ADecember 05 1914
The Stirling Observer, Stirling, Central Region, Scotland, Saturday, December 05, 1914
American Player's Death.—The death of Mr. C. F. Burille, who was regarded as one of the strongest American amateurs, at the age of 49, will be a loss to the Boston Chess Club. About twenty to twenty-five years ago, after winning matches against Pillsbury and Steinitz at the odds of pawn and move, he was regarded as one of the most promising players of the day. In the first cable match between Great Britain and the United States he defeated Bird, but after this success he did not devote himself very seriously to the game. He had an exceptionally quick sight of the chess board, and once successfully undertook to solve sixty two-move problems in less than an hour.
