A Monthly Record of Chess Science and Chess Doings.
EDITED BY
DR E. LASKER.
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
J. HALPERN, S. LOYD, DR. L. D. BROUGHTON, Jr.
CONTRIBUTORS
H. E. ATKINS, J. F. BARRY, F. J. MARSHALL, A. .F. MACKENZIE, W. E. NAPIER,
G. REICHHELM, J. W. SHOWALTER, W. A. SHINKMAN, F. M. TEED.
PUBLISHED BY
DR. E. LASKER, MORTON BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY.
AND
Mansion House Chambers, 20 Bucklesbury, London, E. C.
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NEW YORK AND LONDON, JANUARY, 1905
From the Editorial Chair
The aim of this magazine is to convey
correct information of all doings in the
chess world, to cultivate a sound taste
for the efficient and the beautiful in
chess and to spread the love for chess
among all peoples speaking the English
tongue.
The pending negotiations for the match between Mr. Marshall and Mr. Lasker for the title of chess champion of the world, brings up for discussion a few questions which, it is believed, have never been fully considered by the chess public, and a study of them forcibly demonstrates the necessity of some kind of organization by chess masters and the leading men of the chess world.
A match for the chess championship involves a long period of training, the incurring of extra expenses during the contest, the effort of playing, which may occupy several months, and the loss which a person necessarily undergoes as a consequence of abstention from regular duties. Added to these is the work of arranging for the contest with clubs or other places where the best interests of the players will be cared for, the gathering together of one's backing and the expenditure of time and care in covering all the points that have to be considered in the negotiations. All of these matters are a drain
