Five time U.S. Chess Champion remembered.

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The Scott County Chess Club is now the Jackson Showalter Chess Club in honor of the Georgetown resident and U.S. Chess Champion. Earlier this year Grandmaster Kaidanov of Lexington kept the tradition of the original Kentucky Lion alive by playing a simultaneous exhibition at the club. Little is recorded about the man that beat Lasker, Chigorin and Pillsbury or about him being one of the first to play on line.

[Harry_Payne]

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The Scott County Chess Club is now the Jackson Showalter Chess Club in honor of the Georgetown resident and U.S. Chess Champion. Earlier this year Grandmaster Kaidanov of Lexington kept the tradition of the original Kentucky Lion alive by playing a simultaneous exhibition at the club. Little is recorded about the man that beat Lasker, Chigorin and Pillsbury or about him being one of the first to play on line.

So many, of the truely “Great Gentlemen”, of the Game are forgotten. Shame on us. I have several books with Showalter games in them. Thank you for reminding me to look at them again. May the Chess Club do well.

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The Great Gentlemen were expected to raise the money for their title defenses, something we no longer see.
Showalter was planning a match with Capablanca for the title, that never came off.
From Susan Polgar’s blog.

The Capablanca-Marshall Match had actually been intended as a US title defense for Marshall, who many assumed took over the title upon Pillsbury’s death. When Marshall got shellacked, he challenged Capablanca’s right to be playing for the title at all, as he wasn’t a US citizen (fine time to think of that). Capablanca argued that he was a citizen of a (then) US Possession, and was intending to become a citizen when he became old enough. Walter Shipley, asked to mediate the dispute, ruled that Capa couldn’t be US Champion without being a citzen, and that upon Pillsbury’s death the title had reverted to the last living man to hold it (Showalter). Marshall buggered off to Kentucky, challenged Showalter to a match, beat him, and Capa lost interest in becoming a US citizen, depriving America of a world champion.

[Harry_Payne]

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The Great Gentlemen were expected to raise the money for their title defenses, something we no longer see.
Showalter was planning a match with Capablanca for the title, that never came off.
From Susan Polgar’s blog.

The Capablanca-Marshall Match had actually been intended as a US title defense for Marshall, who many assumed took over the title upon Pillsbury’s death. When Marshall got shellacked, he challenged Capablanca’s right to be playing for the title at all, as he wasn’t a US citizen (fine time to think of that). Capablanca argued that he was a citizen of a (then) US Possession, and was intending to become a citizen when he became old enough. Walter Shipley, asked to mediate the dispute, ruled that Capa couldn’t be US Champion without being a citzen, and that upon Pillsbury’s death the title had reverted to the last living man to hold it (Showalter). Marshall buggered off to Kentucky, challenged Showalter to a match, beat him, and Capa lost interest in becoming a US citizen, depriving America of a world champion.

True, as to raising their own money. I find it hard to believe that the article was written by Mz. Polgar though. As the expression " buggered off to Kentucky" is hardly one I would think of as Mz. Polgar’s.

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The Great Gentlemen were expected to raise the money for their title defenses, something we no longer see.
Showalter was planning a match with Capablanca for the title, that never came off.
From Susan Polgar’s blog.

The Capablanca-Marshall Match had actually been intended as a US title defense for Marshall, who many assumed took over the title upon Pillsbury’s death. When Marshall got shellacked, he challenged Capablanca’s right to be playing for the title at all, as he wasn’t a US citizen (fine time to think of that). Capablanca argued that he was a citizen of a (then) US Possession, and was intending to become a citizen when he became old enough. Walter Shipley, asked to mediate the dispute, ruled that Capa couldn’t be US Champion without being a citzen, and that upon Pillsbury’s death the title had reverted to the last living man to hold it (Showalter). Marshall buggered off to Kentucky, challenged Showalter to a match, beat him, and Capa lost interest in becoming a US citizen, depriving America of a world champion.

True, as to raising their own money. I find it hard to believe that the article was written by Mz. Polgar though. As the expression " buggered off to Kentucky" is hardly one I would think of as Mz. Polgar’s.

It’s from a blog comment and should have been cited as such.

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The Great Gentlemen were expected to raise the money for their title defenses, something we no longer see.
Showalter was planning a match with Capablanca for the title, that never came off.
From Susan Polgar’s blog.

The Capablanca-Marshall Match had actually been intended as a US title defense for Marshall, who many assumed took over the title upon Pillsbury’s death. When Marshall got shellacked, he challenged Capablanca’s right to be playing for the title at all, as he wasn’t a US citizen (fine time to think of that). Capablanca argued that he was a citizen of a (then) US Possession, and was intending to become a citizen when he became old enough. Walter Shipley, asked to mediate the dispute, ruled that Capa couldn’t be US Champion without being a citzen, and that upon Pillsbury’s death the title had reverted to the last living man to hold it (Showalter). Marshall buggered off to Kentucky, challenged Showalter to a match, beat him, and Capa lost interest in becoming a US citizen, depriving America of a world champion.

True, as to raising their own money. I find it hard to believe that the article was written by Mz. Polgar though. As the expression " buggered off to Kentucky" is hardly one I would think of as Mz. Polgar’s.

It’s from a blog comment and should have been cited as such.

Ahh , That explains it. I would not want to tell Chris Bird he buggered off somewhere.

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The Great Gentlemen were expected to raise the money for their title defenses, something we no longer see.
Showalter was planning a match with Capablanca for the title, that never came off.
From Susan Polgar’s blog.

The Capablanca-Marshall Match had actually been intended as a US title defense for Marshall, who many assumed took over the title upon Pillsbury’s death. When Marshall got shellacked, he challenged Capablanca’s right to be playing for the title at all, as he wasn’t a US citizen (fine time to think of that). Capablanca argued that he was a citizen of a (then) US Possession, and was intending to become a citizen when he became old enough. Walter Shipley, asked to mediate the dispute, ruled that Capa couldn’t be US Champion without being a citzen, and that upon Pillsbury’s death the title had reverted to the last living man to hold it (Showalter). Marshall buggered off to Kentucky, challenged Showalter to a match, beat him, and Capa lost interest in becoming a US citizen, depriving America of a world champion.

True, as to raising their own money. I find it hard to believe that the article was written by Mz. Polgar though. As the expression " buggered off to Kentucky" is hardly one I would think of as Mz. Polgar’s.

It’s from a blog comment and should have been cited as such.

Ahh , That explains it. I would not want to tell Chris Bird he buggered off somewhere.

I actually didn’t think anything of it when I read it but I guess “bugger off” is not a phrase likely to be heard here in the US. It is actually ok to say someone “buggered off somewhere” but when you tell someone to “bugger off” it is like saying “get lost” or words to that effect.