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  1. Brooklyn Morphy Chess Club (1859)
    Game Collection: New York

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    <Events>

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    <History>

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    A new Chess Club was organised in this city on April 8th, 1859, under the name of the "Brooklyn Morphy Chess Club," and at the second regular election, the following members were appointed to serve for the ensuiing term: H. B. Herbert, President; J. H. Bryan, Vice President; J. Harper, Recording Secretary; E. H. Goodwin, Cor. Secretary; A. S. Gibson, Treasurer.
    [[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]], 1859.06.13, p3
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    Game Collection: New York

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  2. Building Event Pages
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    <Building Event Pages>
    Event layout:
    (1) Event Header
    (2) Cross Tables
    (3) Text Body: Introduction, Rules, Summary, and Conclusion
    (4) Notes
    (5) Sources
    (6) References
    (7) Credits

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    Event Header:

    <City, Region, Country, Empire (date range)>

    In general we do not go smaller than a city, i.e. we do not break things down into boroughs, neighborhoods, or venues. If that information is deemed necessary for clarification purposes and can be mentioned in the Text Body of the event's biography.

    Use the English names for city, region, country, and empire names contemporary to the event. If the region is a US state, or Canadian province, the two letter postal abbreviation is permitted. Additional data regarding any name changes should be added to the Text Body.

    The date range should be in the Scandinavian date format with months spelled out in English.

    Example:

    <Leipzig, Saxony, Germany (3-15 September 1894)>

    Renders as:

    <Leipzig, Saxony, Germany (3-15 September 1894)>

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    Rectangular Cross Tables:

    — is used to build the top and bottom dividers.
    • are used for the diagonal fill character.
    1 denotes a played win.
    ½ denoted a played draw.
    0 denotes a played loss.
    ø denotes a played but nullified/voided game.
    + unplayed win.
    = unplayed draw.
    - unplayed loss.
    × unplayed with no result.

    Excel template for building single round robin cross tables:
    http://www.chessarch.com/archive/ti...
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    USCF Swiss Cross Tables
    W denotes a win for this player
    L denotes a loss for this player
    D denotes a draw for this player

    U denotes a player was not paired in this round
    B denotes a full point bye
    H denotes a half-point bye
    F denotes a forfeit loss
    X denotes a forfeit win
    Z denotes a forfeit draw

    Special Use Codes
    N denotes a win for this player (but not a loss for the other player)
    S denotes a loss for this player (but not a win for the other player)
    R denotes a draw for this player (but not a draw for the other player)
    I denotes a game in progess (will be used for correspondence events only)

    Note: The N, S and R codes are used by TDs for unusual circumstances, resulting in the players being assigned results for ratings purposes that are not consistent with each other, such as a win for one player and a draw for the other player.
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    Tournament example:
    table[
    1 2 3 4 Score Place/Prizes
    ——————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Player A • 1 1 1 3 1st £50
    2 Player B 1 • ½ + 2½ 2nd £25
    3 Player C 0 ½ • = 1
    4 Player D 0 - = • ½
    ——————————————————————————————————————————— 5 Player E × 0 × 0 (Withdrew)
    ——————————————————————————————————————————— Unplayed games: + for a win, = for a draw, - for a loss, and × unscored. Format: Round Robin, draws scored ½
    Time Control: 15 moves per hour.]table

    Match example:
    table[
    1 2 3 4 Wins
    ——————————————————————— Player A 1 1 ½ 1 3
    Player B 0 0 ½ 0 0
    ——————————————————————— Format: The winner of the first three games, draws not counting, is the victor. Time Control: 20 moves per hour.
    Purse: £200 (2500₣), £100 a side.]table

    ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Currency marks for prizes:

    £ Pound (England)
    ℳ Mark (German) Use: ℳ
    ₰ Pfennig (German)
    ₤ Lira (Italy)
    $ Peso (Mexico)
    ₽ Ruble (Russian) Use: ₽ also "руб." or just "р"
    Kopek (Russian) use "коп." or "к"
    ƒ Florin/Guilder/Gulden (Dutch, German, Austrian)
    ₣ Franc (French) also "F"
    € Euro (EAU)

    Example usage:
    $15 (Dollar; United States)
    £10 (Pound; England)
    ₤20 (Lira; Italy)
    $50 (Peso; Mexico)
    €20 (Euro; European Union)
    5g 2s 4d (Guineas, Shillings, Pennies; England)
    500ℳ 40₰ (Mark, Pfennig; German)
    20ƒ (Florin; German, Austrian)
    ƒ200 (Gulden; Dutch)
    500р 45к (Ruble, Kopek; Russian)
    80₣ (Franc; French)

    In Prussia the Vereinsthaler was the standard currency, divided into 30 Silbergroschen, each of 12 Pfennig. 1½ florins = 1 Vereinsthaler. The florin was divided into 100 kreutzers. Silbergroschen were replaced with 10 Pfennig pieces when the German Empire decimalized following unification in 1871.

    Useful conversions:

    £1 = 20s. = 240d.
    2s. = 1 florin
    1 Guinea (1g.) = £1 1s. = 21s. = 252d.
    1 Crown = 5s.
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    Text Blocks: Introduction, Rules, Summary, and Conclusion:

    Each block should start with a <Header>. Introduction, Rules, Summary and Conclusion are the common headers, but other headers can be used to divide additional blocks of text.

    Introduction: Text leading up to the start of an event.
    Rules: Any published rules governing the event.
    Summary: Text about the event between the Introduction and Conclusion.
    Conclusion: Text after play has concluded, including prize distributions.

    Use quotation marks for quoted text (try to avoid using < and > for large blocks of text)

    Use square brackets ][ around (1), (2), (3), etc., to create a source indicator (numerically listed in the sources section).
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    Notes:

    Should contain bits and pieces not fleshed out or pertinent to the main text.
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    Sources:

    Use (1), (2), (3), etc., as the corresponding source identifier.
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    References:

    A list of off-site links to information not utilized directly as a source used in the main body text.

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    Credits:

    This section is used to acknowledge contributions made by a Chessgames.com member along with a link to any Collections which may have added in the construction of the event page.

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  3. CG Style Guide
    Game Collection: Individual Player Names
    Game Collection: Consulting Party Names

    Game Collection: Event Names
    Game Collection: Building Event Pages

    Game Collection: Game Types

    Game Collection: Site and Venue Tags
    Game Collection: Site Tags Utilized
    Game Collection: Country Codes
    Game Collection: Empires

    Game Collection: Proposed OLC tag

    Game Collection: Helpful Members


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  4. Cochrane - Moheschunder
    <Calcutta, India (1850)>
    table[
    Cochrane: 13
    Moheschunder: 9
    Drawn: 3
    ]table

    The match between Mr Cochrane and Moheschunder Bonnerjee, which was to consist of the best in 25 games, has just terminated in favour of our contryman, who won thirteen games to the Brahmin's nine, three games being drawn. The best of these games have been kindly placed at our disposal, and will appear shortly.
    [[Illustrated London News]], 1851.01.01, p11

    The games in Mr. Cochrane's late match shall appear with all the speed consistent with their proper examination. [[Illustrated London News]], 1851.01.18, p43

    Current Event ID: Cochrane - Moheschunder (1850)

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  5. Consulting Party Names
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    <General Rules>:

    Whenever identifiable, consulting player <short names> should be given in the following format in the PGN:

    White "Name1 / Name2 / Name3 / Name4" etc.

    This should be followed unless the combined length of the players exceeds 34-characters, the max length of the <short name> field used in the Chessgames.com database.

    In cases where there is more than 34-characters worth of data the catch-all name of "Allies" should be utilized with as many of the most prominent player surnames being used before ending with "Allies":

    White "Name1 / Name2 / Allies"
    WhiteNote "Allies were Name3 / Name4"

    In those cases where no participants are identified by name the following format is suggested:

    White "Allies"

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    <Teams>:

    The above format should be utilized when the consulting parties are part of a team/group effort, i.e. city vs city or club vs club correspondence games, etc.

    See the following PGN example:

    https://www.chessgames.com/nodejs/g...
    When it comes to listing unknown consulting groups from two different cities or clubs it is permissible to use the city or club name as a place-holder name in the tag:

    White "New York CC"

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    <Biography:> Full Name

    When known, the consulting members should be given with all identifiable information for those players not having their own pages on Chessgames.com.

    For players that do have their own pages a link to that player's profile page should be used instead of a plain name.

    For example:

    E Morphy / Dudley / Tillson / Morton

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  6. Country Codes
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    The PGN specification indicates that game headers should use the IOC country codes, however, a large number of people tend to use other codes, such as those adopted by FIDE (being that it is the accepted international body governing chess). This list contains a number of codes from differing sources to aid in decoding the country that may be indicated by the three-character country code.

