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... CHESS. (To the Fditor 0/ the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. Sir, My attention has been called to a statement in the chess columns of The Figaro, of the 17 th inst., personal to mysell. I abstain from any comment on the general subject of that ...

CHESS: ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS; CHESS NEWS

... in our C'hess litemtuie that is fast becoming a huge nuisance. Offenders, note his words 4* In our own time few games are played by men of note without being recorded and annotated with fatiguing minuteness The British Counties, or Amateur Chess Association ...

CHESS NEWS

... first prize in Paris for an essay on Chess. He is an amusing and an imaginative writer. His portraits of London cele brities are truly artistic, but photographically unfaithful. The Glasgow Weekly H raid has a Chess column which is conducted with great ...

CHESS CHAT

... CHESS CHAT. Only last week I was deploring the dearth of chess news, or intelligence, as the euphonists call it. Well, this week I am more fortunate in respect of this desired commodity. I have news, perhaps not great, but certainly good news, and spurred ...

CITY CHESS

... CITY CHESS. {To the Editor of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News.) SIR,-- Will you allow me to call attention to one of the peculiar customs in the Chess-world at Purssell's, most of the players being altogether unknown by their ordinary names ...

CHESS CHAT

... CHESS CHAT. I iiesiee to pay a small tribute of respect to the memory of Mr. G M. Newton, who (lied at his residence in Earl's-court Square on the 31st ultimo. Although he never devoted much time to chess, or got beyond the third class, yet he was a true ...

CHESS NEWS

... CHESS NEWS. The Paris International Chess Tournament opened on Mon day the 17th inst., and will last, it is calculated, for a period of seven or eight weeks. By the courtesy of the Hon. Secretary of the Congress (M. Camille Morel) we are enabled to record ...

CHESS: TO CORRESPONDENTS

... CHESS. TO CORRESPONDENTS. J. N. (Brighton). You will tind an excellent treatise on giving otitis incor porated with Staunton's Chess Players' Companion, published by Bohn. The odds of pawn and three moves was never popular in England. G. E. A. (Wimbledon) ...

CHESS CHAT

... CHESS CHAT. The eleventh game in the match between Messrs. Potter and Mason was played at the City Club on Monday evening, the 21st inst. It lasted three hours and resulted in a draw. The score now:-- is Potter, 2 ;Mason, 2; drawn, 7. Carping critics ...