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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
United States Championship Tournament

Samuel Reshevsky16/18(+14 -0 =4)[games]
Isaac Kashdan13.5/18(+11 -2 =5)[games]
Anthony Santasiere13/18(+9 -1 =8)[games]
Jacob Levin12.5/18(+9 -2 =7)[games]
Arnold Denker12/18(+9 -3 =6)[games]
Israel Albert Horowitz12/18(+10 -4 =4)[games]
Albert Pinkus10.5/18(+7 -4 =7)[games]
Herman Steiner10/17(+9 -6 =2)[games]
George Kramer9.5/18(+6 -5 =7)[games]
Albert Sandrin8/18(+7 -9 =2)[games]
Olaf Ulvestad7.5/18(+4 -7 =7)[games]
Sol Isaac Rubinow7/18(+6 -10 =2)[games]
Attilio Di Camillo6.5/18(+5 -10 =3)[games]
Aaron Rothman6.5/17(+5 -9 =3)[games]
Weaver Adams6.5/18(+5 -10 =3)[games]
Walter Bradford Suesman5.5/17(+3 -9 =5)[games]
Gustave Drexel5/18(+4 -12 =2)[games]
Adolf Jay Fink4/18(+1 -11 =6)[games]
Stephen Kowalski3.5/17(+3 -13 =1)[games]

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
United States Championship (1946)

6th US Championship, New York, NY USA (26 October-November 17 1946)

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Score ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Reshevsky • 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16 2 Kashdan 0 • ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 13½ 3 Santasiere ½ ½ • 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 13 4 Levin ½ ½ 0 • ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 12½ 5 Denker 0 ½ ½ ½ • 0 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 12 6 Horowitz ½ 1 1 ½ 1 • 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 12 7 Steiner 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 • 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 11 8 Pinkus 0 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 • ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 10½ 9 Kramer ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ • 1 ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 9½ 10 Sandrin 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 • 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 8 11 Ulvestad 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 0 ½ 0 • 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 7½ 12 Rubinow 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 • 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 7 13 Adams 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 • 0 0 1 1 1 1 6½ 14 DiCamillo 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 • ½ 0 0 ½ 0 6½ 15 Rothman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 1 ½ • 0 1 1 1 6½ 16 Suesman 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 0 0 0 1 1 • 0 ½ ½ 6½ 17 Drexel 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 1 • 1 0 5 18 Fink 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 • 1 4 19 Kowalski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 ½ 1 0 • 3½ ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————


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 page 2 of 7; games 26-50 of 169  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. S Rubinow vs W Suesman 1-0421946United States ChampionshipA13 English
27. I A Horowitz vs Santasiere  1-0351946United States ChampionshipC77 Ruy Lopez
28. W Suesman vs J Levin 0-1211946United States ChampionshipC29 Vienna Gambit
29. A Di Camillo vs S Rubinow  1-0401946United States ChampionshipA15 English
30. A J Fink vs O Ulvestad  ½-½401946United States ChampionshipC78 Ruy Lopez
31. A Pinkus vs Kashdan  0-1541946United States ChampionshipB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
32. H Steiner vs Denker  ½-½661946United States ChampionshipE37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
33. A Sandrin vs G Kramer  0-1241946United States ChampionshipB60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
34. G Drexel vs A Rothman  0-1331946United States ChampionshipE17 Queen's Indian
35. Reshevsky vs W Adams  1-0441946United States ChampionshipC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
36. Santasiere vs A Pinkus ½-½421946United States ChampionshipC36 King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense
37. J Levin vs A Di Camillo 0-1481946United States ChampionshipB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
38. G Kramer vs I A Horowitz 1-0371946United States ChampionshipE70 King's Indian
39. Kashdan vs W Suesman  1-0331946United States ChampionshipD27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
40. Denker vs A Sandrin  1-0461946United States ChampionshipE40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3
41. O Ulvestad vs G Drexel  ½-½891946United States ChampionshipC02 French, Advance
42. A Rothman vs Reshevsky  0-1221946United States ChampionshipD82 Grunfeld, 4.Bf4
43. S Kowalski vs A J Fink  0-1361946United States ChampionshipD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
44. W Adams vs H Steiner 0-1461946United States ChampionshipC25 Vienna
45. W Suesman vs Santasiere  0-1451946United States ChampionshipB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
46. A Di Camillo vs Kashdan  0-1791946United States ChampionshipA13 English
47. A J Fink vs S Rubinow  0-1571946United States ChampionshipC15 French, Winawer
48. I A Horowitz vs Denker  1-0391946United States ChampionshipE16 Queen's Indian
49. G Drexel vs Reshevsky  0-1461946United States ChampionshipD92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4
50. A Sandrin vs W Adams  1-0451946United States ChampionshipC77 Ruy Lopez
 page 2 of 7; games 26-50 of 169  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Feb-03-22  TheBirdman33: Reshevsky wins the US Championship with a staggering 16/18 score... The TPR adjusted for inflation must surely be insane!
May-15-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  Phony Benoni: Lewis J Isaacs played nine games before leaving the tournament. Details and a collection of his games can be found at Game Collection: US Championship (1946). Games of Lewis J. Isaacs
May-16-22  Granny O Doul: ...an early martyr in the fight for voting rights.
Jan-23-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: Jacob Levin is almost unknown these days, but must have been a very strong player.
Feb-24-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: The tournament was held on the 50th floor of the Chanin Building (122 East 42nd street) in downtown New York. A theatre that held 300 spectators featured demonstration boards, with moves being relayed from observers in the playing room.

https://www.nyc-architecture.com/MI...

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