London, England 1875 (7)




Results
 
Match scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Bird, Henry    2520 (30) 1 /
Heinke (2)    1553 (114) 0 /
  Bird, Henry gave odds of a knight
 
Zukertort, Johannes    2640 (41) 2 /
Grady    1869 (86) 0 /
  Zukertort, Johannes gave odds of a knight
 
Wisker, John    2453 (47) 2 /
Stevens, Samuel    2134 (61) 1 /
  Wisker, John gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Potter, William    2618 (40) 2 /
Herbage    1607 (120) 0 /
  Potter, William gave odds of two pieces
 
Ballard, William    2334 (52) 1 /
Sharpe, F.    1753 (145) 0 /
  Ballard, William gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Frankenstein, Edward    2233 (80) 1 /
Peyer, V.C.    2041 (59) 0 /
  Frankenstein, Edward gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
de Soyres, John    2195 (40) 0 /
Vyse, W. Elliot    2158 (57) 1 /
  de Soyres, John gave odds of pawn and move
 
Coburn, Henry    2272 (68) 2 /
Norman, A.    1997 (99) 1 /
  Coburn, Henry gave odds of pawn and move
 
Down, Henry    2024 (81) 2 /
Smith, Edmond    1588 (124) 1 /
  Down, Henry gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Maas, Arthur    2397 (57) 2 /
Rabbeth, J.E.    1919 (60) 0 /
  Maas, Arthur gave odds of pawn and move
 
Bussy, Bernard    2201 (64) 1 /
Andrade, N.    0 /
  Bussy, Bernard gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Chappell, William    2193 (64) 0 /
Stow, A.T.    2291 (85) 2 /
  Chappell, William gave odds of pawn and move
 
Blackmore, Richard    1849 (137) 1 /
Godfrey    1764 (99) 0 /
  Blackmore, Richard gave odds of pawn and move
 
Sonneborn, William    2119 (79) 0 /
Whomes    2199 (78) 2 /
  Sonneborn, William gave odds of pawn and move
 
Wilson, D.H.    1753 (127) 0 /
Huckvale, James    2130 (81) 1 /
 
Beardsell, Thomas    2044 (61) 1 /
Garraway, W.    1871 (75) 2 /
  Beardsell, Thomas gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Eschwege, Herman    2188 (68) 2.5 /
Watts, John    2061 (58) 1.5 /
 
Pfahl, J.    2285 (65) 2 /
Hill (1)    1898 (75) 1 /
  Pfahl, J. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Cox (1)    1988 (86) 0 /
Pizzi, P.    1597 (104) 1 /
  Cox (1) gave odds of a rook
 
Watson (2)    2325 (85) 2 /
Kunwald, Edward    1868 (77) 0 /
  Watson (2) gave odds of pawn and move
 
Smith, Gordon    1974 (82) 1 /
Rosenbaum, Anthony    1845 (87) 2 /
  Smith, Gordon gave odds of pawn and move
 
Day (1)    1602 (162) 1 /
Smith, W.F.    0 /
  Day (1) gave odds of pawn and move
 
Manning, Julius    1609 (88) 1 /
Dyer, W.J.    0 /
  Manning, Julius gave odds of pawn and move
 
Beveridge (2)    1852 (95) 2 /
Israel, S.    0 /
  Beveridge (2) gave odds of pawn and move
 
McLeod, B.    1820 (68) 2.5 /
Frühling, G.C.    1666 (92) 1.5 /
 
Botterill    1929 (106) 2.5 /
Gümpel, Charles    1522 (110) 0.5 /
  Botterill gave odds of pawn and move
 
Zappert    2035 (79) 1 /
Holeman, A.    1669 (82) 0 /
  Zappert gave odds of pawn and move
 
Baynes (1)    1620 (133) 0 /
Cutler (1)    1620 (95) 2 /
  Baynes (1) gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Walrond, T.H.M.    0 /
Andrade, H.    1750 (120) 2 /
  Walrond, T.H.M. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Jennings, William    1636 (89) 0 /
Sonstadt    1856 (124) 1 /
  Jennings, William gave odds of pawn and move
 
Gastineau, Henry    1679 (104) 2 /
Conyers (1)    1541 (147) 1 /
  Conyers (1) gave odds of the move
 
