1898.12.09 Lasker Simul 23b, Ealing (1898) (+20=2-1)

On Friday Mr. Lasker paid a visit to the Ealing Chess Club and gave a spelndid exhibition of simultaneous play. Ranged round a table in horse-shoe form were 23 boards, the players sitting outside the circle, Mr. Lasker moving round within. There was a large attendance of visitors, ladies as well as gentlemen, including some from the Ladies' Chess Club. When time was called, after three hours of continious play, Mr. Lasker had won 20 games, drawn two, and lost one. The fortunate winner of this one game was Mr. M. P. Harwood, a young and promising member of the Ealing Chess Club.
Source: London <Morning Post>, 1898.12.12, p2