3rd US Championship; 1940
April 27 - May 19
New York, NY
 
 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
 1. Reshevsky, Sammy x ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 13 - 3 +10- 0= 6
 2. Fine, Ruben ½ x ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12½- 3½ +10- 1= 5
 3. Kashdan, Isaac 0 ½ x ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 10½- 5½ + 7- 2= 7
 4. Pinkus, Albert 0 ½ ½ x 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 10 - 6 + 6- 2= 8
 5. Simonson, Albert ½ 0 0 0 x 1 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 - 6 + 8- 4= 4
 6. Kupchik, Abraham 0 1 0 ½ 0 x ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 9½- 6½ + 6- 3= 7
 7. Denker, Arnold 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ x 1 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 9½- 6½ + 7- 4= 5
 8. Bernstein, Sidney 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 x 1 ½ ½ 0 0 1 0 1 1 7½- 8½ + 5- 6= 5
 9. Polland, David 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 0 x 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 7½- 8½ + 4- 5= 7
10. Reinfeld, Fred ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 x ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 7½- 8½ + 1- 2=13
11. Shainswit, George ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ x ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 7½- 8½ + 2- 3=11
12. Adams, Weaver 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ x 0 1 ½ 1 1 7 - 9 + 5- 7= 4
13. Seidman, Herbert ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 x ½ ½ 1 1 7 - 9 + 4- 6= 6
14. Green, Matthew  ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ x ½ 1 ½ 6 -10 + 2- 6= 8
15. Hanauer, Milton 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ x ½ 1 6 -10 + 2- 6= 8 shows as +2-7
16. Woliston, Philip 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ x 1 3 -13 + 2-12= 2
17. Littman, Gustaz 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 x 2 -14 + 0-10= 6
 
 
 
 
ROUND BY ROUND RESULTS
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 1. Reshevsky ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 B 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ +10 13 - 3
 2. Fine 1 ½ ½ 1 0 B 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ +9 12½- 3½
 3. Kashdan 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 B ½ ½ +5 10½- 5½
 4. Pinkus ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ B +4 10 - 6
 5. Simonson 1 ½ 1 0 0 ½ 1 0 1 B 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 +4 10 - 6
 6. Kupchik 0 ½ ½ B 1 1 0 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 1 +3 9½- 6½
 7. Denker 0 1 ½ 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 B 1 +3 9½- 6½
 8. Bernstein B ½ 1 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 7½- 8½
 9. Polland 0 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 B 0 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ -1 7½- 8½
10. Reinfeld ½ B ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ -1 7½- 8½
11. Shainswit 1 ½ B ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ -1 7½- 8½
12. Adams 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 B 1 ½ ½ 0 -2 7 - 9
13. Seidman ½ 1 0 0 ½ 0 0 B 0 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ -2 7 - 9
14. Green ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 B 0 0 ½ -4 6 -10
15. Hanauer ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 B 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 -4 6 -10
16. Woliston ½ 1 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 B 0 0 0 0 1 -10 3 -13
17. Littman ½ 0 0 ½ B 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 2 -14
 
 
 
 
 
ROUND 1 (4/27/40
1-0 Kashdan vs Kupchik
Draw Reshevsky vs Seidman
0-1 Adams vs Fine
Draw Pinkus vs Reinfeld
0-1 Polland vs Simonson
Draw Littman vs Green
Draw Hanauer vs Geffe
1-0 Shainswit vs Denker
BYE Bernstein
 
 
ROUND 2 (4/28/40
Draw Bernstein vs Shainswit
Draw Simonson vs Reshevsky
Draw Fine vs Kashdan
Draw Kupchik vs Pinkus
1-0 Denker vs Littman
Draw Green vs Hanauer
1-0 Woliston vs Polland
1-0 Seidman vs Adams
BYE Reinfeld
 
 
ROUND 3 (4/29/40
Draw Pinkus vs Fine
0-1 Polland vs Green
0-1 Littman vs Bernstein
1-0 Kashdan vs Seidman
0-1 Adams vs Simonson
1-0 Reshevsky vs Geffe
Draw Hanauer vs Denker
Draw Reinfeld vs Kupchik
BYE Shainswit
 
ROUND 4 (5/1/40
0-1 Denker vs Polland
0-1 Seidman vs Pinkus
Draw Green vs Reshevsky
1-0 Fine vs Reinfeld
0-1 Simonson vs Kashdan
0-1 Woliston vs Adams
Draw Shainswit vs Littman
0-1 Bernstein vs Hanauer
BYE Kupchik
 
ROUND 5 (5/2/40
1-0 Pinkus vs Simonson
1-0 Adams vs Green
1-0 Kupchik vs Fine
1-0 Reshevsky vs Denker
Draw Hanauer vs Shainswit
0-1 Polland vs Bernstein
Draw Reinfeld vs Seidman
Forfeit Kashdan over Woliston
BYE Littman
 
