Delmar, Eugene




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1859  162  2118 (94) 3
1860  160  2138 (92) 7
1861  170  2145 (90) 1
1862  160  2164 (88) 0
1863  153  2182 (86) 0
1864  152  2200 (82) 0
1865  138  2219 (77) 1
1866  131  2233 (71) 2
1867  116  2254 (66) 10
1868  100  2285 (59) 0
1869  84  2315 (47) 19
1870  65  2355 (37) 104
1871  49  2391 (42) 34
1872  40  2408 (45) 6
1873  44  2392 (38) 62
1874  39  2414 (40) 30
1875  35  2430 (34) 56
1876  35  2442 (38) 46
1877  40  2424 (50) 0
1878  48  2405 (52) 0
1879  57  2386 (47) 21
1880  58  2391 (44) 26
1881  68  2376 (51) 0
1882  81  2360 (49) 0
1883  97  2345 (39) 35
1884  54  2425 (36) 35
1885  42  2460 (32) 59
1886  41  2452 (35) 42
1887  35  2468 (40) 13
1888  48  2442 (39) 13
1889  56  2419 (31) 47
1890  68  2402 (35) 25
1891  73  2396 (33) 35
1892  95  2360 (32) 40
1893  95  2350 (28) 76
1894  93  2356 (34) 26
1895  53  2406 (38) 20
1896  78  2380 (41) 10
1897  86  2351 (39) 14
1898  142  2299 (35) 26
1899  126  2317 (32) 41
1900  143  2303 (34) 27
1901  152  2296 (35) 29
1902  220  2257 (37) 19
1903  225  2258 (38) 16
1904  203  2275 (37) 29
1905  197  2284 (39) 12
1906  174  2304 (38) 22
1907  240  2267 (40) 13
1908  340  2223 (42) 23
1909  455  2174 (52) 10

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Delmar, Eugene  
Born: 12 Sep. 1841
Died: 22 Feb. 1909
 
Notes:
Name often given as 'D. Eugene Delmar' or 'D.E. Delmar', e.g. in the New York Clipper of 16 Jun. 1860, 8 Mar. 1862 and 24 Jul. 1869, as well as in the Georgia Weekly Telegraph of 16 Aug. 1867, the Philadelphia Daily Evening Bulletin of 6 Dec. 1867, the Era of 21 Jan. 1872 (p.14), the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of 21 Dec. 1871 (p.2), and the Spirit of the Times of 23 Dec. 1871 and 1 Nov. 1873.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 303
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 255
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 77
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 89
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 89
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 276, 574
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 292
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 61
   Hilbert, Napier, page 110
   Hilbert, Tragic Life of Leonard, page 79
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 434
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 87, 219
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 222
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 104
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 56
   Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 58, 78
   Urcan, Julius Finn, page 56
   van Winsen, James Mason in America, page 56, 297
Periodicals
   [ACB], vol. 6, no. 3, Mar. 1909, page 53
   [BDE], vol. 31, no. 299, 21 Dec. 1871, page 2
   [Era], vol. 34, no. 1739, 21 Jan. 1872, page 14
   [GWT], 16 Aug. 1867
   [NYC], 16 June 1860
   [NYC], 8 Mar. 1862
   [NYC], 24 July 1869
   [PDEB], 6 Dec. 1867
   [SoT], 23 Dec. 1871
   [SoT], 1 Nov. 1873
   [TFF], 22 Dec. 1871
Web
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944]

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Montgomery, H.P. - Delmar, E. (1) 1859         (c)     2   -   1      Montgomery, H.P. gave odds of a knight
Loyd, S. - Delmar, E. (1) 1865         (s)     0   -   1      Loyd, S. gave odds of pawn and move
Delmar, E. (1) - Stockton, J.D. 1867 (1)         (f)     3   -   1      Delmar, E. (1) gave odds of a knight
Delmar, E. (1) - Stockton, J.D. 1867 (2)         (f)     2   -   2      Delmar, E. (1) gave odds of a rook
Merian, P.A. - Delmar, E. (1) 1869         (f)     3   -   2
Delmar, E. (1) - Elson, J. 1870         (f)     3   -   2
Mackenzie, G.H. - Delmar, E. (1) 1870 (1)         (f)     3   -   1      Mackenzie, G.H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Ware, P. - Delmar, E. (1) 1870         (c)     6   -   4
Mackenzie, G.H. - Delmar, E. (1) 1870 (2)         (c)     13   -   14      Mackenzie, G.H. gave odds of a knight
Mackenzie, G.H. - Delmar, E. (1) 1870 (3)         (c)     21   -   19      Mackenzie, G.H. gave odds of pawn and move
