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Caissa, the Goddess of Chess

My attention was caught this week by a reference in 'X, formally known as Twitter'.
The post showed a facsimile of a page from the work of Howard Staunton, one of the greatest of English chess players of all time. The post, purporting to come from someone appearing as a reincarnation of Staunton, reads as follows:

If you find the key to this position in five minutes, we shall think you a promising aspirant for Caïssa’s honours

Caïssa? Many chess players will not have heard of Caïssa, unless perhaps you are also a pub quiz enthusiast.

My introduction came by a casual remark some years in a report of a club chess game to our club members. I made a note of it and mentioned it the chapter 'May Caïssa be with us ' in the book The Double Houdini available from websites around the internet.

I reproduce the brief chapter here for those who have not yet caught up with this masterpiece
[Note to book readers: Do place this book on your reading club list TR].

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