8th Women's US Chess Championship :: New York 1951 |
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pos. | name | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | pts | + | = | - |
⇑ 1. | Bain, Mary | ● | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8½ | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
2. | WIM Gresser, Gisela | ½ | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
3. | WIM Karff, Mona May | 0 | 0 | ● | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
4. | Slater, Kathryn | 0 | 0 | 1 | ● | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
5.-7. | Grumette, Lena | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3½ | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
5.-7. | Kellner, Lucille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ● | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
5.-7. | Roos, Nancy | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3½ | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
8.-9. | Owens, Willa White | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ● | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
8.-9. | Piatigorsky, Jacqueline | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ● | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
10. | Raettig, Adele | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ● | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
This Championship was also US zonal. Top player qualified to the 1952 Moscow Candidates' tournament.
Mary Bain won $150 prize money and possession of the new sterling silver "Edith Luce Weart Trophy".
1st round — 20th October 1951 | |||||||||
Piatigorsky, Jacqueline | 0 - 1 | Bain, Mary | |||||||
WIM Gresser, Gisela | 1 - 0 | Kellner, Lucille | |||||||
WIM Karff, Mona May | 1 - 0 | Roos, Nancy | |||||||
Raettig, Adele | 0 - 1 | Slater, Kathryn | |||||||
Grumette, Lena | 0 - 1 | Owens, Willa White | |||||||
1.-5. Bain, Gresser, Karff, Slater, Owens 1; 6.-10. Grumette, Kellner, Roos, Piatigorsky, Raettig 0; |
2nd round | |||||||||
Owens, Willa White | 0 - 1 | Bain, Mary | |||||||
Roos, Nancy | 0 - 1 | WIM Gresser, Gisela | |||||||
Grumette, Lena | 0 - 1 | WIM Karff, Mona May | |||||||
Slater, Kathryn | ½ - ½ | Piatigorsky, Jacqueline | |||||||
Kellner, Lucille | 1 - 0 | Raettig, Adele | |||||||
1.-3. Bain, Gresser, Karff 2; 4. Slater 1½; 5.-6. Kellner, Owens 1; 7. Piatigorsky ½; 8.-10. Grumette, Roos, Raettig 0; |
3rd round | |||||||||
Bain, Mary | 1 - 0 | Slater, Kathryn | |||||||
WIM Gresser, Gisela | 1 - 0 | Grumette, Lena | |||||||
WIM Karff, Mona May | 1 - 0 | Owens, Willa White | |||||||
Piatigorsky, Jacqueline | ½ - ½ | Kellner, Lucille | |||||||
Raettig, Adele | 0 - 1 | Roos, Nancy | |||||||
1.-3. Bain, Gresser, Karff 3; 4.-5. Slater, Kellner 1½; 6.-8. Roos, Owens, Piatigorsky 1; 9.-10. Grumette, Raettig 0; |
4th round | |||||||||
Kellner, Lucille | 0 - 1 | Bain, Mary | |||||||
WIM Karff, Mona May | 0 - 1 | WIM Gresser, Gisela | |||||||
Owens, Willa White | 0 - 1 | Slater, Kathryn | |||||||
