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Show CHESS CHAMPION IS COMING Akiba Rubinstein, Russian Chess Wizard, Hopes to Meet American Players This Winter. According to a recent letter received re-ceived from Warsaw, Akiba Ruhin-. Ruhin-. stein, chess champion of Russia, desires de-sires to visit America and will come over if the clubs of this country express ex-press their readiness to put sufficient engagements his way to make it possible pos-sible for him to arrange an extended American tour. He is also prepared to take part in any international tournaments that may be arranged on the lines of the one conducted by the Manhattan Chess club last October and November. The Russian champion, who is one of the few greatest players in the world who has never been in this country, Is ranked by many in the amp class with Doctor Lasker, Capa- hinca, and the late Carl Schlechter. ' |