13th US Women's Championship and Zonal; 1959
November 30 - December 12
New York, NY and West Orange, NJ


                              Pre   Post  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  Score    W/L/D   City, State
 1. Miss Lisa Lane            2002  2133  x ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1  7 -1    +6-0=2   Philadelphia, PA
 2. Mrs. Gisela Kahn Gresser  2195  2175  ½ x 0 1 1 1 1 1 1  6½-1½   +6-1=1   New York, NY
 3. Miss Mona N. Karff        2011  2028  0 1 x ½ 0 1 1 1 1  5½-2½   +5-2=1   New York, NY
 4. Eva Aronson               1949  2019  0 0 ½ x 1 1 ½ 1 1  5 -3    +4-2=2   Chicago, IL
 5. Mary Selensky             1950  1940  ½ 0 1 0 x ½ ½ ½ 1  4 -4    +2-2=4   Philadelphia, PA
 6. Nancy McLeod              1893  1820  0 0 0 0 ½ x 1 ½ ½  2½-5½   +1-4=3   Millbrae, CA
 7. Mildred Morrell           1754  1868  0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 x 1 ½  2½-5½   +1-4=3   Gary, IN
 8. Lina Grumette             1800  1791  0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 x 1  2 -6    +1-5=2   Hollywood, CA
 9. Mabel Burlingame          1774  1790  0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 x  1 -7    +0-6=2   Phoenix, AZ

  • Average Rating: 1925.

  • Pre-tournament ratings from the 5/20/1960 Ratings Supplement.
    Post-tournament ratings from the 8/5/1960 Ratings Supplement.
    Pre and Post-tournament Ratings may include results from other tournaments.
    Lane's Pre-tournament Rating from the 12/5/1959 Ratings Supplement. Gresser's Pre-tournament Rating from the 2/5/1959 Rating List. Burlingame's Pre-tournament rating from the 3/5/1950 Rating Supplement. Morrell's Pre-tournament rating from the 3/5/1950 Rating Supplement. Karff's Pre-tournament rating from the 3/5/1958 Rating List.

  • Gresser and Lane qualified for the 1961 Women's Interzonal.

  • Lane's Record:
    R1: Win over Grumette
    R2: Draw with Selensky
    R3: Win over McLeod
    R4: Win over Burlingame
    R5: Win over Karff (from an adjourned game 2 pawns down)
    R6: Win over Morrell
    R7: Win over Aronson
    R8: Bye
    R9: Draw with Gresser

  • Sonja Graf-Stevenson was scheduled to play, but withdrew shortly before the tournament started.

  • Chess Life, January 5, 1960, p. 8. January 20, 1960, p. 1. February 5, 1960, p. 4.
  • Chess Review, 1/60, p. 26. February 1960, p. 36.
  • https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chesscollection?cid=1037447

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