An international
chess tournament
A chess tournament is a series of chess games played competitively to determine a winning individual or team. Since the first international chess tournament in London 1851 chess tournament, London, 1851, chess tournaments have become the standard ...
was held in London, during the
second British world exhibition, in 1862.
The prizes were won by
Adolf Anderssen
Karl Ernst Adolf Anderssen (6 July 1818 – 13 March 1879)"Anderssen, Adolf" in ''Encyclopædia Britannica, The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 385. was a German chess master. ...
(£100),
Louis Paulsen
Louis Paulsen (15 January 1833 in Gut Nassengrund near Blomberg, Principality of Lippe – 18 August 1891) was a German chess player. In the 1860s and 1870s, he was among the top players in the world. He was a younger brother of Wilfried Pa ...
(£50),
John Owen (£30),
George Alcock MacDonnell (£15),
Serafino Dubois (£10) and
Wilhelm Steinitz
William Steinitz (born Wilhelm Steinitz; May 14, 1836 – August 12, 1900) was a Bohemian-Austrian, and later American, chess player. From 1886 to 1894, he was the first World Chess Champion. He was also a highly influential writer and c ...
(£5) who was awarded the
brilliancy prize for his win over
Augustus Mongredien.
The final results and standings:
:
References
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Literature
* Löwenthal, Johann Jacob
The Chess Congress of 1862, Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, London, 1864
Invitational chess tournaments
1862 in chess
1862 in English sport
1862 in London
Chess in London
June 1862
International sports competitions in London