1904 in chess

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Events in [[chess]] in 1904:

==News==

* The [[1904 Cambridge Springs International Chess Congress]] is the first major international chess tournament in America in the twentieth century. It featured the participation of World Champion [[Emanuel Lasker]], who had not played a tournament since 1900 and would not play again until 1909. American [[Frank Marshall (chess player)|Frank Marshall]] was the surprise winner.
* The first [[British Chess Championship]] organized by the [[British Chess Federation]] is held in [[Hastings]]. [[William Ewart Napier]] wins the men's championship and [[Kate Belinda Finn]] wins the women's championship.
* The ''American Chess Bulletin'' is founded in New York City by [[Hermann Helms]] (1870–1963). Helms is the editor for the entire run of the magazine, which ceases publication in 1962.
* The first official [[Berlin City Chess Championship]] is won by [[Horatio Caro]], followed by [[Ossip Bernstein]], [[Rudolf Spielmann]], [[Wilhelm Cohn]], [[Benjamin Blumenfeld]], etc.

==Births==

* [[Erik Andersen (chess player)|Erik Andersen]]
* [[Mary Bain]]
* [[Anneliese Brandler]]
* [[Victor Buerger]]
* [[Ugo Calà]]
* [[Vicente Almirall Castell]]
* [[Marie Jeanne Frigard]]
* [[Henri Grob]]
* [[Jón Guðmundsson]]
* [[Karl Helling]]
* [[Leho Laurine]]
* [[Jacob Levin (chess player)|Jacob Levin]]
* [[Erik Lundin]]
* [[Gottlieb Machate]]
* [[Vladimir Makogonov]]
* [[Ariah Mohiliver]]
* [[Federico Norcia]]
* [[Alexander Pituk]]
* [[Ludwig Rellstab (chess player)|Ludwig Rellstab]]
* [[Carlos Torre Repetto]]
* [[Lyudmila Rudenko]]
* [[Anthony Santasiere]]
* [[Gösta Stoltz]]
* [[Erling Tholfsen]]
* [[A. R. B. Thomas]]

==Deaths==

* [[Willard Fiske]] (11 November 1831 – 7 September 1904), American librarian and scholar, chess writer, helped organize the first [[American Chess Congress]] in 1857.
* [[Daniel Yarnton Mills]] (29 August 1849 – 17 December 1904), eight-time Scottish chess champion.
* [[George Salmon]] (25 September 1819 – 22 January 1904), Irish mathematician, chess player.
* [[Emanuel Schiffers]] (4 May [O.S. 22 April] 1850 – 12 December [O.S. 29 November] 1904), Russian chess player and chess writer.
* [[Berthold Suhle]] (1 January 1837 – 26 January 1904), German chess player and chess writer.

==References==



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