The U S Seeded Tournament held in honor of The Silver Anniversary of the Log Cabin Chess Club 1959

Author: Brady, Frank R (1934- )Year: 1960Publisher: United States Chess FederationPlace: 1959Description:29 type script on recto pages with table and index. Quarto (11" x 8 1/2") bound in spiral binding with clear cover. (Betts: 25-286) First edition.The U S Seeded Tournament held in honor of the Silver Anniversary of the Log Cabin Chess Club of West Orange, New Jersey and cosponsored by that club and the U S Chess Federation, was one o the most interesting and hard fought chess tournaments played in the United State that year. By winning this event, without a loss of a single game, former World Junior Chess Champion William Lombardy achieved one of the outstanding triumphs of his career. Lombardy's score of 7-2 placed him a h alf point above International Grandmaster Pal Benko, while two more International Grandmasters, Larry Evans and Arthur Bisguier, captured third and fourth, respectively, a sufficient indication of the strength of Lombardy's competition. The tournament was conduct