U.S. Women's Open Chess Championship

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The U.S. Women's Open Championship is an open chess tournament that has been held irregularly in conjunction with the annual U.S. Open Chess Championship.

[edit] History

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Through 1950, the women's tournaments were held as separate round robin events. From 1951 on, with the exception of 1954, the women played in the same tournament as the men with the title U.S. Women's Open Champion being awarded to the woman with the highest score.

[edit] Winners

Complete records of the Women's Open Championship are not available.

No.	Year	Location	Champions
1	1934	Chicago, Illinois	Sheffield, Virginia Virginia Sheffield
2	1937	Chicago, Illinois	Grau, Jean M. Jean M. Grau
3	1938	Boston, Massachusetts	Karf, Mona May Mona May Karff
4	1939	New York, New York	Karf, Mona May Mona May Karff 1
5	1948	Baltimore, Maryland	Karf, Mona May Mona May Karff
6	1950	Detroit, Michigan	Karf, Mona May Mona May Karff and Lucille Kellner
7	1951	Fort Worth, Texas	Cutlip, Maxine Maxine Cutlip
8	1953	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Aronson, Eva Eva Aronson
9	1954	New Orleans, Louisiana	Gresser, Gisela Kahn Gisela Kahn Gresser 2
10	1955	Long Beach, California	Graf, Sonja Sonja Graf
11	1956	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Graf, Sonja Sonja Graf
12	1957	Cleveland, Ohio	Graf, Sonja Sonja Graf
13	1958	Rochester, Minnesota	Slater, Kathryn Kathryn Slater
14	1959	Omaha, Nebraska	Graf, Sonja Sonja Graf
15	1960	St. Louis, Missouri	Lane, Lisa Lisa Lane
16	1961	San Francisco, California	Aronson, Eva Eva Aronson
17	1962	San Antonio, Texas	Slater, Kathryn Kathryn Slater
18	1963	Chicago, Illinois	Sillars, Kate Kate Sillars
19	1964	Boston, Massachusetts	Slater, Kathryn Kathryn Slater and Cecilia Rock
20	1965	Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico	Bain, Mary Mary Bain and Kathryn Slater
21	1966	Seattle, Washington	Bain, Mary Mary Bain
?	?	?	?
41	2007	Stillwater, Oklahoma	Krush, Irina Irina Krush

¹ 1939 was a three way tie, Karff won playoff over Mary Bain and Dr. Helen Weissenstein.

² 1954 was a separate round robin of 11 players, and the women's zonal tournament for that year. Gresser won 8-2. Mona Karf and Sonja Graf tied at 7-3, but Karff had more Sonnenborn-Berger points and qualified with Gresser to play in the Women's World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament.

[edit] References

• Harkness, Kenneth (1967). Official Chess Handbook. David McKay, pp. 276–278. LCCN 66-13085.  (History and winners list of the tournament through 1966.)