| 4th US Chess championship :: New York, NY 1942 |
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| pos. | name | seed | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | pts | + | = | - |
| =1. | Kashdan, Isaac | (1) | |
● | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12½ | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| =1. | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | (14) | |
½ | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 12½ | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| =3. | Denker, Arnold | (8) | |
0 | 0 | ● | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10½ | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| =3. | Pinkus, Albert | (9) | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ● | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10½ | 10 | 1 | 4 |
| 5. | Steiner, Herman | (10) | |
1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 6. | Horowitz, Israel Albert | (2) | |
0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ● | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 7. | Seidman, Herbert | (3) | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ● | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| =8. | Levin, Jacob | (4) | |
½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ● | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| =8. | Levy, Louis | (7) | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ● | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| =10. | Chernev, Irving | (15) | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| =10. | Pilnick, Carl | (16) | |
0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ● | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| =12. | Baker, Harry | (12) | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| =12. | Lessing, Norman | (11) | |
½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ● | - w/o | 1 | ½ | 5½ | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| =14. | Altman, Benjamin | (6) | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ● | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| =14. | Green, Matthew | (5) | |
0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ w/o | 0 | 0 | ● | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| =14. | Hahlbohm, Herman H | (13) | |
0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ● | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 1st round — 10th April 1942 | |||||||||
| Kashdan, Isaac | (1) | |
1 - 0 | |
(16) | Pilnick, Carl | |||
| Horowitz, Israel Albert | (2) | |
½ - ½ | |
(15) | Chernev, Irving | |||
| Seidman, Herbert | (3) | |
0 - 1 | |
(14) | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | |||
| Levin, Jacob | (4) | |
½ - ½ | |
(13) | Hahlbohm, Herman H | |||
| Green, Matthew | (5) | |
½ - ½ | |
(12) | Baker, Harry | |||
| Altman, Benjamin | (6) | |
1 - 0 | |
(11) | Lessing, Norman | |||
| Levy, Louis | (7) | |
0 - 1 | |
(10) | Steiner, Herman | |||
| Denker, Arnold | (8) | |
1 - 0 | |
(9) | Pinkus, Albert | |||
| 1.-5. Kashdan, Reshevsky, Denker, Steiner, Altman — 1; 6.-11. Horowitz, Levin, Chernev, Baker, Green, Hahlbohm — ½; 12.-16. Pinkus, Seidman, Levy, Pilnick, Lessing — 0; | |||||||||
| 2nd round — 11th April 1942 | |||||||||
