London, England 1874 (4)




Results
 
Match scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Sothers    2152 (68) 2 /
Rippin, G.H.    2069 (76) 0 /
  Rippin, G.H. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Down, Henry    2028 (75) 2.5 /
Connford    1674 (115) 1.5 /
  Down, Henry gave odds of pawn and move
 
Wisker, John    2499 (39) 2 /
Pfahl, J.    2272 (68) 0 /
  Wisker, John gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Reynolds (1)    1784 (117) 2.5 /
McLeod, B.    1780 (74) 1.5 /
 
Mainland, J. Foster    1983 (97) 2 /
Gastineau, Henry    1659 (105) 0 /
  Mainland, J. Foster gave odds of pawn and move
 
Lord, John    2333 (54) 2.5 /
Mayow    2058 (79) 0.5 /
  Lord, John gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Pizzi, P.    1585 (104) 2 /
Rippin, E.C.    0 /
  Rippin, E.C. gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Cox (1)    2005 (83) 3 /
Nicholson (1)    1732 (118) 1 /
  Cox (1) gave odds of pawn and move
 
Cohen (1)    2227 (80) 2 /
Pannell, J.    1584 (139) 0 /
  Cohen (1) gave odds of pawn and move
 
Woodard    2175 (89) 2 /
Ballard, William    2337 (49) 0 /
  Ballard, William gave odds of pawn and move
 
Zukertort, Johannes    2642 (41) 2.5 /
Vyse, W. Elliot    2177 (54) 1.5 /
  Zukertort, Johannes gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Chappell, William    2205 (66) 2 /
Lowson, H.    1850 (83) 1 /
  Chappell, William gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Potter, William    2587 (48) 2 /
Maas, Arthur    2319 (59) 1 /
  Potter, William gave odds of a knight
 
Osborne, W.N.    2143 (83) 2 /
Webb, P.R.    1840 (120) 0 /
 
Bussy, Bernard    2206 (66) 2 /
Watts, John    2058 (60) 1 /
 
Coburn, Henry    2301 (60) 2 /
Ingold    1751 (132) 0 /
  Coburn, Henry gave odds of a knight
 
Lovelock, James    1655 (107) 2 /
Martin, William    2026 (45) 0 /
  Martin, William gave odds of a rook
 
Zappert    2046 (73) 2 /
Cutler (1)    1628 (96) 0 /
  Zappert gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Leigh, R.J.    1778 (103) 2 /
Rabbeth, J.E.    1894 (66) 0 /
 
Eschwege, Herman    2186 (68) 2 /
de Soyres, John    2222 (40) 1 /
  de Soyres, John gave odds of pawn and move
 
Morris (1)    1904 (72) 2 /
Heinke (2)    1547 (111) 0 /
 
Beveridge (2)    1856 (93) 1 /
Lambert, Charles    2245 (61) 1 /
  Lambert, Charles gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Stevens, Samuel    2141 (69) 2 /
Manning, Julius    1615 (88) 0 /
  Stevens, Samuel gave odds of pawn and move
 
de Vere, Cecil    2533 (51) 2 /
Bird, Henry    2505 (35) 1 /
 
Sothers    2152 (68) 2 /
Down, Henry    2028 (75) 1 /
  Down, Henry gave odds of pawn and move
 
Wisker, John    2499 (39) 2 /
Reynolds (1)    1784 (117) 0 /
  Wisker, John gave odds of a knight
 
Lord, John    2333 (54) 2 /
Mainland, J. Foster    1983 (97) 1 /
  Lord, John gave odds of a knight
 
Cox (1)    2005 (83) 2 /
Pizzi, P.    1585 (104) 1 /
  Cox (1) gave odds of a rook
 
Cohen (1)    2227 (80) 2 /
Woodard    2175 (89) 0 /
  Woodard gave odds of pawn and move
 
Zukertort, Johannes    2642 (41) 2 /
Chappell, William    2205 (66) 0 /
  Zukertort, Johannes gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Osborne, W.N.    2143 (83) 2 /
Potter, William    2587 (48) 0 /
  Potter, William gave odds of a knight
 
Bussy, Bernard    2206 (66) 2 /
Coburn, Henry    2301 (60) 0 /
  Coburn, Henry gave odds of pawn and move
 
