Chess matches and tournaments of the 19th century
By Bill Wall
In 1809, Alexander Petrov (1794-1867) defeated Aleksei Kopev in Saint Petersburg, Russia (+4-2=1). He also defeated Baranov.
In January, 1810, Aaron Burr (1756-1836) defeated General Letocq in Eisenach, Germany (+2-0=0). (Source: The Private Journal of Aaron Burr, 1903)
In 1811, Henry Vethake defeated John R. Livingston on board ship in the Hudson River in New York (+1-0=0). (Source: Chess in Philadelphia, Charles Shipley, 1898, p.24)
In 1815, Count Cliamans de Lavalette defeated Tascher in Paris (+2-0=0). (Source: Liverpool Mercury, Dec 29, 1815)
In 1817 William Lewis (1787-1870) defeated B. Keen in a match in London (+4-1=1).
In 1817, William Lewis drew with Peter Pratt in London (+2-2=0). Lewis gave knight odds.
In 1818, Aaron Alexandre (1765-1850) defeated Weyle (Automaton) in Paris (+2-1=0).
In February, 1819, Thomas Hood (1799-1845) defeated Andrew Wyllie in a match in London (+5-1=0). (Source: Thomas Hood: his life and times, by Walter Jerrold, p. 64)
In 1819, William Lewis defeated Peter Unger Williams (1775-1837) in one game, played in London.
In 1819, Lewis defeated Harry Wilson in London (+2-0=0). Game 1, Game 2.
In 1820, Jacques-Francois Mouret (the Turk) (1787-1837) defeated John Cochrane (1798-1878) in London (+3-1=1). Mouret gave odds of pawn and move.
In 1820, Hyacinthe Boncourt (1765-1840) drew a match with Alexandre Deschapelles (1780-1847) in Paris (+1-1=0). Deschapelles gave odds of pawn and two moves.
In April, 1821, Deschapelles defeated John Cochrane in Paris (+6-1=0). Deschapelles gave odds of pawn and move.
In April-May, 1821, William Lewis defeated Alexandre Deschapelles (+1-0=2) in Paris. Deschapelles gave the odds of one pawn and one move.
In October 1821, Thomas Hood defeated Andrew Wyllie in London (+2-0=1).
In 1821, Alexander Petrov defeated Prince Tundutov in St Petersburg (+2-1=0).
In 1821-1822, William Lewis defeated John Cochrane in London (+2-1=0). Lewis gave odds of pawn and two moves.
In 1823, Louis-Charles Mahle de la Bourdonnais (1795-1840) and William Lewis drew a match (+1-1=0). In a second match, La Bourdonnais defeated Lewis (+4-1=0).
From 1824 to 1828, a match was held between the London Chess Club and the Edinburgh Chess Club. The Edinburgh CC won the match (+2-1=2)
In 1825, Luigi Luchini drew a match with Topi in Rome, scoring 10-10.
In 1825, Luigi Luchini drew a match with Topi in Rome. (+10-10=0).
In 1825, Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant (1800-1872) drew a match with de Rivoire (Revoire) (1773-1845) in Paris (+1-1=1).
In 1826, William Evans (1790-1872) defeated Alexander McDonnell (1798-1835) in London (+3-0=0). McDonnell gave odds of a knight.
In October, 1829, William Lewis played a match with George Walker (1803-1879) in London. Lewis gave odds of a knight in 21 games they played.
In September, 1830, Wilhelm Hanstein (1811-1850) defeated Johann Escher (1771-1848) in Zurich, Switzerland (+3-1=1).
In September, 1830, Carl Mayet (1810-1868) defeated Heinrich Meister (1779-1836) in Zurich (+4-1=0).
In 1831, Alexander McDonnell defeated William Fraser (Frazer) in London (+3-1=1).
In 1833, Harry Wilson defeated J. B. Hoffmeister in Portsmouth (+8-2=0).
In June-July, 1834, La Bourdonnais defeated McDonnell in their 1st match, scoring 18-7 (+16-5=4). The match was played in London. All the other matches were played in London.
In 1834, McDonnell defeated La Bourdonnais in their 2nd match (+5-4=0).
In 1834, La Bourdonnais defeated McDonnell in their 3rd match (+6-5=1).
In 1834, La Bourdonnais defeated McDonnell in their 4th match, scoring 11.5-6.5 (+8-3=7)
In 1834, La Bourdonnais defeated McDonnell in their 5th match (+7-4=1).
In 1834, McDonnell defeated La Bourdonnais in their 6nd match (+5-4=0). Of the 85 games, La Bourdonnais won 45, lost 27, and drew 13 (+45-27=13).
In 1834, Frederick H. Matthews (1798-1883) defeated Alexander McDonnell in London. McDonnell gave odds of a knight.
In July, 1835, Alexander McDonnell defeated James Gamble (1803-1891) in Belfast (+2-0=0). McDonnell gave odds of a knight.
In 1835, Jacques Mouret defeated Pierre Saint Amant in a match in Paris (+3-2=0).
In 1835, George Walker defeated Alexander McDonnell in a match in London (+10-1=3). McDonnell gave odds of pawn and move.
In 1835, St Amant defeated M. Foy (1789-1843) in Bordeaux (+6-0=1).
In 1836, Deschapelles defeated La Bourdonnais in a match (+2-1=1).
In 1836, Jozsef Szen (1805-1857) defeated La Bourdonnais in a match in Paris (+13-12=0). La Bourdonnais gave him the odds of pawn and two moves.
In 1836, Hyacinthe Henri Boncourt (1765-1840) drew a match with Jozsef Szen in Paris (+6-6=0).
In May, 1836, Pierre Saint Amant defeated George Walker in a match at the London Chess Club (+5-3=1).
In May, 1836, Alexandre Deschapelles drew a match with Pierre de St. Amant in Paris (+1-1=1). Deschapelles gave does of pawn and two moves.
In 1836, St. Amant defeated William Fraser in London (+1-0=2).
In 1836, Szen defeated Calis in a match in Budapest (+12-1=0). (Source: American Chess Monthly, vol 4, 1860, p. 45 – letter from La Bourdonnais)
In 1836, Carl Mayet defeated Szen in Berlin (+3-2=1).
In 1837, Hyacinthe Boncourt defeated St. Amant in Paris.
In April-May, 1837, La Bourdonnais defeated Church in London (+51-6=0). La Bourdonnais gave odds of rook, pawn, and move.
In 1837, Clemence defeated George Perigal (1806-1855) in a match in Paris (+2-0=0).
In 1837, Jacques Chamouillet (1783-1873) defeated Perigal in a match in Paris (+2-0=0).
In 1837, La Bourdonnais defeated Bonfil in a match in Paris, giving knight odds. (source: Chess Monthly, 1860, p. 45)
In 1837, William Schlumberger (1800-1838) defeated Charles Vezin (1781-1853) in Philadelphia (+8-1=0).
In October, 1837, William Schlumberger defeated Charles Vezin in Philadelphia (+2-0=0). (source: The Book of the First American Chess Congress, p. 354)
In October, 1837, Schlumberger drew a match with Henry Vethake (1791-1866) in Philadelphia (+1-1=1).
In 1838, Szen defeated vTassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa (1818-1899) in a match in Berlin (+2-1=0).
In 1838, Mayet defeated Szen in a match.
In 1838, Hyacinthe Boncourt defeated George Walker in Paris (+2-0=1).
On July 11, 1838, Benjamin Lynde Oliver (1788-1843) defeated A.F. Picquet in a match in Boston (+3-1=0). (source: The Book of the First American Chess Congress, p. 374)
On July 14, 1838, Johann Maelzel (1772-1838) drew a match with Captain Joseph Nobre aboard a ship in the Atlantic Ocean (+1-1=0). A few days later, Maelzel died in his cabin before reaching Charleston, SC. (source: Jose Raul Capablanca: A Chess Biography, by Miguel Sanchez, p. 12)
In October, 1838, A. F. Picquet drew a match with John L. O’Sullivan (1813-1895) in Boston (+1-1=1).
In November, 1838, Oliver defeated Picquet in Boston (+2-1=0).
In 1838, Captain William D. Evans defeated Howard Staunton in a match in London. The score is unknown.
In December 1838, Aaron Alexandre defeated Howard Staunton (1810-1874) in London (+2-0=1).
In 1839, Charles Stanley (1819-1901) defeated Howard Staunton in a match in London (+3-2=1). Staunton gave him odds of a pawn and two moves.
In the April, 1839, Carl Mayet defeated Jozsef Szen in a match in Berlin (+3-2=1)
In April, 1839, Szen drew a match with Ludwig Bledow (1795-1846) in Berlin (+1-1=0). (source: The Chess Player’s Chronicle, Jan 23, 1847)
In April, 1839, Szen defeated Tassilo von der Lasa in Berlin (+2-0=1).
In April, 1839, Paul Rudolf von Bilguer (1815-1840) defeated Szen in one game in Berlin (+1-0=0). (source: British Chess Magazine, Vol 19, p. 413)
In April, 1839, Szen drew with Wilhelm Hanstein in Berlin (+1-1=0). (source: British Chess Magazine, Vol 19, p. 413)
In September, 1839, Wilhelm Hanstein defeated Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa in a match in Berlin (+1-0=1).
In September, 1839, Augustus Mongredien (1807-1888) defeated George Walker in Liverpool (+3-2=0). Walker gave the odds of pawn and move.
In September, 1839, Aaron Alexandre defeated Samuel in Liverpool (+2-0=0).
In 1839, Lionel Kieseritzky (1806-1853) defeated Eugene Rousseau (1810-1870) in a 100 game match that was played at the Café de la Regence in Paris.
