| Results |
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Match scores
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Event table notes
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| Event data |
| Name: Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division I |
| Place: Stamford |
| Start date: 1 Aug. 1887 |
| End date: 6 Aug. 1887 |
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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