Delmar, E. (1) - Perrin, F. 1871         (f)     8   -   3
Delmar, E. (1) - Congdon, J.A. 1871         (c)     12.5   -   10.5      Delmar, E. (1) gave odds of a knight
Delmar, E. (1) - Pindar, E.D. 1872         (f)     6   -   0
Barnett, J.P. - Delmar, E. (1) 1873         (f)     5   -   4
Delmar, E. (1) - Brown, T.M. 1873         (f)     5   -   2
Delmar, E. (1) - Perrin, F. 1873         (f)     0.5   -   0.5
Mason, Ja. - Delmar, E. (1) 1873 (1)         (f)     7.5   -   1.5
Mason, Ja. - Delmar, E. (1) 1873 (2)         (f)     8.5   -   5.5
Delmar, E. (1) - Mason, Ja. 1874         (f)     2.5   -   1.5
Delmar, E. (1) - Staples, J. 1874         (c)     1   -   6      Delmar, E. (1) gave odds of a knight
Delmar, E. (1) - Whiting, W.W. 1874         (c)     3   -   4      Delmar, E. (1) gave odds of a knight
Neill, B.M. - Delmar, E. (1) 1874         (c)     2   -   0
Neill, B.M. - Delmar, E. (1) 1875         (c)     2   -   0
Delmar, E. (1) - Elson, J. 1875 (1)         (c)     2   -   1
Delmar, E. (1) - Elson, J. 1875 (2)         (f)     1.5   -   3.5
Delmar, E. (1) - Martinez, D.M. 1875         (c)     8   -   5
Delmar, E. (1) - Davidson, H. (1) 1875         (c)     2   -   0
Judd, Max - Delmar, E. (1) 1875         (c)     1   -   0
Bird, H.E. - Delmar, E. (1) 1875         (c)     9   -   6
Delmar, E. (1) - Barnes, A.P. 1879         (f)     8   -   5
Delmar, E. (1) - Loyd, S. 1879         (f)     6   -   2
Delmar, E. (1) - Barnes, A.P. 1880         (f)     7.5   -   0.5
Steinitz, W. - Delmar, E. (1) 1883         (c)     1   -   0
Zukertort, J.H. - Delmar, E. (1) 1883         (c)     13   -   3
Vazquez, A.C. - Delmar, E. (1) 1884         (c)     0.5   -   0.5
Delmar, E. (1) - Orchard, I.E. 1885         (c)     8.5   -   3.5
Delmar, E. (1) - Ryan, J.S. 1885         (f)     7   -   5
Lipschutz, S. - Delmar, E. (1) 1886         (c)     1   -   1
Delmar, E. (1) - McCalla, S.L. 1887         (c)     3.5   -   2.5
Delmar, E. (1) - Lipschutz, S. 1888         (f)     5   -   3
Judd, Max - Delmar, E. (1) 1888         (c)     3   -   0
Lipschutz, S. - Delmar, E. (1) 1890         (f)     8.5   -   4.5
Delmar, E. (1) - Ascher, J.G. 1890         (c)     5   -   3
Delmar, E. (1) - Pollock, W.H.K. 1891         (f)     5   -   3
Delmar, E. (1) - Hodges, A.B. 1892         (f)     0   -   5
Lasker, Em. - Delmar, E. (1) 1892         (f)     2.5   -   0.5
Delmar, E. (1) - Walbrodt, C.A. 1893 (1)         (c)     1   -   0
Delmar, E. (1) - Walbrodt, C.A. 1893 (2)         (f)     4.5   -   6.5
Schottlander, A. - Delmar, E. (1) 1893         (c)     3   -   1
Albin, A. - Delmar, E. (1) 1893 (1)         (c)     6.5   -   1.5
Albin, A. - Delmar, E. (1) 1893 (2)         (c)     12   -   4
Albin, A. - Delmar, E. (1) 1894         (f)     5   -   2
Delmar, E. (1) - Jasnogrodsky, N. 1895         (f)     5.5   -   1.5
Janowsky, D.M. - Delmar, E. (1) 1899         (f)     1   -   0
Delmar, E. (1) - Hanham, J.M. 1899         (f)     4   -   2
Delmar, E. (1) - Halpern, J.C. 1899         (f)     2   -   1
Delmar, E. (1) - Hanham, J.M. 1900         (f)     3.5   -   1.5
Marshall, F.J. - Delmar, E. (1) 1900         (f)     4   -   1
Lasker, Em. - Delmar, E. (1) 1901         (f)     1   -   0
Lasker, Em. - Delmar, E. (1) 1902         (f)     1   -   0
Keidanski, H. - Delmar, E. (1) 1902         (f)     4   -   1
Capablanca, J.R. - Delmar, E. (1) 1904         (c)     3   -   0
Maroczy, G. - Delmar, E. (1) 1906         (f)     1   -   0
Capablanca, J.R. - Delmar, E. (1) 1908         (f)     5   -   0      Capablanca, J.R. gave odds of pawn and move

Tournament data

New York 1860 (1)     1st Free Tournament    
  Delmar, E. (1) - McLean, J.D.     0 - 1          Delmar, E. (1) gave odds of a rook
  Delmar, E. (1) - McLean, J.D.     3 - 3          Delmar, E. (1) gave odds of a knight
New York 1861 (1)     3rd Free Tournament    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Koppel, C.     0 - 1    
New York 1866     New York Club Tournament    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Warner, J.C.     0.5 - 1.5    
New York 1867     New York Club Tournament    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Mackenzie, G.H.     0 - 2    
