Excelsior 1905




Results
 
Crosstable scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games   
Schrader, Edward    2336 (42) 13.5 / 17 
Blake, Charles    2278 (42) 13 / 17 
Elliott, Edward    2320 (47) 12.5 / 17 
Lee, Harry    2318 (39) 12.5 / 17 
Uedemann, Louis    2347 (39) 12.5 / 17 
Cohen, Nathan    2189 (69) 11 / 17 
Smith, Magnús    2356 (42) 11 / 17 
Stacy, Francis    2191 (46) 10 / 17 
Fitzgerald, Roy    2149 (59) 9 / 17 
Bigelow, Arthur    2073 (49) 8.5 / 17 
Smith, Harsen    2096 (44) 7 / 17 
Widmeyer, William    2046 (44) 7 / 17 
Clark, John    1909 (52) 6.5 / 17 
Spencer, George    1984 (57) 5.5 / 17 
Abbott, James (2)    1875 (64) 5 / 17 
Friedlander, Jacob    2040 (53) 5 / 16 
Updegraff, Emmett    1656 (106) 1.5 / 17 
Rosen, Charles    1802 (69) 1 / 16 
 
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: 6th Western Chess Association Tournament (6th USA Open)
Place: Excelsior
Start date: 21 Aug. 1905
End date: 27 Aug. 1905
 
Notes:
Gaige indicates the score of the game Clark-M.M. Smith as '1?' for both players. The American Chess Bulletin of Sep. 1905 (p.287) has 1 for both players. Di Felice scores it as 1-0 for Clark. The Minneapolis Journal of 28 Aug. 1905 (p.8), however, says that Smith beat Clark. I assume the latter is correct. Di Felice has 'Clark, John Levi' at this event, but he often does not distinguish that player from 'James W. Clark' or 'J.H. Clark' active around the same places and times. The American Chess Bulletin and the Minneapolis Journal of 22 Aug. 1905 (p.8) have 'J.W. Clark'. Di Felice has 'Abbott, Joseph William' here, but he was English. The American Chess Bulletin and the Minneapolis Journal have James Abbott of Chicago. Di Felice has 'Spencer, R.J.' here, but the American Chess Magazine and the Minneapolis Journal have 'George B. Spencer'. Di Felice has 'Rosen, Leon' here, and Gaige has 'Rosen', but the American Chess Magazine has 'C.G. Roosen' and 'Rosen' in different places, while the Minneapolis Journal has 'C.G. Rosen'. This must be Charles G. Rosen.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 56
   Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables II, page 228
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 2, no. 9, Sep. 1905, page 285
   [MiJ], 22 Aug. 1905, page 8
   [MiJ], 28 Aug. 1905, page 8
Web
   [US Open 1905, Excelsior = 6th Western Champ.]

Tournament information updated: 13 Feb. 2024