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Charles Curt

Number of games in database: 42
Years covered: 1901 to 1909
Overall record: +21 -16 =5 (56.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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CHARLES CURT
(born Jul-06-1868, died Jul-16-1910, 42 years old) Germany (federation/nationality United States of America)

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Charles Curt was born in Leipzig, Germany, and died in New York, NY, USA.

Last updated: 2017-05-06 14:37:26

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. C S Howell vs C Curt  1-0331901Casual gameC80 Ruy Lopez, Open
2. C Curt vs C S Howell  1-0191901Brooklyn CC TourneyC55 Two Knights Defense
3. C Curt vs Ajeeb 1-0111901Eden Musee ExhibitionC25 Vienna
4. C Curt vs Ajeeb 1-0291901Eden Musee ExhibitionC39 King's Gambit Accepted
5. J D Elwell vs C Curt  1-0351902Curt - ElwellA21 English
6. C Curt vs P Stromme 1-0151902N.Y. Clipper Counter-Gambit corr tC60 Ruy Lopez
7. P Stromme vs C Curt  0-1171902N.Y. Clipper Counter-Gambit corr tC50 Giuoco Piano
8. C Curt vs A J Souweine  1-0301902Brooklyn CC Championship 1902C78 Ruy Lopez
9. C S Howell vs C Curt  1-0541902Brooklyn CC Championship 1902B58 Sicilian
10. C Curt vs Pillsbury  0-1361903Pillsbury Exhibition, Match GameC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
11. C Curt vs W E Napier  0-1301904Exhibition GameC70 Ruy Lopez
12. A W Fox vs C Curt  1-0341904Brooklyn CC Championship 1904D05 Queen's Pawn Game
13. C Curt vs C S Howell  1-0271904Brooklyn CC Championship 1904A90 Dutch
14. C Curt vs H Zirn  1-0351904Brooklyn CC Championship 1904C80 Ruy Lopez, Open
15. C Curt vs Marshall  1-0211904Simul, 18bC63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
16. A W Fox vs C Curt  1-0321905Brooklyn CC Championship 1905D02 Queen's Pawn Game
17. C Curt vs C S Howell  0-1601905Brooklyn CC Championship 1905C47 Four Knights
18. J Finn vs C Curt  ½-½401905Rice Trophy TournamentB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
19. S W Bampton vs C Curt  0-1291905Rice Trophy TournamentB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
20. C Curt vs J Finn  0-1391905Rice Trophy TournamentC00 French Defense
21. C Curt vs G Koehler  1-0281905Rice Trophy TournamentC42 Petrov Defense
22. C Curt vs R Raubitschek  ½-½421906Trenton FallsA20 English
23. Lasker vs C Curt 1-0651906Trenton FallsB27 Sicilian
24. C Curt vs A W Fox  1-0541906Trenton FallsD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
25. R Raubitschek vs C Curt  0-1491906Trenton FallsB27 Sicilian
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Dec-12-08  Karpova: <CHESS CONGRESS ENDS.; N.Y. State Association's Tourneys Aboard Steamer Alexandria. To Reopen Vailsburg Track.

Special to The New York Times.

June 30, 1907, Sunday

Section: SPORTING NEWS SECTION, Page S2, 377 words

CHARLOTTE, N.Y., June 29. -- The mid-summer congress of the New York State Chess Association, which was held on board the steamer Alexandria on her trip from this port to Quebec and return, came to a conclusion this evening, when the steamer with the members of the association and their friends arrived safely in this port.

In the trophy contest Julius Finn, the Empire State champion, carried away first prize; Leon Rosen, the Rice Chess Club's representative, was second; the champion of the Brooklyn Chess Club, Charles Curt, received the third prize. Next in order came Eugene Delmar of the Manhattan Chess Club, Dr. H. Keidanz of the Rice Gambit Association, and J. D. Daly of Boston.

The first and second prizes in the general tournament were taken by Harry Zirn of Brooklyn and F. N. Searle of Rome. Both having an equal total of wins, the committee decided to divide the prize money, award a gold medal to each of these players, and allow each man to hold the trophy, a silver cup, for six months. Zirn won the toss and thus carries the silver cup with him to Brooklyn.>

Trophy Tourney:

1. Finn 4.0/5
2. Rosen 3.5/5
3. Curt 3.0/5
4. Delmar 2.0/5
5. Keidanz 1.5/5
6. Daly 1.0/5

General Tourney

1-2. Searle 6.0/7
1-2. Zirn 6.0/7
3. Sharp 4.5/7
4. Driver 4.0/7
5. Guyer 3.5/7
6. Ring 3.0/7
7. Waller 1.0/7
8. Sims 0.0/7

Source: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstra...

Jun-06-16
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  MissScarlett: The Pawn, August 15, 1910, p.61:

<In the death, from a surgical operation, of Chas. Curt, a member of the Brooklyn Chess Club, the chess fraternity loses one of its most able and active members. He won the title of champion of this organization, but his match of five games up in 1908, with Magnus Smith, champion of Canada, who located in New York City, was the most noteworthy event in his career. Curt won the first game and Smith obtained four and drew three out of the next seven games. Then the loser recouped and won three and drew four, tying the score. The contestants, not desiring to have one game decide the championship, agreed to call the contest off. Mr. Curt's profession was that of a musician.>

May-06-17
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  MissScarlett: Brooklyn Daily Eagle, July 17th 1910, p.49:

<Charles Curt, for the last ten years a prominent member of the Brooklyn Chess Club, of which he was the champion in 1907, died yesterday morning in St. Peter's Hospital, where he had been a patient since June 4 last. Dr. F. W. Wunderlich, also of the Brooklyn Chess Club, under whose care he had been since April, stated yesterday that the deceased expert had been ailing a month before his attention had been drawn to his condition. Symptoms of aphasia developed, which later were found to be due to a tumor of the brain. This, Dr. Wunderlich declared, had nothing whatever to do with his interest in chess, and was entirely independent of his occupation.

Mr. Curt, who was one of the best liked of the regular attendants at local chess headquarters, was not only a powerful match and tournament player, but an enthusiastic analyst and student of modern theory. In the openings he was regarded as one of the most proficient of metropolitan players, and frequently surprised visiting masters by his intimate knowledge of the games they had contested in international tournaments.

By profession Mr. Curt was a pianist of acknowledged skill, and this accomplishment widened largely his circle of friends here. He joined the Brooklyn Chess Club shortly after his arrival from Germany, where he was born near Leipzic, on July 6, forty-two years ago. His mother and brother survive him there. He had no relatives in this country. The funeral will take place at St. Peter's Hospital at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon.>

The paper duly reported on his funeral, two days later. He was buried in the family plot of William M De Visser in Green-Wood Cemetery.

May-06-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: I updated Curt's D.O.B on the strength of the <BDE> obituary; Helms attended the funeral, so knew him better than most.
Jul-06-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Was he curt in his dealings with others?

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