Chess News.
Irißh Cbe&s Association.— Mr Pollok bas won (he first prize in the even tournament, and no wonder, as he won every same.! New York Chess Club.- Mr K. Delmur, chess editor New York Turf, Field, and- Farm, has just gained the championship of tills club. Burnv. Skipworth.— A match has been arranged between the noted experts— Mr A. Bum and the Rev. A. B. Skipworth. Some time ago the London Weekly 'Dispatch offered a prize of two guinea* for the best 16 lines of original verge illustrating the Italian proverb, " Ifc. is no time to play chess ■when the house is on fire." The winning answer (author, Mr T. H: Burpe. Chelsea), waß given on,' Saturday, October 9, and' is as follows :— . , t . THB PABLUMEOTtKY GAMBIT.
, Two prominent players, both skilled more or lese. Are engaged in the game of political-Chess 1 !- * Each eyes his opponent and marshals his men, ' And victory certain appears to Irs ken. ■ With eager excitement their partisans round • ' ' , Follow every move, and with plaudits'nbbund, : • Whilst at each cry of "Check!" such a tumult they make That one really would fancy their fouls were at sUike. And «>->, lil-<: t o dt'spenito {{nmblers at bay, , They sacrifice nil to their pns&ioii fo>- play." Tie vain to atr-ostulate- Heason is blind— The affairs of the t nation may, drift far behind ; Stagnation, ay, ruin, may come if they" will, Yet the fierce strife of . Parties is carried on bUM J ' But " A plague o' your bonses !" the Hadt cry • Jn' Iro, ' > ! , t ; .. . , *> il( ' r 11 Tie no time to play Chees r"kifa tbw toiwo fo o\i •
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Otago Witness, Issue 1834, 14 January 1887, Page 28
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270Chess News. Otago Witness, Issue 1834, 14 January 1887, Page 28
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