Lombardy Takes Second In Chess

New York Times, New York, New York, Thursday, January 05, 1961 - Page 38

Lombardy Takes Second In Chess
Beats Kalme in Final Round —Weinstein Sets Back Reshevsky for Third
William Lombardy finished in second place and Raymond Weinstein in third last night as the United States chess championship ended at the Empire Hotel.
Lombardy defeated Charles Kalme and Weinstein beat Samuel Reshevsky. Reshevsky overstepped the time limit and ended the long game.
Bobby Fischer, who had already clinched the championship, defeated Arthur Bisguier. Bisguier adopted a King's Indian defense and was forced to resign.
Tony Saidy beat Robert Byrne after mounting an attack against the black king.
Pal Benko defeated Herbert Seidman on the white side of a King's Indian defense. Hans Berliner in a fairly even middle-game position, blundered and lost to James Sherwin.
The international chess organization (F.I.D.E.) notified the tournament officials that the second and third place finishers, as well as the winner, would be eligible to compete for the world championship.