    This page contains four sections:
    1) Active Country Codes
    2) Historical Country Codes
    3) Countries, Kingdoms, or Regions that lack a Country Code
    4) Sources

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    <Active Country Codes>

    table[
    FIDE FIFA IOC ISO Common Name / Official Name
    ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AFG AFG AFG AFG Afghanistan / Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan --- --- --- ALA Aland Islands / Åland Islands
    ALB ALB ALB ALB Albania / Republic of Albania
    ALG ALG ALG DZA Algeria / People's Democratic Republic of Algeria --- ASA ASA ASM American Samoa / American Samoa
    AND AND AND AND Andorra / Principality of Andorra ANG ANG ANG AGO Angola / Republic of Angola
    --- AIA --- AIA Anguilla / Anguilla
    --- --- --- ATA Antarctica / Antarctica
    ANT ATG ANT ATG Antigua and Barbuda / Antigua and Barbuda ARG ARG ARG ARG Argentina / Argentine Republic
    ARM ARM ARM ARM Armenia / Republic of Armenia
    ARU ARU ARU ABW Aruba / Country of Aruba
    AUS AUS AUS AUS Australia / Commonwealth of Australia AUT AUT AUT AUT Austria / Republic of Austria
    AZE AZE AZE AZE Azerbaijan / Republic of Azerbaijan BAH BAH BAH BHS Bahamas / Commonwealth of The Bahamas BRN BHR BRN BHR Bahrain / Kingdom of Bahrain
    BAN BAN BAN BGD Bangladesh / People's Republic of Bangladesh BAR BRB BAR BRB Barbados / Barbados
    --- BSQ --- --- Basque Country / Euskadi
    BLR BLR BLR BLR Belarus / Republic of Belarus
    BEL BEL BEL BEL Belgium / Kingdom of Belgium
    BIZ BLZ BIZ BLZ Belize / Belize
    --- BEN BEN BEN Benin / Republic of Benin
    BER BER BER BMU Bermuda / Bermuda
    BHU BHU BHU BTN Bhutan / Kingdom of Bhutan
    BOL BOL BOL BOL Bolivia / Plurinational State of Bolivia --- BOE --- --- Bonaire / Bonaire
    --- BES --- BES Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba / Caribbean Netherlands BIH BIH BIH BIH Bosnia-Herzegovina / Bosnia and Herzegovina BOT BOT BOT BWA Botswana / Republic of Botswana
    --- --- --- BVT Bouvet Island / Bouvet Island
    BRA BRA BRA BRA Brazil / Federative Republic of Brazil --- --- --- IOT British Indian Ocean Territory / British Indian Ocean Territory IVB VGB IVB VGB British Virgin Islands / Virgin Islands BRU BRU BRU BRN Brunei / Brunei Darussalam
    BUL BUL BUL BGR Bulgaria / Republic of Bulgaria
    BUR BFA BUR BFA Burkina Faso / People's Republic of Burkina Faso BDI BDI BDI BDI Burundi / Republic of Burundi
    CAM CAM CAM KHM Cambodia / Kingdom of Cambodia
    CMR CMR CMR CMR Cameroon / Republic of Cameroon
    CAN CAN CAN CAN Canada / Canada
    CPV CPV CPV CPV Cape Verde / Republic of Cabo Verde --- CAT --- --- Catalonia / Catalonia
    CAY CAY CAY CYM Cayman Islands / Cayman Islands
    CAF CAF CAF CAF Central African Republic / Central African Republic CHA CHA CHA TCD Chad / Republic of Chad
    CHI CHI CHI CHL Chile / Republic of Chile
    CHN CHN CHN CHN China / People's Republic of China TPE TPE TPE --- Chinese Taipei / Republic of China --- --- --- CXR Christmas Island / Territory of Christmas Island --- --- --- CCK Cocos (Keeling) Islands / Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands COL COL COL COL Colombia / Republic of Colombia
    COM COM COM COM Comoro Islands / Comoro Islands
    CGO CGO CGO COG Congo / Republic of the Congo
    COD COD COD COD Congo-Kinshasa / Democratic Republic of the Congo --- COK COK COK Cook Islands / Cook Islands
    CRC CRC CRC CRI Costa Rica / Republic of Costa Rica CRO CRO CRO HRV Croatia / Republic of Croatia
    CUB CUB CUB CUB Cuba / Republic of Cuba
    --- CUW --- CUW Curaçao / Country of Curaçao
    CYP CYP CYP CYP Cyprus / Republic of Cyprus
    CZE CZE CZE CZE Czechia / Czech Republic
    DEN DEN DEN DNK Denmark / Denmark
    DJI DJI DJI DJI Djibouti / Republic of Djibouti
    DMA DMA DMA DMA Dominica / Commonwealth of Dominica DOM DOM DOM DOM Dominican Republic / Dominican Republic AHO ANT AHO --- Dutch Antilles / Netherlands Antilles TLS TLS TLS TLS East Timor / Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste ECU ECU ECU ECU Ecuador / Republic of Ecuador
    EGY EGY EGY EGY Egypt / Arab Republic of Egypt
    ESA SLV ESA SLV El Salvador / Republic of El Salvador ENG ENG --- --- England / England
    GEQ EQG GEQ GNQ Equatorial Guinea / Republic of Equatorial Guinea ERI ERI ERI ERI Eritrea / State of Eritrea
    EST EST EST EST Estonia / Republic of Estonia
    ETH ETH ETH ETH Ethiopia / Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia --- --- --- FLK Falkland Islands / Falkland Islands FAI FRO FRO FRO Faroe / Faeroe Islands
    FIJ FIJ FIJ FIJ Fiji / Republic of Fiji
    FIN FIN FIN FIN Finland / Republic of Finland
    FRA FRA FRA FRA France / French Republic
    --- GUF --- GUF French Guiana / French Guiana
    --- --- --- PYF French Polynesia / French Polynesia --- --- --- ATF French Southern and Antarctic Lands / French Southern and Antarctic Lands GAB GAB GAB GAB Gabon / Gabonese Republic
    GAM GAM GAM GMB Gambia / Republic of The Gambia
    GEO GEO GEO GEO Georgia / Georgia
    GER GER GER DEU Germany / Federal Republic of Germany GHA GHA GHA GHA Ghana / Republic of Ghana
    --- GIB --- GIB Gibraltar / Gibraltar
    GRE GRE GRE GRC Greece / Hellenic Republic
    GRL GRL --- GRL Greenland / Greenland
    GRN GRN GRN GRD Grenada / Grenada
    --- GLP --- GLP Guadeloupe / Guadeloupe
    GUM GUM GUM GUM Guam / Guam
    GUA GUA GUA GTM Guatemala / Republic of Guatemala GCI --- --- GGY Guernsey / Bailiwick of Guernsey GBG --- --- --- Guernsey-Jersey / Channel Islands --- GUI GUI GIN Guinea / Republic of Guinea
    --- GNB GBS GNB Guinea-Bissau / Republic of Guinea-Bissau GUY GUY GUY GUY Guyana / Co-operative Republic of Guyana HAI HAI HAI HTI Haiti / Republic of Haiti
    --- --- --- HMD Heard Island and McDonald Islands / Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands HON HON HON HND Honduras / Republic of Honduras
    HKG HKG HKG HKG Hong Kong / Hong Kong
    HUN HUN HUN HUN Hungary / Hungary
    ISL ISL ISL ISL Iceland / Iceland
    IND IND IND IND India / Republic of India
    INA IDN INA IDN Indonesia / Republic of Indonesia IRI IRN IRI IRN Iran / Islamic Republic of Iran
    IRQ IRQ IRQ IRQ Iraq / Republic of Iraq
    IRL IRL IRL IRL Ireland / Republic of Ireland
    ISR ISR ISR ISR Israel / State of Israel
    ITA ITA ITA ITA Italy / Italian Republic
    CIV CIV CIV CIV Ivory Coast / Republic of Côte d'Ivoire JAM JAM JAM JAM Jamaica / Jamaica
    JPN JPN JPN JPN Japan / Japan
    JCI --- --- JEY Jersey / Bailiwick of Jersey
    JOR JOR JOR JOR Jordan / Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan KAZ KAZ KAZ KAZ Kazakhstan / Republic of Kazakhstan KEN KEN KEN KEN Kenya / Republic of Kenya
    --- KIR KIR KIR Kiribati / Republic of Kiribati
    KOS KOS KOS --- Kosovo / Republic of Kosovo
    KUW KUW KUW KWT Kuwait / State of Kuwait
    KGZ KGZ KGZ KGZ Kyrgyzstan / Kyrgyz Republic
    LAO LAO LAO LAO Laos / Lao People's Democratic Republic LAT LVA LAT LVA Latvia / Republic of Latvia
    LBN LBN LBN LBN Lebanon / Republic of Lebanon
    LES LES LES LSO Lesotho / Kingdom of Lesotho
    LBR LBR LBR LBR Liberia / Republic of Liberia
