TOURNAMENT
US Championship 1938 — New York
1938 · New York
Samuel Reshevsky retained the US Championship with 13/16, unbeaten and half a point clear of Fine
Format
Tournament
Dates
1938
Venue
New York
Games
81
◈Final Standings
The standings below are the historical final result. Only 81 of the 136 games played survive in our source; the remaining 55 are lost and appear as · in the cross table.
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | 13/16 | +10 -0 =6 | games → |
| 2 | Fine, Reuben | 12½/16 | +11 -2 =3 | games → |
| 3 | Simonson, Albert Charles | 11/16 | +8 -2 =6 | games → |
| 4 | Horowitz, Israel Albert | 10/16 | +7 -3 =6 | games → |
| 5 | Kashdan, Isaac | 9½/16 | +8 -5 =3 | games → |
| =6 | Dake, Arthur William | 9/16 | +6 -4 =6 | games → |
| =6 | Polland, David S | 9/16 | +6 -4 =6 | games → |
| 8 | Kupchik, Abraham | 8½/16 | +5 -4 =7 | games → |
| 9 | Bernstein, Sidney Norman | 7½/16 | +4 -5 =7 | games → |
| =10 | Santasiere, Anthony Edward | 7/16 | +3 -5 =8 | games → |
| =10 | Treysman, George Nelson | 7/16 | +5 -7 =4 | games → |
| =12 | Cohen, Samuel S | 6½/16 | +4 -7 =5 | games → |
| =12 | Hanauer, Milton Loeb | 6½/16 | +3 -6 =7 | games → |
| =12 | Reinfeld, Fred | 6½/16 | +3 -6 =7 | games → |
| 15 | Shainswit, George | 5½/16 | +3 -8 =5 | games → |
| 16 | Morton, Harold | 5/16 | +3 -9 =4 | games → |
| 17 | Suesman, Walter Bradford | 2/16 | +1 -13 =2 | games → |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Fine, Reuben | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Simonson, Albert Charles | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | · | · | 0 | · | · | · | · | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Horowitz, Israel Albert | ½ | 0 | 0 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 0 | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | 1 | |
| 5 | Kashdan, Isaac | 0 | 0 | ½ | · | 0 | 1 | · | · | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | · | 0 | |
| 6 | Dake, Arthur William | 0 | 0 | · | 0 | 1 | · | 0 | · | 1 | ½ | · | ½ | ½ | 1 | · | · | |
| 7 | Polland, David S | 0 | ½ | · | · | 0 | · | 1 | · | · | 0 | · | · | ½ | · | · | · | |
| 8 | Kupchik, Abraham | ½ | 0 | 1 | · | · | 1 | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | 0 | · | |
| 9 | Bernstein, Sidney Norman | ½ | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | ½ | · | · | · | |
| 10 | Santasiere, Anthony Edward | 0 | 1 | · | 1 | 0 | 0 | · | · | · | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | · | · | 1 | |
| 11 | Treysman, George Nelson | 0 | 0 | · | · | 0 | ½ | 1 | · | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | · | · | · | |
| 12 | Cohen, Samuel S | ½ | 0 | · | 0 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | 0 | · | 0 | · | · | · | |
| 13 | Hanauer, Milton Loeb | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | · | · | 0 | ½ | 0 | · | 0 | · | · | · | |
| 14 | Reinfeld, Fred | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 15 | Shainswit, George | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | 0 | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | |
| 16 | Morton, Harold | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | ½ | · | · | |
| 17 | Suesman, Walter Bradford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · | · | · | 0 | · | · | · | 0 | · | · |
Each cell shows the row player's per-game results against the column player (in round order). ● = same player. · = game played but lost (not preserved in our source).