New Orleans, LA, United States (20 Dec 1858-Jan 1859)
2nd Class Tournament
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Round 1
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Fourchy │
+?=?-? ├——┐ Round 2
Bell │ │ ——————————————┐
——————————————┘ │ Fourchy │
├── +?=?-? ├──┐
——————————————┐ │ Johnson │ │
Johnson │ │ ——————————————┘ │
+?=?-? ├——┘ │ Round 3
Mathieu │ │ ————————————┐
——————————————┘ │ Fourchy │
├── +?=?-? ├──┐
——————————————┐ │ Peychaud Sr │ │
Peychaud Sr │ │ ————————————┘ │
+?=?-? ├——┐ │ │
H. S. B. │ │ ——————————————┐ │ │
——————————————┘ │ Peychaud Sr │ │ │
├── +?=?-? ├──┘ │
——————————————┐ │ Boyle │ │ Round 4 Place/Prizes
Boyle │ │ ——————————————┘ │ —————————————————————————
+?=?-? ├——┘ │ Fourchy 1st
Addison │ │ +?=?-?
——————————————┘ │ Peychaud Jr 2nd
├── —————————————————————————
——————————————┐ │ Peychaud Sr 3rd
Peychaud Jr │ │ +?=?-?
+?=?-? ├——┐ │ Benjamin 4th
Meunier │ │ ——————————————┐ │ —————————————————————————
——————————————┘ │ Peychaud Jr │ │
├── +?=?-? ├──┐ │
——————————————┐ │ Le Carpentier │ │ │
Le Carpentier │ │ ——————————————┘ │ │
+?=?-? ├——┘ │ │
Janin │ │ ————————————┐ │
——————————————┘ │ Peychaud Jr │ │
├── +?=?-? ├──┘
——————————————┐ │ Benjamin │
Benjamin │ │ ————————————┘
+?=?-? ├——┐ │
House │ │ ——————————————┐ │
——————————————┘ │ Benjamin │ │
├── +?=?-? ├──┘
——————————————┐ │ Martinez │
Martinez │ │ ——————————————┘
+?=?-? ├——┘
Lapeyre │
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Note: Individual game results are unknown.
Participants
Henry Addison, H. S. B., Samuel Bell, D. V. Benjamin, H. Boyle, Paul Fourchy, John A. House, Eug. Janin, W. A. Johnson, Dr. Jules Mathieu, J. M. Lapeyre, C. B. Le Carpentier, Henry Peychaud Sr., Henry Peychaud Jr., S. P. Martinez, Jerome Meunier. (2)(3)
Introduction
A tournament is in course of arrangement at the rooms of the New Orleans Chess Club, and promises to be a very interesting affair. The contestants are divided into two classes. Sixteen players have entered their names for the grand tournament, and eighteen for the minor. There is every probability that the play will begin in the course of next week, and we hope that in our next issue, we shall be able to record the names of the winners in the first section of both tournaments. In order that the tournament may not be unnecessarily prolonged, it is desirable that the contestants be very punctual on the days appointed for play. We have no doubt that under the very able management of the Committee appointed to superintend the play, the tournament will prove a lively and successful affair. (1)
Rules and Regulations (1)
For the Chess Tournaments, issued by the Committee of Management.
1. The Tournaments are to be played at the New Orleans Chess Club.
2. The playing will begin on Monday the 20th inst.
3. The hours of play shall be from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m.
4. The games are to be played in accordance with the Code of Chess Rules, published in Staunton's Chess-Player's Hand Book, with the exception mentioned in the following paragraph, and all disputed points referred either to Mr. Isaac T. Hart or Mr. F. Michinard, who are appointed umpires by the Committee.
5. Drawn games are not to be counted, but the first move changes with every game, whether drawn or not.
6. The method of play will be as follows:
The Committee pair off by lot the sixteen players of the first class, and the eight players first winning three games are to be declared victors in this first section of the Tournament, and the eight losers excluded from all further share in the contest. The eight winners are then to be paired off by lot as before, the four first winners of three games declared victors in this second section of the Tournament, and the four losers excluded from all further share in the contest. The four winners are entitled to the four prizes; to determine the order in which the prizes shall be distrusted, the four prize bearers will then be paired off and have to play as before. The two winners in this third section of the Tournament shall then play for the first and second, and the two losers for the third and fourth prizes, the first winners of three games being entitled to the first and third, the losers to the second and fourth prizes.
7. The result of every game is to be reported to Mr. John Tanner, Secretary of the Committee of Management, or to Mr. C. Lagarde, Assistant Secretary of the Chess Club.
8. Any player not attending the play for four successive days is considered to have abandoned the match, and will not be permitted to enter the lists again.
9. Every player of the Tournaments must consider himself bound by all regulations issued by the Committee of Management.
10. As any restrictions, viz: to play at certain hours or days, the payment of fees for non-attendance, etc., would be incompatible with the regular business of most of the players, the Committee, in this respect, have to rely on the good will of the players and amicable understanding between the competitors; but wishing to bring both Tournaments to a quick and satisfactory conclusion, the undersigned beg leave to express the hope that every player will attend the play as regularly and often as possible.
F. Michinard, Chairman;
W. H. Johnson,
Jerome Meunier,
Charles Maurian,
E. W. Halsey,
John Tanner.
Sources
(1) New Orleans Sunday Delta, 1858.12.19, p3
(2) New Orleans Sunday Delta, 1859.02.27, p6
(3) New Orleans Times-Democrat, 1895.01.20, p12
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