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This game is in Gould's Memorable Matches.
J. Wyllie - C. F. Barker, 1873 Exhibition
11-15 24-20 8-11
(Ayrshire Lassie) 28-24 4-8 23-19 15-18 22-15 11-18 26-22 7-11 22-25
11-18 30-26 8-11 25-22 18-25 29-22 11-15 27-23 9-13 32-28 6-9 19-16 12-19 23-16
2-6 16-11 15-19 24-15 10-19 20-16 6-10 16-12 1-6? (10-15 11-8 1-6 may
draw) 11-7 10-14 (10-15 7-2 WW) [diagram]
White wins
with 12-8!! 3-10 8-3 13-17 (there is nothing else) 22-13 14-18 31-27
(26-23 also wins) 9-14 (10-14 27-24 WW) 3-7 10-15 27-24 (or
7-11 WW) 14-17 21-14 6-10 13-9 10-17 9-6 17-21 7-11 21-25 11-16 18-23 16-11
23-30 11-18 19-23 18-27 25-29 6-2 29-25 24-19 30-26 28-24 25-22 24-20 22-18
27-24 WW