AMay 22 1866
The Bury and Norwich Post, Bury, Suffolk, England, Tuesday, May 22, 1866
Norfolk Chess Association.—The first annual meeting of this Association, which numbers more than 90 members, was held at the Norfolk Hotel, on the 8th and 9th instant. On the first day several friendly contests were contested, but the great attraction was the visit of Mr. Blackburne, the celebrated blind-fold player, who played ten games simultaneously, without seeing any of the boards, with the following results:
1. Mr. G. C. L. Knight, Wymondham, Philidor's defence, dr.2. The Rev. W. D. Beard, Norwich, Scotch gambit, lost.
3. Dr. Gardiner, Diss, irregular, lost.
4. Mr. W. T. Palmer, Norwich, Evans' gambit, lost.
5. Mr. A. H. Thurgar, Norwich, Queen's gambit, lost.
6. Rev. G. R. Bell, Great Snoring, Allgaier's Gambit, lost.
7. Mr. E. Vince, Barton Bendish, Philidor's defence, lost.
8. Mr. Sallett, Norfolk, Damiano's gambit, lost.
9. Mr. I. O. Howard Taylor, Sicilian defence, lost.
10. Mr. V. Cook, Norwich, King's gambit declined, drawn.
The great attraction of the second day was the visit of Herr Lowenthal, the celebrated Hungarian player, who delivered an address upon the game, and, blindfold, engaged 14 gentlemen simultaneously. The following is the score with openings and results:
1. Mr. F. G. Rainger, Norwich, Sicilian defence, unfinished.2. Mr. T. Garwood, jun., Wells, French opening, lost.
3. Mr. J. A. Miles, Fakeuham, Allgaier's gambit, lost.
4. Mr. A. H. Thurgar, Norwich, Ruy Lopez, lost.
5. Mr. Tillyard, Norwich, Scotch gambit, lost.
6. Mr. R. H. Household, Lynn, irregular, lost.
7. Mr. I. O. Howard Taylor, Sicilian defence, drawn.
8. Rev. W. D. Beard, Norwich, French opening, lost.
9. Mr. G. Vince, Barton Bendish, two Knights defence, lost.
10. Mr. Massey, Norwich, irregular Queen's gambit, lost.
11. Rev. G. R. Bell, Great Scoring, King's gambit declined, lost.
12. Mr. W. G. Crook, Norwich, centre gambit, drawn.
13. Mr. G. C. L. Knight, Wymondham, Philidor's defence, won.
14. Mr. Sallett, Norfolk, Queen's gambit, lost.
Thus, out of ten games, Mr. Blackburne won eight, whilst two were drawn; and out of 13 completed games, Herr Lowenthal won ten, lost one, and drew two. After the conclusion of the latter match, Herr Lowenthal offered to play Mr. I. O. H. Taylor, giving the odds of Queen's rook in exchange for Queen's knight, and the game, after a smart contest of two hours and a half, was won by the Norwich player. Among the visitors present during the contest were Canon Heaviside, W. L. Jex-Blake, F. E. Watson, and J. C. Copeman, Esq., &c, and several ladies.
