| 
Event table notes
 | 
| Event data |  | 
   | Place: London, England |  
   | Start date: Dec. 1855 |  
   | End date:   Dec. 1855 |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | Spinrad gives date as 1856, but the Jan. 1856 issue of the Chess Player's Chronicle (p.29) says it was played 'during the preceding month'. |  |  |  |  
   | References |  |  |  |