Bradford and Wakefield 1884




Results
 
Match scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Macmaster, Robert    1995 (58) 0.5 /
Young, John    2061 (90) 0.5 /
 
Onions, George    1920 (66) 0 /
Day, Samuel    2021 (80) 1 /
 
Knapton, Charles    2068 (81) 1 /
Ash, William    1888 (89) 0 /
 
Spencer, Thomas    1936 (61) 0.5 /
Rea, William    1832 (80) 0.5 /
 
Hudson, S.    1903 (71) 0.5 /
Scholefield, William    1971 (86) 0.5 /
 
Müller, Charles    1790 (93) 1 /
Powell, W.    0 /
 
Woollard, Joseph    2003 (70) 1 /
Bays, George    1811 (91) 0 /
 
Schott, George    2081 (67) 1 /
Reyner, James    1558 (171) 0 /
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: Bradford - Wakefield Telephone Match
Place: Bradford and Wakefield
Start date: 29 Sep. 1884
End date: 29 Sep. 1884
 
Notes:
The game Hudson - Scholefield was unfinished, but apparently Hudson claimed a draw. It is not clear whether this was considered official or not.
 
References
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 8, no. 222, 8 Oct. 1884, page 150
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [Early Games of Chess by Telephone], page 9
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1884: Bradford v Wakefield, match by telephone]

Tournament information updated: 17 Dec. 2017