AAugust 20 1955
The Buffalo News, Buffalo, New York, Saturday, August 20, 1955
Reshevsky Ties For Chess Title, But Loses Auto
Long Beach, Calif., Aug. 20 (AP)—Samuel Reshevsky of Spring Valley, N. Y., and Nicolas Rossolimo of New York and Paris finished in a tie as the open chess ended early today.
Mr. Reshevsky, who beat the world champion in Moscow last month, and Mr. Rossolimo each had 10 plus or win point and 2 minus points. Neither was defeated however, the minus points coming from four draws each.
There were 156 players in the two-week tournament, each playing 12 rounds. Prize money totaled $5050, offered by local civic groups. First prize was a 1955 automobile and second, $1000. Mr. Rossolimo got the automobile on the basis of 62½ tie-breaking points to Mr. Reshevsky's 61½. The tie-breaking points consist of a median of the sums of their opponents' scores.
Mr. Reshevsky won his final game from James Sherwin, New York City, with a Sicilian defense in 43 moves, although Mr. Sherwin exceeded the time limit.
Mr. Rossolimo in his final game, lasting 7¼ hours, defeated Larry Evans, New York, former U.S. open champion, with a Ruy Lopez opening in 66 moves.
In the standings, Donald Byrne, Ann Arbor, Mich., was third with 9½ points; Abe Turner, Mr. Vernon, N. Y., and Mr. Evans tied at nine each. Five tied at 8½ points; Irving Rivise, Los Angeles; Mr. Sherwin, Herbert Seidman, Brooklyn; Ivan Romanenko, Plainfield, N. J., and Anthony Saidy, Douglaston, N. Y.
Nine tied at 8 points: Herman Steiner, Los Angeles; Larry Remlinger, 14-year-old Long Beach boy; Hans Berliner, Washington; Albert Sandrin, Chicago; Arthur Dake, Portland, Oreg., Robert Steinmeyer, St. Louis, Mo.; Ray Martin, Santa Monica, Calif., Alex Suchobeck, Pacific Grover, Calif., and I. Zalys, Montreal, Que.
