Manhattan Chess Club Defeats Berlin 4 to 2 in Cable Match
The first cable chess match between New York and Berlin ended with Manhattan Chess Club winning 4 to 2. Only one board favored Berlin. three Manhattan players won. two games drawn.
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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1905
Page
5
The first cable chess match between New York and Berlin ended with Manhattan Chess Club winning 4 to 2. Only one board favored Berlin. three Manhattan players won. two games drawn.
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