Rodgerson, S.    0 /
Rodgerson, E.H.    1999 (109) 1 /
 
Stow, A.T.    2291 (85) 1 /
Gastineau, Henry    1679 (104) 0 /
  Stow, A.T. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Watson (2)    2325 (85) 2 /
Whomes    2199 (78) 1 /
  Watson (2) gave odds of pawn and move
 
Coburn, Henry    2272 (68) 0 /
Eschwege, Herman    2188 (68) 1 /
  Coburn, Henry gave odds of pawn and move
 
Bird, Henry    2520 (30) 2.5 /
Huckvale, James    2130 (81) 1.5 /
  Bird, Henry gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Vyse, W. Elliot    2158 (57) 2 /
Pizzi, P.    1597 (104) 1 /
  Vyse, W. Elliot gave odds of a knight
 
Andrade, H.    1750 (120) 2 /
Cutler (1)    1620 (95) 0 /
  Andrade, H. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Botterill    1929 (106) 2 /
McLeod, B.    1820 (68) 0 /
  McLeod, B. gave odds of the move
 
Potter, William    2618 (40) 2 /
Frankenstein, Edward    2233 (80) 1 /
  Potter, William gave odds of pawn and move
 
Maas, Arthur    2397 (57) 2 /
Sonstadt    1856 (124) 1 /
  Maas, Arthur gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Zukertort, Johannes    2640 (41) 2 /
Down, Henry    2024 (81) 0 /
  Zukertort, Johannes gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Wisker, John    2453 (47) 1.5 /
Zappert    2035 (79) 0.5 /
  Wisker, John gave odds of a knight
 
Ballard, William    2334 (52) 2.5 /
Day (1)    1602 (162) 0.5 /
  Ballard, William gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Bussy, Bernard    2201 (64) 2.5 /
Garraway, W.    1871 (75) 1.5 /
  Bussy, Bernard gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Blackmore, Richard    1849 (137) 0.5 /
Beveridge (2)    1852 (95) 2.5 /
  Blackmore, Richard gave odds of pawn and move
 
Rosenbaum, Anthony    1845 (87) 0 /
Rodgerson, E.H.    1999 (109) 1 /
  Rosenbaum, Anthony gave odds of pawn and move
 
Pfahl, J.    2285 (65) 2.5 /
Manning, Julius    1609 (88) 0.5 /
  Pfahl, J. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Peyer, V.C.    2041 (59) 2 /
Rodgerson, S.    0 /
  Peyer, V.C. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Cox (1)    1988 (86) 1 /
Sonneborn, William    2119 (79) 1 /
  Cox (1) gave odds of pawn and move
 
Stevens, Samuel    2134 (61) 2 /
Conyers (1)    1541 (147) 0 /
  Stevens, Samuel gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Rabbeth, J.E.    1919 (60) 2 /
Hill (1)    1898 (75) 1 /
  Rabbeth, J.E. gave odds of the move
 
Garraway, W.    1871 (75) 1 /
Walrond, T.H.M.    0 /
  Walrond, T.H.M. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Watts, John    2061 (58) 1 /
Sharpe, F.    1753 (145) 0 /
  Watts, John gave odds of pawn and move
 
Gümpel, Charles    1522 (110) 1 /
Heinke (2)    1553 (114) 1 /
  Heinke (2) gave odds of pawn and move
 
Israel, S.    2 /
Dyer, W.J.    0 /
 
Chappell, William    2193 (64) 2 /
Baynes (1)    1620 (133) 1 /
  Chappell, William gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Godfrey    1764 (99) 2 /
Smith, Edmond    1588 (124) 1 /
  Godfrey gave odds of pawn and move
 
Norman, A.    1997 (99) 2 /
Smith, Gordon    1974 (82) 1 /
  Smith, Gordon gave odds of the move
 
Frühling, G.C.    1666 (92) 2.5 /
Jennings, William    1636 (89) 1.5 /
  Frühling, G.C. gave odds of the move
 
Kunwald, Edward    1868 (77) 2 /
Wilson, D.H.    1753 (127) 0 /
  Wilson, D.H. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Holeman, A.    1669 (82) 2 /
Smith, W.F.    0 /
 
de Soyres, John    2195 (40) 2 /
Andrade, N.    0 /
  de Soyres, John gave odds of a knight
 
Grady    1869 (86) 2 /
Herbage    1607 (120) 1 /
  Grady gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Watson (2)    2325 (85) 1 /
Stow, A.T.    2291 (85) 2 /
  Watson (2) gave odds of pawn and move
 
