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19th US Chess championship :: New York, NY 1968

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Crosstable

pos.	name	seed	flag	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	pts	+	=	-
1.	GM Evans, Larry Melvyn	(3)		●	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	1	1	1	8½	6	5	0
2.	GM Byrne, Robert	(6)		½	●	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	1	8	5	6	0
3.	GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman	(2)		½	½	●	0	½	½	1	½	1	½	1	1	7	4	6	1
4.	GM Benko, Pal	(10)		½	½	1	●	½	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	6½	5	3	3
=5.	GM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard	(9)		½	½	½	½	●	0	0	1	½	½	1	1	6	3	6	2
=5.	GM Lombardy, William James	(1)		0	½	½	1	1	●	½	½	½	½	1	0	6	3	6	2
=7.	GM Rossolimo, Nicolas	(12)		0	0	0	0	1	½	●	1	1	½	½	1	5½	4	3	4
=7.	Saidy, Anthony Fred	(8)		0	0	½	1	0	½	0	●	½	1	1	1	5½	4	3	4
=7.	Zuckerman, Bernard	(5)		½	½	0	1	½	½	0	½	●	½	½	1	5½	2	7	2
10.	IM Horowitz, Israel Albert	(11)		0	0	½	0	½	½	½	0	½	●	1	½	4	1	6	4
11.	Weinberger, Tibor	(4)		0	0	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	0	●	1	2	1	2	8
12.	Seidman, Herbert	(7)		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	½	0	●	1½	1	1	9

Round by round results

1st round
GM Byrne, Robert	(6)	1 - 0	(7)	Seidman, Herbert
GM Evans, Larry Melvyn	(3)	½ - ½	(10)	GM Benko, Pal
GM Lombardy, William James	(1)	½ - ½	(12)	GM Rossolimo, Nicolas
GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman	(2)	½ - ½	(11)	IM Horowitz, Israel Albert
Weinberger, Tibor	(4)	0 - 1	(9)	GM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
Zuckerman, Bernard	(5)	½ - ½	(8)	Saidy, Anthony Fred
1.-2. Byrne, Bisguier — 1; 3.-10. Evans, Reshevsky, Benko, Lombardy, Rossolimo, Saidy, Zuckerman, Horowitz — ½; 11.-12. Weinberger, Seidman — 0;

2nd round
GM Benko, Pal	(10)	1 - 0	(4)	Weinberger, Tibor
GM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard	(9)	½ - ½	(5)	Zuckerman, Bernard
IM Horowitz, Israel Albert	(11)	0 - 1	(3)	GM Evans, Larry Melvyn
GM Lombardy, William James	(1)	½ - ½	(2)	GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
GM Rossolimo, Nicolas	(12)	1 - 0	(7)	Seidman, Herbert
Saidy, Anthony Fred	(8)	0 - 1	(6)	GM Byrne, Robert
1. Byrne — 2; 2.-5. Evans, Benko, Bisguier, Rossolimo — 1½; 6.-8. Reshevsky, Lombardy, Zuckerman — 1; 9.-10. Saidy, Horowitz — ½; 11.-12. Weinberger, Seidman — 0;

3rd round
GM Byrne, Robert	(6)	½ - ½	(9)	GM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
GM Evans, Larry Melvyn	(3)	1 - 0	(1)	GM Lombardy, William James
GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman	(2)	1 - 0	(12)	GM Rossolimo, Nicolas
Seidman, Herbert	(7)	0 - 1	(8)	Saidy, Anthony Fred
Weinberger, Tibor	(4)	0 - 1	(11)	IM Horowitz, Israel Albert
Zuckerman, Bernard	(5)	1 - 0	(10)	GM Benko, Pal
1.-2. Evans, Byrne — 2½; 3.-5. Reshevsky, Bisguier, Zuckerman — 2; 6.-9. Benko, Rossolimo, Saidy, Horowitz — 1½; 10. Lombardy — 1; 11.-12. Weinberger, Seidman — 0;

