New York 1861 (1)




Results
 
Match scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Leonard, James    2502 (39) 2.5 /
Horner, William    2263 (55) 1.5 /
 
Leonard, James    2502 (39) 2 /
Loyd, Sam    2337 (59) 1 /
 
Richardson, William    2152 (123) 1 /
McRae, K.    0 /
 
Michaelis, Otho    2149 (95) 1 /
Mark, Leopold    0 /
 
Koppel, Carl    2100 (147) 1 /
Delmar, Eugene    2170 (90) 0 /
 
Marache, Napoleon    2237 (56) 1 /
Perrin, Frederic    2274 (47) 0 /
 
Barnett, James    2334 (66) 1 /
Hey, William    0 /
 
Fiske, Daniel    2247 (102) 1 /
Brenzinger, F. Eugene    2270 (67) 0 /
 
Lord, William    2030 (165) 1 /
Chamier, Edward    2066 (150) 0 /
 
Leonard, James    2502 (39) 2 /
Koppel, Carl    2100 (147) 0 /
 
Richardson, William    2152 (123) 1 /
Fiske, Daniel    2247 (102) 0 /
 
Marache, Napoleon    2237 (56) 1 /
Lord, William    2030 (165) 0 /
 
Barnett, James    2334 (66) 1 /
Michaelis, Otho    2149 (95) 0 /
 
Leonard, James    2502 (39) 2.5 /
Barnett, James    2334 (66) 1.5 /
 
Marache, Napoleon    2237 (56) 2 /
Richardson, William    2152 (123) 1 /
 
Leonard, James    2502 (39) 3.5 /
Marache, Napoleon    2237 (56) 0.5 /
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: 3rd Free Tournament
Place: New York
Start date: 10 Nov. 1860
End date: 16 Feb. 1861
 
Notes:
Partial results available. 32-player knockout tournament. This was apparently not a handicap event, as the announcement for the 4th Free Tournament in the 16 Mar. 1861 issue of the New York Clipper says 'this time a handicap'. Hilbert assumes it was a handicap event, using this as an explanation of why a little-known player like William Richardson beat Fiske, but Richardson also beat Marache, who was as reknowned as Fiske, and we know that they played even, since some of their games are given in the New York Clipper. In none of the games that appeared were odds given. The New York Clipper of 8 Dec. 1860 gives the second round pairings, and hence the winners of the first round, but not their first round opponents. Exact scores for Leonard's matches (including his first round match against Horner), as well as Marache-Richardson are given or can be deduced from the combined scores of Leonard against each opponent in the the 3rd Free Handicap tournament, the New York Chess Club Grand tournament and offhand games against Thompson and Marache, as listed in the 9 Mar. 1861 issue of the New York Clipper, and reproduced by Hilbert. The other matches, where the exact scores are not given, I record as 1-0 to be conservative.
 
References
Books
   Hilbert, Tragic Life of Leonard, page 41
   Winter, Chess Facts and Fables, page 62
Periodicals
   [GWT], 15 Feb. 1867
   [GWT], 2 Aug. 1867
   [NYC], 3 Nov. 1860
   [NYC], 8 Dec. 1860
   [NYC], 22 Dec. 1860
   [NYC], 19 Jan. 1861
   [NYC], 26 Jan. 1861
   [NYC], 2 Feb. 1861
   [NYC], 9 Feb. 1861
   [NYC], 16 Feb. 1861
   [NYC], 23 Feb. 1861
   [NYC], 2 Mar. 1861
   [NYC], 9 Mar. 1861
   [NYC], 16 Mar. 1861
   [NYSP], 1 Dec. 1860
   [NYSP], 15 Dec. 1860
   [WSoT], 12 Jan. 1861
Web
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Collected results, 1836-1863]

Tournament information updated: 15 Jan. 2020