London, England 1879 (1)




Results
 
Crosstable scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games   
Bird, Henry    2559 (37) 2 /
Blackburne, Joseph    2596 (40) 2 /
Mason, James    2558 (38) 1.5 /
MacDonnell, George    2467 (55) 1 /
Potter, William    2588 (41) 0.5 /
 
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: Lowenthal Tourney, 1st Class
Place: London, England
Start date: 16 May 1879
End date: 10 July 1879
 
Notes:
Potter drew Blackburne in the first round and then withdrew when a dispute arose over his next game with Mason. Though that game was offically declared a draw, it was not actually finished and so not rated here. The start date is given by Harding as a best guess.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 73
   Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables I, page 23
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 143
   Renette, H.E. Bird, page 252
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 176
   Zavatarelli and Renette, William N. Potter and John Wisker, page 171
Periodicals
   [QCH], vol. 5, no. 18, 2017, page 418
Web
   Sericano, C.  [London 1879]

Tournament information updated: 20 Sept. 2025