U.S. Women's Chess Championship

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Following are the results of the U.S. Women's Chess Championship from 1937 to date. The tournament determines the woman chess champion of the United States.

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List of U.S. Women's Chess Champions

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1962

The 1962 Women's Championship was a ten-round tournament held from April 21 to May 6 in New York City at the Marshall Chess Club and the Manhattan Chess Club, with the exception of round 8, which was played at the London Terrace chess club. Edward Lasker served as the tournament director. Player invitations were made on the basis of USCF ratings, and the field of eleven included defending champion Lisa Lane, former champions Gisela Kahn Gresser, Mary Bain, and Mona May Karff, and Amateur Champion Greta Fuchs, all from New York City. [5]

Gresser won the title for the fifth time, the second time she won the title unshared. The title was not decided until the final round, when Gresser defeated defending champion Lane playing the White side of a Sicilian Defense. The championship was also the Women's Zonal tournament, so Gresser and Lane qualified to play in the 1963 Women's Candidates Tournament. [6]

1962 U.S. Women's Championship, New York City April 22 – May 6
Hometown1234567891011Total
1 Gisela Kahn Gresser New York City-1½½1½111118½
2 Lisa Lane New York City0-1½01111117½
3 Eva Aronson Chicago ½0-½1½1½1117
4 Mona May Karff New York City½½½-½11½1½17
5 Mary Bain New York City010½-½1½½116
6 Lucille Kellner Detroit ½0½0½-0½1115
7 Jacqueline Piatigorsky Los Angeles000001-11014
8 Mary Selensky Philadelphia 00½½½½0-0½13½
9 Kate Sillars Wilmette, Illinois 0000½001-113½
10 Mildred Morrell Avella, Pennsylvania 000½001½0-02
11 Greta Fuchs New York City0000000001-1

2009

USA-ch (Women) Saint Louis 2009
PlayerRating1234567890PointsTBPerf.+/-
1Flag of the United States.svg  Anna Zatonskih  (USA)2462*½111111118½2765+20
2Flag of the United States.svg  Camilla Baginskaite  (USA)2317½*0½1½11116½2455+18
3Flag of the United States.svg  Irina Krush  (USA)245801*½011½½15½21.502353+10
4Flag of the United States.svg  Alisa Melekhina  (USA)22200½½*1½10115½20.252378+20
5Flag of the United States.svg  Tatev Abrahamyan  (USA)22750010*½½10142256-2
6Flag of the United States.svg  Rusudan Goletiani  (USA)23910½0½½*01013½13.502203-22
7Flag of the United States.svg  Sabina-Francesca Foisor  (USA)23200000½1*1103½11.002211-13
8Flag of the United States.svg  Iryna Zenyuk  (USA)228500½1000*1½32173-13
9Flag of the United States.svg  Yun Fan  (USA)193500½01100*02½10.252165+16
10Flag of the United States.svg  Tsagaan Battsetseg  (USA)22580000001½1*2½7.502130-15

Average Elo: 2292 <=> Cat: 2

2010

USA-ch (Women) Saint Louis 2010
PlayerRating1234567890PointsTBPerf.+/-
1Flag of the United States.svg  Irina Krush  (USA)2476*½111½111182650+14
2Flag of the United States.svg  Anna Zatonskih  (USA)2470½*½1111½117½28.252569+10
3Flag of the United States.svg  Tatev Abrahamyan  (USA)23100½*11111117½25.752587+30
4Flag of the United States.svg  Katerina Rohonyan  (USA)2319000*½011114½11.252307-2
5Flag of the United States.svg  Alisa Melekhina  (USA)2265000½*101114½11.252312+6
6Flag of the United States.svg  Camilla Baginskaite  (USA)2343½0010*0½11412.002266-10
7Flag of the United States.svg  Iryna Zenyuk  (USA)2236000011*101412.002277+4
8Flag of the United States.svg  Sabina-Francesca Foisor  (USA)23170½000½0*1132187-16
9Flag of the United States.svg  Beatriz Marinello  (USA)216000000010*½1½2045-11
10Flag of the United States.svg  Abby Marshall  (USA)218200000000½*½1830-24

Average Elo: 2307 <=> Cat: 3

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References

  1. 1 2 USCF website
  2. ↑ Braine, Bob (August 1972). "The 1972 Women's Championship". Chess Life. p. 474. The USCF website [1] erroneously lists Braun by her maiden name, Marilyn Koput.
  3. ↑ "Saint Louis: Irina Krush US Women's Champion 2010". ChessBase. 2010-07-20. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  4. ↑ "Carissa Yip wins 2nd US Women's Championship at 20". Chess24. 2023-10-18. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Women's championship set", Chess Life , vol. 17, no. 4, p. 69, April 1962
  6. ↑ "Mrs. Gresser regains women's title", Chess Life , vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 93, 99, May 1962
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