Paris 1888 (3)




Results
 
Match scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Hoffer, Leopold    2297 (70) 1 /
Chaseray, Charles    2172 (92) 0 /
 
Newnes, George    1896 (138) 0.5 /
de Tamisier, Emile    1749 (164) 0.5 /
 
Ridpath, Edward    1898 (82) 0.5 /
Nodler    1734 (181) 0.5 /
 
Gwinner, Herman    2275 (72) 0 /
de Boistertre, André    2259 (101) 1 /
 
Trenchard, Herbert    2196 (47) 0 /
Goetz, Alphonse    2521 (90) 1 /
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: British Chess Club - Paris Cercle des Echecs Match
Place: Paris
Start date: 12 May 1888
End date: 12 May 1888
 
Notes:
Sergeant says this was a five-a-side match with result 3-2 for Paris, but the British Chess Magazine of June 1888 says it was a four-a-side match and gives the names of the players and individual results, totalling 3-1 for Paris. The International Chess Magazine of July 1888 gives full results on all 5 boards.
 
References
Books
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 208
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 8, no. 6, June 1888, page 285
   [ICM], vol. 4, no. 7, July 1888, page 198

Tournament information updated: 22 Jul. 2020