Steinitz, W. – Labatt, L.L. 1882




Results
 
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Steinitz, Wilhelm    2685 (33) 3/
Labatt, Leon    2143 (55) 1/
  Steinitz, Wilhelm gave odds of a knight
 
Status: formal

Event table notes

Event data
Place: New Orleans
Start date: 29 Dec. 1882
End date: 29 Dec. 1882
 
Notes:
Hilbert gives +3-1 for Steinitz at Knight odds; the Brooklyn Chess Chronicle of 15 Jan. 1883 (p.69) gives +2-1 for Steinitz at Knight odds. The New Orleans Daily Picayune of 30 Dec. 1882 (p.2) gives 3-1 for Steinitz at Knight odds and says that all these games were played the day before.
 
References
Books
   Hilbert, Essays in American Chess History, page 213
Periodicals
   [BCC], vol. 1, no. 8, 15 Jan. 1883, page 69
   [NODP], 30 Dec. 1882, page 2
Web
   Hilbert, John S.  [More Recovered Chess Games: Steinitz, Pillsbury, Lasker and Capablanca]

Match information updated: 4 Mar. 2020