US Open 1955 (Long Beach)

Rossolimo won the 56th US Open on tiebreak over Reshevsky
8–19 August 1955 · Long Beach, California, USA
Nicolas Rossolimo and Samuel Reshevsky tied for first on 10/12; Rossolimo took the title and the Buick on tiebreak. Donald Byrne was third on 9½, with Larry Evans and Abe Turner on 9.
Incomplete record·games missing
Event Index 319 GAMES

Incomplete record. This archive holds 319 games of this event; the others are missing, and the number played is not established.

Nicolas Rossolimo and Samuel Reshevsky tied for first at the 56th US Open in Long Beach, and Rossolimo took the title on tiebreak.

The tournament

The 56th US Open was held at Long Beach, California, from 8 to 19 August 1955 as a 12-round Swiss for 156 players. Rossolimo and Reshevsky finished level on 10 points, and Rossolimo won the title and the prize Buick on tiebreak. Donald Byrne was third on 9½.

The surviving games

The archive holds 319 available games. Most of the games played were never published, so the total cannot be recovered.

Result

10/12
Nicolas Rossolimo and Samuel Reshevsky tied for first on 10/12; Rossolimo took the title and the Buick on tiebreak. Donald Byrne was third on 9½, with Larry Evans and Abe Turner on 9.

The archive holds 319 available scores from a 156-player Swiss; most of the roughly 936 games played were never published, so no complete cross-table is shown.

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