Chess-Monthly, 1884 (2nd Problem Tourney)
Standards for adjudication, similar to those used in the 1881 tournament, were published as part of the announcement.
| 1 pr. | A. B. Studd (Motto: Träumerei) |
| 2 pr. | D. Ristic (Grant me the combat) |
| 3 pr. | A. Perna (So many men, so many minds) |
| sp. pr., best prb. | A. B. Studd (Träumerei, nr 2) |
| sp. pr., best #4 | A. Perna (So many men, so many minds, nr 1) |
| sp. pr., best #3 | D. Ristic (Grant me the combat, nr 2) |
| sp. m. | F. Healey (The main line) |
| G. Chocholous (Veni, vidi—vici?) | |
| A. F. Mackenzie (Backward, turn backward, O Time, in thy flight) |
After the announcement of the special prizes, a prize was donated for the best
two-mover in the tourney. A separate tourney was created for two-movers. (See that tourney for more info.)
A solution tourney was held during for the published sets.
Preliminary awards were planned to be published
immediately after the publication of sets was concluded, and so would have
been expected in the November, 1885 issue.
In the original announcement, F. H. Lewis was named as referee.
In January, 1886 Chess-Monthly announced that in Mr. Zukertort's absence
the remaining judges and the referee would decide on the awards. (Zukertort had
only been mentioned as a possible judge if he should return in time from
his travels.)
Thirty-seven sets were received of which thirteen passed
examination. At least six competitors were excluded for not fulfilling
requirements, and 17 sets are listed as otherwise unsound. The number of
published set was 26.
The judges do not mention how the special awards were decided, and in
particular if sets found to be faulty and so not eligible for the main prizes
may have remained eligible for the special prizes.
In their list of awards, the judges noted that while Chess-Monthly had
not adopted the
system of honourable mentions, they nevertheless felt in right to give
special mentions to several sets.