TOURNAMENT
US Championship 1960/61 — New York
1960 · New York
Bobby Fischer won unbeaten on 9/11, two points clear of Lombardy
Format
Tournament
Dates
1960
Venue
New York
Games
55
◈Final Standings
The standings below are the historical final result. Only 55 of the 66 games played survive in our source; the remaining 11 are lost and appear as · in the cross table.
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fischer, Robert James | 9/11 | +7 -0 =4 | games → |
| 2 | Lombardy, William James | 7/11 | +5 -2 =4 | games → |
| 3 | Weinstein, Raymond Allen | 6½/11 | +4 -2 =5 | games → |
| =4 | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | 6/11 | +4 -3 =4 | games → |
| =4 | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | 6/11 | +2 -1 =8 | games → |
| =4 | Sherwin, James T | 6/11 | +3 -2 =6 | games → |
| 7 | Kalme, Charles I | 5/11 | +2 -3 =6 | games → |
| =8 | Benko, Pal C | 4½/11 | +2 -4 =5 | games → |
| =8 | Berliner, Hans Jack | 4½/11 | +3 -5 =3 | games → |
| =8 | Byrne, Robert Eugene | 4½/11 | +3 -5 =3 | games → |
| =8 | Saidy, Anthony Fred | 4½/11 | +3 -5 =3 | games → |
| 12 | Seidman, Herbert | 2½/11 | +0 -6 =5 | games → |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fischer, Robert James | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Lombardy, William James | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | · | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Weinstein, Raymond Allen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | · | 1 | · | ½ | |
| 4 | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | 0 | ½ | 0 | · | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 5 | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | ½ | ½ | 0 | · | ½ | ½ | · | 1 | · | 1 | ½ | |
| 6 | Sherwin, James T | 0 | · | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | · | 1 | · | ½ | 1 | |
| 7 | Kalme, Charles I | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | · | · | ½ | ½ | |
| 8 | Benko, Pal C | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | · | · | 0 | · | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Berliner, Hans Jack | 0 | 0 | · | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | · | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | Byrne, Robert Eugene | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | · | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | |
| 11 | Saidy, Anthony Fred | 0 | 0 | · | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | Seidman, Herbert | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 |
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).