In 1840, James Thompson defeated Lionel Kieseritzky in Paris (+26-24=0). Kieseritzky gave odds of pawn and move.
In 1840, Aaron Alexandre defeated Francis Noyes in Nottingham (+16-9=0).
In February, 1840, Lionel Kieseritzky drew with St Amant in Paris (+1-1=1).
In April, 1840, Max Isnard defeated Abraham Fuller in Boston (+2-1=0).
In April, 1840, Benjamin Greene defeated Benjamin Oliver in Boston (+6-4=0).
In November-December, 1840, George Perigal drew with la Bourdonnais in London (+2-2=1).
In December, 1840, George Walker drew with la Bourdonnais in London (+2-2=0). Bourdonnais gave odds of pawn and move.
In 1840, Boncourt defeated St. Amant in a match in Paris. Around 35 games were played.
In December, 1840-January, 1841, Howard Staunton defeated William M. Popert (1797-1844) in a match at the Old London Chess Club (+10-9=6). (source: British Chess Magazine, Vol 28, p. 467).
In 1841, Howard Staunton defeated John Brown (1827-1863) at the Royal Wine Shades in Leicester Square in London (+6-4=0). (source: British Chess Magazine, Vol 28, p. 467).
In April 1841, Staunton defeated Adolf Zytogorski (1807-1882) in London (+2-1=1). Staunton gave odds of the f-pawn and two moves.
In 1841, John William Schulten (1821-1875) defeated Eugene Rousseau in a match in New Orleans (+11-10=0).
In 1841, Eugene Rousseau defeated John Schulten in a return match in New Orleans (+7-4=0).
In 1841, Schulten defeated Vezin in Boston (+5-4=0).
In July, 1841, St Amant defeated Augustus Mongredien in Liverpool (+2-0=0). St Amant gave odds of pawn and2 moves.
In September, 1841, von der Lasa defeated Wilhelm Hanstein in a match in Berlin (+2-1=1).
In September, 1841, Benjamin Oliver defeated John Schulten in Boston (+12-8=0).
In October, 1841, Schulten defeated Oliver is Boston (+11-9=0).
On October 11, 1841, Oliver defeated Schulten in Boston (+3-1=0).
In October, 1841, Oliver drew with Charles Vezin in Boston (+2-2=0).
In October, 1841, Schulten defeated Oliver in Boston (+3-1=0).
In February, 1842, Wilhelm Hanstein defeated Carl von Jaenisch (1813-1872) in a match in Berlin (+4-1=1).
In July, 1842, John Cochrane defeated St. Amant in a match in London (+6-4=1).
In July, 1842, Benjamin Oliver defeated Dr. Le Baron Russell (1814-1889) in Boston (+3-2=0). Oliver gave odds of a knight.
In July, 1842, Peter Alexander Kielchen defeated Oliver in Boston (+3-0=0). Oliver gave odds of a rook.
In 1842, Deschapelles defeated Schulten in a match in Paris (+2-1=2). Deschapelles gave odds of one pawn and two moves.
In 1842, von der Lasa defeated Jaenisch in a match in Berlin (+2-1=1)
In 1842, Howard Staunton defeated John Cochrane in London (+4-1=0).
In 1842, Henry Thomas Buckle (1821-1862) defeated Albany Fonblanque (1793-1872) in London (+2-1=0). (source: The Life and Writing of Henry Thomas Buckle, Vol 1, by Alfred Huth, 1880, p. 28)
In 1842, William Tuckett (?-1854) defeated Buckle in London (+9-7=0). Buckle gave odds of pawn and move. (source: The Life and Writing of Henry Thomas Buckle, Vol 1, by Alfred Huth, 1880, p. 28)
In 1842, Buckle defeated John Thrupp in London (+5-0=0). (source: The Life and Writing of Henry Thomas Buckle, Vol 1, by Alfred Huth, 1880, p. 28)
In 1842, Szen and Johann Loewenthal (1810-1876) drew a match in Budapest (+1-1=0).
In September, 1842, Benjamin Oliver defeated Max Isnard in Boston (+15-12=0). Oliver gave odds of a knight.
In November, 1842, Lionel Kieseritzky defeated Ignazio Calvi (1797-1872) in a match in Paris (+4-3=0)
In November, 1842, Deschapelles defeated St Amant in a match in Paris (+3-2=0).
In December, 1842, St Amant defeated Schulten in a match in Paris (+11-1=0).
In December, 1842, George Walker defeated John Cochrane in a match in London (+52-43=12).
In December, 1842, Deschapelles defeated Schulten in Paris (+2-1=2). Deschapelles gave odds of a pawn and two moves.
In December, 1842, Schulten defeated Colonel Leveque (?-1850) in a match in Lyon (+27-23=0).
In January, 1843, Benjamin Oliver defeated George Hammond (1815-1881) in Boston (+3-1=1). Oliver game odds of a knight.
In January, 1843, Staunton defeated Thomas Taverner in London (+5-1=1). Staunton gave odds of pawn and move.
In February, 1843, Howard Staunton defeated John Cochrane in a match in London (+14-4=0).
In March, 1843, Charles Forth (?-1845) defeated George Perigal in London (+9-3=1).
In March, 1843, John Cochrane defeated George Walker in London (+8-5=0).
In April, 1843, St Amant drew a match with George Perigal in London (+1-1=0).
In April, 1843, Staunton drew with Cochrane in London (+3-3=1). Staunton gave odds of pawn and move.
In April, 1843, Cochrane defeated Staunton in London (+4-2=0).
In April-May, 1843, St Amant defeated Staunton in a match in London (+3-1=1).
In May, 1843, Benjamin Oliver drew a match with Eugene Rousseau in Boston (+5-5=1).
In May, 1843, St Amant defeated Thomas Jefferson Bryan (1803-1870) in Paris (+5-1=0).
In July, 1843, Thomas Bryan defeated St Amant in Paris (+11-8=1).
In July, 1843, Ludwig Bledow defeated Aaron Alexander in Berlin (+4-0=0).
In July, 1843, von der Lasa defeated Aaron Alexandre in Berlin (+2-0=0).
In July, 1843, Jacques Chamouillet defeated Watson in Orleans, France (+2-0=0).
In July, 1843, Jacques Chamouillet drew with Capitaine Lucas in Orleans, France (+3-1=0).
In August, 1843, Aaron Alexandre drew with M. Witholm in Vienna.
In August-September, 1843, St Amant defeated Eugene Rousseau in Paris (+4-1=1).
In September, 1843, Staunton defeated Brooke Greville (1798-1884) at the St. George’s Club in London (+4-1=0). Staunton gave odds of pawn and 2 moves.
In September, 1843, Brooke Greville defeated Staunton in London (+3-0=0). Staunton gave odds of pawn and move.
In September, 1843, Staunton defeated Augustus Mongredien in London (+3-2=0). Staunton gave odds of pawn and two moves.
In September, 1843, Staunton defeated Mongredien in London (+2-1=0). Staunton gave odds of pawn and move.
In October, 1843, Benjamin Oliver defeated Charles Vezin in Philadelphia (+3-2=0). (source: Chess in Philadelphia, p. 6)
In October, 1843, Jacques Chamouillet drew with John Brown in London (+1-1=0).
In October, 1843, Chamouillet defeated William Tuckett in London (+5-1=0).
In November, 1843, Samuel Newham (1796-1875) defeated John Savile, 3rd Earl of Mexborough (1783-1860) in Huddersfield, England (+3-0=0).
In November, 1843, Henry Ralph Francis (1811-1900) defeated Dodson of Nottingham in Huddersfield (+3-0=0). (source: Chess Player’s Chronicle, 1845, vol 5, p. 31)
In November, 1843, Henry Francis defeated Robert Cadmen in Huddersfield (+2-1=0).
In November, 1843, Neuberg defeated Edward Shepherd in Huddersfield (+1-0=1).
In November, 1843, Marmaduke Wyvill defeated Frederick Cronhelm in Huddersfield (+2-0=0).
In November, 1843, Louis Simeon Lecrivain (1798-1860) defeated Ignazio Calvi in Paris (+6-4=0).
In November, 1843, Jean Adolphe Laroche (1811-1866) defeated Simeon Lecrivain in Paris (+6-3=0).
In 1843, Eugene Rousseau defeated John Schulten in a match in New York (+13-8=0).
In November-December 1843, Staunton defeated St Amant in a match in Paris, scoring 13-8 (+11-6=4) in their return match. This second match is often considered an unofficial world championship chess match.
In 1843, von der Lasa defeated Henry Buckle in Berlin (+2-1=0).
In 1843, Buckle defeated Staunton in London (+6-1=0). Staunton gave odds of pawn and move.
In 1844, Jaenisch drew a match with Alexander Petrov in St. Petersburg (+1-1=0).
In February, 1844, Charles Stanley defeated John Schulten in a match in New York (+11-9=5).
In March, 1844, Staunton defeated Captain Hugh Alexander Kennedy (1809-1878) at Brighton (+3-1=1). Staunton gave odds of pawn and two moves.
In March, 1844, Colonel P. Michaels defeated Elias van der Hoevan (1778-1858) in Brussels (+5-3=1).
In March, 1844, Francois Casiiuir Laigle (?-1874) defeated Elias van der Hoeven in Valenciennes (+5-0=1).
In May, 1844, Alphonse Delannoy (1806-1883) defeated Colonel P. Michaels in Brussels (+4-0=0).
In May, 1844, Daniels defeated Alphonse Delannoy in London (+2-1=0).
In 1844, Staunton defeated William Tuckett in London (+4-1=1).
