McDonnell, A. – Gamble, B. 1835



Results
 
Name   Edo    Dev.   Score  /  Games 
McDonnell, Alexander    2509 (80) 2/
Gamble, B.    0/
  McDonnell, Alexander gave odds of a knight
 
Status: casual

Event table notes

Event data
Place: Belfast
Start date: 25 July 1835
End date: 25 July 1835
 
Notes:
These two games were sent to Walker who published them in Bell's Life in London (24 Jan. 1836; 31 Jan. 1836), saying they were the last McDonnell played before he died. The exact date on which they were played is given. This suggests that only the two games were played in that occasion.
 
References
Books
   Walker, Chess Studies, page 35
Periodicals
   [BLL], 24 Jan. 1836, page 3
   [BLL], 31 Jan. 1836, page 3
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [Snippets from Chess History], page 6