For the third time in the decade Texas hosted the US Open, this time bringing together a record turnout of 86 players for a 13-round Swiss at the White Plaza Hotel in Corpus Christi. <Isaac Kashdan> dominated a good field. which included five other former champions and three future ones. Another feature was a large turnout from Latin American countries, and one player from considerably Souther of the Border in New Zealander Robert Wade.

The great innovation was the use of the Swiss System for the entire tournament, as promoted by tournament director George Koltanowski. Interviewed later, Kashdan "...said that it had worked out fairly well. Since then he had treated the subject mathematically and ascertained that the best results could be obtained from a schedule of rounds equivalent to 25 percent of the total number of entries."

Unfortunately they didn't want to take time for 21 rounds, but this was probably a good thing because the tournament crosstable published in <Chess Life> was badly garbled, with a number of errors and some incomplete information. For instance, I have no idea what "W00" and "L00" mean, though I suspect forfeit wins and losses. Also, all the withdrawn players were listed at the bottom of the table regardless of score, and their complete schedules were not given. Still, you have to cut the editors some slack; they certainly didn't have much experience in producing Swiss System crosstables.

I have corrected the most obvious mistakes, but what follows could use a thorough check. Hopefully, it will serve the purpose for now. Three asterisks (***) represent an unknown result.

