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OPEN LETTER TO SIR JOHN DONALDSON, DIRECTOR OF THE MECHANICS INSTITUTE CHESS ROOM, 57 POST STREET, 4TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

TO THE DEAN EMERITUS OF AMERICAN CHESS MR. JOHN DONALDSON … PLEASE ANNOUNCE : “THE SAN FRANCISCO CHESS LEGENDS AWARD” … an anonymous donor IN HONOR OF MR. MAX BURKETT,  FRITZ THE POET, THE WATERMAN, THE ADDISON, THE GREFE, BURGERMEISTER, MR. McCLAIN, THE TARJAN AND MR. HENRY GROSS … today ALSO guaranteed an additional $100  for 1ST PRIZE 2015 Henry Gross Memorial Tourney … I already have the money on deposit … (I will kick in $50  myself and will mail it to the winner of next years 2015 Henry Gross Memorial Tourney in care of you. Let me know two weeks in advance.

— Jude Acers

ps PLEASE HOLD A GAME 10 MINUTE PLAYOFF if there is a tie. ALSO, IF THIS IS SATISFACTORY…. yes, indeedie, THE DONOR HAS ACTUALLY PLAYED YOU, MR. DONALDSON, AND IS MOST IMPRESSED WITH THY GENTLEMANLY WORLD CLASS DEMEANOR! AND WISHES TO DO THIS EACH YEAR SO LONG AS YOU SUPERVISE ABSOLUTELY ALL DETAILS … YOUR DECISION IN ALL MATTERS IS ABSOLUTELY FINAL WITHOUT APPEAL FOR THIS AWARD … THANK YOU.