London, England (24 November 1868-March 1869)
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Round 1
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Steinitz │
+?=?-? ├——┐ Round 2
Gossip │ │ —————————————┐
—————————————┘ │ Steinitz │
├── +?=?-? ├──┐
—————————————┐ │ W Franklin │ │
W Franklin │ │ —————————————┘ │
+?=?-? ├——┘ │ Round 3
De Vere │ │ ————————————┐
—————————————┘ │ Steinitz │
├── +?=?-? ├──┐
—————————————┐ │ Haggard │ │
Haggard │ │ ————————————┘ │
+?=?-? ├——┐ │ │
W Newham │ │ —————————————┐ │ │
—————————————┘ │ Haggard │ │ │
├── +?=?-? ├──┘ │
—————————————┐ │ Selfe │ │
Selfe │ │ —————————————┘ │
+?=?-? ├——┘ │
Blackburne │ │
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│
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Wisker │ │
+?=?-? ├——┐ │
Bayliss │ │ —————————————┐ │
—————————————┘ │ Wisker │ │
├── +?=?-? ├──┐ │
—————————————┐ │ McComas │ │ │
McComas │ │ —————————————┘ │ │
+?=?-? ├——┘ │ │ Round 4 1 2 3 Wins Place
Lowe │ │ ————————————┐ │ ——————————————————————————————
—————————————┘ │ Wisker │ │ Steinitz • 1 1 2 1st
├── +?=?-? ├──├── Wisker 0 • 1 1 2nd
—————————————┐ │ Murphy │ │ Mongredien 0 0 • 0
Murphy │ │ ————————————┘ │ ——————————————————————————————
+?=?-? ├——┐ │ │
V Green │ │ —————————————┐ │ │
—————————————┘ │ Murphy │ │ │
├── +?=?-? ├──┘ │
—————————————┐ │ Chinnery │ │
Chinnery │ │ —————————————┘ │
+?=?-? ├——┘ │
Ide │ │
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│
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Mongredien │ │
+?=?-? ├——┐ │
Harper │ │ —————————————┐ │
—————————————┘ │ Mongredien │ │
├── +?=?-? ├──┐ │
—————————————┐ │ Lord │ │ │
Lord │ │ —————————————┘ │ │
+?=?-? ├——┘ │ │
A MacDonnell │ │ ————————————┐ │
—————————————┘ │ Mongredien │ │
├── +?=?-? ├──┘
—————————————┐ │ S Green │
S Green │ │ ————————————┘
+?=?-? ├——┐ │
Baxter │ │ —————————————┐ │
—————————————┘ │ S Green │ │
├── +?=?-? ├──┘
—————————————┐ │ G MacDonnell │
G MacDonnell │ │ —————————————┘
+?=?-? ├——┘
S Franklin │
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Round 2
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Blackburne │
+?=?-? ├──┐ Round 3
De Vere │ │ ————————————┐
—————————————┘ │ Blackburne │
├── +?=?-? ├──┐
—————————————┐ │ Ide │ │
Ide │ │ ————————————┘ │
(absent) ├──┘ │
W Newham │ │
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│
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V Green │ │
+?=?-? ├──┐ │ Round 4 1 2 3 Wins Place
Gossip │ │ ————————————┐ │ ——————————————————————————————
—————————————┘ │ V Green │ │ Blackburne • 1 1 2 3rd
├── +?=?-? ├──├── V Green 0 • 1 1 4th
—————————————┐ │ Bayliss │ │ S Franklin 0 0 • 0
Bayliss │ │ ————————————┘ │ ——————————————————————————————
+?=?-? ├──┘ │
Harper │ │
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│
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S Franklin │ │
+?=?-? ├──┐ │
Baxter │ │ ————————————┐ │
—————————————┘ │ S Franklin │ │
├── +?=?-? ├──┘
—————————————┐ │ Lowe │
Lowe │ │ ————————————┘
+?=?-? ├──┘
A MacDonnell │
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Introduction
A Handicap Tournament, open to all comers, will take place on the usual terms. Entrance 10s. 6d. Should there be sixteen players, there will be four Prizes, amounting to £37 10s. Names of intending competitors will be received up to the evening of 23rd November. (1)
For the Challenge Cup 11 had entered; 19 for the Mongredien Prize of 20 guineas; 20 for the Glowworm Prize of 25l.; 24 for the Handicap Tournay—4 prizes amounting to more than 40l. (2)
Participants
First Class-First Division (1.1): Blackburne, De Vere, MacDonnell, Steinitz.
First Class-Second Division (1.2): Gossip, Lord, Lowe, W. Newham, Wisker.
Second Class (2): W. Chinnery, S. Franklin, V. Green, T. Harper, Dr. Murphy.
Third Class (3): W. Bayliss, A. Baxter, W. Franklin, S. J. Green, T. McComas, H. S. Selfe.
Fourth Class (4): H. D. Haggard, E. G. Ide, A. MacDonnell, A. Mongredien, Jr.
Handicap Odds Given
First Class: The first division (1.1) to give move to second division (1.2), and the whole class to give pawn and move to second class, pawn and two moves to third class, and knight to fourth class.
Second Class: To give pawn and move to third class, and pawn and two moves to fourth class.
Third Class: To give pawn and move to fourth class. (3)
Summary
The Handicap Tournament has so far progressed that the first and second prizes have been gained. Mr. Steinitz won the first prize; he encountered in his various matches players of considerable ability, to whom he had to give larges odds, and yet, throughout the contest, he did not lose a single game. The second prize was obtained by Mr. Wisker, whose play has been characterised by care in the conduct of the games, and by his knowledge of the openings.(4)
Mr. Blackburne has won the third prize. His opponents in the last round were Messrs. S. Franklin and V. Green, to each of whom he gave the pawn and move with success. The fourth prize has to be contested between Messrs. Franklin and Green. (5)
This interesting contest has now been brought to a conclusion. Herr Steinitz gained the first prize, Mr. Wisker the second, Mr. Blackburne the third, and Mr. V. Green the fourth. (6)
Sources
(1) Transactions of the British Chess Association for the Years 1868 and 1869, Lowenthal & Medley, London 1869, p4
(2) London Illustrated Sporting and Theatrical News, 1868.11.28, p4
(3) Transactions of the British Chess Association for the Years 1868 and 1869, Lowenthal & Medley, London 1869, pp8-9
(4) London Weekly Dispatch, 1869.01.30, p11
(5) London Weekly Dispatch, 1869.02.27, p11
(6) London Weekly Dispatch, 1869.03.06, p11
Kibitzing
