London Chess Club, London, England (25 July-13 August 1904)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Score Place/Prize
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1 Napier • ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 12½ 1st £60
2 Teichmann ½ • 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 2nd £40
3 Blackburne ½ 0 • ½ 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 ½ ½ 11 3rd-5th £20
4 Gunsberg ½ ½ ½ • 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 1 11 3rd-5th £20
5 Shoosmith 0 1 0 1 • 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 11 3rd-5th £20
6 Van Vliet ½ ½ 0 0 1 • 0 1 ½ 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 9½ 6th £8
7 Lee 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 1 • 0 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 0 ½ 1 9 7th £6
8 Leonhardt 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 • ½ 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 1 1 8 8th-9th £4 10s
6 Tattersall ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ • 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 8 8th-9th £4 10s
10 Mueller ½ 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 1 1 • 0 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 7½ 10th £3
11 Mackenzie 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ½ 0 1 • 1 1 0 1 1 0 6½
12 Brown ½ 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 • 0 0 1 ½ ½ 5½
13 Loman 0 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 • 1 ½ ½ ½ 5½
14 Curnock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 • ½ ½ 1 5
15 Gunston 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ • 1 0 5
16 Mason 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 • ½ 5
17 Mortimer 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ • 4
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Introduction
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 Napier won with 12.5/16.
Napier earned £60 presented by Sir George Newnes, the President of the City of London Chess Club.
Round Dates
Round 1: Monday 25 July (Mackenzie bye)
Round 2: Tuesday 26 July (Van Vliet bye)
Round 3: Wednesday 27 July (Gunston bye)
Round 4: Thursday 28 July (Leonhardt bye)
Round 5: Friday 29 July (Mortimer bye)
Round 6: Saturday 30 July (Loman bye)
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------------ Bank holiday (1 August)
Round 7: Tuesday 2 August (Mueller bye)
Round 8: Wednesday 3 August (Tattersall bye)
Round 9: Thursday 4 August (Mason bye)
Round 10: Friday 5 August (Napier bye)
Round 11: Saturday 6 August (Blackburne bye)
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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)
Missing Games
Curnock 1 Mortimer (round 2)
Van Vliet 0 Lee (round 7)
Mueller 0 Mason (round 8)
Brown ½ Mortimer (round 9)
Loman 0 Lee (round 9)
Van Vliet 1 Curnock (round 9)
Mason ½ Blackburne (round 10)
Tattersall 1 Mortimer (round 15)
Mortimer 0 Napier (round 16)
Mueller 1 Tattersall (round 16)
Sources
(1) BritBase: https://www.saund.co.uk/britbase/pg...
(2) British newspapers at https://www.britishnewspaperarchive...
(3) London Standard, 1904.08.15, p7.