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- ↑ Sunnucks, Anne (1970), The Encyclopaedia of Chess, St. Martin's Press, p. 175, LCCN 78106371
- 1 2 Kashdan, Isaac, ed. (June 1933), "News of the Month", The Chess Review , vol. 1, no. 6, pp. 4–5
- 1 2 3 Kashdan, Isaac, ed. (September 1933), "Picking Up the News", The Chess Review , vol. 1, no. 9, pp. 3–5
- ↑ Kashdan, Isaac, ed. (October 1933), "News of the Month", The Chess Review , vol. 1, no. 10, p. 3
- 1 2 Kashdan, Isaac, ed. (May 1933), "News of the Month", The Chess Review , vol. 1, no. 5, p. 3
- ↑ Kashdan, Isaac, ed. (November–December 1933), "News Events", The Chess Review , vol. 1, no. 11–12, p. 2
