Match Champions 1889-1935
S. Lipschütz is regarded as the first US Champion of this period, as a result of being the top-scoring American at the sixth American Chess Congress, New York 1889. The following US Champions until 1909 were decided by matches.
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Year Winner Loser Result Notes 1 1890 Showalter, JacksonJackson Showalter Lipschütz, S.S. Lipschütz unknown The match may have not taken place or may not have been completed. 2 1890 Judd, MaxMax Judd Showalter, JacksonJackson Showalter +7 -3 =0 3 1892 Lipschütz, SamuelSamuel Lipschütz Showalter, JacksonJackson Showalter +7 -1 =7 4 1891-2 Showalter, JacksonJackson Showalter Judd, MaxMax Judd +7 -4 =3 The final game was delayed until January 1892 because Judd was ill. 5 1894 Showalter, JacksonJackson Showalter Hodges, AlbertAlbert Hodges +7 -6 =4 Prior to the last game the players agreed to extend the match. Many sources classify this as the first of two matches instead of one extended match. 6 1894 Hodges, AlbertAlbert Hodges Showalter, JacksonJackson Showalter +5 -3 =1 Can be considered a match extension or a new match. 7 1895 Showalter, JacksonJackson Showalter Lipschütz, S.S. Lipschütz +7 -4 =3 8 1896 Showalter, JacksonJackson Showalter Kemény, EmilEmil Kemény +7 -4 =4 9 1896 Showalter, JacksonJackson Showalter Barry, JohnJohn Barry +7 -2 =4 10 1897 Pillsbury, HarryHarry Pillsbury Showalter, JacksonJackson Showalter +10 -7 =3 11 1898 Pillsbury, HarryHarry Pillsbury Showalter, JacksonJackson Showalter +7 -2 =2 12 1909 Marshall, FrankFrank Marshall Showalter, JacksonJackson Showalter +7 -2 =3 Title reverted to Showalter after Pillsbury's death in 1906. 13 1923 Marshall, FrankFrank Marshall Lasker, EdwardEdward Lasker +5 -4 =9 Marshall declined to play in the invitational tournament that began in 1936.
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