 
ROUND 6 (5/4/40
0-1 Woliston vs Pinkus
Draw Green vs Kashdan
0-1 Seidman vs Kupchik
Draw Simonson vs Reinfeld
0-1 Littman vs Hanauer
1-0 Denker vs Adams
Draw Shainswit vs Polland
0-1 Bernstein vs Reshevsky
BYE Fine
 
 
ROUND 7 (5/5/40
1-0 Fine vs Seidman
Draw Reshevsky vs Shainswit
1-0 Kashdan vs Denker
0-1 Kupchik vs Simonson
Draw Pinkus vs Green
1-0 Adams vs Bernstein
Draw Polland vs Littman
Draw Reinfeld vs Geffe
BYE Hanauer
 
 
ROUND 8 (5/6/40
1-0 Denker vs Pinkus
0-1 Littman vs Reshevsky
Draw Bernstein vs Kashdan
0-1 Simonson vs Fine
Draw Shainswit vs Adams
Draw Green vs Reinfeld
0-1 Woliston vs Kupchik
0-1 Hanauer vs Polland
BYE Seidman
 
ROUND 9 (5/8/40
1-0 Fine vs Woliston
1-0 Kupchik vs Green
1-0 Reshevsky vs Hanauer
1-0 Kashdan vs Shainswit
0-1 Seidman vs Simonson
Draw Reinfeld vs Denker
Draw Pinkus vs Bernstein
1-0 Adams vs Littman
BYE Polland
 
ROUND 10 (5/9/40
0-1 Shainswit vs Pinkus
0-1 Green vs Fine
0-1 Polland vs Reshevsky
Draw Littman vs Kashdan
0-1 Woliston vs Seidman
Draw Hanauer vs Adams
Draw Denker vs Kupchik
Draw Bernstein vs Reinfeld
BYE Simonson
 
 
ROUND 11 (5/11/40
1-0 Pinkus vs Littman
1-0 Kashdan vs Hanauer
Draw Fine vs Denker
0-1 Adams vs Polland
1-0 Simonson vs Woliston
Draw Seidman vs Green
Draw Kupchik vs Bernstein
Draw Reinfeld vs Shainswit
BYE Reshevsky
 
 
ROUND 12 (5/12/40
0-1 Hanauer vs Pinkus
0-1 Green vs Simonson
Draw Polland vs Kashdan
1-0 Reshevsky vs Adams
0-1 Bernstein vs Fine
Draw Shainswit vs Kupchik
0-1 Littman vs Reinfeld
1-0 Denker vs Seidman
BYE Woliston
 
 
ROUND 13 (5/13/40
0-1 Woliston vs Green
1-0 Fine vs Shainswit
0-1 Kashdan vs Reshevsky
Draw Simonson vs Denker
1-0 Seidman vs Bernstein
Draw Pinkus vs Polland
1-0 Kupchik vs Littman
Draw Reinfeld vs Hanauer
BYE Adams
 
 
ROUND 14 (5/15/40
1-0 Reshevsky vs Pinkus
0-1 Littman vs Fine
1-0 Adams vs Kashdan
1-0 Denker vs Woliston
Draw Hanauer vs Kupchik
Draw Shainswit vs Seidman
1-0 Bernstein vs Simonson
1-0 Polland vs Reinfeld
BYE Green
 
 
ROUND 15 (5/16/40
0-1 Green vs Denker
1-0 Fine vs Hanauer
Draw Reinfeld vs Reshevsky
Draw Simonson vs Shainswit
1-0 Seidman vs Littman
Draw Kupchik vs Polland
0-1 Woliston vs Bernstein
Draw Pinkus vs Adams
BYE Kashdan
 
 
ROUND 16 (5/18/40
Draw Kashdan vs Pinkus
1-0 Bernstein vs Green
1-0 Reshevsky vs Kupchik
Draw Polland vs Fine
Draw Hanauer vs Seidman
0-1 Littman vs Simonson
1-0 Shainswit vs Woliston
Draw Adams vs Reinfeld
BYE Denker
 
 
ROUND 17 (5/19/40
Draw Reinfeld vs Kashdan
Draw Fine vs Reshevsky
1-0 Kupchik vs Adams
Draw Seidman vs Polland
1-0 Simonson vs Hanauer
1-0 Woliston vs Littman
1-0 Denker vs Bernstein
Draw Green vs Shainswit
BYE Pinkus
 

· The National Chess Federation and the Western Chess Association merged in 1939 to form the US Chess Federation. This was the first USCF run US Championship.

· Participants Seeded in the Tournament:
1. Reshevsky, Samuel
2. Fine, Reuben
3. Kashdan, Isaac
5. Simonson, Albert C.
6. Kupchik, Abraham
7. Denker, Arnold
9. Polland, David
12. Adams, Weaver
15. Hanauer, Milton
16. Woliston, Philip
17. Littman, Gustave

· Participants that qualified from preliminary tournaments:
4. Pinkus, Albert
8. Bernstein, Sidney
10. Reinfeld, Fred
11. Shainswit, George
13. Seidman, Herbert
14. Green, Matthew

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