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Edmund Thorold’s seemingly annual visit to Hull, to give a simultaneous display, was reported in The Westminster Papers of 01/02/1879. The visit took place on 21/01/1879, at Hull Church Institute, and involved Edmund Thorold taking on 20 opponents simultaneously. At the close of play, Thorold had won 12 games and lost 2, while 6 remained unfinished. The Hull victors were G. W. Farrow (George Wright Farrow) and E. Pulsford (Edward Pulsford). In the unfinished games, J. Parker (Joys Parker), of Grimsby, had a Knight against three passed pawns, Messrs. Harris and Rust were both the exchange up, and in the other three games Thorold “had a good attack.” The event had been watched by a large number of onlookers.  “Mr. Dixon” (presumably H. Dixon) thanked Edmund Thorold.

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