... THERE is not much to agitate the chess playing portion of the community just now, apart from the painful uncertainly that prevails as to whether Mr. Lasker has received the gold medal, presented by the Ladies' Chess Club, that was awarded to him as a ...

... CHESS. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. H. A. Salwey. -Thanks for the problem. Problem No. 1259 has been solved by Jacob Verrall and R. Saunderson. Problem No. 1200 has been solved by Jacob Verrall, J. E. Lelliott, and C. Burnett. Problem No. 1201 has been ...

... promote county chess, and will doubtless contribute towards strengthening the position of Sussex in the struggle for supremacy among the Southern Counties. It is somewhat surprising to see Brighton, which used to be the centre of chess in the South, so ...

... extenso. Parliament and Politics. Ecclesiastical and Social Notes. Correspondence. Colonial and Foreign News. Reviews of Books. Chess by Special Expert. Naval and Military Matters Law and Police. News interesting to every class Trade, Money, and Stocks. Home ...

... CHESS. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. H. A. Salwey. -'1 banks for the problem. Problem No. 1203 lias been solved by P. J. Candy. Problem No. 1204 has been solved by H. A. Sidney and C. Burnett. Solution of Problem No. 1203. White. Black. 1. Kt to R 0 1. Any ...

... members of the Ladies' Chess Club at their new home, 18a, Clifford-street, Bond-street, on Monday. Mrs. Bowles always organises these entertainments to the satisfaction nf everyone concerned, and the At Homes of the Ladies' Chess Club invariably form ...

... CHESS. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Problem No. 1263 has been solved by Jacob Verrall. Problems No. 1268 and 1264 have been solved by J. E. Lolliott. Problems No. 1264 and 1265 have been solved by J. J). Tucker. C. Burnett, S. Davis, and others who suggest ...

... CHESS CHAT. A CAPITAL subject for competition in one of the periodicals that are continually on the look out for new ideas in this direction would be the definition of the knight's move. The proprietor of one of those publications who is enterprising ...

... Q 4 35. B to K 3 RtoKtS(ch) 1 i. y to Kt 2 y to y 2 36. B takes R Q to K 7, mate Notes from Mr. Black burn f.'s Games at Chess. (a) A useful move. Giving up the Gambit Pawn for the sake of a counter attack. (r) Another Pawn given up rather than let ...

... CHESS CHAT. IF Mr. Ruskin was not a very strong chess player-- and on this point we have no means of forming an opinion, as he was neither in the habit of publishing his games nor of encountering professionals-- he was certainly an enthusiastic admirer ...

... extenso. Parliament and Politics. Ecclesiastical and Social Notes. Correspondence. Colonial and Foreign News. lleviews of Books. Chess by Special Expert. Naval and Military Matters Law and Police. News interesting to every class Trade, Money, and Stocks. Home ...

... CHESS CHAT. It will be interesting to observe the effect of the rule intro duced in the Paris tournament, which commences on May 15, that the contemplated number of twenty entries may be increased by an unanimous vote of the competitors. Unanimity is ...