WATSON BEATEN AGAIN.
LONDON", August 10. In the international chi-sa tournament, Watson, the Australian player, was j toiten by Waliltut-h at the fifty-sixth J move.— (A. and N.Z. (able.) i J The Watson-Yatcs che-sa gamo, which J ('iipahlaiu-n described as -somewhat ot a j (log-light." finlcil in n rlraw at t'rw> nmve. It had?alreadv lasted six hour*. When resumed, the London '■Daily Mail" 'ays, it provided thrills. It looked as if Yatcs would win, as he was a pawn ahead, in a n;ok and pawn enaing. It was not thought that Watson, I with Australian experience only, could hold out against so strong an opponent. The Australian, however, put up a woni derful fight, and actually threatened to j snatch a win as the result of his opponent's slip. Only Yates' well-known skill at the end of a game enabled him to I secure ft 4tm ty » jerjatual qhqcfr
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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 193, 16 August 1922, Page 5
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