Eugene Delmar
Number of games in database: 111
Years covered: 1876 to 1907
Overall record: +39 -52 =20 (44.1%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Four Knights (9)      C49 C48  Queen's Pawn Game (7)      D00 D05  Bird's Opening (6)      A03 A02  Ruy Lopez (6)      C65 C67 C66 C80  Giuoco Piano (6)      C53 C54 C50  Philidor's Defense (4)      C41	With the Black pieces:  French Defense (10)      C10 C13 C11 C00 C01  French (9)      C10 C13 C11 C00  Ruy Lopez (7)      C61 C78 C84 C63 C70  Queen's Pawn Game (4)      A40 D00

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   J A Congdon vs E Delmar, 1880 1/2-1/2
   E Delmar vs NN, 1898 1-0
   Burille vs E Delmar, 1889 0-1
   E Delmar vs T F Lawrence, 1904 1/2-1/2

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   New York 1893, The Impromtu Tournament by Calli

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EUGENE DELMAR (born Sep-12-1841, died Feb-22-1909) [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.

page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 111  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Ensor vs E Delmar 1-0 53 1876 New York C43 Petrov, Modern Attack 2. E Delmar vs J Grundy   0-1 70 1880 USA-05.Kongress C01 French, Exchange 3. C Moehle vs E Delmar   0-1 65 1880 USA-05.Kongress C46 Three Knights 4. E Delmar vs M Judd   ½-½ 73 1880 USA-05.Kongress C48 Four Knights 5. Mackenzie vs E Delmar   1-0 32 1880 USA-05.Kongress C46 Three Knights 6. J S Ryan vs E Delmar   0-1 45 1880 USA-05.Kongress C42 Petrov Defense 7. E Delmar vs C Moehle   0-1 54 1880 USA-05.Kongress B20 Sicilian 8. E Delmar vs A Cohnfeld   1-0 25 1880 USA-05.Kongress C41 Philidor Defense 9. E Delmar vs Mackenzie   0-1 49 1880 USA-05.Kongress A13 English 10. E Delmar vs J S Ryan   1-0 53 1880 USA-05.Kongress A02 Bird's Opening 11. E Delmar vs J A Congdon 1-0 67 1880 USA-05.Kongress B01 Scandinavian 12. A Cohnfeld vs E Delmar   0-1 40 1880 USA-05.Kongress A40 Queen's Pawn Game 13. P Ware vs E Delmar 0-1 57 1880 USA-05.Kongress A00 Uncommon Opening 14. Sellman vs E Delmar 1-0 49 1880 USA-05.Kongress C77 Ruy Lopez 15. J A Congdon vs E Delmar ½-½ 44 1880 USA-05.Kongress C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense 16. J Grundy vs E Delmar 1-0 107 1880 USA-05.Kongress B44 Sicilian 17. E Delmar vs P Ware   1-0 35 1880 USA-05.Kongress B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 18. E Delmar vs Sellman   ½-½ 66 1880 USA-05.Kongress C13 French 19. M Judd vs E Delmar   1-0 56 1880 USA-05.Kongress C45 Scotch Game 20. E Delmar vs Lipschutz 0-1 16 1888 Match Rd--()- C45 Scotch Game 21. E Delmar vs J W Baird   1-0 45 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C53 Giuoco Piano 22. E Delmar vs Lipschutz 0-1 61 1889 USA-06.Congress New York A17 English 23. E Delmar vs W Pollock   1-0 57 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C48 Four Knights 24. E Delmar vs N MacLeod   ½-½ 60 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (22-1) C41 Philidor Defense 25. Lipschutz vs E Delmar 1-0 51 1889 USA-06.Congress New York B12 Caro-Kann Defense  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 111    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.

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