Grumette, Lena | 1 - 0 | Raettig, Adele | |||||||
Roos, Nancy | 1 - 0 | Piatigorsky, Jacqueline | |||||||
1.-2. Bain, Gresser 4; 3. Karff 3; 4. Slater 2½; 5. Roos 2; 6. Kellner 1½; 7.-9. Grumette, Owens, Piatigorsky 1; 10. Raettig 0; |
5th round | |||||||||
Bain, Mary | 1 - 0 | Roos, Nancy | |||||||
WIM Gresser, Gisela | 0 - 1 | Owens, Willa White | |||||||
Raettig, Adele | 0 - 1 | WIM Karff, Mona May | |||||||
Slater, Kathryn | 0 - 1 | Kellner, Lucille | |||||||
Piatigorsky, Jacqueline | 1 - 0 | Grumette, Lena | |||||||
1. Bain 5; 2.-3. Gresser, Karff 4; 4.-5. Slater, Kellner 2½; 6.-8. Roos, Owens, Piatigorsky 2; 9. Grumette 1; 10. Raettig 0; |
6th round — 28th October 1951 | |||||||||
Grumette, Lena | 0 - 1 | Bain, Mary | |||||||
WIM Gresser, Gisela | 1 - 0 | Raettig, Adele | |||||||
WIM Karff, Mona May | 1 - 0 | Piatigorsky, Jacqueline | |||||||
Roos, Nancy | ½ - ½ | Slater, Kathryn | |||||||
Owens, Willa White | 1 - 0 | Kellner, Lucille | |||||||
1. Bain 6; 2.-3. Gresser, Karff 5; 4.-5. Slater, Owens 3; 6.-7. Kellner, Roos 2½; 8. Piatigorsky 2; 9. Grumette 1; 10. Raettig 0; |
7th round — 31st October 1951 | |||||||||
Bain, Mary | 1 - 0 | WIM Karff, Mona May | |||||||
Piatigorsky, Jacqueline | 0 - 1 | WIM Gresser, Gisela | |||||||
Slater, Kathryn | ½ - ½ | Grumette, Lena | |||||||
Kellner, Lucille | 1 - 0 | Roos, Nancy | |||||||
Raettig, Adele | 1 - 0 | Owens, Willa White | |||||||
1. Bain 7; 2. Gresser 6; 3. Karff 5; 4.-5. Slater, Kellner 3½; 6. Owens 3; 7. Roos 2½; 8. Piatigorsky 2; 9. Grumette 1½; 10. Raettig 1; |
8th round | |||||||||
WIM Gresser, Gisela | ½ - ½ | Bain, Mary | |||||||
WIM Karff, Mona May | 0 - 1 | Slater, Kathryn | |||||||
Grumette, Lena | 1 - 0 | Kellner, Lucille | |||||||
Owens, Willa White | 0 - 1 | Roos, Nancy | |||||||
Raettig, Adele | 1 - 0 | Piatigorsky, Jacqueline | |||||||
1. Bain 7½; 2. Gresser 6½; 3. Karff 5; 4. Slater 4½; 5.-6. Kellner, Roos 3½; 7. Owens 3; 8. Grumette 2½; 9.-10. Piatigorsky, Raettig 2; |
9th round | |||||||||
Bain, Mary | 1 - 0 | Raettig, Adele | |||||||
Slater, Kathryn | 0 - 1 | WIM Gresser, Gisela | |||||||
Kellner, Lucille | 0 - 1 | WIM Karff, Mona May | |||||||
Roos, Nancy | 0 - 1 | Grumette, Lena | |||||||
Piatigorsky, Jacqueline | 1 - 0 | Owens, Willa White | |||||||
1. Bain 8½; 2. Gresser 7½; 3. Karff 6; 4. Slater 4½; 5.-7. Grumette, Kellner, Roos 3½; 8.-9. Owens, Piatigorsky 3; 10. Raettig 2; |
8th Women's US Chess Championship | |
Dates: | 20th October - November 1951 |
City: | New York (United States) |
Venue: | Marshall Chess Club (one round at both Log Cabin C.C. and West Orange C.C.) |
Organizers: | |
Tournament Director: | Ms. Carrie Marshall (USA) |
Chief Arbiter: | Mr. Hans Kmoch (USA) |
Players participating: | 10 (incl. 2 WIMs) |
Games played: | 45 |
Competition format: | Round Robin |
Tie-breaks: | none |
Time control: | |
Other websites: | http://www.edochess.ca/batgirl/Women_in_Chess_5.html https://www.chess.com/article/view/american-woman-part-iii https://archive.org/details/ChessLife1951/page/n91 |
PGN game file: | usaw-1951.pgn |