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. 

  • 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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