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Title Chess: An Account of the 1972 United States Chess Championship and Zonal Qualifier
Hocheberg Burt
Title Chess: An Account of the 1972 United States Chess Championship and Zonal Qualifier, by Burt Hochberg. Newburgh, NY: United States Chess Federation, 1974.
This is the book about the U.S. Championship, played in New York from April 23 to May 14, 1972, while worldwide attention was focused on Fischer–Spassky. The tournament also served as a Zonal Qualifier.
Hochberg was the longest-serving editor of Chess Life (1966–79) and is a member of the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame.
Hardcover, in excellent condition. Limited edition published by the USCF.
Description
The 1972 U.S. Championship was played in New York from April 23 to May 14, 1972: a 14-player round-robin featuring 7 GMs and 1 IM, for a total of 91 games.
1st–3rd
GM Robert Byrne — 9
GM Lubomir Kavalek — 9
GM Samuel Reshevsky — 9
4th GM Larry Evans — 8½
5th GM Pal Benko — 8
6th–7th Gregory DeFotis — 7½; GM William Lombardy — 7½
8th Edmar Mednis — 7
9th–10th GM Arthur Bisguier — 6½; William Martz — 6½
11th Larry Kaufman — 5
12th Arthur Feuerstein — 3
13th IM I. A. Horowitz — 2½
14th Orest Popovych — 2
Playoff
The tournament also served as a Zonal. A playoff among the three players tied for first determined the two places in the Interzonal: Byrne scored 3 points, Reshevsky 2, and Kavalek 1. Byrne and Reshevsky therefore advanced to the 1973 Leningrad and Petrópolis Interzonals.
Trivia
Byrne and Kavalek finished undefeated, with 5 wins and 8 draws each.
Horowitz, the veteran and founder of Chess Review, defeated Lombardy—one of the tournament favorites—in the final round.
Fischer did not take part: during those weeks he was preparing for his Reykjavik match against Spassky.
Information
- Code SW041126_b
- Anno 1974
- Pagine 230