| Pilnick, Carl | (16) | |
0 - 1 | |
(9) | Pinkus, Albert | |||
| Steiner, Herman | (10) | |
½ - ½ | |
(8) | Denker, Arnold | |||
| Lessing, Norman | (11) | |
1 - 0 | |
(7) | Levy, Louis | |||
| Baker, Harry | (12) | |
½ - ½ | |
(6) | Altman, Benjamin | |||
| Hahlbohm, Herman H | (13) | |
0 - 1 | |
(5) | Green, Matthew | |||
| Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | (14) | |
1 - 0 | |
(4) | Levin, Jacob | |||
| Chernev, Irving | (15) | |
0 - 1 | |
(3) | Seidman, Herbert | |||
| Kashdan, Isaac | (1) | |
1 - 0 | |
(2) | Horowitz, Israel Albert | |||
| 1.-2. Kashdan, Reshevsky — 2; 3.-6. Denker, Steiner, Altman, Green — 1½; 7.-10. Pinkus, Seidman, Baker, Lessing — 1; 11.-14. Horowitz, Levin, Chernev, Hahlbohm — ½; 15.-16. Levy, Pilnick — 0; | |||||||||
| 3rd round — 12th April 1942 | |||||||||
| Horowitz, Israel Albert | (2) | |
1 - 0 | |
(16) | Pilnick, Carl | |||
| Seidman, Herbert | (3) | |
0 - 1 | |
(1) | Kashdan, Isaac | |||
| Levin, Jacob | (4) | |
½ - ½ | |
(15) | Chernev, Irving | |||
| Green, Matthew | (5) | |
½ - ½ | |
(14) | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | |||
| Altman, Benjamin | (6) | |
0 - 1 | |
(13) | Hahlbohm, Herman H | |||
| Levy, Louis | (7) | |
½ - ½ | |
(12) | Baker, Harry | |||
| Denker, Arnold | (8) | |
1 - 0 | |
(11) | Lessing, Norman | |||
| Pinkus, Albert | (9) | |
½ - ½ | |
(10) | Steiner, Herman | |||
| 1. Kashdan — 3; 2.-3. Reshevsky, Denker — 2½; 4.-5. Steiner, Green — 2; 6.-10. Pinkus, Horowitz, Baker, Altman, Hahlbohm — 1½; 11.-14. Seidman, Levin, Chernev, Lessing — 1; 15. Levy — ½; 16. Pilnick — 0; | |||||||||
| 4th round — 14th April 1942 | |||||||||
| Pilnick, Carl | (16) | |
1 - 0 | |
(10) | Steiner, Herman | |||
| Lessing, Norman | (11) | |
0 - 1 | |
(9) | Pinkus, Albert | |||
| Baker, Harry | (12) | |
0 - 1 | |
(8) | Denker, Arnold | |||
| Hahlbohm, Herman H | (13) | |
0 - 1 | |
(7) | Levy, Louis | |||
| Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | (14) | |
1 - 0 | |
(6) | Altman, Benjamin | |||
| Chernev, Irving | (15) | |
1 - 0 | |
(5) | Green, Matthew | |||
| Kashdan, Isaac | (1) | |
½ - ½ | |
(4) | Levin, Jacob | |||
| Horowitz, Israel Albert | (2) | |
1 - 0 | |
(3) | Seidman, Herbert | |||
| 1.-3. Kashdan, Reshevsky, Denker — 3½; 4.-5. Pinkus, Horowitz — 2½; 6.-8. Steiner, Chernev, Green — 2; 9.-13. Levin, Levy, Baker, Altman, Hahlbohm — 1½; 14.-16. Seidman, Pilnick, Lessing — 1; | |||||||||
| 5th round — 15th April 1942 | |||||||||
| Seidman, Herbert | (3) | |
1 - 0 | |
(16) | Pilnick, Carl | |||
| Levin, Jacob | (4) | |
0 - 1 | |
(2) | Horowitz, Israel Albert | |||
| Green, Matthew | (5) | |
0 - 1 | |
(1) | Kashdan, Isaac | |||
| Altman, Benjamin | (6) | |
0 - 1 | |
(15) | Chernev, Irving | |||
| Levy, Louis | (7) | |
0 - 1 | |
(14) | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | |||
| Denker, Arnold | (8) | |
1 - 0 | |
(13) | Hahlbohm, Herman H | |||
| Pinkus, Albert | (9) | |
0 - 1 | |
(12) | Baker, Harry | |||
| Steiner, Herman | (10) | |
1 - 0 | |
(11) | Lessing, Norman | |||
| 1.-3. Kashdan, Reshevsky, Denker — 4½; 4. Horowitz — 3½; 5.-6. Steiner, Chernev — 3; 7.-8. Pinkus, Baker — 2½; 9.-10. Seidman, Green — 2; 11.-14. Levin, Levy, Altman, Hahlbohm — 1½; 15.-16. Pilnick, Lessing — 1; | |||||||||
