Lipschutz, S. – Showalter, J.W. 1895




Results
 
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Lipschütz, Salomon    2513 (39) 5.5/14 
Showalter, Jackson    2531 (34) 8.5/14 
 
Status: formal

Event table notes

Event data
Place: New York
Start date: 21 Oct. 1895
End date: 27 Dec. 1895
 
Notes:
Feenstra Kuiper and Di Felice give +7-5=4 for Showalter in an 1895 match and +7-4=3 for Showalter in an 1896 match. There was only one match, with result +7-4=3 but played in 1895. Golombek and Hooper and Whyld give this result, as does Russell quoting a letter by Shipley. Hilbert gives the exact dates 21 Oct.-27 Dec. 1895.
 
References
Books
   Barcza, Magyar Sakktörténet, Vol.1, page 237
   Davies, Samuel Lipschütz, page 261, 280, 374
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 161, 170
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 28, 29
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 293
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 188
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 149
   Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 263
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 309
Web
   Cree, Graeme.  [Showalter vs. Lipschutz Match] (broken)
   Cree, Graeme.  [The US Chess Championship]
   Russell, Hanon.  [The More Things Change...], page 4

Match information updated: 7 Nov. 2023