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1882 November: Blackburne in Leeds

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Joseph Henry Blackburne gave a simultaneous display over 16 boards at Leeds Chess Club on Tuesday 14/11/1882. Blackburne won twelve games, lost to James Rayner and to Thomas Eddison, and drew with D. Fawcett and with the blind player, Henry Millard. This was reported in the Leeds Mercury of Wednesday 15/11/1882.

Henry Millard’s game went as follows:

Blackburne Simul, Leeds, 14/11/1882

White: Henry Millard (Leeds) – blind, so playing sans voir,

Black: Joseph Henry Blackburne;

1. Nc3 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bc4 Ne5 8. Qe2 c6 9. O-O d5 10. Bb3 Qc7 11. f4 Ng6 12. Nd1 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. c3 Re8 15. Qd2 Bd7 16. Nf2 Rd8 17. Kh1 c5 18. Ne2 Bc6 19. Bc2 Nf8 20. Ng3 g6 21. Re1 b5 22. Ng4 Bg7 23. f5 gxf5 24. Nxf5 Re6 25. Rf3 Rg6 26. Rg3 Kh8 27. Nxg7 Rxg7 28. Qf2 Rd6 29. Qf4 f5 30. Bxf5 agreed drawn, ½-½

[Chess Player’s Chronicle &c, 27/12/1882, p.618]

Although White had the better position, a draw was agreed, as Henry Millard had to leave, presumably to get home (which by then may have been in Ilkley rather than Leeds).

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07/08/2013

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07/08/2013