| 13th Women's US Chess Championship :: New York, NY 1959 |
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| pos. | name | flag | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | pts | + | = | - |
| ⇑ 1. | WIM Lane, Lisa | ● | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| ⇑ 2. | WIM Gresser, Gisela | ½ | ● | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3. | WIM Karff, Mona May | 0 | 1 | ● | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 5 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4. | Aronson, Eva | 0 | 0 | ½ | ● | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5. | Selensky, Mary | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ● | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 6.-7. | McLeod, Nancy | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ● | 0 | 1 | ½ | 2½ | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 6.-7. | Morrel, Mildred | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ● | ½ | ½ | 2½ | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 8. | Grumette, Lena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ● | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 9. | Burlingame, Mabel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ● | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| DNS | WIM Graf-Stevenson, Sonja | Did not start. | ||||||||||||||
This Championship was also US zonal.
| 1st round | |||||||||
| Grumette, Lena | 0 - 1 | WIM Lane, Lisa | |||||||
| WIM Gresser, Gisela | 1 - 0 | Morrel, Mildred | |||||||
| Aronson, Eva | 1 - 0 | Burlingame, Mabel | |||||||
| McLeod, Nancy | ½ - ½ | Selensky, Mary | |||||||
| WIM Karff, Mona May | BYE | ||||||||
| 1.-3. Lane, Gresser, Aronson 1; 4.-5. Selensky, McLeod ½; 6.-10. Karff, Morrel, Grumette, Burlingame, Graf-Stevenson 0; | |||||||||
| 2nd round | |||||||||
| Selensky, Mary | ½ - ½ | WIM Lane, Lisa | |||||||
| Burlingame, Mabel | 0 - 1 | WIM Gresser, Gisela | |||||||
| WIM Karff, Mona May | ½ - ½ | Aronson, Eva | |||||||
| Morrel, Mildred | ½ - ½ | Grumette, Lena | |||||||
| McLeod, Nancy | BYE | ||||||||
| 1. Gresser 2; 2.-3. Lane, Aronson 1½; 4. Selensky 1; 5.-8. Karff, McLeod, Morrel, Grumette ½; 9.-10. Burlingame, Graf-Stevenson 0; | |||||||||
| 3rd round | |||||||||
| WIM Lane, Lisa | 1 - 0 | Morrel, Mildred | |||||||
| WIM Gresser, Gisela | 0 - 1 | WIM Karff, Mona May | |||||||
| Aronson, Eva | ½ - ½ | McLeod, Nancy | |||||||
| Grumette, Lena | 1 - 0 | Burlingame, Mabel | |||||||
| Selensky, Mary | BYE | ||||||||
| 1. Lane 2½; 2.-3. Gresser, Aronson 2; 4.-5. Karff, Grumette 1½; 6.-7. Selensky, McLeod 1; 8. Morrel ½; 9.-10. Burlingame, Graf-Stevenson 0; | |||||||||
| 4th round | |||||||||
| Burlingame, Mabel | 0 - 1 | WIM Lane, Lisa | |||||||
| McLeod, Nancy | 0 - 1 | WIM Gresser, Gisela | |||||||
| WIM Karff, Mona May | 1 - 0 | Grumette, Lena | |||||||
