New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-19
TIE GREAT CHESS MATCH At RATANA.
HOW GUNsBERG WON THE TwENTY-FIRsT GAME
THE SENTIMENT OF THE CrBANS


An occasional correspondent writes from Havana az
follows "All the sympathy here is on the side OF
Tschgorin When Gunsberg arrived here he lost two
gaems to vssquez through playing cautiously. In one
OF these games Gunsberg was rook ahead, with inc
better position OF course, 70 amateurs every game
has its own special interest, and they do not easily
realize that ii takes great deal Of stimulus to make
professional playing in the tropics, take the same in
teres in he game as they do With pariOnabe error
OF Judgment, they drew their differences from the
masters mishap One knd-hearted Old man even
went far to pity poor Gunsbers. who was such
gentlemanly and nice young man, and who would
simply be left very much in the rear when playing
T,chgorin When in the first game TSchgor1n finished
poor Gunsberg in rather easy fashion, the ssnglne
Southerners looked upon the match as settled. The
second game was a cnchcr poor Gunsber- was sim
ply turned head heels. Then peoples hearta
warmed UP in sympathy toward the victim. They
thought it their duty TO give him extra shake OF the
hand and treat him to wine 70 prevent his committing
suicide. Gunshcrg took all the sympathy and held
his opinion of himself
1t is not surprising that the opinion thus firmly
rooted in the minds of the Cubans should stick there
in spite Of the subsequent facts. which at times placed
Tschigorin two games behind. Now they il was
mere accident Tscmgorn too cautious another
time too Careless he had slept al all last night
and he stopped too long in bed the night before ana
80 on. When, therefore, Tschigorin cq.azed the
score in the nineteenth game, making them seven
each and five draws the Cubans were happy. When
Tschigorn won the twentieth game his friends were
jutiant. Everybody said i told you So With the
score TschCOrn eight 70 Gun,berg the former
player. having the move had sentimental a, well a
tactical advantage. Had he that game the match
would virtually have been over We'll. everybody eX-
pected Tschigorn 10 win and everybody mistaken.
1T was very interesting 10 observe how Guusbers
PLAYED under the circumstances. Most player would
have felt Hurried the prospect Of losing such an
important game and would have played tmldy.
Not So however, the Hungarian. Meeting the opening
moves Of his opponent carefully. Gunsberg saw
chance on the sixteenth Of planning bold at
tack and played Q RK sd with excellent pro poets.
The Russian Bear after the next few moves must
have felt IL he being cawed by "A tiger When
Gunsbers his twentieth move played 1t. p, the
analysts thought that this daring move must result In
the loss Of a piece. This move he followed mp by
another bold stroke in pawnins piece his twenty
second move Of Il r. Not sound was the general
verdict.
soon. however. the gallery further amazed al
seeing Gunsberg playing 20 rccapturc the piece. and
subjccting his King TO series Of checks with Queen
and knight 20 which he replied by boldly bring
ing out his King in the middle Of the board He did
not get mated a expected, and left with three
pawns Oh the Kings side 10 TWO pawns on the
Queens side. Pawns the Queen, side have pro.
verbally faster legs than those on the Kings side
T,chgorin made a rush with hi, . Il r. overlooking
neat mating combination, which forced him 70 resign
on his forty sixth move and thu, ended m Gunsbcrg,
favor, one Of the most magnificent lighting game,
played in this great match.
Appended is The twenty first game IN the champion
ship match; now being played at the Casino Espano,