New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-09
THE CHESS WORLD.
BY THE KINGS BISHOP. +"


The Labourdonnais Chess Club, Of Columbia Col
egc has recently resumed work for the ensuing season.
The club has been In existence for many years. and
the college !
Mr.. A. b. Hodgess blindfold performance at the
st item Island Cricket Club, and his simultaneous ex-
hibition at the Brooklyn Chess Club, very sue
cessful. Although most Of the leading members OF
the Brooklyn club pltted against the distinguished
amateur. he only lost three games, drew one and won
ten games while at the Cricket Club he won TWO
games and lost one
II is rather amusing TO hear that the first message
dispatched by steintz to Mr.. Tschgorin landed in
little village OF 345 inhabitants. in Austria. while
second message was delivered at leading newspaper
In Havana The third got TO Tschlg0rn all rlght'
Mr. Gunsberg got verdict against an Austrian news
uapcr for libel, while the High Court OF Justice 1T
London would not sanction prosecution for libel as
Intended to be brought against Gunsberg by Lee i,
Mr.. Gunsberg makes the following comments on
coming championship matches considerable inter-
est been manifested by all sorts and conditions OF
chess players in the approaching match-StcniD Vs.
Gunsbcrg A committee is being formed whose oo1ece
will be to make the financial arrangements
for this contest A final cable from stcinitz shoulu
reach London on Tuesday or Wednesday next nc
ferng to cable from New York, distributed through
Reuters agency the 18th inst, to the effect ,nas
the officials OF the Havana Chess Club HAD dccnnSu az
match with Sr Blackburne at Havana, have to say
that in letter from Havana bearing uatc O..v ~
which reached London on OctODer 20, III &c
my Offer the honorary secretary OF the chess ciuo 80
not decline the same but that It Is sIoec,t. ~
other proposals previously made but not YET den.e
SETTLED / am looking forward to his final answer IN
about fOrtnights time which hope VIII DC lav tho
able. AS Mr.. Backburne has come out anead ~ ,
English players, at the recent international .o mfs
mcnt at Manchester this match, II 1t comes on, W."
i'm reality be a contest for the championship oi r'e
land" -,
Latest dispatches from Havana distinctly stare u,a'
the officials of the Cuban club would not entertain '
idea of a match TO be played between Gunsbers anu
Blackburne under their auspices ,,.
A strong local player relates an amusing ihoiuo''
which occurred in Manchester (Engand tourn''
ment A game was adjourned just after seVe'''
pieces had been exchanged, and he went throoso
the usual operation Of taking down the posiuoh anu
sealing up HIS last move. After retiring " ie9'
for the night he found himself Involuntary a''enpV
ing to continue the game bindfod. and he then maze
the startling discovery that he was rook Dehlnd-a
small detail he had failed to observe az the lourna
ment He, Of course, did not trouble MS oPponnsntt
to resume the game. II may be remembered tnai
some time ago instance was recorded OF d locai
PLAYER who, on resuming an adjourned game aston
tshed his opponent by mating him on the
move neither cOmbatant having noticed that
mate was "onD when play was suspended.
TIE latest score Of the handicap at simpsons
Divan, strand, London, is as follows: ,
Attheld IL; Bird, IL; Clayton, CurncR
a. Evans, a. Fruhling. 3; Gibbons, H. Gossip
o Harvey, 1-2; Hetley. 4 DANGEROUSLY, L.
Osborne, 3; ROLAND, 1-2 Van Vliet, 0;'Ward, L.