| Results |
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| Crosstable scores |
| Name |
Edo |
Dev. |
Score |
/ |
Games |
| Barnes, Richard |
2027 | (57) |
8 | / | 10 |
| Mellor, Joseph |
1927 | (68) |
7 | / | 10 |
| Cocks, Henry |
1918 | (69) |
7 | / | 10 |
| Pleasants, Owen |
1853 | (60) |
6 | / | 10 |
| Andersen, Henry |
1884 | (73) |
5 | / | 10 |
| Gifford, Arthur |
1866 | (67) |
5 | / | 10 |
| Mason, William |
1966 | (75) |
5 | / | 10 |
| Edwards, Joseph |
1807 | (57) |
4 | / | 10 |
| Hookham, Henry |
1866 | (67) |
3.5 | / | 10 |
| Meldrum, William |
1955 | (70) |
3.5 | / | 10 |
| Grierson, John |
1695 | (71) |
1 | / | 10 |
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Event table notes
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| Event data |
| Name: 10th New Zealand Championship |
| Place: Christchurch |
| Start date: Dec. 1896 |
| End date: Jan. 1897 |
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| References |
| Books |
| Di Felice, Chess Results, 1747-1900, page 171 |
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