Max Judd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Max Judd

American chess player

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1851

Place of Birth: Tenczynek, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 07-May-1906

Profession: chess player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Max Judd

  • Max Judd (born Maximilian Judkiewicz; 27 December 1851 – 7 May 1906) was an American chess player.Born in Tenczynek, southern Poland (then Galicia, Austro–Hungary), he emigrated to America in 1862.
  • He was an American cloak manufacturer.
  • He was founder and president of the St.
  • Louis Chess Club.
  • Judd was appointed by President Cleveland as the U.S.
  • Consul General to Austria.
  • His nomination caused strained relations between the United States and Austria, as the Austrians objected to the appointment of a Jewish man to the position.
  • Judd served four years in the post, returning to the US in 1897.In 1881, he lost a chess match with George Henry Mackenzie for the U.S.
  • Chess Championship (+5 -7 =3), held in St.
  • Louis.
  • In 1887 Judd defeated Albert Hodges (+5 -2 =2) in a non-title match, held in St.
  • Louis.
  • In 1888, Judd took last place in the 1st United States Chess Association tournament, held in Cincinnati (won by Jackson W.
  • Showalter).
  • In 1890, Judd defeated US chess champion Jackson Showalter in a match in St.
  • Louis (+7 -3 =0), but did not claim the title.
  • In 1892, Judd lost to Jackson Showalter in a match in St, Louis (+4 -7 =3).
  • In 1899, he lost a match against Harry Nelson Pillsbury in St.
  • Louis (+1 -4 =0).
  • In 1903 he won the Western Chess Association Championship (U.S.
  • Open Chess Championship) in Chicago.
  • At one time he was offered to play in Ajeeb, the Automaton in New York, but he did not want to leave St.
  • Louis.
  • The job was then offered to Albert Hodges. He played in six American Chess Congress tournaments.
  • He took 4th place in the 2nd American Chess Congress in Cleveland in 1871 (Mackenzie won).
  • He took 3rd place in the 3rd American Chess Congress in Chicago in 1874 (Mackenzie won).
  • He took 2nd place in the 4th American Chess Congress in Philadelphia in 1876 (James Mason won).
  • He took 5th place in the 5th American Chess Congress in New York in 1880 (Mackenzie won).
  • He took 8th place in the 6th American Chess Congress in New York in 1889 (Max Weiss and Mikhail Chigorin won).
  • He took 2nd place in the 7th American Chess Congress in St, Louis in 1904.
  • In 1904, Judd tried to arrange the Seventh American Chess Congress in St.
  • Louis, with the stipulation that the US title be awarded to the winner.
  • Harry Nelson Pillsbury objected to Judd's plans, so the stipulation was not accepted.
  • Frank James Marshall won the 7th American Congress at St.
  • Louis 1904.

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