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2nd City Chess Club Tournament (1894) New York, NY, United States (20 October-15 November 1894) 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 Score Place/Prize —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Steinitz • 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8½ 1st $125.00 2 Albin 1 • 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 1 1 1 6½ 2nd $60.00 3 Hymes ½ 1 • 0 ½ 1 1 1 ½ ½ 0 6 3rd-4th $32.50 4 Showalter 0 0 1 • 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 6 3rd-4th $32.50 5 Pillsbury 0 1 ½ 0 • 1 ½ 0 0 + 1 5 6 Delmar 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 • ½ 1 1 ½ 1 5 7 Hanham 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ • 1 0 1 0 4 8 Rocamora 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 • 1 0 1 4 9 Halpern 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 1 0 • 1 ½ 4 10 Baird 0 0 ½ ½ - ½ 0 1 0 • ½ 3 11 Jasnogrodsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ • 3 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Unplayed games: + for a win, = for a draw, - for a loss. Introduction Held in the city of New York between October 20th through November 15th, this was the second tournament held under the auspices of the City Chess Club. Pillsbury had won the previous 1st City Chess Club Tournament (1893) but only managed an even score here. Especially noteworthy was that this was the first tournament since 1883 that had former World Champion Wilhelm Steinitz as a participant. Credit Based on an original collection by User: TheFocus.  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 54  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Albin vs E Delmar   ½-½ 43 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament C11 French 2. J Hanham vs Pillsbury ½-½ 26 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament C53 Giuoco Piano 3. E Hymes vs Steinitz ½-½ 19 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament C71 Ruy Lopez 4. S Rocamora vs J Halpern   1-0 43 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament C26 Vienna 5. Showalter vs N Jasnogrodsky   1-0 40 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament C13 French 6. Albin vs S Rocamora 1-0 42 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament D05 Queen's Pawn Game 7. E Delmar vs D Baird   ½-½ 76 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 8. E Hymes vs J Hanham   1-0 29 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament C41 Philidor Defense 9. N Jasnogrodsky vs Pillsbury 0-1 42 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament D02 Queen's Pawn Game 10. Steinitz vs J Halpern 1-0 33 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament C05 French, Tarrasch 11. J Halpern vs N Jasnogrodsky   ½-½ 88 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament C01 French, Exchange 12. Showalter vs E Hymes   1-0 32 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O 13. S Rocamora vs E Delmar   0-1 40 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament C10 French 14. J Hanham vs Albin   1-0 34 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament C53 Giuoco Piano 15. D Baird vs Steinitz 0-1 42 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament C71 Ruy Lopez 16. Albin vs Showalter 1-0 45 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament D05 Queen's Pawn Game 17. E Delmar vs J Hanham ½-½ 69 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament D00 Queen's Pawn Game 18. N Jasnogrodsky vs D Baird ½-½ 103 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 19. Pillsbury vs J Halpern 0-1 60 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament D00 Queen's Pawn Game 20. Steinitz vs S Rocamora 1-0 31 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 21. J Hanham vs Steinitz 0-1 32 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament C53 Giuoco Piano 22. E Hymes vs Albin 1-0 58 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 23. S Rocamora vs N Jasnogrodsky   1-0 67 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament C03 French, Tarrasch 24. Showalter vs E Delmar   ½-½ 52 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament C10 French 25. N Jasnogrodsky vs J Hanham   1-0 45 1894 2nd City Chess Club Tournament D02 Queen's Pawn Game  page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 54    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   May-29-20    Nosnibor: For correctness of the standings should it not show Pillsbury with 4/9 and Baird 2/9? After all the game between these two was never played. May-29-20    Nosnibor: In my last post I should state that Baird finishes on 3/9. Jul-21-21    An Englishman: Good Evening: The following year, three of these players competed in one of the greatest tournaments ever--Hastings 1895. Albin and Steinitz must have felt shocked by the performance of the 3rd player--Pillsbury. NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. 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