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James Taber

Number of games in database: 11
Years covered: 1894 to 1909
Overall record: +4 -7 =0 (36.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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JAMES TABER
(born Dec-18-1851, died Feb-21-1921, 69 years old) United States of America

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Dr. James Russell Taber, born Poughkeepsie, NY, USA; died New York, NY; USA.

Dr. Taber was a well-known medical specialist of the Hill section, was found dead in his office, by a maid. Indications were that he had died of heart disease. He was educated for the Universalist ministry. He studied medicine while a pastor in that denomination, and left the Church to practice his new profession. He was at the time of his death president of the Universalist Church of Our Father. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.

He was an ardent chess player and bowler, and achieved distinction as an amateur in the Brooklyn Chess Club of which he was a member.

Sources
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1894.02.21, p1
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1894.02.24, p5

Last updated: 2024-06-25 18:03:01

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Pillsbury vs J R Taber  1-0321894Blindfold simul, 8bC37 King's Gambit Accepted
2. J D Elwell vs J R Taber  1-0231894Brooklyn CC Championship 1894C45 Scotch Game
3. A J Souweine vs J R Taber  0-1391894Brooklyn CC Championship 1894C70 Ruy Lopez
4. H Helms vs J R Taber  1-0241894Brooklyn CC Championship 1894C39 King's Gambit Accepted
5. E Delmar vs J R Taber  1-0541895Brooklyn CC Championship 1895/96C51 Evans Gambit
6. J R Taber vs H Barrett  1-0351895Brooklyn CC Championship 1895/96D55 Queen's Gambit Declined
7. A J Souweine vs J R Taber  1-0311895Brooklyn CC Championship 1895/96C53 Giuoco Piano
8. J R Taber vs H Helms  0-1261896Brooklyn CC Championship 1895/96C67 Ruy Lopez
9. S Shenstone vs J R Taber  0-1471905Brooklyn CC - Chicago CC mD00 Queen's Pawn Game
10. J R Taber vs J Ascher  1-0291907Manhattan CC - Brooklyn CC mC30 King's Gambit Declined
11. L B Meyer vs J R Taber  1-0451909Rice CC-Brooklyn CCD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
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