There was no business transacted at the Chess and Whist Club meeting last night, the evening being spent in playing the preliminary round in the tournament. Following is a list of the games played during the last two days: Webster beat Green; Sturgis beat Green and Carter; Everett beat Chamberlain; R. D. Brown beat Thorndike by default, Chamberlain and Crane; Davis beat Thorndike by default; Chamberlain beat Davis and Thorndike; F. M. Brown beat Glazier; Hale beat Powers; Black beat Powers; Darling beat Hapgood; Brackett beat Greenleaf; Nicolls beat Greenleaf; Taussing beat Nicolls.

The preliminary round has been finished in section B, the scores being as follows:

R. D. Brown, 4 1 Irwin, 3 2

Chamberlin, 4 1 Thorndike, 0 4

H. A. Davis, 3 2 Crane, 0 4

R. D. Brown and Chamberlin won and will take part in the final round. The other sections are as yet incomplete, but so far as played are as follows:

SECTION A.Sturgis, 3 0 Carter, 1 2

Webst r, 2 0 Green, 1 3

Everett, 2 2 Chamberlin, 0 3

SECTION C.F. M. Brown, 2 0 Glazier, 0 1

Black, 2 0 Powers, 0 3

Hale, 1 1 Pearson, 0 0

SECTION D.Nicolls, 3 1 Darling, 1 1

Taussig, 2 1 Brackett, 1 1

Hapgood. 2 2 Greenleaf, 0 3