The opening meeting of the Shanghai International Chess Club held at the Foreign Y.M.C.A. brought out a large number of the prominent chess players. The following committee to take charge of the affairs of the Club was elected: President, Prof. John A. Ely; Vice-President, Mr. H. W. Ray; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. E. C. Treyer; Committee members, Messrs: M. Diamant, S. Kosovsky, and H. W. Snow.
On Wednesday night, a Lightning Chess Tournament will be heid with a time-limit of ten seconds per move. and on November 3, a problem and end game solving competition will staged, born events beginning at 8. pin. sharp.
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