45th US open, Boston

29-07-1944 > 10-08-1944

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tot
1 Reshevsky, Samuel Herman USA – ½ 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 15½
2 Santasiere, Anthony Edward USA ½ – 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 12½
3 Jackson, Edward Schuyler USA 0 0 – ½ 0 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12
4 Steinmeyer, Robert Henry USA 0 ½ ½ – 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 12
5 Johnson, Roger USA 0 1 1 1 – 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 11
6 Adams, Weaver Warren USA 0 0 1 0 1 – 0 1 1 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 10½
7 Suesman, Walter Bradford USA 1 0 0 ½ 1 1 – 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 10½
8 Barzin, Marcel BEL 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 – 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
9 Daly, Harlow Bussey USA 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 – 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
10 Hamermesh, Morton USA 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 ½ 0 0 – ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 10
11 Vasconcellos, Arnaldo BRA 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ – ½ 1 1 1 1 0 1 10
12 Kagan, Milton USA 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 ½ – 1 1 1 1 1 1 9½
13 Bernstein, Neil USA 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 – 1 1 0 1 1 6
14 Stephens, Llewellyn Walter USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 1 1 1 4
15 Bellaine, Arthur USA 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 1 1 3½
16 Mitchell, Ward Mayhew Parker USA 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 – 1 1 3½
17 Magri, Peter USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 2½
18 McCord, James Bennett USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0

Barzin resided in the US at this point, probably to avoid World War II. Reshevsky scored an extraordinary victory, 3 points clear of the field! I found three games and the crosstable online. Mr. Philip Jurgens has kindly provided primary sources [1]-[3].

Wanted

  • Most games.
  • Some primary sources.

Sources

  1. Chess Review 1944/10
  2. The American Chess Bulletin 1944/09-10
  3. Brooklyn Eagle 21-09-1944
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