London, England 1859 (2)




Results
 
Match scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Falkbeer, Ernst    2479 (47) 2 /
Sonneborn (1)    0 /
  Falkbeer, Ernst gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Reeves, Henry    2257 (59) 2 /
Fry (1)    0 /
 
Moens    1987 (164) 2 /
Capps    0 /
 
Walters (2)    2193 (116) 2 /
Bradford (1)    0 /
 
Gover, William    2081 (117) 2 /
Fontanella    0 /
 
Standring    1825 (142) 2 /
Borkheim    1693 (177) 1 /
 
Hughes, Hesseth    2141 (88) 1 /
Ogg    2097 (94) 2 /
  Hughes, Hesseth gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Falkbeer, Ernst    2479 (47) 2.5 /
Bird, Henry    2489 (50) 1.5 /
 
Reeves, Henry    2257 (59) 2 /
Standring    1825 (142) 0 /
 
Walters (2)    2193 (116) 2 /
Moens    1987 (164) 1 /
 
Ogg    2097 (94) 2 /
Gover, William    2081 (117) 0 /
 
Falkbeer, Ernst    2479 (47) 2 /
Walters (2)    2193 (116) 1 /
  Falkbeer, Ernst gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Reeves, Henry    2257 (59) 3 /
Ogg    2097 (94) 1 /
 
Falkbeer, Ernst    2479 (47) 4 /
Reeves, Henry    2257 (59) 3 /
  Falkbeer, Ernst gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Walters (2)    2193 (116) 2 /
Ogg    2097 (94) 0 /
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: Purssell's Chess Rooms Handicap
Place: London, England
Start date: Mar. 1859
End date: 3 May 1859
 
Notes:
Bird, Falkbeer and Hughes gave Pawn and Two Moves to all the other players and played even amongst themselves, and all other players played even amongst themselves. I am guessing that the Gover at this event was W.S. Gover. In the first round Williams did not appear to play Bird, who won by default.
 
References
Books
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 117
Periodicals
   [Era], vol. 21, no. 1071, 3 Apr. 1859, page 5
   [Era], vol. 21, no. 1072, 10 Apr. 1859, page 6
   [ST], no. 1875, 27 Mar. 1859, page supp.3
   [ST], no. 1876, 3 Apr. 1859, page 7
   [ST], no. 1877, 10 Apr. 1859, page supp.3
   [ST], no. 1878, 17 Apr. 1859, page 11
   [ST], no. 1879, 24 Apr. 1859, page 3
   [ST], no. 1880, 1 May 1859, page 7
   [ST], no. 1882, 15 May 1859, page supp.3
Web
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 10065. Henry Albert Reeves]

Tournament information updated: 16 Jul. 2017