London 1887 (chess tournament)

London 1887 - A chess tournament, also known as the Third ^{[K 1]} Congress of the British Chess Union. Passed from November 29 to December 8, 1887 at the premises of the British Chess Club in Covent Garden . Only the British participated - almost all the strongest masters, including J. Blackburn, winner of the previous congress and I. Zuckertort , participant in the recent World Championship match ; instead of Skipport , who refused at the last moment, Antony Alfred Geoffrey Guest was included ^[2] .

Content

Rules

The tournament was held in one round with 10 participants.

Time control : 20 moves per hour.
Prizes : 1st place - 30 £, 2nd - 20 £, 3rd - 10 £, 4th - 5 £
- Money received for admission tickets was divided between participants who did not receive the main prizes.

Summary

With a score of 8 points ^{[K 2]} out of 9, A. Berne and I. Gunsberg shared the first place. To determine the winner, a tie-break was held, which ended in a draw ^[2] .

Results Table

Participant	one	2	3	four	five	6	7	eight	9	ten	Glasses	A place
A. Byrne		one	one	0	one	one	one	one	one	one	eight	1-2
I. Gunsberg	0		one	one	one	one	one	one	one	one	eight	1-2
J. Blackburn	0	0		one	one	one	one	one	½	one	6½	3
I. Zuckertort	one	0	0		½	½	one	one	one	one	6	four
W. Pollock	0	0	0	½		one	0	one	½	one	four	five
F. Lee	0	0	0	½	0		one	½	½	one	3½	6
E. Guest	0	0	0	0	one	0		0	one	one	3	7-9
J. Mason	0	0	0	0	0	½	one		½	one	3	7-9
G. Bird	0	0	½	0	½	½	0	½		one	3	7-9
J. Mortimer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	ten

Comments

↑ In the "Chess Encyclopedic Dictionary" the third is the tournament of 1886 ^[1] .
↑ In the "Chess Encyclopedic Dictionary" erroneously 7 ^[1]

Notes

↑ ¹ ² London Tournaments // Chess: Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. A.E. Karpov . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990. - S. 221. - 624 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-005-3 .
↑ ¹ ² Tim Harding. Joseph Henry Blackburne: A Chess Biography . - 2015 .-- S. 255—257.

Literature

Gillam AJ London 1887. - Chess Player, 2000.

Links

Tournament Parties: London BCA - London 1887
HE Bird: A Chess Biography with 1,198 Games

[2] In the "Chess Encyclopedic Dictionary" the third is the tournament of 1886 ^[1] .

[4] In the "Chess Encyclopedic Dictionary" erroneously 7 ^[1]

[Karpov-1] ¹ ² London Tournaments // Chess: Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. A.E. Karpov . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990. - S. 221. - 624 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-005-3 .

[Harding-3] ¹ ² Tim Harding. Joseph Henry Blackburne: A Chess Biography . - 2015 .-- S. 255—257.