This is a reproduction of a library book that was digitized by Google as part of an ongoing effort to preserve the information in books and make it universally accessible. https://books.google.com Halº | College uphºny Bºurs on - - SILºs ºwl and SQ = º Novº 8, 1938 A M HD HIC A. N. CHESS REVIEW, Vol. 1, No. 1. Auburn, ILLINois, JULY, 1886. PRICE 100. SALUTATORY. To THE CHEss PLAYERs, PRoblemists AND Solvºrs of AMERICA AND THE WoRLD-GREETING: Ah, there! Since my advent into the chess fraternity in April, 1885, as editor of the Au burn Citizen's chess department, my labors in that capacity have met with some favor; and I have reason to believe I have made not a few friends. The kindly way in which I was received into your circle and your liberal sup port in the mean time has put me into the motion of establishing the AMERICAN CHEss REview. I do not wish to intrude upon any of the “fraternity,” and as this great United States is large enough to hold over fifty millions of people, it is certainly of sufficient size to hold another little sixteen-pages monthly chess magazine at $1.00 per year—to foreign countries, $1.15. If you like it, subscribe; if you do not–well, subscribe “anyway.” In each number you will find the results of current club and column tourna ments, movements of noted players, a choice selection of original and prize prob lems, games, copiously annotated, and other things. - Being a practical printer, I think I can suit you in the make-up of each num ber. Solutions will be published in the second number after publication of the prob lems. Solutions, problems, games, items of general interst (and a dollar) invit ed from everybody. Respectfully, CHARLEs F. WADsworth. THE NEWS. —The scheme to amalgamate the West Yorkshire Chess Association with the Yorkshire County Chess Club was defeated at a meeting of the former, held May 29th, at Church Institute, Dewsbury. Representatives were present from Leeds, Bradford, Dewsbury and Wakefield, and the following resolutions were adopted: “That this meeting recommends that it is not desirable to amalgamate the West Yorkshire Chess Associatian with the Yorkshire County Chess Club. *That we consider it desirable that the personal expenses attendant upon the meetings, both as to charge for tea and entrance fee to tournaments, shall lie within the discretion of the committee of the entertaining club. “That it is desirable that more time shall be devoted to social intercourse. “That this meeting be now adjourned until October next, and that Messrs. White and Cassel be appointed as a sub-committee to revise the rules of the as sociation and present their report to the next meeting of delegates, which shall be called upon a date fixed by the sub-committee.” 2 AMERICAN CHESS REVIEW. —The leaders in the Auburn Citizen's second solution tourney, as given up to July 1st, are: John D. Yoakley, Auburn, Ill., 13 points; Jo. G. Poley, jr., Brew ton, Ala., 13 points; K. M. Ohman, Springfield, Ill., 12 points. —The match between picked teams from the British Chess Club, of London, and the Cercle des Echecs, of Paris, was played on Saturday, May 29th, in Paris, and résulted in a tie, each team (of ten players) winning four games and two being drawn. The English team were banquetted in fine style in the evening at the Grand Cercle, Paris. —The Brightside Chess Club (Sheffield) tournament has concluded, with this result: E. A. Morton and P. P. Grieves divide first and second prizes and J. Thompson gets third. —The match between the Grosmont and Suockton (Eng.) clubs resulted in a victory for the former by a score of 9 to 6. —The match between Mr. H. E. Bird, of London, and Mr. A. Burn, of Liver pool, reached the score of six games to each, (seven won being required to de cide) when Mr. Burn, not thinking the other game sufficient proof of superiority in SO important a match, proposed to extend the number of games won required to decide from seven to ten, which proposition Mr. Bird immediately accepted. Game No. 3 in this number is one of those won by Mr. Burn. —In the recent tourney of the Danites Chess Club, Brooklyn, Dr. R. W. Ray mond received the first prize, a gold medal, and Wm. Whitlock, second, a set of chessmen and board. —A warmly-contested little solution tourney has just concluded in the Buffalo Times, and the prize-winners are as follows: First, Mr. Fred Wendel, Wilkes barre, Pa.; seeond, Mr. Wm. L. Ferris, New York city; third and fourth, tie be tween Mr. John