<33rd Western Championship Minneapolis, Minnesota
July 30-August 6, 1932>

Hey, it was on the way.

While traveling to Pasadena for the international tournament there, several New Yorkers decided to stop off in Minneapolis for a little warm-up. They did well, but more significantly they gave the Western Championship a national legitimacy which it would not lose again, and perhaps set the stage for future important events.

Not for the last time, Samuel Reshevsky saw his crown taken away by a younger player, 17-year-old prodigy <Reuben Fine>. Fred Reinfeld finished a strong third, his victory over Reshevsky being crucial to the final result.

                        1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1  Reuben Fine          X = = 1 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 9.5
2  Samuel Reshevsky     = X 0 = 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9.0
3  Fred Reinfeld        = 1 X 0 = 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 8.5
4  Herman Steiner       0 = 1 X = = 1 = = 1 1 1 7.5
5  George Samuel Barnes 0 0 = = X = 1 1 = 1 = 0 5.5
6  Jacob Harris         0 0 0 = = X 0 1 1 1 0 1 5.0
7  Marvin C Palmer      0 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 0 1 = 1 4.5
8  Seymour Osher        = 0 = = 0 0 0 X 1 0 1 1 4.5
9  Samuel D Factor      0 0 0 = = 0 1 0 X 1 1 = 4.5
10 Charles F Elison     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 1 1 3.0
11 Arne Hermann         0 0 0 0 = 1 = 0 0 0 X 1 3.0
12 Fred S Hazard        0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 = 0 0 X 1.5

Note:

"American Chess Bulletin} states the tournament lasted until August 7, However, the Minneap[ois Star Tribune> from that date has a full account of the final round as well as adjournments played off in the afternoon, and a cpmplete listing of the final results, making it clear that play finished on the 6th.

Sources:

1932 - Western Chess Championship (US Open) - Minneapolis, MN (Nebraska State Chess Association site): http://www.baseball-reference.com/b...

American Chess Bulletin, July/August 1932, p.124

Chess Results 1931-1935 / Gino di Felice, p.109.

Minneapolis star Tribune, August 6-77, 1932

New York Evening Post, August 20, 1932 (courtesy of User: MissScarlett

Reuben Fine : a comprehensive record of an American Chess Career, 1929-1951 / Aidan Woodger. Jefferson, NC : McFarland, 2004.

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