul | ![]() |
0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ● | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
14. | Mengarini, Ariel | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ● | 2½ | 2 | 1 | 10 |
The championship was also a World Championship zonal. Top two qualified to Gothenburg 1955 interzonal.
1st round | |||||||||
Berliner, Hans Jack | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Burger, Karl | |||||
Bernstein, Sidney | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Hearst, Eliot Sanford | |||||
Brandts, Paul | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Pilnick, Carl | |||||
Mengarini, Ariel | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
GM Rossolimo, Nicolas | |||||
Pavey, Max | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
IM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | |||||
Seidman, Herbert | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
Sherwin, James | |||||
Wachs, Saul | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
IM Evans, Larry Melvyn | |||||
1.-7. Bisguier, Evans, Sherwin, Bernstein, Rossolimo, Berliner, Brandts — 1; 8.-14. Seidman, Pavey, Wachs, Hearst, Burger, Pilnick, Mengarini — 0; |
2nd round | |||||||||
IM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
GM Rossolimo, Nicolas | |||||
Burger, Karl | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
Mengarini, Ariel | |||||
IM Evans, Larry Melvyn | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
Bernstein, Sidney | |||||
Hearst, Eliot Sanford | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Brandts, Paul | |||||
Pavey, Max | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Seidman, Herbert | |||||
Pilnick, Carl | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Berliner, Hans Jack | |||||
Sherwin, James | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
Wachs, Saul | |||||
1.-5. Bisguier, Evans, Sherwin, Bernstein, Rossolimo — 1½; 6.-11. Pavey, Berliner, Hearst, Pilnick, Brandts, Mengarini — 1; 12. Wachs — ½; 13.-14. Seidman, Burger — 0; |
3rd round | |||||||||
Berliner, Hans Jack | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Hearst, Eliot Sanford | |||||
Bernstein, Sidney | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
Sherwin, James | |||||
Brandts, Paul | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
IM Evans, Larry Melvyn | |||||
Mengarini, Ariel | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
Pilnick, Carl | |||||
GM Rossolimo, Nicolas | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
Burger, Karl | |||||
Seidman, Herbert | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
IM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | |||||
Wachs, Saul | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
Pavey, Max | |||||
1. Sherwin — 2½; 2.-6. Bisguier, Evans, Rossolimo, Berliner, Pilnick — 2; 7.-9. Pavey, Bernstein, Brandts — 1½; 10.-12. Wachs, Hearst, Mengarini — 1; 13.-14. Seidman, Burger — ½; |
4th round | |||||||||
IM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Burger, Karl | |||||
IM Evans, Larry Melvyn | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
Berliner, Hans Jack | |||||
Hearst, Eliot Sanford | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Mengarini, Ariel | |||||
Pavey, Max | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Bernstein, Sidney | |||||
GM Rossolimo, Nicolas | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
Pilnick, Carl | |||||
Seidman, Herbert | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Wachs, Saul | |||||
Sherwin, James | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Brandts, Paul | |||||
1. Sherwin — 3½; 2. Bisguier — 3; 3.-7. Evans, Pavey, Rossolimo, Berliner, Pilnick — 2½; 8. Hearst — 2; 9.-11. Seidman, Bernstein, Brandts — 1½; 12.-13. Wachs, Mengarini — 1; 14. Burger — ½; |
5th round | |||||||||
Berliner, Hans Jack | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
Sherwin, James | |||||
Bernstein, Sidney | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Seidman, Herbert | |||||
Brandts, Paul | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
Pavey, Max | |||||
Burger, Karl | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Pilnick, Carl | |||||
Mengarini, Ariel | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
IM Evans, Larry Melvyn | |||||
GM Rossolimo, Nicolas | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Hearst, Eliot Sanford | |||||
Wachs, Saul | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
IM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | |||||
1. Sherwin — 4; 2.-5. Bisguier, Evans, Pavey, Rossolimo — 3½; 6. Berliner — 3; 7.-8. Bernstein, Pilnick — 2½; 9. Hearst — 2; 10.-13. Seidman, Wachs, Burger, Brandts — 1½; 14. Mengarini — 1; |
6th round | |||||||||
IM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Pilnick, Carl | |||||
IM Evans, Larry Melvyn | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
GM Rossolimo, Nicolas | |||||
Hearst, Eliot Sanford | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
Burger, Karl | |||||
Pavey, Max | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
Berliner, Hans Jack | |||||
Seidman, Herbert | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
Brandts, Paul | |||||
Sherwin, James | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Mengarini, Ariel | |||||
Wachs, Saul | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Bernstein, Sidney | |||||
1. Sherwin — 5; 2. Bisguier — 4½; 3.-5. Evans, Pavey, Rossolimo — 4; 6. Berliner — 3½; 7.-10. Bernstein, Wachs, Burger, Pilnick — 2½; 11.-13. Seidman, Hearst, Brandts — 2; 14. Mengarini — 1; |
7th round | |||||||||
Berliner, Hans Jack | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
Seidman, Herbert | |||||
Bernstein, Sidney | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
IM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | |||||
Brandts, Paul | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
Wachs, Saul | |||||
Burger, Karl | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
IM Evans, Larry Melvyn | |||||
Mengarini, Ariel | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
Pavey, Max | |||||
