Zukertort–Blackburne Match 1881
The missing fourteenth game restores the full score
Johannes Zukertort defeated Joseph Blackburne 9½–4½ in a fourteen-game London match. Seven Zukertort wins, two Blackburne wins, and five draws make up the complete record.
Fourteen games, not thirteen
The match ran from June 27 to July 29, 1881. Edo's notes explain that one later collection stops after thirteen games, but coverage at the time includes the fourteenth and last game, played on July 29.
Including that last game produces the accepted +7 −2 =5 result and the 9½–4½ points score.
The restored match record
All fourteen games survive, and they add up to Edo's fourteen-game account of the match.
The complete membership prevents the page from repeating the shorter +6 −2 =5 version based on the thirteen-game subset.
Cross table
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zukertort | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 9½ |
| Blackburne | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 4½ |
1 win · ½ draw · 0 loss — click a game number to replay it.