New York 1869 (5)     4th Cafe Europa Tournament    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Mason, Ja.     0 - 2    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Perrin, F.     2 - 2    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Merian, P.A.     2 - 0    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Mackenzie, G.H.     1 - 0          Mackenzie, G.H. gave odds of pawn and move
  Delmar, E. (1) - Mackenzie, G.H.     0 - 1    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Wernich, H.     1.5 - 0.5    
New York 1869 (6)     Brooklyn Club Tournament    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Brenzinger, F.E.     1 - 1    
New York 1870 (2)     Brooklyn Club Tournament     8  /  14
New York 1870 (4)     Brooklyn Club - Cafe International Team Match     3  /  4
New York 1873     Brooklyn Club Tournament     19  /  22
New York 1874 (1)     Brooklyn Club Handicap Tournament     17  /  22
New York 1874 (4)     Brooklyn Club Handicap Tournament - Play-off    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Barnett, J.P.     2 - 0    
New York 1875 (1)     Cafe International Tournament     40  /  48
New York 1875 (5)     Cafe International Tournament - First Class Section    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Mackenzie, G.H.     0.5 - 1.5          Mackenzie, G.H. gave odds of pawn and move
  Delmar, E. (1) - Mackenzie, G.H.     1 - 1    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Alberoni, E.     0.5 - 2.5    
New York 1876 (1)     Cafe International Tournament     19.5  /  28
New York 1876 (2)     Clipper Tournament     15.5  /  18
New York 1880 (1)     5th American Chess Congress     9.5  /  18
Philadelphia and New York 1883     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Roberts, J.A.     1 - 1    
New York 1883     5th Manhattan Chess Club Championship     5.5  /  16
New York 1884 (1)     6th Manhattan Club Handicap     22.5  /  34      received odds from first class
New York 1885 (1)     Manhattan Club Handicap Tournament     16  /  21
New York 1885 (3)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Lipschutz, S.     0 - 1    
New York 1885 (4)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Lipschutz, S.     0 - 1    
New York 1885 (5)     8th Manhattan Chess Club Championship     10  /  12
New York 1886 (1)     Manhattan Club Tournament     13  /  24      received odds from first class
New York 1886 (2)     New York Chess Club Tournament     14.5  /  16
New York 1887 (1)     10th New York State Championship    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Vorrath, A.     1 - 0    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Doyle, P.J.     1 - 0    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Mintz, F.     1 - 0    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Angresius, C.F.     1 - 0    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Hanham, J.M.     1 - 0    
New York 1887 (2)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Richardson, P.     1.5 - 0.5    
New York 1888 (3)     Manhattan Club - Columbia Club Match (Round 1)    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Schubert, C.     1 - 0    
New York 1888 (4)     Manhattan Club - Columbia Club Match (Round 2)    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Nugent, C.     1 - 0    
New York 1889 (1)     11th New York State Championship    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Hanham, J.M.     0 - 1    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Gossip, G.H.D.     1 - 0    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Fitch, J.H.A.     1 - 0    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Koehler, G.H.     1 - 0    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Koehler, B.     1 - 0    
New York 1889 (2)     6th American Chess Congress     19.5  /  42
New York 1890 (3)     12th New York State Championship    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Ryan, J.S.     1 - 0    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Meyer, Ot.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Otten, H.     1 - 0    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Lipschutz, S.     1 - 0    
