Gunsberg, I.A. – Mortimer, J. 1889




Results
 
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Gunsberg, Isidor    2559 (25) 4.5/
Mortimer, James    2274 (37) 0.5/
 
Status: formal

Event table notes

Event data
Place: London, England
Start date: 4 Feb. 1889
End date: Feb. 1889
 
Notes:
Feenstra Kuiper, Di Felice and Harding give date as 1888; the British Chess Magazine of Aug. 1891 (p.392) gives Feb. 1889; the Morning Post of 4 Feb. 1889 (p.2) gives that the match would start that evening, and the 11 Feb. 1889 issue gives the result.
 
References
Books
   Barcza, Magyar Sakktörténet, Vol.1, page 217
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 112
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 23
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 294
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 11, no. 8, Aug. 1891, page 392
   [MP], 4 Feb. 1889, page 2
   [MP], 11 Feb. 1889, page 2
Web
   Sarah.  [Isidor Gunsberg]

Match information updated: 6 May 2022