London, England 1859 (2)




Results
 
Match scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Falkbeer, Ernst    2475 (47) 2 /
Sonneborn (1)    0 /
  Falkbeer, Ernst gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Reeves, Henry    2253 (59) 2 /
Fry (1)    0 /
 
Moens    1984 (164) 2 /
Capps    0 /
 
Walters (2)    2190 (116) 2 /
Bradford (1)    0 /
 
Gover, William    2078 (117) 2 /
Fontanella    0 /
 
Standring    1833 (140) 2 /
Borkheim    1699 (177) 1 /
 
Hughes, Hesseth    2137 (88) 1 /
Ogg    2093 (94) 2 /
  Hughes, Hesseth gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Falkbeer, Ernst    2475 (47) 2.5 /
Bird, Henry    2485 (50) 1.5 /
 
Reeves, Henry    2253 (59) 2 /
Standring    1833 (140) 0 /
 
Walters (2)    2190 (116) 2 /
Moens    1984 (164) 1 /
 
Ogg    2093 (94) 2 /
Gover, William    2078 (117) 0 /
 
Falkbeer, Ernst    2475 (47) 2 /
Walters (2)    2190 (116) 1 /
  Falkbeer, Ernst gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Reeves, Henry    2253 (59) 3 /
Ogg    2093 (94) 1 /
 
Falkbeer, Ernst    2475 (47) 4 /
Reeves, Henry    2253 (59) 3 /
  Falkbeer, Ernst gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Walters (2)    2190 (116) 2 /
Ogg    2093 (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