Brooklyn, NY, United States (29 November 1897-4 March 1898)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Score Place/Prize
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1 Marshall • 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 + 1 1 1 10 1st* $30
2 Napier 0 • 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 2nd $20
3 Ruth 1 0 • ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9½ 3rd $10
4 Everett 0 0 ½ • 1 1 1 1 + 0 1 1 7½
5 Frere 0 0 0 0 • 1 1 0 + 1 1 1 6
6 McMahon 0 0 0 0 0 • 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 5½
7 Chadwick 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 1 + 1 1 1 5
8 Elwell 0 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 • 0 1 1 1 4½
9 Clarke - 0 0 - - 0 - 1 • 1 1 1 4
10 Otto 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 • 1 1 3
11 Pearson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 1 1
12 Messiter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0
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Unplayed games: (+) win, (=) draw, (-) loss, and (…) unscored.
*Marshall won the playoff vs Napier 2-1.
Synopsis
The championship tournament of the Brooklyn Chess Club was commenced Monday night with twelve entries. The list, including the names of Marshall and Napier, is one of the weakest ever made up in the club, and in only a minor degree represents the strength of the club's first class. There are three prizes—$30 for the first, $20 for the second, and $10 for the third. J. H. F. Bowman offers a special prize for the most brilliant game. The players are: W. E. Napier, F. J. Marshall, J. D. Elwell, E. J. Clarke, S. H. Chadwick, A. E. Swaffield, S. J (sic; G). Ruth, R. P. Messiter, Walter Frere, H. Otto, H. I. McMahon and Dr. Pierson (sic; Pearson). (1)
The retirement of A. E. Swaffield from the Brooklyn Chess Club's championship tournament made necessary the finding of another player to take his place and keep the present schedule intact. Fortunately the committee was not long in filling the vacancy, A. S. Everett coming forward and consenting to substitute for Swaffield. (2)
The withdrawal from the Brooklyn Chess Club's championship tourney of E. J. Clarke yesterday, by which he forfeited his games to Chadwick, Frere, Everett and Marshall gave to the last named his tenth consecutive point and leaves him with but one more game to finish his schedule. This game against S. G. Ruth, who score is the next best, was scheduled by the committee for Wednesday evening of this week and, as this will admit of no postponement by either player, the championship will in all probability be decided then and there. Marshall has merely to draw to obtain a total score beyond the reach of any of his competitors. (3)
Notes
(1) Brooklyn Daily Standard Union, 1897.12.02, p8
(2) Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1897.12.10, p4
(3) Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1898.02.08, p5
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