British Chess Magazine, 1883 (2nd Tourney)
R:
a
single #3 (6 pr.)
b
single #4 (6 pr.)
Open to all. Motto not required. Joint compositions not
allowed. No corrections or withdrawals were allowed after closing date.
J:
F. C. Collins, W. N. Potter. Umpire: W. Grimshaw
C:
posted not later than 1883-03-31
A:
| a (#3) | 1 pr. | W. T. Pierce |
| 2 pr. | F. Schindler | |
| 3 pr. | E. Orsini | |
| 4 pr. | J. Pierce | |
| 5 pr. | C. Planck | |
| 6 pr. | G. J. Slater | |
| hm. | D. Melissinos, W. Jensen, J. W. Abbott, W. Kirdorf, J. Rayner | |
| b (#4) | 1 pr. | M. Ehrenstein |
| 2 pr. | G. J. Slater | |
| 3 pr. | E. Pradignat | |
| 4 pr. | F. Dubbe | |
| 5 pr. | J. W. Abbott | |
| 6 pr. | E. Hallgren |
No honorary mentions were awarded in the four-mover section.
S:
British Chess Magazine
v. 2, p. 352–353 (Oct., 1882) : announcement
v. 3, p. 79 (Feb., 1883): first tourney problems
4/38 (Feb., 1884), p. 75 : last tourney problems
4/41 (May, 1884), p. 187–194: judge's reports, prel. award lists
N:
Problems were published in British Chess Magazine, and were the subject
of a solution tourney.
Three-movers: 28 problems were received, 9 of which were found to be faulty due
to multiple solutions.
Four-movers: 27 problems were received, but 16 were
disqualified (multiple solutions or no solution).
After the first publication of the awards, a 60-day challenge period was
allowed for the public to report errors.
No formal declaration that the preliminary awards had become final has been found. But as no complaints appear have been published, the awards are assumed to have become final.
Prizes
Section A: Three-move Problems
1st Prize: W. T. Pierce
#3
2nd Prize: F. Schindler
#3
3rd Prize: E. Orsini
#3
4th Prize: J. Pierce
#3
5th Prize: C. Planck
#3
6th Prize: G. J. Slater
#3
Section B: Four-move Problems
1st Prize: M. Ehrenstein
#4
2nd Prize: G. J. Slater
#4
3rd Prize: E. Pradignat
#4
4th Prize: F. Dubbe
#4
5th Prize: J. W. Abbott
#4
6th Prize: E. Hallgren
#4