José Raúl Capablanca defeated Frank Marshall 15–8 in a travelling twenty-three-game match. Capablanca won eight games, Marshall one, and fourteen were drawn.
Three cities, twenty-three games
The match began on 19 April and ended on 23 June 1909. Edo records play in New York, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, although the source database files all twenty-three games under New York.
Capablanca’s eight wins against one loss supplied a seven-point decisive margin. Fourteen draws brought the final score to 15–8.
A complete travelling-match record
All twenty-three games are here, and they give the same +8 −1 =14 result that Edo reports.
Cross table
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capablanca | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 15 |
| Marshall | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 8 |
1 win · ½ draw · 0 loss — click a game number to replay it.