New York, NY, United States (24 October-17 December 1899)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Score Place/Prize
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1 Hanham • 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 + 1 9½ 1st $40
2 Delmar 0 • 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 8 2nd-3rd $25
3 Halpern 1 0 • 0 1 1 1 0 1 + 1 1 8 2nd-3rd $25
4 Roething ½ 0 1 • ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 + 1 7½ 4th $10
5 Simonson 0 1 0 ½ • 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7
6 Marshall 0 0 0 0 1 • 1 1 1 1 + 1 7
7 Raubitschek 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 • ½ 0 + 1 1 5
8 Schmidt 0 0 1 0 0 0 ½ • 1 + 0 1 4½
9 Weeks 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 • 1 1 1 4
10 Koehler 0 0 - 1 0 0 - - 0 • + 1 3
11 Baird - 0 0 - 0 - 0 1 0 - • 1 2
12 Siegheim 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • ½
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Introduction
The Manhattan Chess Club's executive committee announces the opening of its annual championship tourney for October 21, entries closing two days earlier. The prizes will aggregate $100. A special prize, to be contested for in a a special match between the first and second prize winners, has been offered by President Martinez. (1)
The list of those participating is as follows: Frank J. Marshall, David Graham Baird, Gustave Koehler, Eguene Delmar, Major J. Moore Hanham, Otto Roething, J. Halpern, G. simonson, L. Schmidt, Bruno Siegheim, Robert Raubitschek and C. P. Weeks. (2)
One of the leading local chess events, the annual contest for the championship of the Manhattan Chess Club, is now under way, with twelve experts competing for the honors. Four games have already been played, and of these Frank J. Marshall of this borough has figured in two, the Brooklyn champion winning one and losing the other. (2)
Schedule
Week 1
Oct 24: Halpern vs Marshall; Schmidt vs Hanham.
Oct 25: Marshall vs Raubitschek; Hanham vs Seigheim.
Oct 26: Roething vs Schmidt.
Oct 27: Halpern vs Weeks.
Oct 28: Koehler vs Roething; Siegheim vs Baird; Weeks vs Simonson; Raubitschek vs Delmar.
Oct 29: Delmar vs Koehler; Baird vs Simonson
Week 2
Oct 30 Roething vs Raubitschek; Schmidt vs Simonson.
Nov 1: Raubitschek vs Hanham; Halpern vs Roething.
Nov 2: Baird vs Schmidt; Simonson vs Siegheim; Hanham vs Koehler.
Nov 3: Marshall vs Weeks.
Nov 4: Delmar vs Halpern; Weeks vs Siegheim.
Nov 5: Koehler vs Baird; Marshall vs Delmar.
Week 3
Nov 6: Roething vs Marshall; Hanham vs Halpern; Siegheim vs Schmidt.
Nov 7: Baird vs Raubitschek.
Nov 8: Halpern vs Baird; Raubitschek vs Simonson.
Nov 9: Koehler vs Siegheim; Marshall vs Hanham; Weeks vs Schmidt.
Nov 11: Delmar vs Weeks.
Nov 12: Simoson vs Koehler; Delmar vs Roething.
Week 4
Nov 13: Baird vs Marshall; Raubitschek vs Schmidt; Simonson vs Halpern.
Nov 15: Siegheim vs Raubitschek; Roething vs Hanham.
Nov 16: Halpern vs Siegheim.
Nov 17: Roething vs Weeks.
Nov 18: Hanham vs Delmar; Weeks vs Koehler.
Nov 19: Schmidt vs Koehler; Marshall vs Simonson; Delmar vs Baird.
Week 5
Nov 20: Schmidt vs Halpern; Siegheim vs Marshall.
Nov 21: Hanham vs Baird.
Nov 22: Roething vs Simonson.
Nov 23: Marshall vs Schmidt; Koehler vs Raubitschek.
Nov 24: Weeks vs Raubitschek; Baird vs Roething.
Nov 25: Delmar vs Siegheim; Hanham vs Weeks.
Nov 26: Simonson vs Delmar; Halpern vs Koehler.
Week 6
Nov 27: Seigheim vs Roething.
Nov 28: Raubitschek vs Halper.
Nov 30: Koehler vs Marshall.
Dec 1: Baird vs Weeks.
Dec 3: Simonson vs Hanham; Schmidt vs Delmar.
Synopsis
Baird and Koehler forfeited a large number of games during the event. (3)(4)
The final score, therefore, shows that Hanham won first prize, Delmar and Halpern tied for second and third prizes, and Roething took the last. Halpern and Delmar will have to play a match of two games up, draws not to count, the winner to be pitted against Hanham for possession of the special prize, donated by Aristides Martinez, the President of the club. (5)
Major J. Moore Hanham, first prize, $40, and the club championship. Eugene Delmar and J. Halpern divide second and third prizes, $30 and $20. Otto Roething, fourth prize, $10. Delmar and Halpern have been directed to begin a match of two games up for the privilege of playing Hanham. (6)
Conclusion
Delmar and Halpern would play a match of two games up to decide the opponent for Hanham. See Delmar - Halpern (1899/00) and Delmar - Hanham (1900).
Sources
(1) Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1899.10.10, p6
(2) Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1899.10.26, p14
(3) Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1899.11.16, p14
(4) Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1899.12.03, p36
(5) New York Sun, 1899.12.18, p5
(6) Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1899.12.18, p14
Kibitzing
