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6th Manhattan CC Handicap 1883/84

New York, NY, United States (22 October 1883-18 February 1884)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Score Place/Prize ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Mackenzie •• 1½ 11 ½1 ½1 1½ 10 ½0 ½1 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 28 1st $50 2 D Baird 0½ •• 1½ 11 1½ 01 01 11 11 00 10 01 11 01 11 11 11 11 24½ 2nd $30 3 Lipschutz 00 0½ •• 10 00 11 11 11 11 ½1 ½0 11 10 11 11 11 11 ½1 24 3rd $20 4 Delmar ½0 00 01 •• 01 10 11 ½0 01 01 ½1 11 11 01 11 11 11 11 22½ 4th $15 5 Ryan ½0 0½ 11 10 •• 0½ 11 10 01 01 10 01 01 11 11 11 01 11 21½ 5th $10 6 Schieffelin 0½ 10 00 01 1½ •• 01 0½ ½0 11 1½ 11 01 01 ½1 11 11 11 21 7 Hartshorne 01 10 00 00 00 10 •• ½1 ½0 10 11 01 11 10 11 01 11 11 19 8 Fisher ½1 00 00 ½1 01 1½ ½0 •• 00 00 10 01 ½1 10 11 11 11 11 18½ 9 Hanham ½0 00 00 10 10 ½1 ½1 11 •• 0½ 01 01 11 10 01 01 11 1½ 18½ 10 Simonson 00 11 ½0 10 10 00 01 11 1½ •• 10 0½ 01 01 11 01 11 01 18½ 11 Carpenter 00 01 ½1 ½0 01 0½ 00 01 10 01 •• 11 ½0 11 ½0 11 ½1 1½ 17½ 12 J Baird 00 10 00 00 10 00 10 10 10 1½ 00 •• 00 11 01 11 ½1 11 15 13 Rothschild 00 00 01 00 10 10 00 ½0 00 10 ½1 11 •• 01 11 10 ½0 10 13½ 14 Isaacson 00 10 00 10 00 10 01 01 01 10 00 00 10 •• 10 01 01 11 13 15 Palmer 00 00 00 00 00 ½0 00 00 10 00 ½1 10 00 01 •• ½1 01 1½ 9 16 Pinkham 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 10 10 00 00 01 10 ½0 •• 1½ 01 8 17 Spiegle 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 ½0 ½0 ½1 10 10 0½ •• 1½ 7½ 18 Rosenbaum 01 00 ½0 00 00 00 00 00 0½ 10 0½ 00 01 00 0½ 10 0½ •• 6½ —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————


Introduction
The regular annual handicap tournament is to commence about the end of October. The Chronicle offers the following special prizes: to the winner of the first prize, one year's subscription to the Chronicle; to the winner of the second prize, six months' subscription to the Chronicle; and six months' subscription to the Chronicle to the player having to his credit the most brilliant game of the tournament. (1)

The entries for the sixth annual Handicap Tournament will close on Saturday, the 20th inst. Among the names entered are those of Captain Mackenzie, Teed, Delmar Ryan, Rosenbaum, Carpenter, Hanham, Hartshorne and others. Play will begin on Tuesday evening, October 23d. The committee has adopted the same rules that governed last year's tournament. (2)

The Sixth Annual Handicap Tournament of the Manhattan Chess Club, of New York, commenced on the 22d of October, with eighteen entries, as follows: D. G. Baird, J. W. Baird, Geo. H. Carpenter, E. Delmar, Chas. Fisher, J. M. Hanham, R. B. Hartshorne, Chas. Isaacson, Salomon Lipschutz, Capt. Mackenzie, Solon Palmer, S. Pinkham, L. Rothschild, J. S. Ryan, H. W. Rosenbaum, H. H. Schieffelin, G. Simonson and Chas. Spiegle.

The prizes will be as follows: 1st prize, $50.00; 2d, $30.00; 3d, $20.00; 4th, $15.00; 5th, $10.00 and the special prizes offered by the Brooklyn Chess Chronicle. (3)

The players have been classified as follows: Class A, Capt. Mackenzie; Class B, Messrs. Hanham, Ryan, Delmar and D. G. Baird; Class C, Messrs. Pinkham, Simonson, Lipschutz, J. W. Baird and Isaacson; Class D, Messrs. Hartshorne, Rothschild, Schieffelin, Spiegle, Palmer, Rosenbaum, Carpenter and Fisher. (3)

Class A gives to Class B, Pawn and move in the first game, and the second game is played even. To Class C, Pawn and move in both games; to Class D, Rook in both games. Class B gives Class C same odds as Class A gives to Class B; and Knight to Class D. Class C gives Class D the odds of Pawn and move in the first game; and the second game is played event. (3)

Sources
(1) Brooklyn Chess Chronicle, v2 n1, 15 October 1883, p1
(2) Brooklyn Chess Chronicle, v2 n1, 15 October 1883, p4
(3) Brooklyn Chess Chronicle, v2 n2, 15 November 1883, p19

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Mackenzie vs J Ryan  1-03418836th Manhattan CC Handicap 1883/84B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening

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