| 6th round — 17th April 1942 | |||||||||
| Pilnick, Carl | (16) | |
1 - 0 | |
(11) | Lessing, Norman | |||
| Baker, Harry | (12) | |
0 - 1 | |
(10) | Steiner, Herman | |||
| Hahlbohm, Herman H | (13) | |
0 - 1 | |
(9) | Pinkus, Albert | |||
| Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | (14) | |
1 - 0 | |
(8) | Denker, Arnold | |||
| Chernev, Irving | (15) | |
½ - ½ | |
(7) | Levy, Louis | |||
| Kashdan, Isaac | (1) | |
1 - 0 | |
(6) | Altman, Benjamin | |||
| Horowitz, Israel Albert | (2) | |
1 - 0 | |
(5) | Green, Matthew | |||
| Seidman, Herbert | (3) | |
1 - 0 | |
(4) | Levin, Jacob | |||
| 1.-2. Kashdan, Reshevsky — 5½; 3.-4. Denker, Horowitz — 4½; 5. Steiner — 4; 6.-7. Pinkus, Chernev — 3½; 8. Seidman — 3; 9. Baker — 2½; 10.-12. Levy, Pilnick, Green — 2; 13.-15. Levin, Altman, Hahlbohm — 1½; 16. Lessing — 1; | |||||||||
| 7th round — 18th April 1942 | |||||||||
| Levin, Jacob | (4) | |
1 - 0 | |
(16) | Pilnick, Carl | |||
| Green, Matthew | (5) | |
½ - ½ | |
(3) | Seidman, Herbert | |||
| Altman, Benjamin | (6) | |
0 - 1 | |
(2) | Horowitz, Israel Albert | |||
| Levy, Louis | (7) | |
0 - 1 | |
(1) | Kashdan, Isaac | |||
| Denker, Arnold | (8) | |
1 - 0 | |
(15) | Chernev, Irving | |||
| Pinkus, Albert | (9) | |
0 - 1 | |
(14) | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | |||
| Steiner, Herman | (10) | |
½ - ½ | |
(13) | Hahlbohm, Herman H | |||
| Lessing, Norman | (11) | |
½ - ½ | |
(12) | Baker, Harry | |||
| 1.-2. Kashdan, Reshevsky — 6½; 3.-4. Denker, Horowitz — 5½; 5. Steiner — 4½; 6.-8. Pinkus, Seidman, Chernev — 3½; 9. Baker — 3; 10.-11. Levin, Green — 2½; 12.-14. Levy, Pilnick, Hahlbohm — 2; 15.-16. Lessing, Altman — 1½; | |||||||||
| 8th round — 19th April 1942 | |||||||||
| Pilnick, Carl | (16) | |
0 - 1 | |
(12) | Baker, Harry | |||
| Hahlbohm, Herman H | (13) | |
½ - ½ | |
(11) | Lessing, Norman | |||
| Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | (14) | |
1 - 0 | |
(10) | Steiner, Herman | |||
| Chernev, Irving | (15) | |
0 - 1 | |
(9) | Pinkus, Albert | |||
| Kashdan, Isaac | (1) | |
1 - 0 | |
(8) | Denker, Arnold | |||
| Horowitz, Israel Albert | (2) | |
½ - ½ | |
(7) | Levy, Louis | |||
| Seidman, Herbert | (3) | |
½ - ½ | |
(6) | Altman, Benjamin | |||
| Levin, Jacob | (4) | |
½ - ½ | |
(5) | Green, Matthew | |||
| 1.-2. Kashdan, Reshevsky — 7½; 3. Horowitz — 6; 4. Denker — 5½; 5.-6. Pinkus, Steiner — 4½; 7.-8. Seidman, Baker — 4; 9. Chernev — 3½; 10.-11. Levin, Green — 3; 12.-13. Levy, Hahlbohm — 2½; 14.-16. Pilnick, Lessing, Altman — 2; | |||||||||
| 9th round — 21st April 1942 | |||||||||
| Green, Matthew | (5) | |
1 - 0 | |
(16) | Pilnick, Carl | |||
| Altman, Benjamin | (6) | |
½ - ½ | |
(4) | Levin, Jacob | |||
| Levy, Louis | (7) | |
1 - 0 | |
(3) | Seidman, Herbert | |||
| Denker, Arnold | (8) | |
½ - ½ | |
(2) | Horowitz, Israel Albert | |||
| Pinkus, Albert | (9) | |
0 - 1 | |
(1) | Kashdan, Isaac | |||
| Steiner, Herman | (10) | |
1 - 0 | |
(15) | Chernev, Irving | |||
| Lessing, Norman | (11) | |
0 - 1 | |
(14) | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | |||
| Baker, Harry | (12) | |
½ - ½ | |
(13) | Hahlbohm, Herman H | |||
