Mary Weiser Bain (1904-1972). She was an American-Ukrainian chess master. She was a challenger in the 1937 and 1952 Women’s World Chess Championships and the first American woman to represent the U.S. in an organized chess competition. She ran a chess shop and a coffee house on 42nd Street in Manhattan.
U.S. Women’s Chess Championships: Participants, Champions, Crosstables
In the 60 U.S. Women’s Chess Championships held between 1937 and 2020, there have been 148 competitors. Of those, 29 have earned the title of U.S. Women’s Champion. This article provides some facts and graphics about those participants and champions, plus a link to crosstables. More 🡢