    LBA LBY LBA LBY Libya / State of Libya
    LIE LIE LIE LIE Liechtenstein / Principality of Liechtenstein LTU LTU LTU LTU Lithuania / Republic of Lithuania LUX LUX LUX LUX Luxembourg / Grand Duchy of Luxembourg MAC MAC MAC MAC Macau / Macau
    MAD MAD MAD MDG Madagascar / Republic of Madagascar MAW MWI MAW MWI Malawi / Republic of Malawi
    MAS MAS MAS MYS Malaysia / Malaysia
    MDV MDV MDV MDV Maldives / Republic of Maldives
    MLI MLI MLI MLI Mali / Republic of Mali
    MLT MLT MLT MLT Malta / Republic of Malta
    IOM --- --- IMN Mann / Isle of Man
    --- MHL MHL MHL Marshall Islands / Republic of the Marshall Islands --- MTQ --- MTQ Martinique / Martinique
    MTN MTN MTN MRT Mauritania / Islamic Republic of Mauritania MRI MRI MRI MUS Mauritius / Republic of Mauritius --- --- --- MYT Mayotte / Department of Mayotte
    MEX MEX MEX MEX Mexico / United Mexican States
    --- FSM FSM FSM Micronesia / Federated States of Micronesia MDA MDA MDA MDA Moldova / Republic of Moldova
    MNC MCO MON MCO Monaco / Principality of Monaco
    MGL MNG MGL MNG Mongolia / Mongolia
    MNE MNE MNE MNE Montenegro / Montenegro
    --- MSR --- MSR Montserrat / Montserrat
    MAR MAR MAR MAR Morocco / Kingdom of Morocco
    MOZ MOZ MOZ MOZ Mozambique / Republic of Mozambique MYA MYA MYA MMR Myanmar / Republic of the Union of Myanmar NAM NAM NAM NAM Namibia / Republic of Namibia
    NRU NRU NRU NRU Nauru / Republic of Nauru
    NEP NEP NEP NEP Nepal / Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal NED NED NED NLD Netherlands / Netherlands
    NCL NCL --- NCL New Caledonia / New Caledonia
    NZL NZL NZL NZL New Zealand / New Zealand
    NCA NCA NCA NIC Nicaragua / Republic of Nicaragua NIG NIG NIG NER Niger / Republic of the Niger
    NGR NGA NGR NGA Nigeria / Federal Republic of Nigeria --- NIU --- NIU Niue / Niue
    --- --- --- NFK Norfolk Island / Norfolk Island
    --- PRK PRK PRK North Korea / Democratic People's Republic of Korea MKD MKD MKD MKD North Macedonia / Republic of North Macedonia --- NIR --- --- Northern Ireland / Northern Ireland --- NMI --- MNP Northern Mariana Islands / Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands NOR NOR NOR NOR Norway / Kingdom of Norway
    OMA OMA OMA OMA Oman / Sultanate of Oman
    PAK PAK PAK PAK Pakistan / Islamic Republic of Pakistan PLW PLW PLW PLW Palau / Republic of Palau
    PLE PLE PLE PSE Palestine / State of Palestine
    PAN PAN PAN PAN Panama / Republic of Panama
    PNG PNG PNG PNG Papua New Guinea / Independent State of Papua New Guinea PAR PAR PAR PRY Paraguay / Republic of Paraguay
    PER PER PER PER Peru / Republic of Peru
    PHI PHI PHI PHL Philippines / Republic of the Philippines --- --- --- PCN Pitcairn Islands / Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands POL POL POL POL Poland / Republic of Poland
    POR POR POR PRT Portugal / Portuguese Republic
    PUR PUR PUR PRI Puerto Rico / Commonwealth of Puerto Rico QAT QAT QAT QAT Qatar / State of Qatar
    --- REU --- REU Réunion / La Réunion
    ROU ROU ROU ROU Romania / Romania
    RUS RUS RUS RUS Russia / Russian Federation
    RWA RWA RWA RWA Rwanda / Republic of Rwanda
    --- BLM --- BLM Saint Barts / Collectivité Territoriale de Saint-Barthélemy --- SHN --- SHN Saint Helena / Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha SKN SKN SKN KNA Saint Kitts and Nevis / Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis LCA LCA LCA LCA Saint Lucia / Saint Lucia
    --- SMN --- --- Saint Martin / Saint Martin
    --- MAF --- MAF Saint Martin / Collectivity of Saint Martin --- SPM --- SPM Saint Pierre and Miquelon / Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon VIN VIN VIN VCT Saint Vincent and the Grenadines / Saint Vincent and the Grenadines --- SAM SAM WSM Samoa / Independent State of Samoa SMR SMR SMR SMR San Marino / Republic of San Marino STP STP STP STP São Tomé and Príncipe / Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe KSA KSA KSA SAU Saudi Arabia / Kingdom of Saudi Arabia SCO SCO --- --- Scotland / Scotland
    SEN SEN SEN SEN Senegal / Republic of Senegal
    SRB SRB SRB SRB Serbia / Republic of Serbia
    SEY SEY SEY SYC Seychelles / Republic of Seychelles SLE SLE SLE SLE Sierra Leone / Republic of Sierra Leone SGP SGP SGP SGP Singapore / Republic of Singapore --- SXM --- SXM Sint Maarten / Sint Maarten
    SVK SVK SVK SVK Slovakia / Slovak Republic
    SLO SVN SLO SVN Slovenia / Republic of Slovenia
    SOL SOL SOL SLB Solomon Islands / Solomon Islands SOM SOM SOM SOM Somalia / Federal Republic of Somalia RSA RSA RSA ZAF South Africa / Republic of South Africa --- --- --- SGS South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands / South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands KOR KOR KOR KOR South Korea / Republic of Korea
    SSD SSD SSD SSD South Sudan / Republic of South Sudan ESP ESP ESP ESP Spain / Kingdom of Spain
    SRI SRI SRI LKA Sri Lanka / Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka SUD SDN SUD SDN Sudan / Republic of the Sudan
    SUR SUR SUR SUR Suriname / Republic of Suriname
    --- --- --- SJM Svalbard and Jan Mayen / Svalbard and Jan Mayen SWZ SWZ SWZ SWZ Swaziland / Kingdom of Eswatini
    SWE SWE SWE SWE Sweden / Kingdom of Sweden
    SUI SUI SUI CHE Switzerland / Swiss Confederation SYR SYR SYR SYR Syria / Syrian Arab Republic
    --- TAH --- --- Tahiti / Tahiti
    TJK TJK TJK TJK Tajikistan / Republic of Tajikistan TAN TAN TAN TZA Tanzania / United Republic of Tanzania THA THA THA THA Thailand / Kingdom of Thailand
    TOG TOG TOG TGO Togo / Togolese Republic
    --- TKL --- TKL Tokelau / Tokelau
    TGA TGA TGA TON Tonga / Kingdom of Tonga
    --- PMR --- --- Transnistria / Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic TTO TRI TTO TTO Trinidad and Tobago / Republic of Trinidad and Tobago TUN TUN TUN TUN Tunisia / Republic of Tunisia
    TUR TUR TUR TUR Turkey / Republic of Türkiye
    TKM TKM TKM TKM Turkmenistan / Turkmenistan
    --- TCA --- TCA Turks and Caicos Islands / Turks and Caicos Islands --- TUV TUV TUV Tuvalu / Tuvalu
    UGA UGA UGA UGA Uganda / Republic of Uganda
    UKR UKR UKR UKR Ukraine / Ukraine
    UAE UAE UAE ARE United Arab Emirates / United Arab Emirates USA USA USA USA United States / United States of America --- --- --- UMI United States Minor Outlying Islands / United States Minor Outlying Islands URU URU URU URY Uruguay / Oriental Republic of Uruguay ISV VIR ISV VIR US Virgin Islands / Virgin Islands of the United States UZB UZB UZB UZB Uzbekistan / Republic of Uzbekistan VAN VAN VAN VUT Vanuatu / Republic of Vanuatu
    --- VAT --- VAT Vatican / Vatican City State
    VEN VEN VEN VEN Venezuela / Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela VIE VIE VIE VNM Vietnam / Socialist Republic of Vietnam WLS WAL --- --- Wales / Wales
    --- WLF --- WLF Wallis and Futuna / Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands --- ESH --- ESH Western Sahara / Western Sahara
    YEM YEM YEM YEM Yemen / Republic of Yemen
    ZAM ZAM ZAM ZMB Zambia / Republic of Zambia
    --- ZAN --- --- Zanzibar / Zanzibar
    ZIM ZIM ZIM ZWE Zimbabwe / Republic of Zimbabwe
    ]table

