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:[2]
# Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Total 1 
Adolf Anderssen (Prussia)x 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 r1 1 11 2 
Louis Paulsen (German Confederation)
0 x 1 1 0 1 r1 1 r1 - 1 - 1 1 9 3 
John Owen (United Kingdom)1 0 x 0 r r1 1 1 0 - 1 - rr1 rr1 7 4 George Alcock MacDonnell (United Kingdom)0 0 1 x 0 1 - 0 1 - 1 1 1 1 7 5 
Serafino Dubois (Kingdom of Italy)0 1 r 1 x 0 1 1 r - - - r1 1 6 6 
Wilhelm Steinitz (Austrian Empire)0 0 r0 0 1 x 1 1 0 - 1 - 1 rr1 6 7 Thomas Wilson Barnes (United Kingdom)0 r0 0 - 0 0 x r1 1 0 1 r1 1 1 6 8 James Hannah (United Kingdom)0 0 0 1 0 0 r0 x 1 - - - 1 1 4 9 Joseph Henry Blackburne (United Kingdom)0 r0 1 0 r 1 0 0 x - 0 0 rr 1 3 10 Johann Jacob Löwenthal (Austrian Empire)- - - - - - 1 - - x - - 1 1 3 11 James Robey (United Kingdom)0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 - x 1 0 0 2 12 
Frederick Deacon (Belgium)0 - - 0 - - r0 - 1 - 0 x 0 1 2 13 Augustus Mongredien (United Kingdom)r0 0 rr0 0 r0 0 0 0 rr 0 1 1 x 0 2 14 Valentine Green (United Kingdom)0 0 rr0 0 0 rr0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 x 2
References
- ^ "World exhibitions". Archived from the original on 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ "Virgilio Community – Page Not Found". xoom.virgilio.it. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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Literature
- Löwenthal, Johann Jacob "The Chess Congress of 1862", Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, London, 1864