In 1844, Daniels (1812-1844) defeated Elijah Williams (1809-1854) in London (+7-4=0).
In 1844, Alexander Petrov defeated F. Alexander Hoffmann (1798-1855) in Warsaw (+4-1=0).
In the autumn of 1844, M. Carle drew a match with de Vidart at the Café de la Prefecture in Bordeaux (+3-3=0). (source: Le Palamede, Vol 8, 1845, p. 86)
In 1844, in a return match, Stanley defeated Schulten in New York (+11-4=1).
In 1844, Stanley defeated Charles Vezin in Philadelphia (+12-8=1).
In 1844, Stanley defeated Charles Vezin in Philaelphia (+11-7=3). (source: (source: Chess in Philadelphia, p. 6)
In December, 1844, St Amant defeated John Schulten in Paris (+19-5=0).
In December, 1844, George Perigal drew with Eugene Rousseau in London (+1-1=0).
In December, 1845, Stanley defeated Rousseau in a match in New Orleans, scoring 19-12.
In May, 1845, George Walker defeated Edward Cronhelm (1820-1889) in Leeds (+4-0=1).
In June, 1845, P. Michaels defeated Francois Laigle in Brussels (+7-6=1).
In July, 1845, de Barthes defeated Neris in Marseille (+2-1=0).
In October, 1845, St Amant defeated Rieuford in Bordeaux (+5-4=1).
In October, 1845, St Amant defeated Legris de la Salle (de Lasalle) in Bordeaux (+2-1=1).
In October, 1845, St Amant defeated Edouard Faye in Bordeaux (+3-2=0)/
In 1845, Calvi drew a match with Kieseritzky in a match in Paris (+7-7=1).
In 1845, Augustus Mongredien drew a match with Carl Mayet in Stettin, Germany (+3-3=0).
In 1845, Ludwig Bledow defeated Augustus Mongredien in a match in Berlin (+7-4=1).
In 1845, Augustus Mongredien defeated Prussian General Karl August Bernhard Hermann von Hanneken (1810-1886) in a match at Berlin (+3-1=2).
In 1845, Stanley defeated Schulten in a match in New York (+15-13=0).
In 1845, Ludwig Bledow defeated Adolf Anderssen (1818-1879) in a match in Breslau (+4-0=1).
In March-April, 1846, Staunton defeated Bernhard Horwitz in a match in London, scoring 15.5-8.5.
In July-August, 1846, Kieseritzky defeated Bernhard Horwitz (1807-1885) in a match in London, scoring 7.5-4.5.
In 1846, von der Lasa and Adolf Anderssen drew a match in Breslau (+2-2=0).
In 1846, Elijah Williams defeated Hugh Kennedy in a match in London (=4-2=0).
In 1846, Daniel Harrwitz (1823-1884) defeated George Walker in a match in London (+5-3=0).
In 1846, Lasa defeated Johann Jacob Loewenthal (1810-1876) in a match in Vienna (+5-0=2).
In 1846, Loewenthal defeated Carl Hamppe (1814-1876) in a match in Vienna (+5-4=0).
In September-October, 1846, Staunton defeated Daniel Harrwitz in a match in London (+7-0=0).
In 1846, Daniel Harrwitz defeated Bernhard Horwitz in a match in London, scoring 6.5-5.5.
In 1846, Harrwitz defeated Elijah Williams in a match in London (+3-0=2).
In 1846, Daniel Harrwitz defeated Howard Staunton in a match in London (+6-1=1). Staunton gave pawn and move odds.
In 1846, Staunton defeated Harrwitz in a match in London (+4-3=0). Staunton gave odds of a pawn and two moves.
In 1846, John Schulten defeated Charles Stanley in a match in New York (+11-7=4).
In 1846, Stanley defeated George Hammond in a match in New York (+11-3=4).
In 1846, Serafino Dubois (1817-1899) defeated Marmaduke Wyvill (1815-1896) in a match in Rome (+55-26=0).
In 1846, Wyvill defeated Serafino Dubois in a match in Rome (+39-30=0). Dubois gave odds of a pawn and move.
In 1847, Carl Mayet defeated Alexander Ferdinand von der Goltz (1819-1858) in a match in Berlin (+14-9=1).
In 1847, John Rhodes (1814-1898) defeated Edward Cronhelm in a match in Leeds (+4-1=0).
In 1847, Wilhelm Hanstein defeated Carl Mayet in a match in Berlin (+12=5=1).
In 1847, Daniel Harrwitz defeated George Webb Medley (1826-1898) in a match in London (+11-7=0). Harrwitz gave pawn and move odds.
In 1847, Henry Buckle defeated Henry Bird (1830-1908) in a match in London (+9-7=0).
In December, 1847, Eduard Loewe (1794-1880) defeated Howard Staunton in a match in London (+4-1=2). Staunton gave odds of a pawn and two moves.
In January-February, 1848, Adolf Anderssen drew a match with Daniel Harrwitz in Breslau (+5-5=0).
In 1848, Harrwitz defeated Carl Mayet in a match in Berlin (+5-2=2).
In 1848, Henry Buckle defeated Kieseritzky in a match in Paris (+3-2=3).
In 1848, Staunton defeated George Medley in a match in London (+6-1=3). Staunton gave odds of pawn and two moves.
In February, 1849, Daniel Harrwitz defeated Bernhard Horwitz in Brighton, scoring 8-7.
In 1849, Eduard Loewe defeated Hugh Kennedy in a match in London, scoring 7.5-6.5 (+7-6=1).
In 1849, George Medley defeated Henry Bird in a match in London (+4-2=0)
In 1849, Jaenisch defeated Ilya Shumov (1819-1881) in a match in Russia (+2-1=0).
In 1849, Henry Buckle won a tournament held at Ries’ Divan in London. 2nd place went to George Medley. 3rd place went to John Medley. There were 12 players.
In 1849, Carlo (Cornelio) Bonetti (?-1875) drew a match with Ignazio Calvi in Modena (+8-8=4).
In 1849, Ignazio Calvi defeated Francesco Discart-Galli (1819-1893) in a match in Modena (+10-5=2).
In 1849, Calvi defeated Francesco (Sergio or Franz) Luppi in a match in Modena (+4-0=0).
In 1849, Calvi drew a match with Matilde Parisi in Modena (+1-1=0).
In 1849, Calvi defeated Marchisio in a match on Modena (+2-0=0).
In 1849, Henry Buckle won a tournament held at the Cigar Divan in London. He was followed by Henry Bird, Elijah Williams, and William Tuckett.
In 1850, Loewenthal drew a match with Charles Stanley in New York (+3-3=0).
In 1850, Loewenthal defeated Rousseau in a match (+5-0=0).
In 1850, Paul Morphy (1837-1884) defeated Loewenthal in a match in New Orleans (+2-0=1).
In February, 1850, Stanley defeated John Spencer Turner (1929-1905) in Washington, DC (+11-5=1). It was considered the 2nd U.S. chess championship match. They played for a stake of $1000 and played 17 games in four days. (Source: Chess Player’s Chronicle, Vol 10, 1850, p. 161)
In April, 1850, Loewenthal defeated Colonel F.H. Dudley in a match in Lexington, Kentucky (+11-5=4). Dudley was considered the strongest player in the West.
In 1850, Carl Hamppe defeated Ernst Falkbeer in a match in Vienna (+16-15=0).
In 1850, Lasa defeated John Schulten in a match in Frankfurt, Germany (+4-1=0).
In 1850, Kieseritzky defeated Schulten in a match in Paris (+107-34=10). (Source: Chess Player’s Chronicle, 1850, p. 271)
In 1850, Ilya Shumov defeated Jaenisch in a match in St. Petersburg (+2-1=0). (Source: Chess Player’s Chronicle, 1850, p. 193)
In 1850, Wallenrath defeated Jaenisch in a match in St Petersburg (+1-0=2).
In 1850, George Medley drew a match with Augustus Mongredien in London (+7-4=4). (Source: Chess Player’s Chronicle, 1850, p. 206)
In 1851, Adolf Anderssen defeated Loewenthal in a match in London (+5-2=0).
In 1851, Kieseretzky defeated Henry Buckle in a match in London (+2-1=0).
In 1851, Buckle defeated Loewenthal in a match in London (+4-3=1).
In May-June, 1851, Adolf Anderssen won the first International chess tournament, London 1851. He was followed by Wyvill, E. Williams, Staunton, Szen, H. Kennedy, Horwitz, and James Mucklow. There were 16 players.
In June, 1851, Maarten Van ‘t Kruijs (1813-1885) won a tournament in Amsterdam. There were 38 players. This was the first Dutch tournament.
In June-July, 1851, Samuel Boden (1826-1882) won the London Provnicial Tournament. He was followed by Charles Ranken, W. Hodges, and Robert Brien. There were 10 players in the event.
In July-August, 1851, Adolf Anderssen won a club tournament in London. There were 9 players.
In 1851, Anderssen defeated Loewenthal in a match in London (+5-4=0).
In 1851, Kieseritzky defeated Anderssen in a match in London (+7-3=1).
In July, 1851, Staunton defeated Elijah Williams in a match in London, scoring 7.5-5.5. However, Staunton gave odds of 3 games, so last the match 8.5 to 7.5.
In 1851, Loewenthal defeated Elijah Williams in a match in London, scoring 9-7.
In August, 1851, Staunton defeated Jaenisch in a match in London, scoring 7.5-2.5 (+7-2=1).
In 1851, Frederick Deacon (1829-1875) defeated Edward Loewe in a match in London (+7-2=1).
In 1851, Bernhard Horwitz defeated Henry Bird in London, scoring 9-5.
