London, England 1878 (3)




Results
 
Crosstable scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games   
Thorold, Edmund    2420 (41) 11.5 / 12 
Ranken, Charles    2241 (44) 7.5 / 12 
Ensor, F. Sidney    2328 (53) 7 / 12 
Jenkin, John    2312 (50) 7 / 12 
Fisher, Bernard    2246 (47) 6.5 / 12 
Minchin, James    2259 (38) 6.5 / 12 
Wayte, William    2363 (40) 6 / 11 
Barbier, Georges    2138 (67) 5.5 / 12 
Coker, John    2196 (43) 5.5 / 11 
Martin, William    2073 (44) 5 / 11 
Minchin, Charles    2128 (45) 2.5 / 11 
Beardsell, Thomas    2050 (58) 2 / 11 
Earnshaw, Samuel    1892 (81) 0.5 /
 
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: 9th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I
Place: London, England
Start date: 29 July 1878
End date: 3 Aug. 1878
 
Notes:
According to Sergeant, there was also a handicap tournament, which was won by the automaton 'Mephisto' (directed by Gunsberg), ahead of Ensor, Col. Minchin and Maj. Martin, but no scores are given for that event.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 70
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 173
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 2, no. 21, 1 Sep. 1878, page 210
   [HCM], vol. 6, no. 12, Sep. 1878, page 335
   [ILN], vol. 73, no. 2037, 13 July 1878, page 47
   [ILN], vol. 73, no. 2040, 3 Aug. 1878, page 119
   [ILN], vol. 73, no. 2041, 10 Aug. 1878, page 143
Web
   Sarah.  [Chess Automatons]

Tournament information updated: 16 Jul. 2017