The Week's News, 1881 (3rd Problem Tourney)
R:
a
1–2 #3 (2 pr.)
b
1–2 s#2 (2 pr.)
c
1–2 #2 + carte-de-visite (2 pr. + album containing the portraits of competitors in this class to 1 pr. winner.)
Separate motto for each problem. Sealed envelope
for address. Joint compositions excluded. No competitor could take more than
one prize in each class.
J:
A: W. N. Potter; B: C. A. Gilberg; C: J. W. Abbott
C:
1881-10-31 (Europe), 1881-11-14 (America), 1881-12-14 (elsewhere)
A:
— (tourney was not concluded)
S:
The Week's News
8/192 (1881-07-02), p. 18: announcement
8/194 (1881-07-16), p. 68: judges of section A and C.
8/202 (1881-09-10), p. 261: judge of section B mentioned in passing
Chess-Monthly
v. 4, p. 41 (Oct., 1882): notification of failure
N:
Publication of problems started on 1881-12-03. Thirteen problems were published
up to 1881-02-25, when the last known issue of The Week's News, v. 9
was published.
In the October 1882 issue of The Chess-Monthly the following notice
from F. C. Collins was printed:
There being no prospect of a continuation of the Week’s News Problem
Tourney, Competitors are respectfully requested to withdraw their Problems.