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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
London Tournament

William Napier11.5/15(+8 -0 =7)[games]
Richard Teichmann12/16(+10 -2 =4)[games]
Isidor Gunsberg11/16(+8 -2 =6)[games]
Joseph Blackburne10.5/15(+9 -3 =3)[games]
Hector William Shoosmith11/16(+10 -4 =2)[games]
Louis van Vliet8.5/14(+7 -4 =3)[games]
Francis Lee7/14(+5 -5 =4)[games]
Paul Leonhardt8/16(+7 -7 =2)[games]
Cecil Tattersall7/14(+5 -5 =4)[games]
Oscar Mueller6.5/14(+5 -6 =3)[games]
Arthur Mackenzie6.5/16(+6 -9 =1)[games]
Frederick Brown5/15(+4 -9 =2)[games]
Rudolf Loman5.5/15(+3 -7 =5)[games]
James Mason3.5/14(+0 -7 =7)[games]
William Gunston5/16(+4 -10 =2)[games]
Arthur Curnock4/14(+3 -9 =2)[games]
James Mortimer3.5/12(+2 -7 =3)[games]
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London (1904)

London Chess Club, London, England (25 July-13 August 1904)

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Place/Prize ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Napier • ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 12½ 1st £60 2 Teichmann ½ • 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 2nd £40 3 Blackburne ½ 0 • ½ 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 11 3rd-5th £20 4 Gunsberg ½ ½ ½ • 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 11 3rd-5th £20 5 Shoosmith 0 1 0 1 • 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 11 3rd-5th £20 6 Van Vliet ½ ½ 0 0 1 • 0 1 ½ 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 9½ 6th £8 7 Lee 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 • 0 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 0 ½ 1 9 7th £6 8 Leonhardt 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 • ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 1 1 8 8th-9th £4 10s 6 Tattersall ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ • 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 8 8th-9th £4 10s 10 Mueller ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 • 0 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 7½ 10th £3 11 Mackenzie 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 • 1 1 0 1 1 0 6½ 12 Brown ½ 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 • 0 0 1 ½ ½ 5½ 13 Loman 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 • 1 ½ ½ ½ 5½ 14 Curnock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 • ½ ½ 1 5 15 Gunston 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ • 1 0 5 16 Mason 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 • ½ 5 17 Mortimer 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ • 4 ———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————


Introduction
The National Tournament of the City of London Chess Club was held in the Club's premises at 7 Grocers' Hall Court, Poultry, London, England, from 25 July to 13 August 1904. Rest days: 31 July, 1 and 7 August. Number of games played: 17 x 8 = 136 (there was one bye each round). William Napier won with 12.5/16.

Napier earned £60 presented by Sir George Newnes, the President of the City of London Chess Club.

Round Dates
Round 1: Monday 25 July (Mackenzie bye)
Round 2: Tuesday 26 July (Van Vliet bye)
Round 3: Wednesday 27 July (Gunston bye)
Round 4: Thursday 28 July (Leonhardt bye)
Round 5: Friday 29 July (Mortimer bye)
Round 6: Saturday 30 July (Loman bye)
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------------ Bank holiday (1 August)
Round 7: Tuesday 2 August (Mueller bye)
Round 8: Wednesday 3 August (Tattersall bye)
Round 9: Thursday 4 August (Mason bye)
Round 10: Friday 5 August (Napier bye)
Round 11: Saturday 6 August (Blackburne bye)
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Round 12: Monday 8 August (Lee bye)
Round 13: Tuesday 9 August (Brown bye)
Round 14: Wednesday 10 August (Shoosmith bye)
Round 15: Thursday 11 August (Gunsberg bye)
Round 16: Friday 12 August (Curnock bye)
Round 17: Saturday 13 August (Teichmann bye)

Missing Games
Curnock 1 Mortimer (round 2)
Van Vliet 0 Lee (round 7)
Mueller 0 Mason (round 8)
Brown ½ Mortimer (round 9)
Loman 0 Lee (round 9)
Van Vliet 1 Curnock (round 9)
Mason ½ Blackburne (round 10)
Tattersall 1 Mortimer (round 15)
Mortimer 0 Napier (round 16)
Mueller 1 Tattersall (round 16)

Sources
(1) BritBase: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pg...
(2) British newspapers at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive...
(3) London Standard, 1904.08.15, p7.

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 41  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. J Mortimer vs H W Shoosmith  0-1461904LondonC50 Giuoco Piano
2. Mason vs W E Napier  0-1221904LondonC42 Petrov Defense
3. F Brown vs R Loman  0-1651904LondonC67 Ruy Lopez
4. Blackburne vs C Tattersall 0-1731904LondonC01 French, Exchange
5. Blackburne vs F J Lee 0-1391904LondonA00 Uncommon Opening
6. H W Shoosmith vs Blackburne 0-1491904LondonD00 Queen's Pawn Game
7. F J Lee vs F Brown  0-1541904LondonD60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense
8. W Gunston vs J Mortimer  0-1641904LondonC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
9. R Loman vs L van Vliet  0-1411904LondonC87 Ruy Lopez
10. C Tattersall vs Teichmann  0-1221904LondonC63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense
11. Mason vs A J Mackenzie  0-1611904LondonB01 Scandinavian
12. F Brown vs H W Shoosmith  0-1341904LondonC77 Ruy Lopez
13. J Mortimer vs O Mueller  0-1541904LondonC44 King's Pawn Game
14. A J Mackenzie vs Blackburne 0-1751904LondonD21 Queen's Gambit Accepted
15. F Brown vs A J Mackenzie  0-1401904LondonD23 Queen's Gambit Accepted
16. R Loman vs C Tattersall  0-1541904LondonC30 King's Gambit Declined
17. P Leonhardt vs W E Napier  0-1331904LondonA07 King's Indian Attack
18. Teichmann vs H W Shoosmith 0-1371904LondonC46 Three Knights
19. A J Mackenzie vs Gunsberg  0-1411904LondonD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
20. W Gunston vs F Brown  0-1431904LondonC65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
21. F J Lee vs P Leonhardt  0-1361904LondonD02 Queen's Pawn Game
22. A Curnock vs Teichmann  0-1501904LondonD51 Queen's Gambit Declined
23. H W Shoosmith vs L van Vliet  0-1261904LondonD09 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3
24. J Mortimer vs Gunsberg  0-1671904LondonC53 Giuoco Piano
25. A Curnock vs P Leonhardt  0-1471904LondonC45 Scotch Game
 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 41  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-18-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: The 10 missing games are

Curnock vs Mortimer 1-0 (round 2)
Van Vliet vs Lee 0-1 (7)
Mueller vs Mason 0-1 (8)
Brown vs Mortimer 1/2 (9)
Loman vs Lee 0-1 (9)
Van Vliet vs Curnock 1-0 (9)
Mason vs Blackburne 1/2 (10)
Tattersall vs Mortimer 1-0 (15)
Mortimer vs Napier 0-1 (16)
Mueller vs Tattersall 1-0 (16)

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