TOURNAMENT
US Championship 1944 — New York
1944 · New York
Arnold Denker won the US Championship with 15½/17, unbeaten and a point clear of Fine
Format
Tournament
Dates
1944
Venue
New York
Games
51
◈Final Standings
The standings below are the historical final result. Only 51 of the 153 games played survive in our source; the remaining 102 are lost and appear as · in the cross table.
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denker, Arnold Sheldon | 15½/17 | +14 -0 =3 | games → |
| 2 | Fine, Reuben | 14½/17 | +13 -1 =3 | games → |
| =3 | Horowitz, Israel Albert | 14/17 | +13 -2 =2 | games → |
| =3 | Steiner, Herman | 14/17 | +12 -1 =4 | games → |
| 5 | Pinkus, Albert Sidney | 13½/17 | +11 -1 =5 | games → |
| 6 | Shainswit, George | 10½/17 | +7 -3 =7 | games → |
| 7 | Altman, Benjamin | 9/17 | +8 -7 =2 | games → |
| =8 | Adams, Weaver Warren | 8/17 | +6 -7 =4 | games → |
| =8 | Almgren, Sven | 8/17 | +8 -9 =0 | games → |
| =10 | Di Camillo, Attilio | 7/17 | +5 -8 =4 | games → |
| =10 | Weinstock, Solomon | 7/17 | +5 -8 =4 | games → |
| =12 | Isaacs, Lewis Jl | 6½/17 | +5 -9 =3 | games → |
| =12 | Neidich, L | 6½/17 | +4 -8 =5 | games → |
| =12 | Rothman, Aaron | 6½/17 | +5 -9 =3 | games → |
| 15 | Stromberg, B | 5/17 | +5 -12 =0 | games → |
| 16 | Chernev, Irving | 4½/17 | +3 -11 =3 | games → |
| 17 | Gladstone, David | 2½/17 | +2 -14 =1 | games → |
| 18 | Persinger, Louis | ½/17 | +0 -16 =1 | games → |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denker, Arnold Sheldon | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | · | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | · | |
| 2 | Fine, Reuben | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | · | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | · | |
| 3 | Horowitz, Israel Albert | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | · | · | |
| 4 | Steiner, Herman | · | 0 | 1 | · | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Pinkus, Albert Sidney | 0 | ½ | ½ | · | · | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| 6 | Shainswit, George | · | 0 | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | ½ | · | · | |
| 7 | Altman, Benjamin | ½ | · | · | 0 | 0 | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | |
| 8 | Adams, Weaver Warren | 0 | 0 | · | 0 | 0 | · | · | 1 | 0 | 1 | · | · | 0 | · | · | 1 | · | |
| 9 | Almgren, Sven | 0 | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | 0 | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| 10 | Di Camillo, Attilio | 0 | 0 | · | · | · | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| 11 | Weinstock, Solomon | 0 | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 | · | · | |
| 12 | Isaacs, Lewis Jl | · | 0 | · | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| 13 | Neidich, L | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| 14 | Rothman, Aaron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| 15 | Stromberg, B | 0 | · | · | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| 16 | Chernev, Irving | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | ½ | 0 | · | · | · | 1 | · | · | · | · | 1 | · | |
| 17 | Gladstone, David | · | 0 | · | 1 | · | · | · | 0 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0 | · | |
| 18 | Persinger, Louis | · | · | · | 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).