In 1851, H. Kloos defeated W. Bruijn in a match in Amsterdam (+2-0=3).
In 1851, B. W. Blijdenstein defeated H. Kloos in a match in Amsterdam (+3-0=1).
In 1851, Adolf Anderssen defeated Carl Mayet in a match in Berlin (+4-0=0).
In 1851, Anderssen defeated Jean Dufresne (1929-1893) in a match in Berlin, scoring 13-5.
In 1851, Anderssen defeated Ernst Falkbeer (1819-1885) in a match in Berlin (+2-1=0).
In 1851, Karl Pitschel (1829-1883) drew a match with Adolf Anderssen in Leipzig (+1-1=2).
In 1851, Ilya Shumov defeated Jaenisch in a match in St Petersburg (+2-1=0).
In 1852, Louis Eichborn (1812-1882) defeated Adolf Anderssen in Breslau (+8-0=1).
In 1852, Daniel Harrwitz defeated Elijah Williams in a match in London (+7-0=3).
In 1852, Elijah Williams defeated Bernhard Horwitz in a match in London, scoring 9.5-7.5.
In 1852, St Amant drew a match with Charles Stanley in New York (+4-4=0).
In 1852, Loewenthal defeated Bernhard Horwitz in a match in London (+4-1=0).
In January 1853, Jean Dufresne won the first tournament of the Berliner Schachgesellschaft in Berlin. 2nd went to Max Lange. 3rd went to Carl Mayet. There were 12 players.
In 1853, Harrwitz defeated E. Williams in a match in London (+7-2=3).
In 1853, Louis Eichborn defeated Adolf Anderssen in a match in Breslau (+9-0=0).
In 1853, Howard Staunton defeated Loewenthal in a match in London (+1-0=2).
In 1853, Daniel Harrwitz defeated Loewenthal in London, scoring 17-14.
In August, 1853, Lasa defeated Staunton in Brussels, scoring 7-6.
In 1853, Staunton defeated M de Rives in a match in Brussels (+5-1-2).
In 1853, Alexander Petrov defeated Prince Sergey Urusov (1827-1897) in St Petersburg (+3-0=1).
In 1853, Sergey Urusov defeated Ilya Shumov in St Petersburg (+4-3=0).
In 1853, Jean Dufresne defeated Carl Mayet in Berlin (+7-5=0).
In 1853, Daniel Harrwitz defeated Jozsef Szen in Berlin (+3-1=1).
In 1854, Ilya Shumov defeated Jaenisch in St Petersburg (+5-3=4).
In 1854, Sergey Urusov defeated Shumov in St Petersburg (+12-9=0).
In 1854, Dmitry Urusov defeated Shumov in St. Petersburg (+7-4=0).
In 1854, Louis Eichborn defeated Adold Anderssen in Breslau (+4-0=0).
In 1854, Charles Maurian (1838-1912) defeated Paul Morphy in a match in New Orleans (+6-5=1).
In 1854, Jaenisch defeated Ilya Shumov in St Petersburg (+4-2=2).
In 1854, Jaenisch drew with Segey Urusov in St Petersburg (+2-2=0).
In 1854, Robert Barnett Brien (1827-1873) defeated Franciscus G. Janssens (1822-1881) in a match at the Simpson’s Divan in London, scoring 11.5-5.5.
In May, 1855, Adolf Zytogorski won a tournament at the Kling’s Coffee House in London. 2nd went to Valentine Green. Thomas Wilson Barnes (1825-1874) and Charles Marett tied for 3rd-4th. There were 8 players.
In 1855, Adolf Anderssen defeated Carl Mayet in Berlin (+14-6=1).
In 1855, Anderssen defeated Jean Dufresne in Berlin (+6-0=0).
In 1855, Louis Eichborn defeated Adolf Anderssen in Breslau (+2-0=0).
In 1855, Adolf Anderssen defeated Hermann Pollmacher in Leipzig (+3-1=0).
In 1855, Robert Brien defeated Ernst Falkbeer in London, scoring 8.5-6.5.
In January-February, 1856, Ernst Falkbeer won a knockout tournament at the MacDonnell Chess Club in London. 2nd went to Thomas Barnes. 3rd went to Djuro Szabo. There were 12 players.
In 1856, Balduin Wolff (1819-1907) won a knockout tournament in Berlin, followed by S. Leow. There were 8 players.
In 1856, Dr. C. Eliason defeated S. Leow in Berlin, scoring 7.5-3.5.
In 1856, Anderssen defeated D. Hillel in Breslau (+2-1=0).
In 1856, Thomas Barnes defeated Loewenthal in London (+2-1=1).
In 1856, Staunton defeated Loewenthal in London (+3-0=0).
In 1856, Staunton defeated Thomas Barnes in London (+3-0=0).
In 1856, Daniel Harrwitz defeated Jules Arnous de Riviere (1830-1905) in Paris (+2-1=0).
In 1856, De Riviere defeated Jean Adolphe Laroche (1811-1866) in Paris (+3-2=0).
In 1856, Henry Bird drew a match with Ernst Falkbeer in London (+7-7=3).
In 1856, Serafino Dubois defeated Jules de Riviere in Paris (+22-8=3).
In August, 1857, Loewenthal win the 1st British Chess Association Congress, held in Manchester. 2nd went to Samuel Boden. There were 8 players in the major section. The minor section was won by John Owen, followed by A.M. Francis. There were 16 players in the minor section.
In 1857, James Thompson (1804-1870) drew with Colonel Charles Dillingham Mead (1815-1876) in a match in New York (+1-1=0).
In 1857, Louis Eichborn defeated Adolf Anderssen in a match in Breslau (+4-0=0).
In 1857, Thomas Barnes defeated Loewenthal in a match in London (+3-0=0).
In 1857, James Kipping (1822-1899) defeated Adolf Anderssen in Manchester (+5-4=0).
In November, 1857, Paul Morphy defeated Charles Stanley in a match in New York (+4-0=1). Morphy gave odds of pawn and move.
In 1857, Paul Morphy defeated John Schulten in a match in New York (+23-1=0).
In 1857, Serafino Dubois defeated Conrad von Eckstaedt (1802-1875) in Rome (+4-0=0).
In October-November, 1857, Paul Morphy won the 1st American Chess Congress, held in New York. He was followed by Louis Paulsen, Theodor Lichtenheim, and Benjamin Raphael. There were 16 players in the major event. The minor event was won by William Horner, followed by Moses Solomons, William Seebach, and Martin Mantin. There were 16 players in the minor event.
In July-August, 1858, Paul Morphy defeated Loewenthal in London, scoring 10-4.
In August, 1858, Loewenthal won the 2nd British Chess Association Congress, held in Birmingham, England. 2nd place went to Ernst Falkbeer. There were 16 players in the event.
In 1858, Morphy defeated Samuel Boden in London (+6-1=3).
In 1858, Morphy defeated George Medley in London (+3-2=0).
In 1858, Morphy defeated Henry Bird in London (+3-0=0).
In 1858, Staunton defeated Thomas Barnes (+3-1=0).
In 1858, Morphy defeated Thomas Worrall (1807-1878) in New Orleans (+4-0=0).
In 1858, Morphy defeated Charles Maurian in New Orleans (+2-1=0).
In 1858, Morphy defeated Jules de Riviere in Paris (+3-2=1).
In 1858, Morphy defeated Daniel Harrwitz in Paris (+5-2=1).
In December, 1958, Morphy defeated Adolf Anderssen in Paris (+7-2=2).
In 1858, Anderssen defeated Daniel Harrwitz in Paris (+3-1=3).
In 1858, Samuel Boden defeated John Owen (1827-1901) in London (+7-2=2).
In 1859, Carl Hamppe won the Vienna championship. 2nd went to Eduard Jenay. 3rd went to Wilhelm Steinitz.
In February-March, 1859, Morphy defeated Augustus Mongredien in Paris (+7-0=1).
In 1859, Max Lange (1832-1899) defeated Adolf Anderssen in Breslau (+2-1=1).
In 1859, Max Lange defeated Adolf Anderssen in Breslau (+4-3=1).
In 1859, Paul Morphy drew a match with Loewenthal in London (+1-1=2)
In 1859, Robert Wormald drew with Joseph Campbell in London (+3-3=1)
In 1859, Paul Morphy defeated Theodor Lichtenhein in New York (+3-2=1).
In 1859, de Riviere defeated Paul Journoud in Paris, scoring 9.5-5.5.
In 1859, Morphy defeated W.G. Thomas in Philadelphia (+2-0=1).
In 1859, Adolf Anderssen defeated Carl Mayet in Berlin (+7-1=0).
In 1859, Anderssen defeated Jean Dufresne in Berlin (+4-0=0).
In 1859, Anderssen defeated Berthold Suhle in Breslau (+27-13=8).
In 1859, Leopoldo Bellotti defeated Gian Gamurrini in Italy (+2-1=0).
In 1859, Adolf Anderssen defeated Carstanjen in Cologne (+7-3=1).
In 1859, Morphy defeated James Thompson in New York (+5-3=1). Morphy gave odds of a knight.
In 1859, Alexander Petrov defeated Sergey Urusov in Warsaw (+13-7=1).
In 1859, Sergey Urusov defeated Ilya Shumov in St Petersburg (+6-2=1).
In August-September, 1860, Ignatz Kolisch won the 3rd British Chess Association Congress, held in Cambridge. 2nd went to Charles Stanley. There were 8 players in the event.
In 1860, Carl Hamppe won the Vienna championship, followed by Steinitz.
In 1860, Theodor Lichtenheim drew a telephone match with George Hammond in London (+1-1=0).
