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🏆 United States Championship (1946)

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Player: Olaf Ulvestad

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. O Ulvestad vs W Suesman  1-0301946United States ChampionshipC42 Petrov Defense
2. A Di Camillo vs O Ulvestad  1-0451946United States ChampionshipD18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
3. A J Fink vs O Ulvestad  ½-½401946United States ChampionshipC78 Ruy Lopez
4. O Ulvestad vs G Drexel  ½-½891946United States ChampionshipC02 French, Advance
5. O Ulvestad vs S Kowalski 1-0411946United States ChampionshipE21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights
6. S Rubinow vs O Ulvestad  1-0621946United States ChampionshipB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
7. O Ulvestad vs J Levin  0-1591946United States ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
8. Kashdan vs O Ulvestad  ½-½531946United States ChampionshipC80 Ruy Lopez, Open
9. O Ulvestad vs Santasiere  ½-½461946United States ChampionshipE60 King's Indian Defense
10. G Kramer vs O Ulvestad  ½-½541946United States ChampionshipD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
11. O Ulvestad vs Denker  ½-½271946United States ChampionshipA48 King's Indian
12. W Adams vs O Ulvestad  0-1421946United States ChampionshipC28 Vienna Game
13. O Ulvestad vs A Rothman  ½-½281946United States ChampionshipC02 French, Advance
14. Reshevsky vs O Ulvestad  1-0661946United States ChampionshipD50 Queen's Gambit Declined
15. O Ulvestad vs H Steiner  0-1341946United States ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
16. A Sandrin vs O Ulvestad  1-0611946United States ChampionshipA28 English
17. O Ulvestad vs I A Horowitz 1-0301946United States ChampionshipD74 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O
18. A Pinkus vs O Ulvestad  1-0351946United States ChampionshipC13 French
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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.

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