Eugene Delmar (September 12, 1841, New York – February 22, 1909, New York), was one of the leading

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to dist ...

masters of the 19th century and the four-time New York State champion in 1890, 1891, 1895 and 1897. He won a match against

Robert Henry Barnes Robert Henry Barnes (2 October 1849 – January 1916) was a British–German chess player. He played in Germany, at Frankfurt 1884 (4th scoring 7.5/11); at Frankfurt 1887 (5th DSB Congress, ''Hauptturnier A'', 1st scoring 8/9, and ''Sieger ...

with only a single draw (+7 –0 =1).ChessCafe, The Skittles Room, January 2007
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