Pillsbury, Harry
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1890 |
94 |
2357 | (69) | 9 |
| 1891 |
72 |
2401 | (59) | 3 |
| 1892 |
35 |
2458 | (46) | 20 |
| 1893 |
18 |
2507 | (34) | 44 |
| 1894 |
11 |
2528 | (35) | 32 |
| 1895 |
5 |
2607 | (33) | 35 |
| 1896 |
4 |
2618 | (29) | 54 |
| 1897 |
4 |
2622 | (33) | 29 |
| 1898 |
3 |
2657 | (29) | 64 |
| 1899 |
3 |
2632 | (30) | 64 |
| 1900 |
3 |
2646 | (31) | 51 |
| 1901 |
2 |
2641 | (37) | 13 |
| 1902 |
3 |
2614 | (31) | 43 |
| 1903 |
6 |
2579 | (31) | 44 |
| 1904 |
11 |
2530 | (38) | 29 |
| 1905 |
15 |
2514 | (57) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Pillsbury, Harry Nelson |
| Born: 5 Dec. 1872 |
| Died: 17 June 1906 |
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| Notes: |
| Reichhelm gives birth year 1870. Gaige gives date of birth 5-12-1872. Hilbert (in his book on Napier, p.98), citing Napier, gives Pillsbury's date of birth as 6-12-1872. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Bird, Chess History and Reminiscences, page 118 |
| Davies, Samuel Lipschütz, page 363 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 278, 304 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 91 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 447, 967 |
| Forster, Negele and Tischbierek, Emanuel Lasker, Vol.I, page 154, 165 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 330 |
| Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 240 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 349, 356, 377, 446, 579 |
| Hilbert and Lahde, Albert Beauregard Hodges, page 185, 290 |
| Hilbert, Napier, page 98 |
| Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 107, 284 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 253 |
| Murray, History of Chess, page 890 |
| Pope, Harry Nelson Pillsbury, Vol.1 |
| Pope, Harry Nelson Pillsbury, Vol.2 |
| Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 19 |
| Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 485 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 160 |
| Web |
| Giffen, Glen. [Pillsbury, Harry Nelson] |
| Sarah. [Monte Carlo 1902 - Page 1] |
| Sarah. [Monte Carlo 1902 - The Players] |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dal 1900 al 1944] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 4397. Ancestry] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Pillsbury, H.N. - Stone, H.N. 1890 |
(f) |
6 | - | 3 |
Stone, H.N. gave odds of the move |
| Steinitz, W. - Pillsbury, H.N. 1892 |
(c) |
1 | - | 2 |
Steinitz, W. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Pillsbury, H.N. - Dresel, E.L. 1892 |
(f) |
5 | - | 1 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Burille, C.F. 1892 |
(f) |
7 | - | 3 |
Burille, C.F. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Pillsbury, H.N. - Walbrodt, C.A. 1893 |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Barry, J.F. 1893 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 4.5 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Bates, E. 1893 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Kemeny, E. 1893 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Voigt, H.G. 1893 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Morgan, M. 1893 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Morgan, J.P. 1893 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Barrett, S.R. 1893 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Shipley, W.P. 1893 |
(c) |
0 | - | 1 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Schottlander, A. 1893 |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Richardson, P. 1894 |
(c) |
4 | - | 2 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Southwick, A.W. 1894 (1) |
(f) |
5 | - | 0 |
Pillsbury, H.N. gave odds of a rook |
| Pillsbury, H.N. - Southwick, A.W. 1894 (2) |
(f) |
2 | - | 1 |
Pillsbury, H.N. gave odds of a rook |
| Pillsbury, H.N. - Southwick, A.W. 1895 |
(f) |
6 | - | 1 |
Pillsbury, H.N. gave odds of a rook |
| Pillsbury, H.N. - Marquez Sterling, M. 1895 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Robinson, D.S. 1895 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Voigt, H.G. 1895 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Kemeny, E. - Pillsbury, H.N. 1895 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Englisch, B. 1896 |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 2.5 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Showalter, J.W. 1897 |
(f) |
11.5 | - | 9.5 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Showalter, J.W. 1898 |
(f) |
8 | - | 4 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Shipley, W.P. 1898 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Voigt, H.G. 1898 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Robinson, D.S. 1898 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Newman, C.J. 1898 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Judd, Max - Pillsbury, H.N. 1898 (1) |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Judd, Max - Pillsbury, H.N. 1898 (2) |
(f) |
0 | - | 4 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Claiborne, F. 1899 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Dixon, B.V.B. 1899 |
(c) |
3 | - | 2 |
Pillsbury, H.N. gave odds of a knight |
| Pillsbury, H.N. - Farrar, E.H. 1899 (1) |
(c) |
4 | - | 1 |
Pillsbury, H.N. gave odds of a knight |
| Pillsbury, H.N. - Monroe, F.A. 1899 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
Pillsbury, H.N. gave odds of a rook |
| Pillsbury, H.N. - Mellen, D.C. 1899 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
Pillsbury, H.N. gave odds of a knight |
| Pillsbury, H.N. - Rainold, F.E. 1899 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
Pillsbury, H.N. gave odds of a knight |
| Pillsbury, H.N. - Field, O.W. 1899 |
(c) |
2 | - | 2 |
Pillsbury, H.N. gave odds of a knight |
| Pillsbury, H.N. - McConnell, Ja. (1) 1899 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Wilcox, C.O. 1899 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Labatt, L.L. 1899 |
(c) |
3.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Farrar, E.H. 1899 (2) |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Kemeny, E. 1899 |
(f) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Barry, J.F. - Pillsbury, H.N. 1899 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Showalter, J.W. 1899 |
(f) |
1.5 | - | 1.5 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Griffith, R.B. 1899 |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Judd, Max 1900 |
(f) |
2 | - | 1 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Ruiz, J. 1900 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Ettlinger, A.K. - Pillsbury, H.N. 1900 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Corzo, J. 1900 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Vazquez, A.C. 1900 |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Gavilan, A. 1900 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Fiol, A. 1900 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Iglesias, R.M. 1900 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Lasker, Em. 1900 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Judd, Max 1901 |
