<<<<INTERCOLONIAL CHESS MATCH.VICTORIA. V. NEW SOUTH WALES.>
The third of these annual contests between the colonies was played by telegraph on Saturday, 9th November 1872>
BOARD 1.-
Mr. Crane encountered Mr. Connell of Ballarat.
The Victorian having the move, played the "Ruy Lopez," which the Sydney player answered with a very careful defence, and on his eleventh move forced the other either to submit to an isolated pawn or else bring the enemy's rook into powerful play. Mr. Connell chose the former.
Mr. Crane having obtained a slight advantage did not let it slip, his opponent however assisted him towards the end by two mistakes.
This was the longest game played in the match and the only one adjourned.
- Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW) issue Saturday 23 November 1872 page 20>
Board No. 1. —
At this Board Mr. Connell, of Victoria, adopted the well known Ruy Lopez game, and apparently had so far mastered all the book moves that at first it seemed as if he would carry off the palm, but after his opening moves were over, and Mr. Crane had played the natural move of B to K 2 instead of Kt to K 3 (the move adopted by Lowenthal when playing the defence to the Ruy Lopez against Morphy), Mr. Connell, in endeavouring to follow the books too closely, advanced his K B P prematurely, and thus isolated a pawn, which in sustaining, he seriously embarrassed his game, and never recovered the lost position or the advantage this form of attack generally gives the first player.
- The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser (NSW) issue Saturday 28 December 1872>
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