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Old April 14th 08, 11:30 PM posted to rec.games.chess.misc
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Default The Reichhelm Cable Notation

On Apr 14, 2:11*pm, RookHouse wrote:
I recently purchased several of the Chess Player publications by A.J.
Gilliam for reference material on the great cable matches of the late
19th and early 20th centuries. *These legendary contests were held
annually between the United States and Great Britain.

Each country was represented by the 10 best players that they could
produce at the time of the match. *The best players were seated at the
highest tables and would play each other accordingly in a single
game. *The winning country was given the coveted Anglo-American
trophy ..........

Click here to read the whole article:http://www.rookhouse.com/blog/?p=173


I had the impression that by 1897 the Gringmuth code had become
standard for cable matches. Does Gillam say specifically that the
Reichhelm code was used for the USA-GB matches?
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