Events in chess in 1904:

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  • Willard Fiske (11 November 1831 – 7 September 1904), American librarian and scholar, chess writer, helped organize the first American Chess Congress in 1857.
  • Daniel Yarnton Mills (29 August 1849 – 17 December 1904), eight-time Scottish chess champion.
  • George Salmon (25 September 1819 – 22 January 1904), Irish mathematician, chess player.
  • Emanuel Schiffers (4 May [O.S. 22 April] 1850 – 12 December [O.S. 29 November] 1904), Russian chess player and chess writer.
  • Berthold Suhle (1 January 1837 – 26 January 1904), German chess player and chess writer.

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