Clarence Seaman Howell (2 April 1881,
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
– 27 October 1936) was an American chess master.
He took 4th at Buffalo 1901 (
Harry Pillsbury
Harry Nelson Pillsbury (December 5, 1872 – June 17, 1906) was an American chess player. At the age of 22, he won one of the strongest tournaments of the time (winning the Hastings 1895 chess tournament), but his illness and early death prevente ...
won), and played in several cable matches USA vs. England (1901, 1902, 1903, 1907, 1908) and Brooklyn CC vs. Chicago CC (1905) and vs. Rice CC (1909). He won at Trenton Falls 1908 (''quadrangular''), won the New York State Chess Championship in 1909, and won ahead of
Juan Corzo
Juan Corzo y Príncipe (June 24, 1873 – September 27, 1941) was a Spanish–Cuban chess master and five-time chess champion of Cuba.
Born in Madrid, Corzo emigrated to Cuba in 1887. He became Champion of the Havana Chess Club in 1898. He is ...
at Havana 1917 (''triangular'').
His name is attached to the Howell Attack in the
Ruy Lopez
The Ruy Lopez (; ), also called the Spanish Opening or Spanish Game, is a chess opening characterised by the moves:
:1. e4 e5
:2. Nf3 Nc6
:3. Bb5
The Ruy Lopez is named after 16th-century Spanish priest Ruy López de Segura. It is one o ...
, Open (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. OO Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Qe2).
Encyclopedia of Chess Openings
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References
External links
Chessgames.com
Chessmetrics.com
1881 births
1936 deaths
American chess players
Sportspeople from New York City
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