The participation of George Henry Mackenzie and James Mason made it the first intercontinental tournament in Europe.
Wilhelm Steinitz was present as reporter for The Field.
First place was shared by Szymon Winawer and Johannes Hermann Zukertort, who had a play-off to decide the winner.
Mackenzie defeated Henry Edward Bird twice in the play-off for the fourth place.
[2] Winners of the prizes were: Zukertort (1000 Frans + two Sèvres vases), Winawer (500 F + one vase), Joseph Henry Blackburne (1500 F), Mackenzie (1000 F), Bird (500 F), and Adolf Anderssen (200 F).