In 1860, Daniel Harrwitz defeated Augustus Mongredien in London (+7-0=1).
In 1860, Kolisch defeated George Maude in London (+3-0=0).
In 1860, Kolisch defeated George Medley in London (+2-0=2).
In 1860, Kolisch defeated Bernhard Horwitz in Manchester (+3-1=0).
In 1860, De Riviere defeated Anderssen in a match in Paris (+3-2=1).
In 1860, Daniel Harrwitz defeated H. Laroche in Paris (+3-0=0).
In 1860, Steinitz drew a match with Eduard Jenay in Vienna (+2-2=0).
In 1860, Steinitz defeated Max Lange in Vienna (+3-0=0).
In 1860, Steinitz defeated Strauss in Vienna (+3-0=0).
In 1860, Steinitz defeated Reiner in Vienna (+3-0=0).
In 1860, John Owen drew a match with Ignatz Kolisch in Manchester (+4-4=0).
In 1860, Kolisch defeated Thomas Barnes in London (+10-1=0).
In 1860, De Riviere defeated Thomas Barnes in London (+5-2=0).
In 1860, Kolisch drew a match with Anderssen in Paris (+5-5=1).
In 1860, De Riviere defeated Paul Journoud in Paris (+7-2=1).
In 1860, Anderssen defeated Philipp Hirschfield in Berlin (+14-10=5).
In 1860, Berthold Suhle defeated Bernhard Cornitz in Berlin (+6-1=3).
In January, 1861, Theodor Lichtenhein defeated Hardman Montgomery (+7-2=1).
In June, 1861, Charles Stanly won a tournament in Leeds, England. 2nd went to Walter Parratt. There were 7 players in the event.
In July, 1861, Anderssen defeated Kolisch in London (+4-3=2).
In September, 1861, Louis Paulsen won the 4th British Chess Association Congress, held in Bristol. 2nd went to Samuel Boden. There were 8 players in the event.
In 1861, Edward Pindar won a knockout tournament in Manchester. 2nd went to Bernhard Horwitz.
In 1861, Anderssen defeated Jean Dufresne in Rotterdam (+4-1=0).
In 1861, Anderssen defeated Raland in Rotterdam (+3-0=0).
In 1861, Anderssen defeated D. Dupre in Rotterdam (+2-0=1).
In 1861, Anderssen defeated Christiaan Messemaker in Rotterdam (+2-1=0).
In 1861, John Watkinson defeated Edmund Thorold in Sheffield, England (+4-1=0).
In 1861, Louis Paulsen defeated Ignatz Kolisch in London, scoring 16-15.
In 1861, Max Lange defeated Schmorl in Leipzig (+5-2=6).
In 1861, Wilhelm Steinitz won the Vienna championship.
In June-July, 1862, Adolf Anderssen won the 1st British Chess Federation Congress, held in London. 2nd went to Louis Paulsen. 3rd went to John Owen. There were 14 players in the event.
In 1862, Max Lange won at Krefeld, Germany.
In 1862, Alexander Petrov defeated Ilya Shumov in Russia (+4-2=0).
In July, 1862, Anderssen drew with Louis Paulsen in London (+3-3=2).
In September, 1862, Max Lange won the 2nd West German Chess Congress, held in Duesseldorf. There were 8 players in the event.
In 1862, George Mackenzie defeated George MacDonnell in Dublin (+6-2=1).
In 1862, Adolf Anderssen drew a match with Jacob Rosanes in Breslau (+2-2=1).
In 1862, Paul Morphy defeated Felix Sicre in Havana (+2-0=0).
In 1862, Steinitz defeated Serafino Dubois in London (+5-3=1).
In 1862, George Mackenzie won a handicap tournament in London. He was followed by Frederick Deacon, Adolf Anderssen, James Hannah, Valentine Green, and Moses Solomons. There were 24 players in the event.
In 1862, Louis Paulsen defeated George Mackenzie in London (+2-1=0).
In 1862, Kolisch defeated Shumov in St Petersburg (+6-2=0).
In 1862, Louis Paulsen drew with Serafino Dubois in London (+2-2=0).
In 1862, Kolisch drew with Sergey Urusov in St. Petersburg (+2-2=0).
In 1862, Leopoldo Bellotti defeated Jules De Riviere in a match (+3-1=0).
In 1862, Serafino Dubois defeated Valentine Green in London (+5-0=0). Dubois gave odds of pawn and move.
In 1862-63, Steinitz defeated Joseph Blackburne in London (+7-1=2).
In 1862-63, Steinitz defeated Frederick Deacon in London (+7-1=1).
In January, 1863, Discart-Galli defeated Cornelio Bonetti in Modena (+9-4=2).
In 1863, Discart-Galli drew with Jules Arnous de Riviere in Modena (+1-1=0).
In August, 1863, Max Lange won the 3rd West German Chess Congress, held in Duesseldorf. 2nd went to Wilfried Paulsen. There were 12 players in the event.
In 1863, Steinitz defeated Mongredien in London (+7-0=0).
In 1863, Paul Morphy defeated De Riviere in Paris (+9-3=0).
In 1863-64, Steinitz defeated Valentine Green in London (+7-0=2).
In February, 1864, Louis Paulsen defeated Max Lange in Leipzig (+5-2=0).
In July, 1864, Anderssen drew with Berthold Suhle in Berlin (+3-3=2).
In July, 1864, Philipp Hirschfield drew with Kolisch in Paris (+4-4=0).
In 1864, Anderssen defeat Emil Schallopp in Berlin (+6-1=0).
In August, 1864, Max Lange won the 4th West German Chess Congress, held in Duesseldorf. 2nd went to Conrad von Eckstaedt. There were 8 players in the event.
In 1864, Louis Paulsen defeated Gustav Neumann in Berlin (+5-1=3).
In 1864, Anderssen defeated Johannes Zukertort in Breslau (+5-2=1).
In 1864, Gustav Neumann defeated Anderssen in Berlin, scoring 8-6.
In 1864, Kolisch defeated Rosenthal in Paris (+7-1=0).
In 1864. Dubois defeated Smalt in Rotterdam (+2-0=0).
In September-October, 1864, Steinitz won at Dublin, followed by George MacDonnell, William Bolt, Edward Cordner, and Edward Cronhelm.
In 1865, Berthold Suhle defeated Hirschfield in Berlin (+7-0=2).
In 1865, Cecil De Vere defeated Steinitz in London (+7-3=2). Steinitz gave odds of pawn and move.
In August, 1865, Gustav Neumann won at Elberfeld, Germany.
In 1865, Steinitz defeated James Robey in London (+4-1=0).
In 1865, Gustav Neumann defeated Anderssen in Berlin, scoring 15.5-12.5.
In 1865, Anderssen defeated Mayet in Berlin (+5-2=1).
In 1865, De Riviere drew with Gustav Neumann in Berlin (+2-2=1).
In 1865, Neumann defeated Victor Knorre in Berlin (+4-2=0).
In 1865, Anderssen defeated Knoore in Berlin (+3-1=0).
In 1865, Zukertort defeated Anderssen in Breslau, scoring 15-8.
In 1865, Zukertort defeated Anderssen in Breslau, scoring 10-4.
In 1866, Neumann defeated Anderssen in Berlin, scoring 14-10.
In 1866, Neumann defeated Carl Mayet in Berlin (+6-0=1).
In 1866, Zukertort defeated Anderssen in Breslau (+2-1=1).
In 1866. Viktor Knorre defeated Johannes Zukertort in Breslau (+7-7=0).
In 1866, Evgeny von Schmidt defeated Hans von Minckwitz in Leipzig (+5-1=1).
In March, 1866, Sergey Urusov defeated Philipp Hirschfeld in Moscow (+2-1=2).
In March, 1866, George Mackenzie defeated Gustavus Reichhelm in New York (+5-0=2).
In June-July, 1866, Steinitz won a handicap tournament in London, followed by S. Green, Abraham Mocatta, and Alfred Mongredien.
In July-August, 1866, Steinitz defeated Anderssen in London (+8-6=0).
In September-November, 1866, Steinitz defeated Henry Bird on London, scoring 9.5-7.5.
In November, 1866, Cecil De Vere won the 1st British Association Challenge Cup in London.
In 1866, Anderssen defeated Hans von Minckwitz in Berlin (+8-3=1).
In January-February, 1867, George Mackenzie won a tournament at the New York Chess Club. (source: New York Times, Feb 3, 1867).
In May-June, 1867, George Mackenzie defeated Gustavus Reichhelm in Philadelphia (+7-0=2).
In June-July, 1867, Kolisch won at Paris, followed by Szymon Winawer, Steinitz, and Neumann.
In August-September, 1867, Wilfried Paulsen won the 6th West German Chess Congress, held in Cologne.
In September, 1867, Gustav Neumann won at Dundee, Scotland, followed by Wilhelm Steinitz. There were 10 players in the event.
In September, 1867, Steinitz and James Fraser tied for 1st in a handicap tournament in Dundee, Scotland.
In 1867, Steinitz defeated George Fraser in Dundee, Scotland (+3-0=2).
In 1867, Steinitz defeated George Fraser in Scotland (+7-1=1). Steinitz gave odds of pawn and move.
In 1867, Gustav Neumann defeated Samuel Rosenthal in Paris (+5-0=6).
In 1867, Neumann defeated Szymon Winawer in Paris (+3-0=0).
In 1867, Neumann defeated Szymon Winawer in Paris (+3-0=0).
In 1867, De Riviere defeated Loewenthal in Paris (+2-0=0).
In 1867, Samuel Rosenthal defeated James Mortimer in Paris (+7-2=1).
In 1867, Anderssen defeated Samuel Mieses in Breslau (+4-0=1).
