New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-09
THE CABLE CHESS CONTEST.
COMMENTS on IT BY MR.. STElNlIZ.

HE CONSIDERS HIS CHANCES ExCELLENT-A
HALT WHILE he PLAYS GUNsBEEG.
At the present interesting iuncture the snoIoino"
comments have been made by Mr.. stelnn. OF new
York upon the two games which he is playing by caoie
with Mr. Tschigorn. Of IT. Petersburg ana which no"
stand adjourned till the close of the championship
match between Stenitz and Gunsberg, which oesih'
to-day in this city.
EVANS GAMBIT.
"In the Evans Gambt my offer TO give mp the
pawn had gained by playing 6...Kt-k s. was hos
accepted by Mr. Tschgorin. II has all along pcc"
maintained by me that the exchange OF pieces Is III
nv favor and in the ending ought to have an ad'
vantage even If my opponent this pawn, Tor
he could not get il without taking oil the bishop anu
then my rock would have obtained shonS atach vi '''
open O KITS tile. Ills answer BIB So, however, "as
in many ways better, and TO tell the truth' III 'no
pressure Of business. it sometimes happens WIN o,
had not even considered it properly, for If hah
v.ould cert .inly have played 80 kt-kt So at once
instead Of XIX 3. In case lad played ht-ht sd
| nudge that | would have had smooth ana clear
game which would have fully borne out my theory tas
the pawn ahead the side should in the emu COM
ponte me for the blocking Of my pieces, including Inc
king 49,
No doubt nv opponent will be able to form hole
by pavng next l. B-R 3, which IS the move that he
will have TO seal and which has been justly anticipated
generally This will or later compel me 10 al
vance the p and round That pawn ana the UoieS III
the centre and on my right wing the battle VIII rage.
II /, almost complimentary to my theories that most VI
the prophets have already doomed my game. Tor inc
danger Of the holes which was the first to polns
ont and TO elucidate and explain, is now generally
recognized. 1870 .
Nv answer, IL. Kt-kt So, has been publlshed'
and can only say that l mean to show fight. MY
own idea is that have still the best of the game wcn
means that | even better OH now imam was AZ
starting and if were inclined TO sport, should still
Law TO against my opponent winning the game tla'
i, 10 say would engage myself to draw the game az
least Perhaps my judgment may be biased and IL Is
rather hold for me 10 express such an opinion aoo''
my prospects, especially considering that Mr' lscmeo'
rim will have all the time during my ma'ch WIN
Gun.bcrc over the board to analyze the games. MS
next move in rhe Evans Gambt will also be PLAIN sail
ing and he has evidently the Initiative IN choosing
from different lines OF attack and the other hand.
can know no more than chat the battle-ground Is now
shifted To- the queens side proper sun an '"n'
ddert Of the actual result in the way when nave
previously indicated. and am still more satisnen tna.
even II fail practically, it Will only DC my own Lihi'
and not that of my theories
TWO KNIGHTS GAME.
Gin the progress OF the Two Knights Defence no'n
ing Of any great importance has occurred since iass
smoke about the game. Matters took the turn WHICH
il was generally expected they would take "'on l
I CHALLENGED the break In the centre by piayihs
Il P-O e. Mr.. Tschigorn naturally advanced d
n,vn for according 10 his system he must press INC
kns's side attack. while nv object Is to wear tla'
attack out and 10 win the queens side ultimately
with A majority OF pawns. Nv opponents answer
was u PIX D. and then drove the knight on
rs rs Pc /.
Here | expected him to play Ii e. ht-h %
instead Of a lie did move actually II ht-h -
This involved some trap in the event of my allowing
myself 10 be- induced Ia answer Il kt-B D. Tor theh
after u L y Kt l. y b, Is kt-ht - ~
90 4 10 P-B ,: 90 Pc ut :, 20 P-o h A.
II 20 Il ?. II XIX 4; followed Accordingly oy
- p y p or XIX ), which would have gwen me
a bad game My answer you know. was IL y
KIN 3 which | considered was good enough. Yet
ON further ANALYTICAL examination have since iouhd
that l. 20 ut 3, at once would have been sun
better. - - . ,d +b.,
- Wv opponent next played l. B-k s. ana tlen
,,,fr I ,,nld have, adv anCed P-B D. which dld not
'rnrh ike because Of the holes I'm the centre which
/ have already pointed ont In similar situations ana
which are not compensated for by merely drlVnS acR
tho adverse pieces In reply To my move l., ~
kt = Mr. T,chigorin had evidently nothing better
than 10 hin my HI by /, B-kt >, a. n" lntchds
I, advance P-B D. and Herewith he Withdrew one
~ his picreS from the kings side, which at least
,.,r,iaer a small pOint IN my favor
NV answer on the nineteenth move mas been
sco,d and II such an obvious one tlat every OOdy
can guess II.