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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
New York Tournament

Jose Raul Capablanca10.5/12(+9 -0 =3)[games]
Borislav Kostic9/12(+6 -0 =6)[games]
Frank Marshall7/12(+6 -4 =2)[games]
Oscar Chajes6/12(+5 -5 =2)[games]
David Janowski4/12(+3 -7 =2)[games]
Roy Black3.5/12(+2 -7 =3)[games]
John Morrison2/12(+1 -9 =2)[games]

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
New York (1918)
New York 1918 was originally planned as an 8-player double round robin tournament. Norman Tweed Whitaker began a game a day before Round 1, became ill and withdrew from the event, leaving it as a 7-player field. New York (1924) appears to be the next international tournament that the city would see in this series. (1)

Round 1 saw the most famous game of the tournament. Marshall sprung his prepared variation of what has come to be known as the Marshall Gambit, but Capablanca wove his way through the complications at the board to win the game. Kostic drew with Chajes. In Round 2, Marshall lost to Chajes, and Marshall was never able to overcome the bad 0-2 start and catch Capablanca and Kostic. Janowski lost to the eventual tail-ender, Morrison, and this was the beginning of a lackluster result for him. In Round 4, Marshall beat Janowski, but this was a bit too late to reverse his fortunes. Kostic beat Morrison, but drew five of his first six games. Despite going undefeated in the tournament, this would not be a sufficiently fast pace to catch Capablanca, who would score a blistering 10.5/12.

Capablanca XX == 11 11 11 1= 11 10.5 Kostic == XX =1 =1 =1 1= 11 9.0 Marshall 00 =0 XX 10 1= 11 11 7.0 Chajes 00 =0 01 XX 10 11 1= 6.0 Janowsky 00 =0 0= 01 XX 10 01 4.0 Black 0= 0= 00 00 01 XX =1 3.5 Morrison 00 00 00 0= 10 =0 XX 2.0

References: (1) New York (1924), (2) Original collection: Game Collection: New York 1918, by User: crawfb5.

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Marshall vs O Chajes 0-1481918New YorkA46 Queen's Pawn Game
2. J Morrison vs Kostic  0-1711918New YorkD00 Queen's Pawn Game
3. J Morrison vs Marshall 0-1841918New YorkC89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall
4. Marshall vs Capablanca 0-1391918New YorkD63 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
5. J Morrison vs R Black  0-1461918New YorkC42 Petrov Defense
6. O Chajes vs Marshall 0-1201918New YorkB01 Scandinavian
7. R Black vs O Chajes  0-1891918New YorkC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
8. J Morrison vs Capablanca 0-1411918New YorkC62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense
9. O Chajes vs Capablanca 0-1811918New YorkC48 Four Knights
10. Marshall vs Kostic 0-1281918New YorkD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
11. Janowski vs Capablanca 0-1551918New YorkD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
12. R Black vs Marshall 0-1271918New YorkC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jun-28-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: The <American Chess Bulletin>, February 1919, reported that for this event, Chajes won the first brilliancy prize for O Chajes vs Janowski, 1918, and Capablanca the second for Capablanca vs Janowski, 1918.

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