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    <Historic Country Codes>

    table[
    FIDE FIFA IOC ISO Common Name / Official Name
    ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— --- --- ANZ --- Australasia / Australasia
    --- BOH BOH --- Bohemia / Kingdom of Bohemia
    --- BGU GUI --- British Guiana / British Guiana
    --- --- HBR --- British Honduras / British Honduras --- BIN --- --- British India / British Raj
    --- --- BWI --- British West Indies / British West Indies --- BUR BIR --- Burma / Burma
    --- CTA --- --- Central African Republic / Central African Republic --- CEY CEY --- Ceylon / Ceylon
    --- CIS --- --- Commonwealth of Independent States / Commonwealth of Independent States CSR TCH TCH --- Czechoslovakia / Czechoslovakia
    --- DAH DAH --- Dahomey / Kingdom of Dahomey
    --- INH IHO --- Dutch East Indies / Netherlands East Indies GDR GDR GDR --- East Germany / German Democratic Republic --- GOC --- --- Gold Coast / Gold Coast
    --- HOL --- --- Holland / Holland
    --- EIR --- --- Ireland / Éire (before 3 May 1921) --- --- KHM --- Khmer Republic / Khmer Republic
    --- KVX --- --- Kosovo / Republic of Kosovo
    LIB LIB --- --- Lebanon / Republic of Lebanon
    --- MAL MAL --- Malaya / Federation of Malaya
    MAU --- --- --- Mauritania / Kingdom of Mauretania --- MON --- --- Monaco / Principality of Monaco
    --- HEB --- --- New Hebrides / New Hebrides Condominium --- --- NBO --- North Borneo / North Borneo
    --- VNO --- --- North Vietnam / Democratic Republic of Vietnam --- YAR YAR --- North Yemen / Yemen Arab Republic --- NCY --- --- Northern Cyprus / Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus --- MNP --- --- Northern Mariana Islands / Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands --- NRH NRH --- Northern Rhodesia / Northern Rhodesia --- PAL --- --- Palestine / Mandatory Palestine
    --- RHO RHO --- Rhodesia / Republic of Rhodesia
    ROM ROM --- --- Romania / Romania
    SAA SAA SAA --- Saarland / Saar Protectorate
    --- SCG SCG --- Serbia and Montenegro / Serbia and Montenegro --- SIA --- --- Siam / Siam
    SIN SIN --- --- Singapore / Republic of Singapore --- SMA --- --- Sint Maarten / Sint Maarten
    --- VSO VNM --- South Vietnam / Republic of Vietnam --- YMD YMD --- South Yemen / People's Democratic Republic of Yemen --- SRH --- --- Southern Rhodesia / Southern Rhodesia --- SUD --- --- Sudan / Republic of the Sudan
    --- NGY --- --- Suriname / Republic of Suriname
    --- TAI ROC TWN Taiwan / Republic of China
    --- TAA --- --- Tanganyika / Tanganyika
    TRI --- --- --- Trinidad and Tobago / Republic of Trinidad and Tobago --- --- RAU --- United Arab Republic / United Arab Republic --- UAR UAR --- United Arab Republic / United Arab Republic --- UPV VOL --- Upper Volta / Republic of Upper Volta --- FRG FRG --- West Germany / Federal Republic of Germany --- WSM WSM --- Western Samoa / Western Samoa
    --- FRY --- --- Yugoslavia / Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG YUG YUG --- Yugoslavia / Kingdom of Yugoslavia ZAI ZAI ZAI --- Zaire / Republic of Zaire
    ]table

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    <Countries, Kingdoms, or Regions that lack a Country Code>

    When dealing with cities located in areas lacking a country code it is best practice spell out the country/region in the PGN tag. For example:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedi...
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livonia
    <Dorpat, Livonia (Swedish Empire)>
    <Dorpat, Livonia (Russian Empire)>

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austr...
    <Triest, Austrian Littoral (Austrian Empire) >

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    <Sources>

    FIDE (Active): http://ratings.fide.com/topfed.phtm... (last checked 2024.10.11)
    FIDE (Historic): https://www.olimpbase.org/help/help... (last checked 2024.10.11)
    FIFA: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_... (last checked 2024.10.11)
    IOC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_... (last checked 2024.10.11)
    ISO: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_... (last checked 2024.10.11)
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  7. Danites Chess Club
    Game Collection: New York

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    <Events>

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    <History>

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    A meeting of the Danites Chess Club was held an evening or two ago at the residence of Mr. Rothneck, on Twelfth street. A number of interesting games were played.

    [[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]], 1888.01.22, p3
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  8. Deschapelles Club
    Game Collection: Massachusetts

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    <Events>

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    <History>

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    New Chess and Whist Club.

    In response to a call issued by P. Ware, Jr., a number of gentlemen interested in chess and whist met at the Parker House last night and took preliminary measures for organizing a chess and whist club. The name of the Deschapelles club was unanimously adopted for the new organization. The following committee was elected to draw up constitution and bylaws, with instructions to report Jan. 1: George W. Pettes, Stephen B. Wood, George W. Brown, Charles M. Clay, P. Ware, Jr., C. F. Burille, F. K. Young.

    [[Boston Daily Globe]], 1888.12.29, p5
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  9. Empires
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    This page contains two sections:
    1) A list of Empires during the age of modern chess
    2) Empires in PGN data
    3) Empire Codes

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    <A list of Empires during the age of modern chess>

    American Empire (1823-present): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameri...
    Austrian Empire (1804-1867): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austr...
    Austro-Hungarian Empire (1867-1918): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austr...
    British Empire (1707-1997): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briti...
    Danish Empire (1721-present): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danis...
    Dutch Empire (1815-present): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingd...
    French Empire (1804-present): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frenc...
    German Empire (1871.01.18-1918): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germa...
    Ottoman Empire (1739-1914): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottom...
    Portuguese Empire (1415-1999): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portu...
    Prussian Empire (1763-1871): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingd...
    Nazi Germany (1933-1945): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_...
    Russian Empire (Nov 1721-1917): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russi...
    Soviet Union (1922-1991): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovie...
    Spanish Empire (1492-1976): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spani...
    Swedish Empire (1611-1815): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedi...

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    <Empires in PGN data>

    If an empire, or the controlling government, is deemed necessary, the simplest method is to include the empire after the country code (see Game Collection: Country Codes for a list). This approach has the benefit of placing the city in the proper country and offering up information regarding the governing body. Examples:

    <Site "Breslau POL (Prussian Empire)">
    <Site "Breslau POL (German Empire)">
    <Site "Warsaw POL (Russian Empire)>
    <Site "Szekesfehervar HUN (Austro-Hungarian Empire)">
    <Site "Daugavpils LAT (Soviet Union)">

    When following the above format the controlling country of an empire does not need to specify that it is part of it's own empire, i.e. <Berlin GER> can be used over <Berlin GER (German Empire)>, <Moscow RUS> can be used over <Moscow RUS (Russian Empire)>, etc., and in the case of the British Empire the countries of England, Scotland, and Wales, can be presented without adding the empire data, i.e. <Glasgow SCO> instead of <Glasgow SCO (British Empire)>.

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    <Empire Codes>

    The following empires have been given country codes and are used by some members in lieu of a country code:

    table[
    Code Empire
    ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AUH Austro-Hungarian Empire
    RUE Russian Empire
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    Following the above model, User: cameosis and User: jnpope propose the following additional 3-letter codes for additional empires: table[
    Code Empire
    ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— GBR British Empire
    ECF French Empire
    DKB Danish Empire
    GGR Greater German Reich (Nazi Germany)
    ICP Portuguese Empire
    IES Spanish Empire
    NKR Dutch Empire
    OTO Ottoman Empire
    URS Soviet Union
    USE U.S. Empire
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    An alternate proposal would be to follow the IOC model, i.e. RU1 for the Russian Empire, to prevent any possible future naming collision with Game Collection: Country Codes. This proposal is to use the ISO 3166 alpha-2 country code and tack a number to the end for those that have a suitable ISO entry and then use the XA through XZ codes for those empires that don't have a corresponding 2-letter country code (i.e. Ottoman Empire, Prussian Empire, etc.):

    table[
    Code Empire
    ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— US1 American Empire
    UK1 British Empire
    FR1 French Empire
    DK1 Danish Empire
    NL1 Dutch Empire
    DE1 German Empire
    PT1 Portuguese Empire
    RU1 Russian Empire
    ES1 Spanish Empire
    SU1 Soviet Union
    SE1 Swedish Empire
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    List of abbreviations commonly used in ChessGames.com event names (due to a character limit imposed):

    BCA = British Chess Association

    CC = Chess Club
    CCA = Counties Chess Association
    CCWC = Chess, Checkers and Whist Club

    DCA = Dutch Chess Association
    DSB = Deutscher Schachbund

    MSB = Mitteldeutscher Schachbund

    NCF = Netherlands Chess Federation
    NSB = Norddeutscher Schachbund
    NYSCA = New York State Chess Association

    WSB = Westdeutscher Schachbund

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    <Matches>

    Any one vs. one series of games, be they formal or informal, should be named with the participants names separated by a hyphen. Traditionally the names appear with the winner appearing first or alphabetically in the event of the match ends without a victor.

    Examples:
    Staunton - Saint-Amant (1843)
    Steinitz - Zukertort (1872)

    If the same participants played more than one match, especially within the same year, the matches can be named with an ordinal modification added to the end of the pairing:

    Examples:
    Chigorin - Schiffers, 1st Match (1878)
    Chigorin - Schiffers, 2nd Match (1878)

    For less formal contests, the text "casual series" can be added to the event name.

    Examples:

    Staunton - Saint-Amant Casual Series (1843)
    Staunton - von der Lasa Casual Series (1853)

    Other formats exist:
    Steinitz - Mackenzie Exhibition Match (1883)
    Steinitz - Chigorin Telegraph Match (1890)

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    <Tournaments>

    Usually, large master level events are named for the city in which they took place. See also Game Collection: Event Name Abbreviations

    Examples:
    Paris (1867)
    Hastings (1895)

    Large events that occur with some frequency will often be named using a sequential ordinal system, usually indicating the sponsoring organization followed by the city in which the event was held:

    Examples:
    1st DSB Congress, Leipzig (1879)
    2nd DSB Congress, Berlin (1881)
    1st American Chess Congress, New York (1857)
    2nd American Chess Congress, Cleveland (1871)

    More modern tournaments tend to just be the name used in advertising the event:

    Isle of Man Grand Swiss (2019)
    London Chess Classic (2023)
    SuperUnited Rapid Croatia (2024)

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    <Exhibitions>

    A less formal set of rules exists for naming other events, such as simultaneous exhibitions. I prefer giving the surname of the single player followed by the exhibition type, for example "Simul" or "Blindfold Simul", the number of boards (which isn't necessarily the number of games played) followed by the venue or city where the event took place (this helps in identifying things in the ChessGames.com listings without having to look at every game and checking the site-tag).

