London, England 1874 (4)




Results
 
Match scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Sothers    2169 (68) 2 /
Rippin, G.H.    2077 (76) 0 /
  Rippin, G.H. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Down, Henry    2036 (74) 2.5 /
Connford    1695 (114) 1.5 /
  Down, Henry gave odds of pawn and move
 
Wisker, John    2492 (39) 2 /
Pfahl, J.    2272 (67) 0 /
  Wisker, John gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Reynolds (1)    1793 (118) 2.5 /
McLeod, B.    1788 (74) 1.5 /
 
Mainland, J. Foster    1989 (97) 2 /
Gastineau, Henry    1664 (105) 0 /
  Mainland, J. Foster gave odds of pawn and move
 
Lord, John    2325 (54) 2.5 /
Mayow    2059 (78) 0.5 /
  Lord, John gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Pizzi, P.    1598 (105) 2 /
Rippin, E.C.    0 /
  Rippin, E.C. gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Cox (1)    2010 (83) 3 /
Nicholson (1)    1745 (118) 1 /
  Cox (1) gave odds of pawn and move
 
Cohen (1)    2239 (80) 2 /
Pannell, J.    1589 (138) 0 /
  Cohen (1) gave odds of pawn and move
 
Woodard    2182 (88) 2 /
Ballard, William    2339 (49) 0 /
  Ballard, William gave odds of pawn and move
 
Zukertort, Johannes    2639 (41) 2.5 /
Vyse, W. Elliot    2178 (54) 1.5 /
  Zukertort, Johannes gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Chappell, William    2206 (66) 2 /
Lowson, H.    1852 (83) 1 /
  Chappell, William gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Potter, William    2581 (48) 2 /
Maas, Arthur    2322 (59) 1 /
  Potter, William gave odds of a knight
 
Osborne, W.N.    2158 (83) 2 /
Webb, P.R.    1850 (120) 0 /
 
Bussy, Bernard    2211 (65) 2 /
Watts, John    2064 (60) 1 /
 
Coburn, Henry    2302 (59) 2 /
Ingold    1769 (132) 0 /
  Coburn, Henry gave odds of a knight
 
Lovelock, James    1663 (107) 2 /
Martin, William    2030 (45) 0 /
  Martin, William gave odds of a rook
 
Zappert    2062 (73) 2 /
Cutler (1)    1639 (96) 0 /
  Zappert gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Leigh, R.J.    1788 (103) 2 /
Rabbeth, J.E.    1903 (66) 0 /
 
Eschwege, Herman    2185 (68) 2 /
de Soyres, John    2227 (40) 1 /
  de Soyres, John gave odds of pawn and move
 
Morris (1)    1913 (73) 2 /
Heinke (2)    1552 (111) 0 /
 
Beveridge (2)    1864 (93) 1 /
Lambert, Charles    2250 (61) 1 /
  Lambert, Charles gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Stevens, Samuel    2137 (68) 2 /
Manning, Julius    1621 (88) 0 /
  Stevens, Samuel gave odds of pawn and move
 
de Vere, Cecil    2529 (51) 2 /
Bird, Henry    2489 (37) 1 /
 
Sothers    2169 (68) 2 /
Down, Henry    2036 (74) 1 /
  Down, Henry gave odds of pawn and move
 
Wisker, John    2492 (39) 2 /
Reynolds (1)    1793 (118) 0 /
  Wisker, John gave odds of a knight
 
Lord, John    2325 (54) 2 /
Mainland, J. Foster    1989 (97) 1 /
  Lord, John gave odds of a knight
 
Cox (1)    2010 (83) 2 /
Pizzi, P.    1598 (105) 1 /
  Cox (1) gave odds of a rook
 
Cohen (1)    2239 (80) 2 /
Woodard    2182 (88) 0 /
  Woodard gave odds of pawn and move
 
Zukertort, Johannes    2639 (41) 2 /
Chappell, William    2206 (66) 0 /
  Zukertort, Johannes gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Osborne, W.N.    2158 (83) 2 /
Potter, William    2581 (48) 0 /
  Potter, William gave odds of a knight
 
Bussy, Bernard    2211 (65) 2 /
Coburn, Henry    2302 (59) 0 /
  Coburn, Henry gave odds of pawn and move
 
Zappert    2062 (73) 2 /
Lovelock, James    1663 (107) 0 /
  Zappert gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Eschwege, Herman    2185 (68) 2 /
Leigh, R.J.    1788 (103) 0 /
  Eschwege, Herman gave odds of pawn and move
 
Morris (1)    1913 (73) 2.5 /
Beveridge (2)    1864 (93) 1.5 /
 
de Vere, Cecil    2529 (51) 2.5 /
Stevens, Samuel    2137 (68) 1.5 /
  de Vere, Cecil gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Sothers    2169 (68) 1 /
Wisker, John    2492 (39) 1 /
  Wisker, John gave odds of a knight
 
