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Ventnor City (1941) This tournament took place in the resort town of Ventnor City, New Jersey, USA in 1941. The play took place in the Sun Room of the Municipal Pier. It was one of a series of locally organized tournaments from 1939 to 1947. (1) The first prize was $80, the second was $50, the third was $25 and the fourth was $10. Non-prize winners were given $3 a point and there were prizes for both the "best-played" and the "most brilliant" games. (2) In modern (2024) values, the main prizes would be worth: $1,740, $1,088, $544 and $218. (3) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 Levin X ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 6.5 2 Reinfeld ½ X ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 6.0 3 Santasiere 1 ½ X ½ 1 0 1 0 1 ½ 5.5 4 Pinkus 0 0 ½ X 1 1 0 1 1 1 5.5 5 Bernstein 0 ½ 0 0 X ½ 1 1 ½ 1 4.5 6 Adams 0 0 1 0 ½ X 1 1 0 1 4.5 7 Mengarini ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 X 1 ½ 1 4.5 8 Hanauer ½ ½ 1 0 0 0 0 X ½ ½ 3.0 9 Durkin 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ X ½ 3.0 10 Donovan 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ X 2.0 (1). https://www.chess.com/article/view/... 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(3). https://www.dollartimes.com/inflati...  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Santasiere vs W Adams   0-1 32 1941 Ventnor City A28 English 2. M L Hanauer vs J Levin   ½-½ 30 1941 Ventnor City A15 English 3. R Durkin vs A Mengarini   ½-½ 42 1941 Ventnor City A53 Old Indian 4. S Bernstein vs F Reinfeld   ½-½ 25 1941 Ventnor City B74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical 5. J F Donovan vs A Pinkus   0-1 39 1941 Ventnor City C83 Ruy Lopez, Open 6. J Levin vs Santasiere   0-1 40 1941 Ventnor City D77 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O 7. J F Donovan vs W Adams   0-1 52 1941 Ventnor City D08 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit 8. F Reinfeld vs J F Donovan   ½-½ 28 1941 Ventnor City D96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation 9. A Mengarini vs M L Hanauer 1-0 42 1941 Ventnor City D50 Queen's Gambit Declined 10. M L Hanauer vs A Pinkus   0-1 36 1941 Ventnor City A22 English 11. R Durkin vs F Reinfeld   0-1 16 1941 Ventnor City E20 Nimzo-Indian 12. A Pinkus vs R Durkin 1-0 25 1941 Ventnor City C10 French 13. J Levin vs A Mengarini   ½-½ 40 1941 Ventnor City D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 14. Santasiere vs S Bernstein   1-0 53 1941 Ventnor City A04 Reti Opening 15. W Adams vs S Bernstein ½-½ 71 1941 Ventnor City B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 16. F Reinfeld vs M L Hanauer   ½-½ 22 1941 Ventnor City E17 Queen's Indian 17. A Pinkus vs J Levin   0-1 34 1941 Ventnor City C12 French, McCutcheon 18. S Bernstein vs J F Donovan   1-0 26 1941 Ventnor City D67 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line 19. W Adams vs R Durkin 0-1 48 1941 Ventnor City C24 Bishop's Opening 20. A Mengarini vs Santasiere   0-1 39 1941 Ventnor City D48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran 21. J Levin vs F Reinfeld   ½-½ 22 1941 Ventnor City D56 Queen's Gambit Declined 22. R Durkin vs S Bernstein ½-½ 40 1941 Ventnor City E28 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation 23. A Mengarini vs A Pinkus 1-0 58 1941 Ventnor City E61 King's Indian 24. M L Hanauer vs W Adams 0-1 79 1941 Ventnor City D02 Queen's Pawn Game 25. Santasiere vs J F Donovan   ½-½ 49 1941 Ventnor City D04 Queen's Pawn Game  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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