4th round
GM Benko, Pal	(10)	½ - ½	(6)	GM Byrne, Robert
GM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard	(9)	1 - 0	(7)	Seidman, Herbert
IM Horowitz, Israel Albert	(11)	½ - ½	(5)	Zuckerman, Bernard
GM Lombardy, William James	(1)	1 - 0	(4)	Weinberger, Tibor
GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman	(2)	½ - ½	(3)	GM Evans, Larry Melvyn
GM Rossolimo, Nicolas	(12)	1 - 0	(8)	Saidy, Anthony Fred
1.-3. Evans, Byrne, Bisguier — 3; 4.-6. Reshevsky, Rossolimo, Zuckerman — 2½; 7.-9. Benko, Lombardy, Horowitz — 2; 10. Saidy — 1½; 11.-12. Weinberger, Seidman — 0;

5th round
GM Byrne, Robert	(6)	1 - 0	(11)	IM Horowitz, Israel Albert
GM Evans, Larry Melvyn	(3)	1 - 0	(12)	GM Rossolimo, Nicolas
Saidy, Anthony Fred	(8)	0 - 1	(9)	GM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
Seidman, Herbert	(7)	0 - 1	(10)	GM Benko, Pal
Weinberger, Tibor	(4)	0 - 1	(2)	GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
Zuckerman, Bernard	(5)	½ - ½	(1)	GM Lombardy, William James
1.-3. Evans, Byrne, Bisguier — 4; 4. Reshevsky — 3½; 5.-6. Benko, Zuckerman — 3; 7.-8. Lombardy, Rossolimo — 2½; 9. Horowitz — 2; 10. Saidy — 1½; 11.-12. Weinberger, Seidman — 0;

6th round
GM Benko, Pal	(10)	0 - 1	(8)	Saidy, Anthony Fred
GM Evans, Larry Melvyn	(3)	1 - 0	(4)	Weinberger, Tibor
IM Horowitz, Israel Albert	(11)	½ - ½	(7)	Seidman, Herbert
GM Lombardy, William James	(1)	½ - ½	(6)	GM Byrne, Robert
GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman	(2)	1 - 0	(5)	Zuckerman, Bernard
GM Rossolimo, Nicolas	(12)	1 - 0	(9)	GM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
1. Evans — 5; 2.-3. Byrne, Reshevsky — 4½; 4. Bisguier — 4; 5. Rossolimo — 3½; 6.-8. Benko, Lombardy, Zuckerman — 3; 9.-10. Saidy, Horowitz — 2½; 11. Seidman — ½; 12. Weinberger — 0;

7th round
GM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard	(9)	½ - ½	(10)	GM Benko, Pal
GM Byrne, Robert	(6)	½ - ½	(2)	GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
Saidy, Anthony Fred	(8)	1 - 0	(11)	IM Horowitz, Israel Albert
Seidman, Herbert	(7)	1 - 0	(1)	GM Lombardy, William James
Weinberger, Tibor	(4)	½ - ½	(12)	GM Rossolimo, Nicolas
Zuckerman, Bernard	(5)	½ - ½	(3)	GM Evans, Larry Melvyn
1. Evans — 5½; 2.-3. Byrne, Reshevsky — 5; 4. Bisguier — 4½; 5. Rossolimo — 4; 6.-8. Benko, Saidy, Zuckerman — 3½; 9. Lombardy — 3; 10. Horowitz — 2½; 11. Seidman — 1½; 12. Weinberger — ½;

8th round
GM Evans, Larry Melvyn	(3)	½ - ½	(6)	GM Byrne, Robert
IM Horowitz, Israel Albert	(11)	½ - ½	(9)	GM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
GM Lombardy, William James	(1)	½ - ½	(8)	Saidy, Anthony Fred
GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman	(2)	1 - 0	(7)	Seidman, Herbert
GM Rossolimo, Nicolas	(12)	0 - 1	(10)	GM Benko, Pal
Weinberger, Tibor	(4)	½ - ½	(5)	Zuckerman, Bernard
1.-2. Evans, Reshevsky — 6; 3. Byrne — 5½; 4. Bisguier — 5; 5. Benko — 4½; 6.-8. Rossolimo, Saidy, Zuckerman — 4; 9. Lombardy — 3½; 10. Horowitz — 3; 11. Seidman — 1½; 12. Weinberger — 1;

