New Orleans, LA, United States (7-19 December 1891)
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Round 1
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Maurian │
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Buchanan │ │ ————————————┐
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Schmidt │ │ ————————————┘ │
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Pritchett │ │ ————————————┐
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Tullis │ │ ————————————┘ │
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Farrar │ │ ————————————┐ │ │
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Folwell │ │ ————————————┘ │
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Tennison │ │
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Favrot │ │
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Barton │ │ ————————————┐ │
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Sherrouse │ │ ————————————┘ │ │
+1=0-0 ├——┘ │ │ Finals 1 2 3 Score Place
Dixon │ │ ————————————┐ │ —————————————————————————————————
————————————┘ │ Favrot │ │ 1 Maurian • 1 1 2 1st
├── +1=0-0 ├──┼── 2 Favrot 0 • 1 1 2nd
————————————┐ │ J Séguin │ │ 3 Kaczoroski 0 0 • 0 3rd
J Séguin │ │ ————————————┘ │ —————————————————————————————————
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Wilcox │ │ ————————————┐ │ │
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Trist │ │ ————————————┘ │
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Mellen │ │
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Kaczoroski │ │
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Stafford │ │ ————————————┐ │
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Blanchard │ │ ————————————┘ │ │
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Buck │ │ ————————————┐ │
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Dugazon │ │ ————————————┘
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Cucullu │ │ ————————————┐ │
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A Séguin │ │ ————————————┘
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Labatt │
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Introduction
Thus far twenty-one contestants are enrolled for the coming sixth annual chess handicap-tournament of the New Orleans Chess, Checkers and Whist Club. As it seems pretty certain, from what we learn, that some species of the drop-out system will be adopted for the play, we suggest to the managing committee that they use extra efforts and run the number of participants up to thirty-two. We believe this can easily be accomplished, and certainly a motive for the effort exists in the recollection of the awkward and in some sense, very unsatisfactory experience of the odd-numbered handicap of last year. Messrs. Leon L. Labatt, D. C. Mellen and Rud. Schmidt are the committee, and with so excellent a managing body, we think there should be little difficulty in avoiding the disagreeable feature referred to. (1)
Participants
B. G. Barton (class 2), J. G. Blanchard (class 1), J. B. Buchanan (class 5), Charles F. Buck (class 1), E. Cucullu (class 4), B. V. B. Dixon (class 1), L. J. Dugazon (class 4), F. C. Kaczoroski (class 2), E. H. Farrar (class 1), H. L. Favrot (class 3), B. B. S. Folwell (class 4), L. L. Labatt (class 1), Charles A. Maurian (class 1), D. C. Mellen (class 4), George D. Pritchett (class 3), R. Schmidt (class 2), A. W. Seguin (class 4), Jas. D. Seguin, (class 1), J. M. Sherrouse (class 3), C. B. Stafford (class 3), O. M. Tennison (class 1), N. B. Trist (class 2), R. L. Tullis (class 4), and C. O. Wilcox (class 1).
Class 1 gives to class 2, pawn and move; to class 3, pawn and two moves; to class 4, the knight; to class 5, the rook.
Class 2 gives to class 3, pawn and move; to class 4, pawn and two moves; to class 5, the knight.
Class 3 gives to class 4, pawn and move; to class 5, pawn and two moves.
Class 4 gives to class 4, pawn and move. (2)
Synopsis
First prize (value $20): Mr. Charles A. Maurian (class 1); second prize (value $15): Mr. Henry L. Favrot (class 3); this prize (value $10): Mr. F. C. Kaczoroski (class 2). The several prizes, which consisted of objects of art, were duly delivered to the successful players during the past week; a fourth, for the best or most brilliant game, not being however, as yet decided, we believe. (3)
It was only after a long and careful scrutiny that the managing committee decided the special prize ($5) for the best played game game of the tourney, but that was finally awarded to Mr. Andre W. Seguin, of class 4, for his defeat of Mr. L. L. Labatt, of class 1, in a well-fought Bird's Opening, thus winding up a very interesting and successful tournament. All the prizes were objects of art, suitable for souvenirs. (4)
Sources
(1) New Orleans Times-Democrat, 1891.12.06, p16
(2) New Orleans Daily Picayune, 1891.12.13, p3
(3) New Orleans Times-Democrat, 1891.12.27, p16
(4) New Orleans Daily Picayune, 1892.01.03, p3
Kibitzing
