Melbourne 1871




Results
 
Match scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Rush    1858 (121) 2.5 /
Lulman, A.    1853 (75) 0.5 /
  Lulman, A. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Phillips, Lewis    2200 (73) 2 /
Thompson (4)    1835 (106) 0 /
  Phillips, Lewis gave odds of pawn and move
 
Black (1)    1861 (81) 2 /
Cooper (4)    1854 (104) 1 /
 
Long (2)    1909 (120) 2 /
Lucas, C.J.    1662 (97) 0 /
  Long (2) gave odds of pawn and move
 
Stephen, William    1982 (75) 2 /
Grut    1404 (151) 1 /
  Stephen, William gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Simpson, William    1849 (103) 2 /
Jackman (1)    1359 (139) 0 /
  Simpson, William gave odds of pawn and move
 
Burns, Andrew    2396 (71) 2 /
A'Beckett, E.F.    1778 (85) 0 /
  Burns, Andrew gave odds of a rook
 
Coates, E.J.    2114 (75) 2 /
Hart, E.    0 /
  Coates, E.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Chamier, Anthony    2053 (77) 2 /
Trollope    0 /
  Chamier, Anthony gave odds of pawn and move
 
Hammond, R.K.    1909 (75) 2 /
Trowell, T.J.    1746 (81) 0 /
 
Runting, W.J.    1726 (77) 2 /
Govett, E.    1844 (96) 0 /
  Govett, E. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Heap, H. (1)    2031 (87) 3 /
Sedgefield, Sedgefield    2218 (68) 2 /
  Sedgefield, Sedgefield gave odds of pawn and move
 
Goldsmith, Louis    2315 (71) 2 /
Hart, E.    0 /
  Goldsmith, Louis gave odds of a knight
 
Phillips, Lewis    2200 (73) 2 /
Chamier, Anthony    2053 (77) 1 /
  Phillips, Lewis gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Stephen, William    1982 (75) 2 /
Trollope    0 /
  Stephen, William gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Coates, E.J.    2114 (75) 2 /
Lucas, C.J.    1662 (97) 0 /
  Coates, E.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Lulman, A.    1853 (75) 2 /
Runting, W.J.    1726 (77) 1 /
 
Trowell, T.J.    1746 (81) 2 /
Thompson (4)    1835 (106) 1 /
  Thompson (4) gave odds of pawn and move
 
Burns, Andrew    2396 (71) 2 /
Rush    1858 (121) 1 /
  Burns, Andrew gave odds of a rook
 
Jackman (1)    1359 (139) 2 /
Grut    1404 (151) 1 /
 
Black (1)    1861 (81) 2 /
Heap, H. (1)    2031 (87) 1 /
  Heap, H. (1) gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Govett, E.    1844 (96) 1 /
Sedgefield, Sedgefield    2218 (68) 0 /
  Sedgefield, Sedgefield gave odds of pawn and move
 
Hammond, R.K.    1909 (75) 1 /
Long (2)    1909 (120) 0 /
 
Burns, Andrew    2396 (71) 1 /
Jackman (1)    1359 (139) 0 /
  Burns, Andrew gave odds of a rook
 
Goldsmith, Louis    2315 (71) 1 /
Grut    1404 (151) 0 /
  Goldsmith, Louis gave odds of a knight
 
Thompson (4)    1835 (106) 2 /
Hammond, R.K.    1909 (75) 1 /
  Thompson (4) gave odds of pawn and move
 
Long (2)    1909 (120) 1 /
Lulman, A.    1853 (75) 0 /
 
A'Beckett, E.F.    1778 (85) 1 /
Govett, E.    1844 (96) 0 /
  Govett, E. gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Runting, W.J.    1726 (77) 1 /
Trollope    0 /
  Runting, W.J. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Black (1)    1861 (81) 1 /
Hart, E.    0 /
 
