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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
United States Championship Tournament

Samuel Reshevsky13/16(+10 -0 =6)[games]
Reuben Fine12.5/16(+10 -1 =5)[games]
Albert Simonson10/16(+8 -4 =4)[games]
Albert Pinkus10/16(+6 -2 =8)[games]
Isaac Kashdan9.5/15(+6 -2 =7)[games]
Arnold Denker9.5/16(+7 -4 =5)[games]
Abraham Kupchik9.5/16(+6 -3 =7)[games]
George Shainswit7.5/16(+2 -3 =11)[games]
David Polland7.5/16(+4 -5 =7)[games]
Sidney Bernstein7.5/16(+5 -6 =5)[games]
Fred Reinfeld7.5/16(+1 -2 =13)[games]
Herbert Seidman7/16(+4 -6 =6)[games]
Weaver Adams7/16(+5 -7 =4)[games]
Milton Loeb Hanauer6/16(+2 -6 =8)[games]
Matthew Green6/16(+2 -6 =8)[games]
Philip Reinhold Geffe (Woliston)3/15(+2 -11 =2)[games]
Gustav Littman2/16(+0 -12 =4)[games]

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
United States Championship (1940)

Round 5 Kashdan-Woliston was an unplayed forfeit.

More information can be found here: Game Collection: 1940 US Championship.

 page 6 of 6; games 126-135 of 135  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
126. Shainswit vs P R Geffe 1-0371940United States ChampionshipD78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6
127. W Adams vs F Reinfeld  ½-½381940United States ChampionshipB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
128. Fine vs Reshevsky ½-½621940United States ChampionshipC59 Two Knights
129. F Reinfeld vs Kashdan  ½-½201940United States ChampionshipC68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange
130. Kupchik vs W Adams 1-0421940United States ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
131. H Seidman vs D Polland  ½-½201940United States ChampionshipC78 Ruy Lopez
132. A Simonson vs M L Hanauer 1-0451940United States ChampionshipA09 Reti Opening
133. P R Geffe vs G Littman  1-0731940United States ChampionshipC11 French
134. Denker vs S Bernstein  1-0721940United States ChampionshipE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
135. M Green vs Shainswit  ½-½211940United States ChampionshipE19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3
 page 6 of 6; games 126-135 of 135  PGN Download
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