TOURNAMENT
US Championship 1951 — New York
1951 · New York
Larry Evans won the 8th United States Championship on 9½/11, a point clear of Reshevsky
Format
Tournament
Dates
1951
Venue
New York
Games
65
◈Final Standings
The standings below are the historical final result. Only 65 of the 66 games played survive in our source; the remaining 1 are lost and appear as · in the cross table.
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evans, Larry Melvyn | 9½/11 | +8 -0 =3 | games → |
| 2 | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | 8½/11 | +7 -1 =3 | games → |
| 3 | Pavey, Max | 7/11 | +4 -1 =6 | games → |
| 4 | Seidman, Herbert | 6½/11 | +5 -3 =3 | games → |
| 5 | Horowitz, Israel Albert | 5½/11 | +4 -4 =3 | games → |
| =6 | Santasiere, Anthony Edward | 5/11 | +2 -3 =6 | games → |
| =6 | Bernstein, Sidney Norman | 5/11 | +3 -4 =4 | games → |
| 8 | Mengarini, Ariel | 4½/11 | +3 -5 =3 | games → |
| 9 | Shainswit, George | 4/11 | +1 -4 =6 | games → |
| =10 | Pinkus, Albert Sidney | 3½/11 | +1 -5 =5 | games → |
| =10 | Simonson, Albert Charles | 3½/11 | +2 -6 =3 | games → |
| =10 | Hanauer, Milton Loeb | 3½/11 | +1 -5 =5 | games → |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evans, Larry Melvyn | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 2 | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Pavey, Max | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | |
| 4 | Seidman, Herbert | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Horowitz, Israel Albert | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Santasiere, Anthony Edward | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 7 | Bernstein, Sidney Norman | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Mengarini, Ariel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 9 | Shainswit, George | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | · | |
| 10 | Pinkus, Albert Sidney | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | |
| 11 | Simonson, Albert Charles | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | |
| 12 | Hanauer, Milton Loeb | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | · | ½ | ½ |
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).