London 1862 (International Tournament)

Anderssen won the first great international tournament, London 1862
From 17 June 1862 · London, England
Anderssen 11; Paulsen 9; Owen and MacDonnell 7; Dubois, Steinitz and Barnes 6; Hannah 4; Blackburne and Loewenthal 3; Robey, Deacon, Mongredien and Green 2.
Incomplete record·84 of 87 games archived
Event Index 84 GAMES

Incomplete record. This archive holds 84 of the 87 games played; 3 are missing.

Adolf Anderssen won the London 1862 International Tournament, a 14-player round robin in which drawn games were replayed.

The tournament

Played during the 1862 International Exhibition, the London tournament brought together fourteen players in a single round robin. Drawn games did not count and were replayed. Anderssen won with 11 points, ahead of Paulsen on 9, with Owen and MacDonnell on 7.

The surviving games

The archive holds 84 of the 87 games recorded, including all 17 replayed draws. Three decisive games are lost.

Result

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Anderssen 11; Paulsen 9; Owen and MacDonnell 7; Dubois, Steinitz and Barnes 6; Hannah 4; Blackburne and Loewenthal 3; Robey, Deacon, Mongredien and Green 2.

The archive holds 84 of the 87 games recorded in the published crosstable (decisive games plus replayed draws); three decisive games are absent from MasterDB, and rounds and most dates are unrecorded, so no complete cross-table is shown.

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