| 1.-2. Kashdan, Reshevsky — 8½; 3. Horowitz — 6½; 4. Denker — 6; 5. Steiner — 5½; 6.-7. Pinkus, Baker — 4½; 8.-9. Seidman, Green — 4; 10.-12. Levin, Levy, Chernev — 3½; 13. Hahlbohm — 3; 14. Altman — 2½; 15.-16. Pilnick, Lessing — 2; | |||||||||
| 10th round — 22nd April 1942 | |||||||||
| Pilnick, Carl | (16) | |
½ - ½ | |
(13) | Hahlbohm, Herman H | |||
| Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | (14) | |
1 - 0 | |
(12) | Baker, Harry | |||
| Chernev, Irving | (15) | |
0 - 1 | |
(11) | Lessing, Norman | |||
| Kashdan, Isaac | (1) | |
0 - 1 | |
(10) | Steiner, Herman | |||
| Horowitz, Israel Albert | (2) | |
0 - 1 | |
(9) | Pinkus, Albert | |||
| Seidman, Herbert | (3) | |
0 - 1 | |
(8) | Denker, Arnold | |||
| Levin, Jacob | (4) | |
0 - 1 | |
(7) | Levy, Louis | |||
| Green, Matthew | (5) | |
0 - 1 | |
(6) | Altman, Benjamin | |||
| 1. Reshevsky — 9½; 2. Kashdan — 8½; 3. Denker — 7; 4.-5. Steiner, Horowitz — 6½; 6. Pinkus — 5½; 7.-8. Levy, Baker — 4½; 9.-10. Seidman, Green — 4; 11.-14. Levin, Chernev, Altman, Hahlbohm — 3½; 15. Lessing — 3; 16. Pilnick — 2½; | |||||||||
| 11th round — 24th April 1942 | |||||||||
| Altman, Benjamin | (6) | |
0 - 1 | |
(16) | Pilnick, Carl | |||
| Levy, Louis | (7) | |
1 - 0 | |
(5) | Green, Matthew | |||
| Denker, Arnold | (8) | |
0 - 1 | |
(4) | Levin, Jacob | |||
| Pinkus, Albert | (9) | |
1 - 0 | |
(3) | Seidman, Herbert | |||
| Steiner, Herman | (10) | |
1 - 0 | |
(2) | Horowitz, Israel Albert | |||
| Lessing, Norman | (11) | |
½ - ½ | |
(1) | Kashdan, Isaac | |||
| Baker, Harry | (12) | |
0 - 1 | |
(15) | Chernev, Irving | |||
| Hahlbohm, Herman H | (13) | |
½ - ½ | |
(14) | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | |||
| 1. Reshevsky — 10; 2. Kashdan — 9; 3. Steiner — 7½; 4. Denker — 7; 5.-6. Pinkus, Horowitz — 6½; 7. Levy — 5½; 8.-10. Levin, Chernev, Baker — 4½; 11.-13. Seidman, Green, Hahlbohm — 4; 14.-16. Pilnick, Lessing, Altman — 3½; | |||||||||
| 12th round — 25th April 1942 | |||||||||
| Pilnick, Carl | (16) | |
½ - ½ | |
(14) | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | |||
| Chernev, Irving | (15) | |
1 - 0 | |
(13) | Hahlbohm, Herman H | |||
| Kashdan, Isaac | (1) | |
1 - 0 | |
(12) | Baker, Harry | |||
| Horowitz, Israel Albert | (2) | |
½ - ½ | |
(11) | Lessing, Norman | |||
| Seidman, Herbert | (3) | |
0 - 1 | |
(10) | Steiner, Herman | |||
| Levin, Jacob | (4) | |
0 - 1 | |
(9) | Pinkus, Albert | |||
| Green, Matthew | (5) | |
0 - 1 | |
(8) | Denker, Arnold | |||
| Altman, Benjamin | (6) | |
0 - 1 | |
(7) | Levy, Louis | |||
| 1. Reshevsky — 10½; 2. Kashdan — 10; 3. Steiner — 8½; 4. Denker — 8; 5. Pinkus — 7½; 6. Horowitz — 7; 7. Levy — 6½; 8. Chernev — 5½; 9.-10. Levin, Baker — 4½; 11.-15. Seidman, Pilnick, Lessing, Green, Hahlbohm — 4; 16. Altman — 3½; | |||||||||
| 13th round — 26th April 1942 | |||||||||
| Levy, Louis | (7) | |
0 - 1 | |
(16) | Pilnick, Carl | |||
| Denker, Arnold | (8) | |
1 - 0 | |
(6) | Altman, Benjamin | |||
| Pinkus, Albert | (9) | |
1 - 0 | |
(5) | Green, Matthew | |||
| Steiner, Herman | (10) | |
0 - 1 | |
(4) | Levin, Jacob | |||
| Lessing, Norman | (11) | |
0 - 1 | |
(3) | Seidman, Herbert | |||
| Baker, Harry | (12) | |
½ - ½ | |
(2) | Horowitz, Israel Albert | |||
| Hahlbohm, Herman H | (13) | |
0 - 1 | |
(1) | Kashdan, Isaac | |||
| Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | (14) | |
1 - 0 | |
(15) | Chernev, Irving | |||
| 1. Reshevsky — 11½; 2. Kashdan — 11; 3. Denker — 9; 4.-5. Pinkus, Steiner — 8½; 6. Horowitz — 7½; 7. Levy — 6½; 8.-9. Levin, Chernev — 5½; 10.-12. Seidman, Pilnick, Baker — 5; 13.-15. Lessing, Green, Hahlbohm — 4; 16. Altman — 3½; | |||||||||
| 14th round — 29th April 1942 | |||||||||
| Pilnick, Carl | (16) | |
½ - ½ | |
(15) | Chernev, Irving | |||
| Kashdan, Isaac | (1) | |
½ - ½ | |
(14) | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | |||
| Horowitz, Israel Albert | (2) | |
1 - 0 | |
(13) | Hahlbohm, Herman H | |||
| Seidman, Herbert | (3) | |
1 - 0 | |
(12) | Baker, Harry | |||
| Levin, Jacob | (4) | |
½ - ½ | |
(11) | Lessing, Norman | |||
| Green, Matthew | (5) | |
0 - 1 | |
(10) | Steiner, Herman | |||
| Altman, Benjamin | (6) | |
0 - 1 | |
(9) | Pinkus, Albert | |||
| Levy, Louis | (7) | |
0 - 1 | |
(8) | Denker, Arnold | |||
| 1. Reshevsky — 12; 2. Kashdan — 11½; 3. Denker — 10; 4.-5. Pinkus, Steiner — 9½; 6. Horowitz — 8½; 7. Levy — 6½; 8.-10. Seidman, Levin, Chernev — 6; 11. Pilnick — 5½; 12. Baker — 5; 13. Lessing — 4½; 14.-15. Green, Hahlbohm — 4; 16. Altman — 3½; | |||||||||
| 15th round — 30th April 1942 | |||||||||
| Denker, Arnold | (8) | |
½ - ½ | |
(16) | Pilnick, Carl | |||
| Pinkus, Albert | (9) | |
1 - 0 | |
(7) | Levy, Louis | |||
| Steiner, Herman | (10) | |
½ - ½ | |
(6) | Altman, Benjamin | |||
| Lessing, Norman | (11) | |
1 - 0 | |
(5) | Green, Matthew | |||
| Baker, Harry | (12) | |
½ - ½ | |
(4) | Levin, Jacob | |||
| Hahlbohm, Herman H | (13) | |
0 - 1 | |
(3) | Seidman, Herbert | |||
| Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | (14) | |
½ - ½ | |
(2) | Horowitz, Israel Albert | |||
| Chernev, Irving | (15) | |
0 - 1 | |
(1) | Kashdan, Isaac | |||
| 1.-2. Kashdan, Reshevsky — 12½; 3.-4. Denker, Pinkus — 10½; 5. Steiner — 10; 6. Horowitz — 9; 7. Seidman — 7; 8.-9. Levin, Levy — 6½; 10.-11. Chernev, Pilnick — 6; 12.-13. Baker, Lessing — 5½; 14.-16. Altman, Green, Hahlbohm — 4; | |||||||||
| 4th US Chess championship | |
| Dates: | 10th - 30th April 1942 |
| City: | New York, NY (United States) |
| Venue: | |
| Organizers: | US Chess Federation |
| Tournament Director: | L. Walter Stephens (USA) |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Players participating: | 16 |
| Games played: | 120 (1 game was forfeited) |
| Competition format: | Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: | none |
| Time control: | |
| Website: | http://graeme.50webs.com/chesschamps/us/1942.htm |
| Other websites: | https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chess.pl?tid=44700 |
| PGN game file: | usa-1942.pgn |
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The 4th US Chess Championship took place in New York from 10 to 30 April 1942. Kashdan and Reshevsky tied for first on 12.5/15; Denker was third on 10.5/15. Historical reporting repeatedly references the controversial tournament-director decision in the Reshevsky-Denker game, with L. Walter Stephens identified as tournament director. One forfeit line is preserved in source records. Source links: Graeme Cree page (crosstable and notes); Chessgames tournament reference; US Chess digital archives entry page. |