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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]
Weaver Adams6.5/18(+5 -10 =3)[games]
Aaron Rothman6.5/17(+5 -9 =3)[games]
Attilio Di Camillo6.5/18(+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 ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————


http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamp...

 page 3 of 7; games 51-75 of 169  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
51. A Pinkus vs G Kramer  ½-½441946United States ChampionshipA46 Queen's Pawn Game
52. O Ulvestad vs S Kowalski 1-0411946United States ChampionshipE21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights
53. H Steiner vs A Rothman 1-0141946United States ChampionshipE33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
54. Kashdan vs H Steiner  1-0421946United States ChampionshipE49 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik System
55. Reshevsky vs H Steiner  1-0301946United States ChampionshipE49 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik System
56. Santasiere vs A Di Camillo  ½-½471946United States ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
57. J Levin vs A J Fink 1-0321946United States ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
58. W Adams vs I A Horowitz  0-1381946United States ChampionshipB12 Caro-Kann Defense
59. S Kowalski vs G Drexel  1-0431946United States ChampionshipA84 Dutch
60. G Kramer vs W Suesman  ½-½371946United States ChampionshipD27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
61. S Rubinow vs O Ulvestad  1-0621946United States ChampionshipB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
62. A Rothman vs A Sandrin  1-0351946United States ChampionshipE02 Catalan, Open, 5.Qa4
63. Denker vs A Pinkus  1-0401946United States ChampionshipD38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation
64. I A Horowitz vs A Rothman  1-0281946United States ChampionshipD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
65. A Di Camillo vs G Kramer  1-0641946United States ChampionshipD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
66. A J Fink vs Kashdan  0-1581946United States ChampionshipB84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
67. O Ulvestad vs J Levin  0-1591946United States ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
68. W Suesman vs Denker  ½-½261946United States ChampionshipB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
69. A Sandrin vs Reshevsky 0-1271946United States ChampionshipC77 Ruy Lopez
70. A Pinkus vs W Adams  1-0321946United States ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
71. S Kowalski vs S Rubinow  1-0471946United States ChampionshipA90 Dutch
72. G Drexel vs H Steiner  1-0241946United States ChampionshipA46 Queen's Pawn Game
73. Santasiere vs A J Fink 1-0471946United States ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
74. Denker vs A Di Camillo  1-0321946United States ChampionshipE60 King's Indian Defense
75. Reshevsky vs I A Horowitz  ½-½181946United States ChampionshipE40 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3
 page 3 of 7; games 51-75 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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