BCA Grand International, London (1872) |
London, England (24 June-31 July 1872)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Wins Place/Prize
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1 Steinitz •• 1 ½1 1 1 1 + 1 7 1st £30
2 Blackburne 0 •• 1 ½1 0 1 + ½1 5 2nd
3 Zukertort ½0 0 •• 0 ½1 1 1 1 4 3rd*
4 MacDonnell 0 ½0 1 •• ½0 1 1 1 4
5 De Vere 0 1 ½0 ½1 •• 0 1 1 4
6 Wisker 0 0 0 0 1 •• + 1 3
7 Gossip - - 0 0 0 - •• 1 1
8 Martin 0 ½0 0 0 0 0 0 •• 0
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Format: Single round-robin, draws replayed.
Time Control: 30 moves every two hours.
* Zukertort won the third place tie-break.
Third Place Play-Off, August 1872
1 2 3 Wins
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1 Zukertort • 1 + 2
2 MacDonnell 0 • 1 1
3 De Vere - 0 • 0
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Missing Games
Could De Vere vs G MacDonnell, 1872 be a misdated game from this event?
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Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
1. Zukertort vs Gossip |
| 1-0 | 30 | 1872 | BCA Grand International, London | C59 Two Knights |
2. Zukertort vs J Wisker |
  | 1-0 | 70 | 1872 | BCA Grand International, London | C77 Ruy Lopez |
3. Blackburne vs Zukertort |
   | 1-0 | 40 | 1872 | BCA Grand International, London | C39 King's Gambit Accepted |
4. de Vere vs Zukertort |
 | ½-½ | 37 | 1872 | BCA Grand International, London | C80 Ruy Lopez, Open |
5. de Vere vs Blackburne |
 | 1-0 | 35 | 1872 | BCA Grand International, London | C01 French, Exchange |
6. G MacDonnell vs de Vere |
| ½-½ | 37 | 1872 | BCA Grand International, London | A02 Bird's Opening |
7. J Wisker vs Steinitz |
  | 0-1 | 47 | 1872 | BCA Grand International, London | A13 English |
8. Zukertort vs de Vere |
 | 1-0 | 17 | 1872 | BCA Grand International, London | B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation |
9. Steinitz vs Zukertort |
  | 1-0 | 52 | 1872 | BCA Grand International, London | C25 Vienna |
10. Steinitz vs G MacDonnell |
  | 1-0 | 33 | 1872 | BCA Grand International, London | C31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit |
11. Blackburne vs Steinitz |
  | 0-1 | 55 | 1872 | BCA Grand International, London | C52 Evans Gambit |
12. Steinitz vs de Vere |
  | 1-0 | 18 | 1872 | BCA Grand International, London | C30 King's Gambit Declined |
13. Blackburne vs G MacDonnell |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1872 | BCA Grand International, London | C41 Philidor Defense |
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