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London (1904) The National Tournament of the City of London Chess Club was held in the Club's premises at 7 Grocers' Hall Court, Poultry, London, England, from 25 July to 13 August 1904. Rest days: 31 July, 1 and 7 August. Number of games played: 17 x 8 = 136 (there was one bye each round). William Ewart Napier won with 12.5/16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————— 1 Napier • ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 12½ 2 Teichmann ½ • ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 =3 Gunsberg ½ ½ • ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 11 =3 Blackburne ½ 0 ½ • 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 11 =3 Shoosmith 0 1 1 0 • 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 1 1 11 6 Van Vliet ½ ½ 0 0 1 • 0 1 ½ 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 9½ 7 Lee 0 ½ ½ 1 0 1 • 0 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 0 1 1 9 =8 Leonhardt 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 • ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 1 1 8 =8 Tattersall ½ 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ • 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 10 Mueller ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 • 0 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 7½ 11 Mackenzie 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 • 1 1 1 1 0 0 6½ =12 Brown ½ 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 • 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 5½ =12 Loman 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 • ½ ½ 1 ½ 5½ =14 Mason 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ • 0 ½ ½ 5 =14 Gunston 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 ½ 1 • ½ 0 5 =14 Curnock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ • 1 5 17 Mortimer 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 • 4 —————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Napier earned £60 presented by Sir George Newnes, the President of the City of London Chess Club. Game dates There are 10 missing games (18 April 2022) Round 01: Monday 25 July (Mackenzie bye) Round 02: Tuesday 26 July (Van Vliet bye) Round 03: Wednesday 27 July (Gunston bye) Round 04: Thursday 28 July (Leonhardt bye) Round 05: Friday 29 July (Mortimer bye) Round 06: Saturday 30 July (Loman bye) ------------ ------------ Bank holiday (1 August) Round 07: Tuesday 2 August (Mueller bye) Round 08: Wednesday 3 August (Tattersall bye) Round 09: Thursday 4 August (Mason bye) Round 10: Friday 5 August (Napier bye) Round 11: Saturday 6 August (Blackburne bye) ------------ Round 12: Monday 8 August (Lee bye) Round 13: Tuesday 9 August (Brown bye) Round 14: Wednesday 10 August (Shoosmith bye) Round 15: Thursday 11 August (Gunsberg bye) Round 16: Friday 12 August (Curnock bye) Round 17: Saturday 13 August (Teichmann bye) Sources BritBase: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pg... British newspapers at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive...  page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 126  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Blackburne vs C E C Tattersall 0-1 73 1904 London C01 French, Exchange 2. W H Gunston vs A Curnock   ½-½ 33 1904 London C41 Philidor Defense 3. O C Mueller vs F J Lee   ½-½ 38 1904 London D52 Queen's Gambit Declined 4. Gunsberg vs P S Leonhardt 1-0 55 1904 London C67 Ruy Lopez 5. F Brown vs R Loman   0-1 65 1904 London C67 Ruy Lopez 6. J Mason vs W Napier 0-1 22 1904 London C42 Petrov Defense 7. J Mortimer vs H W Shoosmith   0-1 46 1904 London C50 Giuoco Piano 8. Teichmann vs L Van Vliet   ½-½ 17 1904 London D52 Queen's Gambit Declined 9. W Napier vs Blackburne   ½-½ 45 1904 London D26 Queen's Gambit Accepted 10. A J Mackenzie vs W H Gunston 1-0 35 1904 London D66 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, Bd3 line 11. P S Leonhardt vs Teichmann   1-0 29 1904 London C53 Giuoco Piano 12. C E C Tattersall vs F Brown   1-0 57 1904 London A03 Bird's Opening 13. H W Shoosmith vs O C Mueller   1-0 30 1904 London D52 Queen's Gambit Declined 14. R Loman vs Gunsberg   1-0 44 1904 London C87 Ruy Lopez 15. F J Lee vs J Mason   ½-½ 42 1904 London D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 16. Blackburne vs F J Lee 0-1 39 1904 London A00 Uncommon Opening 17. Teichmann vs R Loman 1-0 20 1904 London C29 Vienna Gambit 18. L Van Vliet vs P S Leonhardt   1-0 61 1904 London D02 Queen's Pawn Game 19. O C Mueller vs A Curnock   1-0 41 1904 London C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 20. Gunsberg vs C E C Tattersall   ½-½ 30 1904 London C30 King's Gambit Declined 21. F Brown vs W Napier   ½-½ 66 1904 London D00 Queen's Pawn Game 22. J Mason vs H W Shoosmith   ½-½ 56 1904 London C50 Giuoco Piano 23. J Mortimer vs A J Mackenzie   1-0 42 1904 London B01 Scandinavian 24. H W Shoosmith vs Blackburne 0-1 49 1904 London D00 Queen's Pawn Game 25. W H Gunston vs J Mortimer   0-1 64 1904 London C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed  page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 126    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Apr-18-22    Tabanus: The 10 missing games are Curnock vs Mortimer 1-0 (round 2) Van Vliet vs Lee 0-1 (7) Mueller vs Mason 0-1 (8) Brown vs Mortimer 1/2 (9) Loman vs Lee 0-1 (9) Van Vliet vs Curnock 1-0 (9) Mason vs Blackburne 1/2 (10) Tattersall vs Mortimer 1-0 (15) Mortimer vs Napier 0-1 (16) Mueller vs Tattersall 1-0 (16) NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. 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