TOURNAMENT
US Championship 1954 — New York
1954 · New York
Arthur Bisguier won the 9th United States Championship unbeaten on 10/13
Format
Tournament
Dates
1954
Venue
New York
Games
88
◈Final Standings
The standings below are the historical final result. Only 88 of the 91 games played survive in our source; the remaining 3 are lost and appear as · in the cross table.
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | 10/13 | +7 -0 =6 | games → |
| 2 | Evans, Larry Melvyn | 9/13 | +6 -1 =6 | games → |
| 3 | Seidman, Herbert | 8/13 | +6 -3 =4 | games → |
| =4 | Pavey, Max | 7½/13 | +5 -3 =5 | games → |
| =4 | Sherwin, James T | 7½/13 | +4 -2 =7 | games → |
| =6 | Bernstein, Sidney Norman | 7/13 | +5 -4 =4 | games → |
| =6 | Rossolimo, Nicolas | 7/13 | +3 -2 =8 | games → |
| =8 | Berliner, Hans Jack | 6½/13 | +4 -4 =5 | games → |
| =8 | Wachs, Saul | 6½/13 | +5 -5 =3 | games → |
| 10 | Hearst, Eliot Sanford | 6/13 | +5 -6 =2 | games → |
| 11 | Burger, Karl | 5½/13 | +4 -6 =3 | games → |
| 12 | Pilnick, Carl | 5/13 | +4 -7 =2 | games → |
| 13 | Brandts, Paul | 3/13 | +2 -9 =2 | games → |
| 14 | Mengarini, Ariel | 2½/13 | +2 -10 =1 | games → |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Evans, Larry Melvyn | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 3 | Seidman, Herbert | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 4 | Pavey, Max | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Sherwin, James T | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Bernstein, Sidney Norman | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Rossolimo, Nicolas | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | · | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Berliner, Hans Jack | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | |
| 9 | Wachs, Saul | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | Hearst, Eliot Sanford | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | · | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Burger, Karl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | Pilnick, Carl | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Brandts, Paul | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 14 | Mengarini, Ariel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Each cell shows the row player's per-game results against the column player (in round order). ● = same player. · = game played but lost (not preserved in our source).