In 1868, Kolisch won at Cambridge.
In April, 1868, Anderssen defeated Zukertort in Berlin (+8-3=1).
In 1868, George Mackenzie defeated Charles Stanley in New York (+2-1=0).
In August, 1868, Max Lange won the 7th West German Chess Congress, held in Aachen. Lange defeated Adolf Anderssen in a play-off game.
In 1868, Edmund Thorund won the 4th Counties Chess Association championship, held in York, England.
In 1868, Max Lange won the 1st North German Chess Congress, held in Hamburg. 2nd went to Adolf Schliemann.
In 1868-69, Joseph Blackburne won the 2nd British Chess Association Challenge Cup, held in London. He beat Cecil De Vere in the play-off.
In 1868-69, Steinitz won the London Handicap tournament, followed by John Wisker and Blackburne.
In July-August, 1869, Anderssen won the 2nd North German Chess Congress, held in Hamburg. He beat Louis Paulsen in the play-off match.
In August, 1869, Anderssen won the 8th West German Chess Congress, held in Barmen, Germany. Minckwitz took 2nd place.
In August, 1869, George Mackenzie won the chess tournament held at the Europe Chess Rooms in New York. James Mason took 2nd. (source: New York Times, Aug 3, 1869)
In 1869, Louis Paulsen won at Bristol, England, followed by Bernhard Horwitz.
In 1869, Arthur Skipworth won the 5th Counties Chess Association tournament in York, England.
In 1869, Gustav Neumann defeated Samuel Rosenthal in Paris (+12-2=8).
In 1869, Paul Morphy defeated Charles Maurian in New Orleans (+6-2=0).
In April, 1870, Steinitz defeated Blackburne in London (+5-0=1).
In July-August, 1870, Adolf Anderssen won at Baden-Baden, followed by Steinitz, Blackburne and Neumann.
In August, 1870, Edmund Thorold won the 6th Counties Chess Association tournament in Newcastle, England.
In August, 1870, Louis Paulsen defeated Adolf Anderssen in a match in Baden-Baden (+2-0=1).
In September, 1870, Johann Berger won the first Austrian Chess Federation Congress, held in Graz. There were 14 players in the event.
In October, 1870, John Wisker won the 3rd British Chess Association Congress, held in London. Amos Burn took 2nd followed by John Owen.
In 1870-1871, Samuel Rosenthal defeated John Wisker in London (+3-2=4).
In April, 1871, Zukertort defeated Anderssen in a match in Berlin (+5-2=0).
In July, 1871, Adolf Anderssen won the 1st Middle German Chess Congress, held in Leipzig. He beat Samuel Mieses in the play-off.
In August, 1871, Louis Paulsen won the 9th West German Chess Congress, held in Krefeld, Germany. He won after a play-off with Anderssen and von Minckwitz.
In August, 1871, Arthur Skipworth won the 3rd British Chess Association Challenge Cup (7th Counties Chess Association).
In August, 1871, Carl Goering won the master section at a tournament in Wiesbaden, Germany.
In September, 1871, Samuel Mieses won a tournament at Bad Ems, Germany.
In November, 1871, George Mackenzie won the 2nd American Chess Congress, held in Cleveland, Ohio. There were 9 players in the event.
In 1871-72, Steinitz won a handicap tournament in London.
In January, 1872, Minckwitz defeated Samuel Mieses in a match in Leipzig (+3-1=5).
In July, 1872, Adolf Anderssen won the 3rd North German Chess Congress, held in Altona, Germany. Gustav Neumann took 2nd.
In July, 1872, Steinitz won the 2nd British Chess Federation Congress. Blackburne took 2d place.
In July, 1872, John Wisker won the 4th British Chess Association Challenge Cup, after defeating Cecil De Vere in a play-off.
In August, 1872, Charles Ranken won the 8th Counties Chess Association tournament, held in Malvern, England.
In August-September, 1872, Steinitz defeated Zukertort in a match in London (+7-1=4).
In 1872, John Wisker defeated John Owen in a match in London (+4-0=2).
In 1872, Edmund Thorold won a handicap tournament in London after defeating John Wisker in a play-off.
In July-August, 1873, Steinitz won at Vienna after defeating Blackburne in a play-off match. 3rd place went to Anderssen.
In August, 1873, Arthur Skipworth won Section A of the 9th Counties Chess Association tournament, held in Bristol, England. Amos Burn won section B.
In 1873, H. Gifford won the 1st Netherlands Chess Federation tournament, held in The Hague. He won after a play-off with B. Blijdenstein.
In November, 1873, Edward Pindar won the Eastern Counties Chess Association tournament, held at Ipsich.
In 1873, Henry Bird defeated John Wisker in London (+6-6=0).
In 1873, Wisker defeated Bird in a match in London (+10-8=3).
In 1873, George MacDonnell defeated Wisker in London (+3-0=1).
In July, 1874, George Mackenzie won the 3rd American Chess Congress, held in Chicago.
In August-September, 1874, A. De Lelie won the 2nd Netherlands Chess Federation tournament in Amsterdam, after winning a play-off with H. Gifford.
In August, 1874, Amos Burn won the 10th Counties Chess Association tournament, held in Birmingham, England.
In 1874, James Mason defeated Eugene Delmar in a match in New York (+7-1=0).
In 1874, James Mason defeated Aristides Martinez in Philadelphia (+4-3=2).
In 1874, Zukertort defeated Cecil De Vere in London (+2-1=0).
In 1874, Emmanuel Schiffers defeated Andrey Chardin in St Petersburg (+5-4=0).
In 1874, Gustavus Reichhelm defeated James Mason in Philadelphia (=1-0=5).
In 1874, John Owen drew a match with Amos Burn in Liverpool (+4-4=0).
In 1874, John Wisker defeated George MacDonnell in London, scoring 9-6.
In April-May, 1875, Pietro Seni won the 1st Italian National championship in Rome.
In April-May, 1875, Philipp Meitner won the Vienna championship.
In August, 1875, George E. Jackson won the 3rd Canadian championship in Ottawa.
In August, 1875, Bernard Fisher won the 11th Counties Chess Association championship, held in Glasgow, Scotland.
In November, 1875, H. Gifford won the 3rd Netherlands Chess Federation championship, held in Rotterdam.
In November-December, 1875, Zukertort defeated William Potter in London, scoring 8-6.
In 1875, Amos Burn defeated John Owen in a match in London (+11-6=3).
In 1875, Szymon Winawer defeated Ilya Shumov in St Petersburg (+5-2=0).
In 1875, Johann Berger defeated Alexander Wittek in Graz, Austria (+4-1=0)
In February-March, 1876, Steinitz defeated Blackburne in London (+7-0=0).
In March-April, 1876, Blackburne won a tournament at the Cigar Divan in London. Zukertort took 2nd.
In July, 1876, Adolf Anderssen won the 2nd Middle German Chess Congress in Leipzig after a playoff with Carl Goering and Karl Pitschel.
In July, 1876, Louis Paulsen defeated Anderssen in Leipzig (+5-4=1).
In July-August, 1876, Amos Burn won the 12th Counties Chess Association championship, held in Cheltenham, England.
In August, 1876, James Mason won the 4th American Chess Congress tournament, held in Philadelphia. Max Judd took 2nd place.
In August, 1876, George Mackenzie won the Café International Tournament, held in New York.
In September, 1876, Wilfried Paulsen won the 10th West German Chess Congress, held in Duesseldorf.
In 1876, Fritz Riemann defeated Arnold Schottlaender in Breslau (+5-0=0).
In September-October, 1876, James Mason won the Clipper Tournament in New York. Henry Bird and Eugene Delmar took 2nd-3rd.
In 1876, Blackburne defeated Zukertort in London (+2-1=0).
In 1876, Henry Bird defeated Edward Alberoni in Philadelphia (+19-18=3).
In 1876, Max Judd defeated Alberoni in Philadelphia (+6-2=4).
In 1876, James Mason defeated Henry Bird in Philadelphia (+7-0=0).
In 1876, James Mason defeated Henry Bird in New York (+11-4=4).
In 1877, Andrei Asharin won a tournament in St Petersburg. Mikhail Chigorin took 2nd, followed by Emmanuel Schiffers.
In July, 1877, Louis Paulsen won at Leipzig. 2nd went to Anderssen after a playoff with Zukertort.
In July, 1877, Louis Paulsen defeated Adolf Anderssen in Leipzig (+5-3=1).
In August, 1877, Zukertort won the 11th West German Chess Congress, held in Cologne.
In October-November, 1877, Chigorin won a tournament in St Petersburg.
In 1877, A. Polak Daniels won the 5th Netherlands Chess Federation championship.
In 1877, Schiffers defeated Friedrich Amelung in St Petersburg (+6-2=0).
In 1877, Amelung defeated Andrei Ashurin in St Petersburg (+4-3=2).
In 1877, William Wayte defeated James Minchin in London (+11-7=1).
In 1878, Maarten Van’t Kruijs won the 6th Netherlands Chess Federation championship after a playoff with J. Veraart.
In 1878, A. Daniels won a tournament at The Hague.
In January, 1878, Francis Ensor won a tournament at Grantham, England.
In March, 1878, Chigorin defeated Schiffers at St Petersburg (+7-3=0).
In June-July, 1878, Zukertort won at Paris, followed by Winawer.
In July-August, 1878, Edmund Thorold won the 14th Counties Chess Association championship, held in London.
In July-August, 1878, Louis Paulsen won the 12th West German Chess Congress, held in Frankfurt, Germany.
In August, 1878, Adolf Schwarz defeated Minckwitz in Frankfurt (+3-2=4).
