Emil Kemeny
Number of games in database: 36
Years covered: 1896 to 1905
Overall record: +15 -12 =9 (54.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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C67		Ruy Lopez (8 games)
C48		Four Knights (7 games)
C63		Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense (4 games)
C41		Philidor Defense (3 games)
C43		Petrov, Modern Attack (2 games)
A40		Queen's Pawn Game (2 games)

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EMIL KEMENY (born Jan-13-1860, died May-01-1925) Hungary (citizen of United States of America) [what is this?] During parts of the 1890s, he had a chess column in the Philadelphia Public Ledger. Wikipedia article: Emil Kemeny

page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 36  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. E Kemeny vs Showalter   1-0 32 1896 US championship match C48 Four Knights 2. Showalter vs E Kemeny   0-1 51 1896 US championship match C67 Ruy Lopez 3. E Kemeny vs Showalter   1-0 39 1896 US championship match C48 Four Knights 4. Showalter vs E Kemeny   1-0 43 1896 US championship match C43 Petrov, Modern Attack 5. E Kemeny vs Showalter   ½-½ 52 1896 US championship match C48 Four Knights 6. Showalter vs E Kemeny   1-0 65 1896 US championship match C67 Ruy Lopez 7. E Kemeny vs Showalter   ½-½ 44 1896 US championship match C48 Four Knights 8. Showalter vs E Kemeny   1-0 43 1896 US championship match C67 Ruy Lopez 9. E Kemeny vs Showalter   1-0 27 1896 US championship match C48 Four Knights 10. Showalter vs E Kemeny   1-0 33 1896 US championship match C67 Ruy Lopez 11. Showalter vs E Kemeny 1-0 86 1896 US championship match C43 Petrov, Modern Attack 12. E Kemeny vs Showalter   ½-½ 84 1896 US championship match D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 13. Showalter vs E Kemeny   1-0 39 1896 US championship match C67 Ruy Lopez 14. E Kemeny vs Showalter   ½-½ 31 1896 US championship match C48 Four Knights 15. Showalter vs E Kemeny   1-0 70 1896 US championship match C67 Ruy Lopez 16. E Kemeny vs E Delmar   1-0 38 1897 New York State vs Pennsylvania A40 Queen's Pawn Game 17. E Kemeny vs J M Hanham   1-0 27 1897 New York State vs Pennsylvania C41 Philidor Defense 18. E Kemeny vs E Delmar   1-0 23 1898 New York v Pennsylvania State Teams Match C41 Philidor Defense 19. E Kemeny vs J M Hanham   1-0 43 1899 New York v Pennsylvania Interstate Teams Match C41 Philidor Defense 20. O Roething vs E Kemeny   0-1 33 1899 New York v Pennsylvania Interstate Teams Match C67 Ruy Lopez 21. Lipschutz vs E Kemeny   0-1 77 1899 New York v Pennsylvania Interstate Teams Match C67 Ruy Lopez 22. E Kemeny vs E Schrader   ½-½ 30 1904 7th American Chess Congress C13 French 23. E Schrader vs E Kemeny   0-1 74 1904 7th American Chess Congress C53 Giuoco Piano 24. E Kemeny vs Marshall 0-1 48 1904 7th American Chess Congress C48 Four Knights 25. L Uedemann vs E Kemeny   ½-½ 22 1904 7th American Chess Congress C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 36

May-25-07    Petrosianic: Kemeny played and lost a US Championship match with Jackson Showalter in 1896, but I've never been able to turn up any of the games, or even the final score. Dec-11-08    Phony Benoni: <Petrosianic> No games, but the final score was +7 -4 =4 for Showalter. Kemeny was no pushover. Dec-11-08    whiteshark: further http://www.correspondencechess.com/... Dec-12-08    Pawn and Two: <Phony Benoni & Petrosianic> The following position, was given in: "Essays In American Chess History" by John Hilbert. It is from game six of the US Championship match between Kemeny and Showalter, in Philadelphia 1896. Position after 23...cxd3: click for larger view The concluding moves were: 24.Bh6! d2 25.Rg7+ Kh8 26.Rxh7+ Kxh7 27.Qg6+ 1-0 Jul-31-10    GrahamClayton: Photo: http://memory.loc.gov/ndlpcoop/ichi... Feb-16-12    BIDMONFA: Emil Kemeny KEMENY, Emil http://www.bidmonfa.com/kemeny_emil... _ Feb-16-12    Nosnibor: Did E Kemeny help improve the American economy? Mar-23-13    wordfunph: Emil Kemeny: A Life in Chess by John S. Hilbert http://www.amazon.com/Emil-Kemeny-J...

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