8 -- At the Mercantile Library in this city Champion Lasker gave a simultaneous ... many turned to chess to occupy their minds. And the game has only grown more popular since.

Mr. Lederer declared that during chess games Dr. Lasker smokes long black five cent cigars and blows the smoke across the table, “indulging in virtual gas attacks on his opponents.” ...

Chess, the game of strategy and intellect, has been a cornerstone of human competition for centuries. The apex of achievement ...