TOURNAMENT
US Championship 1975 — Oberlin
1975 · Oberlin
Walter Browne won unbeaten on 8½/13 ahead of Kenneth Rogoff
Format
Tournament
Dates
1975
Venue
Oberlin
Games
90
◈Final Standings
The standings below are the historical final result. Only 90 of the 91 games played survive in our source; the remaining 1 are lost and appear as · in the cross table.
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Browne, Walter Shawn | 8½/13 | +4 -0 =9 | games → |
| 2 | Rogoff, Kenneth | 8/13 | +4 -1 =8 | games → |
| 3 | Vukcevich, Milan R | 7½/13 | +4 -2 =7 | games → |
| =4 | Byrne, Robert Eugene | 7/13 | +2 -1 =10 | games → |
| =4 | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | 7/13 | +2 -1 =10 | games → |
| =6 | Commons, Kim S | 6½/13 | +3 -3 =7 | games → |
| =6 | Tarjan, James Edward | 6½/13 | +3 -3 =7 | games → |
| =6 | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | 6½/13 | +0 -0 =13 | games → |
| =6 | Lombardy, William James | 6½/13 | +3 -3 =7 | games → |
| =10 | Peters, Jack | 5½/13 | +3 -5 =5 | games → |
| =10 | Kavalek, Lubomir | 5½/13 | +0 -2 =11 | games → |
| =10 | Grefe, John Alan | 5½/13 | +3 -5 =5 | games → |
| =10 | Mednis, Edmar John | 5½/13 | +2 -4 =7 | games → |
| 14 | Benko, Pal C | 5/13 | +0 -3 =10 | games → |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Browne, Walter Shawn | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Rogoff, Kenneth | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 3 | Vukcevich, Milan R | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | |
| 4 | Byrne, Robert Eugene | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 5 | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | · | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 6 | Commons, Kim S | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Tarjan, James Edward | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 8 | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | · | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 9 | Lombardy, William James | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | |
| 10 | Peters, Jack | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | |
| 11 | Kavalek, Lubomir | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 12 | Grefe, John Alan | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 13 | Mednis, Edmar John | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 14 | Benko, Pal C | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ |
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).