New York 1891 (1)     13th New York State Championship    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Eccles, C.W.     1 - 0    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Hodges, A.B.     1 - 0    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Baird, D.G.     1 - 0    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Ford, E.A.     1 - 0    
New York 1891 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     18.5  /  28
New York 1891 (5)     New Jersey - Manhattan Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Sternberg, L.     0 - 1    
Newark 1892     New Jersey - Manhattan Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Sternberg, L.     1 - 0    
New York 1892 (4)     14th New York State Championship    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Lipschutz, S.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Loeb, S.E.     1 - 0    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Morgan, J.P.     1 - 0    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Olly, E.N.     0 - 1    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Eccles, C.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York and New Orleans 1892     Manhattan - New Orleans telegraph match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Wilcox, C.O.     0.5 - 0.5    
Skaneateles 1892 (2)     New York State Chess Association - Rice Trophy, First Class     4.5  /  7
New York 1892 (7)     Brooklyn Club Championship     10  /  18
New York 1893 (1)     15th New York State Championship    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Hymes, E.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Simonson, G.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Ryan, J.S.     1 - 0    
New York 1893 (4)     Manhattan Club Championship     5.5  /  12
New York 1893 (13)     Impromptu International Tournament     8  /  13
New York 1893 (14)     Manhattan Café Tournament     1.5  /  8
New York 1894 (2)     16th New York State Championship    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Hodges, A.B.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Pollock, W.H.K.     0 - 1    
Buffalo 1894 (2)     New York State Chess Association - General Tourney     3  /  7
New York 1894 (6)     New York Tournament     5  /  10
New York 1895 (1)     Newark - New York City Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Sternberg, L.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (5)     Metropolitan Club - New York City Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Honegger, O.P.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (7)     Manhattan - New York City Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Davidson, H. (1)     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (10)     New York State Championship     2  /  3
New York 1895 (15)     Brooklyn - New York City Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Richardson, P.     1 - 0    
Skaneateles 1895 (1)     New York State Chess Association - Staats-Zeitung Cup Competition     4.5  /  6
New York 1896 (2)     18th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - Championship     1.5  /  3
London, England and New York 1896     1st Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Atkins, H.E.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1896 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Shipley, W.P.     1 - 0    
Ontario Beach 1896 (2)     6th Staats-Zeitung Challenge Cup Tournament     2.5  /  5
London, England and New York 1897     2nd Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Blake, J.H.     1 - 0    
New York 1897 (3)     19th New York State Chess Association Meeting - Championship     3.5  /  4
Paterson 1897     Metropolitan Club - Paterson Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Stapfer, J.H.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia and New York 1897     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Robinson, A.K.     1 - 0    
Murray Isle, Thousand Islands 1897 (3)     Pennsylvania State Chess Association - New York State Chess Association Match     2  /  7
New York 1898 (1)     20th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - Championship     3  /  4
