Stamford 1887 (1)




Results
 
Crosstable scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games   
Blake, Joseph    2424 (50) 5 /
Mills, Daniel    2321 (34) 4 /
Bird, Henry    2450 (34) 3 /
Thorold, Edmund    2325 (42) 3 /
Pollock, William    2378 (33) 3 /
MacDonnell, George    2312 (51) 2 /
Locock, Charles    2302 (41) 1 /
 
 
Match scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Thorold, Edmund    2325 (42) 1 /
Mills, Daniel    2321 (34) 0 /
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division I
Place: Stamford
Start date: 1 Aug. 1887
End date: 6 Aug. 1887
 
Notes:
The play-off between Thorold and Mills was for a special prize for the player who scored the most wins after the tournament winner. Since Mills scored 3 wins and 2 draws, while Thorold scored 3 wins and no draws, they had to play off for the prize.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 104
   Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables I, page 55
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 205
   Skipworth, Counties' Chess Association, page 95
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 7, no. 8, Aug. 1887, page 313
   [LeM], vol. 124, no. 15390, 5 Aug. 1887, page 7
   [LeM], vol. 124, no. 15391, 6 Aug. 1887, page 5, 7
   [MP], no. 35919, 3 Aug. 1887, page 3
   [MP], no. 35921, 5 Aug. 1887, page 3
   [MP], no. 35922, 6 Aug. 1887, page 3

Tournament information updated: 28 May 2016