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Ventnor City Tournament

Jacob Levin6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Fred Reinfeld6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Albert Pinkus5.5/9(+5 -3 =1)[games]
Anthony Santasiere5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Weaver Adams4.5/9(+4 -4 =1)[games]
Ariel Mengarini4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
Sidney Bernstein4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
Robert Durkin3/9(+1 -4 =4)[games]
Milton Loeb Hanauer3/9(+1 -4 =4)[games]
Jeremiah F Donovan2/9(+0 -5 =4)[games]

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
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/...

(2). https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

(3). https://www.dollartimes.com/inflati...

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Santasiere vs W Adams  0-1321941Ventnor CityA28 English
2. M L Hanauer vs J Levin  ½-½301941Ventnor CityA15 English
3. R Durkin vs A Mengarini  ½-½421941Ventnor CityA53 Old Indian
4. S Bernstein vs F Reinfeld  ½-½251941Ventnor CityB74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
5. J F Donovan vs A Pinkus  0-1391941Ventnor CityC83 Ruy Lopez, Open
6. J Levin vs Santasiere  0-1401941Ventnor CityD77 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O
7. J F Donovan vs W Adams  0-1521941Ventnor CityD08 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit
8. F Reinfeld vs J F Donovan  ½-½281941Ventnor CityD96 Grunfeld, Russian Variation
9. A Mengarini vs M L Hanauer 1-0421941Ventnor CityD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
10. M L Hanauer vs A Pinkus  0-1361941Ventnor CityA22 English
11. R Durkin vs F Reinfeld  0-1161941Ventnor CityE20 Nimzo-Indian
12. A Pinkus vs R Durkin 1-0251941Ventnor CityC10 French
13. J Levin vs A Mengarini  ½-½401941Ventnor CityD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
14. Santasiere vs S Bernstein  1-0531941Ventnor CityA04 Reti Opening
15. W Adams vs S Bernstein ½-½711941Ventnor CityB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
16. F Reinfeld vs M L Hanauer  ½-½221941Ventnor CityE17 Queen's Indian
17. A Pinkus vs J Levin  0-1341941Ventnor CityC12 French, McCutcheon
18. S Bernstein vs J F Donovan  1-0261941Ventnor CityD67 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line
19. W Adams vs R Durkin 0-1481941Ventnor CityC24 Bishop's Opening
20. A Mengarini vs Santasiere  0-1391941Ventnor CityD48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran
21. J Levin vs F Reinfeld  ½-½221941Ventnor CityD56 Queen's Gambit Declined
22. R Durkin vs S Bernstein ½-½401941Ventnor CityE28 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch Variation
23. A Mengarini vs A Pinkus 1-0581941Ventnor CityE61 King's Indian
24. M L Hanauer vs W Adams 0-1791941Ventnor CityD02 Queen's Pawn Game
25. Santasiere vs J F Donovan  ½-½491941Ventnor CityD04 Queen's Pawn Game
 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  PGN Download
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