Bird, Henry    2520 (30) 2.5 /
Eschwege, Herman    2188 (68) 1.5 /
  Bird, Henry gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Vyse, W. Elliot    2158 (57) 2 /
Andrade, H.    1750 (120) 0 /
  Vyse, W. Elliot gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Potter, William    2618 (40) 2 /
Botterill    1929 (106) 0 /
  Potter, William gave odds of a knight
 
Zukertort, Johannes    2640 (41) 0 /
Maas, Arthur    2397 (57) 2 /
  Zukertort, Johannes gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Wisker, John    2453 (47) 2 /
Ballard, William    2334 (52) 3 /
  Wisker, John gave odds of pawn and move
 
Bussy, Bernard    2201 (64) 2 /
Beveridge (2)    1852 (95) 0 /
  Bussy, Bernard gave odds of pawn and move
 
Pfahl, J.    2285 (65) 2 /
Rodgerson, E.H.    1999 (109) 0 /
  Pfahl, J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Peyer, V.C.    2041 (59) 2 /
Cox (1)    1988 (86) 0 /
  Cox (1) gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Stevens, Samuel    2134 (61) 2 /
Rabbeth, J.E.    1919 (60) 1 /
  Stevens, Samuel gave odds of pawn and move
 
Garraway, W.    1871 (75) 2 /
Watts, John    2061 (58) 1 /
  Watts, John gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Gümpel, Charles    1522 (110) 2 /
Israel, S.    0 /
 
Chappell, William    2193 (64) 2 /
Godfrey    1764 (99) 0 /
  Chappell, William gave odds of pawn and move
 
Norman, A.    1997 (99) 1 /
Frühling, G.C.    1666 (92) 0 /
  Norman, A. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Kunwald, Edward    1868 (77) 2 /
Holeman, A.    1669 (82) 0 /
  Kunwald, Edward gave odds of pawn and move
 
de Soyres, John    2195 (40) 3 /
Grady    1869 (86) 1 /
  de Soyres, John gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Bird, Henry    2520 (30) 0 /
Stow, A.T.    2291 (85) 2 /
  Bird, Henry gave odds of a knight
 
Potter, William    2618 (40) 2 /
Vyse, W. Elliot    2158 (57) 0 /
  Potter, William gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Ballard, William    2334 (52) 0 /
Maas, Arthur    2397 (57) 1 /
  Ballard, William gave odds of pawn and move
 
Pfahl, J.    2285 (65) 1 /
Bussy, Bernard    2201 (64) 0 /
  Pfahl, J. gave odds of the move
 
Peyer, V.C.    2041 (59) 2.5 /
Stevens, Samuel    2134 (61) 0.5 /
  Stevens, Samuel gave odds of pawn and move
 
Garraway, W.    1871 (75) 2 /
Gümpel, Charles    1522 (110) 0 /
 
Chappell, William    2193 (64) 1 /
Norman, A.    1997 (99) 0 /
  Chappell, William gave odds of the move
 
Kunwald, Edward    1868 (77) 2 /
de Soyres, John    2195 (40) 1 /
  de Soyres, John gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Maas, Arthur    2397 (57) 2.5 /
Pfahl, J.    2285 (65) 0.5 /
  Pfahl, J. gave odds of the move
 
Potter, William    2618 (40) 2 /
Stow, A.T.    2291 (85) 1 /
  Potter, William gave odds of a knight
 
Peyer, V.C.    2041 (59) 2 /
Garraway, W.    1871 (75) 0 /
  Peyer, V.C. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Chappell, William    2193 (64) 1 /
Kunwald, Edward    1868 (77) 0 /
  Chappell, William gave odds of pawn and move
 
Potter, William    2618 (40) 1.5 /
Maas, Arthur    2397 (57) 2.5 /
  Potter, William gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Peyer, V.C.    2041 (59) 2 /
Chappell, William    2193 (64) 1 /
  Chappell, William gave odds of pawn and move
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: City of London Club Handicap
Place: London, England
Start date: Oct. 1874
End date: Mar. 1875
 
