Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-22
NOTES.

castles. Ifs Kt to Kt 8, P toQ4; 6 PxP,
! Kt to X 4: 20 to X 9, Q to 2: s castles, to
R 3; 9Kt to 8, ktxKt: 100 Kt. Q to 4;
and the German Handbuch dismisses the
| game as equal.
In the tie game between showalter and
| Pollock, at the recent meeting of the o. S. c.
| a., the latter played xx, 1t to X A, which
| gives white the better game.
S1x.Q R5. Stenity ami Salviolf prefer
| Q to r l, but the text move is good enough
In either case white can regain the pawn
| with an equal game.
9xxBK2 The best reply: If now 10 to
Kt ), then L to X KITS.
| IL r X 1. Loss Of time. 1t to X would
TKt ( Kt P. we prefer B P. as gaining
time. The Kt seems to be well posted where
81 Kt Kt ). f24 to Kt 8, r Y Kt; 25 Q r.
P to D 8: &c Kt X L, x Kt etc.
81 B Q2. Mt once would have saved
time and prevented Il to K7
Chess News.
The tributes that have been paid to Mr.. W
c; Cochran on his retirement from the U. 5.
Chess Association have been well earned.
In q peculiar sense Mr.. Cochran is a man of
ideas in chess affairs. For ability in organ
Using we have not met his equal, and this has
been shown in club work in the conduct of
Journeys, and the creation of new associa-
tions. The last named field especially is 1ull
of difficulties. Mr.. Cochran has also winning
personal qualities. All who know what he
has-acoomplishcd will hope that he will
maintain, in some way, his active interest in
the game Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Mr.. Frankenstein's special prize for the
most brilliant game in the recent Divan
tournament has been awarded to Mr.. S.
Tinsley.
The players of Butler have taken the pre-
liminary steps toward the formation of Il
chess and whist club, which will open Sep
tember 10 or October l.
The Kentucky Commonwealth, edited by Dr.
Z. W. kelney, will begin solution tourney
of two move problems on September6
Louis PaulSen, the celebrated chess ANA
teur died in London August l9, in his 59th
year. We take the following account of his
life from the London Chess Monthly of June
1880: He was the youngest son of DIR. Carl
Paulsen, the strongest chess player in the
Principality of Lippe-Detmold, Germany.
At the age of years his father taught him
the rudirnents of the game. In 1854 he and
his brother Ernest came to this country and
went into business ut Dubuque Ia, where
he defeated Mr.. Littlcton at the odds of the
knight. In 1851 he visited Chicago and
played successfully against their strong
cat players. The same year he en-
tered the first American Chess Con-
prize, Paul Morphy being first. He lost
against him five games won one and drew
two. 1t was at this congress that he first
tried his skill as q blindfold player. Out of
drew one, thus beating Philidor's record of
three games in 1774. This achievement
created such n sensation at that time that
the New York Chess Club awarded him a
gold medal
After returning to Dubuque he continued
the practice of blindfold play. First he
played =. then TO- and finally is games simul-
taneously. His tame spread AL over the
tion. He again visited Chicago, then Daven-
port, Rock Island, St. Louis and Pittsburg
In each town he played ten games blind
fold. In Pittsburg he played all comers