London, England 1874 (4)




Results
 
Match scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Sothers    2171 (68) 2 /
Rippin, G.H.    2079 (76) 0 /
  Rippin, G.H. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Down, Henry    2037 (75) 2.5 /
Connford    1697 (114) 1.5 /
  Down, Henry gave odds of pawn and move
 
Wisker, John    2498 (39) 2 /
Pfahl, J.    2275 (67) 0 /
  Wisker, John gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Reynolds (1)    1795 (118) 2.5 /
McLeod, B.    1790 (74) 1.5 /
 
Mainland, J. Foster    1992 (97) 2 /
Gastineau, Henry    1666 (105) 0 /
  Mainland, J. Foster gave odds of pawn and move
 
Lord, John    2332 (54) 2.5 /
Mayow    2062 (78) 0.5 /
  Lord, John gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Pizzi, P.    1600 (105) 2 /
Rippin, E.C.    0 /
  Rippin, E.C. gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Cox (1)    2013 (83) 3 /
Nicholson (1)    1748 (118) 1 /
  Cox (1) gave odds of pawn and move
 
Cohen (1)    2240 (80) 2 /
Pannell, J.    1591 (138) 0 /
  Cohen (1) gave odds of pawn and move
 
Woodard    2183 (88) 2 /
Ballard, William    2340 (49) 0 /
  Ballard, William gave odds of pawn and move
 
Zukertort, Johannes    2640 (41) 2.5 /
Vyse, W. Elliot    2179 (54) 1.5 /
  Zukertort, Johannes gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Chappell, William    2208 (66) 2 /
Lowson, H.    1853 (83) 1 /
  Chappell, William gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Potter, William    2583 (48) 2 /
Maas, Arthur    2324 (59) 1 /
  Potter, William gave odds of a knight
 
Osborne, W.N.    2160 (83) 2 /
Webb, P.R.    1852 (121) 0 /
 
Bussy, Bernard    2212 (65) 2 /
Watts, John    2066 (60) 1 /
 
Coburn, Henry    2303 (59) 2 /
Ingold    1770 (132) 0 /
  Coburn, Henry gave odds of a knight
 
Lovelock, James    1664 (107) 2 /
Martin, William    2029 (45) 0 /
  Martin, William gave odds of a rook
 
Zappert    2065 (73) 2 /
Cutler (1)    1641 (96) 0 /
  Zappert gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Leigh, R.J.    1791 (103) 2 /
Rabbeth, J.E.    1905 (66) 0 /
 
Eschwege, Herman    2192 (68) 2 /
de Soyres, John    2228 (40) 1 /
  de Soyres, John gave odds of pawn and move
 
Morris (1)    1914 (73) 2 /
Heinke (2)    1553 (112) 0 /
 
Beveridge (2)    1865 (93) 1 /
Lambert, Charles    2250 (61) 1 /
  Lambert, Charles gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Stevens, Samuel    2139 (68) 2 /
Manning, Julius    1623 (88) 0 /
  Stevens, Samuel gave odds of pawn and move
 
de Vere, Cecil    2531 (51) 2 /
Bird, Henry    2506 (35) 1 /
 
Sothers    2171 (68) 2 /
Down, Henry    2037 (75) 1 /
  Down, Henry gave odds of pawn and move
 
Wisker, John    2498 (39) 2 /
Reynolds (1)    1795 (118) 0 /
  Wisker, John gave odds of a knight
 
Lord, John    2332 (54) 2 /
Mainland, J. Foster    1992 (97) 1 /
  Lord, John gave odds of a knight
 
Cox (1)    2013 (83) 2 /
Pizzi, P.    1600 (105) 1 /
  Cox (1) gave odds of a rook
 
Cohen (1)    2240 (80) 2 /
Woodard    2183 (88) 0 /
  Woodard gave odds of pawn and move
 
Zukertort, Johannes    2640 (41) 2 /
Chappell, William    2208 (66) 0 /
  Zukertort, Johannes gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Osborne, W.N.    2160 (83) 2 /
Potter, William    2583 (48) 0 /
  Potter, William gave odds of a knight
 
Bussy, Bernard    2212 (65) 2 /
Coburn, Henry    2303 (59) 0 /
  Coburn, Henry gave odds of pawn and move
 
