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Yorkshire Chess History |
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1890: Sheffield Athenaeum v. St. George’s, Birmingham |
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Played on the evening of Saturday 29/11/1890, at the Athenaeum Club, George Street, Sheffield, over 13 boards, 2 games per board, time permitting.
Sheffield had 13 players while Birmingham had 12, so Birmingham’s board 12 played one game each with Sheffield’s boards 12 and 13.
Play lasted from 5.00 p.m. to 9.30, with a break for tea.
Results as reported by the Sheffield & Rotherham Independent of 01/12/1890 were as follows:
Identities of players, where discernible, appear to have been as follows:
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Created 26/08/2014 |
Stephen John Mann |
Last Updated 26/08/2014 |