30 JUNE 1917, Page 15

" CHESS STRATEGY."

Met THE EDFFOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."1

Sza,—In a review of Chess Strategy, by E. Lasker, in the Spectator for March, 1915, or thereabouts, the authorship was attributed to the chess champion, whose name is Dr. Emmanuel Lasker. I see in a notice in the Spectator of June 16th of a second edition of the same work a similar error is again made when you say : " Mr. Thomas . . . took instant advantage of a mistake on the part of Mr. Lasker to initiate a decisive attack on the champion's, broken ranks." Author of Chess Strategy, Eduard Lasker. Chess champion, Dr. Emmanuel Lasker.—I am,