| 8th BCA Congress, Glowworm Prize, London 1868/69 |
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London, England (24 November 1868-20 March 1869)
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Round 1
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MacDonnell │
+?=?-? ├——┐ Round 2
S Franklin │ │ ————————————┐
————————————┘ │ MacDonnell │
├── +?=?-? ├──┐
————————————┐ │ Mongredien │ │
Mongredien │ │ ————————————┘ │
+?=?-? ├——┘ │ Round 3
S Green │ │ ————————————┐
————————————┘ │ MacDonnell │
├── +?=?-? ├──┐
————————————┐ │ De Vere │ │
De Vere │ │ ————————————┘ │
+?=?-? ├——┐ │ │
Wormald │ │ ————————————┐ │ │
————————————┘ │ De Vere │ │ │
├── +?=?-? ├──┘ │
————————————┐ │ W Hampton │ │
W Hampton │ │ ————————————┘ │
+?=?-? ├——┘ │
Haggard │ │
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│
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Wisker │ │
+?=?-? ├——┐ │
Murphy │ │ ————————————┐ │
————————————┘ │ Wisker │ │
├── +?=?-? ├──┐ │
————————————┐ │ Skipworth │ │ │
Skipworth │ │ ————————————┘ │ │
+?=?-? ├——┘ │ │ Round 4 1 2 3 Wins Place/Prizes
V Green │ │ ————————————┐ │ ————————————————————————————————————————
————————————┘ │ Wisker │ │ 1 MacDonnell • 1 1 2 1st £20
├── +?=?-? ├──├─ 2 Wisker 0 • 1 1 2nd £5
————————————┐ │ Gossip │ │ 3 Lord 0 0 • 0
Gossip │ │ ————————————┘ │ ————————————————————————————————————————
+?=?-? ├——┐ │ │
Ide │ │ ————————————┐ │ │
————————————┘ │ Gossip │ │ │
├── +?=?-? ├──┘ │
————————————┐ │ Janson │ │
Janson │ │ ————————————┘ │
+?=?-? ├——┘ │
Baxter │ │
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│
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Lord │ │
+?=?-? ├——┐ │
W Newham │ │ ————————————┐ ————————————┐ │
————————————┘ │ Lord │ Lord │ │
├── +?=?-? ├───── (Bye) ├──┘
————————————┐ │ Blackburne │ │
Blackburne │ │ ————————————┘ ————————————┘
(resigned) ├——┘
T Smith │
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Introduction
The "Glowworm" Prize, open to British players only. the proprietors of this paper present £25 to be played for in two prizes, £20 and £5. The number of games, and the mode or pairing, will depend on the number of the combatants. Entrance free. (1)
Participants
A. B. Baxter, J. H. Blackburne, C. De Vere, S. Franklin, G. Gossip, S. Green, V. Green, H. Haggard, W. Hampton, E. Hanson, E. G. Ide, J. Lord, G. MacDonnell, A. Mongredien, Jr., Dr. J. B. Murphy, W. Newham, A. Skipworth, T. Smith, J. Wisker, and R. Wormald. Conclusion
The Glowworm tournament was brought to a termination last Saturday. By winning on this occasion from Mr Lord, Mr MacDonnell becomes the gainer of the first Glowworm prize, and Mr Wisker remains entitled to the second. (2)
Sources
(1) London Weekly Dispatch, 1868.11.22, p15
(2) London Field, 1869.03.27, p259
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| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. R Wormald vs C De Vere |
| 0-1 | 28 | 1868 | 8th BCA Congress, Glowworm Prize, London 1868/69 | C86 Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack |
| 2. A B Skipworth vs V Green |
| 1-0 | 65 | 1868 | 8th BCA Congress, Glowworm Prize, London 1868/69 | C60 Ruy Lopez |
| 3. Blackburne vs T Smith |
| ½-½ | 69 | 1868 | 8th BCA Congress, Glowworm Prize, London 1868/69 | C15 French, Winawer |
| 4. J Lord vs Blackburne |
| 1-0 | 72 | 1868 | 8th BCA Congress, Glowworm Prize, London 1868/69 | C01 French, Exchange |
| 5. G MacDonnell vs J Wisker |
| 1-0 | 41 | 1869 | 8th BCA Congress, Glowworm Prize, London 1868/69 | A02 Bird's Opening |
| 6. G MacDonnell vs C De Vere |
| ½-½ | 50 | 1869 | 8th BCA Congress, Glowworm Prize, London 1868/69 | A03 Bird's Opening |
| 7. C De Vere vs J Hampton |
| 1-0 | 36 | 1869 | 8th BCA Congress, Glowworm Prize, London 1868/69 | C50 Giuoco Piano |
| 8. C De Vere vs G MacDonnell |
| 0-1 | 24 | 1869 | 8th BCA Congress, Glowworm Prize, London 1868/69 | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 9. J Lord vs G MacDonnell |
| 0-1 | 42 | 1869 | 8th BCA Congress, Glowworm Prize, London 1868/69 | B20 Sicilian |
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