Showalter, Jackson




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1886  64  2393 (71) 1
1887  50  2433 (56) 7
1888  37  2457 (46) 10
1889  33  2453 (34) 39
1890  28  2477 (36) 35
1891  26  2487 (34) 58
1892  37  2451 (35) 29
1893  31  2476 (33) 30
1894  24  2499 (28) 82
1895  12  2532 (34) 25
1896  20  2525 (31) 53
1897  17  2533 (33) 29
1898  16  2519 (27) 71
1899  13  2528 (29) 56
1900  15  2510 (32) 45
1901  17  2478 (47) 2
1902  26  2472 (53) 1
1903  26  2481 (54) 0
1904  24  2490 (49) 15
1905  28  2474 (59) 0
1906  34  2459 (64) 0
1907  42  2443 (65) 0
1908  44  2428 (63) 0
1909  62  2412 (57) 12
1910  63  2411 (64) 0
1911  73  2410 (67) 0
1912  72  2409 (66) 0
1913  69  2407 (63) 0
1914  65  2406 (56) 0
1915  57  2405 (43) 24
1916  71  2379 (37) 46
1917  109  2340 (45) 8
1918  158  2305 (47) 11
1919  172  2298 (52) 10
1920  177  2303 (59) 0
1921  171  2308 (61) 0
1922  167  2313 (59) 11
1923  208  2296 (66) 0
1924  258  2280 (68) 0
1925  303  2264 (68) 0
1926  359  2248 (65) 12

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Showalter, Jackson Whipps  
Born: 5 Feb. 1859
Died: 5 Feb. 1935
 
Notes:
Forster gives birth year as 1860. Sunnucks and Golombek give birth date 04-02-1860 and death date 06-02-1935. Hilbert and Lahde give birth date as 05-02-1860, but note that some sources give 04-02-1860. Hilbert gives 05-02-1860 in his biography of Kemeny. Urcan gives birth date 04-02-1860. Gaige gives birth date 05-02-1860 and death date 05-02-1935. Reichhelm gives birth year 1859. Winter confirms in CN 6972 that his birth date was 05-02-1859. Hilbert and Lahde discuss various sources giving death date as 04-02-1935 or 05-02-1935 or 06-02-1935.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 232
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 316
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 337
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 286
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 94
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 346, 479, 969
   Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 148
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 389
   Goldman, Carl Schlechter!, page 526
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 293
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 356, 377, 580
   Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 144
   Hilbert, Emil Kemeny, page 142
   Hilbert, Napier, page 208
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 309
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 371
   Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 21
   Sunnucks, Encyclopaedia of Chess, page 454
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 249
   Urcan, Adolf Albin in America, page 108
Web
   Brennen, Neil R.  [The Postal Lion: Jackson Showalter and Correspondence Chess]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 6972. Showalter and Baseball]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Euphrat, S. - Showalter, J.W. 1886         (c)     1   -   0      Euphrat, S. gave odds of a rook
McCalla, S.L. - Showalter, J.W. 1887         (c)     3   -   1
Showalter, J.W. - Euphrat, S. 1887         (c)     1   -   0
Showalter, J.W. - Lipschutz, S. 1890         (f)     1   -   0
Judd, Max - Showalter, J.W. 1890         (f)     7   -   3
Showalter, J.W. - Redding, J.D. 1891         (c)     1   -   0
Manson, N.J. - Showalter, J.W. 1891         (f)     3   -   2
Showalter, J.W. - Pollock, W.H.K. 1891         (f)     5.5   -   4.5
Showalter, J.W. - Lovegrove, W.R. 1891         (c)     18   -   12
Showalter, J.W. - Kendrick, R. 1891         (s)     1   -   1
Showalter, J.W. - Judd, Max 1892         (f)     8.5   -   5.5
Lipschutz, S. - Showalter, J.W. 1892         (f)     10.5   -   4.5
Lasker, Em. - Showalter, J.W. 1893         (f)     6.5   -   2.5
Showalter, J.W. - Hodges, A.B. 1894 (1)         (f)     9   -   8
Showalter, J.W. - Hodges, A.B. 1894 (2)         (f)     3.5   -   5.5
Showalter, J.W. - Albin, A. 1894         (f)     14   -   11
Showalter, J.W. - Halpern, J.C. 1894         (f)     5.5   -   3.5
Lipschutz, S. - Showalter, J.W. 1895         (f)     5.5   -   8.5
Showalter, J.W. - Kemeny, E. 1896         (f)     9   -   6
Showalter, J.W. - Barry, J.F. 1896         (f)     9   -   4
Showalter, J.W. - Shipley, W.P. 1896         (c)     2.5   -   1.5
Showalter, J.W. - Voigt, H.G. 1896         (c)     1   -   1
Showalter, J.W. - Kemeny, E. 1897         (c)     1   -   1
Showalter, J.W. - Shipley, W.P. 1897         (c)     1.5   -   0.5
Showalter, J.W. - Robinson, D.S. 1897         (c)     1.5   -   0.5
Pillsbury, H.N. - Showalter, J.W. 1897         (f)     11.5   -   9.5
Steinitz, W. - Showalter, J.W. 1898         (c)     2   -   1
Pillsbury, H.N. - Showalter, J.W. 1898         (f)     8   -   4
Janowsky, D.M. - Showalter, J.W. 1899 (1)         (f)     9   -   4
Janowsky, D.M. - Showalter, J.W. 1899 (2)         (f)     2   -   4
Janowsky, D.M. - Showalter, J.W. 1899 (3)         (f)     2.5   -   4.5
Pillsbury, H.N. - Showalter, J.W. 1899         (f)     1.5   -   1.5
Lasker, Em. - Showalter, J.W. 1901         (f)     1   -   0
Lasker, Em. - Showalter, J.W. 1902         (f)     1   -   0
Marshall, F.J. - Showalter, J.W. 1909         (f)     8.5   -   3.5
Kostic, B. - Showalter, J.W. 1915         (f)     9.5   -   4.5
Showalter, J.W. - Whitaker, N.T. 1916         (f)     6   -   1
Janowsky, D.M. - Showalter, J.W. 1916         (f)     8   -   3

