CONSULTATION CHESS MATCH BY TELEGRAPH.
LAWRENCE CLUB v. DUNEDIN CLUB This match, which has created so much interest wasiesumedat 7.30 p.m. yesterday,and after playing till a little after one o'clock it w*s thought advisable to adjourn till the following Wednesday, as the positions weie so very even that there was little probability of the game being finished until arter a good d. al of playii.g on both sides, as the representatives of botb elubi are determined to do the r very ut; o*t to win this game, because if Dunedm wins the match is finished without the Lawrence Club scoring a gams, whereas if Lawrense winß the scores would be exactly the same—v z., Dune* din 1, Lawrence 1, and a drawn game This would necesaitace auether game to decide the victory, as the club which scores the first two games is the conqueror. So tar as it has gone, the game has been carefully and skilfully played or both sides, as our readers will readily admit if they play over the moves.
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Evening Star, Issue 3973, 18 November 1875, Page 2
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479CONSULTATION CHESS MATCH BY TELEGRAPH. Evening Star, Issue 3973, 18 November 1875, Page 2
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