Paris 1867 chess tournament


World exhibitions became a new phenomenon in the West in the nineteenth century. Scientific and technical progress were shown. About a dozen World Fairs were organised during the second half of the nineteenth century. Seven times an international invitation chess tournament was part of the event. The third tournament took place in the Grand Cercle, 10 boulevard Montmartre, Paris, from 4 June to 11 July. Thirteen participants played in a double round-robin tournament. Draws counted as zero. The time control was ten moves an hour.
The prizes were won by Ignatz von Kolisch, Szymon Winawer, Wilhelm Steinitz, Gustav Neumann, Cecil Valentine De Vère, Jules Arnous de Rivière. The first four also got a Sèvres vase.

Results

The results and standings :

Literature

Féry d'Esclands, Alphonse "Congrès international des échecs. Compte rendu du congrès de 1867 et des congrès d'échecs antérieurs", Paris, Bertrand, 1868.