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1991, 97 Seiten, Leinen mit Goldprägung, englisch The two tournaments Buffalo 1894 and 1901 hitherto have remained obscure even though the brightest American chess star of that day, Harry Pillsbury, was a contestant in both.
In addition, Pillsbury`s chief rival in those days, Frank Marshall, was a contestant at Buffalo 1901, though in such poor form that he finished only fifth out of six players. In fact, Marshall only escaped the ignominy of finishing last by winning both games over a talented amateur, Karpinski, who later went on to a very successful career in mathematics.
Marshall`s score at Buffalo 1901 and that of Pillsbury have almost uniformly been reported erroneously, as the author`s meticulous research shows. The ohter contestants at Buffalo 1901, Delmar, Napier, and Howell, all played an important role in the chess history of that time in the United States. Delmar was by then an old lion at the end of his career, while Napier aund Howell were very strong young players whose presence on the world chess stage was never very prominent because they chose other primary careers in preference to chess.Allthough neither of these tournaments are among the strongest held in the United States, each has a special significance in being a training groundfor most of the best American players of that day.
Buffalo 1894 was an important training event for Pillsbury, who only a year later won one of the greatest tournaments of all time in dramatic fashion over the world`s very best including World Champion Lasker.
It is always interesting to see how young players of enormous talent can apparently increase their capabilities by several hundred Elo points in such a short time.
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