Lord, John    2325 (54) 2.5 /
Cox (1)    2010 (83) 1.5 /
  Lord, John gave odds of pawn and move
 
Zukertort, Johannes    2639 (41) 3 /
Cohen (1)    2239 (80) 1 /
  Zukertort, Johannes gave odds of a knight
 
Osborne, W.N.    2158 (83) 3 /
Bussy, Bernard    2211 (65) 2 /
  Bussy, Bernard gave odds of pawn and move
 
Zappert    2062 (73) 2 /
Eschwege, Herman    2185 (68) 0 /
  Eschwege, Herman gave odds of pawn and move
 
de Vere, Cecil    2529 (51) 2 /
Morris (1)    1913 (73) 0 /
  de Vere, Cecil gave odds of a knight
 
Sothers    2169 (68) 1 /
Lord, John    2325 (54) 0 /
  Lord, John gave odds of a knight
 
Zukertort, Johannes    2639 (41) 2 /
Osborne, W.N.    2158 (83) 0 /
  Zukertort, Johannes gave odds of a knight
 
de Vere, Cecil    2529 (51) 3 /
Zappert    2062 (73) 1 /
  de Vere, Cecil gave odds of a knight
 
Zukertort, Johannes    2639 (41) 2 /
de Vere, Cecil    2529 (51) 1 /
 
Sothers    2169 (68) 2 /
Zukertort, Johannes    2639 (41) 1 /
  Zukertort, Johannes gave odds of a knight
 
Sothers    2169 (68) 2 /
de Vere, Cecil    2529 (51) 1 /
  de Vere, Cecil gave odds of a knight
 
Mayow    2059 (78) 2 /
de Soyres, John    2227 (40) 1 /
  de Soyres, John gave odds of pawn and move
 
Rabbeth, J.E.    1903 (66) 1.5 /
Martin, William    2030 (45) 0.5 /
  Martin, William gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Connford    1695 (114) 1.5 /
Nicholson (1)    1745 (118) 1.5 /
  Nicholson (1) gave odds of pawn and move
 
Manning, Julius    1621 (88) 2.5 /
Heinke (2)    1552 (111) 1.5 /
 
Lambert, Charles    2250 (61) 2 /
Rippin, E.C.    0 /
  Lambert, Charles gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Ballard, William    2339 (49) 2 /
Watts, John    2064 (60) 0 /
  Ballard, William gave odds of pawn and move
 
Maas, Arthur    2322 (59) 3 /
Ingold    1769 (132) 1 /
  Maas, Arthur gave odds of pawn and move
 
Cutler (1)    1639 (96) 2 /
Lowson, H.    1852 (83) 1 /
  Lowson, H. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Pfahl, J.    2272 (67) 1 /
Bird, Henry    2489 (37) 0 /
  Bird, Henry gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Vyse, W. Elliot    2178 (54) 2 /
Pannell, J.    1589 (138) 1 /
  Vyse, W. Elliot gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Webb, P.R.    1850 (120) 2 /
McLeod, B.    1788 (74) 0 /
 
Rippin, G.H.    2077 (76) 2 /
Gastineau, Henry    1664 (105) 0 /
  Rippin, G.H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Vyse, W. Elliot    2178 (54) 2 /
Rabbeth, J.E.    1903 (66) 1 /
  Vyse, W. Elliot gave odds of pawn and move
 
Ballard, William    2339 (49) 2 /
Connford    1695 (114) 0 /
  Ballard, William gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Lambert, Charles    2250 (61) 2 /
Manning, Julius    1621 (88) 0 /
  Lambert, Charles gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Rippin, G.H.    2077 (76) 2.5 /
Mayow    2059 (78) 0.5 /
 
Maas, Arthur    2322 (59) 2 /
Lowson, H.    1852 (83) 1 /
  Maas, Arthur gave odds of pawn and move
 
Pfahl, J.    2272 (67) 2 /
Webb, P.R.    1850 (120) 0 /
  Pfahl, J. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Maas, Arthur    2322 (59) 2.5 /
Vyse, W. Elliot    2178 (54) 1.5 /
  Vyse, W. Elliot gave odds of pawn and move
 
Rippin, G.H.    2077 (76) 1 /
Lambert, Charles    2250 (61) 1 /
  Lambert, Charles gave odds of pawn and move
 
Ballard, William    2339 (49) 1 /
Pfahl, J.    2272 (67) 0 /
  Ballard, William gave odds of pawn and move
 
Maas, Arthur    2322 (59) 2 /
Rippin, G.H.    2077 (76) 0 /
  Rippin, G.H. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Maas, Arthur    2322 (59) 2 /
Ballard, William    2339 (49) 1 /
  Ballard, William gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Ballard, William    2339 (49) 2 /
Rippin, G.H.    2077 (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