A Selection of Games from the Fifty-Fourth United States Open Chess Championship, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 1953

Author: Jack Lee Spence (1926-1978) editor from the library of Lothar Schmid Year: 1954 Publisher: Spence Limited Editions Place: Omaha Description: vi+42 numbered leaves; 1 leaf of advertisements with table. Quarto (11" 8 3/4") bound in original publisher's Original spiral binding. Spence Limited Edition of tournament books, *American Tournament Series*, Volume IX. No. 10 in a series of limited editions. From the library of Lothar Schmid. (Betts 25-220) First edition limited to 128 copies which this is number 98. Returning to its Midwest roots seemed to do wonders for the US Open, as Milwaukee smashed the previous attendance record set at Detroit 1950 by a full 50%, totalling 181 players in a thirteen-round event. An exciting finish saw defeat Max Pavey and edge him out by 1/2-point. In Open trivia, set a record by playing in his 15th tournament, while tied the old record with his 14th (set by and ). The most notable debutant was . The published cross-table was full of errors and had no results beyond player #42. Condition: Lothar Schmid's book plate to front wrapper verso. Printed from typescript, some toning of wrappers else very good.