Delmar, Eugene




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1859  164  2116 (94) 3
1860  164  2136 (92) 7
1861  176  2144 (90) 1
1862  166  2162 (88) 0
1863  159  2180 (86) 0
1864  158  2199 (82) 0
1865  141  2217 (77) 1
1866  137  2232 (71) 2
1867  121  2253 (66) 10
1868  106  2284 (59) 0
1869  85  2314 (47) 19
1870  66  2355 (37) 104
1871  50  2391 (42) 34
1872  41  2408 (45) 6
1873  46  2392 (38) 62
1874  40  2415 (40) 30
1875  35  2433 (34) 56
1876  35  2446 (38) 46
1877  39  2426 (49) 0
1878  48  2405 (52) 0
1879  57  2385 (47) 21
1880  62  2391 (44) 26
1881  79  2373 (51) 0
1882  86  2355 (49) 0
1883  105  2336 (39) 35
1884  58  2417 (36) 35
1885  43  2453 (32) 59
1886  39  2451 (35) 42
1887  30  2477 (38) 23
1888  44  2445 (38) 13
1889  54  2420 (30) 55
1890  71  2399 (35) 25
1891  75  2392 (33) 35
1892  100  2355 (32) 40
1893  97  2346 (28) 76
1894  96  2352 (34) 26
1895  52  2402 (37) 20
1896  81  2374 (37) 22
1897  89  2353 (38) 14
1898  134  2313 (34) 30
1899  113  2333 (31) 47
1900  141  2307 (34) 27
1901  153  2297 (34) 29
1902  224  2257 (37) 20
1903  249  2248 (38) 16
1904  256  2250 (36) 30
1905  302  2227 (36) 23
1906  215  2280 (37) 22
1907  256  2261 (40) 14
1908  354  2218 (41) 23
1909  472  2170 (51) 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
   [DSZ], vol. 27, no. 3, Mar. 1872, page 67
   [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
Delmar, E. (1) - Ryan, J.S. 1889         (f)     5.5   -   2.5
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.J. - 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 (3)     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 1887 (5)     New York Club Championship     8.5  /  10
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
New York 1896 (3)     Brooklyn Club Championship     8.5  /  12
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    
Dobbs Ferry 1898     Dobbs Ferry Handicap Tournament     4.5  /  5
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
New York 1899 (5)     Manhattan Club Handicap Tournament     12  /  14
  Delmar, E. (1) - Roething, O.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1899 (3)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Bampton, S.W.     1 - 0    
New York 1899 (6)     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 (2)     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Young, J.W. (1)     1 - 0    
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 1905 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     1.5  /  11
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 (9)     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 1907 (3)     Manhattan Club - Brooklyn Club Match    
  Delmar, E. (1) - Curt, C.     1 - 0    
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: 24 Aug. 2025