The Albion, 1855
R:
At most two #5 (1 pr.)
J:
? (‘a committee of three amateurs’ )
C:
1855-02-21 (see notes)
A:
pr
D. Julien
S:
The Albion:
1854-12-30: announcement: prize offered by the editor (C. H. Stanley)
1855-01-20: ‘We think competitors should be limited to two entries each.’
1855-02-03: Time extended to 21th of February.
1855-02-24: problem publication begins
1855-04-07: problem publication ends.
1855-04-28: D. Julien is announced to have won the tournament.
Keidanz: The Chess Compositions of E. B. Cook of Hoboken (New York, 1927):
p. 227: Information about name behind signature ‘F. B.’
N:
The reason for the tournament was to promote
The original closing time was 1855-02-10.
The competitors were identified by their initials: D. J. (Denis Julien), F. B. (F. Bowley, Winchester, Va.), E. B. C. (E. B. Cook), and M. S (unknown).
among our contributors a little spirit of rivalry in the matter of original Problems.
The original closing time was 1855-02-10.
The competitors were identified by their initials: D. J. (Denis Julien), F. B. (F. Bowley, Winchester, Va.), E. B. C. (E. B. Cook), and M. S (unknown).
Awards
Prize: D. Julien
#5