2nd US Women's Championship; 1938
April 2-24
New York, NY

                         1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1  Score   W/L/D
 1. Mona May Karff       x ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  9½- ½  +9-0=1
 2. Mary Bain            ½ x 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  8½-1½  +8-1=1
 3. Adele Rivero         0 0 x 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1  7½-2½  +7-2=1
 4. Edith L. Weart       0 1 0 x 1 1 0 1 1 1 1  7 -3   +7-3=0
 5. Raphael McCready     0 0 ½ 0 x ½ 0 1 1 1 1  5 -5   +4-4=2   
 6. Mathilda Harmath     0 0 0 0 ½ x 1 1 0 ½ 1  4 -6   +3-5=2   
 7. Adele Raettig        0 0 0 1 1 0 x 0 1 1 0  4 -6   +4-6=0   
 8. Edna Harrison        0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 1 ½ 1  3½-6½  +3-6=1   
 9. Helen Kashdan        0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 1 1  3 -7   +3-7=0   
10. Mrs. W. E. Jackson   0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 x 1  2 -8   +1-7=2   
11. Elizabeth Wray       0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x  1 -9   +1-9=0

  • Mrs. Frank J. Marshall was the Tournament Director.

  • The Hazel Allen Trophy passed to Karff this year.

  • Karff was from Boston, Bain and Rivero from Manhattan, and Weart from Jackson Heights.

  • The tournament was played at the RCA Building in New York.

  • Chess Review, May 1938, p. 119.
  • https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1037447

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