New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-27
OVER THE CHESS BOARD.
THE CLOSE OF THE sKANEATEI,Es roURNA
MENT.
PoLLocKs COLLAPSE IN THE LAST GAME WITH
DELMAR-THE FINE ARRANGEMENTS.
BY W. sTEINITz.

The eighth and last game Of the contos, last week
at saneaeles can only be properly described as one of
those colhpses which Sometimes occur AT critical stages
of game or match. Pollock appeared overwelghted
ny te ouns against winch he had to fight in the CIR
cumstance that his opponent was a game ahead and
had only one more game to win two to draw in order
to come out the victor of the series His play bore
the mark of that depression Which not infreauently
overtakes chess experts the result of anxiety and
overworh Pollock had adopted the slcan Defence ~
which ne had Joined the Queens Fianchetto followed
by P-V 8. In defiance of all modern principles he
had thus moved as second player thnee wing Pawns
early In the game. still more ill-favonad was the
aspect of his operations with HIS X, Kt and O. and
the eleventh move he had wasted no less than four
With the former and two moves with the latter
and those two pieces had 60 home TO their orr gns
squares Delmar's development, on the other hand,
was reasonable and Intelligent, and there always
some point gained in his concentration or aggressive
movements On the twelfth move the superior posi-
ton Judgment which he displayed In the early part Of
this game brOadened into attacking position which
came to a fine head four later By beautiful
combustion, after elegant sacrifice II a knight.
The ENHANCEMENT cost Black the exchange and Pawn
in bad position, from which Pollock tried TO extricate
himself By a counter attack on the Queens side,
which wing White had casted II was, Of course, use
less and he had 10 sacrifice two Pawns in order
to keep up temporary irritation. Demar could
have won with still greater already the twenty
third move by XIX 3.
The exchange OF Bishops which he allowed at that
juncture gays the opponent a reprleve from mating
dangers for his King at the cost of Rock for a
Knight and Black was even enabled TO hunt about
| the adverse King for some time But Demar being
now two exchanges ahead, soon obtained freedom for
! insttutng an attack with Ills Queen and advancing
! passed p In conjunction with Of his Rocks,
| which must have gained clear piece; and Pollock
had 70 resign on the forteth move, at about p.
Hanham's fine victory In the match for the Chal-
| leuge Cup had IN the meanwhile been declared, and
only the handicap pool between the three class win
uers had TO be disposed Of. In the play OF for
that Shotwell his game with Searle, receiving
| the odds Of Pawn and move. Hanham then defeated
! seare. giving him the odds Of Pawn and two
moves and finally he beat Shotwell, TO whom he had
! to concede the odds OF d Knight. Hanham. there
fore, won the chief prize ShOtweu the second, and
searle the third The result Of the play is a great
triumph for the Manhattan Chess Club, for both Han
ham and Delmar are prominent members If that
| organization aud the former has achieved an ex-
cellent victory in the double contest and the latter
/ carried of the match honOrs Of the OCCASION An
other OF their first class members, ~ B. Hodges wins
the second prize H. the class tournament Of the first sec
ton and he also PLAYED games the lags number
in one day. Hanham stands next in that respect for
he completed six games the last day of the meeting
but. AS Hodges was not in the final pool, IIanham,
who had to contest seventeen games altogether. played
two more than his rival during the five days OF the
! meeting Both Hanham and Hodges are highly spoken
of for entering both contests. In the Pollock
match Charles A. Gilberg acted umpire for Delmar
and A VOrrath for Pollock In the two tournaments
| the umpires we're F. Rose, Charles A. Glberg and
II. J. Rogers The meeting was wound mp With
| brilliant festivities. On Friday night Mr.. and Mrs
Gflberg entertained company Of about fifty ladies
and gentlemen at merry sOciable at the Pavilion
Speeches songs dances and musical performances Of
professionals amateurs entertained the guests mp
to late hour Next day the whole party were treated
by Mr. and Mrs. {. II. BrIel TO a picnic and steam
boat excursion the beautiful lake Of skaneateles.
In reference to the general arrangements Of the
meeting and the private Inequalities extended to the
visitors by prominent members Of the committee, !
need only uote the opinion Of Mr.. Pollock, who has
attended great number Of European tournaments and
who said This beats anything of the kind that
| have ever witnessed, and Is only equaled by the
Hereford (Englandl meeting, held in 1885, But the
latter was, after all international tournament, or
eanzed much larger scale, and It is hardly falr
10 compare the two" other members Of the associa
| ton and visitors expressed themselves equally de
| lighted with the entertainments Of the meeting
The moves Of the last Pollock Delmar game follow
DEFENCE