Ottawa 1879




Results
 
Crosstable scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games   
Pope, Edwin    2061 (66) 4.5 / 6 
Hurlburt, Jesse    2098 (77) 3.5 / 6 
White, John    2091 (68) 3.5 / 6 
Holt, Edward    2135 (70) 3 / 6 
Phillipps, Thomas    2036 (76) 3 / 6 
Henderson, John (1)    1988 (61) 2 / 6 
Lambert, François-Xavier    1944 (76) 1.5 / 6 
 
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: 8th Canadian Championship Tournament
Place: Ottawa
Start date: 23 Sep. 1879
End date: 30 Sep. 1879
 
Notes:
Gaige has 'Holbert' at this event; Di Felice has 'Hurlburt', as does the Toronto Globe of 4 Oct. 1879 (p.7). Gaige calls this event the 8th Canadian Championship; Di Felice calls it the 7th Canadian Championship, not counting the unfinished first edition in 1872.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 74
   Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables I, page 151
Periodicals
   [TG], 4 Oct. 1879, page 7
Web
   Wright, Stephen.  [Early Canadian Championships]
Tournament information updated: 13 Feb. 2024