Sydney and Melbourne 1870




Results
 
Match scores
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
Hollander, Andrew    0 /
Goldsmith, Louis    2281 (75) 1 /
 
McRae, John    2066 (114) 0 /
Phillips, Lewis    2190 (79) 1 /
 
Heydon, Charles    2187 (87) 0 /
Burns, Andrew    2432 (76) 1 /
 
Smith, Robert    2198 (77) 1 /
Baynes, George    1982 (83) 0 /
 
Ryan, Thomas    2153 (84) 0.5 /
Sedgefield, Sedgefield    2213 (71) 0.5 /
 
Russell, Mark    2135 (108) 0.5 /
Stanley, John    2126 (84) 0.5 /
 
Pendrill, John    2188 (86) 0.5 /
Fisher, Charles    2147 (98) 0.5 /
 

Event table notes

Event data
Name: 1st New South Wales - Victoria Telegraphic Match
Place: Sydney and Melbourne
Start date: 9 Nov. 1870
End date: 9 Nov. 1870
 
Notes:
Staunton in the Illustrated London News says that the player named Stanley in this event is 'the well-known ex-champion of the United States' but OzBase gives John Shaw Stanley not Charles Henry Stanley. The game Fisher-Pendrill involved a mistransmitted move at move 22 which led to a controversy and a decision to declare the game a draw.
 
References
Books
   Chess Association of Victoria, Victoria versus New South Wales 1870
Periodicals
   [Era], vol. 33, no. 1690, 12 Feb. 1871, page 4
   [Era], vol. 33, no. 1691, 19 Feb. 1871, page 2
   [ILN], vol. 58, no. 1637, 18 Feb. 1871, page 163
   [SyM], 19 Nov. 1870
   [SyM], 26 Nov. 1870
Web
   Dunn, Paul.  [1st NSW v VIC Telegraphic Match 1870]

Tournament information updated: 5 May 2020