THE LEADING CHESS MONTHLY News. Pictures. Games. Problems LETTERS CHESS SUGGESTS AMATEUR DEPA RTM ENT REVIEW S i rH : You speak of the possibility of enlarging CHI·:SS H8VIEW if the subscriptions could be VoL IX, No.7, Aug.-Sept., 1941 increased. .\tight I suggest an Amateur De· (WI,'I CIAL DHGAN ()f' 'I'1·m partment? orrel· a year·s subscription and the IJ. S, CH I ~SS F r;])8H,\'i'ION putJli~ation of one 01" his games to every per· EDITOR L A, H orowitz ~on sendiug" in ten lIew subscribers. "M A NAGING EDITOH Kenneth Hal'kness lJENJAM IN K . HA YS, '\1.D. Oxford, N. C. ASSISTANT l~])['l'OR i\\ a tthew Green • DEPARTM I!:N T EDlTORS Subscriber Hays gets his wish. W e will Reu ben Fine- Game o f the Month Vincent L , Eaton- Proble m Department begin an Amatetlr Games Department as soon 11 "villK Cheruev- Ch es8 Qu i ~ as material is available. However, we will PHOT OGRA PI-! ER- Hanu! Echpvel'l'ia exact no conditions, offer no rewards. If read. 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