London, England 1869 (1)




Results
 
Match scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Chinnery, Walter    2115 (95) 1 /
Ide, E.G.    1674 (162) 0 /
  Chinnery, Walter gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Franklin, William    2100 (120) 1 /
de Vere, Cecil    2545 (42) 0 /
  de Vere, Cecil gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Green, S.J.    2088 (81) 1 /
Baxter, Alexander    1908 (85) 0 /
 
Haggard, H.D.    2040 (142) 1 /
Newham, William    2029 (60) 0 /
  Newham, William gave odds of a knight
 
Lord, John    2326 (58) 1 /
MacDonell, A.W.    0 /
  Lord, John gave odds of a knight
 
Mongredien, Augustus (2)    2071 (73) 1 /
Harper, T.    2188 (97) 0 /
  Harper, T. gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Murphy, Joseph    2245 (83) 1 /
Green, Valentine    2253 (61) 0 /
 
MacDonnell, George    2555 (47) 1 /
Franklin, Selim    2027 (89) 0 /
  MacDonnell, George gave odds of pawn and move
 
McComas, T.    1881 (175) 1 /
Löwe, Edward    2015 (109) 0 /
  Löwe, Edward gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Selfe, Henry    2194 (134) 1 /
Blackburne, Joseph    2562 (42) 0 /
  Blackburne, Joseph gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Steinitz, Wilhelm    2716 (48) 1 /
Gossip, George    2200 (70) 0 /
  Steinitz, Wilhelm gave odds of the move
 
Wisker, John    2483 (43) 1.5 /
Bayliss, Wyke    2038 (105) 0.5 /
  Wisker, John gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Green, S.J.    2088 (81) 1 /
MacDonnell, George    2555 (47) 0 /
  MacDonnell, George gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Haggard, H.D.    2040 (142) 1 /
Selfe, Henry    2194 (134) 0 /
  Selfe, Henry gave odds of pawn and move
 
Mongredien, Augustus (2)    2071 (73) 1 /
Lord, John    2326 (58) 0 /
  Lord, John gave odds of a knight
 
Murphy, Joseph    2245 (83) 1 /
Chinnery, Walter    2115 (95) 0 /
 
Steinitz, Wilhelm    2716 (48) 1 /
Franklin, William    2100 (120) 0 /
  Steinitz, Wilhelm gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Wisker, John    2483 (43) 1 /
McComas, T.    1881 (175) 0 /
  Wisker, John gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Blackburne, Joseph    2562 (42) 1 /
de Vere, Cecil    2545 (42) 0 /
 
Bayliss, Wyke    2038 (105) 1 /
Harper, T.    2188 (97) 0 /
  Harper, T. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Franklin, Selim    2027 (89) 1 /
Baxter, Alexander    1908 (85) 0 /
  Franklin, Selim gave odds of pawn and move
 
Green, Valentine    2253 (61) 1 /
Gossip, George    2200 (70) 0 /
  Gossip, George gave odds of pawn and move
 
Löwe, Edward    2015 (109) 1 /
MacDonell, A.W.    0 /
  Löwe, Edward gave odds of a knight
 
Mongredien, Augustus (2)    2071 (73) 1 /
Green, S.J.    2088 (81) 0 /
  Green, S.J. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Steinitz, Wilhelm    2716 (48) 1 /
Haggard, H.D.    2040 (142) 0 /
  Steinitz, Wilhelm gave odds of a knight
 
Wisker, John    2483 (43) 1 /
Murphy, Joseph    2245 (83) 0 /
  Wisker, John gave odds of pawn and move
 
Blackburne, Joseph    2562 (42) 1 /
Ide, E.G.    1674 (162) 0 /
  Blackburne, Joseph gave odds of a knight
 
Franklin, Selim    2027 (89) 1 /
Löwe, Edward    2015 (109) 0 /
  Löwe, Edward gave odds of pawn and move
 
Green, Valentine    2253 (61) 1 /
Bayliss, Wyke    2038 (105) 0 /
  Green, Valentine gave odds of pawn and move
 
Steinitz, Wilhelm    2716 (48) 1 /
Mongredien, Augustus (2)    2071 (73) 0 /
  Steinitz, Wilhelm gave odds of a knight
 
Steinitz, Wilhelm    2716 (48) 1 /
Wisker, John    2483 (43) 0 /
  Steinitz, Wilhelm gave odds of the move
 
Wisker, John    2483 (43) 1 /
Mongredien, Augustus (2)    2071 (73) 0 /
  Wisker, John gave odds of a knight
 
Blackburne, Joseph    2562 (42) 1 /
Franklin, Selim    2027 (89) 0 /
  Blackburne, Joseph gave odds of pawn and move
 
Blackburne, Joseph    2562 (42) 1 /
Green, Valentine    2253 (61) 0 /
  Blackburne, Joseph gave odds of pawn and move
 
Green, Valentine    2253 (61) 1 /
Franklin, Selim    2027 (89) 0 /
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: British Chess Association Handicap Tournament
Place: London, England
Start date: 24 Nov. 1868
End date: Jan. 1869
 
Notes:
Handicap knockout tournament, single game per pairing, 5 rounds, 24 players, though the Liverpool Mercury of 5 Dec. 1868 (p.6) says there were 26).
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 49
   Gillam, London, 1868/9, page 4, 41
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 59, 511
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 175, 348
   Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 3, 8
Periodicals
   [CPQC], vol. 1, no. 5, Feb. 1869, page 154
   [CW], vol. 4, no. 9, Dec. 1868, page 344
   [ILN], vol. 53, no. 1513, 28 Nov. 1868, page 531
   [NYC], 26 Dec. 1868
Web
   Kingston, Taylor.  [Don't Bet the Farm or Scholar's Concern Tempers Stat-Freak's Delight], page 12

Tournament information updated: 3 Apr. 2022