| Results |
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Match scores
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| Name |
Edo |
Dev. |
Score |
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Games |
| Neumann, Gustav |
2657 | (36) |
1 | / | 1 |
| Thoms, T.W. |
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0 | / | 1 |
| Neumann, Gustav gave odds of a knight |
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| Scott, Patrick |
1953 | (69) |
1 | / | 1 |
| Dumon, L. |
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0 | / | 1 |
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| Spens, Walter |
2036 | (66) |
1 | / | 1 |
| Fraser, George |
2314 | (51) |
0 | / | 1 |
| Fraser, George gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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| Robertson, James |
2096 | (65) |
1 | / | 1 |
| Baxter, Crichton |
1961 | (123) |
0 | / | 1 |
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| Fraser, James |
2304 | (64) |
1 | / | 1 |
| Sime, David |
1947 | (95) |
0 | / | 1 |
| Fraser, James gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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| Fraser, James |
2304 | (64) |
1 | / | 1 |
| Spens, Walter |
2036 | (66) |
0 | / | 1 |
| Fraser, James gave odds of pawn and move |
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| Neumann, Gustav |
2657 | (36) |
1 | / | 1 |
| Blackburne, Joseph |
2498 | (53) |
0 | / | 1 |
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| Steinitz, Wilhelm |
2669 | (38) |
1 | / | 1 |
| Keating, W.H. |
1774 | (136) |
0 | / | 1 |
| Steinitz, Wilhelm gave odds of a knight |
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| Scott, Patrick |
1953 | (69) |
1 | / | 1 |
| Robertson, James |
2096 | (65) |
0 | / | 1 |
| Robertson, James gave odds of pawn and move |
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| Fraser, James |
2304 | (64) |
1 | / | 1 |
| Neumann, Gustav |
2657 | (36) |
0 | / | 1 |
| Neumann, Gustav gave odds of pawn and move |
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| Steinitz, Wilhelm |
2669 | (38) |
1.5 | / | 2 |
| Scott, Patrick |
1953 | (69) |
0.5 | / | 2 |
| Steinitz, Wilhelm gave odds of a knight |
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| Neumann, Gustav |
2657 | (36) |
1 | / | 1 |
| Scott, Patrick |
1953 | (69) |
0 | / | 1 |
| Neumann, Gustav gave odds of a knight |
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Event table notes
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| Event data |
| Name: Dundee Handicap Tournament |
| Place: Dundee |
| Start date: 13 Sep. 1867 |
| End date: 25 Sep. 1867 |
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| Notes: |
| La Grande Storia degli Scacchi has 'Robertson, William' at this event. Di Felice has 'Robertson, James Alexander'. Gaige and the report in the Era have 'Col. Robertson', the Chess Player's Magazine has 'Colonel Robertson' and Feenstra Kuiper has 'Robertson'. Harding confirms that it was Colonel James Robertson. Feenstra Kuiper and La Grande Storia degli Scacchi have 'Sine' and 'Thoms'. Gaige and Di Felice have 'Sime' and 'Thomas'. The Era has 'D. Sime' and 'T.W. Thoms', as does Harding. The Chess Player's Magazine has 'David Sime' and T.W. Thoms'. Gaige and Di Felice say who beat who, and explain the handicaps given, but do not indicate how many games per pairing nor the defaulted games. The report in the Era says there was one game per pairing, exclusive of draws, and does not mention any draws. It also indiates that in the first round de Vere defaulted against Blackburne, MacDonnell defaulted against Steinitz and C.R. Baxter defaulted against Keating. The Chess Player's Magazine also gives the forfeits and specifically mentions a draw between Steinitz and Scott, but no other draws. I thus exclude the forfeited games and assume there were no draws other than Steinitz-Scott. The draw Steinitz-Scott is also given in the Dundee Courier and Argus (23 Sept. 1867, p.3), Steinitz winning the replay (Dundee Courier and Argus, 25 Sept. 1867, p.2). Tim Harding informs me that this draw is also reported in the Dundee Advertiser (of 23 Sept. 1867). The final between Steinitz and Dr. James Fraser was played, but Steinitz claimed a win on time when in a lost position. Fraser protested and they agreed to share first and second prizes, so the final game was officially annulled (see the report in the Era). I will simply not count this game for rating purposes (from a practical point of view, Fraser had a won game; technically, Steinitz won; and officially the game did not occur!). The Dundee Courier and Argus of 14 Sept. 1867 says that the first game was played 'yesterday evening' between G.B. Fraser and W.C. Spens. The 26 Sept. 1867 issue says the congress finished the day before. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 45 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachturniere, page 22, 202 |
| Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables I, page 5 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 54, 511 |
| Harding, Steinitz in London, page 168 |
| Renette and Zavatarelli, Neumann, Hirschfeld and Suhle, page 295, 297 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 149 |
| Periodicals |
| [Alb], 5 Oct. 1867 |
| [Alb], 26 Oct. 1867 |
| [CPM], vol. 3, no. 10, 1 Oct. 1867, page 306 |
| [DCA], no. 4403, 14 Sep. 1867, page 2 |
| [Era], vol. 30, no. 1515, 6 Oct. 1867, page 5 |
| [Sis], vol. 1, no. 11, Nov. 1867, page 350 |
| [Str], vol. 1, no. 10, 15 Oct. 1867, page 241 |
| [SZ], vol. 22, no. 14, 15 Oct. 1867, page cover |
| Web |
| Sericano, C. [Dundee handicap 1867] |
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