Zappert    2065 (73) 2 /
Lovelock, James    1664 (107) 0 /
  Zappert gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Eschwege, Herman    2192 (68) 2 /
Leigh, R.J.    1791 (103) 0 /
  Eschwege, Herman gave odds of pawn and move
 
Morris (1)    1914 (73) 2.5 /
Beveridge (2)    1865 (93) 1.5 /
 
de Vere, Cecil    2531 (51) 2.5 /
Stevens, Samuel    2139 (68) 1.5 /
  de Vere, Cecil gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Sothers    2171 (68) 1 /
Wisker, John    2498 (39) 1 /
  Wisker, John gave odds of a knight
 
Lord, John    2332 (54) 2.5 /
Cox (1)    2013 (83) 1.5 /
  Lord, John gave odds of pawn and move
 
Zukertort, Johannes    2640 (41) 3 /
Cohen (1)    2240 (80) 1 /
  Zukertort, Johannes gave odds of a knight
 
Osborne, W.N.    2160 (83) 3 /
Bussy, Bernard    2212 (65) 2 /
  Bussy, Bernard gave odds of pawn and move
 
Zappert    2065 (73) 2 /
Eschwege, Herman    2192 (68) 0 /
  Eschwege, Herman gave odds of pawn and move
 
de Vere, Cecil    2531 (51) 2 /
Morris (1)    1914 (73) 0 /
  de Vere, Cecil gave odds of a knight
 
Sothers    2171 (68) 1 /
Lord, John    2332 (54) 0 /
  Lord, John gave odds of a knight
 
Zukertort, Johannes    2640 (41) 2 /
Osborne, W.N.    2160 (83) 0 /
  Zukertort, Johannes gave odds of a knight
 
de Vere, Cecil    2531 (51) 3 /
Zappert    2065 (73) 1 /
  de Vere, Cecil gave odds of a knight
 
Zukertort, Johannes    2640 (41) 2 /
de Vere, Cecil    2531 (51) 1 /
 
Sothers    2171 (68) 2 /
Zukertort, Johannes    2640 (41) 1 /
  Zukertort, Johannes gave odds of a knight
 
Sothers    2171 (68) 2 /
de Vere, Cecil    2531 (51) 1 /
  de Vere, Cecil gave odds of a knight
 
Mayow    2062 (78) 2 /
de Soyres, John    2228 (40) 1 /
  de Soyres, John gave odds of pawn and move
 
Rabbeth, J.E.    1905 (66) 1.5 /
Martin, William    2029 (45) 0.5 /
  Martin, William gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Connford    1697 (114) 1.5 /
Nicholson (1)    1748 (118) 1.5 /
  Nicholson (1) gave odds of pawn and move
 
Manning, Julius    1623 (88) 2.5 /
Heinke (2)    1553 (112) 1.5 /
 
Lambert, Charles    2250 (61) 2 /
Rippin, E.C.    0 /
  Lambert, Charles gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Ballard, William    2340 (49) 2 /
Watts, John    2066 (60) 0 /
  Ballard, William gave odds of pawn and move
 
Maas, Arthur    2324 (59) 3 /
Ingold    1770 (132) 1 /
  Maas, Arthur gave odds of pawn and move
 
Cutler (1)    1641 (96) 2 /
Lowson, H.    1853 (83) 1 /
  Lowson, H. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Pfahl, J.    2275 (67) 1 /
Bird, Henry    2506 (35) 0 /
  Bird, Henry gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Vyse, W. Elliot    2179 (54) 2 /
Pannell, J.    1591 (138) 1 /
  Vyse, W. Elliot gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Webb, P.R.    1852 (121) 2 /
McLeod, B.    1790 (74) 0 /
 
Rippin, G.H.    2079 (76) 2 /
Gastineau, Henry    1666 (105) 0 /
  Rippin, G.H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Vyse, W. Elliot    2179 (54) 2 /
Rabbeth, J.E.    1905 (66) 1 /
  Vyse, W. Elliot gave odds of pawn and move
 
Ballard, William    2340 (49) 2 /
Connford    1697 (114) 0 /
  Ballard, William gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Lambert, Charles    2250 (61) 2 /
Manning, Julius    1623 (88) 0 /
  Lambert, Charles gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Rippin, G.H.    2079 (76) 2.5 /
Mayow    2062 (78) 0.5 /
 
