Birmingham 1874 (2)




Results
 
Crosstable scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games   
Burn, Amos    2580 (38) 10 / 10 
Archdall, Hewan    2258 (44) 6.5 /
Ranken, Charles    2311 (42) 6.5 / 10 
Wayte, William    2378 (43) 5.5 /
Thorold, Edmund    2365 (44) 5 /
Gossip, George    2263 (45) 4.5 /
Fisher, Bernard    2297 (42) 5 / 10 
Skipworth, Arthur    2246 (41) 4 /
Martin, William    2026 (45) 3 / 10 
Halford, John    2087 (50) 0 /
Murray, Archibald    1947 (56) 0 /
 
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: 5th Counties Chess Association Meeting - 1st Class
Place: Birmingham
Start date: 3 Aug. 1874
End date: 7 Aug. 1874
 
Notes:
Gaige, Di Felice and the Chess Player's Chronicle indicate that the Burn-Murray game was won by default, but Forster claims that it was not, citing the Birmingham Daily Gazette. Murray did default to Archdall and Gossip and the Murray-Halford game is scored as a default to both players in the Chess Player's Chronicle report. Also Skipworth defaulted to Thorold and Wayte.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 59
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 89
   Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables I, page 16
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 162
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 8, Sep. 1874, page 186
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 4, Aug. 1874, page supp.1
   [Fld], 8 Aug. 1874
   [Fld], 15 Aug. 1874
   [Fld], 19 Sep. 1874
   [ILN], vol. 65, no. 1825, 15 Aug. 1874, page 164

Tournament information updated: 25 Dec. 2021