9th round
GM Benko, Pal	(10)	1 - 0	(11)	IM Horowitz, Israel Albert
GM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard	(9)	0 - 1	(1)	GM Lombardy, William James
GM Byrne, Robert	(6)	1 - 0	(4)	Weinberger, Tibor
Saidy, Anthony Fred	(8)	½ - ½	(2)	GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
Seidman, Herbert	(7)	0 - 1	(3)	GM Evans, Larry Melvyn
Zuckerman, Bernard	(5)	0 - 1	(12)	GM Rossolimo, Nicolas
1. Evans — 7; 2.-3. Byrne, Reshevsky — 6½; 4. Benko — 5½; 5.-6. Bisguier, Rossolimo — 5; 7.-8. Lombardy, Saidy — 4½; 9. Zuckerman — 4; 10. Horowitz — 3; 11. Seidman — 1½; 12. Weinberger — 1;

10th round
GM Evans, Larry Melvyn	(3)	1 - 0	(8)	Saidy, Anthony Fred
GM Lombardy, William James	(1)	1 - 0	(10)	GM Benko, Pal
GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman	(2)	½ - ½	(9)	GM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard
GM Rossolimo, Nicolas	(12)	½ - ½	(11)	IM Horowitz, Israel Albert
Weinberger, Tibor	(4)	1 - 0	(7)	Seidman, Herbert
Zuckerman, Bernard	(5)	½ - ½	(6)	GM Byrne, Robert
1. Evans — 8; 2.-3. Byrne, Reshevsky — 7; 4.-7. Benko, Bisguier, Lombardy, Rossolimo — 5½; 8.-9. Saidy, Zuckerman — 4½; 10. Horowitz — 3½; 11. Weinberger — 2; 12. Seidman — 1½;

11th round
GM Benko, Pal	(10)	1 - 0	(2)	GM Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
GM Bisguier, Arthur Bernard	(9)	½ - ½	(3)	GM Evans, Larry Melvyn
GM Byrne, Robert	(6)	1 - 0	(12)	GM Rossolimo, Nicolas
IM Horowitz, Israel Albert	(11)	½ - ½	(1)	GM Lombardy, William James
Saidy, Anthony Fred	(8)	1 - 0	(4)	Weinberger, Tibor
Seidman, Herbert	(7)	0 - 1	(5)	Zuckerman, Bernard
1. Evans — 8½; 2. Byrne — 8; 3. Reshevsky — 7; 4. Benko — 6½; 5.-6. Bisguier, Lombardy — 6; 7.-9. Rossolimo, Saidy, Zuckerman — 5½; 10. Horowitz — 4; 11. Weinberger — 2; 12. Seidman — 1½;

Information

19th US Chess championship
Dates:	14th - 31st July 1968
City:	New York, NY (United States)
Venue:
Organizers:	US Chess Federation
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating:	12 (incl. 7 GMs, 1 IM)
Games played:	66
Competition format:	Round Robin
Tie-breaks:	none
Time control:
Website:	http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamps/us/1968.htm
Other websites:	https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=62663
PGN game file:	usa-1968.pgn

Tournament Review

The 19th US Chess Championship took place in New York from 14 to 31 July 1968. Larry Evans won with 8.5/11, Robert Byrne was second on 8.0, and Samuel Reshevsky third on 7.0.

Coverage is referenced in Chess Life (September 1968). The event was held in round-robin format (12 players, 66 games).

Quick notes:

The 12-player round robin produced a full 66-game championship table.
Evans won by half a point over Byrne (8.5 vs 8.0).
Reshevsky still made the podium, finishing third.

Source links: Graeme Cree page; Chessgames tournament page; US Chess digital archives entry page.