1946 US Open, Pittsburgh, PA

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1946 US Open, Pittsburgh, PA
Compiled by RonB52734

"The Blue Room of the Roosevelt Hotel in Pittsburgh was the scene of the 47th Annual Congress and Open Championship Tournament of the United States Chess Federation from July 8 to 20, under the joint sponsorship of the Pittsburgh Downtown Y Chess Club and the Pennsylvania State Chess Federation."

At the time, this was the largest field ever assembled for a US Open, and one of the strongest. The tournament used Swiss pairings for the 8 preliminary rounds. Players were then broken into 10-player sections for a round-robin final.

Collected here are the games I've been able to find from the 1946 US Open, which was held in Pittsburgh, PA. Herman Steiner was the tournament winner.

Many thanks to User: Phony Benoni for uploading approximately a dozen of these games. Incidentally, if you're aware of other published games played in Pittsburgh, kindly drop me a note in my profile: User: RonB52734. I'd like to develop a Game Collection: Western Pennsylvania games and players.

Steiner's Games
W Shipman vs H Steiner, 1946
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 36 moves, 0-1
Koltanowski vs H Steiner, 1946
(A95) Dutch, Stonewall, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Santasiere's Games
Santasiere vs J Rauch, 1946
(C26) Vienna, 54 moves, 1-0
Santasiere vs M Aleman Dovo, 1946
(C26) Vienna, 38 moves, 1-0
Santasiere vs W Adams, 1946
(C26) Vienna, 10 moves, 1-0
H Gordon vs Santasiere, 1946
(D91) Grunfeld, 5.Bg5, 40 moves, 0-1
W Grossman vs Santasiere, 1946
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 47 moves, 0-1
K Forster vs Santasiere, 1946
(D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Evans vs Santasiere, 1946
(C27) Vienna Game, 49 moves, 0-1
Santasiere vs R Byrne, 1946
(A04) Reti Opening, 14 moves, 1-0
W Shipman vs Santasiere, 1946
(C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
W. Shipman's Games
A Sandrin vs W Shipman, 1946
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 49 moves, 0-1
W Shipman vs A Elo, 1946
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 27 moves, 1-0
P Dietz vs W Shipman, 1946
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 25 moves, 0-1
Koltanowski's games
E Levin vs Koltanowski, 1946
(C59) Two Knights, 47 moves, 0-1
Koltanowski vs G Katz, 1946
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 50 moves, 0-1
G Kramer vs Koltanowski, 1946
(D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
R. Byrne's Games
R Byrne vs H Berliner, 1946
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 53 moves, 1-0
J Paal vs R Byrne, 1946
(D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 45 moves, 0-1
W Adams vs R Byrne, 1946
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 30 moves, 0-1
M Aleman Dovo vs R Byrne, 1946
(C41) Philidor Defense, 44 moves, 0-1
S E Almgren vs R Byrne, 1946
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 26 moves, 1-0
Evans vs R Byrne, 1946
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 54 moves, 0-1
G Hartleb vs R Byrne, 1946
(A53) Old Indian, 20 moves, 0-1
G Kramer vs R Byrne, 1946
(E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1
O Ulvestad vs R Byrne, 1946
(A48) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0
R Byrne vs W Adams, 1946
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Byrne vs Evans, 1946
(C34) King's Gambit Accepted, 37 moves, 1-0
R Byrne vs H Fajans, 1946
(D22) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 44 moves, 0-1
R Byrne vs K Forster, 1946
(E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Byrne vs A Gordon, 1946
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 50 moves, 1-0
R Byrne vs E Levin, 1946
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
R Byrne vs B Price, 1946
(B01) Scandinavian, 40 moves, 1-0
Bisguier's games
A Bisguier vs Evans, 1946
(C49) Four Knights, 40 moves, 1-0
E McCormick vs A Bisguier, 1946
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1-0
H Berliner vs S E Almgren, 1946
(C11) French, 35 moves, 1-0
O Ulvestad vs H Steiner, 1946
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 33 moves, 1-0
H Seidman vs O Ulvestad, 1946
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 53 moves, 0-1
W Adams vs G Kramer, 1946
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 9 moves, 0-1
H Steiner vs H Fajans, 1946
(A47) Queen's Indian, 34 moves, 1-0
A Bisguier vs H Steiner, 1946
(C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 51 moves, 0-1
H Steiner vs Kupchik, 1946
(A53) Old Indian, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Steiner vs Evans, 1946
(D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 40 moves, 1-0
F Yerhoff vs H Steiner, 1946
(C22) Center Game, 52 moves, 0-1
H Steiner vs A Gring, 1946
(A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 25 moves, 1-0
H Steiner vs Kupchik, 1946
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 49 moves, 1-0
H Steiner vs D Byrne, 1946
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Steiner vs H Fajans, 1946
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 16 moves, 1-0
J Westbrock vs H Steiner, 1946
(A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 27 moves, 0-1
D Byrne vs H Steiner, 1946
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
H Steiner vs H Seidman, 1946
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 117 moves, 1/2-1/2
G Katz vs H Steiner, 1946
(A51) Budapest Gambit, 44 moves, 0-1
Evans vs G Kramer, 1946
(E17) Queen's Indian, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
Evans vs W Adams, 1946
(D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 33 moves, 0-1
E Levin vs Evans, 1946
(C54) Giuoco Piano, 33 moves, 0-1
K Forster vs Evans, 1946
(D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 52 moves, 1-0
M Aleman Dovo vs Evans, 1946
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
Evans vs A Sandrin, 1946
(C56) Two Knights, 34 moves, 1-0
Evans vs E McCormick, 1946
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 44 moves, 1-0
Evans vs H Gordon, 1946
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2
E Levin vs Evans, 1946
(B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 51 moves, 1-0
O Ulvestad vs H Steiner, 1946
(A04) Reti Opening, 41 moves, 0-1
62 games

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