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   | Results |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
   | Status: soft result (plausible score) |  
Event table notes
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| Event data |  | 
   | Place: Rome, Italy |  
   | Start date: 1879 |  
   | End date:   1880 |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | Dubois says that they played about 25 games and he left a small gap between them. I use a soft result of 3.5-2.5 for Dubois to reflect this slight advantage (more than 3 out of 6, which would be exactly equal, but less than 4 out of 6, which would be more than a small gap). |  |  |  |  
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