Subject: 125th annual New York State Championship

On 26 August 2003 "skoonj" replied in
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Empire Chess magazine (Spring 2003) lists all the winners and flatly says
the numbering is wrong. Last year was claimed to be the 124th... it was the
122nd played.

It lists Niles Luce as the 1885 winner (his 3rd straight).

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Thanks for answering the question as to who won the 1885 championship.
Niles D. Luce, by the way, was a photographer by profession. He operated as an
"artistic photographer" back in the late 19th century at 137 East Water St. in
Elmira, N.Y.
I wonder if he took any photographs of chess players of his day. If he did,
they would be prized items in the Chess Hall of Fame in Miami.

George Mirijanian

P.S. Does Empire Chess (Spring 2003) give details as to why the 1944 N.Y.
State Championship was canceled? Did IBM, the host, withdraw its sponsorship?
Reasons given?