US CHAMPIONSHIP 1940 — NEW YORK

TOURNAMENT · ROUND ORDER

Replay all 16 chess games from US Championship 1940 — New York. This collection follows the event's recorded round order; search by player, opening, or date and download any game as PGN. Read about US Championship 1940 — New York →

ROUND ORDER PLAYERS RESULT MOVES OPENINGS ROUND
1940.04.27
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Seidman, Herbert
1/2-1/2 65 Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation ROUND 1
1940.04.28
Simonson, Albert Charles vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2 37 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Rubinstein System ROUND 2
1940.04.29
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Woliston, Philip
1-0 46 French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense ROUND 3
1940.05.01
Green, Matthew vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2 25 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Zurich Variation ROUND 4
1940.05.02
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Denker, Arnold Sheldon
1-0 37 Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation, Normal Line ROUND 5
1940.05.04
Bernstein, Sidney Norman vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1 50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation ROUND 6
1940.05.05
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Shainswit, George
1/2-1/2 30 Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense ROUND 7
1940.05.06
Littman, G vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1 62 English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line ROUND 8
1940.05.08
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Hanauer, Milton Loeb
1-0 37 Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation ROUND 9
1940.05.09
Polland, David S vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1 47 Queen's Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Traditional Variation, Main Line ROUND 10
1940.05.12
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Adams, Weaver Warren
1-0 62 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Chigorin Defense ROUND 12
1940.05.13
Kashdan, Isaac vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
0-1 55 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Worrall Attack, Delayed Castling Line ROUND 13
1940.05.15
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Pinkus, Albert Sidney
1-0 34 Grünfeld Defense: Brinckmann Attack ROUND 14
1940.05.16
Reinfeld, Fred vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2 37 Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Attack ROUND 15
1940.05.18
Reshevsky, Samuel Herman vs Kupchik, Abraham
1-0 81 Catalan Opening: Closed ROUND 16
1940.05.19
Fine, Reuben vs Reshevsky, Samuel Herman
1/2-1/2 62 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Suhle Defense ROUND 17