262:"He looks very deeply into the complicated positions arising from time to time, and rarely fails to take an immediate advantage of the slightest slip by an opponent. His moves are well timed, and frequently an admirable combination of attack and defence. His play is at all times attractive, and he is in every way a worthy champion."
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Dunlop was fifth at the 1924 New
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Zealand championship in 1921, and won the tournament after a play-off. He won the national championship the following year, and again in 1923,
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Zealand in 1906, and going into practice as a dentist in Dunedin. He moved to
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after a playoff, becoming the first person to win the title three times in a row. After winning his third consecutive national title, Dunlop's play was described in a newspaper report:
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