(f) |
2 | - | 0 |
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| Chigorin, M.I. - Pillsbury, H.N. 1902 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Sournin, V.N. - Pillsbury, H.N. 1903 |
(f) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Hodges, A.B. 1904 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Labatt, L.L. 1904 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Dixon, B.V.B. 1904 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Lovegrove, W.R. 1904 |
(f) |
0 | - | 1 |
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| Pillsbury, H.N. - Voigt, H.G. 1904 |
(c) |
4.5 | - | 4.5 |
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Tournament data
| Boston, Massachusetts 1891 |
Massachusetts Chess Association Tournament |
2 | / | 3 |
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| Boston, Massachusetts 1892 |
Boston Married - Single Match |
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Pillsbury, H.N. - Snow, C.B. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1893 (13) |
Impromptu International Tournament |
7 | / | 13 |
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| New York 1893 (14) |
Manhattan Café Tournament |
7 | / | 9 |
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| New York 1894 (3) |
Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match |
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Pillsbury, H.N. - Showalter, J.W. |
0 - 1 |
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| New York 1894 (4) |
Brooklyn Club - New York City Club Match |
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Pillsbury, H.N. - Showalter, J.W. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1894 (5) |
Brooklyn Club - Newark Club Match |
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Pillsbury, H.N. - Nadler, F.C. |
1 - 0 |
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| Buffalo 1894 (1) |
New York State Chess Association - Rice Trophy Competition |
3.5 | / | 6 |
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| New York 1894 (6) |
New York Tournament |
4 | / | 9 |
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| New York 1895 (2) |
Brooklyn - Manhattan Club Match |
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Pillsbury, H.N. - Ryan, J.S. |
1 - 0 |
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| Newark 1895 (1) |
Brooklyn Club - Newark Club Match |
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Pillsbury, H.N. - Hymes, E. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| New York 1895 (13) |
Brooklyn - Metropolitan Club Match |
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Pillsbury, H.N. - Taubenhaus, J. |
1 - 0 |
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| New York 1895 (15) |
Brooklyn - New York City Club Match |
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Pillsbury, H.N. - Showalter, J.W. |
1 - 0 |
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| Hastings 1895 (7) |
Hastings International Congress - Master's Tournament |
15.5 | / | 20 |
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| Saint Petersburg 1896 |
Saint Petersburg Tournament |
8 | / | 18 |
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| London, England and New York 1896 |
1st Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Pillsbury, H.N. - Blackburne, J.H. |
0 - 1 |
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| Nuremberg 1896 |
Nuremberg Tournament |
12 | / | 18 |
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| Budapest 1896 |
Budapest Tournament |
7.5 | / | 12 |
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| London, England and New York 1897 |
2nd Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Pillsbury, H.N. - Blackburne, J.H. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Murray Isle, Thousand Islands 1897 (3) |
Pennsylvania State Chess Association - New York State Chess Association Match |
6.5 | / | 7 |
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| London, England and New York 1898 |
3rd Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Pillsbury, H.N. - Blackburne, J.H. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Vienna 1898 (3) |
Kaiser Jubiläumsturnier |
28.5 | / | 37 |
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Pillsbury, H.N. - Tarrasch, S. |
1.5 - 2.5 |
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| London, England and New York 1899 (1) |
4th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Pillsbury, H.N. - Blackburne, J.H. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1899 (3) |
London Major Tournament |
18 | / | 27 |
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| London, England and New York 1900 |
5th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Pillsbury, H.N. - Blackburne, J.H. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Paris 1900 |
Paris International Tournament |
13.5 | / | 18 |
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| Munich 1900 (1) |
12th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
12 | / | 15 |
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Pillsbury, H.N. - Maroczy, G. |
1 - 0 |
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Pillsbury, H.N. - Schlechter, C.A.H. |
2 - 2 |
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| London, England and New York 1901 |
6th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Pillsbury, H.N. - Blackburne, J.H. |
1 - 0 |
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| Buffalo 1901 |
New York State Chess Association Tournament |
9 | / | 10 |
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| Monte Carlo 1902 |
Monte Carlo International Tournament |
17 | / | 24 |
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| London, England and New York 1902 |
7th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Pillsbury, H.N. - Lawrence, T.F. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Hanover 1902 (1) |
13th German Chess Federation Congress - Meisterturnier |
12 | / | 17 |
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| Monte Carlo 1903 |
Monte Carlo Tournament |
18.5 | / | 26 |
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| London, England and New York 1903 |
8th Anglo-American Cable Match |
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Pillsbury, H.N. - Lawrence, T.F. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Vienna 1903 (1) |
King's Gambit Accepted Tournament |
10 | / | 18 |
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| Cambridge Springs 1904 |
Cambridge Springs Tournament |
7 | / | 15 |
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| New York 1904 (3) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Pillsbury, H.N. - Marshall, F.J. |
1 - 0 |
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| Philadelphia 1905 (1) |
Franklin Chess Club - Manhattan Chess Club Match |
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Pillsbury, H.N. - Hymes, E. |
1 - 0 |
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| Player information updated: 12 Nov. 2024 |
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