New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-03

prize, s3O with total Of points out Of possible II
te,rht wins two draws and one l0ssD Mason takes
second prize ego with L. Loman third Alo, Win
. while Bird and Iococh divide fourth 3D. WIN IL
each The other competitors come In the following
order: Fenton and Ice. lo each. JashogrouShE D.
Van Vliet 10 Mortimer IL. Runb0 >, ana 'osSlp
ol-o Thp winner o. the first prize Herr Lasker
date o. Eerlin) is yet In the first blush OF hahlooo
As he Is only twcnty-three years OF age III t"ur''
ment play he first prize in the Minor IournI
mcnt, at Breslau. IN 1853, second pnze Ia Inc Inter
| natona! Tournament. at Amsterdam 1oDo' lied iof
first and second the Der in National Tournament,
1890; third prize at Graft. 500 and has now carried
on first prize in the just concluded National Master
Tournament London. lie has also been most sue
cessful match player. beating lhrd by to ana
draws Miezes. 5 to 0 and draws Bardelcben, to
and ! draw. Englisch. = TO and draws Miniati'
3 20 and 2 draws, and Lee, 70 and draw
There is future before Herr Lasker.
There is some talk that the Blackburne GunsbeTs
match VIII shortly come Off Neither took part In the
late Master Tournament and it Is thought That ht'ins
opportunity bns to test their strength In
personal encounter
A biz thing in matches came of on Monday March
81, between the Metropolitan and INDICATE Circu'
chess clubs, the headquarters of the former ciip
Fay Tree" ST. swthins Lane. No less than seventy
five players side. 80 In all, took part IN the en-
counter. being the largest number ever engaged in
metropolitan encounter. In the result Ludeito circus
won by the skin of their teeth, the ina score being
Ludgate Circus. 80 1.2 Metropolitan 80 L. OF The
games actually completed the match was tie each
side scoring 80. The remaining eleven games were
adjudcatcd upon by Mr.. Blackburne and Mr. Gun'bcrg
who gave . IL to Ludgate and L. to Metropolitan.
1t has been stated that this Is the biggest match that
has ever been played In England. This Is not the
fact, in the great Lancashire and Yorkshire match
played January 20, 1885, 1873 players 90 side) took
part.
The Amateur Championship Tournament OF the
British Chess Association has been by Mr.. Jones
Batenlan with a OF o IL out Of IL.
The renowned French chess master. NJ Arnons de
Rviere, has handbook chess In the press, which Is
expected to be published shortly.
Tho blindfold performance Of Mr.. Stcinitz at The
Brooklyn Chess Club duly came OF on March 20,
before very large number OF spectators such as had
probably never assembled before in that city 10 VIZ.
and finished at 10 40 the president. Mr.. 'iilberg;
acting as teller. Mr.. Blackmar, who was substituted
the latter gentlcman's family his game OWNS to
oversight OF the performer who left piece en- Prise
when he had already acquired good position. The
otter two games we're won by Mr. steinitz. who was
loudly applaudcf at the end OF the eNhibtOn: y
the benefit 81 the spectators on this occasion Besides
tho three boards AT which The three player. sat VINO
opposed to the bndtold performer two NOR
numbered formed. and the moves son as an
nOunced repeated the litter.
After the performance the players OF the evening
entertained supper at the Clarendon Hotel with
the president Charles A. Gilbcrg In the chair Among
the company were Messrs Hodge, kemeny, Rose,
Emo DR.. Broughton. DR.. Wunderlch. Elwcl. Duval
Chttenden, Oily, Sabater and Others specchc, aud
songs were variegated with informal and humorous
chan and banter up 10 "A late hour.
Mr. Tschigorn. who arrived In New-fCrk on March
DC gave a stimuli performance on NcdnrN
day evening last AT the Brooklyn Chess Cub
against a team Of the following twelve players Major
j. NJ Hanham. W. H. X. Pollock. W +. Emo, ~
ward OILY f. Kcmeuy DR.. Russell George Russell
J. IiapcIn. W. ". Thayer d. ). Iinlay, j. bridge
LOST against McSsrs Emo IIanham and Pollock; drew
against Mr.. Keneny. and won the rest. The Russian
master left yes crtay for llavrc. and we learn that
he intends to make a short stay IN Paris before re
turning 10 Russia.