Interesting items on Chess

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 August 1916, Page 3

Interesting items on Chess

i luui i_,oiidoa Tinier.; in Ui._ coi re. 11 -jiuieace nuiicli, 111 c limes v. Llit'Sa .luiateur, the betwweu I'ather Morgan and Mr V. Gi. ilull has been drawn by mutual consent. This loaves the score at one game to the good for Tlis Times. d i T. C. Cross, who telk us he is over 65 year« old, and was formerly hou. secretary to the Bristol and Oil ton Chess Aesociation, iidornis us tiiaL the old liri-stol Chess Club was established in the season 1829-30. With the exception »that it haa since taken the title of the Bristol and Clil'ton Chess Associaion, it has had a continuous existonce since the date mentioned, and lias extended its influence over the city aud the surrounding districts, devoting itself to the formation of minor clubs, and tlie practice and study of "lie | Royal game. I

A correspondent in the Ist Fast African Brigade mentions the following interesting incident. As the result of a sudden attack on a small German post in the Moschi area, the German commandant was surprised in the midd!

a game of chess, and a British officer collected the scattered men audi brought

them along as a souvenir : our correspondent al-o mentions that he was successful in inducing some of his fellowpatients to take up the study of chess, and expresses the hope that they will continue the study in more peaceful times. One of the devotees complicated matter somewhat by indulging in a whole-hearte<]i and somewhat premature passion for the Steinitz Gambit. From yet another correspondent in South Africa comes the query. "•!I

blindfrild che.ss is played." whether "entirely from memory." or whether the player is "allowed the use of The board?" We have assured our friend that the player relies on his memory only, and this makes the feat all

more marvellous. At one of his blindfold, exhibitions at the old Royal Aquarium, the late FT. X. Pjllsbury was playing a dozen games of chess Fimnltaneously. as well as some half a dozen games of draughts in the same manner. At one of the chess boards his opponent's move was announced, and""Pillsbury immediately called out his more, stating that he mated in six moves. The late S. Tinsley. who was looking on. mentioned afterwards that he could not" at- once see where tlie mate came in, but Pillshury soon proved that bis forecast was correct. Then by way of showing what the human memory is capable of. when put to the test. Pillsbury called all the moves in his game backwards correctly, until all the pieces were on the board of plav as ar the commencement of the game. Only a modern Dominie Sampson could have done this incident justice.