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Charles Francis Buck
C F Buck 
 

Number of games in database: 9
Years covered: 1882 to 1899
Overall record: +4 -5 =0 (44.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.


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CHARLES FRANCIS BUCK
(born Nov-05-1841, died Jan-19-1918, 76 years old) Germany (federation/nationality United States of America)

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Charles Francis Buck, born Durrheim, Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany; died New Orleans, LA, USA.

He immigrated to the United States in 1852 with his parents, who settled in New Orleans. He was the city attorney of New Orleans from 1880 to 1884, and a member of the US Congress from 1895 to 1897. In 1885 he was president of the New Orleans Chess Club and was selected to be the referee in the Steinitz - Zukertort World Championship Match (1886) where he also served as a stakeholder.*

Father of Charles Buck Jr.

Wikipedia article: Charles F. Buck *http://books.google.no/books?id=Nlt... (pp. 50, 60, 62-63, 282)

Last updated: 2024-12-23 01:04:44

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. C F Buck vs F Kaczoroski  0-12918823rd New Orleans CCWC ChampionshipC42 Petrov Defense
2. J Wibray vs C F Buck  0-15218823rd New Orleans CCWC ChampionshipA25 English
3. A Wurm vs C F Buck  0-13718823rd New Orleans CCWC ChampionshipC01 French, Exchange
4. A Blackmar vs C F Buck  1-03318823rd New Orleans CCWC ChampionshipC00 French Defense
5. L Labatt vs C F Buck  1-03518823rd New Orleans CCWC ChampionshipC41 Philidor Defense
6. E Hamilton vs C F Buck  1-02618883rd New Orleans CCWC Handicap000 Chess variants
7. J McConnell Jr vs C F Buck  1-0251898New Orleans Chess ClubA00 Uncommon Opening
8. Ajeeb vs C F Buck  0-1621898Eden Musee ExhibitionB01 Scandinavian
9. Pillsbury vs C F Buck 0-1301899SimulC31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-08-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: From https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&...:

<Charles A. Buck is sometimes confused with another minor figure in chess history, the very similarly named Charles F. Buck (1841-1918). Charles Francis Buck was the stake-holder for the world championship match between Steinitz and Zukertort. The stake- holding Buck was a well-known man in his time, a United States Congressman from Louisiana. Chess-related references to him can be found from both his time in New Orleans, and in Washington D.C.>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charle..., I assume this is him, the congressman?

Sources also give a Charles F. Buck as the founder (in 1880) and 2nd president of the New Orleans chess club.

Mar-08-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Never mind. It is him, see

http://books.google.no/books?id=Nlt... and try to find page 282 of these "Steinitz letters".

Mar-08-13  Calli: Buck can be seen watching Maurian play Steinitz: http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/... - standing third from the right.
Mar-08-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: <Calli> Link does not work, copyright issue?
Mar-08-13  Calli: <Tabanus> that's odd, works for me. It's CN 5173. Try http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/...
Mar-08-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: <Calli> Thanks! (The 1st link still doesn't work.)

It's definately him, standing in the middle (no. 4 from the left). Compare with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charle....

Jan-22-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: <Charles A. Buck is sometimes confused with another minor figure in chess history....>

OK, but what do we know about <Charles A>?

Jan-23-25
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  jnpope: Charles A Buck

Not much.

Jan-23-25
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  perfidious: The buck stops here.
Jan-23-25
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  WannaBe: Penny for your thought. And that's my 2 cents.
Jan-23-25
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  WannaBe: Don't take any wooden nickel, or paper dollar bill. =)))

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