Chess Players Chronicle, 1884 (Summer Problem Tourney)
R:
a
#2 (1 pr.)
b
#3 (1 pr.)
c
#4 (1 pr.)
d
#s (1 pr.)
Usual motto required. The prizes were conditional
on at least six problems entering for that section.
J:
J. G. Cunningham (see notes)
C:
1884-09-30
A:
| A: #2 | pr. | J. Sargeaunt (Motto: Sigma) |
| c. | J. Jespersen (Ubi) | |
| B: #3 | pr. | B. G. Laws (La Traviata) |
| c. | J. Jespersen (Try) | |
| C: #4 | — | (No prize awarded) |
| D: s# | pr. | J. Jespersen (Nat) |
(
c.= commendation)
S:
Chess Player's Chronicle
v. 7, i. 204 (1884-05-28), p. 410: announcement
v. 8, i. 214 (1884-08-06), p. 64: publication of problems begins
v. 8, i. 224 (1884-10-22), p. 167: end of publication of problems
N:
A solution problem tourney was held for all published tourney problems.
The announcement did not identify a judge. While the (unidentified) problem editor
was planned to judge the tourney, he declined on the grounds that his
knowledge of the identity of the competitors might
interfer with his judgement. Instead, J. G. Cunningham
agreed to take over the adjudication.
The number of competing problems did not quite reach the required six
problems per section expressed in the announcement: fifteen entries were
received (in each section: 4 + 6 + 2 + 3). Nevertheless, prizes were awarded
in all sections except for C, in which two problems were received, but only
one was correct.
Prizes
Section A: #2
Prize: J. Sargeaunt
#2
Section B: #3
Prize: B. G. Laws
#3
Section D: s#
Prize: J. Jespersen
s#7