London, England and Leeds 1897




Results
 
Match scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Smith, Stephen    2279 (53) 0.5 /
Rayner, James    2150 (101) 0.5 /
 
Jacobs, Herbert    2342 (37) 0.5 /
Atkinson, Walter    2110 (109) 0.5 /
 
Physick, Thomas    2297 (50) 1 /
Hall, John    1932 (87) 0 /
 
Trenchard, Herbert    2294 (37) 0.5 /
Wildman, Frank    2213 (91) 0.5 /
 
Cole, Henry    2302 (46) 1 /
Clifford, Percy    0 /
 
Ward, William    2316 (52) 1 /
Gray, H.    2036 (117) 0 /
 
Kaizer, Myer    2056 (101) 0.5 /
Woollard, Joseph    2062 (79) 0.5 /
 
Tietjen, Arthur    2139 (70) 0.5 /
Ward, Seth (2)    1853 (153) 0.5 /
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: City of London Club - Yorkshire Chess Association Telephone Match
Place: London, England and Leeds
Start date: 18 Dec. 1897
End date: 18 Dec. 1897
 
Notes:
Di Felice has 'Ward, F.', 'Smith, Stephen Francis' and 'Kayzer' at this event. The Yorshire Post (20 Dec. 1897) has 'Seth Ward. Jun.', 'Dr. F.S. Smith' and both 'M. Keizer' and 'M. Kaizer'. These are clearly Seth Ward (jun.), Dr. Stephen Francis Smith, and Myer Kaizer, respectively.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 178
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 231
Periodicals
   [YP], 20 Dec. 1897

Tournament information updated: 31 Jul. 2016