Jackson Whipps Showalter vs. Solomon Lipschutz Match
1890
A "short match" in which Showalter beat Lipschutz and claimed
the National Title. No details on score or number of games.
Showalter (1860-1935), one of America's forgotten champions,
had the modern day equivalent of a 2470 rating, and had two victories
over William Steinitz, and three victories over Mikhail Tchigorin,
as well as victories over Joseph Blackburne, Geza Maroczy, and Emanuel
Lasker. An amiable player, who was once described by William Steinitz
as one of the 6 players in the world from whom he would accept a
cigar, Showalter is often credited as being the inventor of baseball's
curve ball.
I'm unable to locate any results other than this single game,
won by Showalter, which is not at all bad.
[Event "US Championship Match"]
[Site "Louisville"]
[Date "1890"]
[White "Lipschuetz"]
[Black "Showalter"]
[Result "0-1"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bc5 5. Nge2 d6
6. d3 a6 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3 Be6 9. Kh2 h5 10. Nd5 Qd7
11. Nxf6+ gxf6 12. f4 Bg4 13. c3 h4 14. f5 hxg3+ 15. Kxg3 Bh5
16. Qe1 O-O-O 17. Kh2 Rh7 18. Ng1 d5 19. exd5 Ne7 20. Qe4 Qxd5
21. b4 Bb6 22. a4 Qxe4 23. Bxe4 Bg4 24. Kg3 Bxf5 25. Rxf5 Rg7+
26. Kf3 Rxg1 27. Bb2 Rxa1 28. Bxa1 Nxf5 29. Bxf5+ Kb8 30. c4 Bd4
31. Bxd4 Rxd4 32. Kg3 c6 33. h4 b5 34. axb5 axb5 35. cxb5 cxb5
36. h5 Rxb4 37. h6 Rd4 38. h7 Rd8 39. Kh4 Kc7 40. Kh5 Kd6
41. Kh6 Kd5 42. Kg7 Kd4 43. Kxf7 b4 44. Kxf6 Rh8 45. Kg7 Rxh7+
46. Bxh7 b3 47. Bg8 b2 48. Ba2 Kxd3 49. Kf6 e4 50. Bb1+ Kd4
51. Kf5 e3 0-1
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