TOURNAMENT
US Championship 1942 — New York
1942 · New York
Isaac Kashdan and Samuel Reshevsky tied on 12½/15; Reshevsky took the title in the October play-off, 7½–3½
Format
Tournament
Dates
1942
Venue
New York
Games
48
◈Final Standings
The standings below are the historical final result. Only 37 of the 120 games played survive in our source; the remaining 83 are lost and appear as · in the cross table.
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Kashdan, Isaac | 12½/15 | +11 -1 =3 | games → |
| =1 | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | 12½/15 | +10 -0 =5 | games → |
| =3 | Denker, Arnold Sheldon | 10½/15 | +9 -3 =3 | games → |
| =3 | Pinkus, Albert Sidney | 10½/15 | +10 -4 =1 | games → |
| 5 | Steiner, Herman | 10/15 | +8 -3 =4 | games → |
| 6 | Horowitz, Israel Albert | 9/15 | +6 -3 =6 | games → |
| 7 | Seidman, Herbert | 7/15 | +6 -7 =2 | games → |
| =8 | Levin, Jacob | 6½/15 | +3 -5 =7 | games → |
| =8 | Levy, Louis | 6½/15 | +5 -7 =3 | games → |
| =10 | Chernev, Irving | 6/15 | +4 -7 =4 | games → |
| =10 | Pilnick, Carl | 6/15 | +4 -7 =4 | games → |
| =12 | Baker, H | 5½/15 | +2 -6 =7 | games → |
| =12 | Lessing, N | 5½/15 | +3 -7 =5 | games → |
| =14 | Altman, Benjamin | 4/15 | +2 -9 =4 | games → |
| =14 | Green, Matthew | 4/15 | +2 -9 =4 | games → |
| =14 | Hahlbohm, Herman H | 4/15 | +1 -8 =6 | games → |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashdan, Isaac | ½ | 1 | · | 0 | · | · | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | |
| 2 | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | ½ | |
| 3 | Denker, Arnold Sheldon | 0 | 0 | 1 | · | · | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| 4 | Pinkus, Albert Sidney | · | 0 | 0 | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| 5 | Steiner, Herman | 1 | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | |
| 6 | Horowitz, Israel Albert | · | ½ | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | |
| 7 | Seidman, Herbert | · | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | 0 | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | |
| 8 | Levin, Jacob | · | 0 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ½ | |
| 9 | Levy, Louis | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| 10 | Chernev, Irving | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | · | 0 | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | |
| 11 | Pilnick, Carl | 0 | ½ | · | · | · | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| 12 | Baker, H | 0 | 0 | · | · | · | · | 0 | · | · | 0 | · | · | · | ½ | · | |
| 13 | Lessing, N | · | 0 | · | · | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| 14 | Altman, Benjamin | 0 | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| 15 | Green, Matthew | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ½ | · | · | · | |
| 16 | Hahlbohm, Herman H | · | ½ | · | · | · | · | · | ½ | · | 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).