Finding Historical Amatuer Games
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I haven’t played in New York, but I have played in open tournaments in Illinois and New Jersey, and I’m pretty sure no one is saving our scoresheets, much less entering them into digital media. That’s why I always hang on to my scoresheets and enter the games into a database, which I call the Database of All Possible Mistakes. I think you may be out of luck. If the New York Chess Association has a Facebook page, you could post a request for anyone who has game scores involving your relative, but it’s a real long shot
Laskersnephew wrote:
I haven’t played in New York, but I have played in open tournaments in Illinois and New Jersey, and I’m pretty sure no one is saving our scoresheets, much less entering them into digital media. That’s why I always hang on to my scoresheets and enter the games into a database, which I call the Database of All Possible Mistakes. I think you may be out of luck. If the New York Chess Association has a Facebook page, you could post a request for anyone who has game scores involving your relative, but it’s a real long shot
That's what I figured would be the case. Thanks for the response though
I am looking to find some games from a deceased relative of mine who was an active amateur chess player in the 1900's (most likely in the 1960's-1990s in New York State.) Is there some place that I can find archived amateur tournament games? Google search has not been much help. Thanks for any input.