Maas, Arthur    2324 (59) 2 /
Lowson, H.    1853 (83) 1 /
  Maas, Arthur gave odds of pawn and move
 
Pfahl, J.    2275 (67) 2 /
Webb, P.R.    1852 (121) 0 /
  Pfahl, J. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Maas, Arthur    2324 (59) 2.5 /
Vyse, W. Elliot    2179 (54) 1.5 /
  Vyse, W. Elliot gave odds of pawn and move
 
Rippin, G.H.    2079 (76) 1 /
Lambert, Charles    2250 (61) 1 /
  Lambert, Charles gave odds of pawn and move
 
Ballard, William    2340 (49) 1 /
Pfahl, J.    2275 (67) 0 /
  Ballard, William gave odds of pawn and move
 
Maas, Arthur    2324 (59) 2 /
Rippin, G.H.    2079 (76) 0 /
  Rippin, G.H. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Maas, Arthur    2324 (59) 2 /
Ballard, William    2340 (49) 1 /
  Ballard, William gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Ballard, William    2340 (49) 2 /
Rippin, G.H.    2079 (76) 1 /
  Ballard, William gave odds of pawn and move
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: City of London Club Handicap
Place: London, England
Start date: Nov. 1873
End date: Mar. 1874
 
Notes:
Notes from Tim Harding have given me almost complete results from the main tournament, from Land and Water, The Field, and the City of London Chess Magazine. I have checked the Field to complete these results, particularly with Section II, in which all the losers of the first round competed, for third and fourth prizes. In the main event, Wisker forfeited to Sothers in Round 3, when the score between them was +1-1. Beveridge won one game by default against Lambert. The score of Sothers-Lord in round 4 does not seem to be reported. I will use a soft result of 1-0, here. It is not clear whether there were draws in the final pool between Sothers and de Vere. The Field of 8 Nov. 1873 and the Illustrated London News of 15 Nov. 1873 give 'Walrond' as the opponent of 'Stevens', but in the 22 Nov. issue of the Field, his opponent is listed as 'Manning' and 'Manning' then appears in subsequent rounds. Tim Harding's notes have 'Walrond', but I will guess that the player who participated was 'A.S. Manning' (though it might have been Julius A. Manning?). Sothers won first prize; Zukertort won second. In the Section II part of the event, for third and fourth prizes, Martin forfeited his second game to Rabbeth, Nicholson forfeited his second game to Connford, Bird forfeited his second game to Pfahl, and Lambert forfeited his second game to G.H. Rippin. Although Cutler is reported to have beaten Lowson in round 2 of Section II, Lowson then appears in the third round, playing Maas. Is there an error here? The result of Ballard-Pfahl in round four, is not given in the Field. I will use a soft score of 1-0. The Field is not clear on the exact results of the final pool, but the City of London Chess Magazine (from Tim Harding) gives Maas-G.H. Rippin 2-0 and indicates that Ballard won a game against Maas, so that Maas-Ballard must have been 2-1 (though there might have been draws). Ballard-G.H. Rippin in the final pool must have been 2-1 for Ballard, since we know Rippin won one game, but Ballard won the match, but again, there might also have been draws.
 
References
Books
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 125
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 1, Feb. 1874, page 23
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 2, Mar. 1874, page 28
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 3, Apr. 1874, page 53
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 4, May 1874, page 81
   [Fld], 8 Nov. 1873
   [Fld], 22 Nov. 1873
   [Fld], 29 Nov. 1873
   [Fld], 6 Dec. 1873
   [Fld], 13 Dec. 1873
   [Fld], 20 Dec. 1873
   [Fld], 3 Jan. 1874
   [Fld], 17 Jan. 1874
   [Fld], 31 Jan. 1874
   [Fld], 7 Feb. 1874
   [Fld], 14 Feb. 1874
   [Fld], 21 Feb. 1874
   [Fld], 28 Feb. 1874
   [Fld], 14 Mar. 1874
   [Fld], 21 Mar. 1874
   [Fld], 4 Apr. 1874

Tournament information updated: 22 Jul. 2022