| Impromptu International Congress, New York (1893) |
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New York, NY, United States; 30 September 1893—17 October 1893
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 Score Place/Prize
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1 Lasker • 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 1st $300
2 Albin 0 • 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 0 0 1 1 0 1 8½ 2nd $185
3 Delmar 0 0 • ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 8 3rd-5th $88.33
4 Lee 0 0 ½ • 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 3rd-5th $88.33
5 Showalter 0 0 ½ 1 • 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 1 8 3rd-5th $88.33
6 Hanham 0 0 1 0 0 • 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 0 7½
7 Pillsbury 0 0 0 0 1 0 • 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 7
8 Taubenhaus 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 • 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 6
9 Pollock 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 • 0 0 1 - ½ 5
10 Ryan 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 • 0 0 1 1 5
11 Schmidt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 • 1 1 1 5
12 Jasnogrodsky 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 • 1 1 4
13 Olly 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 • ½ 3½
14 Gossip 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ • 2½
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Unplayed games: + for a win, = for a draw, - for a loss.
Format: Round Robin, draws scored ½.
Time Control: 20 moves per hour.
Introduction
"The tournament which commences to-day at the Manhattan C. C. has been named the Impromptu International Tournament. All arrangements have been completed, and the entries are of a class to insure a successful contest. The subscription list shows that the committee can confidently count upon $800 for prizes, while there are promises that may bring that total up to more than $900. It will be a one-round tournament, the hours of play being 2 to 6 and 7 to 9 P. M.; the time limit, twenty moves an hour; entrance fee, $10. The prize fund will be divided in the ratio of 40 per cent. for first prize, 25 per cent. for second, 16 per cent. for third, 11 per cent. for fourth, and 8 per cent. for fifth. The entrance fees will be divided among the non-prize winners in proportion to the number of games won. H. N. Pillsbury of Boston, J. W. Showalter of Kentucky, and W. H. K. Pollock have telegraphed that they will be on hand. The hours of play for Mr. Delmar, Mr. Ryan and E. N. Olly have been changed in the afternoon to commence at 4 instead of 2 o'clock."(1) "The prize fund at present is about $750. The first prize will be 40 per cent. of the fund; second, 25 per cent.; third, 16 per cent.; fourth, 11, and fifth, 8 per cent. The entrance fees of $10 from each contestant will be divided among the non-prize winners in proportion to the number of games won."(2) "Impromptu International Chess Congress, held in New York city from Sept. 30 to Oct. 17, 1893. E. Lasker, first ($300); A. Albin, second ($185); E. Delmar, F. J. Lee and J. W. Showalter tied for the third, fourth and fifth prizes ($115, $90 and $60)."(3) Notes
Rounds 10 and 11 were played at the neighboring Brooklyn Chess Club, Brooklyn, NY. The city of Brooklyn would be absorbed into the greater New York City metropolis in 1898. Sources
(1) Brooklyn Daily Standard Union, 1893.09.30, p8
(2) Brooklyn Daily Standard Union, 1893.10.18, p8
(3) New York Recorder, 1893.10.19
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| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Pillsbury vs Gossip |
 | 1-0 | 47 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 2. Taubenhaus vs Albin |
| ½-½ | 66 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | C82 Ruy Lopez, Open |
| 3. Lasker vs J M Hanham |
 | 1-0 | 39 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav |
| 4. N Jasnogrodsky vs L Schmidt |
| 0-1 | 35 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav |
| 5. F J Lee vs J S Ryan |
| 1-0 | 44 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | B06 Robatsch |
| 6. E N Olly vs E Delmar |
| 0-1 | 49 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack |
| 7. Showalter vs N Jasnogrodsky |
| 1-0 | 60 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense |
| 8. Gossip vs Taubenhaus |
| 0-1 | 40 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | C49 Four Knights |
| 9. J S Ryan vs Lasker |
| 0-1 | 54 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | B30 Sicilian |
| 10. L Schmidt vs E N Olly |
| 1-0 | 33 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | B01 Scandinavian |
| 11. Albin vs W Pollock |
| 0-1 | 42 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 12. E Delmar vs F J Lee |
| ½-½ | 40 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | D05 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 13. J M Hanham vs Pillsbury |
