American National Tournament 1911
Marshall holds off Capablanca and New York's challengers
Frank Marshall won the 1911 New York tournament with 10/12. José Raúl Capablanca finished half a point behind, while Oscar Chajes and Charles Jaffe shared the next score in the thirteen-player round-robin.
A thirteen-player field
Thirteen competitors each played twelve games, creating a 78-game crosstable. Marshall and Capablanca led a field that also included Chajes, Jaffe, Albert Hodges, Paul Johner, Roy Black, Magnus Smith, and David Baird.
Four players at the top
Marshall's 10/12 secured first by half a point. Capablanca scored 9½, and Chajes and Jaffe each scored 9. The complete 78-game record preserves the narrow spacing among the leaders.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall, Frank James | 10/12 | +8 -0 =4 | games |
| 2 | Capablanca, Jose Raul | 9½/12 | +8 -1 =3 | games |
| =3 | Jaffe, Charles | 9/12 | +8 -2 =2 | games |
| =3 | Chajes, Oscar | 9/12 | +7 -1 =4 | games |
| =5 | Johner, Paul F | 6½/12 | +6 -5 =1 | games |
| =5 | Walcott, George H | 6½/12 | +6 -5 =1 | games |
| =7 | Black, Roy Turnbull | 5/12 | +5 -7 =0 | games |
| =7 | Smith, Magnus | 5/12 | +5 -7 =0 | games |
| =9 | Hodges, Albert Beauregard | 4½/12 | +3 -6 =3 | games |
| =9 | Tennenwurzel, Edward | 4½/12 | +2 -5 =5 | games |
| =11 | Baird, David Graham | 3/12 | +2 -8 =2 | games |
| =11 | Kreymborg, Alfred | 3/12 | +2 -8 =2 | games |
| 13 | Morris, William G | 2½/12 | +1 -8 =3 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall, Frank James | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | |
| 2 | Capablanca, Jose Raul | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | Jaffe, Charles | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Chajes, Oscar | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 5 | Johner, Paul F | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Walcott, George H | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 7 | Black, Roy Turnbull | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Smith, Magnus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | Hodges, Albert Beauregard | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | |
| 10 | Tennenwurzel, Edward | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | |
| 11 | Baird, David Graham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 12 | Kreymborg, Alfred | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Morris, William G | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.