James Moore Hanham ( Eng. James Moore Hanham , January 4, 1840 , Woodville (Mississippi) - December 30, 1923 , New York ) - American chess player , master.
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Biography
Born in the small town of Woodville , Mississippi . Participated in the Civil War . Despite its origins, he fought on the side of the unionists . He participated in the battles for settlements of Fort Pickens ( Florida ) and Baton Rouge ( Louisiana ). Finished the war as a major . [one]
After the war he lived in New York ( Manhattan ). [1] He was a multiple winner of the Manhattan Chess Club Championships . [2] Won the New York State Championship in 1891.
In the period from 1884 to 1899. actively participated in chess competitions, including several strong international tournaments. [3]
For many years he was the oldest American chess player, who had the title of master. [1] According to A. Elo , the class of Hanem’s game was approximately at the 2360 rating level. [4]
Contribution to debut theory
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The name of the system in Philidor’s defense is named after H. (1. e4 e5 2. Кf3 d6 3. d4 Кd7 ). [5] [6] [7]
Han also introduced into practice one of the varieties of the closed Sicilian protection system (1. e4 c5 2. Кc3 Кc6 3. f4 ). His studies on continuations associated with the move 2. d3 (after 1. e4 e6 and 1. e4 e5) are known. [eight]
Sports Results
| Year | City | Competition | + | - | = | Result | A place |
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| 1884/1885 | New York | Championship Manhattan ShK | 2 | ||||
| 1885 | New York | Championship Manhattan ShK | 2 | ||||
| 1886 | New York | New York HQ Championship | 2 | ||||
| London | International Tournament (2nd Congress of the British Chess Association) | 3½ out of 12 | 12 [9] | ||||
| Nottingham | International Tournament | 2 of 9 | eight | ||||
| 1888 | Cincinnati | 1st tournament of the American Chess Association | 5½ out of 10 | 2-3 [10] | |||
| 1889 | New York | International Tournament ( 6th American Chess Congress ) | eleven | 21 | 6 | 14 of 38 | 16 [11] |
| 1891 | Lexington | 4th American Chess Association Tournament | 3 out of 6 | 3 [12] | |||
| Skenietles | American Masters Tournament | one | |||||
| Skenietles | American Masters Tournament (other) | one | |||||
| New York | New York State Championship | one | |||||
| 1892 | New York | New York State Championship | |||||
| 1893 | New York | International Tournament (New York HQ Tournament) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 of 9 | 8-9 [13] |
| 1894 | New York | International Tournament | 3 | five | 2 | 4 out of 10 | 7—9 [14] |
| 1895 | The match on the telegraph England - Manhattan HQ (against F. Lord ) | 0 | 0 | one | ½ of 1 | ||
| 1896 | New York | New York State Championship | |||||
| 1897 | New York | Match New York - Pennsylvania | 4½ out of 7 | ||||
| 1898 | Grove spring | New York State Championship | |||||
| New York | Championship Manhattan ShK | ||||||
| 1899 | Saratoga | New York State Team Championship | |||||
| New York | Indicative party with D. M. Yanovsky | 0 | one | 0 | 0 of 1 | ||
| New York | Match New York - Pennsylvania | ||||||
| New York | Championship Manhattan ShK | ||||||
| 1900 | New York | Championship Manhattan ShK | |||||
| 1901 | New York | Demonstration batch with Em. Lasker | 0 | one | 0 | 0 of 1 | |
| 1904 | Telegraph match Manhattan HQ - Franklin HQ (vs. S. Steidleman ) | 0 | one | 0 | 0 of 1 | ||
| 1905 | Telegraph match Manhattan HQ - Chicago HQ (against Charles Phillips ) | 0 | 0 | one | ½ of 1 | ||
| Telegraph match Manhattan HQ - Franklin HQ (against A. Robinson ) | 0 | one | 0 | 0 of 1 | |||
| 1906 | New York | Indicative party with G. Marotsi | 0 | one | 0 | 0 of 1 | |
| Telegraph match Manhattan HQ - Franklin HQ (v. F. Ruske) | 0 | 0 | one | ½ of 1 | |||
| 1907 | Telegraph match Manhattan HQ - Franklin HQ (vs. B. Nile ) | 0 | one | 0 | 0 of 1 | ||
| New York | Manhattan ShK - Brooklyn HQ (against E. Leiber ) | one | 0 | 0 | 1 of 1 | ||
| 1908 | New York | Demonstration game with J. Mises | 0 | one | 0 | 0 of 1 | |
| Telegraph match Manhattan HQ - Franklin HQ (vs. B. Nile) | 0 | one | 0 | 0 of 1 | |||
| 1910 | Telegraph match Manhattan HQ - Franklin HQ (against A. Robinson) | 0 | 0 | one | ½ of 1 | ||
| 1911 | Telegraph match Manhattan HQ - Franklin HQ (against A. Robinson) | 0 | one | 0 | 0 of 1 | ||
| 1912 | Telegraph match Manhattan HQ - Franklin HQ (against A. Robinson) | 0 | 0 | one | ½ of 1 | ||
| 1913 | Telegraph match Manhattan HQ - Philadelphia team (against A. Robinson) | 0 | one | 0 | 0 of 1 |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Hanham, Baroness, (Joan Brownlow Hanham) (born 23 Sept. 1939) . - Oxford University Press, 2007-12-01. - (Who's Who).
- ↑ Felice di Michele . - Oxford University Press, 2011-10-31. - (Benezit Dictionary of Artists).
- ↑ Di Felice, Gino, 1955-. Chess results, 1747-1900: a comprehensive record with 465 tournament crosstables and 590 match scores . - Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co, 2004. - xi, 235 pages p. - ISBN 0786420413 , 9780786420414.
- ↑ Elo, Arpad E., 1903-. The rating of chessplayers, past and present . - New York: Arco Pub, 1978. - 206 pages p. - ISBN 0668047216 , 9780668047210.
- ↑ Hooper, David, 1915-. The Oxford companion to chess . - Second edition. - Oxford [England]. - 483 pages p. - ISBN 0198661649 , 9780198661641.
- ↑ Keres P. Dreispringergespiel bis Königsgambit: Dreispringerspiel. Vierspringerspiel. Italienische Partie. Zweispringerspiel im Nachzuge. Russische Verteidigung. Wiener Partie. Königsgambit ua - S. 177-180.
- ↑ Panov V.N., Estrin Ya.B. The course debuts. - M .: FiS, 1968. - P. 16-18.
- ↑ K. Whyld. Letter to the Editor // OR. - 1962-03. - V. 13 , vol. 1 . - p . 101 . - ISSN 1473-2858 . - DOI : 10.2307 / 3007585 .
- ↑ Beat J. Blackburn .
- ↑ Defeated J. Shovalter .
- ↑ Won M. I. Chigorin and M. Weiss .
- ↑ Won J. Shovalter and W. Pollock .
- ↑ Won G. Pilsbury .
- ↑ Beat V. Steinitz .
Links
- The games of James Han at
- Personal card of James Han on the site 365chess.com (eng.)