James Moore Hanham
Number of games in database: 70
Years covered: 1889 to 1901
Overall record: +18 -31 =17 (40.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      4 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Giuoco Piano (14)      C53 C50  King's Pawn Game (5)      C20  Queen's Pawn Game (4)      D00	With the Black pieces:  Philidor's Defense (18)      C41  King's Gambit Declined (5)      C30  Queen's Pawn Game (4)      D00 D02

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Lasker vs J M Hanham, 1901 0-1
   J M Hanham vs Taubenhaus, 1889 1-0

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JAMES MOORE HANHAM (born Jan-04-1840, died Dec-30-1923) United States of America [what is this?] James Moore Hanham was born in Woodville, Mississippi on January 4, 1840. He fought on the side of the North during the Civil War and was promoted to major in the U.S. Army. He saw action at Fort Pickens and Baton Rouge. After the Civil War, he moved to Manhattan. In 1885, he took 2nd place at the 7th Manhattan Chess Club championship. In 1885, he took 2nd in the 8th Manhattan Chess Club championship. In 1888, he tied for 2nd-3rd in the 1st United States Chess Association tournament in Cincinnati, won by Jackson W Showalter. He reintroduced at the New York tournament 1889 the 'Lord Variation' with the idea of maintaining a strong defensive center. This variation reached by 1.e4 e5 2.f3 d6 3.d4 f6 4.c3 bd7 has become one of the main lines of the Philidor Defense (C41). In 1891, he won the New York State Chess Association championship. He died on December 30, 1923 in Manhattan. At his death at age 84, he was the oldest chessplayer of master rank in the United States.

page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 70  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J M Hanham vs Bird 0-1 41 1889 USA-06.Congress New York B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto 2. J M Hanham vs Gunsberg 0-1 45 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (21-2) D00 Queen's Pawn Game 3. J Mason vs J M Hanham 1-0 42 1889 USA-06.Congress New York D00 Queen's Pawn Game 4. J M Hanham vs J W Baird ½-½ 31 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (25-1) C53 Giuoco Piano 5. J M Hanham vs N MacLeod 1-0 33 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C50 Giuoco Piano 6. J M Hanham vs Blackburne   ½-½ 71 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (20-1) C53 Giuoco Piano 7. Burn vs J M Hanham 0-1 72 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C41 Philidor Defense 8. J Mason vs J M Hanham   ½-½ 26 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (32-2) C41 Philidor Defense 9. Showalter vs J M Hanham ½-½ 70 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C41 Philidor Defense 10. M Judd vs J M Hanham   0-1 64 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C41 Philidor Defense 11. Chigorin vs J M Hanham 1-0 50 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C51 Evans Gambit 12. Gossip vs J M Hanham   1-0 24 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (35-2) C25 Vienna 13. J M Hanham vs M Judd   ½-½ 62 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C50 Giuoco Piano 14. Gunsberg vs J M Hanham   ½-½ 35 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (21-1) C41 Philidor Defense 15. Bird vs J M Hanham 1-0 62 1889 USA-06.Congress New York A03 Bird's Opening 16. D G Baird vs J M Hanham 0-1 17 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C41 Philidor Defense 17. J M Hanham vs E Delmar   0-1 35 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C24 Bishop's Opening 18. Lipschutz vs J M Hanham 1-0 31 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (38-2) C30 King's Gambit Declined 19. J M Hanham vs Gossip 1-0 37 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C20 King's Pawn Game 20. J M Hanham vs D M Martinez 1-0 36 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C23 Bishop's Opening 21. J M Hanham vs Gunsberg 0-1 34 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C20 King's Pawn Game 22. J W Baird vs J M Hanham ½-½ 33 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (25-2) C41 Philidor Defense 23. D M Martinez vs J M Hanham 1-0 42 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C41 Philidor Defense 24. E Delmar vs J M Hanham 1-0 25 1889 USA-06.Congress New York (26-2) C41 Philidor Defense 25. J M Hanham vs Chigorin 0-1 30 1889 USA-06.Congress New York C50 Giuoco Piano  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 70

Dec-22-05    Knight13: No comment on this player? <At his death at age 84, he was the oldest chessplayer of master rank in the United States.> I didn't know that. So it's James Moore Hanham. I'm gonna remember that. Jan-06-06    Rama: Somewhere in his writings, Nimzovich referenced the "Hanham Defense" in the Philidor. It is noted in the write-up above as the "Lord Variation." Now I know where it came from! Sep-11-08    whiteshark: <Knight13: <... I'm gonna remember that.>> Really? :D Sep-11-08    whiteshark: <Rama: <Somewhere in his writings, Nimzovich referenced the "Hanham Defense" in the Philidor.>> Nimzowitsch annotated Teichmann vs Nimzowitsch, 1911 in 'My System' (game#2) You may wonder why he didn't do it here: Teichmann vs Nimzowitsch, 1911 :D Jan-04-09    WhiteRook48: is he part of the Muslim Moores? Jan-04-09    sleepyirv: Born in Mississippi but fought for the Union? That shows principle- or he moved to the North young. Jul-18-09    Knight13: Or maybe he was one of the few in the south who hated the institution of slavery.

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