London chess tournament :: London 1851

First international chess tournament ever; played along with the World's Fair

[ Final Standings || Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final || Information ]


Final standings

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pos. name flag R16 QF SF F
1. Anderssen, Adolf PRU 9
2—0
5
4—2
4
4—1
2
4—2
2. Marmaduke, Wyvill GBR 10
2—0
6
4—3
3
4—3
1
2—4
3. Williams, Elijah GBR 12
2—1
8
4—0
2
3—4
4
4—3
4. Staunton, Howard GBR 11
2—0
7
4—2
1
1—4
3
3—4
5. Szén, József AUT 13
2—0
1
2—4
7
4—0
6
4—0
6. Kennedy, Hugh Alexander GBR 14
2—0
2
3—4
8
4—0
5
0—4
7. Horwitz, Bernhard GBR 15
2—1
4
2—4
5
0—4
8. Mucklow, James Swain GBR 16
2—0
3
0—4
6
0—4
R16 Kieseritzky, Lionel FRA 1
0—2
R16 Löwe, Edward GBR 2
0—2
R16 Brodie, Alfred GBR 4
0—2
R16 Löwenthal, Johann AUT 3
1—2
R16 Newham, Samuel GBR 5
0—2
R16 Mayet, Carl PRU 6
0—2
R16 Bird, Henry Edward GBR 7
1—2
R16 Kennedy, Edward Shirley GBR 8
0—2





Round of 16


name flag Wins 1 2
Löwe, Edward GBR 0 0 0
Marmaduke, Wyvill GBR 2 1 1

name flag Wins 1 2 3
Kieseritzky, Lionel FRA 0 0 ½ 0
Anderssen, Adolf PRU 2 1 ½ 1

name flag Wins 1 2
Szén, József AUT 2 1 1
Newham, Samuel GBR 0 0 0

name flag Wins 1 2
Staunton, Howard GBR 2 1 1
Brodie, Alfred GBR 0 0 0

name flag Wins 1 2 3 4
Horwitz, Bernhard GBR 2 ½ 0 1 1
Bird, Henry Edward GBR 1 ½ 1 0 0

name flag Wins 1 2
Mayet, Carl PRU 0 0 0
Kennedy, Hugh Alexander GBR 2 1 1

name flag Wins 1 2 3
Löwenthal, Johann AUT 1 0 1 0
Williams, Elijah GBR 2 1 0 1

name flag Wins 1 2
Mucklow, James Swain GBR 2 1 1
Kennedy, Edward Shirley GBR 0 0 0


Quarterfinals


name flag Wins 1 2 3 4 5 6
Anderssen, Adolf PRU 4 1 0 0 1 1 1
Szén, József AUT 2 0 1 1 0 0 0

name flag Wins 1 2 3 4
Williams, Elijah GBR 4 1 1 1 1
Mucklow, James Swain GBR 0 0 0 0 0

name flag Wins 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Marmaduke, Wyvill GBR 4 1 0 0 1 ½ 0 1 1
Kennedy, Hugh Alexander GBR 3 0 1 1 0 ½ 1 0 0

name flag Wins 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Staunton, Howard GBR 4 0 1 0 1 ½ 1 1
Horwitz, Bernhard GBR 2 1 0 1 0 ½ 0 0


Semifinals


name flag Wins 1 2 3 4 5
Anderssen, Adolf PRU 4 1 1 1 0 1
Staunton, Howard GBR 1 0 0 0 1 0

name flag Wins 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Williams, Elijah GBR 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Marmaduke, Wyvill GBR 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 1

For places 5th - 8th

name flag Wins 1 2 3 4
Horwitz, Bernhard GBR 0 0 0 0 0
Szén, József AUT 4 1 1 1 1

name flag Wins 1 2 3 4
Mucklow, James Swain GBR 0 0 0 0 0
Kennedy, Hugh Alexander GBR 4 1 1 1 1


Final


name flag Wins 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Anderssen, Adolf PRU 4 1 ½ 0 1 1 0 1
Marmaduke, Wyvill GBR 2 0 ½ 1 0 0 1 0

For places 3rd - 4th

name flag Wins 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Williams, Elijah GBR 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 ½ 1
Staunton, Howard GBR 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 ½ 0

For places 5th - 6th

name flag Wins 1 2 3 4 5
Kennedy, Hugh Alexander GBR 0 ½ 0 0 0 0
Szén, József AUT 4 ½ 1 1 1 1







Information

London chess tournament
Dates: 26th May - July 1851
City: London (Great Britain)
Venue:
Organizers:
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 16
Games played: 85
Competition format: Knock-out. Round of 16: best of three, draws not counting. Remaining rounds: best of 7, draws not counting.
Tie-breaks: 1. Number of wins
Time control:
Website: Wikipedia
Other websites: chessgames.com
PGN game file: it-london1851.pgn