Saint Louis 1904 (1)




Results
 
Crosstable scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games   
Mlotkowski, Stasch    2294 (39) 12 / 13 
Uedemann, Louis    2381 (39) 9.5 / 13 
Schrader, Edward    2341 (40) 8.5 / 13 
Daly, Harlow    2177 (62) 8 / 13 
Kemény, Emil    2346 (44) 8 / 13 
Smith, Harsen    2115 (44) 7.5 / 13 
Sawyer, Joseph    2146 (42) 7 / 13 
Shrader, Eugene    2063 (57) 7 / 13 
Widmeyer, William    2044 (45) 6 / 13 
Wickersham, E.R.    2060 (74) 5 / 13 
Rundle, F.J.    1980 (79) 4.5 / 13 
Cowles, John    1892 (70) 3.5 / 13 
Clark, John    1952 (64) 2.5 / 13 
Terker, David    1868 (75) 2 / 13 
 
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: 7th American Chess Congress - Minor Tournament
Place: Saint Louis
Start date: 3 Oct. 1904
End date: 8 Oct. 1904
 
Notes:
This was also the 5th Western Chess Association Tournament and the 5th USA Open Championship. Gaige has 'Magnus Smith' here; Di Felice has 'Smith, Magnus Magnusson; chessgames.com has 'Harsen Darwin Smith'. Hilbert, and the American Chess Bulletin of Oct. 1904 (p.89), have 'Judge Harsen D. Smith'. Hilbert, in his biography of Kemeny (p.286) cites the Kansas Star of 9 Oct. 1904 describing the final outcome, so I guess that the event ended on 8 Oct. 1904.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 44
   Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables II, page 211
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 283, 331
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 1, no. 5, Oct. 1904, page 89
Web
   [US Open 1904, Saint Louis = 5th Western Champ.]

Tournament information updated: 7 Nov. 2023