“ It will be our endeavor, in the first place, to render this column not only interesting but instructive to the chess student - to make it, not an object of passing curiosity, but a feature possessing a deep and permanent value in the eyes of all who, in the few hurried moments of leisure snatched from the engrossing, and, to some extent, necessarily selfish pursuits of life, delight to turn to a pleasanter field of strife, and fight battles from which cupidity can expect no golden prize. ”

“ From the number of letters that we daily receive, in our private character, on the subject of chess, we can well imagine what an increased quantity we would receive in our character of chess editor. To answer every epistle would be an impossibility. ”

“ A good problem, remarkable for the ingenuity or nice accuracy which unravels its mazy intricacies - one or two standard games, contested by the acknowledged masters of the chequered field, and accompanied by elaborate notes, critical and analytical, will form the staple of our weekly contribution. ”