Shainswit, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1936  514  2244 (50) 20
1937  423  2266 (44) 10
1938  331  2293 (35) 42
1939  261  2319 (39) 14
1940  204  2337 (35) 38
1941  260  2304 (41) 11
1942  236  2306 (41) 20
1943  245  2296 (46) 0
1944  270  2285 (40) 36
1945  280  2280 (52) 1
1946  289  2273 (56) 10
1947  277  2255 (69) 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)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Shainswit, G. - Donovan, J.F.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1944 (3)     U.S.A. Championship - Final     10.5  /  17
Ventnor City 1944     Ventnor City Tournament     5.5  /  9
New York 1945 (2)     Marshall Club - Manhattan Club Match    
  Shainswit, G. - Bruzza, S.     1 - 0    
New York 1946 (2)     Manhattan Club - Brooklyn Club Match    
  Shainswit, G. - Adams, E.B. (2)     1 - 0    
New York 1946 (3)     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: 11 Jan. 2026