Chess Items.
In a recent match, a player offered to resign a game, in which he failed to notice that he was stalemated. A correspondent of the Evening News and Post wrote to ask Mr Gunsberg for his professional opinion as to whether or not a player not perceiving that he was stalemated could resign. Mr Guusberg replied that "where a win was impossible, no win could be claimed;" and hence "Tvhen a player was stalemated he could not resign the game that was already determined." Lady Chess Players. — Now that the North Canterbury Ghess Club has a meeting room of its own, it is the intention to admit lady members. About a do^en ladies have expressed their willingness to join and the blub room will be set apart for them one afternoon or evenfng a week,
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Otago Witness, Issue 1994, 12 May 1892, Page 37
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Chess Items.
Otago Witness, Issue 1994, 12 May 1892, Page 37
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