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1892: Leeds v Birmingham St. George’s

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Played at Leeds Chess Club,

on Saturday, 13/02/1892,

over 11 boards, 1 game per board.

This was Birmingham St. George’s third visit to Yorkshire. Previously they had defeated Bradford, and lost to Sheffield on 29/11/1890. Play lasted about 3 hours. The match was reported in the Sheffield Independent of 15/02/1892, page 7, and also in the British Chess Magazine of 1892, page 103.

Leeds	6½‑4½	Birmingham
J S West	1@0	W T Smallman
F P Wildman	½@½	J J Spence
A Bilbrough	0-1	W R Taylor
F E Spedding	½@½	W M Perry
T Y Stokoe	0-1	Herr Ott
J Musgrove	1-0	J A Mackenzie
I M Brown	½-½	T H Billington
F C Howell	1-0	A J Mackenzie
J F Dittmar	0-1	(H) T Chapman
W Carter	1-0	T W Trought
J P Myers	1-0	E W Adams

@ denotes adjudication of unfinished game

The Sheffield Independent had “J A Dittmarr” (wrong) and “T Chapman”, whereas the BCM had “E Dittmar” (wrong) and “H T Chapman”.

“Herr Ott” was Moritz (aka “Maurice”) Ott, born 1825/26, Prague, died 08/02/1896, aged 70, in the vicinity of King’s Norton.

Created

15/11/2017

Stephen John Mann

Last Updated

15/11/2017