Chamier, Anthony    2053 (77) 1 /
Trowell, T.J.    1746 (81) 0 /
 
Coates, E.J.    2114 (75) 1 /
Stephen, William    1982 (75) 0 /
 
Sedgefield, Sedgefield    2218 (68) 2 /
Phillips, Lewis    2200 (73) 1 /
 
Heap, H. (1)    2031 (87) 2 /
Govett, E.    1844 (96) 1 /
 
Lulman, A.    1853 (75) 2 /
Trowell, T.J.    1746 (81) 0 /
 
Black (1)    1861 (81) 2 /
Stephen, William    1982 (75) 0 /
  Stephen, William gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Burns, Andrew    2396 (71) 2 /
Coates, E.J.    2114 (75) 1 /
  Burns, Andrew gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Long (2)    1909 (120) 2 /
Jackman (1)    1359 (139) 0 /
  Long (2) gave odds of pawn and move
 
Goldsmith, Louis    2315 (71) 1 /
Runting, W.J.    1726 (77) 0 /
  Goldsmith, Louis gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Lucas, C.J.    1662 (97) 1 /
Thompson (4)    1835 (106) 0 /
  Thompson (4) gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Chamier, Anthony    2053 (77) 1 /
Hammond, R.K.    1909 (75) 0 /
 
Phillips, Lewis    2200 (73) 1 /
A'Beckett, E.F.    1778 (85) 0 /
  Phillips, Lewis gave odds of a knight
 
Goldsmith, Louis    2315 (71) 1 /
Heap, H. (1)    2031 (87) 0 /
  Goldsmith, Louis gave odds of pawn and move
 
Chamier, Anthony    2053 (77) 1 /
Lulman, A.    1853 (75) 0 /
 
Stephen, William    1982 (75) 1 /
Lucas, C.J.    1662 (97) 0 /
  Stephen, William gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Sedgefield, Sedgefield    2218 (68) 2 /
Runting, W.J.    1726 (77) 1 /
  Sedgefield, Sedgefield gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Phillips, Lewis    2200 (73) 2 /
Hammond, R.K.    1909 (75) 1 /
  Phillips, Lewis gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Black (1)    1861 (81) 2 /
A'Beckett, E.F.    1778 (85) 1 /
 
Coates, E.J.    2114 (75) 1 /
Long (2)    1909 (120) 0 /
  Coates, E.J. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Goldsmith, Louis    2315 (71) 2.5 /
Burns, Andrew    2396 (71) 1.5 /
  Burns, Andrew gave odds of pawn and move
 
Coates, E.J.    2114 (75) 2 /
Phillips, Lewis    2200 (73) 0 /
  Phillips, Lewis gave odds of pawn and move
 
Chamier, Anthony    2053 (77) 1 /
Heap, H. (1)    2031 (87) 0 /
  Heap, H. (1) gave odds of pawn and move
 
Sedgefield, Sedgefield    2218 (68) 2.5 /
Black (1)    1861 (81) 0.5 /
  Sedgefield, Sedgefield gave odds of a knight
 
Burns, Andrew    2396 (71) 2 /
Black (1)    1861 (81) 0 /
  Burns, Andrew gave odds of a rook
 
Goldsmith, Louis    2315 (71) 2 /
Phillips, Lewis    2200 (73) 1 /
 
Sedgefield, Sedgefield    2218 (68) 2 /
Stephen, William    1982 (75) 1 /
  Sedgefield, Sedgefield gave odds of pawn and move
 
Coates, E.J.    2114 (75) 2.5 /
Chamier, Anthony    2053 (77) 1.5 /
  Coates, E.J. gave odds of pawn and move
 
Sedgefield, Sedgefield    2218 (68) 2 /
Burns, Andrew    2396 (71) 1 /
  Burns, Andrew gave odds of pawn and move
 
Coates, E.J.    2114 (75) 2 /
Black (1)    1861 (81) 1 /
  Coates, E.J. gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Goldsmith, Louis    2315 (71) 2 /
Chamier, Anthony    2053 (77) 0 /
  Goldsmith, Louis gave odds of pawn and two moves
 
Goldsmith, Louis    2315 (71) 1 /
Coates, E.J.    2114 (75) 0 /
  Goldsmith, Louis gave odds of pawn and move
 
Sedgefield, Sedgefield    2218 (68) 2 /
Burns, Andrew    2396 (71) 1 /
  Burns, Andrew gave odds of pawn and move
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: Melbourne Club Handicap Tournament
Place: Melbourne
Start date: May 1871
End date: Sep. 1871
 
