19 January 1869—23 January 1869
<Participants>
William D. de Normandie (Battle Creek)
Meyer H Desenberg, Sr (Kalamzoo)
Henry Harding (East Saginaw)
William P Lilienfeld (Kalamazoo)
Otto Michaelis (Dearborn)
Edwin Charles Nichols (Battle Creek)
Charles Wilcox Penny (Jackson)
Harsen Darwin Smith (Jackson)
Henry Harrison Swan (Detroit)
John Paul Swan (Detroit)
In the elimination matches, the first player to score two wins moved on. Draws did not count.
In the double round robin tournament, two decisive games per pairing were required. Again, draws did not count.
<Round 1, Elimination Matches> (Nichols and H. Swan had byes)
January 19 Wins
Desenberg 0 0 0
Michaelis 1 1 2
January 20 Wins
Lilienfeld 0 0 0
Smith 1 1 2
January 20 Wins
Harding 0 1 0 1
J. Swan 1 0 1 2
January 20 Wins
de Normandie ½ ½ 0 1 1 2
Penny ½ ½ 1 0 0 1
<Round 2, Elimination Matches>
January 21 Wins
de Normandie 1 0 ½ 0 1
Smith 0 1 ½ 1 2
January 21 Wins
Michaelis 1 1 2
Nichols 0 0 0
H. Swan forfeited to J. Swan without play.
<Round 3, Double Round Robin Tournament>
January 22 Pts
Michaelis 1 ½ 1 2
J. Swan 0 ½ 0 0
<Round 4, Double Round Robin Tournament>
January 22 Pts
Michaelis 0 1 1
Smith 1 0 1
<Round 5, Double Round Robin Tournament>
January 23 Pts
Smith 0 1 1
J. Swan 1 0 1
<Final Cross Table>
Mic Smi Swa Pts Prizes
Michaelis xxx 1 0 1½1 3 Gold Medal and Pin (valued $75)
Smith 0 1 xxx 0 1 2 Set of Chess Men (valued $25)
J. Swan 0½0 1 0 xxx 1
<Performance Standings>
Won Lost Drawn Rank
Michaelis 7 1 1 1st
Smith 6 3 1 2nd
J. Swan 3 4 1 3rd
de Normandie 3 3 3 4th
Harding 1 2 0 5th
Penny 1 2 2 6th
Desenberg 0 2 0 7th-9th
Lilienfeld 0 2 0 7th-9th
Nichols 0 2 0 7th-9th
H. Swan 0 0 0 10th
Sources:
Jackson Daily Citizen, 1869.01.20, p4
Jackson Daily Citizen, 1869.01.21, p4
Jackson Daily Citizen, 1869.01.22, p4
Jackson Daily Citizen, 1869.01.23, p4
Jackson Weekly Citizen, 1869.01.26, p5
Kibitzing
