New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20
THE GREAT CHESS MATCH.
TO DECIDE THE WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP.
TALKS WITH sTEINI1Z AND ZUKERroRI-lllElR
PREVIOUS CONTESTS.


TALKS WITH srEINI1z AND zUKERroRT-rnEIH
PREVIOUS CONTESTS.
Chess PLAYERS in both the United States ana
in Europe looking anxIously forward to the StcihE
Znkertort contest winch to decide the question as to
who Is the champion of the prd. The match rs pre-
voUsly stated THE TRIBUNE, begins on the first Mon
day January, and to be conducted here under the
auspices of the Manhacn Ches, club. which "a putting
forth every effort make II success To That club ana
lts members togetner with the New Orleans Chess,
Checker Whist Club. and the St. Louis Chess Clun
due the honor bringing the contestants for the
worlds cham ponshp together In tac United states ON
hst position Of tho game Will he played IN St
Louis and the finish will be I'm Ncw-Oreans At the
Manhattan well Is At the NowYork club and also at
the German club which meets IN Turn Hall. the forth
coming match the chief topic OF conversation and tho
result Is discussed with animation. member of the
Manhattan Chess Club said to TRIBUNE reporter yeser
day:
The stcnitlZukcriort match. will. think. be the
creates, aud most exciting contest Of the kind that has
taken place Tuey the two strongest players ~
the world and the friend, Of each confident that
their man Will win am told that Mr. SciniN has tried
repeatedly get opportunity TO win back his lost
liurr-. bat, owing to the many engagements that Dr.
Zukcrurt has had To- nl IN, winning the clam
piou-hip l-~ 1t only few weeks ago that def
INTO arrangements were made. and the match made
uty. The friends oI NJ. Stciuitl ia the London
thrs, cub. now nrttu- - To - On hiu, while the
trends of his opponent ~ nc - "r"i@rN
thcs, Cab - Lon o. "i "hirH i'r Hnhrri"ft J. '
cr are brttu- - the latter Chc--, 40 TINS land
uu-iIr-s push and energy, has never been mum cred
among ihc II~t "I popular t"mt-' dl gu ,""l "'"u'
yuu vii srr few uruct At tnc 10 IN, oil any 81 inc
Guess ciln7 IA 's ~ IL tn, contest lhr honor OF
England b, {" %" up"od n hu''Ian' ihodsh now
uatIrtIzrt citizen 81 That country. aud OF IA" United
by Austrian Most OF ihr PLAYERS hcr" are Tor
cl-uriS WHo were "hEAt IN" game PI'Nl'u' !" 'o"'u@
10 h!, coultry. Bgi u i TroWus slowly IN popularity,
Tor twenty years a-o there Wa only one c'uhh tH.'-
isnrI when devoted chess. and now tn~r" are
over My, and large number Of pet"dci, and nh-i-
zines. Bdh De- IlSrit'ri and "r -t'IhlI u" Tue
ana publ.hrrs Of chess magazines That o. the
former B, published % LONDON aul j., no Official "r-hn
-" c6 NJ n,.n,ber Many Of The cnr.s
experts mere jhuR r Iu.ertort VIII win. because
Of n., hhyi4- played ami d. 'd i o a." best ph''r-'
IN Iur me Bui II -trlui1 ul. alb defeated Ltk.r-
tori before, hs Won tue Championship " America.
winch le now holds from a, good players - those oi
Dr lux rtort who spend. most % his tre at the
room, of c N tuuajran tub practising and playing
reporter yesterday: II have met Mr. Si"altt before,
aud hr is 40 mrau anta-on 4, assure You PlAy,i
thrd net hm incrc astn ia Isl, "hen iho n'n1,'
althou-h tue latter. when payns Nith mr. only scored
on-hhi cane to my o.o "nd onIr'"" ci I"H,a
in ls7G, "nd Ia Eirnna IA -.
of the Others . Ny trend, ln tho ~ Georges C!nb
At houc betting l.a Siil WIN bat INC L'ndon'iGo
the mp"raui contest mat va. ever played IA. M
viii not ouy "r 5000 r.cef but VII carry gu
NAVE. ~ An I'M. tolrfry aud when here q year ago
mia, eli many OF v"ir hest players biudfo.drd Ny
coming here mi, Tine result 81 tn chll cnso sent
oar h, Mr Frcrc. NJ StciutTs second. and the COM
l.A eff r,4 of the uhltttu ChcS, tlub u Nrwirrk
aud tne Ncw-OrlcAu- Chr,s, Checker aud Mni't CUB
they ruarlutrrius 90 my cHp~nsrs IN coming hero
aud a - while the match Is IN progr"'7.'
Mr. stelntz also -ceu ny - lEinrNE reporter yes
tcrIay. lie sad: !nc match Will decide fora certainty
The much s.us,od question OF Tue "oItas ch'miion
shin. never admitted that an not st tho Champion
the world. Athongl 9raien 10y Aikrft9rt III ourn'
ncui, won two oui 81 lhrrr games tuat W. ."l't
~ "a ,uglo match n London In l-72, ana since hen
moi hiin al the iIurut Vienna IN l-'2, when
there Tie between Ar "in"ntyrr n"i ny-rit Tor
Hr,t aud second prizes. aud Tie between pr Inhrt
tort ana Captain Mnrkcnhio for the fonr'h ana hIth
przrs d" not clam Any SUI II"'it, ", va, u, t
always claimed that was the chainpo 81 the WoUl'
single match game. Tue match now TO De played
Is under Tar more favorable condit!@ns
s sp"r~.'n"1cy Is much higher than usual aud
have been guaranteed oar expenses hint heretofore
of thr world met Or Iukrrtort on "Wednesday ami all
of nm, rr, AMI re- ,ul ttinns TO govern have
been decided upon except three and expect that an
,rrcncut VIII he mud" uppa them III dhy or I'VE" Iho
,,,rrc. sr Ia c cho,en y each plAyer TIRES DAYS
vious to the beginning OF the game. and ~ case the OPP
poueut objects such appointment the clnb under
nmuIre I'M, Is dom 80 that :hc outside world may
know that cycrythDs l. to Do con ucted ~ spirit 81
fairness, My fren!s here think mat WI WIN; an"
shal my best TO satisfy them on that point am IN
much brttor ,th than wt' two yetrt ago ana tht
goes long way In "A game where mental ana PnJS'c"
health play important paris -
Chess ~ th. coIuiD i~rlpdly a'snmlnS an lmpor-
ant position ~ the lst ol popl"I Ell,s. n' VA -
refined ami cucitcd people here hre players ana iho
forthcoming match VIII 90 Tar 10 licItso u III poP'
Ity. There are many aud varied cOinDlhht IONS
-, 4, requires pcople Of deep
thinking .pacy to appreciate IT, Although the gam"
has In longer than. other. ana mas
been studied by the most highly educated men 81 many
genrrations st there Is no possible way OF knowing
what In. result Will be when certain nfH out mas
been made large number of leading moves nave prrh
nuavzei IN twenty SECOND or twcniy-thlri move"
ut fntnr- playing more than likely 10 break h"Wu
the,e uuayhcs In opening game there are 400 moves
Inc, c. he made and To arrive result of such an
arhmcca progression viii require years 81 stnhy anu
practice am Aust ian by birth. but have lived IN
iudou twenty years aud OEly Two years IN ths coul
nv aud e, me add that would rather die IN tho United
states than 1.-Two In England