New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-22
White stcinitz to play.

Now that the Russian masters plan Of campaign
I'm the Evans Gambit /, made f,irl, clear. more
A. lbcry t. state wha; action | Intended tp take
AGAINST other lines OF attack which my opponent had
at his disposal. but before entering further the
subject beg leave t. make some general remarks
I'm reference t. chrs, crIci-m~ duriag contest like
the that is pending between myself and T,cliSorn.
80 doubt ,Hch match /, a novelty AMI somc allow
aucc may hc made cu that account. Int. ucvcrtAr-
Ic-- cannot refrain from expressing nv di-appont-
mcut alout IN" want Of dclcIry shown by certain
writer, IN tn prc-- In tic.r iudi-rrmun'c criticism,
OF the play IN TIE match and mor especially In their
positive prediction Of results. usually based most
incompetent p-,.u!uc,.
Ni.on !. Iia>ctn". ono Of the most gentle chess
critic, ~ the da,. who very rarely nnd- fault with
ouc. la, TIA" follow u- remark, tn" icct IN hi,
oh.-- column Of The New York clipper
In our Wow of the case. 1t +, something closely
ahn To mpcriiucncc an uu>comy cShl5nou FOR
everybody bis and lit J.. 20 rush iato print with SD
call ANALYST, Of th"~' games. especially Whom thc-'
exhibitions SHINE t. ou'Un th' PLAYER them Tvs
and forecast for them tho future results J. strike,
o. that courtesy. not f. say deccncy. should
~ least couiluc "a" writer's 10 the moves already
made hy the principals, \, far rs have sen.
the ablcst and most candid Of them al Mr.. Guns
BERG a. indeed {, generally th' ca~'. j, the mos,
modest and guarded iu hi, statements. What the
principals themselves choose TO communicate 10 the
prs alike Of past present future. I, quite another
mat or"
r. is Supcrnuous to state that agree with every
word 81 the above quoted remarks II would be
obviously quito indecorous in chess to shout
OH, that tho other party had a lost
game. or that either had committed a bluuier: for
thi, must be unpleasant to the players. II &, not
agreeable TO such nonsense I'm the press and
any rate those who indulge In srch prrdic-
tons ought 10 take care that they receive
their tips from more capable quarters. How little
caution I, exercised In mi, respect may be gathered
from the fact that the "prophcts' have not correctly
guessed at a single move that was made on either
side since the resumption Of the match They either
advocated other line of play as the better, or
cc"d In advance aS bad the plan that was aftcrward
chosen by Of the playcr-.
Eut thi, +, not all. and tho manner I'm which tho
prophets tried f. their d appointments 10 call ii
mildly T., also worthy Of notice. Whenever another
move j. made than tn" predicted " the public Wa,
wrong" n expecting n and not the critics. and then In
their new demonstration they quietly appropriate, with
ont aclnowl. lemcu' with note, Of aston hmcut and
aAmiration variation, which / had indicated pub
lcly or otherwise communicated among chess friends
Tor Instance I had shown NJ the Manhattan Chos,
Cub t. an analytical party the !uecuou, line 81 play
which Mr.. T~chieoru could adopt eventually II had
played u 70 X , m the Two KNIGHTS Defence. and
/ am certain that u" variation VI, utterly unknown
here. Vet it WAS ccolly base,d by reporter Of some
contemporary Who published il the next day without
mentioning ans authority. About that stage OF tho
Two Knight, Defence. which marked decisive turn
ln the zane. hall have something 10 >ay the
next occasion.
Sow t. turn to the Evans Gambt It is now in
time T. explain why TIE Eu--inn master did not
aun.ltr me AT once wa supposed d. could have
DONE bv II 1T y. II X ~ 80 l. II. - b p -;
-. T. y T. - Q-Kt % Here mly mention that the
lat NAMED move was one 81 my n idcu I'VE, and
lad NO; been fpr,-o.n by any ~ the critic. who I'm
ran 81. a. A