London, England (28 February-May 1887)
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Score Place/Prize
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1 Zukertort • 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13½ 1st £20
2 Hoffer 1 • ½ 1 1 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 2nd £12
3 Gunsberg 0 ½ • 0 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 10½ 3rd-4th £4
4 Mills ½ 0 1 • 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 10½ 3rd-4th £4
5 Lowe 0 0 1 0 • 1 ½ + 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 10
6 Wainwright 0 1 0 1 0 • 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 10
7 Trenchard 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 • 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9
8 Mundell 0 1 0 0 - 0 1 • 1 ½ 0 1 1 - 1 1 7½
9 Hewitt 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 0 0 • 1 0 0 ½ 1 1 1 7
10 Ingoldsby 0 ½ ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 • 0 0 1 1 1 1 6½
11 Cathcart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 • 0 0 ½ 1 1 5½
12 Rabson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 • 1 ½ 1 0 5½
13 Bennett 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 • 0 1 1 4
14 Ridpath 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 + 0 0 ½ ½ 1 • 0 ½ 4
15 Mackeson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 • 1 3
16 Marett 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 • 2½
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Unplayed games: + for a win, = for a draw, - for a loss.
Introduction
British Chess Club.—The entries for the proposed handicap are progressing favourably, and the contest is expected to commence on Monday next. Entrance fee 10s 6d., and prizes, offered conditionally upon the number of competitors, £40. (1)
British Chess Club.—The first general meeting took place on Wednesday, Feb. 16, Mr. Newnes in the chair. The officers elected are—President: Mr. Newnes, M.P.; Vice-Presidents: Messrs Wordsworth Donisthorpe, Thos. Hewitt, and F. H. Lewis; Hon. Secretary: Mr. H. F. Lowe, M.A. The committee will be elected by ballot, according to the opinion expressed by the meeting. The rules were read and adopted, and a playing committee elected, composed of Messrs. Donisthorpe, Guest, Gwinner, Woodgate, and Lewis. The functions of these gentlemen wil be to draw up the rules for the handicap, to be played at the Club, and to handicap the players. The programme has been issued since, and the following prizes promised: First, £20; second, £12; third, £6; and fourth, £2. Entrance fee, 10s. 6. Should the entries exceed thirty, there will be three sections; if less than fifteen, there will be only one. Some of the masters and a large number of amateurs have entered their names, and the contest bids fair to be very interesting. (2)
The handicap tournament of the British Chess Club commenced on Monday, with the following sixteen competitors:
First class—Messrs Gunsberg, Hoffer, and Zukertort give the odds of two moves to the second class, Messrs Hewett, Mills, Maudell (sic; Mundell), and Wainwright; P and move to third class, Messrs Marett and Trenchard; P and two moves to fourth class, Messrs Cathcart, Lowe, and Mackeson; knight to fifth class, Messrs Ingoldsby and Rabson; and knight and move to the sixth class, Messrs Bennett and Levinson. (3)
Although Levinson is listed as a participant, it would appear he was replaced by Ridpath; no mention has been found regarding this substitution.
The handicap tournament of the British Chess Club is concluded, as far as the prize winners are concerned. Some of the remaining players have to conclude their games for the next places. The winners are: First prize, J. H. Zukertort; second prize L. Hoffer; third and fourth prizes, tie and division between J (sic). Gunsberg and D. Y. Mills. (4)
Mr Mundell forfeited two games to Messrs Lowe and Ridpath. (5)
Source
(1) London Field, 1887.02.26, p276
(2) Chess Monthly, v8 n7, March 1887, pp193-194
(3) London Field, 1887.03.05, p322
(4) London Field, 1887.05.14, p665
(5) London Field, 1887.05.21, p687
Kibitzing
