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.