<26th Western Championship
Cedar Point, Ohio
August 26-September 3, 1925>
I have to say this. The tournament was a real roller coaster ride.
It was held at the Hotel Breakers, Cedar Point, Ohio. Carlos Torre-Repetto was planning to defend his title, but instead chose to return to Mexico for a series of exhibitions. For the first time, players from New York participated as the Western Chess Association began the process of becoming a national rather than sectional organization.
Two of the New Yorkers, Abraham Kupchik and Charles Jaffe, fought for the title with WCA mainstay Samuel Factor. In the end Kupchik prevailed, thanks to defeating both of his main rivals. Further down the list, the name of future champion Herman Steiner appears for the first time.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4
1 Abraham Kupchik X 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 11.5
2 Samuel D Factor 0 X 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11.0
3 Charles Jaffe 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 10.5
4 Marvin C Palmer 1 0 0 X 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 9.0
5 Irving Spero 0 1 0 1 X ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 8.5
6 Albert Margolis 0 0 0 ½ ½ X 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 8.0
7 Herman Steiner 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8.0
8 John Winter 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 X 1 1 1 1 1 1 7.0
9 William Widmeyer 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 X ½ ½ 1 1 1 5.0
10 M J Maxfield ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ X 0 1 ½ ½ 3.5
11 Andrew Hansen Palmi 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 X 0 0 1 3.0
12 Robert Scrivener 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 1 3.0
13 Robert Stanley Goerlich 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 X 1 2.5
14 Theodore S Barron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 X 0.5
<Abraham Kupchik> (right) and some other random chess player:http://www.kenilworthchessclub.org/...
The <Hotel Breakers>, should you be in the mood for a pilgrimage:
http://cp.media.cfnslb1.cedarfair.c...
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<MILESTONES>
10: John Winter
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<Sources>:
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, July 9, 1925; August 20, 1925; September 10, 1925; October 8, 1925
Chess Results 1921-1930 / Gino di Felice, p.108
New York Times, August 27, 1925
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