4th American Chess Congress

The 4th American Chess Congress ( American Centennial Championship ) was held in Philadelphia from August 17 to August 31, 1876 .

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The tournament was held in two rounds.

No.	Participant	A country	one		2		3		four		five		6		7		eight		9		+	-	=	Glasses	A place
one	James mason	Ireland			one	½	one	0	one	½	½	one	one	½	one	one	½	one	one	one	ten	one	five	10½	one
2	Max judd	USA	0	½			0	0	one	0	one	½	one	one	one	one	one	one	-	-	eight	four	2	9	2
3	Harry davidson	USA	0	one	one	one			½	0	0	½	½	one	0	one	one	one	½	½	7	four	five	8½
four	Henry Bird	England	0	½	0	one	½	one			0	½	one	one	½	one	½	one	-	-	6	3	five	8½
five	Jacob Elson	USA	½	0	0	½	one	½	one	½			½	½	one	0	one	one	-	-	five	3	6	eight	five
6	Albert roberts	USA	0	½	0	0	½	0	0	0	½	½			one	½	one	one	-	-	3	6	five	5½	6
7	Preston Ware	USA	0	0	0	0	one	0	½	0	0	one	0	½			½	½	-	-	2	eight	four	four	7
eight	L. D. Barbour	USA	½	0	0	0	0	0	½	0	0	0	0	0	½	½			-	-	0	ten	four	2	eight
9	Dionisio Martinez	Cuba	0	0	-	-	½	½	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-			0	2	2	one	9

The Second, Third and Fourth American Chess Congress: Cleveland 1871, Chicago 1874, Philadelphia 1876. George W. Mackenzie