1972 US Women's Chess Championship and Zonal

20th US Women's Championship and Zonal; 1972

May 28 - June 11

St. Petersburg, FL

                         Rtng  ST  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1   Total   W/L/D

 1. Marilyn Braun        1956  WI  x ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1   7½-2½  +5-0=5

 2. Eva Aronson          1826  FL  ½ x 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1   7½-2½  +6-1=3

 3. Ruth Donnelly        1836  NY  ½ 1 x 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1   6½-3½  +4-1=5

 4. Gisela Kahn Gresser  2009  NY  0 ½ 0 x ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1   6½-3½  +5-2=3

 5. Susan Sterngold      1757  WI  0 ½ ½ ½ x 0 0 ½ 1 1 1   5 -5   +3-3=4

 6. Joan Schmidt         1715  FL  0 0 0 0 1 x 1 ½ 1 ½ 1   5 -5   +4-4=2

 7. Mabel Burlingame     1780  AZ  ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 x ½ 1 ½ ½   4½-5½  +2-3=5

 8. Kathryn Slater       1776  NY  ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ x ½ 0 1   4 -6   +1-3=6

 9. Donna Bragg          1667  CA  ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ x 1 1   4 -6   +2-4=4

10. Rachel Crotto        1784  NY  0 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ 1 0 x 0   3 -7   +2-6=2

11. Rachel Guinan        1690  PA  0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 x   1½-8½  +1-8=1

· Average Rating: 1799.6

· Mrs. Marilyn Braun competed in the 1969 Championship as Miss Marilyn Koput.

· Thanks to John S. Hilbert for providing the start and end dates.

· Chess Life & Review, August 1972, p. 474.

· Ratings Taken From:

Marilyn Braun        1956  Jan 1972 Annual List

Eva Aronson          1826  Dec 1969 Annual List

Ruth Donnelly        1836  Mar 1972 Supplement

Gisela Kahn Gresser  2009  Jan 1972 Annual List

Susan Sterngold      1757  Mar 1972 Supplement

Joan Schmidt         1715  Jan 1972 Annual List

Mabel Burlingame     1780  Jan 1972 Annual List

Kathryn Slater       1776  Dec 1969 Annual List

Donna Bragg          1667  Mar 1972 Supplement

Rachel Crotto        1784  Jan 1972 Annual List

Rachel Guinan        1690  Dec 1970 Annual List