Samuel Reshevsky won the 1951 Wertheim Memorial with 8/11. Miguel Najdorf and Max Euwe shared second only half a point behind him.
First by half a point
Reshevsky's 8 was enough for sole first place. Najdorf and Euwe each scored 7½, Reuben Fine followed on 7, and Larry Evans reached 6½.
A compact New York tournament
Twelve players contested the memorial in a single round-robin. The narrow margin between the first three made every half-point at the top consequential.
All sixty-six games
The archive contains the complete 66-game schedule, one game for each pairing. Six games appear in each of the eleven verified rounds.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | 8/11 | +6 -1 =4 | games |
| =2 | Euwe, Max | 7½/11 | +6 -2 =3 | games |
| =2 | Najdorf, Miguel | 7½/11 | +4 -0 =7 | games |
| 4 | Fine, Reuben | 7/11 | +5 -2 =4 | games |
| 5 | Evans, Larry Melvyn | 6½/11 | +5 -3 =3 | games |
| =6 | Byrne, Robert Eugene | 6/11 | +5 -4 =2 | games |
| =6 | Horowitz, Israel Albert | 6/11 | +3 -2 =6 | games |
| 8 | Guimard, Carlos Enrique | 5/11 | +4 -5 =2 | games |
| 9 | O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic | 4½/11 | +1 -3 =7 | games |
| 10 | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | 3½/11 | +1 -5 =5 | games |
| 11 | Kramer, George Mortimer | 3/11 | +1 -6 =4 | games |
| 12 | Shainswit, George | 1½/11 | +0 -8 =3 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reshevsky, Samuel Herman | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Euwe, Max | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Najdorf, Miguel | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 4 | Fine, Reuben | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 5 | Evans, Larry Melvyn | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Byrne, Robert Eugene | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Horowitz, Israel Albert | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 8 | Guimard, Carlos Enrique | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 9 | O'Kelly de Galway, Alberic | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 10 | Bisguier, Arthur Bernard | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | |
| 11 | Kramer, George Mortimer | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 12 | Shainswit, George | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.