| Selensky, Mary | ½ - ½ | Morrel, Mildred | |||||||
| Aronson, Eva | BYE | ||||||||
| 1. Lane 3½; 2. Gresser 3; 3. Karff 2½; 4. Aronson 2; 5.-6. Selensky, Grumette 1½; 7.-8. McLeod, Morrel 1; 9.-10. Burlingame, Graf-Stevenson 0; | |||||||||
| 5th round | |||||||||
| WIM Lane, Lisa | 1 - 0 | WIM Karff, Mona May | |||||||
| Aronson, Eva | 1 - 0 | Selensky, Mary | |||||||
| Grumette, Lena | 0 - 1 | McLeod, Nancy | |||||||
| Morrel, Mildred | ½ - ½ | Burlingame, Mabel | |||||||
| WIM Gresser, Gisela | BYE | ||||||||
| 1. Lane 4½; 2.-3. Gresser, Aronson 3; 4. Karff 2½; 5. McLeod 2; 6.-8. Selensky, Morrel, Grumette 1½; 9. Burlingame ½; 10. Graf-Stevenson 0; | |||||||||
| 6th round | |||||||||
| McLeod, Nancy | 0 - 1 | WIM Lane, Lisa | |||||||
| Aronson, Eva | 0 - 1 | WIM Gresser, Gisela | |||||||
| WIM Karff, Mona May | 1 - 0 | Morrel, Mildred | |||||||
| Selensky, Mary | 1 - 0 | Burlingame, Mabel | |||||||
| Grumette, Lena | BYE | ||||||||
| 1. Lane 5½; 2. Gresser 4; 3. Karff 3½; 4. Aronson 3; 5. Selensky 2½; 6. McLeod 2; 7.-8. Morrel, Grumette 1½; 9. Burlingame ½; 10. Graf-Stevenson 0; | |||||||||
| 7th round | |||||||||
| WIM Gresser, Gisela | 1 - 0 | Selensky, Mary | |||||||
| Burlingame, Mabel | 0 - 1 | WIM Karff, Mona May | |||||||
| Grumette, Lena | 0 - 1 | Aronson, Eva | |||||||
| Morrel, Mildred | 1 - 0 | McLeod, Nancy | |||||||
| WIM Lane, Lisa | BYE | ||||||||
| 1. Lane 5½; 2. Gresser 5; 3. Karff 4½; 4. Aronson 4; 5.-6. Selensky, Morrel 2½; 7. McLeod 2; 8. Grumette 1½; 9. Burlingame ½; 10. Graf-Stevenson 0; | |||||||||
| 8th round | |||||||||
| Aronson, Eva | 0 - 1 | WIM Lane, Lisa | |||||||
| WIM Gresser, Gisela | 1 - 0 | Grumette, Lena | |||||||
| Selensky, Mary | 1 - 0 | WIM Karff, Mona May | |||||||
| McLeod, Nancy | ½ - ½ | Burlingame, Mabel | |||||||
| Morrel, Mildred | BYE | ||||||||
| 1. Lane 6½; 2. Gresser 6; 3. Karff 4½; 4. Aronson 4; 5. Selensky 3½; 6.-7. McLeod, Morrel 2½; 8. Grumette 1½; 9. Burlingame 1; 10. Graf-Stevenson 0; | |||||||||
| 9th round | |||||||||
| WIM Lane, Lisa | ½ - ½ | WIM Gresser, Gisela | |||||||
| WIM Karff, Mona May | 1 - 0 | McLeod, Nancy | |||||||
| Morrel, Mildred | 0 - 1 | Aronson, Eva | |||||||
| Grumette, Lena | ½ - ½ | Selensky, Mary | |||||||
| Burlingame, Mabel | BYE | ||||||||
| 1. Lane 7; 2. Gresser 6½; 3. Karff 5½; 4. Aronson 5; 5. Selensky 4; 6.-7. McLeod, Morrel 2½; 8. Grumette 2; 9. Burlingame 1; 10. Graf-Stevenson 0; | |||||||||
| 13th Women's US Chess Championship | |
| Dates: | 12th December 1959 |
| City: | New York, NY (United States) |
| Venue: | Log Cabin Chess Club, Marshall Chess Clubs |
| Organizers: | Log Cabin Chess Club, USCF |
| Tournament Director: | Mr. Elliott Forry Laucks (USA) |
| Chief Arbiter: | |
| Players participating: | 10 (incl. 4 WIMs) |
| Games played: | 36 |
| Competition format: | Round Robin |
| Tie-breaks: | none |
| Time control: | |
| PGN game file: | usaw-1959.pgn |