Boston, MA, United States (22 February 1888)
Class Sections
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1st Class 1 2 3 Score Place/Prize │ 2nd Class 1 2 3 Score Place/Prize
1 Ware W06 D02 W05 2½ 1st Major Section │ 1 King W04 W03 W06 3 1st Major Section
2 Burille D05 D01 W04 2 2nd Minor Section │ 2 Dresel D03 W05 W04 2½ 2nd Minor Section
3 Harlow D04 L05 W06 1½ │ 3 Hawes D02 L01 W05 1½
4 Snow D03 W06 L02 1½ │ 4 Miller L01 W06 L02 1
5 Wilson D02 W03 L01 1½ │ 5 Simmons W06 L02 L03 1
6 Stone L01 L04 L03 0 │ 6 Sargent L05 L04 L01 0
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3rd Class 1 2 3 Score Place/Prize │ 4th Class 1 2 3 Score Place/Prize
1 Ward W03 W04 W05 3 1st Major Section │ 1 Kelsey W04 W06 W07 3* 1st Major Section
2 Burnham D04 W05 L06 1½ 2nd Minor Section │ 2 Faxon W03 W07 W06 3 2nd Minor Section
3 Howe L01 W06 D04 1½ │ 3 Ballou L02 W05 W08 2
4 Alden D02 L01 D03 1 │ 4 Means L01 W08 W05 2
5 Bates W06 L02 L01 1 │ 5 Austin W08 L03 L04 1
6 Chadbourne L05 L03 W02 1 │ 6 Pierce W07 L01 L02 1
│ 7 King L06 L02 L01 0
│ 8 Lord L05 L04 L03 0
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* Kelsey won the play-off for 1st place in the 4th Class
Major Section 1 2 3 4 Score Place/Prize
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1 King (2nd) • 1 1 1 3 1st $10
2 Ware (1st) 0 • 1 1 2 2nd International Chess Magazine
3 Ward (3rd) 0 0 • 1 1 3rd Wormald's "Chess Openings"
4 Kelsey (4th) 0 0 0 • 0 4th Loyd's "Chess Strategy"
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Minor Section 1 2 3 4 Score Place/Prize
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1 Burille (1st) • 0 1 1 2* 1st $5 cash
2 Burham (3rd) 1 • 1 0 2 2nd $3 cash
3 Dresel (2nd) 0 0 • 1 1** 3rd $2 cash
4 Daniels† (4th) 0 1 0 • 1 4th Set of chessmen and board
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* Burille won the 1st place playoff
** Dresel won the 3rd place playoff
† Daniels played as Faxon's substitute
Introduction
The third grand tournament of the Massachusetts Chess Association will be held at the rooms of the Boston Chess Club, 33 Pemberton square, next Wednesday evening. Members entering this tournament will be divided into four classes and handicapped according to the judgment of the committees. The general tournament will open by the members of each class drawing lots for opponents and playing one game on even terms. The winners of this round will again draw and continue play on even terms and so on until but two winners in each class remain. These two winners will then contest one game, and the victor will be entitled to enter the major handicap tourney. The loser will also be entitled to enter the minor handicap tourney. Play will then proceed in the major and minor tourney, each contestant, handicapped according to the rules, playing one game with every other player. There will be two general prizes. The first will be awarded to the winner of the most games in the major tourney; the second to the winner of the most games in the minor. Draw games will count one-half to each player. (1)
For the past three years the 22d of February has been made the special date of meeting of chess players throughout the United States. Yesterday the chess associatious (sic; associations) of some eighteen States held grand tournaments, and during the entire day and evening several thousand chess champions of greater or less reputation strove with each other for glory and prizes. In accordance with an invitation of the Boston Chess Club, the members of the Massachusetts Chess Association assembled at the club rooms in Pemberton square early yesterday morning and prepared for the third grand tournament of the organization. About 100 gentlemen, representing all sections of the State, were present, and among the spectators were Captain O. E. Macaelis (sic; Michaelis) and Major J. Moore Hanham of New York. At 10 o'clock the tourney was declared opened and play began. The contestants were divided into four classes, and the members of each class were to play three games together on even terms. (2)
The winners in the respective classes were then transferred to the major handicap tourney, viz.: First class, Preston Ware; second class, H. M. King; third class, J. W. Ward; fourth class, J. C. Kelsey. (2)
Those players having the next best scores were transferred to the minor handicap tourney, viz.: First class, C. F. Burville (sic; Burille), second E. L. Drezel (sic; Dresel); third class, Judge B. F. Burham; fourth class, Dr. W. L. Faxon. (2)
In these tourneys the first class gave odds of pawn and two moves, knight and rook; second class, pawn and two moves and knight; third class pawn and two moves. (2)
A committee consisting of Messrs. Snow, Ware and Young is to decide on the most brilliant game, which will be awarded a special prize of $2, presented by Henry J. Miller. (3)
Note
It is unclear how Burnham and Howe resolved their tie in the 3rd Class Section tournament. It is also unclear how Daniels was able to become Faxon's substitute in the Minor Section tournament being that he didn't compete in a Class Section.
Sources
(1) Boston Daily Globe, 1888.02.19, p6
(2) Boston Post, 1888.02.23, p2
(3) Boston Daily Globe, 1888.02.23, p2
Kibitzing
