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PRIZE PROBLEM. Composed by SAMUEL LOYD for the Solving Tourney of the New York State Chess Association, February 23, 1891. White to play and mate in three moves. First solved by C. W. Eccles in 48 min (1). Solution: https://www.yacpdb.org/#210056
New York State Chess Association Report (1)
The present year has witnessed two of the most successful tournaments ever held; the first in New York city, and the second at Skaneateles. On January 28, President Bruel appointed the following special committee to arrange for the thirteenth annual tournament: F. G. Janusch, chairman; Dr. F. Mintz, E. A. Ford, Sidney Rosenfeld, H. H. Schieffelin, Fred'k Rose, E. S. Gilley, A. B. Hodges, H. J. Rogers, Carl Nanz, F. Proeshold and A. H. De Freest. The committee secured No. 54 Union square again and revised the playing rules.
<RULES FOR ONE-DAY TOURNAMENTS.>
1. The entrance fee shall be one dollar, payable before the commencement of the tournament.
2. The tournament shall be played on even terms. The players shall be paired by the committee, by lot, for the first round; and by pairing the pairs, by lot, winners with winners and losers with losers, for the subsequent rounds.
3. After losing two games, players must retire from the tournament.
4. The players must always draw for first move.
5. The time limit shall be thirty moves per hour and shall be regulated by stop clocks; any player exceeding his time limit shall forfeit his game.
6. If any game results in a draw, the player who had the second move shall elect which one shall continue as the winner; and both players shall participate in any prize won by either in the following ratio: the actual winner of the prize shall receive two parts, and the silent winner one part.
7. The winner of each game must furnish the committee with a correct score.
8. Play shall begin at 10 o'clock A. M. and continue until 1 P. M., and shall be resumed at 2 P. M. and continue until 6 P. M. and again from 7 o'clock P. M. to the finish.
9. There shall be three umpires with equal powers, selected by the committee, who shall adjudicate games unfinished at the end of a round. They shall decide all questions arising between players, subject, however, to an appeal to the committee.
10. Play shall be governed by the rules of the Fifth American Chess Congress, except where they conflict with these rules.
11. When only four players remain with clean scores, they shall play off for first, second, third and fourth prizes, winner against winner for first and second prizes; loser against loser for third and fourth. And when only three players remain with one game lost each, they shall be entitled to the fifth, sixth and seventh prizes.
The principal changes in these rules from former years are in rules six and eleven. Under the old plan the silent winner received one-half the prize won. Rule eleven formerly read that when two players remained with clean scores they should play off for first and second prizes; and those who had the next best scores should play off for the remaining prizes or divide them at the discretion of the managing committee. The change worked well and will probably be a fixture.
In point of play the tournament was perhaps the strongest ever held. All the experts were present, and with a very few exceptions no one was below the pawn and move class. The arrangements were perfect and reflected great credit upon the committee in charge. The umpires selected were Mr. S. Loyd , Dr. Fred'k Mintz and A. B. Hodges.
Score of Thirteenth Annual Tournament, Held at 54 Union Square , New York, February 23 , 1891.
Player 1 2 3 4 5 Score Prizes
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1: Delmar, E. 28W 8W 5W 4W 2= 4 1st-2nd shared: $28.50
2: Baird, J. W. 10W 14W 12D* 3W 1= 4 1st-2nd shared: $28.50
3: Simonson, Dr. G. 30W 7W 6W 2L 4= 3 3rd-4th shared: $12.50
4: Ford, E. A. 23W 19W 11D* 1L 3= 3 3rd-4th shared: $12.50
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5: Baird, D. G. 24W 18W 1L 11W 9= 3 5th-7th shared: $3
6: Rogers, H. J. 25D* 20W 3L 12W 10= 3 5th-7th shared: $3
7: Hanham, J. M. 22W 3L 20W 13W 8= 3 5th-7th shared: $3
8: Hodges, A. B. 21W 1L 18W 14W 7= 3 5th-7th shared: $3
9: Meyer, Dr. O. 20L 25W 22W 16W 5= 3 5th-7th shared: $3
10: Yeaton, F. H. 2L 31W 21W 15D* 6= 3 5th-7th shared: $3
11: Kemeny, E. 15W 13W 4D 5L ... 2 $12.50/3 from Ford
12: Olley, E. 26W 17W 2D 6L ... 2 $28.50/3 from J. W. Baird
13: Dalton, Dr. 27W 11L 19W 7L ... 2
14: Lipschutz, S. 31W 2L 17D* 8L ... 2
15: Richards, G. H. 11L 27W 24W 10D ... 2 $1 from Yeaton
16: Ryan, J. S. 17L 26W 23W 9L ... 2
17: Clapp, A. C. 16W 12L 14D ... ... 1
18: Fitch, J. H. 29W 5L 8L ... ... 1
19: Kaltenbach, E. J. 32W 4L 13L ... ... 1
20: Rosenfeld, H. 9W 6L 7L ... ... 1
21: Cheesewright, F. H. 8L 28W 10L ... ... 1
22: Holladay, W. W. 7L 30W 9L ... ... 1
23: Wilcox, B. F. 4L 32W 16L ... ... 1
24: Young, J. W. 5L 29W 15L ... ... 1
25: Dahl, E. W. 6D 9L ... ... ... 0 $1 from Rogers
26: Baldwin, W. C. 12L 16L ... ... ... 0
27: Beranje, R. 13L 15L ... ... ... 0
28: Eccles, C. 1L 21L ... ... ... 0
29: Hopcroft, W. N. 18L 24L ... ... ... 0
30: Levy, E. 3L 22L ... ... ... 0
31: Simonds, B. 14L 10L ... ... ... 0
32: Timme, W. 19L 23L ... ... ... 0
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Format: double-elimination.
