New York, New York, United States (22 October 1898-6 March 1899)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Score/Place
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1 Hodges •• 11 1½ 01 11 11 01 10 11 12½ 1st
2 Koehler 00 •• 11 01 ½0 11 11 11 1+ 11½ 2nd
3 Baird 0½ 00 •• 11 0½ ½1 11 11 11 10½ 3rd-4th
4 Marshall 10 10 00 •• 11 ½1 10 11 1+ 10½ 3rd-4th
5 Schmidt 00 ½1 1½ 00 •• 11 01 1½ 1+ 9½
6 Hanham 00 00 ½0 ½0 00 •• 11 1½ 1+ 6½
7 v. d. Werra 10 00 00 01 10 00 •• ½½ 1+ 6
8 Delmar 01 00 00 00 0½ 0½ ½½ •• 1+ 5
9 Ettlinger 00 0- 00 0- 0- 0- 0- 0- •• 0
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10 Rocamora 1- -- ½- -- 1- 1- -- -- 1- (Withdrew)
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Synopsis
It will be seen that Rocamora has retired, and all the games he had contested were cancelled. (1)
Final results: (2) (3)
W L D W L
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Hodges 12 3 1 12½ 3½
Koehler 11 4 1 11½ 4½
Baird 9 4 3 10½ 5½
Marshall 10 5 1 10½ 5½
Schmidt 9 6 1 9½ 6½
Hanham 5 8 3 6½ 9½
v. d. Werra 5 9 2 6 10
Delmar 3 9 4 5 11
Ettlinger 0 16 0 0 16
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Rocamora 4 0 1 4½ ½ (withdrew)
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Ettlinger retired from the contest after playing ten games and had the balance scored against him. (2)
Early yesterday morning the last game of the championship tournament of the Manhattan Chess Club was finished between Koehler and Schmidt, and as the latter won Hodges received the first prize and the title of champion. Koehler is second, and Baird and Marshall divide the third and fourth prizes. (3)
Sources
(1) New York Sun, 1898.11.29, p5
(2) Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1899.02.20, p10
(3) New York Sun, 1899.03.07, p5
Kibitzing
