South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail, 1879

R:
a:
sets of 2x#2-3 (2 pr.)
b:
#2 (1 pr.)
c:
#3 (1 pr.)
 
Open only to Australian colonies and New Zealand. Any number of sets or problems were allowed from the same competitor, but a competitor would not be awarded more than one prize. If a set problem was found to be faulty, the remaining problem would compete for the corresponding single problem prize.
 
J:
chess editor [ R. W. Steele ? (see notes) ]
 
C:
1879-01-01
 
A:
a:
1 pr. E. J. Catlow (Motto: Per acuta belli, No. 2)
2 pr. E. Govett (Toujours prêt)
 
b:
pr. J. Willis (Finis coronat opus)
 
hm. J. Willis (The end crowns the work)
hm. T. D. Clarke (Where there's a will there's a way)
hm. H. Fuss (Prince Bismarck)
hm. W. J. McArthur (Excelsior, S.A.)
hm. E. R. James (Excelsior, N. S. W.)
 
c:
pr. J. Dixon (The ironsides)
 
S:
South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail:
21/1050 (1878-10-05), p. 19: announcement
21/1051 (1878-10-12), p. 19: additional details
21/1055 (1878-11-09), p. 18: question about duals and otherwise faulty problems.
21/1064 (1879-01-11), p. 18: summary
21/1065 (1879-01-18), p. 18: late problems
22/1089 (1879-07-05), p. 17: tourney report, lists of mottos and contributors.
 
K. Whyld:
Chess Columns: a list. Olomouc : Publishing House Moravian Chess, 2002. Reprint. ISBN 90-7189-431-1.
 
N:

As the title page is somewhat ambiguous due to its typography, the page header of p. 2 of all referenced issues was used to decide that the full title of the newspaper is The South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail. It is often cited as Adelaide Chronicle.

The chess column editor acted as judge of the tournament, but his name is not explicitly stated. Based on K. Whyld's Chess Columns, S. Tyrrell was the chess editor for some time in the period 1874–1885, followed by R. W. Steele. As Tyrrell's obituary was published on 1878-04-13, Steele may have been the judge of this tourney.

Three problems arrived late, but were still allowed to participate.

49 problems participated: 16 sets, 16 two-movers, and one three-mover.

Publication of problems began on 1879-01-11 with problem 370, and ended on 1879-05-24 with problem 410.

Prizes

Section: Sets

1 Prize: E. J. Catlow

1

#2

2

#3

2 Prize: E. Govett

1

#2

2

#3

Section: Two-move problems

Prize: J. Willis

#2

Section: Three-move problems

Prize: J. Dixon

#3