London International Tournanientt.

Otago Witness, Issue 1651, 14 July 1883, Page 23

London International Tournanientt.

The game below wos played betiveen Mr J. H. Biackburne, tho Eimli.ih champion, and Mr Sellman, of Baltimore, one of the American representatives.

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The International Chess Tournament. The following from the New York Turf, Field, and Farm of June l j .t will be real with interest, as it giv«s the latest cablegrams received. It will be seen that Hen Zuk«rtort has kept the lead throughout, but the scores of several of the others are very close : — Mr Steinitz's letter, which was due on Monday, unf >rtunateiy has not arrived up to the time of our gdng to press ' The play in the second round commenced on Monday last, on which d-iy Noa boat Tschigorin, Zukertoit beat Bird, Mortimer beat Skipwoith, and the games betwaen SMnitzand Englison, Sel.man imd Mackenzie, Maaon and Biackburne, Rosenthal and VVinawer were d<awn ©n Tueiday, May 2t)th, Biackburne be.t Skipworth, Winawer beat ISchigoi in, Zukertort beat Knglisch, Steinitz beat Bird, Sellman beat Mortimer, Ronenthal beat Noa, and the game between Mason and Mackenzie was drawn. We are as yet unable to give a complete score of the first round, as reports of the results of two games have not been cabled. The fol.owing is the score :—

FINAL SCORE. r BBraw . (By cable to the Australasian ) London, June 25th. •> Tho fnternafoDal Ohes3 Tournament, which hasbo.Ti in progress nince April 285h, wa* brought to a, Una! issue on Suurday las';. AU the arrears of drawn num. s have been played off, and the prize winners arc :—: — Ist Prize, £300. Di- J. H. Zolccitiirt .. '.."■ KnglanS. 2sa PKizs,,Xi7s. , i Jfi- w. btoinitz England. ''(.• 3rd Prizb, £150. ' Mr J. 11. Blackb arne . . . . England. ■ 4th Prizb, £125. M. M. Tschigorin .. .. Russia..; "!.M Dth PaiiiK, £100 ; Cth Prize, £76 ; TthPrtzk, £50.'" 1 „ Tied for by Herr B. Englisch Austria; " Ciptain G. A. Mackenzie United Scatea ; , ■,;;' Mr Jamee M<vson . . . . United States. •-''.» The time at tho d l sposal both of the players and the committee .being entirely, exhausted, theta ties were • not played off. The three amounts were added to- " getlier and divided. Bach player receives £75. IWL , -

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