    Examples:
    Philidor Blindfold Simul 3b, London (1783)
    Morphy Blindfold Simul 8b, Birmingham (1858)
    Lasker Simul 39b, Moscow (1899)
    Janowski Exhibition Series, Manhattan CC (1899)

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    <Individual Games>

    <Casual Game>
    The Chessgames.com catch-all event name. This event name is used for offhand/informal games as well as games where the circumstances surrounding it's occurrence cannot be ascertained, i.e. the default event name for games of unknown provenance.

    <Correspondence Game>
    A generic event name used for any informal correspondence play or for any correspondence game when it's provenance cannot be determined.

    <Match Game>
    A single game played under some formal rules governing the play similar to a match. If more than one game is played then the event name should be constructed as any formal match (see above).

    <Consultation Game>
    A formal game involving consulting partners. This should be reserved for consultation games played outside of simultaneous, or blindfold simultaneous, exhibitions.

    <Tandem Game>
    A game with one or more multi-player parties that make moves in an alternating fashion without consultation.

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    Given four players: AA, BB, CC, and DD.

    These seem to be obvious and are in common use here at <CG>:

    AA vs BB in a casual game: <Casual Game>
    AA vs BB in a formal game: <Match Game>
    AA vs BB in a 20 board simul given by AA: <AA Simul 20b>
    AA (sans voir) vs BB in a single blindfold game: <AA Blindfold Game>
    AA (sans voir) vs BB in a double blindfold game: <Double Blindfold Game>
    AA (sans voir) vs BB in a 20 boards given by A: <AA Blindfold Simul 20b>
    AA/BB vs CC/DD in a formal game: <Consultation Game>
    AA/BB vs CC with AA and BB alternating moves but not consulting: <Tandem Game>

    Now it starts to get tricky, bizarre, and even ridiculous if we try to keep all these adjectives in play:

    AA vs BB/CC in a casual game?
    AA (sans voir) vs BB/CC in a solo blindfold game?
    AA (sans voir) vs BB/CC in a blindfold simul of 10b but only one board has a consulting pair?
    AA (sans voir) vs BB/CC in a simul of 10b where every board has consulting partners?
    AA/BB vs CC/DD with AA and BB alternating moves but CC and DD are consulting?
    AA/BB vs CC/DD with AA and BB alternating moves in a simul of 10b where every board has consulting partners?

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  12. Events needing xtabs, etc.
    Events that need crosstables and/or write-ups:

    1852 Stanley - Saint-Amant Casual Series (1852)
    1856 Berlin Chess Society Tournament (1856)
    1858 2nd BCA Congress, Birmingham (1858)
    1861 4th BCA Congress, Bristol (1861)
    1862 Petrov - Shumov (1862)
    1864 Paulsen - Lange (1864)
    1864 Paulsen - Neumann (1864)
    1873 1st DCA Congress, The Hague (1873)
    1877 11th WSB Congress, Cologne (1877)
    1878 12th WDB Congress, Frankfort am Main (1878)
    1880 13th WSB Congress, Braunschweig (1880)
    1884 Chigorin - Solovtsov (1884)
    1886 21st CCA Congress, Nottingham (1886)
    1888 2nd Bavarian Chess Federation, Nuremberg (1888)
    1890 Lipschutz - Delmar (1890)
    1892 Hodges - Delmar (1892)
    1892 North of Ireland Congress (1892)
    1896 Charousek - Exner, 2nd Match (1896)
    1897 Schwarz - Albin (1897)
    1897 Jacobs - Trenchard (1897)
    1897 Chigorin - Schiffers Sixth Match (1897)
    1897 Lee - Bird (1897)
    1898 NYSCA Staats Zeitung Cup (1898)
    1900 Alapin - Albin (1900)
    1901 29th DCA Congress, Haarlem (1901)
    1901 Taubenhaus - Albin (1901)
    1904 Leonhardt - Passmore (1904)
    1905 Teichmann - Napier (1905)
    1905 Salwe - Mieses (1905)
    1908 Marshall - Gregory (1908)

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    Analytical lines submitted as real games.
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    Greco:
    NN vs Greco, 1620
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    Philidor:
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    Games played by historical figures or fictional characters for entertainment purposes.
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    Napoleon Bonaparte: Napoleon Bonaparte
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    Albert Einstein: Albert Einstein
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    NN vs Santa Claus, 1908
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    Disputed games.
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    Morphy v Deacon: https://www.chessgames.com/perl/che...
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    W Grimshaw vs Steinitz, 1876
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    Morphy vs J McConnell, 1849 (kibitz #62)
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    Morphy vs NN, 1850 (kibitz #125) (see Cochrane vs Moheschunder, 1852)
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    Morphy vs NN, 1857 (kibitz #13)
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    Historical Hoaxes (the Print Age).
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    Lucena vs Quintana, 1515
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    W D Evans vs McDonnell, 1833
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    Steinitz v Bird: FAKE GAME (1900)
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  14. Franklin Chess Club
    Game Collection: Pennsylvania

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    <Events>

    Club Championships:
    1st Franklin CC Championship (1885/86)
    2nd Franklin CC Championship (1886/87)
    3rd Franklin CC Championship (1887/88)
    4th Franklin CC Championship (1888/89)
    5th Franklin CC Championship (1890)
    6th Franklin CC Championship (1890)
    7th Franklin CC Championship (1891/92)
    8th Franklin CC Championship (1892/93)
    9th Franklin CC Championship (1893/94)
    10th Franklin CC Championship (1894/95)
    11th Franklin CC Championship (1895/96)
    12th Franklin CC Championship (1896/97)
    13th Franklin CC Championship (1898)
    14th Franklin CC Championship (1898/99)
    15th Franklin CC Championship (1899/00)
    16th Franklin CC Championship (1900/01)
    17th Franklin CC Championship (1901/02)
    18th Franklin CC Championship (1902/03)
    19th Franklin CC Championship (1903/04)
    20th Franklin CC Championship (1904/05)

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    The Franklin Chess Club met last evening at Broad street and Penn square, and appointed committees to procure a charter and arrange details for perfecting the organization. About fifty persons were present. It was stated that the Philadelphia and Quaker City Clubs, having combined, will join the Franklin.

    [[Philadelphia Inquirer]], 1885.10.20, p3
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  15. Game Types
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    <Game Types>

    The following is my decision tree for determining game type:

    ANALYSIS (Not actually played)
    UNORTHODOX (Odds games or Fischer Random set-ups)
    CORRESPONDENCE (Postal, Telegraph, etc.)
    BLINDFOLD (Either side played sans voir)
    EXHIBITION (Simuls or Living Chess)
    ARMAGEDDON (Black wins on a draw, White has more time)
    BLITZ (Base_Time+60*Increment_Time <= 10 minutes)
    QUICK (G/10 to G/29 with delays)
    RAPID (10 minutes < Base_Time+60*Increment_Time < 60 minutes)
    CLASSICAL (60 minutes or more per side; tournament and match level games)
    OTHER

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  16. Games from the 1st Italian National Championship
    [Event "1st Italian National Championship"]
    [Site "Rome ITA"]
    [Date "1875.04.26"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Maluta, Giovanni Battista"]
    [Black "Cantoni, Filippo"]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [Variant "Free Castling"]
    [Source "Primo Torneo Nazionale, Dubois, Rome 1875, pp1-3"]

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Qe7 5.Kh1/Rf1 d6 6.d4 Bb6 7.d5 Nb8 8.a4 a6 9.h3 h6 10.Bd3 Nf6 11.Nh2 Kh8/Rf8 12.f4 Nbd7 13.a5 Ba7 14.b4 exf4 15.Bxf4 Ne5 16.Bxe5 dxe5 17.Qe2 b5 18.Nd2 c5 19.Rab1 c4 20.Bc2 Nh7 21.Ng4 Qg5 22.Nf3 Bxg4 23.hxg4 Qxg4 24.Rbe1 Nf6 25.Nh2 Qxe2 26.Rxe2 Nh5 27.Rf3 Rfd8 28.Rd2 Rd6 29.Ng4 f6 30.g3 Kh7 31.Rh2 g6 32.Nxh6 Kxh6 33.g4 Rh8 34.gxh5 gxh5 35.Rg3 f5 36.Bd1 Kh7 37.Rxh5+ Rh6 38.Rxh6+ Kxh6 39.Rh3+ Kg7 40.Rxh8 Kxh8 41.d6 Bb8 42.d7 Bc7 43.exf5 Kg7 44.Bf3 Kf6 45.Bb7 Kxf5 46.Bxa6 {Dopo poche altre mosse il Nero abbandona.} 1-0

    [Event "1st Italian National Championship"]
    [Site "Rome ITA"]
    [Date "1875.04.27"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "Cassoli Lorenzotti, Ferdinando"]
    [Black "Seni, Pietro"]
    [Result "0-1"]
    [Variant "Free Castling"]
    [Source "Primo Torneo Nazionale, Dubois, Rome 1875, pp6-9"]

