Era, 1856
International tourney.
American Chess Association, 1858
A failed tourney?
Cooking A Columbus Egg
“Œuf à la Coque”
American Chess Association, 1857 (1st American Chess Congress)
International tourney
Chess Association, 1857 (Annual Meeting, Manchester)
English Problem Tournament¹, 1854?
Probable replacement for the failed 1852 tournament, but sources are scarce.
The Albion, 1855
Small informal tourney.
The Chess Divan in the Strand
This would later become Simpson’s divan
Schweizerische Schachzeitung, 1857
Another failed tournament.
Syracuse Chess Club, 1858 (Onondaga Chess Congress, 1858)
Minor tourney for western and central New York.