TOURNAMENT
US Championship 1961/62 — New York
1961 · New York
Larry Evans won on 7½/11 ahead of Robert Byrne
Format
Tournament
Dates
1961
Venue
New York
Games
65
◈Final Standings
The standings below are the historical final result. Only 65 of the 66 games played survive in our source; the remaining 1 are lost and appear as · in the cross table.
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evans, Larry Melvyn | 7½/11 | +4 -0 =7 | games → |
| 2 | Byrne, Robert Eugene | 7/11 | +3 -0 =8 | games → |
| =3 | Benko, Pal C | 6½/11 | +4 -2 =5 | games → |
| =3 | Mednis, Edmar John | 6½/11 | +4 -2 =5 | games → |
| =3 | Sherwin, James T | 6½/11 | +4 -2 =5 | games → |
| =3 | Seidman, Herbert | 6½/11 | +5 -3 =3 | games → |
| 7 | Hearst, Eliot Sanford | 5½/11 | +2 -2 =7 | games → |
| 8 | Byrne, Donald | 5/11 | +2 -3 =6 | games → |
| 9 | Weinstein, Raymond Allen | 4½/11 | +2 -4 =5 | games → |
| 10 | Turner, Abe | 4/11 | +1 -4 =6 | games → |
| 11 | Kramer, George Mortimer | 3½/11 | +2 -6 =3 | games → |
| 12 | Bernstein, Sidney Norman | 3/11 | +2 -7 =2 | games → |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evans, Larry Melvyn | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Byrne, Robert Eugene | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Benko, Pal C | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | · | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | Mednis, Edmar John | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Sherwin, James T | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Seidman, Herbert | ½ | ½ | · | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Hearst, Eliot Sanford | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 8 | Byrne, Donald | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 9 | Weinstein, Raymond Allen | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Turner, Abe | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | |
| 11 | Kramer, George Mortimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | |
| 12 | Bernstein, Sidney Norman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 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).