Frank Marshall defeated Charles Jaffe 5½–3½ in a nine-game match at New York's Rice Chess Club. Marshall won four games, Jaffe two, and three were drawn.
Nine games for a fixed stake
Terms announced in January called for exactly nine games and a $200 stake. Play began on 1 February, with Professor Isaac Rice serving as referee at the club that bore his name.
The score remained close after Jaffe won games five and seven. Marshall's victory in the ninth round supplied the final two-point margin.
Cross table
1 win · ½ draw · 0 loss — click a game number to replay it.