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1 out of the room, and while he was out Bender looked round the chess section. There were photoreport on rlipS with the title : ' Achievements of the Vassuki Chess Section for the year 1925.’ the chess section returned with a dozen 5 of various ages. They each came up to Bender, with hta themselves, and respectfuUy shook hands said Bender briefly, IS to-night. Please excuse me ’■^ther tired after the Carlsbad tournament.’ chess-players listened to him with awe, and Bender was in his element. He felt an access of into hirhead “numerable ideas about chess came ‘ nnw

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wnri? ^^^tly unpleasant. I can assure you the chess world is very disturbed about his behaviour ’ ‘ Now^S°''??“ to more local themes. Take voiir rh chess in the provinces ? c;dHf your chess section, for instance. Why do you 1 It a section .? That’s dull, my friends whv not eive some typically chess name ? You’d gTfar mire SS’tt"‘‘ The FoS

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