Dallas 1957 chess tournament
The Dallas 1957 chess tournament was played in Hotel Adolphus in Dallas, then the tallest building in Texas, from November 30 to December 16, 1957. The main event was a contest among eight players from seven countries. Three Polish-born grandmasters participated; Samuel Reshevsky, Miguel Najdorf and Daniel Yanofsky. David Bronstein from the Soviet Union got no visa for a visit to Texas. Pál Benkő defeated Ken Smith in a match that was played as a side event. The time control was 40 moves in two hours, followed by 20 moves in one hour. A bulletin was published for each round, and Isaac Kashdan functioned as commentator.[1]
Results
[edit]The results and standings:[2]
| # | Player | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Svetozar Gligorić |  Yugoslavia |
** | ½½ | 0½ | 1½ | 1½ | 1½ | ½½ | ½1 | 8½ |
| 2. | Samuel Reshevsky |  United States |
½½ | ** | ½½ | ½½ | 0½ | 01 | 11 | 11 | 8½ |
| 3 | László Szabó |  Hungary |
1½ | ½½ | ** | ½½ | ½½ | 0½ | ½½ | ½1 | 7½ |
| 4 | Bent Larsen |  Denmark |
0½ | ½½ | ½½ | ** | ½1 | 01 | 01 | 1½ | 7½ |
| 5 | Daniel Yanofsky |  Canada |
0½ | 1½ | ½½ | ½0 | ** | 01 | ½½ | ½1 | 7 |
| 6 | Friðrik Ólafsson |  Iceland |
0½ | 10 | 1½ | 10 | 10 | ** | ½½ | ½0 | 6½ |
| 7 | Miguel Najdorf |  Argentina |
½½ | 00 | ½½ | 10 | ½½ | ½½ | ** | ½0 | 5½ |
| 8 | Larry Evans | United States |
½0 | 00 | ½0 | 0½ | ½0 | ½1 | ½1 | ** | 5 |
Gligorić and Reshevsky got $1750 each, Szabo and Larsen $750 each, Yanofsky $210, Olafsson $195, Najdorf $165, and Evans $150.
References
[edit]- ^ "Dallas 1957". Endgame.nl. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ "Dallas 1957". Virgilio.it. Retrieved 5 April 2011.