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Mayet as British master? - 2005/11/06 20:20
Given the large number of resident foreign chess players in London, my attempt to recreate a list of 20 British masters of 1854 has to deal with who should count as British. For example, Horwitz and Loewenthal are not originally British, but may well be on such a list. I had not considered Mayet for the list; I thought he was just another German who had traveled to be in the tournament, though he did not seem to have the semi-official backing of the Pleiades group in Berlin which Anderssen was given. However, Mayet is treated rather differently in the tournament book than the other "foreign" players.
Szen, Kieseritzky, Loewenthal, and Anderssen are introduced as representatives of their countries, having traveled to get there, etc. By contrast, Mayet, Horwitz and Lowe are introduced as reoresentatives of clubs. Both Lowe and Horwitz were in London at this time. Expenses for the tournament list the return of the entry fees for Szen, Kieseritzky, and Loewenthal; the idea was to reimburse the foreign players because of the cost of coming to/staying in London, and the all-play-all tournament was restricted to foreigners in part for the same reason. Anderssen`s fee was not returned because of his prize; this decision caused a firestorm of protest in some German chess circles, while Kieseritzky defended Staunton against these charges, which he felt were ungrateful. However, noone complained about Mayet not getting his fee returned.
Was Mayet also a resident of London, and if so for how long?
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