CHESS PLAYER

Jackson Showalter

1860 - 1935

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Jackson Whipps Showalter (February 5, 1859 in Minerva, Kentucky – February 5, 1935 in Lexington, Kentucky) was a five-time U.S. Chess Champion: 1890, 1892, 1892–1894, 1895–96 and 1906–1909. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jackson Showalter is the 98th most popular chess player (up from 117th in 2019), the 5,185th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,278th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Jackson Showalter ranks 98 out of 461. Before him are Edward Lasker, Friedrich Sämisch, Luděk Pachman, Rudolf Charousek, Reuben Fine, and Alexander Beliavsky. After him are Robert Byrne, Richard Teichmann, Mišo Cebalo, Alexander Khalifman, Israel Albert Horowitz, and Jean Dufresne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1860, Jackson Showalter ranks 96. Before him are Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin, James Neill, Franz Nissl, Silvestras Žukauskas, Józef Bilczewski, and William Bayliss. After him are Karl Staaff, Kolë Idromeno, Ishi, Lipót Baumhorn, Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten, and Gustaf Fröding. Among people deceased in 1935, Jackson Showalter ranks 96. Before him are Sun Chuanfang, James Quibell, Hans Tropsch, Nie Er, Nina Grieg, and Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon. After him are Richard Mollier, Georg Jensen, Chiquinha Gonzaga, Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas, Anna Katharine Green, and Charles Demuth.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jackson Showalter ranks 5,185 out of 20,380. Before him are Solange Knowles (1986), Ray Dolby (1933), Diahann Carroll (1935), Claire Danes (1979), Emily Deschanel (1976), and Rhonda Fleming (1923). After him are Kate Walsh (1967), Robert H. Dicke (1916), Albert George Wilson (1918), Philip Morrison (1915), Ted Cassidy (1932), and Ken Walsh (1945).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In United States

Among chess players born in United States, Jackson Showalter ranks 7. Before him are Bobby Fischer (1943), Frank Marshall (1877), Paul Morphy (1837), Harry Nelson Pillsbury (1872), Larry Evans (1932), and Reuben Fine (1914). After him are Robert Byrne (1928), Israel Albert Horowitz (1907), William Lombardy (1937), Nick de Firmian (1957), Isaac Kashdan (1905), and Arnold Denker (1914).

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