Draughts in Invercargill.
The two following games were played between Mr William M'llwrick, of Invercargill, and Mr James Wyllie, Uie champion ot the world. Gi.ME 1046 -" Switcher." M'lhvriek'a move.
'The game was drawn after about 30 more moves were played. W. Ml.
(«) In another game Mr Wyllie played at this stage -
'Mr Wyllie here observed that to play any other move would give him the worst of the game, bo I agreed to a draw rather than risk a loss.— W. Ml.
2 i) 2 (5 914 6 10 22 17 10 6 17 22 (5 10 10 6" 2217 Draw.
II 15 ?! 17 9 13 2S 21 8 11 I/H 10 17 (I H 0 10 2217 13 23 2(517 1518 24 HO 1 « 20 23 18 22 25 18 10 15 27 21 15 22 2i 1!) 610 28 24 11 15 23 18 3 8 18 11 7 23 li 7 2 11 3711 23 2\ 30 23 22 25 1110 25 30 1!) 10 10 7 811 30 25 7 16 2310 12 28 25 22 10 7 7 Siffi) 4 8 59 7 3 3 7 812 11 15 3 7 9 14 7 10 14 17 10 15 17 21 15 19 21 25 19 23 *25 30
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Otago Witness, Issue 1875, 28 October 1887, Page 29
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214Draughts in Invercargill. Otago Witness, Issue 1875, 28 October 1887, Page 29
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