The chess games of A Johnston

A Johnston
Number of games in database: 13
Years covered: 1871
Overall record: +0 -12 =1 (3.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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A JOHNSTON United States of America	[what is this?]
from Cincinatti.

page 1 of 1; 13 games

Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. A Johnston vs Mackenzie	0-1	31	1871	2nd American Chess Congress	A10 English
2. A Johnston vs M Judd	0-1	24	1871	2nd American Chess Congress	B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
3. A Johnston vs P Ware	0-1	21	1871	2nd American Chess Congress	C41 Philidor Defense
4. P Ware vs A Johnston	1-0	52	1871	2nd American Chess Congress	A80 Dutch
5. A Johnston vs H D Smith	0-1	35	1871	2nd American Chess Congress	C44 King's Pawn Game
6. A Johnston vs M Judd	½-½	39	1871	2nd American Chess Congress	A20 English
7. H D Smith vs A Johnston	1-0	24	1871	2nd American Chess Congress	C66 Ruy Lopez
8. A Johnston vs H Hosmer	0-1	28	1871	2nd American Chess Congress	C44 King's Pawn Game
9. M Judd vs A Johnston	1-0	74	1871	2nd American Chess Congress	C78 Ruy Lopez
10. H Hosmer vs A Johnston	1-0	20	1871	2nd American Chess Congress	C01 French, Exchange
11. Mackenzie vs A Johnston	1-0	23	1871	2nd American Chess Congress	C25 Vienna
12. A Johnston vs F Elder	0-1	55	1871	2nd American Chess Congress	C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
13. F Elder vs A Johnston	1-0	30	1871	2nd American Chess Congress	C77 Ruy Lopez

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Mar-14-13		Tabanus: From https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&...: <Three leading players in Cincinnati took up the idea of organizing an Ohio State Chess Tournament immediately after the Second American Chess Congress of 1871 in Cleveland had ended. Mid-December 1871 they formed a committee preparing the meeting to produce the state chess champion. The three men were John Eggers, H.P. Belknap, Jr., and <A.P. Johnston>.> Cincinnati Inquirer 19 Dec. 1871 has "A. P. Johnston", and Cincinnati Daily Gazette 14 Feb. 1872 has "A. Johnston, Esq." to whom Max Judd wrote a letter asking to play in the 1872 Cincinnati tournament (where Judd won and A. P. Johnston was no. 2). "Esq." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esquire) would indicate someone of higher rank, in the US possibly one licensed to practise law? But I can only find an A. P. Johnston in Cincinnati 1876 with occupation "Builder", and one later (1888 onwards) who is a "Clerk".

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