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Event table notes
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| Event data |  | 
   | Place: London, England |  
   | Start date: 1865 |  
   | End date:   1865 |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | A single offhand game. According to Harding, Wayte said in his memoirs that he only ever played one game against Steinitz, which 'ended as might be expected'. |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Books |  
   | Harding, Steinitz in London, page 103 |  |  |