| 1-0 | 52 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | C55 Two Knights Defense |
| 14. N Jasnogrodsky vs E N Olly |
| 1-0 | 48 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | D00 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 15. Taubenhaus vs J M Hanham |
| ½-½ | 52 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | C20 King's Pawn Game |
| 16. Pillsbury vs J S Ryan |
| 1-0 | 54 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | A40 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 17. Lasker vs E Delmar |
| 1-0 | 31 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | C13 French |
| 18. F J Lee vs L Schmidt |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | D02 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 19. Showalter vs Albin |
| 0-1 | 35 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | C01 French, Exchange |
| 20. W Pollock vs Gossip |
| ½-½ | 26 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | C51 Evans Gambit |
| 21. W Pollock vs Showalter |
| ½-½ | 48 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | C20 King's Pawn Game |
| 22. E N Olly vs F J Lee |
| 0-1 | 33 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack |
| 23. J S Ryan vs Taubenhaus |
| ½-½ | 46 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 24. E Delmar vs Pillsbury |
| 1-0 | 25 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | C46 Three Knights |
| 25. L Schmidt vs Lasker |
| 0-1 | 35 | 1893 | Impromptu International Congress, New York | C46 Three Knights |
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Mar-11-23
 | | Chessical: The cancellation of the 'Columbian Chess Tournament [(1)] at very short notice due to financial problems gave the Manhattan and Brooklyn clubs the opportunity for an 'Impromptu Tournament'. This assisted those masters who had incurred the expense of traveling to New York to recover at least some part of their expenditure. Emanuel Lasker 's victory was by a remarkable clean sweep of the field which included America's strongest players and established foreign masters [(2)]. This was a continuation of his superb run of form which had seen him decisively defeat the leading British masters Lasker - Bird (1892) (+5 -0 =0); Lasker - Blackburne (1892) (+6 -0 =4) and then the American champion Lasker - Showalter (1893) (+6 -2 =2) Lasker had traveled from London to New York in 1892 with the ultimate intention of challenging Wilhelm Steinitz for the world championship. <"The periodical talk about a match, Lasker vs. Steinitz, is again on; this time with a certain amount of foundation (writes the New York Clipper). Herr Lasker says he has inquired among certain friends to ascertain whether he could get backed for 5,000 dollars to play such a match, but pointedly denies that
anyone had a right to publish anything about it, as such inquiries were made only in private confidence. Mr. Steinitz, on his part, intimates plainly that if all other points were equally satisfactory he might probably play
the match."> [(3)]
<"Herr Lasker is said to have stated to an interviewer that as yet he has never had occasion to play his best chess. He has never been required really to exert himself in order to defeat the players whom he has encountered, and if he should pay Steinitz he will give the chess world a few surprises and will open the
eyes of chess players. It is the ambition of his life to be acknowledged chess champion of the world, and he has a great desire to play a match with Steinitz in order that his ambition may be gratified."> [(4)] This outstanding result combined with his matchplay gave Lasker the credibility and impetus to attract the backers necessary to stake him for a world championship match - Steinitz - Lasker World Championship Match (1894). The famous problemist Sam Loyd created a puzzle for a problem-solving competition amongst the competitors. [(5)] 
click for larger viewLasker won this too.
<Notable games> Lasker vs Albin, 1893 Lasker vs Pillsbury, 1893 Pillsbury vs Gossip, 1893 Lasker vs J M Hanham, 1893 Lasker vs E Delmar, 1893 <Tournament book> "Impromptu' Tournament, New York 1893", ed Anthony J. Gillam, The Chess Player, 2007, ISBN 1 901034 54 9 <Notes:>
[(1)]. This was to be an adjunct to the celebrations of the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas in 1492. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World... [(2)]. http://www.edochess.ca/tournaments/... [(3)]. "The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express" (Australia) 4th August 1893, p.13, quoting the "New York Clipper". [(4)]. "Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser", (Australia), 27th September 1893, p.3. [(5)]. [<1. Re1!> and if 1...dxe1(Q) then 2.Nd6+ Kb3 3.Bd5 mate or 1...gxf2 then 2. Nd6+ Kb3 3. Bd5+ Kc2 4. Qxc3 mate] |
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