Zappert    2046 (73) 2 /
Lovelock, James    1655 (107) 0 /
  Zappert gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Eschwege, Herman    2186 (68) 2 /
Leigh, R.J.    1778 (103) 0 /
  Eschwege, Herman gave odds of pawn and move
 
Morris (1)    1904 (72) 2.5 /
Beveridge (2)    1856 (93) 1.5 /
 
de Vere, Cecil    2533 (51) 2.5 /
Stevens, Samuel    2141 (69) 1.5 /
  de Vere, Cecil gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Sothers    2152 (68) 1 /
Wisker, John    2499 (39) 1 /
  Wisker, John gave odds of a knight
 
Lord, John    2333 (54) 2.5 /
Cox (1)    2005 (83) 1.5 /
  Lord, John gave odds of pawn and move
 
Zukertort, Johannes    2642 (41) 3 /
Cohen (1)    2227 (80) 1 /
  Zukertort, Johannes gave odds of a knight
 
Osborne, W.N.    2143 (83) 3 /
Bussy, Bernard    2206 (66) 2 /
  Bussy, Bernard gave odds of pawn and move
 
Zappert    2046 (73) 2 /
Eschwege, Herman    2186 (68) 0 /
  Eschwege, Herman gave odds of pawn and move
 
de Vere, Cecil    2533 (51) 2 /
Morris (1)    1904 (72) 0 /
  de Vere, Cecil gave odds of a knight
 
Sothers    2152 (68) 1 /
Lord, John    2333 (54) 0 /
  Lord, John gave odds of a knight
 
Zukertort, Johannes    2642 (41) 2 /
Osborne, W.N.    2143 (83) 0 /
  Zukertort, Johannes gave odds of a knight
 
de Vere, Cecil    2533 (51) 3 /
Zappert    2046 (73) 1 /
  de Vere, Cecil gave odds of a knight
 
Zukertort, Johannes    2642 (41) 2 /
de Vere, Cecil    2533 (51) 1 /
 
Sothers    2152 (68) 2 /
Zukertort, Johannes    2642 (41) 1 /
  Zukertort, Johannes gave odds of a knight
 
Sothers    2152 (68) 2 /
de Vere, Cecil    2533 (51) 1 /
  de Vere, Cecil gave odds of a knight
 
Mayow    2058 (79) 2 /
de Soyres, John    2222 (40) 1 /
  de Soyres, John gave odds of pawn and move
 
Rabbeth, J.E.    1894 (66) 1.5 /
Martin, William    2026 (45) 0.5 /
  Martin, William gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Connford    1674 (115) 1.5 /
Nicholson (1)    1732 (118) 1.5 /
  Nicholson (1) gave odds of pawn and move
 
Manning, Julius    1615 (88) 2.5 /
Heinke (2)    1547 (111) 1.5 /
 
Lambert, Charles    2245 (61) 2 /
Rippin, E.C.    0 /
  Lambert, Charles gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Ballard, William    2337 (49) 2 /
Watts, John    2058 (60) 0 /
  Ballard, William gave odds of pawn and move
 
Maas, Arthur    2319 (59) 3 /
Ingold    1751 (132) 1 /
  Maas, Arthur gave odds of pawn and move
 
Cutler (1)    1628 (96) 2 /
Lowson, H.    1850 (83) 1 /
  Lowson, H. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Pfahl, J.    2272 (68) 1 /
Bird, Henry    2505 (35) 0 /
  Bird, Henry gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Vyse, W. Elliot    2177 (54) 2 /
Pannell, J.    1584 (139) 1 /
  Vyse, W. Elliot gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Webb, P.R.    1840 (120) 2 /
McLeod, B.    1780 (74) 0 /
 
Rippin, G.H.    2069 (76) 2 /
Gastineau, Henry    1659 (105) 0 /
  Rippin, G.H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Vyse, W. Elliot    2177 (54) 2 /
Rabbeth, J.E.    1894 (66) 1 /
  Vyse, W. Elliot gave odds of pawn and move
 
Ballard, William    2337 (49) 2 /
Connford    1674 (115) 0 /
  Ballard, William gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Lambert, Charles    2245 (61) 2 /
Manning, Julius    1615 (88) 0 /
  Lambert, Charles gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Rippin, G.H.    2069 (76) 2.5 /
Mayow    2058 (79) 0.5 /
 
