New-York tribune., 1889-11-04
A GREAT CHESS MACH PLANNED.
TCHIGoRIN AND GUNsBERG TO PLAY IN HAVANA
IN JANUARY-wHAT THE MEN HAVE


An extremely interesting chess match has been
arranged by the Havana Chess Club between the colo
bratcd players NJ. l. Tchigorn and Gunsberg. II
will begin between January and 10, the exact date
being uncertain, owing the long distance which the
men have to travel. The prize will be $1,000, which
Will be awarded TO the who first wins ten games
In addition to this 500 will be paid to the winner for
each gamo played and to the loser $40, both mon
being reimbursed for all expenses. In case the match
fs tie each contestant will receive $40 game
NJ. I. Tchigorin, considered by many the mos'
brilliant player In tho world, was born near st. Peters
burg. IN 1850. He educated at tho NICOLA
Orpanate Gatchno where the first lessons In chess
were given to him by German professor naiheo
schumann. On leaving college he became clerk In
one OF tho departments at the Russian capital
place which he retained until fow years ago. As
far back as 1873 ho won a local reputation as
chess-player, gaining third prize In handicap OF the
St Petersburg Chess Club, In which tho best men oi
tho capital took part. Soon afterward he won
match, on even terms, from Perousky, made good
fight with winawer and defeated ech0umoh. In
1880 he was already considered the best player In
Russia. having beaten schfers Ascharin, Clemens
and Chardln. His International fame dates from
1881 when he was sent a delegate to the tourna-
ment at Berlin. lie divided the third prize WIN
Winawer Blackburne and Zukertort, gaining the first
and second 1t at once prophesied thai he wouid
soon be one OF the masters Of the game In the
following Zukert0rt, Steiniz and Blackburne In the
order named. He was however ahead OF such men
as Mason, Englsch, Mackenzie, Rosenthai ana
Winawer. In his great match In HaYana last "lhcr
with stenitz he was defeated, although he showed
roughout the match masters hand In tho Amer
lean Congress- which took pacs few months later
Tchigorn and Weiss tied for the first prize The
Russian is not only eminent as practical player
but also analyst and a blindfold player since
1876 he has been Editor OF The Chess Informer the
Russian organ for chess. lie is also the founder Oh the
ST. Petersburg Chess Club.
/. Gunsberg the other contestant, was born In
Buda Pcsth in 1854 When only thirteen years old he
was taken by HIS father Paris, and introduced 10
the frequenters the Cafe de la Regence the head
quarters the chess players He played successfully
with men OF established reputation and was looked
upon as second Morphy. The tournament OF ton ioou
became the idol Of the chess masters lie piaycd heh
with odds, Of course against Rosentha but was de-
feated. For number of years nothing was heau oi
him. He appeared In London. however, III 1910, ana
has since then made England his home. HIS career
has been brilliant He the first prize In the Ciiy
Of London Handicap in 1883. having had to c0ncede
the odds Of pawn and move 10 Anger, Heppe etc
lie also gained first prize in the Inaugural Congress OF
the b. G. A. in 1885, which he won without losing
game. lie also winner OF the first prize IN ue
International Congress OF the German Chess Assocla
ton I'm Hamburg In 1885, being half game ahead
Of Backbume Engllsch Mason, DIR. Tarrasch and
Weiss lie defeated Bird In 1886, and won the first
prize in a handicap at PurssclFs In 166oHo defeated
Blac kburne 1887 and tied for first and second
prizes with Burn In the National Congress of the
B. C. A. in 1887. He was again victor In the handi-
cap at Simpsons, London, in 1883, and was tied ior
first and second prizes with Backburne In the British
Chess Club Handicap In 1888, winning the first prize
also in the International Chess Congress at Bradior
in the same year In the American Congress held
last spring he took third prize. being half game
behind the winners.