1954 U. S. Chess Championship

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:chess_match
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bobby_Fischer
gptkbp:championship gptkb:George_Koltanowski
gptkbp:chess_opening standard chess
gptkbp:event_type national championship
gptkbp:events 1 month
algebraic notation
gptkbp:final_standings Arnold Denker 3rd
Bobby Fischer 1st
Donald Byrne 9th
Hugh Myers 11th
James Sherwin 8th
John Collins 10th
Larry Evans 4th
Pal Benko 5th
Richard A. Mann 12th
Robert Byrne 7th
Samuel Reshevsky 2nd
William Lombardy 6th
gptkbp:followed_by 1955 U. S. Chess Championship
gptkbp:format round-robin
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:1954
gptkbp:historical_context Cold War era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1954 U. S. Chess Championship
gptkbp:influence increased popularity of chess in the U. S.
gptkbp:legacy Bobby Fischer's rise to prominence
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:media_coverage gptkb:Chess_Life_magazine
gptkbp:notable_games gptkb:Fischer_vs._Evans
gptkb:Fischer_vs._Reshevsky
gptkb:Fischer_vs._Denker
Fischer vs. Lombardy
Fischer vs. Benko
gptkbp:notable_player gptkb:William_Lombardy
gptkb:Samuel_Reshevsky
gptkb:Pal_Benko
gptkb:Arnold_Denker
gptkb:Larry_Evans
gptkbp:number_of_teams gptkb:12
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:1953_U._S._Chess_Championship
gptkbp:rounds gptkb:11
gptkbp:setting G/30
gptkbp:significance first major tournament win for Bobby Fischer
gptkbp:speed DGT 2010
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:U._S._Chess_Federation
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Bobby_Fischer