9th US Women's Championship; 1951
October 20, 1951 - November 4
New York, NY

                                  Pre   Post  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0   Score   W/L/D
 1. Mrs. Mary Bain                1926  2047  x ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1   8½- ½  +8-0=1
 2. Mrs. Gisela Kahn Gresser      2115  2108  ½ x 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1   7½-1½  +7-1=1
 3. Miss Mona Karff               2086  2000  0 0 x 0 1 1 1 1 1 1   6 -3   +6-3=0
 4. Mrs. Kathryn Slater           1760  1759  0 0 1 x ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1   4½-4½  +3-3=3
 5. Mrs. Lina Grumette            1703  1726  0 0 0 ½ x 1 1 0 0 1   3½-5½  +3-5=1
 6. Miss Lucille Kellner          1953  1845  0 0 0 1 0 x 1 0 ½ 1   3½-5½  +3-5=1
 7. Miss Nancy Roos               1764  ????  0 0 0 ½ 0 0 x 1 1 1   3½-5½  +3-5=1
 8. Mrs. Willa White Owens        Unr.  1680  0 1 0 0 1 1 0 x 0 0   3 -6   +3-6=0
 9. Mrs. Jacqueline Piatigorsky   Unr.  1840  0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 x 0   3 -6   +2-5=2
10. Miss Adele Raettig            1553  1563  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 x   2 -7   +2-7=0

  • Average Rating: 1838. (Post-tournament ratings used in calculation for Unrated players).

  • Pre-tournament ratings from the 10/5/1951 Rating List.
    Post-tournament ratings from the 3/5/1952 Rating List.
    Pre and Post-tournament Ratings may include results from other tournaments.
    Karff's Pre-tournament rating from the 3/5/1951 Rating List. Slater's Pre-tournament rating from the 11/20/1950 Rating List. Grumette's Pre-tournament rating from the 3/5/1951 Rating List. Grumette's Post-tournament rating from the 5/20/1953 Rating List. Roos' Post-tournament rating from the 5/5/1955 Rating List.

  • The decisively indecisive Bain-Gresser game was played in the penultimate round.

  • Bain was from New York and Miami. Gresser from New York. Karff from Boston. Slater from New York. Grumette from Brooklyn. Kellner from Detroit. Roos from LA. Owens from Avon Lake, OH. Piatigorsky from LA. Raettig from Hoboken.

  • One round was played at the Log Cabin Chess Club of West Orange, NJ. One at the London Terrace Chess Club in New York. The rest were played at the Marshall Chess Club.

  • Once again, Mrs. Caroline Marshall was the Tournament Director, with Edith Weart as Assistant TD.

  • According to Chess Review, Adele Raettig specializes in "Weird" openings. Of course, in those days, the King's Indian Defense was considered weird, so who knows.

  • Edith Weart wrote a book called "The Royal Game - Chess For Young People". Amazon has it available for $768.57 ($25 used).

  • Chess Life, June 20, 1951, p. 3. October 5, 1951, p. 1. November 5, 1951, p. 1. November 20, 1951, p. 1.
  • Chess Review, December 1951, p. 356. January 1952, p. 3.

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