New York 1898 (3)     Manhattan Club Championship     4  /  14
London, England and New York 1898     3rd Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Mills, D.Y.     0 - 1    
Lake Keuka 1898     Pennsylvania State Chess Association - New York State Chess Association Match     2  /  7
New York 1899 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     4  /  18
New York 1899 (2)     New York State Championship     2.5  /  4
Philadelphia 1899 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Bampton, S.W.     1 - 0    
New York 1899 (3)     Manhattan Club Championship     8  /  11
New York 1900 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship - Play-off    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Halpern, J.C.     2.5 - 1.5    
New York 1900 (2)     New York State Championship     1  /  3
London, England and New York 1900     5th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Trenchard, H.W.     1 - 0    
New York 1900 (3)     Manhattan Club Masters Tournament     3  /  8
New York 1900 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Newman, C.J.     0 - 1    
New York 1901 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     1  /  4
New York 1901 (3)     23rd New York State Chess Association Championship    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Howell, C.S.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Ryan, J.S.     0 - 1    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Finn, J.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia 1901 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Bampton, S.W.     0 - 1    
Buffalo 1901     New York State Chess Association Tournament     6.5  /  10
New York 1901 (8)     Manhattan Club Championship     5  /  10
London, England and New York 1902     7th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Trenchard, H.W.     0 - 1    
New York 1902 (3)     Manhattan Club Handicap     9.5  /  14
New York 1902 (4)     Manhattan Club Championship     4.5  /  9
London, England and New York 1903     8th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Jacobs, H.L.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia or New York (?) 1903     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Mlotkowski, S.     1 - 0    
New York 1903 (1)     Manhattan Club Rice Gambit Tournament     5  /  14
New York 1904 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     5.5  /  11
Cambridge Springs 1904     Cambridge Springs Tournament     4.5  /  15
New York 1904 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Elson, J.     1 - 0    
New York and Chicago 1905 (1)     Manhattan Club - Chicago Club Telegraph Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Madsen, C.     0.5 - 0.5    
Philadelphia 1905 (1)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Morgan, M.     0 - 1    
Sylvan Beach 1905 (2)     18th New York State Chess Association Meeting - Rice Gambit Tournament     5  /  10
New York 1906 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     7.5  /  12
New York 1906 (2)     28th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - New York State Championship     0  /  0
New York 1906 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Magee, J.F.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1906 (10)     20th Brooklyn Club Championship     6.5  /  8
New York 1907 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     3  /  7
Philadelphia 1907 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Bampton, S.W.     1 - 0    
Saint Lawrence River 1907 (1)     20th New York State Chess Association Championship     2  /  5
New York 1908 (3)     Manhattan Club Championship     5.5  /  10
London, England and New York 1908     10th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Richmond, G.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1908 (4)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Driver, P.B.     1 - 0    
Trenton Falls 1908 (1)     New York State Chess Association Rice Trophy Competition     2  /  6
New York 1909 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     2.5  /  11


Player information updated: 6 Aug. 2024