12th US Women's Championship and Zonal; 1957
November 3-16
Hollywood, CA

                               Pre   Post  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2  Score    W/ L/D   City, State
 1. Mrs. Gisela Kahn Gresser   1983  2166  x ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  9½- 1½  +8- 0=3  (New York)
 2. Mrs. Sonja Graf-Stevenson  2037  2059  ½ x 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1  9½- 1½  +9- 1=1  (Palm Springs)
 3. Miss Mona M. Karff         2004  2011  0 1 x 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1  7 - 4   +6- 3=2  (New York)
 4. Mrs. Eva Aronson           1930  1933  ½ 0 1 x ½ ½ 1 1 0 0 1 1  6½- 4½  +5- 3=3  (Chicago)
 5. Mrs. Kathryn Slater        1845  1885  ½ 0 ½ ½ x ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 1  6½- 4½  +4- 2=5  (New York)
 6. Mrs. Lina Grumette         1735  1878  0 0 1 ½ ½ x 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1  6 - 5   +4- 3=4  (Hollywood)
 7. Mrs. Nancy McLeod          1813  1862  0 0 0 0 1 1 x ½ 1 1 1 ½  6 - 5   +5- 4=2  (San Francisco)
 8. Miss Lucille Kellner       1984  1814  0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ x 1 1 1 1  5 - 6   +4- 5=2  (Detroit)
 9. Mrs. Mary Selensky         1790  1848  0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 0 x 1 1 1  5 - 6   +4- 5=2  (Philadelphia)
10. Mrs. Olga Higgens          1661  1656  0 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 1  2½- 8½  +2- 8=1  (Santa Barbara)
11. Mrs. Mildred Morrell       1703  1656  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x 1  2 - 9   +2- 9=0  (Haddonfield, NJ)
12. Mrs. Lenore Simon          Unr.  1543  0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 x   ½-10½  +0-10=1  (Los Angeles)

ROUND BY ROUND
              1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
 1. Gresser   1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1  9½ -1%
 2. Graf      1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 0 1  9½- 1½
 3. Karff     1 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 0  7 - 4
 4. Aronson   ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 0 1 1 1 1 0  6½- 4½
 5. Slater    1 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½  6½- 4½
 6. Grumette  ½ ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1  6 - 5
 7. McLeod    1 0 1 1 ½ 1 0 0 0 1 ½  6 - 5
 8. Kellner   0 ½ 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 ½  5 - 6
 9. Selensky  0 1 1 0 1 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½  5 - 6
10. Higgins   0 0 0 1 ½ 1 0 0 0 0 0  2½- 8½
11. Morrell   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1  2 - 9
12. Simon     0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0   ½-10½


ROUND BY ROUND (EXPANDED)

ROUND 1
0-1  Simon - Gresser
1-0  Karff - Morrell
adj  Higgins - Slater
0-1  Selensky - McLeod
Graf over Kellner
Drew between Aronson and Grumette


ROUND 2
1-0  Gresser - Karff
0-1  McLeod - Graf
Selensky over Higgins
Draw between Grumette and Kellner
adj  Slater and Simon
adj  Morrell and Aronson


ROUND 3
1-0  Graf - Grumette
Draw Aronson - Gresser
McLeod over Higgins
Selensky over Simon
Kellner over Morrell
adj  Karff and Slater 


ROUND 4
1-0  Gresser - Kellner
0-1  Morrell - Graf
Higgins over Simon
adj  Slater-Aronson
adj  Selensky-Karff
adj  McLeod-Grumette
Draw between Slater and Karff (Playoff of R3)
Slater over Simon (Playoff of R2)


PLAYOFF DAY
Slater over Higgins (R1)
Aronson over Morrell (R2)
Draw between Slater and Aronson (R4)
McLeod over Grumette (R4)
Karff over Selensky (R4)


ROUND 5
adj  Simon and McLeod
Draw between Karff and Higgins
0-1  Aronson - Selensky
0-1  Kellner - Slater
adj  Graf - Gresser
Grumette over Morrell


ROUND 6
McLeod over Morrell
1-0  Gresser - Grumette
Kellner over Selensky
Higgins over Aronson
Karff over Simon
adj  Slater and Graf


ROUND 7
Karff over McLeod
Aronson over Simon
Kellner over Higgins
Draw between Grumette and Slater
adj  Graf and Selensky
adj  Morrell and Gresser
Draw between Graf and Gresser (Playoff of R5)
Draw between Simon and McLeod (Playoff of R5)


ROUND 8
Kellner over Simon
0-1  McLeod - Gresser
0-1  Higgins - Graf
adj  Slater and Morrell
adj  Selensky and Grumette
adj  Karff and Aronson


PLAYOFF DAY
Graf over Slater (R6)
Gresser over Morrell (R7) 
Draw between Grumette and Selensky (R8)
Aronson over Karff (R8)


ROUND 9
Selensky over Morrell
Grumette over Higgins
Aronson over McLeod
1-0  Graf - Simon
adj  Gresser and Slater
adj  Kellner and Karff


ROUND 10
Morrell over Higgins
1-0  Karff - Graf
adj  Aronson - Kellner
adj  Gresser and Selensky
adj  McLeod and Slater
adj  Simon and Grumette
Draw between Gresser and Slater (Playoff of R9)


PLAYOFF DAY
Graf over Selensky (R7)
Slater over Morrell (R8)
Karff over Kellner (R9)
McLeod over Slater (R10)
Gresser over Selensky (R10)
Grumette over Simon (R10)
Aronson over Kellner (R10)


ROUND 11
Draw between Kellner and McLeod
Graf over Aronson
Grumette over Karff
Morrell over Simon
Gresser over Higgins
Draw between Slater and Selensky



  • Average Rating: 1836. (Simon's post-tournament rating used for calculation).

  • Pre-tournament ratings from the 5/5/1957 Rating List.
    Post-tournament ratings from the 3/5/1958 Rating List.
    Pre and Post-tournament Ratings may include results from other tournaments.
    Karff's Pre-tournament rating from the 5/20/1956 Rating List.

  • Gresser and Stevenson qualified for the 1958 Women's Candidates Tournament.

  • Karff's victory over Stevenson was named the best game of the tournament.

  • Chess Life, September 5, 1957, p. 2. October 5, 1957, p. 4. December 20, 1957, pp. 1, 5.
  • Chess Review, December 1957, p. 355.


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