Albert Hodges
Number of games in database: 71
Years covered: 1891 to 1923
Overall record: +23 -26 =16 (47.7%)*
   * 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:  Ruy Lopez (12)      C77 C60 C73 C65 C63  Orthodox Defense (4)      D52 D53 D60	With the Black pieces:  Ruy Lopez (13)      C79 C77 C62 C66 C65  Orthodox Defense (4)      D60 D61 D51

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   T F Lawrence vs A Hodges, 1904 0-1
   Blackburne vs A Hodges, 1908 1/2-1/2

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ALBERT HODGES (born Jul-21-1861, died Feb-03-1944) United States of America [what is this?] Albert Beauregard Hodges born 1861 was many times Champion of the Manhattan Chess Club. He played in thirteen USA vs Great Britain Cable Matches without losing a game and defeated Jackson Whipps Showalter in a match in 1894 in New York. Immediately after this he announced his retirement from chess because of business commitments.U.S. champion (1895)

page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 71  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Steinitz vs A Hodges 1-0 17 1891 BFX New York C25 Vienna 2. Lasker vs A Hodges   1-0 42 1892 New York sim B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 3. A Hodges vs E Delmar   1-0 37 1892 Skaneateles m D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 4. Lasker vs A Hodges 0-1 43 1892 New York sim C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 5. A Hodges vs E Delmar   1-0 38 1892 Skaneateles m D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 6. A Hodges vs A Blackmar 1-0 33 1892 Brooklyn-ch corr C14 French, Classical 7. E Delmar vs A Hodges   0-1 38 1892 Skaneateles m C53 Giuoco Piano 8. A Hodges vs Lasker 0-1 46 1892 New York sim D52 Queen's Gambit Declined 9. E Delmar vs A Hodges   0-1 52 1892 Skaneateles m A03 Bird's Opening 10. A Hodges vs Lasker   0-1 59 1892 New York sim C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 11. E Delmar vs A Hodges   0-1 73 1892 Skaneateles m C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense 12. A Hodges vs Showalter   0-1 43 1893 R4 12/15 New York D00 Queen's Pawn Game 13. A Hodges vs Pillsbury   1-0 42 1893 7, New York C60 Ruy Lopez 14. D Mills vs A Hodges   ½-½ 40 1896 ENG-USA cable m C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 15. A Hodges vs G Bellingham   ½-½ 69 1897 ENG-USA cable m (2) C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 16. A Hodges vs G Bellingham   1-0 85 1898 ENG-USA cable m (3) C60 Ruy Lopez 17. D Mills vs A Hodges   ½-½ 61 1899 ENG-USA cable m C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 18. A Hodges vs E M Jackson   1-0 50 1899 ENG-USA cable m (4) C60 Ruy Lopez 19. E Hymes vs A Hodges   1-0 46 1900 New York C77 Ruy Lopez 20. A Hodges vs E Hymes   0-1 36 1900 New York A82 Dutch, Staunton Gambit 21. D G Baird vs A Hodges   ½-½ 68 1900 New York C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred 22. Marshall vs A Hodges 0-1 57 1900 hex D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 23. A Hodges vs D G Baird   ½-½ 60 1900 New York D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 24. A Hodges vs Marshall 1-0 67 1900 hex D08 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit 25. Showalter vs A Hodges   1-0 66 1900 New York C77 Ruy Lopez  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 71    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Hodges wins | Hodges loses

Jul-21-07    Calli: Happy birthday Beau. An important figure in American chess and the subject of an upcoming biography by John Hilbert http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.... Jul-21-08    brankat: Just like master Weiss, born on the same day 4 years earlier, a very talented and promising master, who gave up chess to pursue a career in business. What were these old-timers thinking? ;-) R.I.P. Master Hodges. Jul-19-10    GrahamClayton: Here is a link to a game played by Hodges in an 1897 Philadelphia v New York telegraphic match: http://www.statenislandchessclub.co... Jul-21-10    BIDMONFA: Albert Hodges HODGES, Albert http://www.bidmonfa.com/hodges_albe... _

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