17th US Women's Championship and Zonal; 1966
April 23 - May 11
New York, NY
 
 Pre Post 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Total W/L/D
 1. Mrs. Gisela Kahn Gresser 2075 2137 x ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 8½-1½ +7-0=3
 2. Miss Lisa Lane 2038 2106 ½ x ½ 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 8½-1½ +7-0=3
 3. Mrs. Eva Aronson 2001 2005 ½ ½ x 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 6 -4 +3-1=6
 4. Miss Kate Sillars 1859 1894 0 0 0 x 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 5 -5 +4-4=2
 5. Dr. Helen Weissenstein 1859 1876 0 0 ½ 1 x ½ 1 0 ½ 1 ½ 5 -5 +3-3=4
 6. Mrs. Mabel Burlingame 1863 1995 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ x ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 4½-5½ +1-2=7
 7. Miss Mona Karff 1997 1987 0 0 1 ½ 0 ½ x 1 0 ½ 1 4½-5½ +3-4=3
 8. Mrs. Jacqueline Piatigorsky 1996 1902 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 x 1 ½ ½ 4 -6 +2-4=4
 9. Miss Mildred Morrell 1842 1818 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 x 0 ½ 3½-6½ +1-4=5
10. Mrs. Zenaida Wagner 1796 1821 0 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 x 1 3½-6½ +2-5=3
11. Mrs. Mary Bain 1971 1860 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ 0 x 2 -8 +0-6=4
 
 

· Average Rating: 1936.

· Pre-tournament ratings from the April, 1966 Ratings Supplement.
Post-tournament ratings from the August, 1966 Ratings Supplement.
Pre and Post-tournament Ratings may include results from other tournaments.
Gresser's pre-tournament rating from the January, 1966 annual rating list.
Lane's pre-tournament rating from the December, 1962 annual rating list.
Aronson's pre-tournament rating from the January, 1965 annual rating list.
Karff's pre-tournament rating from the January, 1966 annual rating list.
Piatigorsky's pre-tournament rating from the January, 1966 annual rating list.
Bain's pre-tournament rating from the January, 1966 annual rating list.

· The tournament was held at the Henry Hudson Hotel.

· Katherine Sillars and Katherine Gasser are the same person.

· Zenaida Huber (1964, 1965) and Zenaida Wagner (1966, 1967) are the same person.

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ROUND BY ROUND RESULTS
 
Round 1
0-1 Wagner - Lane
1-0 Gresser - Piatigorsky
1-0 Karff - Bain
0-1 Burlingame - Sillars
0-1 Morrell - Aronson
Weissenstein - Bye
 
Round 2
Draw Sillars - Morrell
0-1 Bain - Burlingame
0-1 Piatigorsky - Karff
Draw Lane - Gresser
1-0 Weissenstein - Wagner
Aronson - Bye
 
Round 3
1-0 Gresser - Weissenstein
0-1 Karff - Lane
Draw Burlingame - Piatigorsky
Draw Morrell - Bain
1-0 Aronson - Sillars
Wagner - Bye
 
Round 4
Draw Bain - Aronson
1-0 Piatigorsky - Morrell
1-0 Lane - Burlingame
1-0 Weissenstein - Karff
0-1 Wagner - Gresser
Sillars - Bye
 
Round 5
Draw Karff - Wagner
Draw Burlingame - Weissenstein
Draw Morrell - Lane
Draw Aronson - Piatigorsky
1-0 Sillars - Bain
Gresser - Bye
 
Round 6
0-1 Piatigorsky - Sillars
Draw Lane - Aronson
Draw Weissenstein - Morrell
Draw Wagner - Burlingame
1-0 Gresser - Karff
Bain - Bye
 
Round 7
Draw Burlingame - Gresser
0-1 Morrell - Wagner
Draw Aronson - Weissenstein
0-1 Sillars - Lane
Draw Bain - Piatigorsky
Karff - Bye
 
Round 8
1-0 Lane - Bain
1-0 Weissenstein - Sillars
0-1 Wagner - Aronson
1-0 Gresser - Morrell
Draw Karff - Burlingame
Piatigorsky - Bye
 
Round 9
1-0 Morrell - Karff
Draw Aronson - Gresser
1-0 Sillars - Wagner
Draw  Bain - Weissenstein
0-1 Piatigorsky - Lane
Burlingame - Bye
 
Round 10
0-1 Weissenstein - Piatigorsky
1-0 Wagner - Bain
1-0 Gresser - Sillars
1-0 Karff - Aronson
Draw Burlingame - Morrell
Lane - Bye
 
Round 11
Draw Aronson - Burlingame
Draw Sillars - Karff
0-1 Bain - Gresser
Draw Piatigorsky - Wagner
1-0 Lane - Weissenstein
Morrell - Bye
 

· Chess Life, May 1966, p. 107.

· Chess Review, June 1966, p. 165.

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