TOURNAMENT
US Championship 1972 — New York
1972 · New York
Robert Byrne, Lubomir Kavalek and Samuel Reshevsky tied on 9/13; Byrne won the 1973 Chicago play-off 3/4 to take the title
Format
Tournament
Dates
1972
Venue
New York
Games
97
◈Final Standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Byrne, Robert Eugene | 9/13 | +5 -0 =8 | games → |
| =1 | Kavalek, Lubomir | 9/13 | +5 -0 =8 | games → |
| =1 | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | 9/13 | +7 -2 =4 | games → |
| 4 | Evans, Larry Melvyn | 8½/13 | +5 -1 =7 | games → |
| 5 | Benko, Pal C | 8/13 | +3 -0 =10 | games → |
| =6 | De Fotis, Gregory | 7½/13 | +3 -1 =9 | games → |
| =6 | Lombardy, William James | 7½/13 | +5 -3 =5 | games → |
| 8 | Mednis, Edmar John | 7/13 | +4 -3 =6 | games → |
| =9 | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | 6½/13 | +3 -3 =7 | games → |
| =9 | Martz, William E | 6½/13 | +3 -3 =7 | games → |
| 11 | Kaufman, Larry C | 5/13 | +3 -6 =4 | games → |
| 12 | Feuerstein, Arthur William | 3/13 | +1 -8 =4 | games → |
| 13 | Horowitz, Israel Albert | 2½/13 | +2 -10 =1 | games → |
| 14 | Popovych, Orest | 2/13 | +0 -9 =4 | games → |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byrne, Robert Eugene | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 2 | Kavalek, Lubomir | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Evans, Larry Melvyn | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Benko, Pal C | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | De Fotis, Gregory | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 7 | Lombardy, William James | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Mednis, Edmar John | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 9 | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 10 | Martz, William E | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Kaufman, Larry C | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | Feuerstein, Arthur William | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | |
| 13 | Horowitz, Israel Albert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Popovych, Orest | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 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.