With this reprint of the tournament book of the 5th American Chess Congress, held in New York in 1880, Edition Olms concludes its series of 19th Century American Chess Cingresses.
The event ended in a tie for first place between Captain George H. mackenzie and James Grundy, each of whom scored 13½ points. Grundy, who had been accused of trying to buy a game lost the play-off match 2-0. Third place went to Möhle (13 points), after whom came Sellman (12½), Judd (11) and delmar (9½). Preston Ware, who was equal 7th with 5½ points, opened almost all his games with 1.P-QR4 and consistently answered 1P-K4 with 1...P-QR4.
In addition to all the tournament games, the book includes a historical survey of the earlier congresses, as well as biographical sketches and 128 problems. - Christiaan M. Bijl