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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Buffalo Tournament

Harry Nelson Pillsbury9/10(+8 -0 =2)[games]
Eugene Delmar6.5/10(+5 -2 =3)[games]
William Ewart Napier6.5/10(+6 -3 =1)[games]
Clarence Seaman Howell4.5/10(+3 -4 =3)[games]
Frank Marshall2.5/10(+2 -7 =1)[games]
Louis Karpinski1/10(+0 -8 =2)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Buffalo (1901)

Buffalo, NY, United States; 12 August 1901—17 August 1901

1 2 3 4 5 6 Score Place/Prize ———————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Pillsbury •• 11 11 ½1 1½ 11 9 1st $100 2 Delmar 00 •• ½1 1½ 11 ½1 6½ 2nd-3rd $30 3 Napier 00 ½0 •• 11 11 11 6½ 2nd-3rd $30 4 Howell ½0 0½ 00 •• 11 ½1 4½ 4th $12 5 Marshall 0½ 00 00 00 •• 11 2½ 5th $8 6 Karpinski 00 ½0 00 ½0 00 •• 1 ————————————————————————————————————————————————————


Introduction
The masters' event from the New York State Chess Association Congress, this was held from August 12-17, 1901 in Buffalo as a six-player, double-round tournament and ended in a convincing victory for Harry Pillsbury.

Missing Game
Rd 9 Marshall–Karpinski 1-0

Credit
Original collection: Game Collection: 1901 Buffalo, by User: Calli.

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 29  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Marshall vs W Napier 0-1461901BuffaloC53 Giuoco Piano
2. L Karpinski vs C S Howell ½-½521901BuffaloC67 Ruy Lopez
3. E Delmar vs Pillsbury 0-1641901BuffaloA01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
4. Marshall vs C S Howell 0-1661901BuffaloC54 Giuoco Piano
5. Pillsbury vs Marshall 1-0331901BuffaloD02 Queen's Pawn Game
6. E Delmar vs L Karpinski ½-½671901BuffaloB20 Sicilian
7. E Delmar vs C S Howell 1-0381901BuffaloD02 Queen's Pawn Game
8. L Karpinski vs W Napier 0-1501901BuffaloC80 Ruy Lopez, Open
9. W Napier vs Pillsbury 0-1351901BuffaloC78 Ruy Lopez
10. W Napier vs E Delmar ½-½601901BuffaloC41 Philidor Defense
11. W Napier vs C S Howell 1-0361901BuffaloD00 Queen's Pawn Game
12. C S Howell vs Pillsbury ½-½561901BuffaloB30 Sicilian
13. L Karpinski vs Marshall 0-1271901BuffaloC43 Petrov, Modern Attack
14. E Delmar vs Marshall 1-0391901BuffaloC26 Vienna
15. Pillsbury vs L Karpinski 1-0341901BuffaloB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
16. C S Howell vs L Karpinski 1-0611901BuffaloB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
17. W Napier vs Marshall 1-0371901BuffaloC43 Petrov, Modern Attack
18. L Karpinski vs E Delmar 0-1581901BuffaloC43 Petrov, Modern Attack
19. C S Howell vs Marshall 1-0431901BuffaloD06 Queen's Gambit Declined
20. Pillsbury vs W Napier 1-0471901BuffaloC66 Ruy Lopez
21. Pillsbury vs E Delmar 1-0571901BuffaloC00 French Defense
22. E Delmar vs W Napier 1-0211901BuffaloC32 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
23. Marshall vs Pillsbury ½-½561901BuffaloC22 Center Game
24. W Napier vs L Karpinski 1-0461901BuffaloB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
25. Pillsbury vs C S Howell 1-0421901BuffaloB58 Sicilian
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Kibitzer's Corner
Dec-16-16  offramp: Marshall had come third at Paris (1900) where he beat Lasker ( Marshall vs Lasker, 1900 ). So this was a bad result for him. Pillsbury won by a large margin, despite the strong field.
Dec-16-16  TheFocus: Marshall was not Marshall in this tournament.
Dec-06-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  KEG: The game Napier-Delmar (Round 4) is said here to be "unavailable." But a score of the game is given in the Tournament Book, said to be from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. I was going to annotate the game, but I question the accuracy of the score. The game--as given--is so bad that it is hard to believe it was contested between the players who ultimately tied for 2nd-3rd.

Fearing that I do that providing notes on this score would be nonsense, I have decided to let it rest.

Mar-11-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  jnpope: W Napier vs E Delmar, 1901

<KEG>, sorry I didn't notice this sooner. I had to pull out my photocopies of the BDE, taken from microfilm, as the online versions that I could find are mostly illegible. My photocopy is clear and distinct (and it also matches the same game published in the <New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung>. I don't see anything "so bad". Both sides play a number of weak moves, but nothing that screams blunder-fest. I even used the CG Stockfish analysis program to double check and it didn't find anything hideous about the game as printed in either source.

Mar-13-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  KEG: <jnpope>Thank you for your research.

I haven't looked at the Napier Delmar reported game in over two years. But, in light of your comments, I will get to it in due course and give you my impressions.

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