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                            1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10  11  12  13
1  Isaac Kashdan           W76 W54 W47 W13 D 5 W12 W 3 W11 D 2 W17 W 8 D 4 W18 11.5
2  Anthony Santasiere      W25 W68 D45 D 8 D38 W21 W10 W 4 D 1 W11 L 3 W12 W 5 10.0
3  Daniel Abraham Yanofsky W55 L16 W36 W41 W45 W14 L 1 W 6 D28 W19 W 2 D 5 W 8 10.0
4  Miguel Cuellar Gacharna W31 W48 L 5 L19 W72 W43 W35 L 2 W15 W28 W20 D 1 W11  9.5
5  George Mortimer Kramer  W80 W37 W 4 W11 D 1 W10 W47 W 9 L17 W00 L13 D 3 L 2  9.0
6  Augusto Sanchez         W50 L28 W65 L47 W61 W26 W18 L 3 W48 L12 W15 W31 W16  9.0
7  Steven J Shaw           L61 W40 W31 L16 L37 W81 W36 D33 W53 D26 W28 W13 W17  9.0
8  Norman Tweed Whitaker   W64 W41 D17 D 2 L19 W20 W15 W47 W13 W00 L 1 W10 L 3  9.0
9  Weaver Warren Adams     W74 W78 L35 W26 D28 W24 W12 L 5 L19 W18 L10 W32 W31  8.5
10 Albert Sandrin          W75 W43 W18 W35 D12 L 5 L 2 L16 W77 W45 W 9 L 8 W29  8.5
11 Olaf Ulvestad           W85 W57 W79 L 5 W18 W48 W19 L 1 W16 L 2 D17 W37 L 4  8.5
12 Herman Steiner          W71 W44 W28 W21 D10 L 1 L 9 W22 D45 W 6 D16 L 2 W19  8.5
13 Miguel Aleman Dovo      W63 W61 W16 L 1 W54 L47 W27 W45 L 8 L31 W 5 L 7 W34  8.0
14 Arturo Colon Romero     W46 L35 W68 W58 W16 L 3 L48 L15 D24 W53 D45 W47 W33  8.0
15 Gustave Drexel          W40 L17 W50 L48 W44 W38 L 8 W14 L 4 W27 L 6 W35 W37  8.0
16 Larry Melvyn Evans      W84 W 3 L13 W 7 L14 W29 W58 W10 L11 W00 D12 D17 L 6  8.0
17 Robert H Steinmeyer	   W86 W15 D 8 D45 W24 D19 D28 W48 W 5 L 1 D11 D16 L 7  8.0
18 Robert Wade             W73 W20 L10 W53 L11 W37 L 6 W27 W32 L 9 W26 W34 L 1  8.0
19 Edward Lasker           W77 D24 D38 W 4 W 8 D17 L11 W23 W 9 L 3 D37 W20 L12  8.0
20 Herbert Avram           W56 L18 W32 W34 L48 L 8 W85 W58 W41 W00 L 4 L19 D22  7.5
21 Joe T Gilbert           W23 W53 W26 L12 D35 L 2 D24 L31 D39 W41 L32 W59 W40  7.5
22 Glenn E Hartleb         W34 L47 W66 D38 W59 D28 D23 L12 W25 L00 W36 D33 D20  7.5
23 Rhys W Hays             L21 L27 W42 W62 W63 W40 D22 L19 L26 W44 L47 W39 W38  7.5
24 Alfred Ludwig           W83 D19 W39 W44 L17 L 9 D21 L77 D14 W60 D35 D45 W47  7.5
25 Robert B M Potter       L 2 D86 L54 W71 W52 W59 W60 L28 L22 W70 L33 W66 W45  7.5
26 Bela Rozsa              W81 W70 L21 L 9 W65 L 6 W44 D53 W23 D 7 L18 D38 W42  7.5
27 Robert Symonds          L54 W23 W37 D72 W39 D35 L13 L18 W63 L15 W58 W50 D28  7.5
28 Don Thompson            W62 W 6 L12 W81 D 9 D22 D17 W25 D 3 L 4 L 7 W48 D27  7.5
29 Neil Bernstein          W59 L45 L43 W51 W41 L16 L37 L54 W57 L38 W50 W44 L10  7.0
30 Alfred P Coles          L45 W63 L41 W69 L58 L34 W55 L39 W61 L50 W65 W71 W54  7.0
31 Milton Danon            L 4 W51 L 7 W50 W81 W57 L45 W21 W47 W13 L38 L 6 L 9  7.0
32 Alfonso Ferriz          L57 W71 L20 W68 W34 L45 W54 W40 L18 D47 W21 L 9 D36  7.0
33 W Frank Gladney         L47 W67 L48 L65 W42 W50 W39 D 7 W60 L37 W25 D22 L14  7.0
34 Charles Hrissikopolous  L22 W80 W61 L20 L32 W30 W57 L37 W43 W35 W40 L18 L13  7.0
35 William N Kendall       W42 W14 W 9 L10 D21 D27 L 4 W38 D37 L34 D24 L15 W57  7.0
36 Blake W Stevens         L41 W42 L 3 L61 W56 W68 L 7 D70 W51 W46 L22 W72 D32  7.0
37 Hector Vissepo          W67 L 5 L27 W80 W 7 L18 W29 W34 D35 W33 D19 L11 L15  7.0
38 William M Byland        D39 W72 D19 D22 D 2 L15 W43 L35 W58 W29 L31 D26 L23  6.5
39 A E Caroe               D38 W52 L24 W79 L27 D60 L33 W30 D21 D57 W43 L23 D41  6.5
40 M Newton Grant          L15 L 7 W64 W74 W70 L23 W46 L32 W65 W48 L34 D58 L21  6.5
41 Charles Joachim         W36 L 8 W30 L 3 L29 D77 W52 W51 L20 L21 D57 W60 D39  6.5
42 A S Neal                L35 L36 L23 W76 L33 W84 D83 D49 W72 D68 W46 W65 L26  6.5
43 Jesus Mondragon         W82 L10 W29 W57 L47 L 4 L38 W50 L34 W49 L39 W51 D48  6.5
44 Arthur A Murray         W58 L12 W62 L24 L15 W66 L26 W61 D46 L23 W53 L29 W60  6.5
