Chess-Monthly, 1881

R:
single set of #2 + #3 + #4 + #5 (3 pr. + 5 sp. pr.)
 
Special prizes for best problem, best #4, best #3, best #2, and second best #3 in a set that did not take a prize.
 
Joint compositions were not allowed.
 
J:
F. C. Collins, F. Healey, J. H. Zukertort
 
The announcement contained a special section on Standards of Adjudication, where different areas (e.g. Correctness, Idea, Purity of mates, etc.) were listed as well as prioritized. No point scoring system was stipulated.
 
C:
1881-04-01 (Europe), 1881-04-15 (America), 1881-05-15 (India, Australia, &c.)
 
A:
1 pr. H. Leprettel = H. Pelletret (Motto: Better late than never)
2 pr. J. W. Abbott (Four in hand)
3 pr. A. C. Pearson (Psycho)
 
pr. best prb. A. C. Pearson (Psycho, no. 4)
pr. best #4 A. C. Pearson (Psycho, no. 4)
pr. best #3 H. Leprettel = H. Pelletret (Better late than never, no. 3)
pr. best #2 J. W. Abbott (Four in hand, no. 1)
pr. best #3 outside prize sets J. Berger (Ad Arma, no. 2)
S:
Chess-Monthly
v. 2 p. 97–98 (Dec., 1880): announcement
v. 2 p. 134 (Jan., 1881): additional special pr. #3
v. 3 p. 320 (June, 1882): all problems published
v. 4 p. 87 (Nov., 1882): preliminary award
v. 4 p. 153–157 (Jan., 1883): final award & report
 
N:

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Prizes

1st Prize: H. Leprettel = H. Pelletret

1

#2

2

#3

3

#3

4

#4

2nd Prize: J. W. Abbott

1

#2

2

#3

3

#3

4

#4

3rd Prize: A. C. Pearson

1

#2

2

#3

3

#3

4

#4

Prize: Best Problem: A. C. Pearson

4

#4

Prize: Best #4: A. C. Pearson

4

#4

Prize: Best #3: H. Leprettel = H. Pelletret

3

#3

Prize: Best #2: J. W. Abbott

1

#2

Prize: Best #3 outside prize sets: J. Berger

2

#3