1st US Championship; 1936
April 25 - May 16
New York, NY

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
 1. Reshevsky   x ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1  11½- 3½
 2. Simonson    ½ x 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1  11 - 4
 3. Fine        ½ 0 x 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1  10½- 4½
 4. Treysman    0 0 0 x 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1  10½- 4½
 5. Kashdan     0 1 0 0 x ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1  10 - 5
 6. Dake        0 ½ ½ 0 ½ x 1 ½ ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1   9 - 6
 7. Kupchik     ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 x 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1   9 - 6
 8. Kevitz      0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 x 1 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 1   7½- 7½
 9. Horowitz    1 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 x 1 0 1 ½ 1 0 ½   7 - 8
10. Factor      0 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 1 0 x ½ 1 0 1 1 ½   6½- 8½
11. Denker      0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ x 1 ½ 1 1 ½   6 - 9
12. Steiner     0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 1 0 0 0 x 1 ½ 1 1   6 - 9
13. Bernstein   1 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 x ½ 0 0   5 -10
14. Hanauer     0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ x 1 ½   4½-10½
15. Adams       0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 x 1   3 -12
16. Morton      0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 0 x   3 -12


  • The time-limit was 40 moves in 2½ hours, 24 moves in 1½ afterwards.

  • Seeded players: Reshevsky, Samuel
    Fine, Rueben
    Kashdan, Isaac
    Dake, Arthur
    Kupchik, Abraham
    Kevitz, Alexander
    Horowitz, I.A.
    Steiner, Herman

  • Qualified from preliminary tournaments: Simonson, Albert
    Treysman, George
    Factor, Samuel
    Denker, Arnold
    Bernstein, Sidney
    Hanauer, Milton
    Adams, Weaver
    Morton, Harold


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