, 1879-01-19
NOTES.

Tourney now stands 10 to 1G, with 2 drawn games.
It If reported that match is to of in Feb
1uary next between Herren Iukertort and Steinltz.
A new problem book, containing collection ct
l50 original compositions Of the Rer. A. Cyril
Pearson, is IN press in London.
A chess circle Of ladies' has been formed in Co.
Dsi tbe sesidence e Of chiefSJns}icc WiIiara. ~ S'
31r. Ucdemann has challenged Mr.. Adatr to play
for the cups BY the latter In the lust cup tour
nament Of the Chicago Chess Association.
The .'Grccksr and ''Troians' - In Quebec
nineteen warriors on each sidc-recently had a
pitched battle, III which tho Trojans were vctori-
Gus.
Mr. Bird says that Zukertort and Winawer SO
far outstripped the other contestants In the Paris
tourney that the latter might be said ito he
where" i"
The New Torx and Manhattan Chess Clubs have
each won series OF five games in q match for q
trophy, and are now engaged IN third and decld-
ing series.
Nlr. James Reed, Jr., the noted draughts player
OF Pttsourg, recently performed the novel feat OF
playing two games Of checkers and one Of chess.
simultaneously and without sight OF the board,
winning Ill three.
Herr Zukeetort desires to be understood that be
will not @refuse to stake his reputation In any BE-
rious encounter and that the 'nssertion that he
had declined challenge from Capt. Mackenzie is
incorrect ~ mo challenge from that gentleman
hat ever reached him."
Mr.. John Q. Holman has won the challenge cup
Of The St. Louis Chess Club from Nr. l. l. Judd oy
a scare Of 3 to |. Max Judd has challenged Hol-
man, at the odds Of Knight Doubts aTe enter
tained OF judd ability to win, or, in the event Of
his winning from Holman Of his ability to hold
the trophy against the players of St. Louis, at the
odds.
A State Chess Tournament is soon to be held in
Detroit: 4 committee, consisting OF Meesr=
Elder, Rogers, and Bell. has been appointed by
the Detroit Chess Club to correspond with chess
players throughout the Statc and obtain 1hoir views
IN reentd 70 the p1oncr time 1os holding the tonr-
nament- Prizes will be awarded TO the best play
in the master and amateur classes. Prizes viii
also be offered for the best and second best prob
lens in two, three. and four uoves
ZuEertort Wos entertained at complimentary
banquet in London On the 14th OF last September,
which wus presided over by Mr. Eccles late Presi-
dent Ut the West End Club. In proposing the
health Of the guest OF the evening Mr. Ecclcs took
occasion 10 say that the first news he had Of the
progress Of the PARIS tournament WINS cleaned from
1.-THE perusal Of paragrnph while he was sojourn
ing in Chicago, from which he learned, or inferred,
that Zukertort was practically out Of the race.
4 new and briliant meteor has flashed its daz~
zlfng light upon the chess hrmaI1ent Alr. William
H. Mundy, Of Law aud Order League notoriety,
Gays he Is going to play fifty games OF chess at
once against fifty different players. without seeing
cny OF the boards. The players are to be selected
from five different colleges, VIZ: Yale, Harvard.
college. The co1legians will have plenty Of oppor-
tunity to study problems in Euclid between moves.
The various clubs Of London are making things
liyey The S1Fan ta aonaop LuoSae
Railway Clearing -House. Ibis, ECLECTIC, Green
wtch, Excelsior, St. George, Shatteabury, St.
James. College, and Peckham Mutual, nave been
between the College and Peckham Mutual, the score
stood at the historical figures OF to in favor OF
the former The hopes of the G9i.eSs e.. clan finally
young lady who has just entered ou her teens.
which game she won. thus fnsuEing the victory lor
her sd Ths cefS tS II
and Mr5 jameson.
Capt. Mackenzie has finished Ills match in Buffa-
10, with Mr. H. A. Richmond, Of that city. 1t con-
terms terms. three rec in which Mr. Richmond received
Pawn and move, three At odds OF Pawn and two
moves and eight games at odds Of queen's Knight
Can't Mackenzie came Oft victor by total score of
1oto7. The following shows the result In more
detail:
Pawn and move .....,........l !: y
Faw9 Fa;1hs snd two moves. !
The drawn games count as half game won for
each player. ..-.
At an entertainment gotten up for the benefit Of
church at SewicEley Pa, recently, the principal
feature was a came Of chess played with living
chcssmen. The chess board was laid on the floor
OF squares of red and white cloth. and WAS thirty
two feet square; the Queens and Pawns were rep
resented By the beautiful maldcns Of tue vicinity,
and Kings we're done - by their Young gallants,
also appropriately costumed and armed with spears,
shields, etc. Tue, gatue was conducted by two
Players VINO, oselluohlHS VIC po1'o 1ton' to.sy
perch at either end OF the room, Issued
thc1r commands in i loud tone, and na1sha', with
trnmpcters, pursniyants and hcrads attending, saw
that they were properly oheyed; the moves were
called out in such way that II we ever PRINT th1s
game, tne notation might at irst enlharfass on7
readers; instead of the usual tss P, OF tks r.
ur what not the OF this game is saia to read
Mr. 3. takes Miss A.. or Queen Lucy takes hr,
G.. etc, It is said that the struggles OF aoHae OF
The girls when taken tby the wrong one> were ter
rible though funny and great errnent to WE pe ers
,ras t.scooped,' or gorgeous Knight or impiouB
Bishop M % net lis fate Aitef bot contest, The game
was won BY The Black. which side was @ conducted
eon. ,yas presented With an immense bouquet by
the marshal, and the defeated players, after the
manner OF the ancient Romans, we're forced sa6
Roman yoke, all Of the latter, with which the town
was supplied. having been strangely misatd+
Judcc kirkpatrick acted As marshal.