Game of chess by telegraph

A game of chess played between London and Portsmouth, through the electric telegraph of the South Western Railway on April 10th, 1845. Suggested by Mr. Staunton, Chess editor at the ILN, the game took nine hours and was eventually abandoned and concluded a draw. The engraving here shows players in the room at Nine Elms Station, 88 miles away from Portsmouth where their opponents were playing

Chess Concluded Editor Elms Eventually Opponents Portsmouth Staunton Suggested

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