by Andre Marchal
From the Royal Festival Hall, London

Consultation Match: Manchester v. Glasgow
Manchester Chess Club (White)
J. Wolstenholme, Dr. B.H. Neumann. C.G. Hilton
Glasgow Chess Club (Black)
W.A. Fairhurst, C.W. Marshall, P.B. Anderson

The moves till now:
(1) P-K4, P-K4; (2) Kt-KB3, Kt-QB3; (3) B-Kt5, Kt-B3: (4) Castles, P-Q3; (5) P-Q4, B-Q2; (6) Kt-B3, B-K2; (7) R-Kt, PxP; (8) KtxP, Castles; (9) B-BI, R-Kt; (10) P-QKt3, B-KB1; (11) B-Kt2, P-KKt3; (12) P-B3. B-Kt2; (13) QKI-K2, KtxKt; (14) BxKt, P-QKt4; (15) P-QB4, PxP; (16) PxP, P-QB3; (17) P-Kt4, Q-R4; (18) P-KR3, QR-Kt1; (19) R-Ktl, RxR; (20) QxR, B-K3; (21) R-Bl, Kt-Q2; (22) P-B4, BxBch.; (23) KtxB, Q-QB4; (24) Q-Q3, Kt-K4; (25) PxKt, PxP; (26) K-Kt2. PxKt; (27) R-Ktl, R-Ql
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A Chess Holiday by Captain P.A. Sunnucks, W.R.A.C.
British lady champion
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Master v. Listeners
Listeners (White): Leonard Barden
Master (Black): C.H. O'D Alexander.
The present position after Black's 34th move

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