London, England 1859 (2)




Results
 
Match scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Falkbeer, Ernst    2481 (47) 2 /
Sonneborn (1)    0 /
  Falkbeer, Ernst gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Reeves, Henry    2258 (59) 2 /
Fry (1)    0 /
 
Moens    1988 (164) 2 /
Capps    0 /
 
Walters (2)    2194 (116) 2 /
Bradford (1)    0 /
 
Gover, William    2083 (117) 2 /
Fontanella    0 /
 
Standring    1826 (142) 2 /
Borkheim    1694 (177) 1 /
 
Hughes, Hesseth    2142 (88) 1 /
Ogg    2098 (94) 2 /
  Hughes, Hesseth gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Falkbeer, Ernst    2481 (47) 2.5 /
Bird, Henry    2491 (50) 1.5 /
 
Reeves, Henry    2258 (59) 2 /
Standring    1826 (142) 0 /
 
Walters (2)    2194 (116) 2 /
Moens    1988 (164) 1 /
 
Ogg    2098 (94) 2 /
Gover, William    2083 (117) 0 /
 
Falkbeer, Ernst    2481 (47) 2 /
Walters (2)    2194 (116) 1 /
  Falkbeer, Ernst gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Reeves, Henry    2258 (59) 3 /
Ogg    2098 (94) 1 /
 
Falkbeer, Ernst    2481 (47) 4 /
Reeves, Henry    2258 (59) 3 /
  Falkbeer, Ernst gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Walters (2)    2194 (116) 2 /
Ogg    2098 (94) 0 /
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: Purssell's Chess Rooms Handicap
Place: London, England
Start date: Mar. 1859
End date: 3 May 1859
 
Notes:
Bird, Falkbeer and Hughes gave Pawn and Two Moves to all the other players and played even amongst themselves, and all other players played even amongst themselves. I am guessing that the Gover at this event was W.S. Gover. In the first round Williams did not appear to play Bird, who won by default.
 
References
Books
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 117
Periodicals
   [Era], vol. 21, no. 1071, 3 Apr. 1859, page 5
   [Era], vol. 21, no. 1072, 10 Apr. 1859, page 6
   [ST], no. 1875, 27 Mar. 1859, page supp.3
   [ST], no. 1876, 3 Apr. 1859, page 7
   [ST], no. 1877, 10 Apr. 1859, page supp.3
   [ST], no. 1878, 17 Apr. 1859, page 11
   [ST], no. 1879, 24 Apr. 1859, page 3
   [ST], no. 1880, 1 May 1859, page 7
   [ST], no. 1882, 15 May 1859, page supp.3
Web
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 10065. Henry Albert Reeves]

Tournament information updated: 16 Jul. 2017