In 1878, William Wayte won the Loewenthal Cup tournament in London.
In August-September, 1878, Luigi Sprega won the 2nd Italian National championship, held in Livorno, Italy.
In 1878, Schiffers defeated Chigorin at St Petersburg (+7-6=1).
In 1878, Zukertort defeated John Owen at Chiselhurst, England.
In 1878, Philipp Meitner defeated Adolf Schwarz at Vienna (+5-2=3).
In 1878-79, Jacob Ascher won the 6th Canadian championship, held in Montreal.
In January, 1879, Chigorin won the Best Russian Players tournament in St Petersburg after defeating Semyon Alapin in a playoff.
In July, 1879, Berthold Englisch won the first German Chess Federation tournament, held at Leipzig. Louis Paulsen took 2nd place.
In July, 1879, Max Bier won a tournament at Wesselburen, Germany.
In July, 1879, Michaelson and Oskar Cordel tied for 1st at the 2nd East German Chess Federation tournament, held in Memel, Germany.
In July, 1879, Louis Paulsen defeated Adolf Schwarz in Leipzig (+5-2=0).
In August, 1879, Henry Bird won the First Class Loewenthal Tourney, held at the City of London Chess Club. Blackburne and Mason tied for 2nd-3rd.
In August-September, 1879, Henry Hookham won the 1st New Zealand championship, held in Christchurch. He won after a playoff with David Hay.
In 1879, William Wayte won the Loewenthal Cup tournament at the St. George Chess Club in London.
In August-September, 1879, C. Dupre won the 7th Netherlands Chess Federation tournament, held in Rotterdam.
In September, 1879, Edwin Pope won the 7th Canadian championship, held in Ottawa.
In 1879, Chigorin defeated Evgeny von Schmidt at St Petersburg (+6-1=0).
In 1879, Blackburne defeated Henry Bird in London (+5-2=0).
In 1879, James Mason defeated William Potter in London (+5-5=11).
In 1879, Mason defeated Blackburne in London (+2-1=0).
In 1879, Eugene Delmar defeated Sam Loyd in New York (+5-1=2).
In 1879, Charles Moehle defeated David Baird in New York (+5-0=3).
In 1879, Moehle defeated Nicolai Gedalia in New York (+5-1=0).
In 1879, Chigorin defeated Schiffers in St Petersburg (+7-4=2).
In January, 1880, William Wayte won the 15th Counties Chess Association championship, held in Boston, England.
In January, 1880, George Mackenzie won the 5th American Chess Congress, held in New York. He defeated James Grundy in a playoff match. The minor section was won by Nicolai Gedalia.
In February-March, 1880, Emil Schallopp drew a match with Fritz Riemann in Berlin (+2-2=2).
In May-June, 1880, Zukertort defeated Samuel Rosenthal in London, scoring 12.5-6.5.
In July, 1880, C. Sander won the 3rd East German Chess Congress, held in Bromberg, Germany.
In July, 1880, Joseph Blackburne, Bernhard Englisch, and Adolf Schwarz tied for 1st at a tournament in Weisbaden, Germany.
In July, 1880, Louis Paulsen won the 13th West German Chess Congress, held at Braunschweig, Germany.
In August, 1880, Henry Bird won the 8th Netherlands Chess Federation championship, held in Gouda.
In September, 1880, Adolf Schwarz won a tournament at Graz, Austria, after winning a playoff match with Minckwitz and Miksa Weiss.
In 1880, Eugene Delmar defeated Robert Barnes in New York (+7-0=1).
In 1880, Chigorin defeated Schiffers in St Petersburg (+7-1=3).
In 1880, Chigorin defeated Semyon Alapin in St Petersburg (+7-3=0).
In 1880, Adolf Schwarz defeated Szymon Winawer in Vienna (+3-1=0).
In 1880-81, Samuel Rosenthal won the 1st French National tournament in Paris.
In January, 1881, George Mackenzie defeated Max Judd in St Louis (+7=5=1).
In February, 1881, Joseph Shaw won the 8th Canadian championship, held in Ottawa.
In June-July, 1881, Zukertort defeated Blackburne in London (+7-2=5).
In August, 1881, Levi Benima won the 9th Netherlands Chess Federation tournament, held in The Hague.
In August-September, 1881, Blackburne won the 2nd German Chess Federation championship, held in Berlin. Zukertort took 2nd place. Curt von Bardeleben won the Haupturnier section. Berthold Lasker and Siegbert Tarrasch tied for 1st in the “Free” tournament.
In September, 1881, Carlo Salvioli won the 3rd Italian National championship, held in Milan.
In October, 1881, Charles Ranken won the 16th Counties Chess Association championship, held in Leamington, England.
In November, 1881, Edward Chamier won the 2nd French National championship, held in Paris.
In 1881, Frank Tweed (1856-1929) won the Manhattan CC championship.
In 1881, Chigorin defeated Alapin in St Petersburg (+2-1=0).
In 1881, Blackburne defeated Isidor Gunsberg in London (+7-4=3).
In 1881-82, E. Sanderson won the 9th Canadian championship, held in Quebec.
In May-June, 1882, Steinitz won the playoff against Winawer to win in Vienna. They each received 153 British pounds. James Mason took 3rd place.
In July, 1882, Bernard Fisher and Edmund Thorold tied for 1st at the 17th Counties Chess Association championship, held in Manchester, England.
In 1882, Vicenz Hruby won a Vienna tournament.
In 1882, Christiaan Messemaker won the 10th Netherlands Chess Federation championship, held in The Hague.
In 1882, James Mason defeated George Mackenzie in London (+1-0=2).
In 1882, Steinitz defeated Dion Martinez in Philadelphia (+3-1=3).
In 1882, Steinitz defeated Dion Martinez in Philadelphia (+7-0=0).
In 1882, Vincenz Hruby defeated Berthold Englisch in Vienna (+3-1=1).
In 1882, Steinitz defeated Philipp Meitner in Vienna (+5-0=0).
In 1882, George Mackenzie defeated Blackburne in London (+2-1=0).
In 1882, Steinitz defeated Alexander Sellman in Baltimore (+2-0=3).
In 1882, David Baird (1854-1913) won the Manhattan CC championship.
In 1882-83, Henry Howe and Jacob Ascher tied for 1st in the 10th Canadian championship, held in Montreal.
In February-April, 1883, Albert Clerc won the 3rd French National championship, held in Paris. Jules De Riviere took 2nd.
In April-June, 1883, Zukertort won at London. He was followed by Steinitz, Blackburne, Chigorin, Englisch, Mackenzie, and Mason.
In April-June, 1883, Curt von Bardeleben won the Vizayanagaram Tournament in London.
In July, 1883, Winawer won the 3rd German Chess Federation championship, held in Nuremberg, Germany. Blackburne took 2nd. Siegbert Tarrasch won the Haupturnier section.
In July, 1883, Edmond Thorold won Section A of the 18th Counties Chess Association tournament, held in Birmingham, England. Bernard Fisher won Section B.
In August-September, 1883, Fermo Zannoni won the 4th Italian National championship, held in Venice, Italy.
In September, 1883, Levi Benima won the 11th Netherlands Chess Federation championship.
In 1883, Gustave Simonson (1864-1935) won the 5th Manhattan Chess Club championship in New York. David Baird took 2nd.
In October-November, 1883, Hermann von Gottschall won the Café Royal tournament in Berlin. He won the playoff against Emil Schallopp, Max Harmonist, and Berthold Lasker.
In 1883, Steinitz defeated Celso Golmayo Zupide in Havana (+8-1=1).
In 1883, Steinitz defeated George Mackenzie in New York (+3-1=2).
In 1883, Steinitz defeated Dion Martinez in Philadelphia (+9-0=2).
In 1883, Chigorin defeated De Riviere in Paris (+5-4=1).
In 1883-84, Jozef Zabinski won a tournament at Warsaw, Poland.
In February, 1884, Francois-Xavier Lambert won the 11th Canadian championship, held in Ottawa.
In July, 1884, Salomon Loewenthal and Theodor von Scheve tied for 1st at Frankfurt, Germany.
In July, 1884, John Crum won the 1st Scottish championship, held in Glasgow.
In July-August, 1884, William Wayte won the 19th Counties Chess Association championship, held in Bath, England.
In August, 1884, Christiaan Messemaker won the 12th Netherlands Chess Federation championship, held in Gouda.
In 1884, John Ryan (1849-1914) won the 6th Manhattan Chess Club championship.
In 1884, Otho Michaelis won the Philadelphia Chess Club championship.
In 1884, Zukertort defeated Max Judd in St Louis (+3-0=2).
In 1884, Zukertort defeated Dion Martinez in Philadelphia (+9-3=1).
In 1884, William Wayte defeated Edmund Thorold in London (+7-5=4).
In June-July, 1885, Isidor Gunsberg won the 1st British Chess Federation championship, held in London.
In July, 1885, Isidor Gunsberg won the 4th German Chess Federation championship, held in Hamburg, Germany.
In August, 1885, Blackburne won the 20th Counties Chess Association championship, held in Hereford, England. Henry Bird took 2nd and Emil Schallopp took 3rd.
In 1885, Dirk Van Foreest won the 13th Netherlands Chess Federation championship, held at The Hague.
In August, 1885, Daniel Mills won the 2nd Scottish championship, held in Edinburgh.
In October, 1885, William Pollock won the 1st Irish Chess Association championship, held in Dublin.
In 1885, Hans Seger won a tournament in Gorlitz, Germany.
In 1885, Henry Bird defeated Arthur Skipworth at Newcastle (+5-2=0).
