Lake Keuka is one of the major lakes in the the group and it's different because it is Y-shaped in contrast to the long and narrow shape of the other Finger Lakes and so in the past it was referred to as Crooked Lake.
I don't know about today, but in the late 1800s and early 1900s it was one of the garden spots of New York and it was charmed with the beauty of the scenery.
The water of the lake was said to be so clear that the pebbles on the bottom could be counted and in every direction on the sloping hill sides which surround the lake, miles of vineyards dotted with patches of woods and fields of grain stretched away into the distance.
In 1898 the meeting of the New York State Chess Association took place at the Grove Spring Hotel at Keuka Lake during the second week of August.
In addition to tournaments there was a match between Pennsylvania and New York in which each team member played every member of the opposing team. I am unsure if there is an actual name for this type of match, but the old Chess Review magazine called them Virginia Reel matches.
A highlight of the event was that the local wine companies took the opportunity to allow players and guests to test the quality of their champagne and one company put up a dozen bottles as prizes and, also, to be used at a dinner.
Another offered a bottle of wine as a prize for the best game in the match. The below Kemeny-Delmar game won the prize.
There were many regrets expressed at the absence of Walter P. Shipley, secretary of the Pennsylvania State Chess Association, who was unable to attend due to illness.
In the wine-winning game the Hungarian born Emil Kemeny (1860-1925), master, editor and publisher scored a quick point thanks to his swift and precise K-side attack.
Born Budapest, Kemeny lived in New York, Philadelphia and Chicago and during the mid-1890s, he was one of the strongest players in the country. He returned to Budapest some time in the 1900s and died there in 1925.
His friend, Walter P.Shipley, described him as "...tall, standing over six feet in height. Kemeny was a genial companion with a keen sense of humor, well read, spoke several languages fluently and besides being an able chess player was passionately fond of good music."
Eugene Delmar (1841-1909) was born in New York City and for over 50 years he was a leading player in America.
Emil Kemeny–Eugene DelmarC41New York v Pennsylvania Team Match1898Stockfish 15.1
Philidor Defense 1.e4 e5 2.f3 d6 Today this relic of a bygone era is
considered solid, but passive and so it has largely been abandoned. 3.d4
Almost always played. 3.Bc4 is playable, but it's very rare. f6 4.c3 4.dxe5 According to Pillsbury this is premature. xe4 5.exd6 5.d5 c5
And white's Q is exposed which will result in a loss of time. 5...xd6
Black has fully equalized. 4...bd7 5.e3 e7 6.d3 When commenting on
the game Pillsbury preferred 6.Bc4 6.dxe5 dxe5 7.c4 0-0 8.h3 c6 9.e2
is fully equal. Regan,N (2165)-Vatter,H (2385) Berlin 1998 6...c6 6...g4 7.d2 xe3 8.xe3 0-0 9.0-0 c6 10.ad1 c7 is about equal. Noa,
J-Blackburne,J Hamburg 1885 6...0-0 7.0-0 White 's other option was 7.d5 c6 8.a4 b6 9.e2 a6 10.fd1 c7 equals. Schweitzer,W (2022)-Kleissl,H
(2271) Jenbach 2009 7.e2 c7 8.c3 d5 9.c2 This is just one of several
reasonable moves at white's disposal. dxe4 10.xe4 xe4 Pillsbury felt that
instead of this black should have simply castled and reserved the capture of
the B which would have given him a good game. Actually, there is nothing at
all wrong with black's move. 10...0-0 11.xe5 xe4 12.xe4 is completely
even. 10...exd4 11.xd4 0-0 12.0-0 e8 is yet another option that
results in equality. 11.xe4 0-0 Pillsbury thought it was far preferable
to continue with 11...exd4 11...exd4 12.xd4 However, white now has the
advantage. g8 13.0-0 f8 14.fe1 f6 15.d3 Black is in an awkward
position at best. 11...f6 This surprising move is black's best option. 12.0-0 0-0 13.g3 with a minimal advantage. 12.dxe5 b6 This move is
really where black goes wrong. 12...f6 Challenging white in the center is
not entirely satisfactory, but it's black's best option. 13.c4+ h8 14.exf6 xf6 15.g3 And white is only slightly better because of his more active
pieces. 13.ed4 b7 Placing his B on the same diagonal as white's Q is
very inviting, but it's also wrong! After this white gets a decisive advntage. 13...c5 14.c2 e6 is his best chance of holding his position together.
After 15.f5 d8 16.a4 In order to transfer the Q to the K-side. c5 17.g4 f8 18.0-0 b7 19.g5 qith good attacking chances. 14.f5 ae8 14...c5 keeps fighting. 15.g4 g6 16.0-0-0 c8 17.xe7+ White is better, but
he has no forced win. xe7 15.0-0-0 White needs this N for his attack so
exchanging to would be wrong because it would allow black to equalize. 15.xe7+ xe7 16.0-0-0 c5 17.h4 fe8 and white's attack has dissipated. 15...f6 16.xd7 16.f4 also works. xe5 17.xe5 xe5 18.d6 e7 19.xe5 16...xd7 17.g4 e6 17...xe5 18.h6+ wins the Q 18.exf6 g6
This loses quickly. 18...xf6 would have been better because after 19.d4 g6 20.xg6 hxg6 21.d6 e7 22.xb7 xb7 Black has practical chances. True,
white scored 5 wins in Shootouts, but they were 70+ ,ove games and tricky B+N
vs R endings. 19.h6+ h8 20.xe6 20.g5 is an equally good alternative.
xg4 21.gxf7+ xf7 22.xf7+ g8 23.h6+ 20...xe6 21.g5 c5 21...ee8 White mates in 10 22.f4 a6 23.gxf7+ xf7 24.xf7+ g8 25.h6+ h8 26.f7 e1+ 27.xe1 g7 28.e8 g5 29.xg5 g6 30.g8+ h5 31.g4# 22.xe6 fxe6 23.d1 Black resigned. 
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