Shainswit, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1936  517  2241 (50) 20
1937  423  2262 (44) 10
1938  334  2289 (35) 42
1939  264  2315 (39) 14
1940  206  2333 (35) 38
1941  266  2300 (41) 11
1942  240  2302 (41) 20
1943  250  2290 (46) 0
1944  278  2278 (41) 35
1945  303  2268 (53) 0
1946  319  2259 (57) 9
1947  303  2242 (70) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Shainswit, George  
Born: 3 Jan. 1918
Died: 5 Sep. 1997
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 372
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 359
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 477
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 387
Web
   Tartajubow.  [1944 Manhattan Chess Club Championship]

Tournament data

New York 1936 (6)     Manhattan Club - International Club Match    
  Shainswit, G. - Willman, R.     1 - 0    
New York 1936 (10)     U.S. Championship - Preliminary C     5  /  10
Poughkeepsie 1936     58th New York State Chess Association Tournament     9  /  11
Cazenovia 1937     New York State Chess Association Championship     5.5  /  9
New York 1937 (6)     Manhattan Club - another club in the Metropolitan League Match    
  Shainswit, G. - Kashdan, I.I.     0 - 1    
New York 1938 (3)     2nd USA Championship - Final     5.5  /  16
New York 1938 (7)     2nd USA Championship - Preliminary Section C     6.5  /  9
Boston, Massachusetts 1938 (5)     39th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary Section 5     4.5  /  6
Boston, Massachusetts 1938 (7)     39th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship Final     5  /  11
New York 1939 (1)     Manhattan Club - Rice Progressive Club Match    
  Shainswit, G. - Treistman, M.     1 - 0    
New York 1939 (3)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  Shainswit, G. - Reinfeld, F.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1939     Manhattan Club - Philadelphia Match    
  Shainswit, G. - di Camillo, A.     1 - 0    
Hamilton, New York 1939     61st New York State Chess Association Championship     4.5  /  9
New York 1939 (11)     Manhattan Club - Westside YMCA Club Match    
  Shainswit, G. - Almgren, S.E.     1 - 0    
New York 1939 (12)     Manhattan Club - Westside YMCA Club Match    
  Shainswit, G. - Gustafson, G.A.     1 - 0    
New York 1939 (14)     Manhattan Club - New Jersey League Match    
  Shainswit, G. - Parmalee, H.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1940 (4)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Shainswit, G. - Green, Mat.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1940 (5)     3rd U.S.A. Championship - Preliminary Section A     5  /  6
New York 1940 (8)     3rd U.S.A. Championship - Final     7.5  /  16
New York 1940 (9)     Manhattan Club Championship     10.5  /  15
New York 1941 (4)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Shainswit, G. - Lasker, Ed.     0.5 - 0.5    
Hamilton, New York 1941 (1)     63rd New York State Chess Association Championship - Masters     3  /  10
New York 1942 (3)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Shainswit, G. - Green, Mat.     0.5 - 0.5    
Ventnor City 1942     Ventnor City Tournament     5  /  9
New York 1942 (5)     Manhattan Club Championship     6  /  10
New York 1944 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     4.5  /  9
New York 1944 (2)     U.S.A. Championship - Final     10.5  /  17
Ventnor City 1944     Ventnor City Tournament     5.5  /  9
New York 1946 (2)     Metropolitan Championship     4  /  9
La Plata and New York 1947     La Plata - New York Radiomatch    
  Shainswit, G. - Garcia Balado, L.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 24 Aug. 2025