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A Rook on the 7th.
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I have to admit to being more interested in seeing old cartoons from many moons ago such as the first one I posted.
I guess I need to scour CHESS and BCM to find them.
I guess I need to scour CHESS and BCM to find them.
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I hope you like this charming cartoon from January 14th, 1937 published in CHESS, volume 1, page 161
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See Edward Winter's article Chess Cartoons and Caricatures:
https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/ext ... tures.html
https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/ext ... tures.html
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Thanks. Hopefully I will add to EGWs listing.John Townsend wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2026 2:40 pmSee Edward Winter's article Chess Cartoons and Caricatures:
https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/ext ... tures.html
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Unfortunately I have lost my note of where this Bateman cartoon was published. Maybe somebody can supply?
When I was researching my PhD (around 20 years ago now) I collected several more historical chess cartoons that are not on my present computer so I shall have to hunt in old backups to see if I still have scans of them.
I had kept this one as a cutting inside a book.
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I can't find the exact date, but several auction sites and collections suggest that it was published in Punch in 1918-19.Tim Harding wrote: ↑Fri May 01, 2026 12:44 pmUnfortunately I have lost my note of where this Bateman cartoon was published. Maybe somebody can supply?
Here is a nice coloured version:
https://www.themaphouse.com/privateview ... toon-1918/
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I found this one of General Roberts and Kruger from the time of the Boer War.
It was an advertisement in the Illustrated London News, and I think the reference is 7th April 1900, page 491.

It was an advertisement in the Illustrated London News, and I think the reference is 7th April 1900, page 491.

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From CHESS, Volume 2, #19, page 257, 14th March 1937
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I have found the solution to annoying coughing at chess events .... Southern Daily Echo 18th Nov 1931. Don't forget as recommended by 1004 British Doctors, so must be good for you.
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