U.S. Women's Chess Championship


Following are the results of the U.S. Women's Chess Championship from 1937 to date. The tournament determines the woman chess champion of the United States.

List of U.S. Women's Chess Champions

1962

The 1962 Women's Championship was a ten-round tournament held from April 21 to May 6 in New York City at the Marshall Chess Club and the Manhattan Chess Club, with the exception of round 8, which was played at the London Terrace chess club. Edward Lasker served as the tournament director.
Player invitations were made on the basis of USCF ratings, and the field of eleven included defending champion Lisa Lane, former champions Gisela Kahn Gresser, Mary Bain, and Mona May Karff, and Amateur Champion Greta Fuchs, all from New York City.
Gresser won the title for the fifth time, the second time she won the title unshared. The title was not decided until the final round, when Gresser defeated defending champion Lane playing the White side of a Sicilian Defense. The championship was also the Women's Zonal tournament, so Gresser and Lane qualified to play in the 1963 Women's Candidates Tournament.
Hometown1234567891011Total
1Gisela Kahn GresserNew York City-1½½1½111118½
2Lisa LaneNew York City0-1½01111117½
3Eva AronsonChicago½0-½1½1½1117
4Mona May KarffNew York City½½½-½11½1½17
5Mary BainNew York City010½-½1½½116
6Lucille KellnerDetroit½0½0½-0½1115
7Jacqueline PiatigorskyLos Angeles000001-11014
8Mary SelenskyPhiladelphia00½½½½0-0½13½
9Kate SillarsWilmette, Illinois0000½001-113½
10Mildred MorrellAvella, Pennsylvania000½001½0-02
11Greta FuchsNew York City0000000001-1

2009

Average Elo: 2292 <=> Cat: 2

2010

Average Elo: 2307 <=> Cat: 3