Max Judd vs. Jackson Whipps Showalter Match
May 18, 1890 - June 3, 1890
Saint Louis, MO
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
Judd 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 7
Showalter 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Showalter was White in the odd numbered games. Games 6 and 9
(both won by Judd) are, so far, unobtainable, and on my Christmas List.
After this setback Showalter won the 4th Congress of the US Chess Association.
According to Andy Soltis's The US Chess Championship, 1845-1985, Judd, who tried on multiple occasions to claim
the US Title, made no claim after winning this match. (Soltis: "In late 1890 Showalter's string of successes was spoiled by
the loss of a match to Judd, 7-3, but for once the Missouri Master made no claim on the national title.") However,
the Chicago Daily Tribune reported on both the opening of this match (5/19/1890), and its ending (6/4/1890), and
describes it as a match for the American Championship both times. Soltis makes no mention of the
second Showalter-Judd match, played in 1891-2 (described as a championship match
by The New York Times). If he were unaware of the second match, he may have assumed that this match was a non-title
one, having no other way to explain how Judd lost the title after gaining it.
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