    1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.Nf3 Bc5 5.Kh1/Rf1 d6 6.Bd5 Bg4 7.h3 Bh5 8.a3 Nge7 9.Qd3 Bxf3 10.Qxf3 Nxd5 11.exd5 Ne5 12.Qb3 Kg8/Re8 13.Qxb7 Qh4 14.Qb3 d3 15.Be3 Bxe3 16.fxe3 Ng4 17.Qb4 Nf2+ 18.Kh2 Re4 19.Qe1 Ng4+ 20.Kg1 Qxe1 21.Rxe1 Rxe3 22.Nc3 d2 23.Red1 Ne5 24.Rxd2 Nc4 25.Rd4 Ne5 26.Nb5 Rb8 27.Nxc7 Rc8 28.Nb5 Rxc2 29.Nxd6 Ree2 30.Rf4 Rxg2+ 31.Kf1 Rh2 32.Kg1 Rxh3 33.Ne4 Nf3+ 34.Rxf3 Rxf3 35.Rd1 Kf8 36.d6 Ke8 37.d7+ Kd8 38.Nd6 Kxd7 39.Nxf7+ Kc7 40.Ne5 Rg3+ 41.Kf1 Rxb2 42.Rd7+ Kc8 43.Rxa7 Rc3 0-1

    [Event "1st Italian National Championship"]
    [Site "Rome ITA"]
    [Date "1875.05.08"]
    [Round "?"]
    [White "D'Aumiller, Alessandro"]
    [Black "Cantoni, Filippo"]
    [Result "1-0"]
    [Variant "Free Castling"]
    [Source "Primo Torneo Nazionale, Dubois, Rome 1875, pp63-66"]

    1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.Nf3 Bc5 5.c3 d3 6.Qxd3 d6 7.b4 Bb6 8.a4 a5 9.b5 Nb8 10.Kh1/Re1 Ne7 11.Ng5 Kg8/Rf8 12.e5 Bf5 13.Qf3 d5 14.Rd1 Be6 15.Be3 Nd7 16.Bxb6 Nxb6 17.Bd3 Nf5 18.Nxh7 Nh6 19.Qg3 f5 20.Nxf8 Qxf8 21.Qf4 Qf7 22.Nd2 Qh5 23.f3 g5 24.Qg3 f4 25.Qf2 g4 26.fxg4 Bxg4 27.Nf3 Kh8 28.Rf1 Rc8 29.Qd4 1-0

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  17. Games lacking primary sources
    1850s
    Game Collection: 1850 - Games lacking primary sources (2025.07.09: 160 sourced)
    Game Collection: 1851 - Games lacking primary sources (2024.12.23: 464 sourced)
    Game Collection: 1852 - Games lacking primary sources (2024.12.23: 172 sourced)
    Game Collection: 1853 - Games lacking primary sources (2024.12.23: 261 sourced)
    Game Collection: 1854 - Games lacking primary sources (2024.12.24: 171 sourced)
    Game Collection: 1855 - Games lacking primary sources (2024.12.26: 396 sourced)
    Game Collection: 1856 - Games lacking primary sources (2024.12.27: 324 sourced)
    Game Collection: 1857 - Games lacking primary sources (2024.12.27: 311 sourced)
    Game Collection: 1858 - Games lacking primary sources (1 unsourced)

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  18. Gillam's Rare & Unpublished Chess Tournaments
    4 Berlin 1907: Jubilee Tournament
    5 Vienna 1907
    9 Moscow 1901: The Second All-Russian Chess Tournament
    14 Hastings 1923/4, Weston-super-Mare 1924
    16 Hastings 1924/5, Bromley 1925, Scarborough 1925, London Triangilar 1925
    17 Hastings 1928/9, Scarborough 1929
    18 Hastings 1926/7, Tunbridge Wells 1927
    19 Meran 1926
    22 Amsterdam 1926, Lake Hopatcong 1926, Berlin 1926
    23 Monte Carlo 1902
    28 English Tournaments 1920-22 Bromley 1920 Hastings 1920-21 Broadstairs 1921, Hastings 1921-22, Weston-super-Mare 1922, North of England Ch. 1921
    32 Hastings 1925/6, Weston-super-Mare 1926, Scarborough 1926 and Birmingham 1926
    33 Meran 1924
    36 Hastings 1922/3, Margate 1923, Liverpool 1923
    37 Hastings 1931/2, Cambridge 1932, the Langford Club Match 1932
    38 Hastings 1929/30, Canterbury 1930, Hastings 1930/31
    39 Baden Baden 1870
    41 The Folkestone Olympiad 1933
    44 Opatija 1953
    46 Berlin 1897, Altona 1897, Thousand Islands 1897
    48 Augsburg 1946, Regensburg 1946
    50 Vilnius 1960
    54 Oldenburg 1949
    56 USA Championship New York 1938
    57 Meeting of the British Chess Association London 1868/9
    58 English Tournaments 1857-1866
    60 New York 1900
    61 Impromptu Tournament New York 1893
    62 Vienna 1899/1900 Second Kolisch Memorial Tournament
    63 First City Chess Club Tournament New York 1893, New York 1894
    67 London March 1892, London MarchApril 1892, Belfast 1892
    69 Buenos Aires 1945, Regence Tournament Buenos Aires 1944
    70 Jockey Club Tournament La Plata 1944
    72 Kassel 1947
    73 Leningrad 1961
    74 Odessa 1960
    75 Tashkent 1958
    76 Meerbeck 1946
    78 Second American National Tournament New York 1913, Rice Chess Club Tournament 1913
    79 Easter Tournament Nice 1931, Consultation Tournament Nice 1931
    82 Budapest 1912, GB v Holland 1912
    83 Ahmedabad 1955
    84 Dundee 1867
    85 Warsaw 1913, St Petersburg 1913, NY 1913, Budapest 1913
    86 Berlin 1896, Vienna (May-June) 1896, Vienna (November) 1896
    91 Margate 1937
    96 Hastings 1927/8, Cheltenham 1928, Scarborough 1928
    100 More tournaments of 1930
    102 Tournaments of 1931 Goteborg; Amsterdam; Berlin; Rotterdam (Aug); Rotterdam (Dec)
    103 First International Junior 1950. First World Junior Championship, Birmingham 1951
    109 Tournaments of 1937
    116 Stockholm November 1919
    119 Tournaments of 1938


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  19. Grimshaw versus Steinitz.
    Grimshaw versus Steinitz.

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    London--The Chess Resorts--An Incident at the "Divan"--Carlo Gatti. (...)

    An incident which occurred lately at this room has just been related to me by one of the "dramatis personæ." A stranger walked in the other day, and after some casual conversation, manifested an interest in problems, which resulted in two or three new ones being submitted to him for solution by the composer (who is my informant). Noticing that no difficulty seemed to be found with the unknown, my friend asked him why he did not try his hand at the composing, as he seemed so "au fait," and he replied that he had once tried, or some evasive answer of that sort, and the matter dropped for the time. Soon afterwards, however, a considerable stir seemed to be made at the end of the room towards which the stranger had retired, and on inquiring my friend found that no less a lion than Herr Steinitz had just been beaten even. The direct question was then put to the unknown as to his name, to which the reply was Grimshaw.

    [[Detroit Free Press]], 1876.11.12, p6
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    London--The Chess Resorts--An Incident at the "Divan"--Carlo Gatti. (...)

    An incident which occurred lately at this room has just been related to me by one of the [[dramatis personæ.]] A stranger walked in the other day, and after some casual conversation, manifested an interest in problems, which resulted in two or three new ones being submitted to him for solution by the composer (who is my informant). Noticing that no difficulty seemed to be found with the unknown, my friend asked him why he did not try his hand at the composing, as he seemed so "au fait," and he replied that he had once tried, or some evasive answer of that sort, and the matter dropped for the time. Soon afterwards, however, a considerable stir seemed to be made at the end of the room towards which the stranger had retired, and on inquiring my friend found that no less a lion than Herr Stienitz (sic) had just been beaten even. The direct question was then put to the unknown as to his name, to which the reply was Grimshaw.

    Hazeltine Scrapbook, v91, pdf pp181-182 (Glasgow Weekly Herald, 1876.12.30 citing Detroit Free Press)
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    Played between Mr. W. Grimshaw, the well-known composer of problems, and a Divan player.
    White: Mr. G.
    Black: Mr. —

    [[Illustrated London News]], 1880.10.23, p414
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    Chess at Simpson's Divan.
    A game played, December 30th, 1870, in which a great master was worsted by a tyro.
    White: Tyro.
    Black: G. M.
    For the gratification of the curious, it may be mentioned that the above game was recorded at the time by one of the spectators, who forwarded it to me for publication more than seven years ago.

    [[Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News]], 1883.11.10, p211
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    We give a short one, which was published in the "Illustrated London News," October 23, 1880, his opponent being Herr Steinitz.
    White: Mr W. Grimshaw
    Black: Herr Steinitz

    [[Irish Sportsman Newspaper]], 1884.03.24, p188
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    The [[Irish Sportsman]] has an excellent chess column every week. In the last number will be found an interesting account of Mr. W. Grimshaw, one of our most distinguished problem composers, and a very strong player. The number I refer to contains a game played between Mr. Grimshaw and Mr. Steinitz, and won in excellent style by the former. It is only fair to the Austrian champion to mention that he did not know the name, and therefore did not know the strength of his poonent. I happened to be present when this battle was fought, and could not but admire the excellent temper with which Steinitz bore his defeat. Learning, when the game was over, the name of his opponent, he went up to him at once, congratulated him warmly on his victory, and invited him to drink a glass of wine in honour of their first meeting.

