New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-17
CHESS MASTERS At PLAY.
HOW sTETNITz LOST A GAME-HE RELATES 1T
HIMSELF.


W. stenitz gave to a reporter of The Tribune the
Sllowing description Of the game he lost TO MI
Cunsberg On Monday starting from his tenth move :
There were very interesting complications hnr
Black's tenth move and the next two moves on e'ch
side on the thirteenth move Black would nave uol'c
better by Pc 3. and then rctrcating Kt-ht anu
Kt-O So followed by Q-kt = which would nave h'"uo
both wings inaccessible to the adverse pieces AS
II Was White had the opportunity of lnsututlhg III
attack In the centre and on the Kings side alter
uately and though by best play it should hol nave
amounted TO much vet IL caused hehVN WORN wiz"
might have been avoided. Blacks fourteenth move
PIP. was also inferior to Kt-B 3 at once "hch
would have made il very difficult for the ADVERSE NJ
to get into good play.
white planned his attack against the hlhs very
cIevery and laid some traps which could not be easily
seen through Black operated on the = size Win
the view Of weakening further the adverse pa"h' Oh
the ending for that wing. and also IN ouer 10 "''"
on some Of the heavy attacking pieces ior protecVon
nm that side But especially at the Adjournment White
made a very fine move. the sealed one, 2'-ht-U -
which threatened Kt On. followed hy k-B 4.
Matters became here very difficult for Black. who rs
usual I'm such cases. consumed much oil MS uhe ana
then had TO play very hurriedly when the crisis came
He first of all sacrificed the Queens centre pawn IN
order 10 free his Kt on the twenty ninth move, and
this was seemingly good enough, bu on the thirty
first move in reply to clevery laid trap. Black PLAYED
hastily his King and committed Of those blundcS
which perhaps more often In proportion occur IN
heavy match games among masters in consequence
of the great mental strain t. which contestants are SUD
tected than in light skitteS among inferior play
ers some captious critics apt TO deride the play
ers when such a thing occurs, and can only point
ont in anticipation Of any such remarks that donkey
will always 20 his trot without stumbling while a
race-horse may break neck or limbs in run of a
few seconds.
After that might have perhaps improved my dc
fence and made harder fight OF il, hut naturally l
got demOlaized Up to my fOrtytirSt move. II was
lust the fifteenth move after the adjournment, ana
having very little time al nv disposal by the STOP
clock ! merely went on in order pass that point ana
then TO resign if | thought game absolutely nope
less.
There seemed TO me some little chance for draw IN
case nv opponent made weak move, ana IL was
legitimate for me to speculate upon that considering
that | myself had committed a regular blunder some
PLAYER, VIII in such position try 10 weary out Ii'F
antagonist, not alone by the number OF moves
but also by taking long time for con
sideratOn. The former is more juslihaole tah INC
latter bnt it is altogether matter OF discretion ana
think 1 NAV state that though had plenty Of Time
on MY hands, made my moves rapidly Ny opponent
as AN experienced master did not hurry himself ana
PLAYED steadily and carefully. He avoided the eN
change of Rocks, which playing for as then !
had some chance 70 enter with my King H. the '"''i1
and stop the doubled pawn perhaps gan one or boih
O. them. whcreupon Ely passed Queens nj + anu "'
cTt,a p on the King, SIDE could have made an eN-
ocIent right Tor a draw. II came finally 10 h4uhs
position from which there was No escape