Subjoined are eight games played by Mr. Morphy at the same time against eight Amateurs at the Chess Meeting in Birmingham; Mr. M. without board and men. Of these games, Mr. Morphy won six, lost one, and the remaining game was drawn. This meeting of the Chess Association for 1858 was held in the library and council-room of Queen's College, Birmingham, on the 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th of August. Lord Lyttelton was President of the meeting, Lord Cremorne and Sir John Blunden being Vice-Presidents. The general Committee comprised Messrs. Staunton, Mongredien, Freeman, Temple, Newham, Gillam, Cadman, Sparke, Brown, Brien, Wilmott, and Kipping, while the Local Board of management consisted of the following Birmingham players:—Messrs. Avery, Blyth, Deykin, Empsen, Freeman, Hill, Ingleby, and Saunders. Mr. W. R. Wills was the Secretary and Treasurer, the duties of which troublesome offices he zealously and efficiently discharged. Business commenced on Tuesday morning, the 24th, Mr. Avery, President of the Birmingham Club, occupying the chair. The first resolution, requesting Lord Lyttelton to accept the office of President for the ensuing year, was made by Mr. Staunton, who said he thought it would conduce to the well-being of the Society if his Lordship were elected perpetual President. He was not aware of any other peer or man of high rank who took so lively an interest in Chess. The proposition was seconded by Mr. Carr of Leamington, and was carried unanimously. On the motion of the Rev. Mr. Salmon, seconded by Mr. C. M. Ingleby, Lord Cremorne and Sir John Blunden were re-elected Vice-Presidents. The third resolution was, “that the next meeting should be held at Worcester, and that the Worcester Club be requested to make the needful arrangements, including the appointment of a Secretary.” A gentleman belonging to the Club selected, then stated that he thought the vote would be cheerfully endorsed by his friends at Worcester. The fourth resolution was that appointing officers for 1859; the gentlemen selected for Committee being Messrs. Staunton, Mongredien, Avery, Temple, Gillam, Cadman, Brown, Brien, Wilmott, and Kipping. The nomination of Messrs. Blyth and Saunders as Auditors of the accounts, and the votes of thanks to Mr. Sands Cox and the council of Queen's College, brought this portion of the proceedings to a termination. Arrangements for play were then entered into, the most important being that of a general tournament, for which two prizes, one of sixty, the other of twenty guineas were offered. The players who entered for this tournament were sixteen in number, and they were paired by lot as follows:— Falkbeer against Ingleby. Staunton Hughes. Löwenthal Kipping. Morphy Smith. Brien Bird. Salmon Szabo. Owen Hampton. St. Amant Beetleston. The Matches were to be decided by the first winning of two games. In the preliminary round the first victors were Messrs. Falkbeer, Staunton, Löwenthal, Salmon, Owen, St. Amant, Brien, and Smith. The first six on the list won their games; Mr. Bird was obliged to resign to Mr. Brien, in consequence of being called away by business when each party had won a game; while Mr. Smith was accounted winner of his Match with Mr. Morphy, as the latter player failed to appear. In the next round, chance paired the players thus; Staunton v. Löwenthal; Brien v. Smith; Salmon v. Owen; St. Amant v. Falkbeer; the result being that Löwenthal, Brien, Owen, and Falkbeer were winners. In the third round, by lottery, Löwenthal was pitted against Owen, and Falkbeer against Brien, the winners being Löwenthal and Falkbeer. These two fought out the last combat, which terminated in the former gaining the first prize and the latter the minor one. There were two club matches played at the meeting, one between Birmingham and Worcester, and the other between Coventry and Stourbridge. Each Club appointed five champions, who were paired by lot; it was agreed that each pair should play three games, and the Club whose representatives collectively scored the greatest number of games should be victor. In the first contest the Birmingham men won twelve games to three, against the men of Worcester; in the second, the Coventry gained nine games to five, against their Stourbridge antagonists. On the last day but one of the meeting, Mr. Morphy, who had absented himself from the meeting before, attended, and gratified the assembled amateurs by playing the series of blindfold games, which are given above. The meeting terminated with a soirée on the evening of Friday, the 27th, at which Lord Lyttelton presided, and which was attended by many of the leading players who had taken part in the proceedings, and by a sparse sprinkling of the district amateurs.

1. 17.Re1 And Black resigned.