Williams, E. (1) – Kipping, J.S. 1853




Results
 
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Williams, Elijah    2478 (49) 4/
Kipping, James    2349 (64) 3/
 
Status: casual

Event table notes

Event data
Place: Manchester
Start date: 6 May 1853
End date: 6 May 1853
 
Notes:
Staunton says in the 14 May 1853 issue of the Illustrated London News (p.363) that Williams played two games against Kipping at the 'Great Chess Meeting at Manchester', and in the Chess Player's Chronicle of Jun. 1853 (p.181) he says that Williams lost both, but Löwenthal says that they played 5 games, Williams winning 3. Zavatarelli says that Kipping won +3-2. The Field of 14 May 1853 says that the final score between them was 4-3 for Williams. The event was held over two days, 6-7 May 1853.
 
References
Books
   Löwenthal and Medley, Chess Congress of 1862, page xx
   Zavatarelli, Ignatz Kolisch, page 103
Periodicals
   [BCR], vol. 1, no. 6, June 1853, page 185
   [CPC], vol. 1, no. 6, June 1853, page 181
   [ILN], vol. 22, no. 621, 14 May 1853, page 363
Web
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [Collected results, 1836-1863]
   Spinrad, Jeremy P.  [The Telegraph, the Velocipede, and the Bristol Sloth, Part Two], page 1

Match information updated: 6 Mar. 2021