Author: United States Chess Federation letters by John Peters
Year: 1975
Publisher: United States Chess Federation
Place: Oberlin, OH
Description:
33 pages with table and two hand written letters by John Peters. Quarto (11 1/4" x 9") bound in a clear front report cover. (Lusis: 1736) First edition.
Two hand written pages by John Peters as a reporter on the tournament included at the back of the bulletins.
This was the 24th US Championship and World Championship Zonal played from June 7-26 in Oberlin, Ohio. Fourteen contestants were invited. As a result of this tournament, Walter Browne, and Ken Rogoff qualified for the 1976 Interzonals. Robert Byrne also qualified as a result of having played in the 1974 Candidates Matches. Browne also became the Closed Champion with 8.5. Milan Vukcevich captured clear third with 7.5. A share of fourth and fifth included Robert Byrne and Samuel Reshevsky each with 7 points. This tournament featured a dispute perhaps unique in the annals of chess; Reshevsky complaining to the tournament director over the refusal of another player to honor an illegal agreement to pre-arrange the result of a game. (Chess Life & Review (September 1975). Four players shared sixth through ninth: William Lombardy, Arthur Bisguier who drew all his games, James Tarjan and Kim S Commons each with 6.5. Tenth through thirteenth a full point behind were Lubomir Kavalek, John Peters, Edmar Mednis and John Grefe. Pulling up the rear with a miserable tournament was Pal Benko.
John (Jack) Peters (born 1951) is an American International Master of chess. He currently teaches at University of Southern California and is known for his weekly Los Angeles Times chess column which ran from September 19, 1982, to November 28, 2010.
Condition:
Some folds in the bulletins, some age darkening to perimeters, some tears in John Peters' letters else a very good set.