New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-04
TSCHIGORIN'S VICTORY.
STEINTIZ DEFEATED IN THE FIRST GAME
OF THE MATCH AT HAVANA
REMARKABLE BRLMANCY SECURED THE RUS
SIAN VICTORY IN THE EVANS GAMBIT
-sTEINITZ DID NOT PLAY HIS

REMARKABLE BNLAANCY SECURED THE RUS.
SIAN VICTORY IN THE EVANS GAMBIT
-sTEINITZ DID NOT PLAY HIS
PET DEFENCE.
Havana, Jan. 3-The great chess match for the
| championship of the world and $1,000 side between
W. steinitz OF York. champion of tho world. and
NJ Tschgorin. Of st. Petersburg. began yesterday
under the auspices of the Havana Chess Club, at the
Centre Asturiano Of the wealthest clubs among
spanshspeaking nations, numbering $500
members. 1t must be added here that the latter club
has bought the house the Prado from FL Casino
EspanOl for the OF 300 OOO and that they have
spent another 100000 for extensions and In gen.
orally Identifying the place The Centre Asturano
has not only subscribed most generously to the ex.
penses OF the chess match but has also placed at the
disposal Of the Havana Chess Club of the finest
rooms for the match.
As has already been stated In The Tribune. both
players arrived at Havana some time ago. While NJ.
Tschlgorn Is entertained by q Russian friend. Senior
de Boon, who is living some distance from town, Mr..
steintz has taken up his quarters at the Hotel FL
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Both players INDUCED in practice previous to the
great match and here are the records:
TSCIIIGORIN.
December 90 he played fourteen games stimuli
tanconsy at the "vededo Club and won thirteen and
Ofhand Gainesville three games and lost one
against senior GOlmay0 He won two games and lost
two against Senior Vazqucz.
Consultation and games at odds.-He several OF
the former class from Conli d Co. and won numerous
games at ADDS.
He ono game against COnill e. Co., in consula-
ton and a large majority in games at odds.
The first game played yesterday before a grand
nssemblage OF local magnates, most OF the foreign
COnsuS being alsO present Sen ores Martinez md
POnce, the umpres for stenIz and Tschigon. tossed
for the frat move, Ponce drawing the white man.
Tho UMPIRE Judge Gomayo, then called play where
upon TSchlgonn opened with l PIX 4. Steinltz
unesitatlngiy advanced likewise his two squares
and the game quickly turned into an Evans Gamblt.
which Steinitz accepted. Intense excitement arose
when after the siNh move Of White, the identical
position arose which formed the starting point If
the cable game played mt this opening between these
two masters. The veteran, however abandoned his
eccentric defence . Ok 3. substituting instead
the recognized cOurse-6 P-Q D. But on the
next move ne departed from the generally adopted
plan OF development, namely, . B-Kt g. pannlne
instead the adverse Kt with his Q B. The Russian
master who ls perfectly at home in all the VARIATIONS
OF this opening, at refuted the innovation OF
his opponent for after s B-Q Kt 5, K p; 9
Steni,z was compelled to retire his Queens Bishop to
O in order t. meet the threatened advance Of The
dvcse Queens Pawns, which else would have involved
the loss OF a piece. The game now already in
favor Of the Russian who steadily gained ground, and
on the sixteenth move Obtained entrance with MS
Knight at 6, checking. The Black King. having tn
move forfeited the privilege OF catng and, although
this not considered serious predicament ty the
modern school, things looked very gloomy for III
those who do not believe in the efficacy of fighting
monarch. The danger Of Blacks position became
apparent when on the eighteenth move Tschigor1n
sacrificed his Knight for Pawn. stcinitz was com
PEELED to accept the Grecian gift else he would have
list Rock whereupon Tschigorn with few ponderous
stroke, completely wrecked the adverse game On the
thirty first move Stenitz surrendered
FIRST ,;ANiE-EVASS GAMBIT.