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 |