Ottawa 1879




Results
 
Crosstable scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games   
Pope, Edwin    2060 (66) 4.5 /
Hurlburt, Jesse    2095 (77) 3.5 /
White, John    2089 (68) 3.5 /
Holt, Edward    2134 (71) 3 /
Phillipps, Thomas    2034 (76) 3 /
Henderson, John    1985 (61) 2 /
Lambert, François-Xavier    1942 (76) 1.5 /
 
 

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