Tournament data

New York 1887 (2)     Manhattan Club - New York Club Match    
  Showalter, J.W. - Teed, F.M.     1.5 - 0.5    
Cincinnati 1888 (2)     1st United States Chess Association Meeting - Championship Tournament     8  /  9
Cincinnati 1888 (4)     1st United States Chess Association Meeting - Play-off    
  Showalter, J.W. - Euphrat, S.     0 - 1    
New York 1889 (2)     6th American Chess Congress     19  /  39
Saint Louis 1890     3rd United States Chess Association Congress     10.5  /  11
Chicago 1890     Chicago Tournament     12  /  13
Lexington 1891     4th United States Chess Association Congress     5  /  6
  Showalter, J.W. - Pollock, W.H.K.     1 - 0    
Lexington (?) 1891     Triangular Tournament     2.5  /  3
New York 1893 (13)     Impromptu International Tournament     8  /  13
New York 1893 (14)     Manhattan Café Tournament     4.5  /  8
New York 1894 (2)     16th New York State Championship    
  Showalter, J.W. - Scripture, W.E.     1 - 0    
  Showalter, J.W. - Hanham, J.M.     1 - 0    
  Showalter, J.W. - Baird, J.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
  Showalter, J.W. - Baird, J.W.     1 - 0    
New York 1894 (3)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Showalter, J.W. - Pillsbury, H.N.     1 - 0    
New York 1894 (4)     Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match    
  Showalter, J.W. - Pillsbury, H.N.     0 - 1    
Buffalo 1894 (1)     New York State Chess Association - Rice Trophy Competition     4  /  6
New York 1894 (6)     New York Tournament     6  /  10
New York 1895 (1)     Newark - New York City Club Match    
  Showalter, J.W. - Hymes, N.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (5)     Metropolitan Club - New York City Club Match    
  Showalter, J.W. - Arnheim, A.     0.5 - 0.5    
New York 1895 (6)     Manhattan Team Match    
  Showalter, J.W. - Hanham, J.M.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (7)     Manhattan - New York City Club Match    
  Showalter, J.W. - Baird, D.G.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (10)     New York State Championship     3.5  /  4
New York 1895 (12)     New York City - Staten Island Club Match    
  Showalter, J.W. - Hagedorn, H.C.     1 - 0    
New York 1895 (15)     Brooklyn - New York City Club Match    
  Showalter, J.W. - Pillsbury, H.N.     0 - 1    
Philadelphia and New York 1895     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match    
  Showalter, J.W. - Reichhelm, G.C.     1 - 0    
London, England and New York 1896     1st Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Showalter, J.W. - Burn, A.     1 - 0    
Nuremberg 1896     Nuremberg Tournament     5.5  /  18
London, England and New York 1897     2nd Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Showalter, J.W. - Locock, C.D.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia and New York 1897     Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Telegraphic Match    
  Showalter, J.W. - Kemeny, E.     0 - 1    
New York 1898 (1)     20th New York State Chess Association Midwinter Meeting - Championship     1.5  /  3
London, England and New York 1898     3rd Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Showalter, J.W. - Burn, A.     1 - 0    
Vienna 1898 (3)     Kaiser Jubiläumsturnier     16  /  37
Cologne 1898 (2)     11th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier     9  /  15
London, England and New York 1899 (1)     4th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Showalter, J.W. - Atkins, H.E.     1 - 0    
London, England 1899 (3)     London Major Tournament     11.5  /  26
London, England and New York 1900     5th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Showalter, J.W. - Lee, F.J.     0.5 - 0.5    
Paris 1900     Paris International Tournament     10.5  /  19
Munich 1900 (1)     12th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier     7.5  /  15
New York 1900 (5)     Manhattan Club Sexangular Tournament     7  /  10
London, England and New York 1901     6th Anglo-American Cable Match    
  Showalter, J.W. - Mason, Ja.     0 - 1    
Cambridge Springs 1904     Cambridge Springs Tournament     8.5  /  15
Excelsior 1915     16th Western Chess Association Tournament     9  /  10
Chicago 1916     17th Western Chess Association Tournament     16  /  19
Tampa 1916     Tampa Tournament     4  /  9
Lexington 1917     18th Western Chess Association Tournament     4.5  /  8
Chicago 1918     19th Western Chess Association Tournament     4.5  /  11
Cincinnati 1919     20th Western Chess Association Tournament     6.5  /  10
Louisville 1922     23rd Western Chess Association Tournament     8  /  11
Chicago 1926 (3)     27th Western Chess Association Meeting - Master Tournament     3  /  12

Player information updated: 7 Nov. 2023