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   | Results |  |  |  
   | Crosstable scores |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
Event table notes
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| Event data |  | 
   | Name: Berlin Championship - Quasi Play-off |  
   | Place: Berlin |  
   | Start date: Feb. 1889 |  
   | End date:   Apr. 1889 |  |  |  
   | Notes: |  
   | Di Felice indicates that Hülsen defaulted his fourth round game against Schallopp and 3 of his games against von Scheve; Gaige does not indicate any forfeits, showing scores as if all games were actually played. I have taken Di Felice's version. |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Books |  
   | Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 114 |  
   | Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables I, page 64 |  |  |