45 Paul Poschel            W30 W29 D 2 D17 L 3 W32 W31 L13 D12 L10 D14 D24 L25  6.5
46 Luis Salomon            L14 W75 W76 L52 L69 W72 L40 W68 D44 L36 L42 W64 W67  6.5
47 Angelo Sandrin          W33 W22 L 1 W 6 W43 W13 L 5 L 8 L31 D32 W23 L14 L24  6.5
48 Charles L Smith         W51 L 4 W33 W15 W20 L11 W14 L17 L 6 L40 W71 L28 D43  6.5
49 Joseph G Sullivan       D52 L79 W86 L59 L50 L56 W71 D42 W69 L43 W67 D68 W61  6.5
50 Charles P Gray          L 6 W83 L15 L31 W49 L33 W72 L43 W54 W30 L29 L27 W58  6.0
51 Frank H McKee           L48 L31 W84 L29 W80 D65 W59 L41 L36 W72 W68 L43 D55  6.0
52 Leon Poliakoff          D49 L39 L59 W46 L25 W71 L41 W55 L70 L66 W75 D57 W68  6.0
53 Alfred Poschel          W60 L21 W75 L18 L57 W63 W61 D26 L 7 L14 L44 D55 W71  6.0
54 Kenneth Smith           W27 L 1 W25 W60 L13 L58 L32 W29 L50 W59 W66 L00 L30  6.0
55 Waldo L Waters          L 3 D59 L72 L85 W73 W79 L30 L52 W76 D65 W63 D53 D51  6.0
56 Barney J Arneaux        L20 L60 L69 W73 L36 W49 L63 D62 W66 L71 L59 W00 W70  5.5
57 Mary Bain               W32 L11 W74 L43 W53 L31 L34 W66 L29 D39 D41 D52 L35  5.5
58 Bert Brice-Nash         L44 W64 W70 L14 W30 W54 L16 L20 L38 W63 L27 D40 L50  5.5
59 Cyril Delevanti         L29 D55 W52 W49 L22 L25 L51 L65 W62 L54 W56 L21 W69  5.5
60 Bertram Claude Jenkines L53 W56 W78 L54 W66 D39 L25 W69 L33 L24 W70 L41 L44  5.5
61 A G Miller              W 7 L13 L34 W36 L 6 W67 L53 L44 L30 D69 W73 W63 L49  5.5
62 E Mireles               L28 W81 L44 L23 L77 W76 L70 D56 L59 L64 W69 W74 W72  5.5
63 James A Creighton       L13 L30 W73 W82 L23 L53 W56 W83 L27 L58 L55 L61 W74  5.0
64 Frank R Graves          L 8 L58 L40 L84 L83 L74 W80 L73 W83 W62 W76 L46 W75  5.0
65 Ambrose Gring           L78 W69 L 6 W33 L26 D51 L77 W59 L40 D55 L30 L42 W73  5.0
66 Conrad P Hoover         L70 W73 L22 W67 L60 L44 W74 L57 L56 W52 L54 L25 W76  5.0
67 John Leach              L37 L33 W83 L66 W84 L61 L69 L74 W75 W76 L49 L73 L46  5.0
68 Reino Poschel           W69 L 2 L14 L32 W00 L36 W79 L46 W74 D42 L51 D49 L52  5.0
69 Pablo C Cortez, Sr.     L68 L65 W56 L30 W46 L80 W67 L60 L49 D61 L62 W70 L59  4.5
70 John E Earnest          W66 L26 L58 W75 L40 L85 W62 D36 W52 L25 L60 L69 L56  4.5
71 Harry E Graham          L12 L32 D85 L25 W74 L52 L49 W75 W73 W56 L48 L30 L53  4.5
72 E Folk Weaver           W79 L38 W55 D27 L 4 L46 L50 W76 L42 L51 W74 L36 L62  4.5
73 Sam Joseph              L18 L66 L63 L56 L55 L82 D75 W64 L71 W00 L61 W67 L65  3.5
74 Pablo C Cortez, Jr.     L 9 W76 L57 L40 L71 W64 L66 W67 L68 L75 L72 L62 L63  3.0
75 A J Girard              L10 L46 L53 L70 W79 L83 D73 L71 L67 W74 L52 L76 L64  2.5
76 Jayne Gibson            L 1 L74 L46 L42 W85 L62 L81 L72 L55 L67 L64 W75 L66  2.0
77 Paul Hermann            L19 *** *** *** W62 D41 W65 W24 L10 *** *** *** ***  0.0
78 Nestor Hernandez        L65 L 9 L60 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***  0.0
79 Antonio Higuera         L72 W49 L11 L39 L75 L55 L68 *** *** *** *** *** ***  0.0
80 Horace N Kornrum        L 5 L34 *** L37 L51 W69 L64 *** *** *** *** *** ***  0.0
81 Lewis H Lanier          L26 L62 *** L28 L31 L 7 W76 *** *** *** *** *** ***  0.0
82 C P Little              L43 *** *** L63 *** L73 *** *** *** *** *** *** ***  0.0
83 Clay Merchant           L24 L50 L67 *** W64 W75 D42 L63 L64 *** *** *** ***  0.0
84 Esther Rubenstein       L16 *** L51 W64 L67 L42 *** *** *** *** *** *** ***  0.0
85 C A Williamson          L11 *** D71 W55 L76 W70 L20 *** *** *** *** *** ***  0.0
86 Henry Youngman          L17 D25 L49 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***  0.0

10: Anthony Santasiere, Herman Steiner

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Sources:

Brooklyn Daily Eagle, August 7, 1947; August 28, 1947.

Chess Life, August 20, 1947. p. 1, 3; September 5, 1947, p. 1, 4.

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