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Sherwood: Cambridge Springs 1904 topmaterial International Master John Watson isMarshall's Brilliant Victory In the spring of 1904, most of the chess world's elite gathered in the sleepy northwestern Pennsylvania town of Cambridge Springs, where the first great tournament of the twentieth century was to take place. World Champion Emanuel Lasker topped the field. The champions of America (Harry Pillsbury), Russia (Mikhail Chigorin), France (David Janowski) and the Austria Hungarian Empire (Carl Schlechter) were also playing. Among