The New York herald., 1879-12-14
CHESS.

PROGRAMME OF THE COMING TOURNAMENT IN
THIS cIrY-THE PRIZES.
The programme of the approaching fifth American
chess congress and tournament was issued yester-
day by the committee OF arrangements. and the an
nouncement was made at the same time that other
features may be added from time to time. as circum
stances may warrant. The idea Of the Congress. 1t
will be remembered. first broached In the Man.
haitian Chess Club about September !. and was taken
up with alacrity By chess players all over the
country The committee is formed OF twelve GENTLE
men belonging to the Manhattan and the Philadel-
pnia clubs and the Paul Morphy Chess Association.
of Brooklyn. The rules settled upon by the COM
mittee declare that entries must be made by jan
uary 2. $780, The entrance fee is $20 The order of
play wall be fixed by lot. Play will begin at one
P. NJ January g. and will continue daily. Sundays
excepted from one to Ave z. III. and from seven to
i eleven ?. N. Amy game not finished At eleven T. N.
finished. adjourned. Each player to play two
games with each other player Drawn games count
OIL according TO the committees directions. The
time limit for each move is fifteen minutes, but time
saved in one hour may be added to the Staun-
ton and Wormald's "Laws and Practice of Chess" is
the standard Of the tournament The score Of no
20 w ii s" sSa @
minor tournament TOR players who take odds
from first class players is under consideration. A
problem tourney free to ai Is announced. in which
entries from Americans will be received up to Feb
ruary and from non-residents up to March l.
Prizes of 500. $50 and $25 offered for the best
sets OF four problems and special Turf, Field and
Farm prize OF $25 Is offered for the best single prob
lem. Competitors will send their problems. with
their names and the solutions, to Mr.. r. NJ Teed
No. 50 Liberty street. Messrs. Eugene b. Cook,
Charles II. Waterbury and George 4. Carpenter will
be on the Committee of Awards in this tourney. At
the close OF the grand tournament chess congress
is to be held consider certain proposed changes
in the chess code and the advisability Of forming
National Chess Association. The question Of hold
ing international contest at the Worlds Fair OF
1883 Will also be discussed. The whole affair is to
wind up with public chess dinner or banquet
at which the prizes are to be presented. book Is
to be published containing the record OF the tour
nament and other interesting chess matter.
The entries tor the grand tournament, the COM
mttee confident will be at least twelve, and they
thought best to have the tournament last longer
than three weeks Among the entries positively
promised are many of the best American players,
and it is expected that Mr. J. H. Backburne. OF Eng
land. VIII enter the lists. He is coming to New
York and will enter in case he arrives here in time
In any the committee hope to arrange for exhi
probable pSaS also ~ that H' Mr.. T. Bird and Dr.
zukertourt will come. q they have ex-
pressed their intention or dong SO If the
In regard to the prizes the committee that they
are already OF fund Of $150O. which they hope
to increase to $500. The first prize will therefore
be not less than $780, and probably will be 81 000
The place where the tournament will be held has not
been definitely determined on. There seems to be
doubt that the affair will be successful in every
way, and be most interesting contest to thousands
Of chess players Although it is called an American
congress the probable presence in America of the
foreign players mentioned determined the committee
they did not deem 1t desirable to style the tourna
ment an international one.