D. Yoakley, Auburn, Ill., and Mr. C. H. Wheeler, Forest Hill, Ill.; fifth, C. F. Wadsworth. The best score in the direct-mates was made by Mr. Wendel, and the best in the sui-mates by Mr. Yoakley. —The prize-takers in tourney No. 6 in the Chess Journal have been announced in the following order: First, J. G. Nix; second, Wm. A. Shinkman; third, T. A. Thompson; fourth, V. M. N. Portilla; fifth, to Dr. J. M. Spear, for entering the most sound problems. Mr. Nix' problem will be found in this issue, —Messrs. Jas. Rayner, Leeds, Eng., William Ives, Leeds, Eng., and Juan Fiol, 3 AMERICAN CHESS REVIEW. - tourney, Havana, are the leaders in the Brooklyn Chess Chronicle's first solution with thirty-six points each. continu —A later report of the Bird-Burn match informs us that the play was draw. The ed until each had won nine games, when it was decided to call it a stakes were evenly divided. --The championship of the Manhattan Chess Club, New York, has been won by Mr. J. M. Hanham. The other five contestants were Messrs. E. Delmar, J. S. Ryan, J. W. Thompson, Charles Gedalia and G. Simonson. —In the Wanderer's first solution tourney Lutto G. Agner leads with 29 points, from 2 and “Pooh Bah” (you know Pooh) follows with 26. Other scores range to 21. —One of the best things we have heard of in “some time” is a proposed Amer ican Chess Weekly, to be shoved by the time-tried and fire-tested K. D. Peterson, proposes late of the Mirror of American Sports' chess department. Mr. Peterson to make it something similar to the London Chess Players' Chronicle, contain $3.00 ing eight pages of the kind that P. always has on hand. The price will be per year, and the first number will be issued when a sufficient number of subscrip tions has been received to guarantee its publication for at least one year. We recommend it to the devotees. Address K. D. Peterson, P. O. Box 332, Milwau kee, Wis. by —A complete history of the late Steinitz-Zukertort match has been issued with notes Adolph Roegner, Leipsic, which contains all the games of the match and criticisms by Mr. J. Minckwitz. —We take the following item from our esteemed exchange, the Leeds, Eng., - Mercury: - From a copy of Adelaide Observer, just received, we learn that a very interest March 22nd. ing and unusual ceremony took place at the Adelaide Chess Club on Mr. Charick was presented with a purse of sovereigns as a mark of esteem and appreciation of his labors as a chess-player for the benefit of the colony. There H. Bar were over thirty subscribers. The originator of the testimonial was Mr. remarks rett, formerly a member of the City of London Chess Club. From the made by the President in making the testimonial, and the recipient also, we gath. er much of an encouraging history of chess in the Australian colonies. The pro gress both in Adelaide and Sydney has been very rapid. as soon —A directory of American chess clubs will be added to this magazine as convenient. 4 AMERICAN CHESS REVIEW. —The award in the championship tourney of the Mirror of American Sports has been made by Mr. H. J. C. Andrews, as follows: first prize for two-movers to A. F. Mackenzie, Kingston, Jamaica, W.I.; first prize for three-movers to C. Planck, London, Eng.; second to A. F. Mackenzie; first prize for four-movers to E. Pra dignat, Lusignan, France; second to Wm. A. Shinkman, Grand Rapids Mich. Through the Milwaukee Telegraph we are enabled to present the three first prize problems in this number. —A problem and solution tourney will be commenced in the Denver, Colorado, Times, in the issue of July 15th. —The match by telegraph and mail between the Baltimore and Wilmington clubs is not yet finished, but Baltimore has scored another win. It is game No. 5 in this REVIEW. –In the St. John, New Brunswick, Globe problem tourney, C. H. Wheeler, For est Hill, Ill., takes first prize in the two-movers, and H. and E. Bettmann. Cin cinnati, O., first in the three-ers. We hope to print them in the August RE VIEW. —N. B.-In this magazine the letter S will stand for knight. Our reasons for using it are: First, when “Kt” is used, should the t be broken off or damaged, the K would remain, and after the student had vainly spent half an hour search ing for the move, he would jump up and claw the air and yell for gore!! The S knocks the left eye out of any possibility of the introduction of any new gore shedding process. Second, S it quicker to write. Third, saves time in compos ition, as one type can be set in less time than two.