Draws: Black decided who should be the winner, with the other player receiving one-third of the prize money.
Time Control: 30 moves per hour. Unfinished Games were adjudicated.
Umpires: S. Loyd, Dr. F. Mintz and A. B. Hodges.
Note: The scheduled games for the fifth round were not played. Delmar retained the championship.
As it was 11 o'clock P. M. when the fifth round began Mr. J. W. Baird proposed a draw, the first and second prizes of thirty-five dollars and twenty-two dollars to be divided, and Delmar to retain the championship. This was agreed to and their example was followed by the other contestants. Messrs. Ford and Simonson received the third and fourth prizes of fifteen dollars and ten dollars. The fifth, sixth and seventh prizes of six dollars each were divided between Messrs. Rogers and Yeaton; Baird, D., and Meyer; Hodges and Hanham. The problem solving prize offered by S. Loyd was won by C. W. Eccles of the Brooklyn Club.
Press Report (2)
The third annual tournament of the New York state Chess Association, held at No. 54 Union Square on the 23d inst., was the most successful ever organized by that society. Great praise is due to the indefatigable efforts and admirable arrangements made by the chairman, F. G. Janusch, and the secretary, H.J. Rogers. The prizeswere as follows: First, $35; second, $22; third, $15; fourth, $10; and fifth, suxth and seventh $6 each. The following well known players contested: Eugene Delmar, J. W. Baird, S. Lipschutz, D. G. Baird, A. B. Hodges, J. M. Hanham, J. S. Ryan, E. A. Ford, Dr. W. R. Dalton, H. J. Rogers, F. H. Cheeswright, E. J. Kaltenbach, Dr. G. Simonson, Dr. Otto Meyer, W. Holliday, E. Levy, Edward Olly, E. Kemeny, J. H. Fitch, J. W. Young, Theodore Rosenfeld, W. N. Hopcroft, Charles Eccles, G. H. Richards, W. C. Baldwin, A. C. Clapp, E. W. Dahl, W. Timme, F. H. Yeaton, B. F. Wilcox, R. Beranje and B. Simon. In the final result Eugene Delmar and John W. Baird tied for first and secnd prizes, but, owing to the lateness of the hour, Mr. Baird resigned in favor of Mr. Delmar, who was therefore declared champion. EA ford and G. Simonson divided third and fourth prizes, A. B. Hodges and J. M. Hanham fifth and sixth, and H. J. Rogers and F. H. Yeton the seventh.
In the solving tourney Samuel Loyd offered a handsome gold chess badge for the first solution to a problem (which appears at the head of this column), composed by himself expressly for this occasion.There were nineteen competitors, and the correct solution was only given in after the competition had lasted for two hours. The winner—evidently the youngest in the competition—was Charles W. Eccles, a member of the Brooklyn Chess Club.
The judges of unfinished games were Dr. F. Mintz and S. Loyd, and their decisions gave universal satisfaction. At a regular meeting of the committee Charles A. Gilberg was elected president and G. Simonson secretary. Games 11 of the 57 games played were published by H. J. Rogers in the official newspaper of the New York State Chess Association, The Albany Evening Journal, and reproduced by John S. Hilbert (3) (4). Sources
(1) Rogers, H. J., editor. New York State Chess Association 1878–1891: History and Report. 1892, https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hn5...
(2) W. Steinitz. New-York Daily Tribune, 1891.03.01, p. 24. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/...
(3) New York 1891: A Day to Remember Part 1 by John S. Hilbert © 2003
https://web.archive.org/web/2004061...
(4) New York 1891: A Day to Remember Part 2 by John S. Hilbert © 2003
https://web.archive.org/web/2004061... Note I changed Theo. Rosenfeld (4) to Hector Rosenfeld in accordance with (1).
I arbitrarily changed the last move of the game Baird - Simonson, which was adjudicated as a win 
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