Maas, Arthur    2319 (59) 2 /
Lowson, H.    1850 (83) 1 /
  Maas, Arthur gave odds of pawn and move
 
Pfahl, J.    2272 (68) 2 /
Webb, P.R.    1840 (120) 0 /
  Pfahl, J. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Maas, Arthur    2319 (59) 2.5 /
Vyse, W. Elliot    2177 (54) 1.5 /
  Vyse, W. Elliot gave odds of pawn and move
 
Rippin, G.H.    2069 (76) 1 /
Lambert, Charles    2245 (61) 1 /
  Lambert, Charles gave odds of pawn and move
 
Ballard, William    2337 (49) 1 /
Pfahl, J.    2272 (68) 0 /
  Ballard, William gave odds of pawn and move
 
Maas, Arthur    2319 (59) 2 /
Rippin, G.H.    2069 (76) 0 /
  Rippin, G.H. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Maas, Arthur    2319 (59) 2 /
Ballard, William    2337 (49) 1 /
  Ballard, William gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Ballard, William    2337 (49) 2 /
Rippin, G.H.    2069 (76) 1 /
  Ballard, William gave odds of pawn and move
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: City of London Club Handicap
Place: London, England
Start date: Nov. 1873
End date: Mar. 1874
 
Notes:
Notes from Tim Harding have given me almost complete results from the main tournament, from Land and Water, The Field, and the City of London Chess Magazine. I have checked the Field to complete these results, particularly with Section II, in which all the losers of the first round competed, for third and fourth prizes. In the main event, Wisker forfeited to Sothers in Round 3, when the score between them was +1-1. Beveridge won one game by default against Lambert. The score of Sothers-Lord in round 4 does not seem to be reported. I will use a soft result of 1-0, here. It is not clear whether there were draws in the final pool between Sothers and de Vere. The Field of 8 Nov. 1873 and the Illustrated London News of 15 Nov. 1873 give 'Walrond' as the opponent of 'Stevens', but in the 22 Nov. issue of the Field, his opponent is listed as 'Manning' and 'Manning' then appears in subsequent rounds. Tim Harding's notes have 'Walrond', but I will guess that the player who participated was 'A.S. Manning' (though it might have been Julius A. Manning?). Sothers won first prize; Zukertort won second. In the Section II part of the event, for third and fourth prizes, Martin forfeited his second game to Rabbeth, Nicholson forfeited his second game to Connford, Bird forfeited his second game to Pfahl, and Lambert forfeited his second game to G.H. Rippin. Although Cutler is reported to have beaten Lowson in round 2 of Section II, Lowson then appears in the third round, playing Maas. Is there an error here? The result of Ballard-Pfahl in round four, is not given in the Field. I will use a soft score of 1-0. The Field is not clear on the exact results of the final pool, but the City of London Chess Magazine (from Tim Harding) gives Maas-G.H. Rippin 2-0 and indicates that Ballard won a game against Maas, so that Maas-Ballard must have been 2-1 (though there might have been draws). Ballard-G.H. Rippin in the final pool must have been 2-1 for Ballard, since we know Rippin won one game, but Ballard won the match, but again, there might also have been draws.
 
References
Books
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 125
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 1, Feb. 1874, page 23
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 2, Mar. 1874, page 28
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 3, Apr. 1874, page 53
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 4, May 1874, page 81
   [Fld], 8 Nov. 1873
   [Fld], 22 Nov. 1873
   [Fld], 29 Nov. 1873
   [Fld], 6 Dec. 1873
   [Fld], 13 Dec. 1873
   [Fld], 20 Dec. 1873
   [Fld], 3 Jan. 1874
   [Fld], 17 Jan. 1874
   [Fld], 31 Jan. 1874
   [Fld], 7 Feb. 1874
   [Fld], 14 Feb. 1874
   [Fld], 21 Feb. 1874
   [Fld], 28 Feb. 1874
   [Fld], 14 Mar. 1874
   [Fld], 21 Mar. 1874
   [Fld], 4 Apr. 1874

Tournament information updated: 22 Jul. 2022