In 1885, Fritz Riemann drew a match with Ernst Flechsig at Breslau (+5-5=0).
In 1885, Steinitz defeated Alexander Sellman in Baltimore (+3-0=0).
In 1885, Eugene Delmar won the 7th Manhattan Chess Club championship.
In January-March, 1886, Steinitz defeated Zukertort in the first world chess championship, scoring 12.5-7.5. The match was played in New York, St Louis, and New Orleans.
In February-March, 1886, Blackburne won the British Chess Club Master Tourney. 2nd place went to Henry Bird.
In March, 1886, Fermo Zannoni won the 5th Italian National championship, held in Rome.
In April, 1886, Georges Barbier won the 3rd Scottish championship, held in Glasgow.
In July, 1886, Joseph Blackburne defeated Amos Burn in a playoff to win the 2nd British Chess Federation championship.
In July-October, 1886, Walter Gattie won the 1st British Amateur championship, held in London.
In August, 1886, Amos Burn won the 21st Counties Chess Association championship, held in Nottingham.
In August, 1886, Dirk Van Foreest won the 14th Netherlands Chess Federation championship, held in Utrecht.
In September-October, 1886, William Pollack won the 2nd Irish Chess Association championship, held in Belfast.
In 1886, Herman Gwinner and George MacDonnell won a tournament in London.
In 1886, Hermann Neustadl won the 1st Bavarian Chess Federation championship, held in Munich.
In 1886, Walter Shipley won the New York State Chess Association championship, held in Cooperstown, New York.
In 1886, Eugene Delmar won the New York Chess Club Tourney.
In 1886, Filippo Cantoni defeated Fermo Zannoni (+1-0=1).
In 1886, George Mackenzie defeated Samuel Lipschuetz in New York (+5-3=5).
In 1886, Isidor Gunsberg defeated Henry Bird in London (+5-1=3).
In 1886, Henry Bird drew with Amos Burn in London (+9-9=0).
In 1886, Amos Burn drew with George Mackenzie in London (+4-4=2).
In 1886, Andres Vasquez drew with Vicente Carvajal in Havana (+10-10=2).
In 1886, Andres Vasquez defeated Alfred Ettlinger in Havana (+5-1=0).
In 1886, Samuel Lipschuetz drew with Philip Richardson in New York (+1-1=4)
In 1886, John Ryan won the 9th Manhattan CC championship. (other sources say that James Hanham won).
In 1886-87, Emil Schallopp won the Berlin Chess Club championship.
In July-August, 1887, Dirk Van Foreest won the 15th Netherlands Chess Federation championship, held in Amsterdam.
In July-August, 1887, George Mackenzie won the 5th German Chess Federation championship, held in Frankfurt. Joseph Blackburne and Miksa Weiss tied for 2nd-3rd.
In August, 1887, Henry Charlick won the 2nd Australian championship, held in Adelaide.
In August, 1887, Daniel Mills won the 4th Scottish championship, held in Edinburgh.
In 1887, George Barry won the 13th Canadian championship, held in Montreal. He beat Nicholas MacLeod in the playoff.
In August, 1887, Joseph Blake won the 22nd Counties Chess Association championship, held in Stamford, England.
In 1887, Max Harmonist won the Jubilee Tournament of the Berlin Chess Club.
In 1887, Gustav Koehler won the Columbia Chess Club championship.
In November-December, 1887, Amos Burn and Isidor Gunsburg tied for 1st at the 3rd British Chess Federation Congress, held at London.
In November-December, 1887, Charles Locock won the 2nd British Amateur championship, held in London. He defeated Frederic Anger in the playoff.
In 1887, Zukertort won the London handicap tournament.
In 1887, Isidor Gunsberg defeated Blackburne in a match at Bradford, England (+4-2=6).
In 1887, Blackburne defeated Zukertort in London (+5-1=8).
In 1887, Siegbert Tarrasch defeated Maximilian Kuerschner in Nuremberg (+7-0=0).
In 1887, Blackburne defeated George MacDonnell in London (+2-1=1).
In 1887, Celso Golmayo defeated Andres Vasquez in Havana (+7-0=0).
In 1887, Max Judd defeated Albert Hodges in St Louis (+4-2=2).
In 1887, Samuel (Simon) Lipschuetz (1863-1905) won the Manhattan CC championship.
In 1888, Horatio Caro won the 1st Winter Tournament in Berlin. Jacques Mieses took 2nd.
In July, 1888, George Mackenzie won the 5th Scottish championship, held in Glasgow.
In August, 1888, Isidor Gunsberg won the 4th British Chess Federation championship.
In August, 1888, Antony Guest won the 3rd British Amateur championship.
In August, 1888, Siegbert Tarrasch won the 2nd Bavarian Chess Federation championship, held in Nuremberg.
In September, 1888, Jackson Showalter won the 1st United States Chess Association tournament, held in Cincinnati, Ohio.
In October, 1888, William Crane won the 3rd Australian championship, held in Melbourne, Australia. He defeated Henry Charlick in the playoff.
In December, 1888, Curt von Bardeleben and Fritz Riemann tied for 1st at the Augusta 40th Jubilee in Leipzig. Jaques Mieses took 3rd place.
In 1888, Isidor Gunsberg won the Simpson’s Divan tournament in London.
In 1888, Eugene Delmar defeated Samuel Lipschuetz in New York (+5-3=0).
In 1888, David Baird won the Manhattan CC championship.
In 1888-89, Theodor Von Scheve won the Berlin championship.
In January-February, 1889, Steinitz defeated Chigorin in the world championship, held in Havana. He scored 10.5-6.5.
In March-May, 1889, Chigorin and Maksa Weiss tied for 1st at the 6th American Chess Federation, held in New York. Isidor Gunsberg took 3rd.
In July, 1889, Siegbert Tarrasch won the 6th German Chess Federation championship, held in Breslau. Emanuel Lasker won the Haupturnier section.
In August, 1889, Amos Burn won at Amsterdam. Emanuel Lasker took 2nd.
In November, 1889, Henry Bird won the 5th British Chess Federation championship.
In 1889, Emanuel Lasker defeated Curt von Bardeleben in Berlin (+2-1=1).
In 1889, Samuel Lipschuetz won the Manhattan CC championship.
In 1889-90, Lasker defeated Mieses in Leipzig (+5-0=3).
In January-February, 1890, Gunsberg and Chigorin tied in Havana, scoring 11.5-11.5.
In January-April, 1890, Miksa Weiss won the 1st Kolisch Memorial in Vienna.
In February, 1890, Jackson Showalter won the 3rd USA Chess Association championship, held in St Louis. William Pollock took 2nd.
In June, 1890, Jackson Showalter won at Chicago.
In July 1890, Emanuel Lasker and Berthold Lasker tied for 1st in Berlin.
In 1890, Lipschuetz defeated Delmar in New York (+7-3=3).
In 1890, Max Judd defeated Showalter in St Louis (+7-3=0).
In August-September, 1890, Tarrasch won the 6th British Chess Federation Congress, held in Manchester.
In 1890, D. G. Baird won the Manhattan CC championship.
In 1890-91, Steinitz defeated Gunsberg in the 3rd world championship match, held in New York. He scored 10.5-8.5.
In August, 1891, Showalter won the 4th USA Chess Association tournament, held in Lexington, Kentucky.
In 1891, Hames Hanham won the Manhattan CC championship.
In January-February, 1892, Steinitz defeated Chigorin in the 4th world chess championship, held in Cuba. He scored 12.5-10.5.
In March, 1892, Emanuel Lasker won the 7th British Chess Federation Congress, held in London.
In May-June, 1892, Lasker defeated Blackburne in London (+6-0=4).
In 1892, James Hanham won the Manhattan CC championship.
In September-October, 1893, Lasker won at New York. Adolf Albin took 2nd.
In 1893, Albert Hodges (1861-1944) won the Manhattan CC championship.
In March-May, 1894, Emanuel Lasker defeated Steinitz in the 5th world championship, scoring 12-7. The match was played in New York, Philadelphia, and Montreal.
In August-September, 1895, Harry Pillsbury won at Hastings, followed by Chigorin, Lasker, Tarrasch, Steinitz, and Schiffers.
In 1895, D.G. Baird won the Manhattan CC championship.
In October-November, 1896, William Napier defeated Frank Marshall in New York (+7-1=3).
In 1896, Louis Schmidt (1855-1938) won the Manhattan CC championship.
In 1896-97, Lasker defeated Steinitz in the 6th world championship match, held in Moscow. He scored 12.5-4.5.
In February-April, 1897, Pillsbury defeated Showalter in Brooklyn, scoring 11.5-9.5.
In February-April, 1898, Pillsbury defeated Showalter in New York (+7-3=2).
In May-June, 1898, Tarrasch won the Kaiser Jubilaeumsturnier in Vienna. He defeated Pillsbury in the playoff. Dawid Janowski took 3rd place.
In 1898, Dawid Janowski defeated Jackson Showalter in New York (+7-2=4).
In 1898, D.G. Baird and Gustave Koehler tied for 1st in the Manhattan CC championship.
In May-July, 1899, Emanuel Lasker won at London, followed by Janowski, Pillsbury, Maroczy, Schlechter, Blackburne, and Chigorin. The minor tournament was won by Frank Marshall.
In September-October, 1899, Mikhail Chigorin won the 1st All-Russian championship, held in Moscow. Schiffers took 2nd.
In 1899, James Hanham won the Manhattan CC championship.
In September, 1900, Louis Uedemann won the 1st USA Open championship, held in Excelsior, Minnesota. There were 20 players in the event.
In 1900, Samuel Lipschuetz won the Manhattan CC championship.