British CC Invitational (1892)

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British CC Invitational (1892)
Compiled by MissScarlett

Quintagular tournament (by which name this event is sometimes known) arranged by the British CC. Four leading British players were pitted against the German upstart, Lasker, who'd already scored match victories over Bird and Miniati in 1890. Held from March 28th - April 8th 1892, this double-round robin affair lasted 10 rounds involving the odd player having a daily bye. The final round was delayed by a day, because the annual Oxford - Cambridge Varsity was scheduled at the club on April 7th.

Anticipation of a Blackburne - Lasker match had been brewing for some time, for which this tournament served as something of an entrée: Lasker - Blackburne (1892)

Missing games:

Rd.6 Bird 0-1 Lasker
Rd.7 Mason 1-0 Bird
Rd.9 Bird 0-1 Gunsberg

Round 1, 28.03.1892 (Standard, 1892.03.29, p.3)
Lasker vs Bird, 1892
(B30) Sicilian, 45 moves, 1-0
Round 1, 28.03.1892 (Northern Whig, 1892.03.31, p.7)
Blackburne vs Gunsberg, 1892
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 47 moves, 1-0
Round 2, 29.03.1892 (Standard, 1892.03.30, p.2)
Gunsberg vs Lasker, 1892
(C58) Two Knights, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 2, 29.03.1892 (Daily News, 1892.03.30, p.3)
Bird vs Mason, 1892
(A03) Bird's Opening, 47 moves, 0-1
Round 3, 30.03.1892 (Morning Post, 1892.03.31, p.3)
Lasker vs Blackburne, 1892
(C48) Four Knights, 39 moves, 1-0
Round 3, 30.03.1892 (Standard, 1892.03.31, p.2)
Mason vs Gunsberg, 1892
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 60 moves, 0-1
Round 4, 31.03.1892 (Standard, 1892.04.01, p.6)
Gunsberg vs Bird, 1892
(B01) Scandinavian, 43 moves, 0-1
Round 4, 31.03.1892 (Morning Post, 1892.04.01, p.3)
Blackburne vs Mason, 1892
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 50 moves, 1-0
Round 5, 01.04.1892 (Morning Post, 1892.04.02, p.3)
Mason vs Lasker, 1892
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 5, 01.04.1892 (Standard, 1892.04.02, p.6)
Bird vs Blackburne, 1892
(A02) Bird's Opening, 30 moves, 0-1
Round 6, 02.04.1892 (Morning Post, 1892.04.04, p.2)
Gunsberg vs Blackburne, 1892
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 27 moves, 0-1
Round 7, 04.04.1892 (Standard, 1892.04.05, p.3)
Lasker vs Gunsberg, 1892
(C01) French, Exchange, 76 moves, 1-0
Round 8, 05.04.1892 (Standard, 1892.04.06, p.6)
Blackburne vs Lasker, 1892
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 32 moves, 0-1
Round 8, 05.04.1892 (Morning Post, 1892.04.06, p.5)
Gunsberg vs Mason, 1892
(D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 0-1
Round 9, 06.04.1892 (Standard, 1892.04.07, p.7)
Mason vs Blackburne, 1892
(C62) Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense, 40 moves, 0-1
Round 10, 08.04.1892 (Morning Post, 1892.04.09, p.3)
Lasker vs Mason, 1892
(C49) Four Knights, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Round 10, 08.04.1892 (Standard, 1892.04.09, p.3)
Blackburne vs Bird, 1892
(A02) Bird's Opening, 46 moves, 1-0
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