8th Women's US Chess Championship :: New York 1951

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Crosstable

pos. name flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 pts + = -
1. Bain, Mary USA ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 1 0
2. WIM Gresser, Gisela USA ½ 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 7 1 1
3. WIM Karff, Mona May USA 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 6 0 3
4. Slater, Kathryn USA 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 3 3 3
5.-7. Grumette, Lena USA 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 5
5.-7. Kellner, Lucille USA 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 ½ 1 3 1 5
5.-7. Roos, Nancy USA 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 5
8.-9. Owens, Willa White USA 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 6
8.-9. Piatigorsky, Jacqueline USA 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 0 3 2 2 5
10. Raettig, Adele USA 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".






Round by round results


1st round — 20th October 1951
Piatigorsky, Jacqueline USA 0 - 1 USA Bain, Mary
WIM Gresser, Gisela USA 1 - 0 USA Kellner, Lucille
WIM Karff, Mona May USA 1 - 0 USA Roos, Nancy
Raettig, Adele USA 0 - 1 USA Slater, Kathryn
Grumette, Lena USA 0 - 1 USA Owens, Willa White
1.-5. Bain, Gresser, Karff, Slater, Owens — 1; 6.-10. Grumette, Kellner, Roos, Piatigorsky, Raettig — 0;




2nd round
Owens, Willa White USA 0 - 1 USA Bain, Mary
Roos, Nancy USA 0 - 1 USA WIM Gresser, Gisela
Grumette, Lena USA 0 - 1 USA WIM Karff, Mona May
Slater, Kathryn USA ½ - ½ USA Piatigorsky, Jacqueline
Kellner, Lucille USA 1 - 0 USA 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 USA 1 - 0 USA Slater, Kathryn
WIM Gresser, Gisela USA 1 - 0 USA Grumette, Lena
WIM Karff, Mona May USA 1 - 0 USA Owens, Willa White
Piatigorsky, Jacqueline USA ½ - ½ USA Kellner, Lucille
Raettig, Adele USA 0 - 1 USA 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 USA 0 - 1 USA Bain, Mary
WIM Karff, Mona May USA 0 - 1 USA WIM Gresser, Gisela
Owens, Willa White USA 0 - 1 USA Slater, Kathryn
Grumette, Lena USA 1 - 0 USA Raettig, Adele
Roos, Nancy USA 1 - 0 USA 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 USA 1 - 0 USA Roos, Nancy
WIM Gresser, Gisela USA 0 - 1 USA Owens, Willa White
Raettig, Adele USA 0 - 1 USA WIM Karff, Mona May
Slater, Kathryn USA 0 - 1 USA Kellner, Lucille
Piatigorsky, Jacqueline USA 1 - 0 USA 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 USA 0 - 1 USA Bain, Mary
WIM Gresser, Gisela USA 1 - 0 USA Raettig, Adele
WIM Karff, Mona May USA 1 - 0 USA Piatigorsky, Jacqueline
Roos, Nancy USA ½ - ½ USA Slater, Kathryn
Owens, Willa White USA 1 - 0 USA 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 USA 1 - 0 USA WIM Karff, Mona May
Piatigorsky, Jacqueline USA 0 - 1 USA WIM Gresser, Gisela
Slater, Kathryn USA ½ - ½ USA Grumette, Lena
Kellner, Lucille USA 1 - 0 USA Roos, Nancy
Raettig, Adele USA 1 - 0 USA 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 USA ½ - ½ USA Bain, Mary
WIM Karff, Mona May USA 0 - 1 USA Slater, Kathryn
Grumette, Lena USA 1 - 0 USA Kellner, Lucille
Owens, Willa White USA 0 - 1 USA Roos, Nancy
Raettig, Adele USA 1 - 0 USA 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 USA 1 - 0 USA Raettig, Adele
Slater, Kathryn USA 0 - 1 USA WIM Gresser, Gisela
Kellner, Lucille USA 0 - 1 USA WIM Karff, Mona May
Roos, Nancy USA 0 - 1 USA Grumette, Lena
Piatigorsky, Jacqueline USA 1 - 0 USA 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;








Information

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