London, England 1881 (2)




Results
 
Match scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Gunsberg, Isidor    2475 (43) 1 /
Jackson, Harry    1912 (77) 0 /
  Gunsberg, Isidor gave odds of pawn and move
 
Gunsberg, Isidor    2475 (43) 2.5 /
Heywood, George    2205 (58) 3.5 /
  Gunsberg, Isidor gave odds of pawn and move
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: City of London Club Handicap
Place: London, England
Start date: Nov. 1880
End date: May 1881
 
Notes:
Only partial results available. This was a 48-player knock-out tournament, in which after 4 rounds, 3 players remained, Gunsberg, Heywood and Harry Jackson. The latter was beaten by Gunsberg and eliminated (though the report in the Chess Player's Chronicle doesn't give scores, so I record it as 1-0 for Gunsberg) and the final was between Gunsberg and Heywood. Two wins were needed to win the pairing, but when the score was +1-0=5 for Heywood, Gunsberg withdrew, according to the Chess Player's Chronicle. Steve Mann says the score was +2-0=5 for Heywood.
 
References
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 5, no. 66, 3 May 1881, page 214
   [CPC], vol. 5, no. 70, 31 May 1881, page 260
   [CPC], vol. 5, no. 77, 19 July 1881, page 348
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - George Cann Heywood]

Tournament information updated: 30 Dec. 2020