Eugene Delmar
Number of games in database: 197
Years covered: 1876 to 1908
Overall record: +68 -94 =29 (43.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      6 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Queen's Pawn Game (20)      D00 D05 D02 E00  Four Knights (10)      C49 C48 C47  Bird's Opening (9)      A03 A02  Ruy Lopez (9)      C65 C67 C62 C66 C77  Giuoco Piano (9)      C53 C54 C50  Philidor's Defense (4)      C41	With the Black pieces:  French Defense (21)      C10 C11 C13 C14 C03  French (17)      C10 C11 C13 C00  Ruy Lopez (12)      C61 C70 C78 C84 C63  Petrov (9)      C43 C42  Queen's Pawn Game (7)      A40 D00  Philidor's Defense (5)      C41

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   J A Congdon vs E Delmar, 1880 1/2-1/2
   E Delmar vs NN, 1898 1-0
   P Ware vs E Delmar, 1880 0-1
   Chigorin vs E Delmar, 1889 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   5th American Chess Congress (1880)
   2nd City Chess Club Tournament (1894)
   Buffalo (1901)
   Cambridge Springs (1904)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   New York 1880 by suenteus po 147
   1894 New York: 2nd City Chess Club Tournament by TheFocus
   1901 Buffalo by Calli
   1888 Delmar - Lipschutz Match by TheFocus

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EUGENE DELMAR (born Sep-12-1841, died Feb-22-1909) United States of America [what is this?] Eugene Delmar was born in New York City on September 12, 1841. In 1874, he won the Brookyn Chess Club championship. In 1876, he tied for 2nd place in the New York Clipper tournament, behind James Mason. In 1879, he defeated Sam Loyd in a match in New York (+5-1=2). In 1885, he won the 7th and 8th Manhattan Chess Club championship. In 1888, he defeated Samuel Lipschutz in a match in New York (+5-3=0). In 1890, 1891, 1895, and 1897, he won the New York State Chess Association championship. In 1904, he took last place at Cambridge Springs (+3-9=3). For over 50 years, he was a leading chess player in America. He died on February 22, 1909 in New York City. Wikipedia article: Eugene Delmar

page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 197  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. E Delmar vs F Roser 1-0 22 1876 Cafe International D53 Queen's Gambit Declined 2. A W Ensor vs E Delmar 1-0 52 1876 New York C43 Petrov, Modern Attack 3. Mackenzie vs E Delmar 1-0 28 1879 New York C52 Evans Gambit 4. E Delmar vs J S Ryan   1-0 53 1880 5th American Chess Congress A02 Bird's Opening 5. E Delmar vs J A Congdon 1-0 67 1880 5th American Chess Congress B01 Scandinavian 6. A Cohnfeld vs E Delmar   0-1 40 1880 5th American Chess Congress A40 Queen's Pawn Game 7. P Ware vs E Delmar 0-1 57 1880 5th American Chess Congress A00 Uncommon Opening 8. Sellman vs E Delmar 1-0 49 1880 5th American Chess Congress C77 Ruy Lopez 9. J A Congdon vs E Delmar ½-½ 44 1880 5th American Chess Congress C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense 10. J Grundy vs E Delmar 1-0 107 1880 5th American Chess Congress B44 Sicilian 11. E Delmar vs P Ware   1-0 35 1880 5th American Chess Congress B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 12. E Delmar vs Sellman   ½-½ 66 1880 5th American Chess Congress C13 French 13. M Judd vs E Delmar   1-0 56 1880 5th American Chess Congress C45 Scotch Game 14. E Delmar vs J Grundy   0-1 70 1880 5th American Chess Congress C01 French, Exchange 15. C Moehle vs E Delmar   0-1 65 1880 5th American Chess Congress C46 Three Knights 16. E Delmar vs M Judd   ½-½ 73 1880 5th American Chess Congress C48 Four Knights 17. Mackenzie vs E Delmar   1-0 32 1880 5th American Chess Congress C46 Three Knights 18. J S Ryan vs E Delmar   0-1 45 1880 5th American Chess Congress C42 Petrov Defense 19. E Delmar vs C Moehle   0-1 54 1880 5th American Chess Congress B20 Sicilian 20. E Delmar vs A Cohnfeld   1-0 25 1880 5th American Chess Congress C41 Philidor Defense 21. E Delmar vs Mackenzie 0-1 49 1880 5th American Chess Congress A13 English 22. J Roberts vs E Delmar   1-0 40 1883 New York-Philadelphia m C48 Four Knights 23. P Richardson vs E Delmar 1-0 15 1885 New York, USA C42 Petrov Defense 24. E Delmar vs Lipschutz 0-1 16 1888 Match Rd--()- C45 Scotch Game 25. Lipschutz vs E Delmar   0-1 61 1888 New York m C11 French  page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 197    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Delmar wins | Delmar loses

Aug-28-03    pawntificator: Delmar... heh heh, no offense to all the Delmars out there, but this name seems to have the connotation of having lower than average intelligence. I guess I get that from O Brother Where Art Thou. Although Delmar was the character's first name in the movie. Aug-28-03    AgentRgent: Speaking of "O Brother Where Art Thou"... John Turturro, who plays Pete in that terrific movie, also starred as in an Incredible adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's "The Luzhin Defense". A Review: http://www2.chicoer.com/movies/revi... Aug-29-03    pawntificator: I noticed that when I watched O Brother Where Art Thou for the second time. I thought it was an amazing difference between the two characters. What a versatile actor Turturro was. Although...now that I think of it, Luzhin was rather dimwitted in most areas, as was Pete. Nevertheless, I loved both movies. Go see them. Jul-04-05    aw1988: Damn! We're in a tight spot! Nov-24-05    CambridgeSprings1904: Humor aside, Delmar did manage to get a variation in the Philodor Defense [in ECO C41] named after him. Unfortunately, by the time the Cambridge Springs 1904 tournament was played, he was past his prime; at age 60, he was the oldest participant. He could take some consolation from a draw against Schlechter and a win against Mieses. Sep-12-09    WhiteRook48: who was he tied for? Sep-08-10    GrahamClayton: Delmar passed away during the annual meeting of the New York State Chess Association at the Westminster Hotel. Play was suspended, and a meeting of the Advisory Board passed condolence resolutions. Delmar had entered the Manhattan Chess Club championship tournament, but withdrew due to failing health. Just two weeks prior to his death, Delamr won a rapid transit tournament at the Club. Mar-18-13    thomastonk: The "Chess Weekly" from February 27, 1909 has an obituary of Delmar. It ends with this sentence: "He has recently completed a work entiteled, ``Fifty years of Chess,´´ which is now in the hands of Brentano". The "Wiener Schachzeitung" 1909, p 261 writes in his obituary: "Delmar war auch literarisch tätig. Sein Werk „Fifty Years of Chess" hat in Amerika große Verbreitung gefunden." Well, I have tried to find some more information on this successful (?) book, but I only found Marshall's book with the same title. Moreover, neither this book nor any other by Delmar is mentioned in the bibliographies I can access. Any kind of information is very much appreciated.

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