    [[Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News]], 1884.03.29, p38
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    We give a short one, which was published in the "Illustrated London News," October 23, 1880, his opponent being Herr Steinitz.
    White: Mr W. Grimshaw
    Black: Herr Steinitz

    [[Batley Reporter]], 1884.04.05, p7
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    Played between Walter Grimshaw and Herr Steintiz, October, 1880.
    White: W. Grimshaw.
    Black: Herr Steinitz.

    [[Detroit Free Press]], 1884.05.31, p10
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    W. Grimshaw.—Slips received, with thanks. You will see that, according to some of the American papers, Herr Steinitz will not "cave in" to the defeat he received at your hands.

    [[Irish Sportsman Newspaper]], 1884.07.26, p473
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    W. Grimshaw v. Herr Steinitz—The following is another instance of the unhappy lot of a Chess Editor. The "Baltimore Sunday News" of the 28th ult. says:—

    "A game, alleged to have been played between Steinitz and Grimshaw, the problemist, published in some paper we cannot recall the name of at this moment, but recently copied by the "Newark Sunday Call," was shown to Steinitz by Captain Mackenzie, and Steinitz at once declared it bogus and manufactured. It is said to have ben played in 1880. Steinitz has not seen Grimshaw within nine years, but he did lose a game to Grimshaw some years ago under peculiar circumstances, but this is certainly not the game. Grimshaw played a trick on Steinitz; he induced the latter to play a game, without hinting who he was, and then prolonged it into a tedious affair, and finally won it, when he introduced himself."

    The game in question appeared in this column on the 22nd of March last, accompanying a biographical sketch of Mr W. Grimshaw, and was copied by the "Newark Sunday Call," "Detroit Free Press," and other papers. We don't know if it is a fact that the gallant captain showed it to Herr Steinitz or not. If so, we can positively assert, on Mr. Grimshaw's word, as well as on the statements of "Mars" and another gentleman who witnessed the game, that instead of being "bogus and manufactured," it was played between Mr W Grimshaw and Herr Wilhelm Steinitz at Simpson's Divan, London, and occupied not more than forty-five minutes. At the time Herr Steinitz, acting in the capacity of a professional, played for the ususal shilling. Under such circumstances no introduction was needed, consequently we fail to see how Mr W Grimshaw could have "played a trick" on the lion. We did not say that it was played in 1880 so Steinitz may be right in stating that he did not see Grimshaw within nine years, and that he did lose one game to him. That was was the only played between these gentlemen, and is the one we published on the 22nd March last, and no allude to, and instead of it being "prolonged into a tedious affair," Herr Steinitz as "bust" on the 15th move. Time, 45, min. However, in reflecting on the doubt cast on the game, we cannot avoid thinking that something will happen to those who beard the lion in his den.

    [[Irish Sportsman Newspaper]], 1884.07.26, p473
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    We lately saw a game published in one of our chess columns at home represented as being played in 1880 between Herr Steinitz and Mr. Grimshaw, the English problemist. The game has just been shown to Steinitz, in America, who says such a game was never played, and further stated that he has not seen Mr. Grimshaw for nine years. Captain Mackenzie drew Steinitz's attention to the game.

    [[Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement]], 1884.07.26, p7
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    Explanatory.—In referene to the remarks we made last week on the subject of the game between Mr. Grimshaw and Herr Steinitz, we have received the following letter of explanation from Mr. Grimshaw, which we publish with pleasure, hoping some of our American exchanges will copy the remarks and givem them the same publicity as weas given the previous statement:—"Whiteby, July 25th. Dear Sir,—Your paragraph in last Saturday's [[Weekly Supplement]] respecting a game I played with Steinitz (which, I presume, was taken from an American paper) omits to state that Steinitz told Captain Mackenzie that he lost a game with Grimshaw about nine years ago. That statement is quite correct, as it was the only time I ever saw him or played with him. The game was played at the Divan in London. I won the game, but did not keep any record of it. A gentleman who was present, it appears, did so, and sent a copy of it to the [[Illustrated London News]] in 1880. The mistake seems to have been caused by the American papers stating that it was played in 1880. If your refer to the [[Glasgow Herald]] or [[Detroit Free Press]] of nine years ago you will find an account of our encounter, and the amusement it caused at the time. 'Mars,' in the [[Sporting and Dramatic News]] for March 8th (sic), says he was present at the Divan at the time, and saw the game played. I may say that I never expected to see the game in print, and was surprised to find that only one had taken the trouble to copy it; as for my part, I could not have recollected the moves.—I am yours, &c. W. Grimshaw."

    [[Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement]], 1884.08.02, p7
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    The game which Mr. W. Grimshaw won of Herr Steinitz nine years ago, to which reference was made in our column lately, erroneously stated by the American papers to have been played in 1880.
    White: W. G.
    Black: Herr. S.

    [[Leeds Mercury Weekly Supplement]], 1884.08.23, p7
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    Will H. Lyons.—You having erroneously stated in last month's "Southern Trade Gazette" that Mr M'Donnell published the Grimshaw v. Steinitz game, we would be pleased if you corrected yourself.

    [[Irish Sportsman Newspaper]], 1884.10.11, p653
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    The following game—played at Simpson's Divan, London, about nine years ago, between Mr. W Grimshaw and Herr Steinitz—is causing much attention in the American chess columns, because Herr Steinitz denies having played it, and Mr. Grimshaw, the Rev. G. A. MacDonnell, and another gentleman assert he did:—
    White: Mr. W Grimshaw
    Black: Herr Steinitz

    [[Sheffield and Rotherham Independent]], 1884.10.11, Supplement, p5
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    The Grimshaw v Steinitz Game.

    As promised we place before our readers some particulars in connection with this now notorious game. It will be remembered that it appeared in this column on the 22nd of March last, accompanying a biographical sketch of Mr W Grimshaw, we have selected it as a specimen of his play, and at the time of giving it stated that it had been published in the [[Illustrated London News]] of October 23rd, 1880. Our paper coming under the notice of "Mars" caused him to comment as follows in the [[Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News]] of March 29th:—

    "The [[Irish Sportsman]] has an excellent chess column every week. In the last number will be found an interesting account of Mr. W. Grimshaw, one of our most distinguished problem composers, and a very strong player. The number I refer to contains a game played between Mr. Grimshaw and Mr. Steinitz, and won in excellent style by the former. It is only fair to the Austrian champion to mention that he did not know the name, and therefore did not know the strength of his opponent. I happened to be present when this battle was fought, and could not but admire the excellent temper with which Steinitz bore his defeat. Learning, when the game was over, the name of his opponent, he went up to him at once, congratulated him warmly on his victory, and invited him to drink a glass of wine in honour of their first meeting."

    The game, having found its way to America, as shown to Steinitz by Captain Mackenie, and, according to the [[Baltimore Sunday News]] of June 28th—

    "Steinitz at once declared it bogus and manufactured. It is said to have ben played in 1880. Steinitz has not seen Grimshaw within nine years, but he did lose a game to Grimshaw some years ago under peculiar circumstances, but this is certainly not the game. Grimshaw played a trick on Steinitz; he induced the latter to play a game, without hinting who he was, and then prolonged it into a tedious affair, and finally won it, when he introduced himself."

    To this denial on Steinitz's part we replied as follows:—

    "We can positively assert, on Mr. Grimshaw's word, as well as on the statements of 'Mars' and another gentleman who witnessed the game, that instead of being 'bogus and manufactured,' it was played between Mr W Grimshaw and Herr Wilhelm Steinitz at Simpson's Divan, London, and occupied not more than forty-five minutes. At the time Herr Steinitz, acting in the capacity of a professional, played for the usual shilling. Under such circumstances no introduction was needed, consequently we fail to see how Mr W Grimshaw could have 'played a trick' on the lion. We did not say that it was played in 1880 so Steinitz may be right in stating that he did not see Grimshaw within nine years, and that he did lose one game to him. That was was the only played between these gentlemen, and is the one we published on the 22nd March last, and no allude to, and instead of it being 'prolonged into a tedious affair,' Herr Steinitz as 'bust' on the 15th move. Time, 45, min."

    This reply appeared in our issue of July 26th, and at the time we received a letter from Mr Grimshaw corroborating what we stated. Mr Grimshaw also wrong a letter as follows to the [[Leeds Mercury Supplement]], wherein it appeared on August 2nd:—

    "Whiteby, July 25th.

    "Dear Sir—Your paragraph in last Saturday's [[Weekly Supplement]] respecting a game I played with Steinitz (which, I presume, was taken from an American paper) omits to state that Steinitz told Captain Mackenzie that he lost a game with Grimshaw about nine years ago. That statement is quite correct, as it was the only time I ever saw him or played with him. The game was played at the Divan in London; I won the game, but did not keep any record of it. A gentleman who was present, it appears, did so, and sent a copy of it to the [[Illustrated London News]] in 1880. The mistake seems to have been caused by the American papers stating that it was played in 1880. If your refer to the [[Glasgow Herald]] or [[Detroit Free Press]] of nine years ago you will find an account of our encounter, and the amusement it caused at the time. 'Mars,' in the [[Sporting and Dramatic News]] for March 29th, says he was present at the Divan at the time, and saw the game played. I may say that I never expected to see the game in print, and was surprised to find that only one had taken the trouble to copy it; as fr my part, I could not have recollected the moves.—I am yours, &c.
    "W. Grimshaw."

