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Paul Morphy once attended church in New Orleans, when the bishop of a foreign diocese was present. The young rector had prepared a sermon in honour of his distinguished visitor, in the delivery of -which he tired everyone except the bishop, who paid close attention. Part of the congregation left the church. " Well," said the chessplayer, " that preacher is the first man I ever met. who hadn't sense enough to stop when he had nothing left but a bishop."

There were nineteen competitors at the Nuremberg Congress. America sent Pillsbury, Showalter, Steinitz; Austria sent Albin, Marco, Schlechter; England sent Blackburne, Lasker, Teichman: France sent Janowsky ; Germany sent Schallopp, Tar_.is.li, Walbrodt; Hungary sent Maioczy, Forges; and Russia sent Schiffers, Tschigorin, Winawer. The. nineteenth player was a new man, whose name and nationality are given in English papers as Charouset (France), and in La Strategic as Charnusek (Hungary). Lasker made a good start, winning the iirst three games (the third against Steinitz) and drawing the fourth.

The attention of women reformers is called to another " wrong that needs insistence." In chess the queen does all the work while the king receives all the cheques. Mr W. C. Smales, of Townsville, has called on Mr Palmer, of Brisbane, to defend his title to the chess championship of Queensland. The challenge has been accepted, and play in a match to be decided by the first seven wins is to begin in Brisbane a few weeks hence. The Brooklyn Chess Club have challenged the Paris Cercle dcs Echecs to a match by cable. The Standard thinks the French should make a good show if led by Rosenthal, De Riviere, Janowsky, Goetz, •and Sittenfeld. Barnes v Mackay, Wellington.—Another game in this match has been played, and has terminated in a draw. The score now stands —Barnes, 5 ; Mackay, 2 ; drawn, 2. It i 3 related of Paulsen that once, after an hour's hesitation, he moved his king one square, whereupon a lady observed " that it seemed a great time for such a little move." Another wrote :— I saw them sitting at the toxrel Like statues at a show, And I myself was also bored To find them move so slow.