| Results |
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| Crosstable scores |
| Name |
Edo |
Dev. |
Score |
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Games |
| Barnes, Richard |
2068 | (59) |
10.5 | / | 12 |
| Howe, Albion |
2087 | (74) |
9.5 | / | 12 |
| Smith, Lionel |
1973 | (86) |
8.5 | / | 12 |
| James, Herbert |
1933 | (73) |
7 | / | 11 |
| Mellor, Joseph |
1938 | (70) |
7.5 | / | 12 |
| Edwards, Joseph |
1823 | (58) |
6.5 | / | 12 |
| Pleasants, Owen |
1860 | (62) |
5.5 | / | 11 |
| Wood, Joseph |
1725 | (73) |
5.5 | / | 12 |
| Lelievre, Auguste |
1820 | (70) |
5 | / | 12 |
| Grierson, John |
1735 | (67) |
4 | / | 12 |
| Smith, Herbert |
1652 | (101) |
2.5 | / | 9 |
| Jowitt, Alfred |
1616 | (75) |
2 | / | 12 |
| Smith, Francis |
1453 | (99) |
1 | / | 11 |
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Event table notes
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| Event data |
| Name: 11th New Zealand Championship |
| Place: Auckland |
| Start date: 27 Dec. 1897 |
| End date: Jan. 1898 |
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| Notes: |
| According to Di Felice, 'Jowitt lost 6 unspecified games by default'. This is not taken into account as I don't know which games these were. Three defaulted games by H.H. Smith are, however, indicated by Di Felice and accounted for here. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 181 |
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