London 1862 chess tournament

An international chess tournament was held in London, during the second British world exhibition, in 1862.

The prizes were won by Adolf Anderssen (£100), Louis Paulsen (£50), John Owen (£30), George Alcock MacDonnell (£15), Serafino Dubois (£10) and Wilhelm Steinitz (£5) who was awarded the brilliancy prize for his win over Augustus Mongredien.[1][verify]

The final results and standings:

#Player1234567891011121314Total
1 Adolf Anderssen (Prussia)x10111111-11r1111
2 Louis Paulsen (German Confederation)0x1101r11r1-1-119
3 John Owen (United Kingdom)10x0rr1110-1-rr1rr17
4 George Alcock MacDonnell (United Kingdom)001x01-01-11117
5 Serafino Dubois (Kingdom of Italy)01r1x011r---r116
6 Wilhelm Steinitz (Austrian Empire)00r001x110-1-1rr16
7 Thomas Wilson Barnes (United Kingdom)0r00-00xr1101r1116
8 James Hannah (United Kingdom)000100r0x1---114
9 Joseph Henry Blackburne (United Kingdom)0r010r100x-00rr13
10 Johann Jacob Löwenthal (Austrian Empire)------1--x--113
11 James Robey (United Kingdom)0000-00-1-x1002
12 Frederick Deacon (Belgium)0--0--r0-1-0x012
13 Augustus Mongredien (United Kingdom)r00rr00r0000rr011x02
14 Valentine Green (United Kingdom)00rr000rr00000101x2

References edit

  1. ^ "World exhibitions". Archived from the original on 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2010-06-19.

Literature edit