Second American Chess Congress (1871)
The second American Chess Congress was held in Cleveland on December 4–15, 1871 and won by George Henry Mackenzie. The first prize was $100 (~$1,500 today) and the total prize fund was $290 (~$5,000 today). The entry fee was $10 ($150 today). It was a double round robin tournament with a time limit of 12 moves an hour. Draw games were replayed. There were nine players (George Henry Mackenzie, Henry Hosmer, Frederick Elder, Max Judd, Preston Ware, Harsen Darwin Smith, Henry Harding, A. Johnston, and William Houghton). With the retirement of Morphy, this tournament was generally intended to recognize the best player in the United States.
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Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total wins 1 George Henry Mackenzie (USA) xxxx 1½0 ½10 11 11 11 1½1 11 11 14 2 Henry Hosmer (USA) 0½1 xxxx 11 1½1 00 01 11 11 11 12 3 Frederick Elder (USA) ½01 00 xxxx 01 ½½01 11 11 11 11 11 4 Max Judd (USA) 00 0½0 10 xxxx 11 10 ½11 ½11 11 10 5 Preston Ware (USA) 00 11 ½½10 00 xxxx 01 10 11 11 9 6 Harsen Darwin Smith (USA) 00 10 00 01 10 xxxx 11 11 11 9 7 Henry Harding (USA) 0½0 00 00 ½00 01 00 xxxx 01 11 4 8 A. Johnston (USA) 00 00 00 ½00 00 00 10 xxxx 11 3 9 William Houghton (USA) 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 xxxx 0
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