Glasgow, Scotland (2-7 August 1875)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Score Place/Prize
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1 Fisher • 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 10½ 1st £15 and Cup
2 Burn 0 • 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 2nd £5
3 Jenkins 0 1 • 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 + + 8 3rd £3
4 Archdall 0 0 1 • 1 1 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ + 6 4th-split £1
5 Minchin 0 0 1 0 • 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 6 4th-split £1
6 Hunter 0 0 0 0 1 • ½ 1 1 0 + 1 5½
7 Wayte ½ 0 0 1 1 ½ • ½ ½ 0 1 ½ 5½
8 Ranken 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ • ½ 1 1 1 4½
9 Skipworth 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ ½ • 1 1 1 4½
10 Coker 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 0 • ½ 1 4
11 Spens 0 0 - ½ 0 - 0 0 0 ½ • 1 2
12 Martin 0 0 - - 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 • ½
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Unplayed games: (+) win, (=) draw, (-) loss, and (…) unscored.
Introduction
Provisional Programme.
Champion Cup (held at present by Mr Burn of Liverpool)—First prize, £15 and £40 challenge cup; second prize, £5; third prize, £3, fourth prize, £2. (1)
Synopsis
<August 2>
Ranken beat Spens; Skipworth beat Spens; Burn beat Hunter; Fisher beat Minchin (2)(3)
<August 3>
Burn beat Hunter, Coker, Martin, Skipworth, and Wayte; Archdall beat Jenkins and drew with Spens and Skipworth; Coker beat Wayte; Fisher beat Hunter, Martin, Ranken, and Spens; Minchin beat Coker, Martin and Spens; Ranken beat Coker; Spens beat Martin and drew with Archdall; Wayte beat Minchin and drew with Martin; Jenkins beat Ranken. (4)(5)
<August 4>
Burn beat Spens; Archdall beat Minchin and drew with Coker; Coker beat Hunter drew with Archdall and Spens; Fisher beat Burn and Jenkins; Minchin beat Ranken; Ranken drew Skipworth; Spens drew Coker; Wayte beat Spens drew Hunter; Jenkins beat Wayte; Hunter drew Wayte; Martin drew Wayte; Skipworth beat Martin drew Ranken (6)(7)
<August 5>
Burn beat Ranken; Archdall drew Ranken; Coker beat Martin; Fisher drew Wayte; Ranken drew Archdall; Wayte beat Archdall and drew with Fisher and Skipworth; Jenkins beat Skipworth and Coker; Hunter beat Skipworth and Minchin; Skipworth beat Coker drew with Archdall and Wayte (8)(9)
Note
The daily press referred to Mr. Andrew Hunter as Mr. Andrews. It is unclear if this was a mistake or if Mr. Hunter was playing under a pseudonym.
Sources
(1) Hazeltine Scrapbook, v91, Glasgow Weekly Herald (column dated 1875.06.12), pdf-p110
(2) Glasgow Herald, 1875.08.03, p6
(3) Edinburgh Scotsman, 1875.08.03, p7
(4) Glasgow Herald, 1875.08.04, p5
(5) Birmingham Morning News, 1875.08.05, p8
(6) Glasgow Herald, 1875.08.05, p5
(7) Birmingham Morning News, 1875.08.06, p5
(8) Glasgow Herald, 1875.08.06, p7
(9) Glasgow Herald, 1875.08.07, p7
(10) Hazeltine Scrapbook, v91, Glasgow Weekly Herald (column dated 1875.08.21), pdf-p120 (cross table gives Andrews)
(11) Chess Players' Chronicle, v4 n10, August 1875, p311 (cross table gives Andrews)
(12) Huddersfield College Magazine, v3 n12, September 1875, p256 (cross table gives Hunter)
Kibitzing