Notes:
This was a 64-player knockout handicap, 2 wins required to win a round, in which the 32 losers in the first round went on to compete for third and fourth prizes, in a separate knockout sequence. There were 6 odds Classes, most with A and B sections, which determined that when a pair of opponents was in the same Class, but one in section A and the other in section B, the former gave odds of the Move to the latter. Although Barbier is listed as the first-round opponent of Pizzi in the Field of 17 Oct. 1874 and in the City of London Chess Magazine of Nov. 1874 (p.241), in the second round Cox seems to replace Barbier, who disappears. What happened there is not clear, but my guess is that Barbier eventually did not play and was replaced by Cox (the score of Barbier's first round match with Pizzi is given as 0-0 at the time of the report in the City of London Chess Magazine of Nov. 1874). Thus, I assume that it was Cox who lost to Pizzi in the first round. The sources give us almost complete scores, but in some cases, where I only know which player won, I record the result as 1-0. In other cases, a partial result of 1-1 is given in a source, but we know which player went on to the next round, so I record those scores as 2-1, though it is possible that draws could be missed. Some of the results I obtained from the City of London Chess Magazine and the Field, and some from Tim Harding (personal communication). The Field of 28 Nov. 1874 says that in the second round Rosenbaum, Sonneborn, and Gümpel forfeited 1 game each to E. Rodgerson, Cox, and Heinke, respectively. Rodgerson went on to the third round, so he must eventually have beaten Rosenbaum, so I count this as 1-0. With the forfeit, Heinke scored officially 2-1 against Gümpel, but for some reason it is Gümpel who went forward to the third round. The Field of 28 Nov. 1874 also says that Walrond forfeited two games (to Garraway), but one of those was unfinished, so I will only count one of them as unplayed. Similarly Frühling had one unfinished against Jennings, but I will count that as played. The Field of 23 Jan. 1875 gives (partial) fourth round scores, giving Chappell 1 point against Norman, but a blank for Norman's score, and similarly gives Garraway 2 points against Güpel but has a blank for Güpel's score. In both cases, I take the blank to mean 0. The report in the Field of 17 Oct. 1874 gives all players initially registered, their odds classes and their projected first round pairings. However, de Vere, Humphreys, and Deutschmann, who are listed there, did not compete and were replaced by Huckvale, Blackmore, and Kunwald, respectively. Some of the odds classes of players as listed in the Field of 17 Oct. 1874 changed in the reports of the City of London Chess Magazine of Nov. 1874 (p.241) and the Field of 14 Nov. 1874, and in those cases, I take the later information as correct (there may have been a reassessment before play began). These players include S. Rodgerson and E.H. Rodgerson, who went from Class 6A to 5B. Also, W.J. Dyer is listed in Class 4B in the 17 Oct. 1874 issue of the Field, but 5B in the City of London Chess Magazine of Nov. 1874, and 5A in the Field of 14 Nov. 1874. Pizzi is not specified as in the B section of Class 6 in the City of London Chess Magazine, but is so designated in the Field of both 17 Oct. and 14 Nov. 1874. Zappert is listed as in Class 4A in the earlier two reports but in 4B in the Field of 14 Nov. 1874. Israel is listed as in Class 5B in the earlier two reports, but in 5A in the Field of 14 Nov. 1874. Whether Dyer, Pizzi, Zappert, or Israel were in the A or B section of their class has no bearing on the results, though, since they did not play anyone of their own class, except Dyer-Israel, but both moved from 5B to 5A between the reports, and so presumably played even. More significant is the shift of Baynes from class 4A in the earlier two reports to 5A in the Field of 14 Nov. 1874. There may be an error here, or it may be that he was moved from 4A to 5A between rounds 1 and 2. I will assume the latter, which implies that as a Class 4 player, he gave Pawn and Two Moves to Cutler (Class 6) in round 1, but then as a Class 5 player, he received odds of Pawn and Two Moves from Chappell (Class 3) in round 2.
 
References
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 10, Nov. 1874, page 241
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 11, Dec. 1874, page 272
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 12, Jan. 1875, page 296
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 1, Feb. 1875, page 7
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 2, Mar. 1875, page 38
   [CLCM], vol. 2, no. 3, Apr. 1875, page 82
   [Fld], 17 Oct. 1874
   [Fld], 14 Nov. 1874
   [Fld], 28 Nov. 1874
   [Fld], 5 Dec. 1874
   [Fld], 19 Dec. 1874
   [Fld], 9 Jan. 1875
   [Fld], 23 Jan. 1875
   [Fld], 13 Feb. 1875
   [Fld], 27 Feb. 1875
   [Fld], 6 Mar. 1875
   [Fld], 13 Mar. 1875

Tournament information updated: 22 Jul. 2022