London, England (April-May 1870)
1 2 Wins
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Steinitz ½ 1 1
Blackburne ½ 0 0
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Format: First to win a game is the victor.
Purse: £6
Introduction
A scratch-match of a single game was played this month at Purssell's Rooms, Cornhill, for a prize of £6, subscribed by the visitors, between Mr. Steinitz and Mr. Blackburne.
We are informed that Mr. Steinitz allowed the victory to slip from him when it was almost assured, and that the game resulted in a "draw." Fortune seems to favor Mr. Blackburne in these single game encounters,—his championship game being a notable instance of this. The match will be played out, but at present no day has been fixed for the purpose. (1)
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The match between Messrs. Steinitz and Blackburne, the conditions of which we announced last month, has been won by the former. Only two games wee played, and they will be found in another part of this number. The first game occupied thirteen hours in playing and resulted in a draw; and our readers can judge for themselves whether—so to speak—the game is worth the candle; but, to our mind, no single game of Chess that ever was played justified an expenditure of so much time and labour. (2)
The two following games were recently played between Messrs. Steinitz and Blackburne for a prize of £6 and the City Championship. (3)
Sources
(1) Westminster Papers, v3 n1, 2 May 1870, p1
(2) Westminster Papers, v3 n2, 1 June 1870, p17
(3) Westminster Papers, v3 n2, 1 June 1870, p21
Kibitzing
