Dr. Tarrasch, referring to the game between Tchigorin and Marco at Cambridge Springs (lost by Tchigorin through exceeding his time limit), remarks that it was the best game played by Tchigorin in the tourney, yet it was scored against him " for reasons which had really nothing to do with the game of chess," and thereby the final score of the competition was falsified.

Dr. Tarrasch protests against the rule by which a player who exceeds his time loses his game, and suggests that he should pay a monetary fine instead. Everyone recognizes the unsatisfactory working of the time limit rule, but we do not think Dr. Tarrasch's amendment would be quite practicable or fair, for with a large prize at stake it might be worthwhile for a player in a difficulty to purchase an extension of time at an extravagant rate.

If it were generally recognised that the rule is not intended as a means of scoring games, but merely as a safeguard against dilatory play, something might done in the direction of relaxing its severity. In fact, it does not seem necessary that the claim under the rule should always be allowed when the hand of the clock has only just passed the hour, and tournament committees by regarding the matter in this light would discourage competitors from making the claim.— ("Morning Post.")"