The Blackburne-Zukertort Match,
London 1881
Researched by Nick Pope
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Prologue
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MATCH BETWEEN MESSRS BLACKBURNE AND
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ZUKERTORT.
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WE have great pleasure in
announcing
that a match has been arranged between the two masters above-named,
which
is to commence on the 20th of next month. The principal conditions
already
settled are, that the stakes shall be £100 a side, and the winner
of the first seven games shall be declared the victor; drawn games not
to count. Play will generally proceed four times a week; half of
the games at least to be played at the St. Georges Chess Club, and
the
other half probably at some private room. The time limit is
fifteen
moves per hour, and Mr Boden will act as umpire. |
The Field, London,
1881.05.21
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THE MATCH BETWEEN MESSRS BLACKBURNE AND
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ZUKERTORT.
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THOUGH the conditions of
this
match are not yet signed, we understand that the stakes will be
deposited
in the course of next week, and the commencement of the contest will be
fixed for the earliest subsequent date. As a sign of the wide
interest
taken in the match amongst lovers of the game abroad, who have no
opportunity
of watching the match personally, and can only become acquainted with
the
games through the medium of their publication in this country, we may
mention
that some prominent members of the Paris Cercle des Echecs have
offered to back either player, merely for the purpose of
facilitating
the conclusion of preliminaries. We learn that neither party has
accepted this chivalrous and complimentary offer, for Mr
Zukertorts stakes
were already covered at the time the proposition was made, while Mr
Blackburnes
subscription list was also far advanced. |
The Field, London,
1881.06.11
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THE MATCH BETWEEN MESSRS BLACKBURNE AND
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ZUKERTORT.
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WE are glad to announce that
all the conditions of this match have been satisfactorily
settled.
The stakes were deposited on the 17th inst. in the hands of the hon.
treasurer
of the St. Georges Chess Club, the Rev. W. Wayte, and the
commencement
of the contest was fixed for not later than Monday next, the 27th
inst.
Both players have been out of town, but we learn on good authority that
there is some probability of the first game being played, by mutual
consent,
to-day at a private room in Simpsons establishment in the
Strand.
We also understand from the same source that, under any circumstance,
the
place of meeting for Mondays game, whether in commencement or as
continuation
of the contest, is fixed at the St. Georges Chess Club, 20,
King-street,
St. Jamess. Admission for the purpose of witnessing the play
will
be granted by vouchers signed by both players. The particular days
of play are subject to alteration, but the programme will be fixed each
time at the beginning of the week. |
The Field, London,
1881.06.18
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