, 1879-05-25
NOTES.

NOTES.
The score in the Delmar-Lo nnatch Is: Delmar,
2; Lloyd, o: drawn, 1.
In tha Doyle Limbeck match for the New York
Chess Club Challenge Cup the score stands: Doyle,
3; Limbeck. i.
The Leipzig edition Of the Paris Tournamen:
games will appear this month, from the press OF
Veit s. Co. 1t will contain all the games played at
the Paris International Congress last year, ammo,
tated by n: schallop, and . supplement devoted
to the problem tourney. The pr1ce in this country
will be about ST. 60.
The Glasgow Herald announces that match has
been arranged between Mr.. James Mason, Of New
York, and Mr. ". N, Potter, OF London. They
are to play until seven games are Won by one OF
them, the hsst eight draws not to count, after
draws counting half gane to each. Four games
until the match Is Completed. Tue amoant Of The
atake ia not stated.
Mr. Curran has challenged Mr. George Hammond
to match for the championship o! New England,
and III: P. Ware. Jr:. has announced bis intention
Of challenging the winner These challenges have
caused considerable excitement, and much interest
IL tetng manifested a. to the result We trust to
De able 10 announce In cur nsH issue A5. Ham
fixed fur play. The match will doubtless be played
ut the rooms Of the Boston Chess Club.-B0ston
GLOBE.
Death ia still busy In the ranks Of prominent
chess players. George Walker, the eminent player
and writer on the game, died in London On tho sd
OF April. iu his 77th year; by his death the chess
world has luat man who has In the past cxerted \
greater beneficial influence on the Ran2e than any
other. He was born in 1903, end waa noted al q
strong player at the age OF 20 In 1847 he retired
from ncuye participation In chess Affairs During
his career US puyer be encountered the strongest
players Of hia tinle-La Boutdonnais, Mcdonnell,
Szen, Cochrane, Harrwitz, Horwitz, St Anant
Lewis, kieseritzky-none OF whom could give HIM
pawn and move with gncccss It is, however, W
IN author that Mr.. Walker will be best remem-
bered oy the mass Of players.-Turf.
:. Lord Harvey, in No. 81 Of the Craftsman, says
that, although chess is not usually played for
stake, nobody Is Indifferent about winning OF los
ing; and tnat it Ia very rsre for warn1-tempered
people ever to become good players. CLAUS Alag
nus. Archbishop Of Upaala, who died In 1850.
maintains that hidden tendencies to anger. i'm
patience. vanity, avarice, and other salings arc
brought about BY the game OF chess; and it il for
that reason that the mobiles OF Goth1and and Swe-
de1, before bestow1ng their daughters IN MARRIAGE
have the custom OF trying, principally by chess,
the temper Of the suitors who present themselves
Some amateurs. OF nervous constitution. cannot
sleep af:sr hard fought game; others, when tho
decisive move approaches. are seized with feYeE1sh
agitation. Some are so impressed with the contest
that next day they could 50 over every movo
aguio. Quintian relates TINT Scnvola. after los
ing gnlne Ut chess, started for the countr- On tho
why be went over In his head egery move that had
been made in the game, and 30 discovered the
error which had caused his defeat He returned
and found ont bis opponent who acknowledged
the perfect accuracy of. his memory.