Rice Memorial Tournament — New York 1916
Capablanca won the Rice Memorial in New York with 14 of 17
José Raúl Capablanca won the Rice Memorial Tournament in New York in 1916, finishing three points ahead of Janowski.
The tournament
Isaac Rice's widow funded the memorial event, with rounds rotating among New York clubs and one played at Yale. The top five of the preliminary then met again in a final; Capablanca lost only once, to Chajes in the preliminary.
Final standings
| # | Player | Score | Record | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capablanca, Jose Raul | 14/17 | +12 -1 =4 | games |
| 2 | Janowski, Dawid Markelowicz | 11/17 | +8 -3 =6 | games |
| 3 | Chajes, Oscar | 10½/17 | +8 -4 =5 | games |
| =4 | Kupchik, Abraham | 10/16 | +8 -4 =4 | games |
| =4 | Kostic, Boris | 10/17 | +7 -4 =6 | games |
| 6 | Rosenthal, Jacob Carl | 7½/13 | +5 -3 =5 | games |
| 7 | Bernstein, Jacob | 7/13 | +4 -3 =6 | games |
| 8 | Fox, Albert Whiting | 6/12 | +5 -5 =2 | games |
| 9 | Schroeder, Alfred | 5½/13 | +4 -6 =3 | games |
| =10 | Hodges, Albert Beauregard | 5/13 | +4 -7 =2 | games |
| =10 | Black, Roy Turnbull | 5/13 | +3 -6 =4 | games |
| 12 | Tennenwurzel, Edward | 3½/13 | +2 -8 =3 | games |
| 13 | Perkins, CF | 3/13 | +1 -8 =4 | games |
| 14 | Banks, Newell William | 2/13 | +0 -9 =4 | games |
Cross Table
| Rank | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capablanca, Jose Raul | 11 | 10 | 1½ | ½½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Janowski, Dawid Markelowicz | 00 | ½1 | 01 | 1½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | |
| 3 | Chajes, Oscar | 01 | ½0 | 1½ | ½1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Kupchik, Abraham | 0½ | 10 | 0½ | 0½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | Kostic, Boris | ½½ | 0½ | ½0 | 1½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Rosenthal, Jacob Carl | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | |
| 7 | Bernstein, Jacob | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | |
| 8 | Fox, Albert Whiting | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Schroeder, Alfred | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | |
| 10 | Hodges, Albert Beauregard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Black, Roy Turnbull | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 12 | Tennenwurzel, Edward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | |
| 13 | Perkins, CF | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | |
| 14 | Banks, Newell William | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ |
Each cell shows the row player's recorded results against the column player. ● = same player.