    Believing that Herr Steinitz was convinced of his mistake, the explaination satisfactory, and everything settled, we dismissed the matter from our mind. The cessation, however, was of short duration, for on opening the [[Baltimore Sunday News]] of August 17th the following letter met our gaze:—

    "New York, August 10, 1884.

    "Your letter of yesterday, with the enclosed slip from the [[Irish Sportsman]], just come to hand. I compliance with your request I bet to confirm fully the account given by your correspondent of the game in question, and to add some further details and remarks. It is about nine or ten years ago when a stranger whom I had never seen before (nor have I since) asked me to have a game at Simpson's Divan in London. There was, perhaps, no absolute necessity of his introducing himself unless he was a strong player and intended to publish the game in case he won or drew. Anyhow he would have been bound in ordinary courtesy to ask his opponent's consent beforehand or afterwards to the game being eventually published. But it is an impudent excuse to make that 'no introduction was needed,' because 'at the time I acted in the capacity of a processional and played for the usual shilling.' In England almost everybody plays for money stakes, and no real gentleman would ever make any other distinction between a professional and an amateur than perhaps the one between a master and a dilettante, albeit some spurious self-styled, and at any rate inferior semi-professional amateurs like 'Mars,' did for a long time endeavour, by a systematic and unscrupulous press agitation, to raise a prejudice against the so-called professional.

    "To resume about the game with the stranger. It lasted, to the best of my recollection, for several hours, not forty-five minutes, as stated in the [[Irish Sportsman]], and the opening was as follows:—

    table[
    White—Stranger Black—Self.
    1 P K 4 1 P K 4
    2 B B 4 2 P K B 4
    ]table

    "It was not a Scotch Gambit, as represented in the bogus game published. After a few moves I began to think I had caught a tartar, for my opponent played awfully slow and seemed determined to play a match game for one shilling. Such things had been practised upon me before, though very rarely. I had a dead won game for a long time, but at last, losing patience, I made a slip, and, as far as I remember, my opponent played then fairly well, and won at last in good style a game which I believe extended to over fifty moves (not fifteen, as stated in the [[Irish Sportsman]]). At no time during the game was 'Mars,' alias the Rev G A M'Donnell, with at least another alias, viz, 'Ares,' the traducer in Brentano's chess monthly, present in the room. He came later on when the stranger showed a fine two-move problem, which it took me and another one present about fifteen minutes to solve, not knowing, however, that there was some guarantee for the correctness of the position in the name of the author. The stranger then lifted the veil of his incognito and divulged himself as the composer of the problem, and as Mr Grimshaw. He also made some apology for not having introduced himself before, on the ground that he only wanted to play me without my knowing him 'as a joke.'

    "Now, as stated before, I had never seen Mr Grimshaw before nor have I since. i own to having lost a game to him, and I am not ashamed to own that I have lost games against much weaker players than Mr Grimshaw, nor should I be ashamed of losing in fifteen moves, for shorter games of mind have been published where I left a piece [[en prise]] or overlooked a mate on the move. But I cannot let an attempt at imposition and fraud on the public pass unnoticed if I am sure of it, and that is the only interest I have in the matter. Nor have I the least doubt that the game as published is a deliberately bogus manufactured forgery. for a few weeks after the game was played Mr Grimshaw wrote to me, enclosing a few moves of the opening, with the request that I might add the rest, which he could not remember, while yet he wished to keep the game 'merely for the joke.' The latter was his own expression, as nearly as I can recollect. The incident made a distinct impression on my mind, as I was on the point of writing in return that I did not see the necessity of preserving the game 'for the joke,' but I at last contented myself by answering that I had also forgotten the game, as was really the case.

    "Now, why was this game kept back for nine years or more? Many chess columns would have been glad to publish it then. Why was it retained until I was fairly settled in America? And how could Mr Grimshaw remember it now when he had no recollection of it within a few weeks after it was played? It is possible, though I cannot be sure of it after such lapse of time, that the letter above referred to may still be found amongst a mass of papers which I left in London, and which my family, whom I expect to join me here very shortly, will probably bring over intact.

    "A few words more about the manner in which the game, as published, came to my knowledge. About two months ago I read, to my astonishment, in the [[Sporting and Dramatic News]] that the game between myself and Mr Grimshaw had appeared in some chess column. 'Mars,' without stating the circumstances under which it was played, seemed, nevertheless, to see the necessity of some sort of verification, and he added that he was present during its progress, and that (I cannot remember the exact terms) I had behaved handsomely towards my opponent, and asked him to have a glass of tine, &c.

    "There was, as I remembered at once, almost positively not a word of trust in either statement. But 'Mars,' one of my bitterest and most untruthful persecutors while I was defenceless and powerless to answer, has become remarkably polite towards me since I gave him a little 'toucher up' in 'Ashore or Afloat' and in 'Turf, Field, and Farm,' and he well knows that I have have a little further public 'cross examination' for him in sore by the bye. 'Mars,' however, has an unconquerable inclination to associate himself with any kind of deception or imposition practised in the English chess press, and, no doubt, he meant to bribe me into silence with a few flatteries. But I most emphatically repudiate both his compliments and his statements.

    "Some short time afterwards Captain Mackenzie showed me the game in a slip from some chess column, probably the 'Sunday Call.' It was therein stated to have been played in 1880. I pronounced it at once a fabrication, and in a subsequent conversation with your correspondent I related to him the whole affair, and he gave you substantially a faithful report of what I had stated to him. Believe me, dear sir, to remain very truly yours,
    "W. Steinitz."

    To say that such a letter is libellous, slanderous, abusive, and uncalled for would be using mild terms. It will be plainly seen that the writer is altogether astray, and attributes wrong motives to the appearance of his game in our column. there may have been some disagreement between him and "Mars," but with that we have nothing to do. "Mars" had nothing whatever to say to the republication of the game; notwithstanding the slumbering embers of Steinitz's old animosity bursts anew into what he may consider devouring flames, and all the spleen he is capable of is made to bear directly against "Mars."

    On making inquiries as to the contributor of the game to the [[Illustrated London News]] the Rev S W Earnshaw, of Beccles, Suffolk, declared himself the contributor. That gentleman was at Simpson's Divan and saw the game played, the players being, as he states, Mr W Grimshaw and Herr Steinitz. The Rev S W Earnshaw distinctly remembers the evening, and says that "he put the game on paper the evening it was played, and it certainly did [[not]] last one hour."

    Thus it will be seen that Mr W Grimshaw states he played the game with Steinitz; "Mars" states that he happened to be present when the battle was fought; Rev S W Earnshaw saw the game played, and put it on paper that same evening, and there is yet another witness against Steinitz who say him play the game. We refrain from making any comments, and hope to hear nothing further about the matter, excepting an admission on Herr Steinitz's part that he was wrong.

    [[Irish Sportsman Newspaper]], 1884.11.08, p715
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    Chess-Players will be shocked and grieved to learn that Mr. Walter Grimshaw, of Whitby, committed suicide last Saturday. Mr. Grimshaw was a good chess player and an excellent problem composer. I met him once at Simpson's Divan about a dozen years ago. When I entered the room he was playing a game with Mr. Steinitz. I did not know him even by appearance; but a few minutes after my entrance he tapped me on the shoulder and said, "I have caught the great man; come over and see me mate him." I declined the invitation, not caring to witness Steinitz's defeat. Subsequently Grimshaw won the game, and rushed to the table at which I was sitting to announce his victory. He then told me his name, whereupon I went up to Steinitz, who as brooding gravely over the melancholy ending. "You lost?" said I. "Yes." "Oh, you have no chance with such a player." "He plays very well. Who is he?" "Grimshaw, the composer." "What, Grimshaw!" Immediately Steinitz asked me to introduce him to his victor. I did so, and then they drank port wine together at Steinit'z expense. I mention these full details of this little battle because, when I some time afterwards published the game from a record taken at the time it was played by the (late) Rev. S. W. Earnshaw, Steinitz repudiated the game, and asserted that at no time during his play with Grimshaw had I been present.

    [[Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News]], 1891.01.03, p550
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    A Reminiscence of Grimshaw.

    The following is the game won at Simpson's Divan, London, from Steinitz by the late Walter Grimshaw, of Yorkshire, England, which is referred to above. It is, we believe, the most summary demolishment of the "Bohemian Caesar" on record, Bird's famous Ruy Lopez in 1868 being in 14 moves and Paulsen's well-known victory over him during the Vienna congress of 1873 in 17 moves, but each without mate; Blackburn's in the Vienna tourney of 1882 in 24 moves, and Carvajal's at Havana, 1889, in 25 moves:
    White: Mr. W. Grimshaw.
    Black: Herr W. Steinitz.

    New Orleans [[Times-Democrat]], 1891.02.08, p15
    ———————————————————————————————————————————
    https://www.chesshistory.com/winter...
    Gives material from the [[International Chess Magazine]]:
    April 1891, page 118
    May 1891, pages 144-148
    June 1891, pages 170-171
    August 1891, pages 234-236
    September 1891, page 266
    ———————————————————————————————————————————

    1 game, 1876

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