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Edmund Thorold’s Visit to Hull Church Institute Club, 18/01/1882

It was almost an annual occurrence that Edmund Thorold visit to Hull, presumably stopping off en route from his home in the West Country, to visit relatives in Bridlington and thereabouts. On such a visit, on 18/01/1882 he gave a simultaneous display against 11 players.

The British Chess Magazine of 1882, page 61, recorded his results in a simultaneous display given to players at the Hull Church Institute Chess Club, as follows:

In finished games:
Thorold lost to	Trumble	William Edward Trumble
	Pulsford	Edward Pulsford
Thorold beat	Crake	James Crake
	Philip	Robert Harris Philip
	Thompson
	North	William George North
	Peck	Thomas Arthur Peck
In unfinished games:
Thorold was better v.	Farrow	George Wright Farrow
	Sergeant
	Little
Thorold was worse v.	Bean

The BCM gave only surnames. The leftmost column in the table gives the apparent identity of the Hull players.

Created

11/11/2019

Last Updated

11/11/2019