New York, NY, United States (11 November 1902-7 February 1903)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Score Place
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1 Phillips • 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 6* 1st
2 Hanham 1 • 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6* 2nd
3 Halpern 1 0 • 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 1 6
4 Schmidt 0 1 0 • 1 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 5
5 Jones 0 0 ½ 0 • 1 1 0 1 1 4½
6 Delmar 0 ½ 1 1 0 • 1 0 0 1 4½
7 Roething 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 0 • ½ 1 1 4
8 Koch 1 ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ • 0 0 4
9 Baird 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 1 • 1 2½
10 Keidanz 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 • 1½
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* Phillips 1st, Hanham 2nd, and Halpern 3rd in the tie-breaker.
Unplayed games: + for a win, = for a draw, - for a loss.
Format: Single Round Robin, draws scoring ½.
First Playoff Tournament:
1 2 3 Score
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1 Halpern •••• 0 ½½½1 1
2 Hanham 1 •••• 0 1
3 Phillips ½½½0 1 •••• 1
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Format: Single Round Robin, draws replayed.
Second Playoff Tournament:
1 2 3 Score
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1 Phillips • 1 ½ 1½
2 Hanham 0 • 1 1
3 Halpern ½ 0 • ½
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Format: Single Round Robin, draws to count ½.
Introduction
The annual championship tournament of the Manhattan Chess Club will begin next Tuesday. There will be two-prizes, and the winner of each game will receive a fee. Drawn and forfeited games, however, will not count, except as to the final score. Most of the prominent members of the club will start in the contest. (1)
The annual championship tournament of the Manhattan Chess Club started during the week with ten entries, including D. G. Baird, E. Delmar, J. Halpern, J. M. Hanham, W. Jones, Dr. H. Keidanz, W. Koch, H. M. Phillips, O. Roething and L. Schmidt. (2)
Synopsis
Only one game remains to be played in the annual championship tournament of the Manhattan Chess Club—that between Baird and Keidanz. The other competitors have competed their games, with the result that Halpern, Hanham and Phillips are tied for first and second prizes. A tie tourney will therefore be begun at the club this evening. (3)
Hanham having beaten Halpern, the latter Phillips and Hanham having lost to Phillips in the tie tournament for the championship of the Manhattan Chess Club, these players will have to begin over again in order to settle the championship. It must, however, be added that Halpern and Phillips drew three games before Halpern won. (4)
The first round of the tie tournament between Halpern, Hanham and Phillips is completed, each man having won a game. Halpern beat Phillips, Phillips beat Hanham, and the latter in turn beat Halpern. Halpern and Phillips, however, had to play four games, three being drawn, before a decisive result could be recorded. (5)
At last the tie tournament to decide the championship of the Manhattan Chess Club is over. Phillips beat Hanham, and drew with Halpern, while Halpern lost to Hanham, which makes the final score read as follows: Phillips, 1½; Hanham, 1; Halpern, ½. (6)
Brilliancy Prizes
During the progress of the annual championship tourney of the Manhattan Chess Club, a director of the club, who does not wish to have his name made public, offered a prize of $25 for the most brilliant game in the contest. S. Lipschutz was called up by the tournament committee to award the prize. After studying several games entered for the prize, he decided to divide the money equally between Hanham and Koch. (7)
Hanham won $12.50 for J Hanham vs J Halpern, 1902.
Koch won $12.50 for W Koch vs W Jones, 1902.
Missing Games
Round 3, board 1: Phillips 1 Roething
Round 4, board 1: Phillips 1 Keidanz
Round 9, board 2: Roething 0 Delmar
1st Tie-break, game 4: Phillips ½ Halpern
1st Tie-break, game 5: Halpern ½ Phillips
Sources
(1) New York Daily Tribune, 1902.11.09, p7
(2) Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1902.11.16, Section 4, p2
(3) New York Daily Tribune, 1902.12.24, p5
(4) New York Sun, 1903.01.25, Section 4, p4
(5) New York Daily Tribune, 1903.01.25, p10
(6) New York Daily Tribune, 1903.02.08, p15
(7) New York Daily Tribune, 1903.01.18, p11
Kibitzing
