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Ventnor City Tournament

Jacob Levin6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Fred Reinfeld6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Anthony Santasiere5.5/9(+4 -2 =3)[games]
Albert Pinkus5.5/9(+5 -3 =1)[games]
Ariel Mengarini4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
Sidney Bernstein4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
Weaver Adams4.5/9(+4 -4 =1)[games]
Milton Loeb Hanauer3/9(+1 -4 =4)[games]
Robert Durkin3/9(+1 -4 =4)[games]
Jeremiah F Donovan2/9(+0 -5 =4)[games]

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Ventnor City (1941)

This tournament took place in the resort town of Ventnor City, New Jersey, USA in 1941. The play took place in the Sun Room of the Municipal Pier.

It was one of a series of locally organized tournaments from 1939 to 1947. (1)

The first prize was $80, the second was $50, the third was $25 and the fourth was $10. Non-prize winners were given $3 a point and there were prizes for both the "best-played" and the "most brilliant" games. (2)

In modern (2024) values, the main prizes would be worth: $1,740, $1,088, $544 and $218. (3)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 Levin X ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 6.5 2 Reinfeld ½ X ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 6.0 3 Santasiere 1 ½ X ½ 1 0 1 0 1 ½ 5.5 4 Pinkus 0 0 ½ X 1 1 0 1 1 1 5.5 5 Bernstein 0 ½ 0 0 X ½ 1 1 ½ 1 4.5 6 Adams 0 0 1 0 ½ X 1 1 0 1 4.5 7 Mengarini ½ ½ 0 1 0 0 X 1 ½ 1 4.5 8 Hanauer ½ ½ 1 0 0 0 0 X ½ ½ 3.0 9 Durkin 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ X ½ 3.0 10 Donovan 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ X 2.0

(1). https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

(2). https://www.chess.com/article/view/...

(3). https://www.dollartimes.com/inflati...

 page 2 of 2; games 26-45 of 45  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. J F Donovan vs R Durkin  ½-½251941Ventnor CityD87 Grunfeld, Exchange
27. F Reinfeld vs A Mengarini  ½-½201941Ventnor CityD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
28. A Pinkus vs Santasiere  ½-½161941Ventnor CityB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
29. S Bernstein vs M L Hanauer  1-0401941Ventnor CityD13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation
30. W Adams vs J Levin 0-1211941Ventnor CityC24 Bishop's Opening
31. A Pinkus vs F Reinfeld 0-1361941Ventnor CityC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
32. J Levin vs S Bernstein  1-0641941Ventnor CityE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
33. M L Hanauer vs J F Donovan  ½-½641941Ventnor CityA15 English
34. A Mengarini vs W Adams 0-1601941Ventnor CityD08 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit
35. Santasiere vs R Durkin  1-0361941Ventnor CityA08 King's Indian Attack
36. S Bernstein vs A Mengarini  1-0291941Ventnor CityA15 English
37. W Adams vs A Pinkus  0-1251941Ventnor CityC24 Bishop's Opening
38. J F Donovan vs J Levin  0-1601941Ventnor CityC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
39. R Durkin vs M L Hanauer  ½-½321941Ventnor CityD22 Queen's Gambit Accepted
40. F Reinfeld vs Santasiere  ½-½621941Ventnor CityD28 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
41. Santasiere vs M L Hanauer  0-1601941Ventnor CityA07 King's Indian Attack
42. F Reinfeld vs W Adams  1-0311941Ventnor CityA25 English
43. A Mengarini vs J F Donovan 1-0241941Ventnor CityA01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
44. J Levin vs R Durkin  1-0281941Ventnor CityD56 Queen's Gambit Declined
45. A Pinkus vs S Bernstein  1-0411941Ventnor CityC57 Two Knights
 page 2 of 2; games 26-45 of 45  PGN Download
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