Notes:
The handicaps in this tournament worked as though there were five classes, though the first two classes were called Class 1, Division 1 and Class 1, Division 2, with the remaining classes being called Classes 2, 3 and 4. Each match was won by winning two games or a win and two draws. Players remained in the tournament until they had lost three matches. Cross was originally on the list of participants but withdrew before it started. Cooper withdrew after the first round. His would-be opponent in that round, Long, was paired with Hammond instead, who would otherwise have had a bye. In round three Rush and Simpson defaulted and withdrew, so Heap and Lucas (respectively) advanced without playing. In round 5, Long withdrew after losing one game against Coates. In the ninth (and last) round, Coates withdrew after losing one game against Goldsmith, and then declined the opportunity to play off with Sedgefield for second prize, and so took third prize. Goldsmith won the tournament without losing any matches. The reports in the Leader (Melbourne) and the Australasian give fairly detailed results, but in a number of cases (especially in the 3rd 4th and 5th rounds) only say who won a match without giving the score. In such cases, I have recorded the result as 1-0, to be conservative. Of course, Coates-Long in the 5th round and Goldsmith-Coates in the 9th actually did have scores of 1-0, because the losing player withdrew, as mentioned above. In some cases it is not clear whether or not there were any draws or how many draws there were. I have recorded the minimum number of draws that are certain in such cases (often zero). In the first round, the Leader (13 May 1871, p.5) records a draw between Long and Lucas and no draw between Rush and Lulman, while in the Australasian (20 May 1871, p.12) this is reversed. I have followed the latter, though this may be wrong.
 
References
Periodicals
   [Aus], vol. 10, no. 266, 6 May 1871, page 556
   [Aus], vol. 10, no. 268, 20 May 1871, page 620
   [Aus], vol. 10, no. 271, 10 June 1871, page 717
   [Aus], vol. 10, no. 275, 8 July 1871, page 45
   [Aus], vol. 11, no. 279, 5 Aug. 1871, page 172
   [Aus], vol. 11, no. 280, 12 Aug. 1871, page 204
   [Aus], vol. 11, no. 281, 19 Aug. 1871, page 236
   [Aus], vol. 11, no. 282, 26 Aug. 1871, page 268
   [Aus], vol. 11, no. 283, 2 Sep. 1871, page 300
   [Aus], vol. 11, no. 284, 9 Sep. 1871, page 333
   [Aus], vol. 11, no. 286, 23 Sep. 1871, page 396
   [MeL], vol. 19, no. 801, 6 May 1871, page 5
   [MeL], vol. 19, no. 802, 13 May 1871, page 5
   [MeL], vol. 19, no. 803, 20 May 1871, page 6
   [MeL], vol. 19, no. 804, 27 May 1871, page 6
   [MeL], vol. 19, no. 805, 3 June 1871, page 6
   [MeL], vol. 19, no. 806, 10 June 1871, page 6
   [MeL], vol. 19, no. 807, 17 June 1871, page 6
   [MeL], vol. 19, no. 808, 24 June 1871, page 6
   [MeL], vol. 19, no. 809, 1 July 1871, page 6
   [MeL], vol. 19, no. 810, 8 July 1871, page 6
   [MeL], vol. 19, no. 811, 15 July 1871, page 6
   [MeL], vol. 19, no. 812, 22 July 1871, page 6
   [MeL], vol. 26, no. 813, 29 July 1871, page 6
   [MeL], vol. 26, no. 814, 5 Aug. 1871, page 6
   [MeL], vol. 26, no. 815, 12 Aug. 1871, page 6
   [MeL], vol. 26, no. 816, 19 Aug. 1871, page 6
   [MeL], vol. 26, no. 817, 26 Aug. 1871, page 6
   [MeL], vol. 26, no. 818, 2 Sep. 1871, page 5
   [MeL], vol. 26, no. 819, 9 Sep. 1871, page 6
   [MeL], vol. 26, no. 820, 16 Sep. 1871, page 6
   [MeL], vol. 26, no. 821, 23 Sep. 1871, page 6
   [MeL], vol. 26, no. 822, 30 Sep. 1871, page 6
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 4, 1 Aug. 1871, page 61
   [WP], vol. 4, no. 9, 1 Jan. 1872, page 151

Tournament information updated: 30 Sept. 2018