AHarrisburg Telegraph Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Friday, March 31, 1916 - Page 21 — Establishes New Record In Chess — Washington, D.C. March — Frank Marshall, American champion chess player, now claims a new record in the game. In a tournament in Washington, Marshall played 105 simultaneous games at the National Press Club.
The previous record is said to have been made by H. Farni, who in 1911 played 100 simultaneous games at Munich, winning 55 games, tying 39 and losing 6.
None of Mr. Marshall's opponents played more than one game, so that he had 105 men against him. These were made up of the experts from various local chess clubs, who were invited to participate.
Lieutenant-General Nelson A. Miles, United States Army (retired), was master of ceremonies of the evening and he played one of the games. Several members of Congress, as well as members of the press club, also participated.
Establishes New Record In Chess 31 Mar 1916, Fri Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com
On This Day in History: Brilliant U.S. Chess Champion F. J. Marshall Plays 105 Games Simultaneously – On Mar 21, 1916
American Chess Master Frank James Marshall (Photo by Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images), 1910
