Glasgow, Scotland (3-7 August 1875)
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Round 1
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Blackburne │
+1=0-0 ├——┐ Round 2
Bird │ │ ————————————┐
————————————┘ │ Blackburne │
├── +1=0-0 ├──┐
————————————┐ │ Allaire │ │
Allaire │ │ ————————————┘ │
+1=0-0 ├——┘ │ Round 3
Wayte │ │ ————————————┐
————————————┘ │ Blackburne │
├── +1=0-0 ├──┐
————————————┐ │ Ranken │ │
Ranken │ │ ————————————┘ │
+1=0-0 ├——┐ │ │
Coker │ │ ————————————┐ │ │
————————————┘ │ Ranken │ │ │
├── +1=0-0 ├──┘ │
————————————┐ │ Minchin* │ │ Round 4 Place/Prizes
Minchin │ │ ————————————┘ │ —————————————————————————
+1=0-0 ├——┘ │ Blackburne 1st-2nd £7
Fisher │ │ (no play)
————————————┘ │ Burn 1st-2nd £7
├── —————————————————————————
————————————┐ │ Archdall 3rd-4th £3
Burn │ │ (no play)
+1=0-0 ├——┐ │ Ranken 3rd-4th £3
Newham │ │ ————————————┐ │ —————————————————————————
————————————┘ │ Burn │ │
├── +1=0-0 ├──┐ │
————————————┐ │ MacDonnell │ │ │
MacDonnell │ │ ————————————┘ │ │
+1=0-0 ├——┘ │ │
Berwick │ │ ————————————┐ │
————————————┘ │ Burn │ │
├── +1=0-0 ├──┘
————————————┐ │ Archdall │
Archdall │ │ ————————————┘
+1=0-0 ├——┐ │
Steegman │ │ ————————————┐ │
————————————┘ │ Archdall │ │
├── +1=0-0 ├──┘
————————————┐ │ Martin* │
Martin │ │ ————————————┘
+1=0-0 ├——┘
Spens │
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* The exact pairings for Martin and Minchin for round 2 are unknown.
Introduction
Provisional Programme.
Handicap Match.—First prize, £10; second and third prizes, £4 each; fourth and fifth prizes, £2 each; sixth prize, £1. (1)
Sixteen players entered yesterday for the handicap tourney, among them being the distinguished London players Messrs Bird and Blackburne and the Rev. G. A. Macdonnell. Unfortunately, Messrs Bird and Blackburne were drawn to play against each other in the first round, thus throwing one of them out at the very outset. The contest between these fine players, which attracted great attention, ultimately resulted in Mr Blackburne's favour. {2)
Synopsis
<August 3>
Blackburne beat Bird (2)
<August 4>
Allaire beat Wayte; MacDonnell beat Berwick; Minchin beat Fisher; Archdall beat Steegman; Burn beat Newham; Martin beat Spens (3)
<August 5>
Blackburne beat Allaire; Burn beat MacDonnell
<August 7>
Blackburne beat Ranken; Burn beat Archdall (4)
Conclusion
The first and second prizes were divided between Messrs. Blackburne and Burn, while the third and fourth prizes were in like manner shared between the Rev. J. H. Archdall and C. E. Ranken. (5)
Note
No evidence has been found showing the round 2 pairings for Martin and Minchin.
Sources
(1) Hazeltine Scrapbook, v91, Glasgow Weekly Herald (column dated 1875.06.12), pdf-p110
(2) Glasgow Herald, 1875.08.04, p5
(3) Glasgow Herald, 1875.08.05, p5
(4) Glasgow Herald, 1875.08.09, p5
(5) City of London Chess Magazine, v2 n8, September 1875, p226\
Kibitzing
