New Orleans, LA, United States (29 July-14 October 1884)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Score Place
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1 Seguin •• 11 ½1 10 11 01 10 11 11 11 10 11 17½ 1st
2 Wilcox 00 •• ½1 11 00 11 1½ 01 11 11 11 11 16 2nd
3 Dunn ½0 ½0 •• 11 10 ½1 11 ½1 10 01 10 11 14 3rd
4 Dameron 01 00 00 •• 11 0½ 11 ½0 11 10 11 01 12 4th
5 Simpkins 00 11 01 00 •• 11 00 11 01 0½ 01 11 11½
6 Stagg 10 00 ½0 1½ 00 •• 10 11 10 01 0½ 11 10½
7 Claudel 01 0½ 00 00 11 01 •• 10 01 11 01 01 10½
8 Bland 00 10 ½0 ½1 00 00 01 •• ½1 0½ 11 11 10
9 Blanchard 00 00 01 00 10 01 10 ½0 •• 01 11 11 9½
10 Tennison 00 00 10 01 1½ 10 00 1½ 10 •• 01 1½ 9½
11 Barton 01 00 01 00 10 1½ 10 00 00 10 •• 11 8½
12 Milton 00 00 00 10 00 00 10 00 00 0½ 00 •• 2½
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Introduction
The entrance lists for the fifth annual chess tournament of the New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club close on the 28th ultimo with twelve contestants enrolled, namely, Messrs. H. E. Barton, E. J. Blanchard, J. G. Bland, L. Claudel, F. Dameron, M. F. Factum, H. A. Milton, J. D. Seguin, J. P. Simpkins, C. F. Stagg, O. M. Tennison and C. O. Wilcox. The term of play is stretched out over a comparatively long period for the very important purpose of enabling members to play only when leisure permits and without being compelled in any way to interfere with business or more serious matters, as might possibly be the case if the period of play were brief and the games had to be played at short intervals. In this connection, too, we are please to note that the managing committee have adopted the rules of last year's tourney, which were specially framed to such an end, and that furthermore they have specified the code of the Fifth American Chess Congress as that of the present tournament. Play began on Tuesday evening last, and a number of interesting games have been contested during the week. (1)
Milton retired and forfeited his last six games. (2)(3)
The prizes, aggregate somewhat to over $75 in value. Simpkins won the special prize for the best aggregate score by points against the prize winners. (4)(5)
Note
Michael Dunn played under the pseudonym of "M. F. Factum".
Sources
(1) New Orleans Times-Democrat, 1884.08.03, p10
(2) New Orleans Daily Picayune, 1884.09.14, p12
(3) New Orleans Daily Picayune, 1884.09.21, p11
(4) New Orleans Times-Democrat, 1884.10.19, p10
(5) New Orleans Daily Picayune, 1884.10.19, p7
Kibitzing