Pilnick, Carl | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
Hearst, Eliot Sanford | |||||
GM Rossolimo, Nicolas | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
Sherwin, James | |||||
1. Sherwin — 5½; 2.-4. Bisguier, Evans, Pavey — 5; 5. Rossolimo — 4½; 6.-7. Berliner, Wachs — 3½; 8.-10. Seidman, Bernstein, Hearst — 3; 11.-12. Burger, Pilnick — 2½; 13. Brandts — 2; 14. Mengarini — 1; |
8th round | |||||||||
Bernstein, Sidney | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Brandts, Paul | |||||
IM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Hearst, Eliot Sanford | |||||
IM Evans, Larry Melvyn | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Pilnick, Carl | |||||
Pavey, Max | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
GM Rossolimo, Nicolas | |||||
Seidman, Herbert | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Mengarini, Ariel | |||||
Sherwin, James | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
Burger, Karl | |||||
Wachs, Saul | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
Berliner, Hans Jack | |||||
1.-3. Bisguier, Evans, Sherwin — 6; 4. Pavey — 5½; 5. Rossolimo — 5; 6. Berliner — 4½; 7.-8. Seidman, Bernstein — 4; 9. Wachs — 3½; 10.-11. Hearst, Burger — 3; 12. Pilnick — 2½; 13. Brandts — 2; 14. Mengarini — 1; |
9th round | |||||||||
Berliner, Hans Jack | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
Bernstein, Sidney | |||||
Brandts, Paul | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
IM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | |||||
Burger, Karl | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Pavey, Max | |||||
Hearst, Eliot Sanford | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
IM Evans, Larry Melvyn | |||||
Mengarini, Ariel | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
Wachs, Saul | |||||
Pilnick, Carl | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
Sherwin, James | |||||
GM Rossolimo, Nicolas | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
Seidman, Herbert | |||||
1. Bisguier — 7; 2. Sherwin — 6½; 3. Evans — 6; 4.-5. Pavey, Rossolimo — 5½; 6. Bernstein — 5; 7.-9. Seidman, Berliner, Wachs — 4½; 10.-11. Hearst, Burger — 4; 12. Pilnick — 3; 13. Brandts — 2; 14. Mengarini — 1; |
10th round | |||||||||
Bernstein, Sidney | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Mengarini, Ariel | |||||
IM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
IM Evans, Larry Melvyn | |||||
Brandts, Paul | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Berliner, Hans Jack | |||||
Pavey, Max | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Pilnick, Carl | |||||
Seidman, Herbert | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Burger, Karl | |||||
Sherwin, James | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
Hearst, Eliot Sanford | |||||
Wachs, Saul | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
GM Rossolimo, Nicolas | |||||
1. Bisguier — 7½; 2. Sherwin — 7; 3.-4. Evans, Pavey — 6½; 5. Bernstein — 6; 6.-8. Seidman, Rossolimo, Wachs — 5½; 9.-10. Berliner, Hearst — 4½; 11. Burger — 4; 12.-13. Pilnick, Brandts — 3; 14. Mengarini — 1; |
11th round | |||||||||
Berliner, Hans Jack | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
IM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | |||||
Burger, Karl | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
Wachs, Saul | |||||
IM Evans, Larry Melvyn | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Sherwin, James | |||||
Hearst, Eliot Sanford | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
Pavey, Max | |||||
Mengarini, Ariel | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Brandts, Paul | |||||
Pilnick, Carl | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
Seidman, Herbert | |||||
GM Rossolimo, Nicolas | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
Bernstein, Sidney | |||||
1. Bisguier — 8; 2. Evans — 7½; 3.-4. Pavey, Sherwin — 7; 5.-7. Seidman, Bernstein, Wachs — 6½; 8. Rossolimo — 6; 9.-10. Berliner, Hearst — 5; 11. Burger — 4; 12.-13. Pilnick, Brandts — 3; 14. Mengarini — 2; |
12th round | |||||||||
Berliner, Hans Jack | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
Mengarini, Ariel | |||||
Bernstein, Sidney | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
Burger, Karl | |||||
IM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Sherwin, James | |||||
Brandts, Paul | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
GM Rossolimo, Nicolas | |||||
Pavey, Max | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
IM Evans, Larry Melvyn | |||||
Seidman, Herbert | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Hearst, Eliot Sanford | |||||
Wachs, Saul | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
Pilnick, Carl | |||||
1. Bisguier — 9; 2. Evans — 8½; 3. Seidman — 7½; 4.-7. Pavey, Sherwin, Bernstein, Rossolimo — 7; 8. Wachs — 6½; 9. Berliner — 5½; 10. Hearst — 5; 11. Burger — 4½; 12. Pilnick — 4; 13. Brandts — 3; 14. Mengarini — 2½; |
13th round | |||||||||
Burger, Karl | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Brandts, Paul | |||||
IM Evans, Larry Melvyn | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
Seidman, Herbert | |||||
Hearst, Eliot Sanford | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Wachs, Saul | |||||
Mengarini, Ariel | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
IM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | |||||
Pilnick, Carl | ![]() |
1 - 0 | ![]() |
Bernstein, Sidney | |||||
GM Rossolimo, Nicolas | ![]() |
0 - 1 | ![]() |
Berliner, Hans Jack | |||||
Sherwin, James | ![]() |
½ - ½ | ![]() |
Pavey, Max | |||||
1. Bisguier — 10; 2. Evans — 9; 3. Seidman — 8; 4.-5. Pavey, Sherwin — 7½; 6.-7. Bernstein, Rossolimo — 7; 8.-9. Berliner, Wachs — 6½; 10. Hearst — 6; 11. Burger — 5½; 12. Pilnick — 5; 13. Brandts — 3; 14. Mengarini — 2½; |
9th US Chess championship | |
Dates: | 29th May - 13th June 1954 |
City: | New York, NY (United States) |
Venue: | |
Organizers: | |
Chief Arbiter: | |
Players participating: | 14 (incl. 1 GM, 2 IMs) |
Games played: | 91 |
Competition format: | round robin |
Tie-breaks: | none |
Time control: | |
PGN game file: | usa-1954.pgn |