The Leader (Melbourne), 1870
The tourney announcement also listed Mr Candler of Melbourne
as judge, but the report explains that he was prevented by
his official duties from taking part.
The summary states that more than 20 sets were received, but the
judges’ report only mentions 19 sets. Prior to publication
of prize-winning problems, only four sets were considered to be fully correct.
The set awarded the preliminary 2 pr. (Prudens qui patiens set A,
by A. Lulman) was then found to contain a faulty problem. The
judges cancelled the award, but did not consider any of
the remaining two correct sets to be good enough to merit an award.
Melbourne Chess Club, who had donated the 2nd prize,
consulting with the judges, decided to arrange a new, limited tourney for the
now unused prize. See
Melbourne Chess Club, 1870
for additional information.
